2026 Gilson Luiz Volpato: Animal Science and Veterinary Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Animal Science and Veterinary	32	2181	1986	87	87	68	3347

Overview

Gilson Luiz Volpato is affiliated with Sao Paulo State University in Brazil and focuses on research within agricultural and biological sciences, biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, and environmental science.

Their work spans several specialized subfields, including ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, cell biology, nature and landscape conservation, social psychology, and small animals. Volpato's main topics of research cover animal behavior and reproduction, zebrafish biomedical research applications, fish ecology and management studies, primate behavior and ecology, as well as animal behavior and welfare studies.

Volpato has contributed to academic literature with publications in venues such as the Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science. A representative publication is titled A Psychological Aversive Condition Does Not Change Individual Zebrafish Preference For Background Color Or Artificial Plant Enrichments, published in 2021 in the Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science.

The scientist collaborates with several researchers, with frequent co-authors including:

Leonardo José Gil Barcellos (2 collaborations)
Murilo S. de Abreu (2 collaborations)
Caroline Marques Maia (1 collaboration)
Victoria Anne Braithwaite (1 collaboration)
José Alves-Gomes (1 collaboration)

The research themes indicate a focus on both theoretical and applied studies related to animal behavior, welfare, and ecological contexts, with particular interest in the use of zebrafish as a model organism in biomedical research. Volpato's work integrates behavioral studies at individual and species levels, contributing to understanding how environmental and psychological variables interact with animal preferences and welfare.

Best Publications

Environmental blue light prevents stress in the fish Nile tilapia

Gilson Luiz Volpato;R.E. Barreto

259
Citations
Aggressiveness Overcomes Body-Size Effects in Fights Staged between Invasive and Native Fish Species with Overlapping Niches

Fábio Henrique Carretero Sanches;Caio Akira Miyai;Tânia Márcia Costa;Ronaldo Adriano Christofoletti

235
Citations
Agonistic profile and metabolism in alevins of the Nile tilapia

Cláudia Maria Domingues Alvarenga;Gilson Luiz Volpato

187
Citations
Insights into the concept of fish welfare.

Gilson Luiz Volpato;Eliane Gonçalves-de-Freitas;Marisa Fernandes-de-Castilho

140
Citations
Heterogeneous growth in the Nile tilapia: Social stress and carbohydrate metabolism

Marisa de Oliveira Fernandes;Gilson Luiz Volpato

140
Citations
Chemical communication, aggression, and conspecific recognition in the fish Nile tilapia.

PercÍlia Cardoso Giaquinto;Gilson Luiz Volpato

138
Citations
Anesthesia of fish with benzocaine does not interfere with comet assay results.

Álisson Marques de Miranda Cabral Gontijo;Rodrigo Egydio Barreto;Günter Speit;Victor Alexis Valenzuela Reyes

137
Citations
Caution for using ventilatory frequency as an indicator of stress in fish.

Rodrigo Egydio Barreto;Gilson Luiz Volpato

137
Citations
Eye color as an indicator of social rank in the fish Nile tilapia

Gilson Luiz Volpato;A.C. Luchiari;C.R.A. Duarte;R.E. Barreto

123
Citations
Environmental color affects Nile tilapia reproduction

Gilson Luiz Volpato;C.R.A. Duarte;A.C. Luchiari

111
Citations
Stress responses of the fish Nile tilapia subjected to electroshock and social stressors.

R.E. Barreto;Gilson Luiz Volpato

111
Citations
Social control of growth in fish

G. L. Volpato;M. O. Fernandes

105
Citations
Chemical communication of handling stress in fish

Leonardo José Gil Barcellos;Gilson Luiz Volpato;Rodrigo Egydio Barreto;Ivanir Coldebella

100
Citations
Chemical transfer of warning information in non-injured fish.

Luciana C. Jordao;Gilson L. Volpato

85
Citations
The aggressive behavior of Nile tilapia introduced into novel environments with variation in enrichment.

Rodrigo E. Barreto;Graziele G. Arantes Carvalho;Gilson Luiz Volpato

80
Citations
Conditioning of stress in Nile tilapia

P. S. A. Moreira;G. L. Volpato

72
Citations
Hunger suppresses the onset and the freezing component of the antipredator response to conspecific skin extract in pintado catfish

Percilia C. Giaquinto;Gilson L. Volpato

70
Citations
Ventilation rates indicate stress-coping styles in Nile tilapia

Rodrigo E. Barreto;Gilson Luiz Volpato

65
Citations
Red Light Stimulates Feeding Motivation in Fish but Does Not Improve Growth

Gilson L. Volpato;Thais S. Bovi;Renato H. A. de Freitas;Danielle F. da Silva

57
Citations
Death-associated odors induce stress in zebrafish

Thiago Acosta Oliveira;Gessi Koakoski;Adriana Costa da Motta;Angelo Luis Piato

55
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Günter Speit University of Ulm

Victoria A. Braithwaite Pennsylvania State University

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