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Gilson Luiz Volpato

Gilson Luiz Volpato

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
32
Citations
3347
World Ranking
2184
National Ranking
87

Gilson Luiz Volpato publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gilson Luiz Volpato sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 68 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.

Gilson Luiz Volpato D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gilson Luiz Volpato sits on this spectrum.

20 D-Index: 5 scientists 21 D-Index: 22 scientists 22 D-Index: 31 scientists 23 D-Index: 44 scientists 24 D-Index: 53 scientists 25 D-Index: 66 scientists 26 D-Index: 80 scientists 27 D-Index: 101 scientists 28 D-Index: 106 scientists 29 D-Index: 116 scientists 30 D-Index: 154 scientists 31 D-Index: 158 scientists 32 D-Index: 143 scientists 33 D-Index: 137 scientists 34 D-Index: 126 scientists 35 D-Index: 134 scientists 36 D-Index: 112 scientists 37 D-Index: 115 scientists 38 D-Index: 105 scientists 39 D-Index: 111 scientists 40 D-Index: 107 scientists 41 D-Index: 87 scientists 42 D-Index: 74 scientists 43 D-Index: 62 scientists 44 D-Index: 61 scientists 45 D-Index: 41 scientists 46 D-Index: 51 scientists 47 D-Index: 43 scientists 48 D-Index: 28 scientists 49 D-Index: 47 scientists 50 D-Index: 40 scientists 51 D-Index: 34 scientists 52 D-Index: 33 scientists 53 D-Index: 43 scientists 54 D-Index: 16 scientists 55 D-Index: 32 scientists 56 D-Index: 21 scientists 57 D-Index: 18 scientists 58 D-Index: 28 scientists 59 D-Index: 33 scientists 60 D-Index: 17 scientists 61 D-Index: 21 scientists 62 D-Index: 18 scientists 63 D-Index: 21 scientists 64 D-Index: 9 scientists 65 D-Index: 20 scientists 66 D-Index: 11 scientists 67 D-Index: 16 scientists 68 D-Index: 12 scientists 69 D-Index: 17 scientists 70 D-Index: 13 scientists 71 D-Index: 15 scientists 72 D-Index: 11 scientists 73 D-Index: 11 scientists 74 D-Index: 14 scientists 75 D-Index: 5 scientists 76 D-Index: 6 scientists 77+ D-Index: 100 scientists
20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

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

  • 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

  • Agonistic profile and metabolism in alevins of the Nile tilapia

    Cláudia Maria Domingues Alvarenga;Gilson Luiz Volpato

  • Insights into the concept of fish welfare.

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

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

    Marisa de Oliveira Fernandes;Gilson Luiz Volpato

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

    PercÍlia Cardoso Giaquinto;Gilson Luiz Volpato

  • 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

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

    Rodrigo Egydio Barreto;Gilson Luiz Volpato

  • 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

  • Environmental color affects Nile tilapia reproduction

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

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

    R.E. Barreto;Gilson Luiz Volpato

  • Social control of growth in fish

    G. L. Volpato;M. O. Fernandes

  • Chemical communication of handling stress in fish

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

  • Chemical transfer of warning information in non-injured fish.

    Luciana C. Jordao;Gilson L. Volpato

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

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

  • Conditioning of stress in Nile tilapia

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

  • 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

  • Ventilation rates indicate stress-coping styles in Nile tilapia

    Rodrigo E. Barreto;Gilson Luiz Volpato

  • 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

  • Death-associated odors induce stress in zebrafish

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Günter Speit
Günter Speit University of Ulm
Victoria A. Braithwaite
Victoria A. Braithwaite Pennsylvania State University

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