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Giuseppe Massimo Vacca

Giuseppe Massimo Vacca

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Animal Science and Veterinary 25 2982 2697 154 150 126 2041

Giuseppe Massimo Vacca publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Giuseppe Massimo Vacca between 1959 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Giuseppe Massimo Vacca published across 67 years, from 1959 to 2025, averaging 2.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2009. 6 of the 145 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1959 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 2009. 1959: 1 publication 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 1 publication 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 1 publication 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 1 publication 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 2 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 2 publications
1959 2025

145 publications in total across all disciplines

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Giuseppe Massimo Vacca: publications per year, 1959 to 2025
Year Publications
1959 1
1960 0
1961 0
1962 1
1963 0
1964 0
1965 1
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 1
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 1
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 1
1994 1
1995 0
1996 1
1997 1
1998 0
1999 0
2000 1
2001 1
2002 2
2003 0
2004 5
2005 4
2006 9
2007 0
2008 4
2009 10
2010 7
2011 10
2012 6
2013 6
2014 6
2015 8
2016 4
2017 7
2018 9
2019 6
2020 7
2021 7
2022 8
2023 3
2024 4
2025 2
Total 145
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Giuseppe Massimo Vacca publications per year - data summary

  • Giuseppe Massimo Vacca, a Animal Science and Veterinary scholar from University of Sassari, has 145 publications recorded across 67 years, from 1959 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1959 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive years are 2009 and 2011, with 10 publications each.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1959, 1962, 1965, 1973 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 34 of the 67 years in the span carry no publications at all (1960, 1961, 1963, 1964 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 2.2 papers per year over the whole span, or 4.4 per year counting only the 33 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 24 publications, 17% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1959-1981: 4 publications (0.2 per year); 1982-2004: 14 publications (0.6 per year); 2005-2025: 127 publications (6.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Giuseppe Massimo Vacca 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 Giuseppe Massimo Vacca sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 84 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 29–33 to 442+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 109. Most scientists, 109, have 119–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 124–128 publications, is where this scientist sits. 29–33 publications: 1 scientist 34–38 publications: 6 scientists 39–43 publications: 17 scientists 44–48 publications: 23 scientists 49–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–58 publications: 44 scientists 59–63 publications: 66 scientists 64–68 publications: 75 scientists 69–73 publications: 71 scientists 74–78 publications: 85 scientists 79–83 publications: 108 scientists 84–88 publications: 105 scientists 89–93 publications: 84 scientists 94–98 publications: 103 scientists 99–103 publications: 97 scientists 104–108 publications: 95 scientists 109–113 publications: 89 scientists 114–118 publications: 88 scientists 119–123 publications: 109 scientists 124–128 publications: 93 scientists 129–133 publications: 89 scientists 134–138 publications: 95 scientists 139–143 publications: 92 scientists 144–148 publications: 80 scientists 149–153 publications: 75 scientists 154–158 publications: 74 scientists 159–163 publications: 67 scientists 164–168 publications: 53 scientists 169–173 publications: 62 scientists 174–178 publications: 63 scientists 179–183 publications: 50 scientists 184–188 publications: 55 scientists 189–193 publications: 50 scientists 194–198 publications: 27 scientists 199–203 publications: 44 scientists 204–208 publications: 31 scientists 209–213 publications: 28 scientists 214–218 publications: 38 scientists 219–223 publications: 33 scientists 224–228 publications: 36 scientists 229–233 publications: 29 scientists 234–238 publications: 35 scientists 239–243 publications: 23 scientists 244–248 publications: 24 scientists 249–253 publications: 29 scientists 254–258 publications: 28 scientists 259–263 publications: 21 scientists 264–268 publications: 25 scientists 269–273 publications: 11 scientists 274–278 publications: 18 scientists 279–283 publications: 13 scientists 284–288 publications: 18 scientists 289–293 publications: 10 scientists 294–298 publications: 12 scientists 299–303 publications: 11 scientists 304–308 publications: 15 scientists 309–313 publications: 14 scientists 314–318 publications: 14 scientists 319–323 publications: 8 scientists 324–328 publications: 8 scientists 329–333 publications: 13 scientists 334–338 publications: 14 scientists 339–343 publications: 13 scientists 344–348 publications: 10 scientists 349–353 publications: 11 scientists 354–358 publications: 5 scientists 359–363 publications: 8 scientists 364–368 publications: 8 scientists 369–373 publications: 6 scientists 374–378 publications: 7 scientists 379–383 publications: 8 scientists 384–388 publications: 3 scientists 389–393 publications: 4 scientists 394–398 publications: 5 scientists 399–403 publications: 8 scientists 404–408 publications: 5 scientists 409–413 publications: 4 scientists 414–418 publications: 3 scientists 419–423 publications: 8 scientists 424–428 publications: 5 scientists 429–433 publications: 3 scientists 434–438 publications: 5 scientists 439–441 publications: 5 scientists 442+ publications: 99 scientists
29–33 publications 442+

This scientist: 126 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,155 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
29–33 1
34–38 6
39–43 17
44–48 23
49–53 28
54–58 44
59–63 66
64–68 75
69–73 71
74–78 85
79–83 108
84–88 105
89–93 84
94–98 103
99–103 97
104–108 95
109–113 89
114–118 88
119–123 109
124–128 93 126
129–133 89
134–138 95
139–143 92
144–148 80
149–153 75
154–158 74
159–163 67
164–168 53
169–173 62
174–178 63
179–183 50
184–188 55
189–193 50
194–198 27
199–203 44
204–208 31
209–213 28
214–218 38
219–223 33
224–228 36
229–233 29
234–238 35
239–243 23
244–248 24
249–253 29
254–258 28
259–263 21
264–268 25
269–273 11
274–278 18
279–283 13
284–288 18
289–293 10
294–298 12
299–303 11
304–308 15
309–313 14
314–318 14
319–323 8
324–328 8
329–333 13
334–338 14
339–343 13
344–348 10
349–353 11
354–358 5
359–363 8
364–368 8
369–373 6
374–378 7
379–383 8
384–388 3
389–393 4
394–398 5
399–403 8
404–408 5
409–413 4
414–418 3
419–423 8
424–428 5
429–433 3
434–438 5
439–441 5
442+ 99
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Giuseppe Massimo Vacca publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,155 Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 84 ranges running from 29–33 to 442+ publications.
  • Giuseppe Massimo Vacca, a Animal Science and Veterinary scholar from University of Sassari, records 126 publications - the 43rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 43% of ranked Animal Science and Veterinary scientists score the same or lower than Giuseppe Massimo Vacca, and about 57% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 139–143 publications range, and Giuseppe Massimo Vacca ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 119–123 publications, holding 109 scientists (3% of the field).
  • 47% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 129–133 publications), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 442 publications or more, 99 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Giuseppe Massimo Vacca 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 Giuseppe Massimo Vacca sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 20 to 77+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 158. Most scientists, 158, have 31 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 25 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 25 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,155 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
20 5
21 22
22 31
23 44
24 53
25 66 25
26 80
27 101
28 106
29 116
30 154
31 158
32 143
33 137
34 126
35 134
36 112
37 115
38 105
39 111
40 107
41 87
42 74
43 62
44 61
45 41
46 51
47 43
48 28
49 47
50 40
51 34
52 33
53 43
54 16
55 32
56 21
57 18
58 28
59 33
60 17
61 21
62 18
63 21
64 9
65 20
66 11
67 16
68 12
69 17
70 13
71 15
72 11
73 11
74 14
75 5
76 6
77+ 100
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Giuseppe Massimo Vacca D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,155 Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 20 to 77+ D-Index.
  • Giuseppe Massimo Vacca, a Animal Science and Veterinary scholar from University of Sassari, records 25 D-Index - the 7th percentile of the discipline.
  • 7% of ranked Animal Science and Veterinary scientists score the same or lower than Giuseppe Massimo Vacca, and about 93% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 36 D-Index range, and Giuseppe Massimo Vacca ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 31 D-Index, holding 158 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 43% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 34 D-Index), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Overview

Giuseppe Massimo Vacca is affiliated with the University of Sassari in Italy. The scientist's research focuses on multiple domains within agricultural and biological sciences, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. They have contributed extensively to the study of genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, milk quality and mastitis in dairy cows, probiotics and fermented foods, as well as animal diversity and health studies.

The main fields of study for Giuseppe Massimo Vacca include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Within these fields, the subfields of study encompass genetics, agronomy and crop science, food science, animal science and zoology, and cancer research.

  • Genetics
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Food Science
  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Cancer Research

Their research topics cover a variety of areas, including:

  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Animal Diversity and Health Studies
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals

Giuseppe Massimo Vacca has published numerous papers primarily in journals related to dairy science and animal research. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Dairy Science (11 publications)
  • Animals (6 publications)
  • Italian Journal of Animal Science (3 publications)
  • Genetics Selection Evolution (1 publication)
  • Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology/Journal of animal science and biotechnology (1 publication)

Notable recent papers include:

  • Composition and aptitude for cheese-making of milk from cows, buffaloes, goats, sheep, dromedary camels, and donkeys (2021, Journal of Dairy Science)
  • Characterization of milk composition, coagulation properties, and cheese-making ability of goats reared in extensive farms (2020, Journal of Dairy Science)
  • Composition, coagulation properties, and predicted cheesemaking traits of bulk goat milk from different farming systems, breeds, and stages of production (2022, Journal of Dairy Science)
  • Detailed mineral profile of milk, whey, and cheese from cows, buffaloes, goats, ewes, and dromedary camels, and efficiency of recovery of minerals in their cheese (2024, Journal of Dairy Science)
  • Breed of goat affects the prediction accuracy of milk coagulation properties using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (2021, Journal of Dairy Science)

Throughout their career, Giuseppe Massimo Vacca has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Michele Pazzola
  • Maria Luisa Dettori
  • Giovanni Bittante
  • Nicolò Amalfitano
  • Giorgia Stocco

Best Publications

  • Polymorphism of the melatonin receptor MT1 gene and its relationship with seasonal reproductive activity in the Sarda sheep breed

    Vincenzo Carcangiu;Maria Consuelo Mura;Giuseppe Massimo Vacca;Michele Pazzola

  • Milk yield, quality, and coagulation properties of 6 breeds of goats: Environmental and individual variability.

    Giuseppe M. Vacca;Giorgia Stocco;Maria L. Dettori;Emanuela Pira

  • Productive performance and meat quality of Mouflon×Sarda and Sarda×Sarda suckling lambs.

    Giuseppe Massimo Vacca;Vincenzo Carcangiu;Maria Luisa Dettori;Michele Pazzola

  • Prolificacy genotypes at BMPR 1B, BMP15 and GDF9 genes in North African sheep breeds

    Giuseppe Massimo Vacca;Anissa Dhaouadi;Mourad Rekik;Vincenzo Carcangiu

  • Effect of goat milk composition on cheesemaking traits and daily cheese production.

    Michele Pazzola;Giorgia Stocco;Maria L. Dettori;Giovanni Bittante

  • Phenotypic factors affecting coagulation properties of milk from Sarda ewes

    Michele Pazzola;Maria Luisa Dettori;Claudio Cipolat-Gotet;Alessio Cecchinato

  • Cheese yield, cheesemaking efficiency, and daily production of 6 breeds of goats.

    Giuseppe M. Vacca;Giorgia Stocco;Maria L. Dettori;Andrea Summer

  • Effect of composition on coagulation, curd firming, and syneresis of goat milk.

    Giorgia Stocco;Michele Pazzola;Maria L. Dettori;Pietro Paschino

  • Quality traits and modeling of coagulation, curd firming, and syneresis of sheep milk of Alpine breeds fed diets supplemented with rumen-protected conjugated fatty acid

    Giovanni Bittante;Erika Pellattiero;Francesca Malchiodi;Claudio Cipolat-Gotet

  • RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MTNR1A MELATONIN RECEPTOR GENE POLYMORPHISM AND SEASONAL REPRODUCTION IN DIFFERENT GOAT BREEDS

    Vincenzo Carcangiu;Giuseppe Massimo Vacca;Maria Consuelo Mura;Maria Luisa Dettori

  • The effect of shearing procedures on blood levels of growth hormone, cortisol and other stress haematochemical parameters in Sarda sheep.

    Vincenzo Carcangiu;Giuseppe Massimo Vacca;Albamaria Parmeggiani;Maria Consuelo Mura

  • Characterization of the Mediterranean Italian buffaloes melatonin receptor 1A (MTNR1A) gene and its association with reproductive seasonality.

    Vincenzo Carcangiu;Maria Consuelo Mura;Michele Pazzola;Giuseppe Massimo Vacca

  • Goat casein genotypes are associated with milk production traits in the Sarda breed.

    Giuseppe Massimo Vacca;Maria Luisa Dettori;Gianpiera Piras;Fabio Manca

  • Association between the GHR, GHRHR, and IGF1 gene polymorphisms and milk yield and quality traits in Sarda sheep.

    Maria L. Dettori;Michele Pazzola;Pietro Paschino;Marcel Amills

  • Modeling of coagulation, curd firming, and syneresis of milk from Sarda ewes

    Giuseppe Massimo Vacca;Michele Pazzola;Maria Luisa Dettori;Emanuela Pira

  • Effect of genotype at the MTNR1A locus and melatonin treatment on first conception in Sarda ewe lambs

    Maria Consuelo Mura;Sebastiano Luridiana;Giuseppe Massimo Vacca;Pier Paolo Bini

  • A POLYMORPHISM AT THE MELATONIN RECEPTOR 1A (MTNR1A) GENE IN SARDA EWES AFFECTS FERTILITY AFTER AI IN THE SPRING

    Vincenzo Carcangiu;Sebastiano Luridiana;Giuseppe Massimo Vacca;Cinzia Daga

  • Prediction and repeatability of milk coagulation properties and curd-firming modeling parameters of ovine milk using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and Bayesian models.

    A. Ferragina;C. Cipolat-Gotet;A. Cecchinato;M. Pazzola

  • Variations at regulatory regions of the milk protein genes are associated with milk traits and coagulation properties in the Sarda sheep

    Antonia Noce;Antonia Noce;Michele Pazzola;Maria L. Dettori;Marcel Amills

  • D-loop sequence mitochondrial DNA variability of Sarda goat and other goat breeds and populations reared in the Mediterranean area

    Giuseppe Massimo Vacca;Cinzia Daga;Michele Pazzola;Vincenzo Carcangiu

Frequent Co-Authors

Michele Pazzola
Michele Pazzola University of Sassari
Maria Luisa Dettori
Maria Luisa Dettori University of Sassari
Giovanni Bittante
Giovanni Bittante University of Padua
Claudio Cipolat-Gotet
Claudio Cipolat-Gotet University of Parma
Alessio Cecchinato
Alessio Cecchinato University of Padua
Juan Capote
Juan Capote Instituto Canario de Investigaciones Agrarias
Franco Tagliapietra
Franco Tagliapietra University of Padua
Armand Sánchez
Armand Sánchez Autonomous University of Barcelona
Stefano Schiavon
Stefano Schiavon University of California, Berkeley
Fabio Pilla
Fabio Pilla University of Molise

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