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José Luis Olleta

José Luis Olleta

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
32
Citations
4641
World Ranking
2097
National Ranking
107

José Luis Olleta 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 José Luis Olleta sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 105 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

José Luis Olleta 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 José Luis Olleta 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

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Food science
  • Animal science
  • Internal medicine

José Luis Olleta spends much of his time researching Animal science, Breed, Veterinary medicine, Tenderness and Ageing. His work in the fields of Animal science, such as Beef cattle and Awassi, overlaps with other areas such as Quality. His Breed research integrates issues from Food science, Intramuscular fat and Sensory analysis.

The Veterinary medicine study combines topics in areas such as Carcass weight and Live weight. José Luis Olleta has researched Tenderness in several fields, including Mineralogy and Analytical chemistry. His studies in Ageing integrate themes in fields like Double muscled, Slaughter weight and Breed type.

His most cited work include:

  • Live weight, body size and carcass characteristics of young bulls of fifteen European breeds (157 citations)
  • Breed, slaughter weight and ageing time effects on physico-chemical characteristics of lamb meat (128 citations)
  • Relationship between collagen characteristics, lipid content and raw and cooked texture of meat from young bulls of fifteen European breeds. (123 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

José Luis Olleta mainly focuses on Animal science, Food science, Breed, Tenderness and Quality. He regularly ties together related areas like Carcass weight in his Animal science studies. His research integrates issues of Fatty acid composition and Fatty acid in his study of Food science.

His study focuses on the intersection of Breed and fields such as Intramuscular fat with connections in the field of Longissimus Thoracis, Polyunsaturated fatty acid and Weaning. The concepts of his Tenderness study are interwoven with issues in Sensory analysis, Organoleptic, Flavour and Ageing. José Luis Olleta works mostly in the field of Ageing, limiting it down to concerns involving Slaughter weight and, occasionally, Live weight.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Animal science (57.95%)
  • Food science (34.09%)
  • Breed (28.41%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Animal science (57.95%)
  • Food science (34.09%)
  • Breed (28.41%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of investigation include Animal science, Food science, Breed, Pomace and Lipid oxidation. His work often combines Animal science and Quality studies. His work on Intramuscular fat and Sunflower oil as part of his general Food science study is frequently connected to Straw and Compression test, thereby bridging the divide between different branches of science.

His studies deal with areas such as Organoleptic, Sensory tests, Animal feed and Ageing as well as Intramuscular fat. His Breed research incorporates themes from Carcass weight and Longissimus thoracis muscle. The various areas that he examines in his Carcass weight study include Texture, Collagen solubility and Beef cattle.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Carcass and Meat Quality in Goat (6 citations)
  • Effects of whole linseed and rumen-protected conjugated linoleic acid enriched diets on beef quality (6 citations)
  • Effect of linseed supplementation level and feeding duration on performance, carcass and meat quality of cull ewes (4 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Food science
  • Animal science
  • Internal medicine

José Luis Olleta mainly investigates Animal science, Quality, Feeding duration, Body condition score and Production system. His Production system research includes a combination of various areas of study, such as Breed, Carcass weight, Texture, Beef cattle and Compression stress. As part of his studies on Breed, José Luis Olleta frequently links adjacent subjects like Collagen solubility.

Best Publications

  • Live weight, body size and carcass characteristics of young bulls of fifteen European breeds

    P. Albertí;B. Panea;C. Sañudo;J.L. Olleta

  • Breed effect on carcase and meat quality of suckling lambs

    C. Sañudo;M.M. Campo;I. Sierra;G.A. María

  • Breed, slaughter weight and ageing time effects on physico-chemical characteristics of lamb meat

    S. Martı́nez-Cerezo;C. Sañudo;B. Panea;I. Medel

  • Relationship between collagen characteristics, lipid content and raw and cooked texture of meat from young bulls of fifteen European breeds.

    Mette Christensen;Per Ertbjerg;Sebastiana Failla;Carlos Sañudo

  • Assessment of breed type and ageing time effects on beef meat quality using two different texture devices

    M.M. Campo;P. Santolaria;C. Sañudo;J. Lepetit

  • The effects of slaughter weight, breed type and ageing time on beef meat quality using two different texture devices.

    C Sañudo;E.S Macie;J.L Olleta;M Villarroel

  • Near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy for predicting chemical, instrumental and sensory quality of beef

    G. Ripoll;P. Albertí;B. Panea;J.L. Olleta

  • Influence of weaning on carcass quality, fatty acid composition and meat quality in intensive lamb production systems

    C. Sañudo;I. Sierra;J. L. Olleta;L. Martin

  • Carcass quality of 10 beef cattle breeds of the Southwest of Europe in their typical production systems

    Jesús Piedrafita;Raquel Quintanilla;Carlos Sañudo;José-Luis Olleta

  • Effect of the pre-slaughter logistic chain on meat quality of lambs.

    G. C. Miranda-de la Lama;M. Villarroel;J. L. Olleta;S. Alierta

  • Effect of transport time and ageing on aspects of beef quality.

    G.A. Marı́a;M. Villarroel;C. Sañudo;J.L. Olleta

  • Carcass characterisation of seven Spanish beef breeds slaughtered at two commercial weights

    P. Albertí;G. Ripoll;F. Goyache;F. Lahoz

  • Breed, slaughter weight and ageing time effects on sensory characteristics of lamb.

    S. Martı́nez-Cerezo;C. Sañudo;I. Medel;J.L. Olleta

  • Relative importance of cues underlying Spanish consumers’ beef choice and segmentation, and consumer liking of beef enriched with n-3 and CLA fatty acids

    C.E. Realini;Z. Kallas;M. Pérez-Juan;I. Gómez

  • Effect of transport time on sensorial aspects of beef meat quality

    M Villarroel;G.A Marı́a;C Sañudo;J.L Olleta

  • Color, Lipid Oxidation, Sensory Quality, and Aroma Compounds of Beef Steaks Displayed under Different Levels of Oxygen in a Modified Atmosphere Package

    Virginia Celia Resconi;Ana Escudero;José Antonio Beltrán;José Luis Olleta

  • Eating quality of young bulls from three Spanish beef breed-production systems and its relationships with chemical and instrumental meat quality.

    X. Serra;L. Guerrero;M.D. Guàrdia;M. Gil

  • The effect of breed-production systems on the myosin heavy chain 1, the biochemical characteristics and the colour variables of Longissimus thoracis from seven Spanish beef cattle breeds

    Marta Gil;Xavier Serra;Marina Gispert;M Àngels Oliver

  • Effects of road type during transport on lamb welfare and meat quality in dry hot climates.

    Genaro C. Miranda-de la Lama;Genaro C. Miranda-de la Lama;Paula Monge;Morris Villarroel;Jose Luis Olleta

  • Characterisation of young bulls of the Bruna dels Pirineus cattle breed (selected from old Brown Swiss) in relation to carcass, meat quality and biochemical traits.

    X. Serra;M. Gil;M. Gispert;L. Guerrero

  • Acceptability of lamb meat from different producing systems and ageing time to German, Spanish and British consumers.

    M. Font i Furnols;R. San Julián;L. Guerrero;C. Sañudo

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlos Sañudo
Carlos Sañudo University of Zaragoza
Begoña Panea
Begoña Panea University of Zaragoza
M.M. Campo
M.M. Campo University of Zaragoza
Gustavo A. María
Gustavo A. María University of Zaragoza
Morris Villarroel
Morris Villarroel Technical University of Madrid
Guillermo Ripoll
Guillermo Ripoll University of Zaragoza
G.C. Miranda-de la Lama
G.C. Miranda-de la Lama University of Zaragoza
G.R. Nute
G.R. Nute University of Bristol
John L. Williams
John L. Williams University of Adelaide
Jesús Piedrafita
Jesús Piedrafita Autonomous University of Barcelona

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