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Louwrens C. Hoffman

Louwrens C. Hoffman

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
53
Citations
13745
World Ranking
487
National Ranking
32

Louwrens C. Hoffman 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 Louwrens C. Hoffman sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 488 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Louwrens C. Hoffman 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 Louwrens C. Hoffman sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Louwrens C. Hoffman is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences with a significant emphasis on animal science and related fields. Hoffman's publication record includes extensive work in subfields such as animal science and zoology, insect science, food science, genetics, and agronomy and crop science.

The research topics addressed by Hoffman cover a range of subjects including meat and animal product quality, animal nutrition and physiology, insect utilization and effects, spectroscopy and chemometric analyses, genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, ruminant nutrition and digestive physiology, and identification and quantification in food.

Hoffman has contributed to multiple recent papers, several of which have been published in widely recognized journals. These publications include:

  • Plant-Based Phenolic Molecules as Natural Preservatives in Comminuted Meats: A Review, 2021, Antioxidants
  • Why for feed and not for human consumption? The black soldier fly larvae, 2020, Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety
  • An overview of pre-processing methods available for hyperspectral imaging applications, 2023, Microchemical Journal
  • Food Safety of Consuming Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Larvae: Microbial, Heavy Metal and Cross-Reactive Allergen Risks, 2021, Foods
  • The Use of Organic Acids (Lactic and Acetic) as a Microbial Decontaminant during the Slaughter of Meat Animal Species: A Review, 2021, Foods

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Hoffman include:

  • Daniel Cozzolino
  • Shanmugam Alagappan
  • Tersia Needham
  • Daniel Bureš
  • Olympia Yarger

Hoffman's publications are often found in the following venues:

  • Foods
  • Meat Science
  • Animals
  • Applied Sciences
  • South African Journal of Animal Science

This profile reflects Hoffman's involvement in research that spans different aspects of animal and food sciences, with a notable focus on meat quality, nutrition, the use of insects in animal feeding, and analytical methods for food evaluation.

Best Publications

  • Impact of freezing and thawing on the quality of meat: Review

    Coleen Leygonie;Trevor J. Britz;Louwrens C. Hoffman

  • Heavy metals in marine fish meat and consumer health: a review.

    Adina C Bosch;Bernadette O'Neill;Gunnar O Sigge;Sven E Kerwath;Sven E Kerwath

  • Game and venison - meat for the modern consumer

    L.C. Hoffman;E. Wiklund

  • Comparison of six crossbred lamb types: sensory, physical and nutritional meat quality characteristics.

    L C Hoffman;M. M. L. Müller;S W P Cloete;D. Schmidt

  • A high incidence of species substitution and mislabelling detected in meat products sold in South Africa

    Donna-Mareè Cawthorn;Harris A. Steinman;Louwrens C. Hoffman

  • The bushmeat and food security nexus: A global account of the contributions, conundrums and ethical collisions

    Donna-Mareè Cawthorn;Louwrens C. Hoffman

  • Meat quality comparison between fresh and frozen/thawed ostrich M. iliofibularis.

    Coleen Leygonie;Trevor J. Britz;Louwrens C. Hoffman

  • Effect of Moringa oleifera leaf meal on growth performance, apparent digestibility, digestive organ size and carcass yield in broiler chickens

    T.T. Nkukwana;V. Muchenje;E. Pieterse;P.J. Masika

  • What is the role and contribution of meat from wildlife in providing high quality protein for consumption

    Louw C. Hoffman;Donna M. Cawthorn

  • Mercury accumulation in Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) with regards to muscle type, muscle position and fish size.

    Adina C. Bosch;Bernadette O’Neill;Gunnar O. Sigge;Sven E. Kerwath

  • Factors influencing the flavour of game meat: A review.

    J. Neethling;L.C. Hoffman;M. Muller

  • Use of bacteriocin-producing starter cultures of Lactobacillus plantarum and Lactobacillus curvatus in production of ostrich meat salami.

    L.M.T. Dicks;F.D. Mellett;L.C. Hoffman

  • The effects of region and gender on the fatty acid, amino acid, mineral, myoglobin and collagen contents of impala (Aepyceros melampus) meat.

    L.C. Hoffman;B. Kritzinger;A.V. Ferreira

  • Plant-Based Phenolic Molecules as Natural Preservatives in Comminuted Meats: A Review

    Michel M. Beya;Michael E. Netzel;Yasmina Sultanbawa;Heather Smyth

  • Fatty acid composition and oxidative stability of breast meat from broiler chickens supplemented with Moringa oleifera leaf meal over a period of refrigeration.

    T.T. Nkukwana;V. Muchenje;P.J. Masika;L.C. Hoffman

  • Why for feed and not for human consumption? The black soldier fly larvae.

    Leah W. Bessa;Elsje Pieterse;Jeannine Marais;Louwrens C. Hoffman;Louwrens C. Hoffman

  • Physico-chemical properties of reduced-fat beef species sausage with pork back fat replaced by pineapple dietary fibres and water.

    Suné St.Clair Henning;Prince Tshalibe;Louwrens C. Hoffman

  • Exogenous and Endogenous Factors Influencing Color of Fresh Meat from Ungulates

    Nikki E. Neethling;Surendranath P. Suman;Gunnar O. Sigge;Louwrens C. Hoffman

  • Terminal crossbreeding of Dorper ewes to Ile de France, Merino Landsheep and SA Mutton Merino sires: Ewe production and lamb performance

    J.J.E. Cloete;S.W.P. Cloete;J.J. Olivier;L.C. Hoffman

  • The yield and nutritional value of meat from African ungulates, camelidae, rodents, ratites and reptiles.

    L.C. Hoffman

  • Meat quality of Boer goat kids and Mutton Merino lambs 1. Commercial yields and chemical composition

    Sheridan R;Hoffman Lc;Ferreira Av

  • The yield and carcass chemical composition of impala (Aepyceros melampus), a southern African antelope species.

    Louwrens C Hoffman

  • Rabbit meat production and processing in China

    Shaobo Li;Weicai Zeng;Ruolin Li;Louwrens C. Hoffman

  • Exotic protein sources to meet all needs

    Louwrens C. Hoffman;Donna Cawthorn

  • Halothane genotype and pork quality. 1. Carcass and meat quality characteristics of three halothane genotypes.

    Fisher Pp;Mellett Fd;Hoffman Lc

  • A comparison between slaughter traits and meat quality of various sheep breeds: wool, dual-purpose and mutton.

    J.J.E. Cloete;L.C. Hoffman;S.W.P. Cloete

  • Effect of gender on the meat quality characteristics and chemical composition of kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros), an African antelope species

    R. Mostert;L.C. Hoffman

Frequent Co-Authors

Voster Muchenje
Voster Muchenje University of Fort Hare
Marco Cullere
Marco Cullere University of Padua
Kennedy Dzama
Kennedy Dzama Stellenbosch University
Antonella Dalle Zotte
Antonella Dalle Zotte University of Padua
Surendranath P. Suman
Surendranath P. Suman University of Kentucky
Cletos Mapiye
Cletos Mapiye Stellenbosch University
R. M. Gous
R. M. Gous University of KwaZulu-Natal
Leon M. T. Dicks
Leon M. T. Dicks Stellenbosch University
Michael J. Gidley
Michael J. Gidley University of Queensland
Rik L. de Swart
Rik L. de Swart Erasmus University Rotterdam

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