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Maddalena Zucali

Maddalena Zucali

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Animal Science and Veterinary 27 2837 2575 148 144 71 2360

Maddalena Zucali publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Maddalena Zucali between 2007 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Maddalena Zucali published across 19 years, from 2007 to 2025, averaging 4.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 9 publications in 2020. 12 of the 85 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2007 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 9. Peak 9 publications in 2020. 2007: 5 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 6 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 6 publications
2007 2025

85 publications in total across all disciplines

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Maddalena Zucali: publications per year, 2007 to 2025
Year Publications
2007 5
2008 2
2009 4
2010 4
2011 2
2012 1
2013 6
2014 4
2015 3
2016 2
2017 7
2018 6
2019 4
2020 9
2021 4
2022 4
2023 6
2024 6
2025 6
Total 85
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Maddalena Zucali 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 Maddalena Zucali 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, 69–73 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: 71 publications — 9th percentile

9% 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 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
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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Maddalena Zucali 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 Maddalena Zucali 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, 27 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: 27 D-Index — 13th percentile

13% 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
26 80
27 101 27
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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Overview

Maddalena Zucali is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy and has contributed extensively to the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research spans multiple subfields, including Agronomy and Crop Science, Animal Science and Zoology, Small Animals, Food Science, and Ecology. The focus of their scholarly work addresses diverse topics related to livestock, dairy production, and environmental impacts.

The primary research topics covered in their publications include:

  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock

Among recent published papers, notable works include:

  • Forage systems and sustainability of milk production: Feed efficiency, environmental impacts and soil carbon stocks (2020) in Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Diffusion of precision livestock farming technologies in dairy cattle farms (2022) in animal
  • Looking for high-production and sustainable diets for lactating cows: A survey in Italy (2020) in Journal of Dairy Science
  • Comparison of the use of life cycle assessment and ecological footprint methods for evaluating environmental performances in dairy production (2023) in The Science of The Total Environment
  • Changes in electrical conductivity, milk production rate and milk flow rate prior to clinical mastitis confirmation (2021) in Italian Journal of Animal Science

They have frequently published in a set of specialist journals, including:

  • Italian Journal of Animal Science
  • Animals
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • animal
  • Journal of Dairy Science

Collaborations form a significant part of their research, with frequent co-authors such as:

  • Luciana Bava
  • A. Sandrucci
  • A. Tamburini
  • Giulia Gislon
  • Sara Mondini

Best Publications

  • Factors affecting milk flow traits in dairy cows: results of a field study.

    A.A. Sandrucci;A. Tamburini;L. Bava;M. Zucali

  • Rearing of Hermetia illucens on different organic by-products: influence on growth, waste reduction, and environmental impact.

    Luciana Bava;Costanza Jucker;Giulia Gislon;Daniela Lupi

  • Parameters affecting the environmental impact of a range of dairy farming systems in Denmark, Germany and Italy

    Matteo Guerci;Marie Trydeman Knudsen;Luciana Bava;Maddalena Zucali

  • How can farming intensification affect the environmental impact of milk production

    L. Bava;A. Sandrucci;M. Zucali;M. Guerci

  • Effects of season, milking routine and cow cleanliness on bacterial and somatic cell counts of bulk tank milk

    Maddalena Zucali;Luciana Bava;Alberto Tamburini;Milena Brasca

  • Effect of farming strategies on environmental impact of intensive dairy farms in Italy

    Matteo Guerci;Luciana Bava;Maddalena Zucali;Anna Sandrucci

  • Effect of cleaning procedure and hygienic condition of milking equipment on bacterial count of bulk tank milk.

    Luciana Bava;Maddalena Zucali;Anna Sandrucci;Milena Brasca

  • Environmental impact of the typical heavy pig production in Italy

    Luciana Bava;Maddalena Zucali;Anna Sandrucci;Alberto Tamburini

  • Interactions of vacuum, b-phase duration, and liner compression on milk flow rates in dairy cows.

    R.D. Bade;D.J. Reinemann;M. Zucali;P.L. Ruegg

  • Environmental impact assessment of an Italian vertically integrated broiler system through a Life Cycle approach

    V. Cesari;M. Zucali;A. Sandrucci;A. Tamburini

  • Whey protein concentrate (WPC) production: Environmental impact assessment

    Jacopo Bacenetti;Luciana Bava;Andrea Schievano;Maddalena Zucali

  • Anaerobic digestion and milking frequency as mitigation strategies of the environmental burden in the milk production system

    Jacopo Bacenetti;Luciana Bava;Maddalena Zucali;Daniela Lovarelli

  • Forage systems and sustainability of milk production: Feed efficiency, environmental impacts and soil carbon stocks

    G. Gislon;F. Ferrero;L. Bava;G. Borreani

  • Impact assessment of traditional food manufacturing: The case of Grana Padano cheese.

    L. Bava;J. Bacenetti;G. Gislon;L. Pellegrino

  • Milk production Life Cycle Assessment: A comparison between estimated and measured emission inventory for manure handling.

    Cecilia Baldini;Luciana Bava;Maddalena Zucali;Marcella Guarino

  • Diffusion of precision livestock farming technologies in dairy cattle farms

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  • Environmental impact of rabbit meat: The effect of production efficiency

    V. Cesari;M. Zucali;L. Bava;G. Gislon

  • Management options to reduce the environmental impact of dairy goat milk production

    Maddalena Zucali;Daniela Lovarelli;Stefania Celozzi;Jacopo Bacenetti

  • Management practices and milk quality in dairy goat farms in Northern Italy

    Anna Sandrucci;Luciana Bava;Alberto Tamburini;Giulia Gislon

  • Environmental impact assessment of different cropping systems of home-grown feed for milk production

    Maddalena Zucali;Jacopo Bacenetti;Alberto Tamburini;Luca Nonini

  • Effect of summer grazing on carbon footprint of milk in Italian Alps: a sensitivity approach

    Matteo Guerci;Luciana Bava;Maddalena Zucali;Alberto Tamburini

  • Management practices and forage quality affecting the contamination of milk with anaerobic spore‐forming bacteria

    Maddalena Zucali;Luciana Bava;Stefania Colombini;Milena Brasca

  • Management Risk Factors for Calf Mortality in Intensive Italian Dairy Farms

    Maddalena Zucali;Luciana Bava;Alberto Tamburini;Matteo Guerci

Frequent Co-Authors

Luciana Bava
Luciana Bava University of Milan
Jacopo Bacenetti
Jacopo Bacenetti University of Milan
Renata Piccinini
Renata Piccinini University of Milan
Silvana Mattiello
Silvana Mattiello University of Milan
Pamela L. Ruegg
Pamela L. Ruegg Michigan State University
Giorgio Borreani
Giorgio Borreani University of Turin
Ernesto Tabacco
Ernesto Tabacco University of Turin
Fabrizio Adani
Fabrizio Adani University of Milan
Andrea Schievano
Andrea Schievano European Commission

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