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Maria Cristina Bressan

Maria Cristina Bressan

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
21
Citations
1469
World Ranking
3146
National Ranking
16

Maria Cristina Bressan 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 Maria Cristina Bressan sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 66 publications — 7th percentile

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

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

Maria Cristina Bressan 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 Maria Cristina Bressan sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 21 D-Index — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Maria Cristina Bressan is affiliated with Universidade Lusófona in Portugal and focuses on research within agricultural and biological sciences. Their work primarily spans the fields of animal science and zoology, with additional contributions to molecular biology, biomedical engineering, and genetics.

The research topics covered in their publications include:

  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Identification and Quantification in Food
  • Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
  • Genetic and Phenotypic Traits in Livestock
  • Livestock and Poultry Management

Maria Cristina Bressan has published research in several scientific venues, notably:

  • Animals
  • Livestock Science
  • Ciência Rural

Recent papers authored by Bressan include:

  • Discrimination of Meat Produced by Bos taurus and Bos indicus Finished under an Intensive or Extensive System, 2020, Animals
  • The impact of genetic groups (Alentejano and F1 Landrace x Large White pigs) and body weight (90, 120 and 160kg) on blood metabolites, 2021, Livestock Science
  • Gender, lineage, and age on muscle morphometry traits and meat tenderness of free-range chickens, 2022, Ciência Rural

Throughout their career, Bressan has collaborated frequently with several co-authors including L.T. Gama, Erika Christina Rodrigues, Lizandra Vercezi Rossato, Isabel Neto-Fonseca, and Susana P. Alves.

Best Publications

  • EFEITO DO PESO AO ABATE DE CORDEIROS SANTA INÊS E BERGAMÁCIA SOBRE AS CARACTERÍSTICAS FÍSICO-QUÍMICAS DA CARNE

    Maria Cristina Bressan;Osni Vieira Prado;Juan Ramon Olalgaquiaga Pérez;Ana Lúcia da Silva Correa Lemos

  • Goat meats: Description, rational use, certification, processing and technological developments

    M.S. Madruga;M.C. Bressan;M.C. Bressan

  • Efeitos do grupo genético, sexo e peso ao abate sobre as propriedades físico-químicas da carne de cordeiros em crescimento

    Xisto Rodrigues Souza;Maria Cristina Bressan;Juan Ramón Olalquiaga Pérez;Peter Bitencourt Faria

  • Genotype x environment interactions for fatty acid profiles in Bos indicus and Bos taurus finished on pasture or grain.

    M. C. Bressan;L. V. Rossato;E. C. Rodrigues;S. P. Alves

  • Proximate composition and meat quality of broilers reared under different production systems

    XR Souza;PB Faria;MC Bressan

  • Qualidade da carne de cordeiros Santa Inês puros e mestiços com texel abatidos com diferentes pesos

    Sarita Bonagurio;Juan Ramóm Olalquiaga Pérez;Iraídes Ferreira Furusho Garcia;Maria Cristina Bressan

  • Efeito do peso ao abate de cordeiros Santa Inês e Bergamácia sobre o perfil de ácidos graxos, colesterol e propriedades químicas

    Juan Ramon Olalgaquiaga Perez;Maria Cristina Bressan;Neura Bragagnolo;Osni Vieira Prado

  • Parâmetros físico-químicos e perfil de ácidos graxos da carne de bovinos Angus e Nelore terminados em pastagem

    Lizandra Vercezi Rossato;Maria Cristina Bressan;Érika Cristina Rodrigues;Luis Telo da Gama

  • Heterosis for meat quality and fatty acid profiles in crosses among Bos indicus and Bos taurus finished on pasture or grain.

    L.T. Gama;M.C. Bressan;M.C. Bressan;E.C. Rodrigues;L.V. Rossato

  • Effects of dietary inclusion of citrus pulp and rockrose soft stems and leaves on lamb meat quality and fatty acid composition.

    A. Francisco;S. P. Alves;P. V. Portugal;M. T. Dentinho

  • Biotechnology applications for the sustainable management of goat genetic resources

    L.T. Gama;L.T. Gama;M.C. Bressan;M.C. Bressan

  • Physicochemical properties of meat from Bos taurus and Bos indicus

    Maria Cristina Bressan;Erika Cristina Rodrigues;Lizandra Vercezi Rossato;Eduardo Mendes Ramos

  • Composição proximal e qualidade da carne de frangos das linhagens Paraíso Pedrês e Pescoço Pelado

    Peter Bitencourt Faria;Maria Cristina Bressan;Xisto Rodrigues de Souza;Érika Cristina Rodrigues

  • Fatty acid profiles in meat from Caiman yacare (Caiman crocodilus yacare) raised in the wild or in captivity.

    João Vicente-Neto;Maria Cristina Bressan;Maria Cristina Bressan;Peter Bitencourt Faria;Josye Oliveira e Vieira

  • Qualidade da carne maturada de bovinos Red Norte e Nelore

    Patrícia Lopes Andrade;Maria Cristina Bressan;Maria Cristina Bressan;Luis Telo da Gama;Tarcisio de Moraes Gonçalves

  • Meat quality and lipid profiles in crossbred lambs finished on clover-rich pastures.

    P.B. Faria;M.C. Bressan;M.C. Bressan;J.O. Vieira;J. Vicente-Neto

  • Efeito de métodos de cocção sobre a composição química e colesterol em peito e coxa de frangos de corte

    Fabiana Cordeiro Rosa;Maria Cristina Bressan;Antonio Gilberto Bertechini;Édison José Fassani

  • Mortadella sausage manufactured with Caiman yacare (Caiman crocodilus yacare) meat, pork backfat, and soybean oil.

    C.S.N. Morais;N.N. Morais Júnior;J. Vicente-Neto;E.M. Ramos

  • Physicochemical characteristics and sensory attributes of meat from heavy-weight Iberian and F1 Large White × Landrace pigs finished intensively or in free-range conditions.

    J Almeida;M C Bressan;M C Bressan;J Santos-Silva;O Moreira

  • Qualidade da carne de frangos caipiras abatidos em diferentes idades

    X.R. Souza;P.B. Faria;M.C. Bressan

  • Carcass and parts yield of broilers reared under a semi-extensive system

    P. B. Faria;M. C. Bressan;X. R. de Souza;L. V. Rossato

  • Rendimentos do abate e carcaça de bovinos e bubalinos castrados e inteiros

    Victor Cruz Rodrigues;Ivo Francisco de Andrade;Rilke Tadeu de Freitas;Maria Cristina Bressan

  • Composição lipídica de carne bovina de grupos genéticos taurinos e zebuínos terminados em confinamento

    Lizandra Vercezi Rossato;Maria Cristina Bressan;Érika Cristina Rodrigues;Maria Inês Alves de Carvalho Martins Carolino

  • Influência do sexo e faixas de peso ao abate nas características físico-químicas da carne de capivara

    Maria C. Bressan;Nilo S. Jardim;Juan R. O. Perez;Marcelo Thomazini

  • Teor lipídico e perfil de ácidos graxos da carne de capivara (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris)

    Nilo Salgado Jardim;Maria Cristina Bressan;Ana Lucia da Silva Correia Lemos;Marcelo Thomazini

  • Composição centesimal e colesterol da carne de jacaré-do-pantanal (Caiman yacare Daudin 1802) oriundo de zoocriadouro e habitat natural

    João Vicente Neto;Maria Cristina Bressan;Peter Bitencourt Faria;Josye Oliveira e Vieira

  • Efeito dos métodos de cocção sobre a composição química e perfil lipídico de filés de Tilápia do Nilo (Oreochromis niloticus Linnaeus 1757)

    Milena Wolff Ferreira;Maria Cristina Bressan;Xisto Rodrigues de Souza;Josye Oliveira e Vieira

  • Efeito do método de abate e do sexo sobre a qualidade da carne de capivara (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris)

    Sandra H. I. Oda;Maria C. Bressan;Giulianna Z. Miguel;Josye O. Vieira

  • Composição centesimal e teor de colesterol na carne de eqüinos (Equus caballus, Linneaus, 1758) machos e fêmeas agrupados por peso de carcaça

    Antonio Carlos Andrade Junqueira;Maria Cristina Bressan;Flávia de Floriani Pozza Rebello;Peter Bitencourt Faria

  • EFEITO DE MÉT ODOS DE COCÇÃO SOBRE A COMPOSIÇÃO QUÍMICA E COLESTEROL EM PEIT O E COXA DE FRANGOS DE COR TE Effect of cooking methods on carcass chemical composition and cholesterol of poultry breast and thight meat

    Fabiana Cordeiro Rosa;Maria Cristina Bressan;Antonio Gilberto Bertechini;Édison José Fassani

  • QUALIDADE E COMPOSIÇÃO QUÍMICA DE CORTES COMERCIAIS DE CARNE DE JACARÉ-DO-PANTANAL ( Caiman yacare ) Quality and chemistry composition of comercial cuts of alligator swanpland meat (Cayman yacare)

    Erika Cristina Rodrigues;Maria Cristina Bressan;João Vicente Neto;Josye Oliveira

Frequent Co-Authors

Luis T. Gama
Luis T. Gama University of Lisbon
Rui J.B. Bessa
Rui J.B. Bessa University of Lisbon
Susana P. Alves
Susana P. Alves University of Lisbon
Maria das Graças Cardoso
Maria das Graças Cardoso Federal University of Lavras
Márcio Machado Ladeira
Márcio Machado Ladeira Federal University of Lavras
Cristina M. Alfaia
Cristina M. Alfaia University of Lisbon
José A. M. Prates
José A. M. Prates University of Lisbon

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