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Melvin C. Hunt publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Melvin C. Hunt sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 262 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Melvin C. Hunt D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Melvin C. Hunt sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - ASAS Fellow: Research Category, American Society of Animal Science
  • 2006 - Meats Research Award, American Society of Animal Science

Overview

Melvin C. Hunt is affiliated with Kansas State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with specific attention to Animal Science and Zoology, Food Science, Analytical Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, and Ecology.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics such as Meat and Animal Product Quality, Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods, Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability, Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses, Radiation Effects and Dosimetry, and Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies.

Recent publications by Melvin C. Hunt include:

  • American Meat Science Association Guidelines for Meat Color Measurement, 2022, Meat and Muscle Biology
  • Recent Updates in Meat Color Research: Integrating Traditional and High-Throughput Approaches, 2020, Meat and Muscle Biology
  • Strategies to limit meat wastage: Focus on meat discoloration, 2020, Advances in food and nutrition research
  • Interrelationships Between Visual and Instrumental Measures of Ground Beef Color, 2022, Meat and Muscle Biology
  • Determination of Consumer Color and Discoloration Thresholds for Purchase of Representative Retail Ground Beef, 2023, Meat and Muscle Biology

Melvin C. Hunt's frequent collaborators include:

  • Ranjith Ramanathan
  • R.A. Mancini
  • G. G. Mafi
  • Surendranath P. Suman
  • Yuan H. Brad Kim

The main venues for publication comprise:

  • Meat and Muscle Biology (7 publications)
  • Advances in food and nutrition research (1 publication)
  • Italian Journal of Animal Science (1 publication)

Recognition for research contributions is reflected in awards such as the ASAS Fellow: Research Category from the American Society of Animal Science in 2014, and the Meats Research Award from the same society in 2006.

Best Publications

  • Current research in meat color

    R.A. Mancini;M.C. Hunt

  • Characteristics of Low-fat Ground Beef Containing Texture-modifying Ingredients

    E.S. Troutt;M.C. Hunt;D.E. Johnson;J.R. Claus

  • Chemical, Physical, and Sensory Characterization of Ground Beef Containing 5 to 30 Percent Fat

    E. S. Troutt;M. C. Hunt;D. E. Johnson;J. R. Claus

  • Color and Heat Denaturation of Myoglobin Forms in Ground Beef

    M.C. Hunt;O. Sørheim;E. Slinde

  • Low-fat, High Added-water Bologna Formulated with Texture-modifying Ingredients

    J.R. Claus;M.C. Hunt

  • Dry-Aging Effects on Palatability of Beef Longissimus Muscle

    R.E. Campbell;M.C. Hunt;P. Levis;E. Chambers

  • Postmortem Oxygen Consumption by Mitochondria and Its Effects on Myoglobin Form and Stability

    Jiali Tang;Cameron Faustman;Thomas A. Hoagland;Richard A. Mancini

  • Improving beef color stability: practical strategies and underlying mechanisms.

    Surendranath P. Suman;Melvin C. Hunt;Mahesh N. Nair;Gregg Rentfrow

  • PROFILE OF FIBER TYPES AND RELATED PROPERTIES OF FIVE BOVINE MUSCLES

    M. C. Hunt;H. B. Hedrick

  • EFFECTS OF SUBSTITUTING ADDED WATER FOR FAT ON THE TEXTURAL, SENSORY, AND PROCESSING CHARACTERISTICS OF BOLOGNA

    J. R. Claus;M. C. Hunt;C. L. Kastner

  • Comparison of Assays for Metmyoglobin Reducing Ability in Beef Inside and Outside Semimembranosus Muscle

    L.M. Sammel;M.C. Hunt;D.H. Kropf;K.A. Hachmeister

  • Understanding postmortem biochemical processes and post-harvest aging factors to develop novel smart-aging strategies.

    Yuan H. Brad Kim;Danyi Ma;Derico Setyabrata;Mustafa M. Farouk

  • Carbon Monoxide in Modified Atmosphere Packaging Affects Color, Shelf Life, and Microorganisms of Beef Steaks and Ground Beef

    M. C. Hunt;R. A. Mancini;K. A. Hachmeister;D. H. Kropf

  • Occurrence of heterocyclic amines in cooked meat products.

    Kanithaporn Puangsombat;Priyadarshini Gadgil;Terry A. Houser;Melvin C. Hunt

  • Effects of dry aging of bone-in and boneless strip loins using two aging processes for two aging times ☆

    S.L. DeGeer;M.C. Hunt;C.L. Bratcher;B.A. Crozier-Dodson

  • Mechanism for lactate-color stabilization in injection-enhanced beef

    Yuan H Kim;Melvin C Hunt;Richard A Mancini;Mark Seyfert

  • Low-fat, High-added Water Bologna: Effects of Massaging, Preblending, and Time of Addition of Water and Fat on Physical and Sensory Characteristics

    J.R. Claus;M.C. Hunt;C.L. Kastner;D.H. Kropf

  • Nutritional Regime Effects on Quality and Yield Characteristics of Beef

    A. R. Harrison;M. E. Smith;D. M. Allen;M. C. Hunt

  • Endpoint temperature, internal cooked color, and expressible juice color relationships in ground beef patties

    M.A. Hague;K.E. Warren;M.C. Hunt;D.H. Kropf

  • Effects of calcium salts on beef longissimus quality.

    T.E Lawrence;M.E Dikeman;M.C Hunt;C.L Kastner

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald H. Kropf
Donald H. Kropf Kansas State University
Curtis L. Kastner
Curtis L. Kastner Kansas State University
Michael E. Dikeman
Michael E. Dikeman Kansas State University
John A. Unruh
John A. Unruh Kansas State University
D. A. Yates
D. A. Yates University of Nebraska–Lincoln
W. T. Nichols
W. T. Nichols MSD (United States)
Cameron Faustman
Cameron Faustman University of Connecticut
John Killefer
John Killefer South Dakota State University
Robert D. Goodband
Robert D. Goodband Kansas State University
James J. Higgins
James J. Higgins Kansas State University

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