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Nilva Kazue Sakomura

Nilva Kazue Sakomura

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
30
Citations
4433
World Ranking
2398
National Ranking
99

Nilva Kazue Sakomura 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 Nilva Kazue Sakomura sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 299 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nilva Kazue Sakomura 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 Nilva Kazue Sakomura sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 30 D-Index — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Nilva Kazue Sakomura is affiliated with Sao Paulo State University in Brazil. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences with a strong emphasis on Animal Science and Zoology, encompassing 116 publications in this subfield. Their work also spans Aquatic Science, Small Animals, Physiology, and Plant Science.

Their main topics of study include Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Livestock and Poultry Management, and Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth. Additional research interests cover Meat and Animal Product Quality, Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, and Health, Reproductive Biology and Impacts on Aquatic Species, and Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies.

Nilva Kazue Sakomura has published extensively in several academic venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Animal - science proceedings
  • animal
  • Animal Feed Science and Technology
  • British Poultry Science
  • Aquaculture

The scientist's recent papers demonstrate a focus on dietary requirements and growth performance in aquatic animals and poultry. Selected recent publications include:

  • "Determination of the optimum dietary essential amino acid profile for growing phase of Nile tilapia by deletion method" (2020, Aquaculture)
  • "A description of the potential growth and body composition of two commercial broiler strains" (2020, British Poultry Science)
  • "Response of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) to lysine: Performance, body composition, maintenance and efficiency of utilization" (2021, Aquaculture)
  • "Evaluation of the optimum dietary essential amino acid pattern for adult pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus)" (2021, Aquaculture)
  • "Coccidiosis infection and growth performance of broilers in experimental trials: insights from a meta-analysis including modulating factors" (2023, Poultry Science)

Nilva Kazue Sakomura collaborates regularly with several co-authors in their field. Frequent collaborators include Matheus de Paula Reis, João Batista Kochenborger Fernandes, Bruno Balbino Leme, Rony Riveros Lizana, and R.M. Gous, with collaboration counts ranging from 18 to 34 joint publications.

Best Publications

  • Effect of enzyme supplementation of broiler diets based on corn and soybeans

    I. Zanella;NK Sakomura;FG Silversides;A Fiqueirdo

  • Modeling energy utilization and growth parameter description for broiler chickens

    N. K. Sakomura;F. A. Longo;E. O. Oviedo-Rondon;C. Boa-Viagem

  • Modeling energy utilization in broiler breeders, laying hens and broilers

    NK Sakomura

  • Comparison of free range broiler chicken strains raised in confined or semi-confined systems

    AL Santos;NK Sakomura;ER Freitas;Cms Fortes

  • Fontes e níveis de proteína bruta em dietas para juvenis de pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus)

    João Batista Kochenborger Fernandes;Dalton José Carneiro;Nilva Kazue Sakomura

  • Estudo do crescimento, desempenho, rendimento de carcaça e qualidade de carne de três linhagens de frango de corte

    Andrea Luciana dos Santos;Nilva Kazue Sakomura;Ednardo Rodrigues Freitas;Cristina Maria Lima Sá Fortes

  • Qualidade de ovos comerciais provenientes de poedeiras comerciais armazenados sob diferentes tempos e condições de ambientes

    N. A. A. Barbosa;N. K. Sakomura;M. O. Mendonça;E. R. Freitas

  • Effect of Phytase Supplementation in Diets on Nutrient Digestibility and Performance in Broiler Chicks

    F. R. Santos;M. Hruby;E. E. M. Pierson;J. C. Remus

  • Efeito do nível de energia metabolizável da dieta no desempenho e metabolismo energético de frangos de corte

    Nilva Kazue Sakomura;Flavio Alves Longo;Carlos Bôa-Viagem Rabello;Kleber Watanabe

  • Growth and body nutrient deposition of two broiler commercial genetic lines

    S. M. Marcato;N. K. Sakomura;D. P. Munari;J. B.K. Fernandes

  • Modeling metabolizable energy utilization in broiler breeder pullets.

    NK Sakomura;R Silva;HP Couto;C Coon

  • Establishing the optimal essential amino acid ratios in juveniles of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) by the deletion method

    A.F. Diógenes;A.F. Diógenes;J.B.K. Fernandes;J.C.P Dorigam;N.K. Sakomura

  • Efeito da Idade dos Frangos de Corte sobre a Atividade Enzimática e Digestibilidade dos Nutrientes do Farelo de Soja e da Soja Integral

    Nilva Kazue Sakomura;Margarete Del Bianchi;João Martins Pizauro Jr.;Marcos Barcelos Café

  • Determination of the optimum dietary essential amino acid profile for growing phase of Nile tilapia by deletion method

    Thiago M.T. do Nascimento;Cleber F.M. Mansano;Helena Peres;Fábio H.F. Rodrigues

  • Digestibility and metabolizable energy of some carbohydrate sources for dogs

    C.M.L.S. Fortes;A.C. Carciofi;N.K. Sakomura;I.M. Kawauchi

  • Curvas de crescimento e de deposição dos componentes corporais em aves de postura de diferentes linhagens

    Rafael Neme;Nilva Kazue Sakomura;Ellen Hatsumi Fukayama;Ednardo Rodrigues Freitas

  • A meta-analysis of the feed intake and growth performance of broiler chickens challenged by bacteria

    A. Remus;L. Hauschild;I. Andretta;M. Kipper

  • Lysine requirements of laying hens

    E.P. Silva;E.B. Malheiros;N.K. Sakomura;K.S. Venturini

  • Digestibility and metabolizable energy of maize gluten feed for dogs as measured by two different techniques

    I.M. Kawauchi;N.K. Sakomura;R.S. Vasconcellos;L.D. de-Oliveira

  • Modelling energy utilisation in broiler breeder hens

    C.B.V. Rabello;N.K. Sakomura;F.A. Longo;H.P. Couto

  • Modeling amino acid requirements of poultry

    Nilva K. Sakomura;Edney P. Silva;Juliano C. P. Dorigam;Robert M. Gous

  • Molecular Identification and Characterization of Ileal and Cecal Fungus Communities in Broilers Given Probiotics, Specific Essential Oil Blends, and Under Mixed Eimeria Infection

    Michael E Hume;Charles A Hernandez;Nei A Barbosa;Nilva K Sakomura

  • Use of pyrosequencing and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis to examine the effects of probiotics and essential oil blends on digestive microflora in broilers under mixed Eimeria infection.

    Michael E. Hume;Nei A. Barbosa;Scot E. Dowd;Nilva K. Sakomura

  • Bacillus amyloliquefaciens CECT 5940 alone or in combination with antibiotic growth promoters improves performance in broilers under enteric pathogen challenge.

    Marllon José Karpeggiane de Oliveira;Nilva Kazue Sakomura;Juliano Cesar de Paula Dorigam;Kiran Doranalli

  • Nutritional Modelling for Pigs and Poultry

    N. K. Sakomura;R. Gous;I. Kyriazakis;L. Hauschild

  • Poultry feed metabolizable energy determination using total or partial excreta collection methods

    L. R. B. Dourado;L. R. B. Dourado;J. C. Siqueira;N. K. Sakomura;S. R. F. Pinheiro

  • Effect of the levels of calcium and particle size of limestone on laying hens

    José Anchieta de Araujo;José Humberto Vilar da Silva;Fernando Guilherme Perazzo Costa;Janaína Maria Batista de Sousa

Frequent Co-Authors

R. M. Gous
R. M. Gous University of KwaZulu-Natal
Kleber Tomás de Resende
Kleber Tomás de Resende Sao Paulo State University
Ilias Kyriazakis
Ilias Kyriazakis Queen's University Belfast
Edgar O. Oviedo-Rondón
Edgar O. Oviedo-Rondón North Carolina State University
Renato Luis Furlan
Renato Luis Furlan Sao Paulo State University
Luiz Fernando Teixeira Albino
Luiz Fernando Teixeira Albino Universidade Federal de Viçosa
J. van Milgen
J. van Milgen Institut Agro, France
Horacio Santiago Rostagno
Horacio Santiago Rostagno Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Craig N. Coon
Craig N. Coon University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Carlos Castrillo
Carlos Castrillo University of Zaragoza

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