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D-Index
30
Citations
3062
World Ranking
2486
National Ranking
103

Ronald Kennedy Luz 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 Ronald Kennedy Luz sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 161 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ronald Kennedy Luz 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 Ronald Kennedy Luz sits on this spectrum.

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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

Ronald Kennedy Luz is affiliated with Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais in Brazil. Their research spans multiple aspects of aquatic science, primarily focusing on aquaculture practices, fish physiology, and environmental impacts related to aquatic systems.

The main fields of study in which Ronald Kennedy Luz is active include Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. More specific subfields of expertise cover Aquatic Science, Immunology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Physiology, and Ecology.

The scientist's research centers on topics such as Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Aquaculture Disease Management and Microbiota, Fish Biology, Ecology, and Behavior, Reproductive Biology and Impacts on Aquatic Species, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Fish Biology and Ecology Studies, and Physiological and Biochemical Adaptations.

Frequent publication venues for Ronald Kennedy Luz encompass Aquaculture, Aquaculture Research, Aquaculture International, Fishes, and Fish Physiology and Biochemistry.

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Ronald Kennedy Luz include:

  • Essential oil of Ocimum gratissimum (Linnaeus, 1753): efficacy for anesthesia and transport of Oreochromis niloticus, 2020, Fish Physiology and Biochemistry
  • Essential oil of Ocimum gratissimum (Linnaeus, 1753) as anesthetic for Lophiosilurus alexandri: Induction, recovery, hematology, biochemistry and oxidative stress, 2020, Aquaculture
  • The use of Ocimum gratissimum L. essential oil during the transport of Lophiosilurus alexandri: Water quality, hematology, blood biochemistry and oxidative stress, 2020, Aquaculture
  • Growth performance and physiological parameters of Colossoma macropomum in a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS): Importance of stocking density and classification, 2020, Aquaculture
  • Dietary protein modulates digestive enzyme activities and gene expression in red tilapia juveniles, 2020, animal

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Ronald Kennedy Luz include Fábio Aremil Costa dos Santos, Gisele Cristina Fávero, André Lima Ferreira, Túlio Pacheco Boaventura, and Glauber David Almeida Palheta. These collaborations reflect ongoing partnerships within diverse research topics in aquatic science and aquaculture.

Best Publications

  • Growth, food intake regulation and metabolic adaptations in goldfish (Carassius auratus) exposed to different salinities

    R.K. Luz;R.M. Martínez-Álvarez;N. De Pedro;M.J. Delgado

  • Effect of salinity and prey concentrations on Pseudoplatystoma corruscans, Prochilodus costatus and Lophiosilurus alexandri larviculture

    José Cláudio E. dos Santos;Ronald K. Luz

  • Biological responses of Neotropical freshwater fish Lophiosilurus alexandri exposed to ammonia and nitrite.

    Márcio José dos Santos Silva;Franklin Fernando Batista da Costa;Fabiola Paes Leme;Rodrigo Takata

  • Larvicultura de trairão (Hoplias lacerdae) em água doce e água salinizada

    Ronald Kennedy Luz;Maria Célia Portella

  • Essential oil of Ocimum gratissimum (Linnaeus, 1753): efficacy for anesthesia and transport of Oreochromis niloticus.

    Andre Lima Ferreira;Gisele Cristina Favero;Túlio Pacheco Boaventura;Carine de Freitas Souza

  • Daily feeding rhythms of Senegalese sole under laboratory and farming conditions using self-feeding systems

    D. Boluda Navarro;V.C. Rubio;R.K. Luz;J.A. Madrid

  • The effects of acute and chronic exposure to water salinity on juveniles of the carnivorous freshwater catfish Lophiosilurus alexandri

    Cristiano Campos Mattioli;Rodrigo Takata;Fabíola de Oliveira Paes Leme;Deliane Cristina Costa

  • Feeding behavior and the effect of photoperiod on the performance and hematological parameters of the pacamã catfish (Lophiosilurus alexandri)

    Alexandre Takio Kitagawa;Leandro Santos Costa;Renan Rosa Paulino;Ronald Kennedy Luz

  • Desenvolvimento embrionario e estagios larvais do mandi-amarelo Pimelodus maculatus

    Ronald Kennedy Luz;David Augusto Reynalte-Tataje;Arthur Augusto Ferreira;Evoy Zaniboni-Filho

  • Efficiency of eugenol as anesthetic for the early life stages of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

    Paula A.P. Ribeiro;Kleber C. Miranda-Filho;Daniela C. de Melo;Ronald K. Luz

  • Essential oil of Ocimum gratissimum (Linnaeus, 1753) as anesthetic for Lophiosilurus alexandri: Induction, recovery, hematology, biochemistry and oxidative stress

    Tulio P. Boaventura;Carine F. Souza;André L. Ferreira;Gisele C. Favero

  • Effect of Salinity on Larval Rearing of Pacu, Piaractus mesopotamicus, a Freshwater Species

    Rosângela K. Jomori;Ronald K. Luz;Maria Célia Portella

  • The effect of environmental colour on the growth, metabolism, physiology and skin pigmentation of the carnivorous freshwater catfish Lophiosilurus alexandri.

    D. C. Costa;C. C. Mattioli;W. S. Silva;R. Takata

  • Densidade de estocagem e salinidade da água na larvicultura do pacamã

    Ronald Kennedy Luz;José Cláudio Epaminondas dos Santos

  • The use of Ocimum gratissimum L. essential oil during the transport of Lophiosilurus alexandri: Water quality, hematology, blood biochemistry and oxidative stress

    Tulio P. Boaventura;Carine F. Souza;André L. Ferreira;Gisele C. Favero

  • Água levemente salinizada aumenta a eficiência da larvicultura de peixes neotropicais

    Rosângela Kiyoko Jomori;Ronald Kennedy Luz;Rodrigo Takata;Thiago El Hadi Perez Fabregat

  • Growth performance and physiological parameters of Colossoma macropomum in a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS): Importance of stocking density and classification

    Fabio A.C. Santos;Tulio P. Boaventura;Gustavo S. da Costa Julio;Pedro Paulo Cortezzi

  • Can the essential oil of Aloysia triphylla have anesthetic effect and improve the physiological parameters of the carnivorous freshwater catfish Lophiosilurus alexandri after transport

    Alexssandro Geferson Becker;Ronald Kennedy Luz;Cristiano Campos Mattioli;Cintia Labussière Nakayama

  • Dietary protein modulates digestive enzyme activities and gene expression in red tilapia juveniles.

    W.M. Santos;L.S. Costa;J.F. López-Olmeda;N.C.S. Costa

  • Feed restriction as a feeding management strategy in Colossoma macropomum juveniles under recirculating aquaculture system (RAS)

    Yhago Patrycky Antunes Souza Assis;Lívia de Assis Porto;Nuno Filipe Alves Correia de Melo;Glauber David Almeida Palheta

  • Reproduction and fecundity of tucunaré, Cichla kelberi (Perciformes: Cichlidae), an exotic species in Três Marias Reservoir, Southeastern Brazil

    F. T. Normando;F. P. Arantes;R. K. Luz;R. G. Thomé

  • Salinity and temperature variations reflecting on cellular PCNA, IGF-I and II expressions, body growth and muscle cellularity of a freshwater fish larvae.

    Y.S. Martins;R.M.C. Melo;P.H.A. Campos-Junior;J.C.E. Santos

  • Eugenol and benzocaine as anesthetics for Lophiosilurus alexandri juvenile, a freshwater carnivorous catfish

    Paula Adriane Perez Ribeiro;Daniela Chemim de Melo Hoyos;Camila Gomes de Oliveira;Marco Aurélio Lopes Della Flora

  • Eugenol or salt to mitigate stress during the transport of juvenile Lophiosilurus alexandri, a Neotropical carnivorous freshwater catfish

    Gisele Cristina Favero;Walisson de Souza e Silva;Túlio Pacheco Boaventura;Fabíola de Oliveira Paes Leme

  • New hosts and genetic diversity of Flavobacterium columnare isolated from Brazilian native species and Nile tilapia.

    G. M. Barony;G. C. Tavares;G. B. N. Assis;R. K. Luz

  • Effect of water flow rate and feed training on "pacamã" (Siluriforme: Pseudopimelodidae) juvenile production

    R.K. Luz;J.C.E. Santos;M.M. Pedreira;E.A. Teixeira

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernardo Baldisserotto
Bernardo Baldisserotto Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Leonardo Fernandes Fraceto
Leonardo Fernandes Fraceto Sao Paulo State University
Juan Antonio Madrid
Juan Antonio Madrid University of Murcia
Enric Gisbert
Enric Gisbert Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology

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