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 Xavier Manteca sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 276 publications — 88th percentile
88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.
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 Xavier Manteca sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 52 D-Index — 83rd percentile
83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.
Xavier Manteca is affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona in Spain and focuses their research on various aspects of animal science, veterinary medicine, and agricultural and biological sciences. Their work spans multiple subfields including Small Animals, Animal Science and Zoology, Genetics, Ecology, and Agronomy and Crop Science.
The scientist's main topics of research are Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Human-Animal Interaction Studies, Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock, Meat and Animal Product Quality, Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Marine Animal Studies Overview, and Reproductive Physiology in Livestock.
Xavier Manteca has authored numerous papers in reputable venues. Selected recent publications include:
The scientist has collaborated frequently with a number of co-authors, including Pol Llonch, Déborah Temple, Eva Mainau, Heng-Lun Ko, and Oriol Talló-Parra, indicating an active collaborative network in research.
Xavier Manteca has contributed to book publications with titles such as "Broiler Chickens: Welfare in Practice" (2021) published by Wageningen University & Research, and "Dairy Cattle Welfare in Practice: Animal Welfare in Practice Series" (2022) published by 5m Books Ltd.
Frequent publication venues for their work include:
The combination of fields, topics, and venues reflects a research focus grounded in improving understanding of animal welfare, health, and production across multiple species and agricultural systems.
Pierre Mormède;Stéphane Andanson;Benoit Aupérin;Bonne Beerda
R. García Pinillos;M. C. Appleby;X. Manteca;F. Scott-Park
L.A. González;X. Manteca;S. Calsamiglia;K.S. Schwartzkopf-Genswein
Silvia Martínez-Miró;Fernando Tecles;Marina Ramón;Damián Escribano
Marta Amat;Tomàs Camps;Xavier Manteca
Déborah Temple;Xavier Manteca;Antonio Velarde;Antoni Dalmau
Eva Mainau;Xavier Manteca
Marta Amat;José Luís Ruiz de la Torre;Jaume Fatjó;Valentina M. Mariotti
J. Fatjo;J. L. Ruiz-de-la-Torre;X. Manteca
V. Robles;L. A. González;A. Ferret;X. Manteca
Déborah Temple;Xavier Manteca
Yaneth Gómez;Anna H. Stygar;Iris J. M. M. Boumans;Eddie A. M. Bokkers
Jaume Fatjo;Marta Amat;Valentina M. Mariotti;Jose Luis Ruiz de la Torre
A Velarde;M Gispert;L Faucitano;X Manteca
Déborah Temple;Antoni Dalmau;José L. Ruiz de la Torre;Xavier Manteca
J. Montané;I. Marco;J. López-Olvera;D. Perpiñán
Pierre Deviche;Ellis C. Greiner;Xavier Manteca
N. Chapinal;J.L. Ruiz de la Torre;A. Cerisuelo;J. Gasa
A Velarde;M Gispert;L Faucitano;P Alonso
E. Fàbrega;X. Manteca;J. Font;M. Gispert
J.L. Ruiz-de-la-Torre;A. Velarde;A. Diestre;M. Gispert
J. J. Villalba;Frederick D. Provenza;X. Manteca
Xavier Manteca;Juan J. Villalba;Sheldon B. Atwood;Luthando Dziba
X. Manteca;M. C. Appleby;V. Cussen;L. Garcés
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