Alain Boissy

10.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
122 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

Alain Boissy is a scholar working on Small Animals, Animal Science and Zoology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Alain Boissy has authored 122 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 93 papers in Small Animals, 62 papers in Animal Science and Zoology and 53 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Alain Boissy's work include Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (92 papers), Human-Animal Interaction Studies (44 papers) and Meat and Animal Product Quality (30 papers). Alain Boissy is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (92 papers), Human-Animal Interaction Studies (44 papers) and Meat and Animal Product Quality (30 papers). Alain Boissy collaborates with scholars based in France, Morocco and Australia. Alain Boissy's co-authors include Isabelle Veissier, Pierre Le Neindre, M.F. Bouissou, Björn Forkman, Lara Désiré, M. C. Meunier‐Salaün, Elisabetta Canali, Robert B. Jones, Arnaud Aubert and Bertrand Dumont and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Alain Boissy

115 papers receiving 7.0k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Assessment of positive emotions in animals to improve their welfare

2007 1.0k citations Alain Boissy, Isabelle Veissier et al. Physiology & Behavior profile →
A critical review of fear tests used on cattle, pigs, sheep, poultry and horses

2007 725 citations Alain Boissy, M. C. Meunier‐Salaün et al. Physiology & Behavior profile →
Fear and Fearfulness in Animals

1995 584 citations Alain Boissy The Quarterly Review of Biology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Le bien-être des animaux d'élevage 2021 ·SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository ·Luc Mounier, Alain Boissy, Alice de Boyer Des Roches, Christine Duvaux-Ponter, Raphaël R. Guatteo, Marie-Christine Meunier-Salaün, Pierre Mormède	0
2	Spatial distance and reactivity traits alter the positive perception of brushing by ewes 2019 ·animal ·(unknown), Alain Boissy, Xavier Boivin, (unknown), Stéphane Andanson, Éric Delval, César Augusto Taconeli, Dominique Hazard, Carla Forte Maiolino Molento	2
3	Are there facial indicators of positive emotions in birds? A first exploration in Japanese quail 2018 ·Behavioural Processes ·Aline Bertin, Fabien Cornilleau, Julie Lemarchand, Alain Boissy, Christine Leterrier, Raymond Nowak, Ludovic Calandreau, Marie‐Claire Blache, Xavier Boivin, Cécile Arnould, Léa Lansade	11
4	Behavioural expression of positive anticipation for food or opportunity to play in lambs 2015 ·Behavioural Processes ·(unknown), Jenny Yngvesson, Alain Boissy, Kerstin Uvnäs‐Moberg, Lena Lidfors	45
5	Mild effects of gestational stress and social reactivity on the onset of mother–young interactions and bonding in sheep 2014 ·Stress ·M. Coulon, Frédéric Lévy, (unknown), Raymond Nowak, Alain Boissy	22
6	Cognitive sciences to relate ear postures to emotions in sheep. (Special Issue: Knowing animals.) 2011 ·Animal Welfare ·Alain Boissy, Arnaud Aubert, Lara Désiré, Lucile Greiveldinger, Éric Delval, Isabelle Veissier	75
7	Measuring judgement bias and emotional reactivity in sheep following long-term exposure to unpredictable and aversive events 2011 ·Physiology & Behavior ·Rebecca E. Doyle, Caroline Lee, (unknown), Andrew Fisher, Geoffrey Hinch, Alain Boissy	94
8	The effect of repeated testing on judgement biases in sheep 2010 ·Behavioural Processes ·Rebecca E. Doyle, (unknown), Geoffrey Hinch, Andrew Fisher, Alain Boissy, Caroline Lee	87
9	Effect of one week of stress on emotional reactivity and learning and memory performances in Japanese quail 2010 ·Behavioural Brain Research ·Ludovic Calandreau, Aline Bertin, Alain Boissy, Cécile Arnould, P. Constantin, Aline Desmedt, Daniel D. Guemene, Raymond Nowak, Christine Leterrier	32
10	Administration of serotonin inhibitor p-Chlorophenylalanine induces pessimistic-like judgement bias in sheep 2010 ·Psychoneuroendocrinology ·Rebecca E. Doyle, Geoffrey Hinch, Andrew Fisher, Alain Boissy, John Henshall, Caroline Lee	48
11	Changes in heart rate variability during a tonic immobility test in quail 2008 ·HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) ·Dorothée Valance, Gérard Desprès, Sabine Richard, P. Constantin, (unknown), Samuel Leman, Alain Boissy, Jean-Michel Faure, Christine Leterrier	23
12	Positive attitudes of farmers and pen-group conservation reduce adverse reactions of bulls during transfer for slaughter 2008 ·animal ·L. Mounier, (unknown), (unknown), Hervé Dubroeucq, Alain Boissy, Isabelle Veissier	5
13	Emotional experience in sheep: Predictability of a sudden event lowers subsequent emotional responses 2007 ·Physiology & Behavior ·Lucile Greiveldinger, Isabelle Veissier, Alain Boissy	65
14	Emotions and cognition: a new approach to animal welfare 2007 ·Animal Welfare ·Alain Boissy, Cécile Arnould, Élodie Chaillou, Lara Désiré, Christine Duvaux-Ponter, Lucile Greiveldinger, Christine Leterrier, Sabine Richard, Sabine Roussel, (unknown), M. C. Meunier‐Salaün, Dorothée Valance, Isabelle Veissier	87
15	Appraisal process in sheep (Ovis aries): Interactive effect of suddenness and unfamiliarity on cardiac and behavioral responses. 2006 ·Journal of comparative psychology ·Lara Désiré, Isabelle Veissier, Gérard Desprès, Éric Delval, (unknown), Alain Boissy	54
16	Emotions in farm animals: 2002 ·Behavioural Processes ·Lara Désiré, Alain Boissy, Isabelle Veissier	230
17	Social relationship in domestic ruminants: constraints and means for the integration of the animal into its environment. 2001 ·Alain Boissy, Raymond Nowak, P. Orgeur, Isabelle Veissier	1
18	Le pâturage vu par l'animal : mécanismes comportementaux et applications en élevage 2001 ·HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) ·Bertrand Dumont, Michel Meuret, Alain Boissy, Michel Petit	1
19	Pheromones and Novel Male-Induced Pregnancy Disruptions in Mice 1999 ·Physiology & Behavior ·Denys de Catanzaro, Cameron Muir, Christine Sullivan, Alain Boissy	10
20	Fear and Fearfulness in Animals breakdown → 1995 ·The Quarterly Review of Biology ·Alain Boissy	584

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