Alex Obach

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Alex Obach is a scholar working on Immunology, Aquatic Science and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alex Obach has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Immunology, 35 papers in Aquatic Science and 15 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Alex Obach's work include Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (36 papers), Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (33 papers) and Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species (15 papers). Alex Obach is often cited by papers focused on Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (36 papers), Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (33 papers) and Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species (15 papers). Alex Obach collaborates with scholars based in Norway, Spain and United Kingdom. Alex Obach's co-authors include Grethe Rosenlund, Daniel Montero, Marisol Izquierdo, María José Caballero, L. Robaina, P. Eckhard Witten, Linda B. Jensen, José M. Bautista, F. Baudin Laurencin and D. Menoyo and has published in prestigious journals such as Food Chemistry, Journal of Nutrition and Aquaculture.

In The Last Decade

Alex Obach

43 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Impact of different dietary lipid sources on growth, lipid digestibility, tissue fatty acid composition and histology of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss
    2002 520 citations María José Caballero, Alex Obach et al. Aquaculture profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alex Obach Norway 32 3.1k 2.6k 1.3k 396 368 44 3.8k
Jorge Dias Portugal 37 3.8k 1.2× 2.5k 1.0× 1.4k 1.1× 539 1.4× 535 1.5× 157 4.6k
Chhorn Lim United States 33 2.9k 0.9× 2.0k 0.8× 694 0.5× 425 1.1× 394 1.1× 72 3.3k
T. Gibson Gaylord United States 29 4.0k 1.3× 2.4k 0.9× 1.6k 1.2× 298 0.8× 500 1.4× 75 4.5k
Ståle J. Helland Norway 32 2.7k 0.9× 1.8k 0.7× 1.0k 0.8× 388 1.0× 387 1.1× 64 3.2k
G.-I. HEMRE Norway 34 3.6k 1.1× 2.5k 1.0× 1.2k 0.9× 497 1.3× 378 1.0× 59 4.2k
Zhiguo Liufu China 36 3.5k 1.1× 2.7k 1.0× 949 0.7× 390 1.0× 286 0.8× 79 4.1k
Ståle Refstie Norway 30 3.8k 1.2× 2.8k 1.1× 1.3k 1.0× 232 0.6× 880 2.4× 37 4.4k
T. Storebakken Norway 29 2.6k 0.8× 1.3k 0.5× 956 0.7× 300 0.8× 745 2.0× 44 3.0k
Saichiro Yokoyama Japan 41 3.9k 1.2× 3.1k 1.2× 724 0.6× 523 1.3× 345 0.9× 109 4.5k
J.G. Bell United Kingdom 34 3.1k 1.0× 1.7k 0.7× 1.3k 1.0× 492 1.2× 514 1.4× 58 4.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Alex Obach

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alex Obach

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alex Obach

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alex Obach. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alex Obach based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alex Obach. Alex Obach is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jensen, Linda B., Thomas Wahli, Charles McGurk, et al.. (2015). Effect of temperature and diet on wound healing in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.). Fish Physiology and Biochemistry. 41(6). 1527–1543. 57 indexed citations
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Benedito‐Palos, Laura, Azucena Bermejo-Nogales, Gabriel F. Ballester‐Lozano, et al.. (2010). Modelling the predictable effects of dietary lipid sources on the fillet fatty acid composition of one-year-old gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata L.). Food Chemistry. 124(2). 538–544. 37 indexed citations
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Schrama, J.W., J.H.W.M. Rombout, J.J. Taverne-Thiele, et al.. (2009). Time‐related changes of the intestinal morphology of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., at two different soybean meal inclusion levels. Journal of Fish Diseases. 32(9). 733–744. 93 indexed citations
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Schrama, J.W., J.H.W.M. Rombout, Alex Obach, et al.. (2008). Soybean meal-induced enteritis in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salarL.) at different temperatures. Aquaculture Nutrition. 14(4). 324–330. 134 indexed citations
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Díez, Amalía, D. Menoyo, Josep À. Calduch-Giner, et al.. (2007). Conjugated Linoleic Acid Affects Lipid Composition, Metabolism, and Gene Expression in Gilthead Sea Bream (Sparus aurata L)3. Journal of Nutrition. 137(6). 1363–1369. 43 indexed citations
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Menoyo, D., C.J. López-Bote, José M. Bautista, & Alex Obach. (2005). Quality and metabolic implications of including anchovy oil or a blend of herring oil, n-3 PUFA concentrate and palm stearin in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) diets. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research. 377–386. 1 indexed citations
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Menoyo, D., C.J. López-Bote, Alex Obach, & José M. Bautista. (2005). Effect of dietary fish oil substitution with linseed oil on the performance, tissue fatty acid profile, metabolism, and oxidative stability of Atlantic salmon1,2. Journal of Animal Science. 83(12). 2853–2862. 93 indexed citations
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Witten, P. Eckhard, et al.. (2005). Compressed vertebrae in Atlantic salmon Salmo salar: evidence for metaplastic chondrogenesis as a skeletogenic response late in ontogeny. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 64(3). 237–246. 131 indexed citations
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Gjøen, Tor, Alex Obach, Camilla Røsjø, et al.. (2004). Effect of Dietary Lipids on Macrophage Function, Stress Susceptibility and Disease Esistance in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar). Fish Physiology and Biochemistry. 30(2). 149–161. 30 indexed citations
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Menoyo, D., C.J. López-Bote, José M. Bautista, & Alex Obach. (2003). Growth, digestibility and fatty acid utilization in large Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) fed varying levels of n-3 and saturated fatty acids. Aquaculture. 225(1-4). 295–307. 121 indexed citations
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Castro, Rosario, et al.. (2002). Formation of short‐lived multinucleated giant cells (MGCS) from cultured gilthead seabream macrophages. The Anatomical Record. 267(3). 204–212. 6 indexed citations
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Caballero, María José, et al.. (2002). Impact of different dietary lipid sources on growth, lipid digestibility, tissue fatty acid composition and histology of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss. Aquaculture. 214(1-4). 253–271. 520 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rosenlund, Grethe, et al.. (2001). Effect of alternative lipid sources on long-term growth performance and quality of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.). Aquaculture Research. 32. 323–328. 235 indexed citations
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Castro, Rosario, et al.. (2001). Location of superoxide production sites in turbot neutrophils and gilthead seabream acidophilic granulocytes during phagocytosis of glucan particles. Developmental & Comparative Immunology. 25(7). 607–618. 22 indexed citations
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Castro, Rosario, et al.. (1999). Effect of different β-glucans on the respiratory burst of turbot (Psetta maxima) and gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) phagocytes. Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 9(7). 529–541. 83 indexed citations
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Pumarola, Martı́, J. Martı́n de las Mulas, M. Vilafranca, & Alex Obach. (1996). Meningioangiomatosis in the brain stem of a dog. Journal of Comparative Pathology. 115(2). 197–201. 16 indexed citations
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Obach, Alex, C. Quentel, & F. Baudin Laurencin. (1993). Effects of alpha-tocopherol and dietary oxidized fish oil on the immune response of sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 15. 175–185. 128 indexed citations

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