Francesco Gai

10.0k total citations · 6 hit papers
168 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

Francesco Gai is a scholar working on Insect Science, Aquatic Science and Animal Science and Zoology. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesco Gai has authored 168 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Insect Science, 51 papers in Aquatic Science and 51 papers in Animal Science and Zoology. Recurrent topics in Francesco Gai's work include Insect Utilization and Effects (76 papers), Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (50 papers) and Animal and Plant Science Education (39 papers). Francesco Gai is often cited by papers focused on Insect Utilization and Effects (76 papers), Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (50 papers) and Animal and Plant Science Education (39 papers). Francesco Gai collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Spain and Portugal. Francesco Gai's co-authors include Laura Gasco, Achille Schiavone, Sihem Dabbou, Pier Giorgio Peiretti, Ilaria Biasato, Manuela Renna, Carola Lussiana, Michele De Marco, Marco Meneguz and I. Zoccarato and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Hazardous Materials and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Francesco Gai

164 papers receiving 7.4k citations

Hit Papers

Intestinal alterations in European sea bass Dicentrarchus... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2016 2018 2017 2015 2017 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Intestinal alterations in European sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758) exposed to microplastics: Preliminary results
    2016 464 citations Cristina Pedà, María Cristina Fossi et al. Environmental Pollution profile →
  2. Effect of rearing substrate on growth performance, waste reduction efficiency and chemical composition of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae
    2018 397 citations Marco Meneguz, Achille Schiavone et al. profile →
  3. Evaluation of the suitability of a partially defatted black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens L.) larvae meal as ingredient for rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum) diets
    2017 358 citations Manuela Renna, Achille Schiavone et al. profile →
  4. Nutritional value of two insect larval meals (Tenebrio molitor and Hermetia illucens) for broiler chickens: Apparent nutrient digestibility, apparent ileal amino acid digestibility and apparent metabolizable energy
    2015 346 citations Michele De Marco, Silvia Martínez-Miró et al. profile →
  5. Nutritional value of a partially defatted and a highly defatted black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens L.) meal for broiler chickens: apparent nutrient digestibility, apparent metabolizable energy and apparent ileal amino acid digestibility
    2017 277 citations Achille Schiavone, Michele De Marco et al. profile →
  6. Tenebrio molitor meal in diets for European sea bass ( Dicentrarchus labrax L.) juveniles: Growth performance, whole body composition and in vivo apparent digestibility
    2016 244 citations Laura Gasco, Francesco Gai et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Francesco Gai Italy 46 4.9k 2.8k 1.8k 1.1k 1.1k 168 7.7k
Laura Gasco Italy 62 9.4k 1.9× 5.3k 1.9× 3.3k 1.8× 1.5k 1.4× 1.6k 1.5× 257 12.3k
Achille Schiavone Italy 40 4.7k 1.0× 2.8k 1.0× 910 0.5× 1.4k 1.3× 1.0k 1.0× 217 6.7k
Giuliana Parisi Italy 41 2.4k 0.5× 1.3k 0.5× 2.7k 1.5× 1.3k 1.2× 382 0.4× 178 5.7k
Giovanni Piccolo Italy 29 2.5k 0.5× 1.3k 0.5× 1.2k 0.7× 604 0.6× 463 0.4× 95 3.9k
Fulvia Bovera Italy 37 2.2k 0.5× 1.1k 0.4× 599 0.3× 1.7k 1.6× 1.1k 1.0× 181 4.5k
Sihem Dabbou Italy 32 3.3k 0.7× 2.0k 0.7× 502 0.3× 751 0.7× 763 0.7× 78 4.1k
Vesna Milanović Italy 33 1.5k 0.3× 793 0.3× 124 0.1× 408 0.4× 558 0.5× 112 3.2k
Wendy M. Sealey United States 28 1.2k 0.2× 748 0.3× 3.0k 1.7× 370 0.3× 203 0.2× 78 4.3k
Aires Oliva‐Teles Portugal 56 1.0k 0.2× 480 0.2× 8.7k 4.9× 992 0.9× 366 0.3× 242 10.4k
María José Sánchez‐Muros Spain 22 1.6k 0.3× 930 0.3× 973 0.5× 109 0.1× 193 0.2× 48 2.5k

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All Works

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Rustad, Turid, Abhilash Sasidharan, Paw Dalgaard, et al.. (2025). Management of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) By-Products in Malta: Logistics, Biomass Quality and Environmental Impact. Journal of Cleaner Production. 498. 145106–145106. 1 indexed citations
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Gariglio, Marta, Ilaria Biasato, Manuela Renna, et al.. (2024). Organic medium‐growing chickens fed live black soldier fly larvae: A welfare improvement study. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition. 108(5). 1562–1577. 5 indexed citations
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Athanassiou, Christos G., C.L. Coudron, David Deruytter, et al.. (2024). A decade of advances in black soldier fly research: from genetics to sustainability. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed. 11(2). 219–246. 13 indexed citations
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Feidantsis, Konstantinos, et al.. (2024). Dietary Tenebrio molitor larvae meal effects on cellular stress responses, antioxidant status and intermediate metabolism of Oncorhynchus mykiss. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition. 108(5). 1270–1285.
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Santos, Rafaela A., Marta Monteiro, Laura Gasco, et al.. (2022). Isolation of Chitinolytic Bacteria from European Sea Bass Gut Microbiota Fed Diets with Distinct Insect Meals. Biology. 11(7). 964–964. 10 indexed citations
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Appleton, Silvia Lucia, Arianna Marengo, Carlo Bicchi, et al.. (2020). Grapevine Green Pruning Residues as a Promising and Sustainable Source of Bioactive Phenolic Compounds. Molecules. 25(3). 464–464. 21 indexed citations
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Dabbou, Sihem, Achille Schiavone, Francesco Gai, et al.. (2019). Effect of dietary globin, a natural emulsifier, on the growth performance and digestive efficiency of broiler chickens. Italian Journal of Animal Science. 18(1). 530–537. 20 indexed citations
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Morrone, Lucia, Silvia Cappellozza, Alessio Saviane, et al.. (2019). The Effect of Strain and Rearing Medium on the Chemical Composition, Fatty Acid Profile and Carotenoid Content in Silkworm (Bombyx mori) Pupae. Animals. 9(3). 103–103. 37 indexed citations
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Secci, Giulia, Giuliana Parisi, Marco Meneguz, et al.. (2018). Effects of a carbon monoxide stunning method on rigor mortis development, fillet quality and oxidative stability of tench (Tinca tinca). Aquaculture. 493. 233–239. 13 indexed citations
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Biasato, Ilaria, Ilario Ferrocino, Elena Biasibetti, et al.. (2018). Modulation of Intestinal Microbiota, Morphology and Mucin Composition by Dietary Insect Meal Inclusion in Free-Range Chickens. Journal of Comparative Pathology. 158. 103–103. 5 indexed citations
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Pedà, Cristina, María Cristina Fossi, Francesco Gai, et al.. (2016). Intestinal alterations in European sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758) exposed to microplastics: Preliminary results. Environmental Pollution. 212. 251–256. 464 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schiavone, Achille, Marco Cullere, Michele De Marco, et al.. (2016). Partial or total replacement of soybean oil by black soldier fly larvae ( Hermetia illucens L. ) fat in broiler diets: effect on growth performances, feed-choice, blood traits, carcass characteristics and meat quality. Italian Journal of Animal Science. 16(1). 93–100. 225 indexed citations
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Peiretti, Pier Giorgio, et al.. (2015). Characterisation of Alpine highland pastures located at different altitudes: forage evaluation, chemical composition, in vitro digestibility, fatty acid and terpene contents. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 1–28. 12 indexed citations
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Dabbou, Sihem, Pier Giorgio Peiretti, Francesco Gai, et al.. (2014). Dried artichoke bracts in rabbit nutrition: effects on performance and apparent digestibility. Journal of Food Agriculture & Environment. 12(2). 443–446. 9 indexed citations
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Peiretti, Pier Giorgio, Sonia Tassone, & Francesco Gai. (2012). Nutritive quality and fatty acid profile of Ravizzone (Brassica campestris L. var. Oleifera) seeds and plant during growth. Livestock research for rural development. 1–9.
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Gai, Francesco, et al.. (2009). Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baeri, Brandt JF 1869) gut: anatomic description.. International aquatic research.. 1(1). 45–60. 10 indexed citations

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