Laura Gasco

16.2k total citations · 8 hit papers
257 papers, 12.3k citations indexed

About

Laura Gasco is a scholar working on Insect Science, Social Psychology and Aquatic Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Laura Gasco has authored 257 papers receiving a total of 12.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 165 papers in Insect Science, 85 papers in Social Psychology and 81 papers in Aquatic Science. Recurrent topics in Laura Gasco's work include Insect Utilization and Effects (162 papers), Animal and Plant Science Education (85 papers) and Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (79 papers). Laura Gasco is often cited by papers focused on Insect Utilization and Effects (162 papers), Animal and Plant Science Education (85 papers) and Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (79 papers). Laura Gasco collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Spain and Greece. Laura Gasco's co-authors include Francesco Gai, Achille Schiavone, Giovanni Piccolo, Sihem Dabbou, Ilaria Biasato, Morgane Henry, Manuela Renna, Giuliana Parisi, Carola Lussiana and Marco Meneguz and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Laura Gasco

250 papers receiving 11.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Review on the use of insects in the diet of farmed fish: Past and future

2015 657 citations Laura Gasco, Giovanni Piccolo et al. profile →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
The Potential Role of Insects as Feed: A Multi-Perspective Review

2019 265 citations Giovanni Sogari, Ilaria Biasato et al. Animals profile →
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, Giovanni Piccolo et al. profile →
Insects as feed for livestock production

2023 90 citations A. van Huis, Laura Gasco profile →

Peers

Laura Gasco

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Francesco Gai Italy

Achille Schiavone Italy

Giuliana Parisi Italy

Giovanni Piccolo Italy

Fulvia Bovera Italy

Sihem Dabbou Italy

Ilaria Biasato Italy

Jeffery K. Tomberlin United States

Åshild Krogdahl Norway

D. Józefiak Poland

Francesco Gai Italy

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lalander, Cecilia, Meghan Barrett, Laura Gasco, et al.. (2025). Working out the bugs: navigating challenges and unlocking opportunities in the insect industry. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed. 11(8). 1323–1337.

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

Safari, Roghieh, et al.. (2025). Mealworm extract (Tenebrio molitor) affects gonad histology, reproduction performance and related genes expression in female zebra fish (Danio rerio). Journal of Insects as Food and Feed. 12(2). 365–385.

Safari, Roghieh, et al.. (2024). Dietary substitution of fishmeal by yellow mealworm and its effects on growth and metabolism-related gene expressions in Acipenser stellatus. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed. 11(8). 1499–1516. 1 indexed citations

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.

Kovitvadhi, Attawit, Laura Gasco, I. Zoccarato, & Theera Rukkwamsuk. (2024). Effects of Butterfly Pea Extracts on Phagocytic Activity of Blood Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes and Muscular Lipid Peroxidation in Rabbits. Animals. 14(6). 958–958. 1 indexed citations

Huis, A. van, Christos I. Rumbos, D.G.A.B. Oonincx, et al.. (2024). From traditional to industrial use of insects as feed: a review. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed. 11(1). 115–137. 5 indexed citations

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

Renna, Manuela, Mauro Coppa, Carola Lussiana, et al.. (2023). Defatted insect meals: impact on in vitro ruminal fermentation and lipid biohydrogenation. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository. 1 indexed citations

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Magara, Gabriele, Marino Prearo, Cristina Vercelli, et al.. (2022). Modulation of Antioxidant Defense in Farmed Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Fed with a Diet Supplemented by the Waste Derived from the Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Basil (Ocimum basilicum). Antioxidants. 11(2). 415–415. 18 indexed citations

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Veldkamp, T., Nathan Meijer, David Deruytter, et al.. (2022). Overcoming Technical and Market Barriers to Enable Sustainable Large-Scale Production and Consumption of Insect Proteins in Europe: A SUSINCHAIN Perspective. Insects. 13(3). 281–281. 59 indexed citations

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Menozzi, Davide, Giovanni Sogari, Cristina Mora, et al.. (2021). Insects as Feed for Farmed Poultry: Are Italian Consumers Ready to Embrace This Innovation?. Insects. 12(5). 435–435. 37 indexed citations

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Terova, Genciana, Chiara Ceccotti, Chiara Ascione, Laura Gasco, & Simona Rimoldi. (2020). Effects of Partially Defatted Hermetia illucens Meal in Rainbow Trout Diet on Hepatic Methionine Metabolism. Animals. 10(6). 1059–1059. 12 indexed citations

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Chemello, Giulia, Manuela Renna, Christian Caimi, et al.. (2020). Partially Defatted Tenebrio molitor Larva Meal in Diets for Grow-Out Rainbow Trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum): Effects on Growth Performance, Diet Digestibility and Metabolic Responses. Animals. 10(2). 229–229. 81 indexed citations

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Dabbou, Sihem, A. Trocino, Gerolamo Xiccato, et al.. (2020). The effect of dietary supplementation with globin and spray‐dried porcine plasma on performance, digestibility and histomorphological traits in broiler chickens. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition. 105(S2). 42–51. 7 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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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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Loponte, Rosa, Fulvia Bovera, Giovanni Piccolo, et al.. (2018). Fatty acid profile of lipids and caeca volatile fatty acid production of broilers fed a full fat meal from Tenebrio molitor larvae. Italian Journal of Animal Science. 18(1). 168–173. 27 indexed citations

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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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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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