Øystein Sæle

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Øystein Sæle is a scholar working on Aquatic Science, Physiology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Øystein Sæle has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Aquatic Science, 15 papers in Physiology and 15 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Øystein Sæle's work include Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (34 papers), Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species (15 papers) and Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (14 papers). Øystein Sæle is often cited by papers focused on Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (34 papers), Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species (15 papers) and Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (14 papers). Øystein Sæle collaborates with scholars based in Norway, India and Portugal. Øystein Sæle's co-authors include Kristin Hamre, Ivar Rønnestad, Laura Ribeiro, Bernd Ueberschär, Clara Boglione, Manuel Yúfera, Karin Pittman, Pål A. Olsvik, Andreas Nordgreen and Kai K. Lie and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Chemosphere and Frontiers in Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Øystein Sæle

51 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Feeding behaviour and digestive physiology in larval fish: current knowledge, and gaps and bottlenecks in research

2013 381 citations Ivar Rønnestad, Laura Ribeiro et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Øystein Sæle Norway	22	1.0k	437	422	238	198	51	1.4k
María J. Darias France	26	1.4k 1.4×	659 1.5×	562 1.3×	389 1.6×	86 0.4×	61	1.9k
Mari Moren Norway	20	737 0.7×	323 0.7×	292 0.7×	142 0.6×	151 0.8×	31	1.0k
Ingibjörg Eir Einarsdóttir Sweden	24	1.1k 1.1×	465 1.1×	536 1.3×	296 1.2×	264 1.3×	34	2.3k
Torstein Harboe Norway	21	855 0.8×	398 0.9×	389 0.9×	270 1.1×	70 0.4×	52	1.2k
M. Garcı́a-Gallego Spain	22	1.5k 1.5×	861 2.0×	394 0.9×	267 1.1×	205 1.0×	37	1.9k
Marcelo Borges Tesser Brazil	21	950 0.9×	531 1.2×	204 0.5×	196 0.8×	83 0.4×	95	1.3k
A. Domezaín Spain	20	1.2k 1.1×	721 1.6×	285 0.7×	345 1.4×	192 1.0×	40	1.6k
Ernst M. Hevrøy Norway	24	1.3k 1.3×	764 1.7×	429 1.0×	251 1.1×	75 0.4×	37	1.7k
Sissel Albrektsen Norway	21	1.4k 1.4×	623 1.4×	483 1.1×	207 0.9×	51 0.3×	36	1.7k
Sofía Morais Portugal	24	1.6k 1.6×	745 1.7×	708 1.7×	180 0.8×	52 0.3×	58	2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Øystein Sæle

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Øystein Sæle

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Fang, HaoHang, Nini H. Sissener, Philip Antony Jesu Prabhu, et al.. (2025). Interaction between dietary saturated fatty acids and cholesterol on mineral and fatty acid availability and postprandial lipids absorption kinetics in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Aquaculture. 600. 742250–742250. 1 indexed citations

Silva, Tomé S., Luís E. C. Conceição, Øystein Sæle, & Ivar Rønnestad. (2025). A dynamic simulation model for digestion, gut transit, and absorption in the ballan wrasse, Labrus bergylta. Aquaculture Reports. 42. 102772–102772. 1 indexed citations

Sissener, Nini H., Grethe Rosenlund, Thomas Larsson, et al.. (2025). Saturated fat and cholesterol in Atlantic salmon (Salmo Salar L.) feeds are important for fish performance, fillet quality and colour. Aquaculture. 607. 742642–742642. 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Weiwen, Kai K. Lie, Elvis Chikwati, et al.. (2023). Soya saponins and prebiotics alter intestinal functions in Ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta). British Journal Of Nutrition. 130(5). 765–782. 2 indexed citations

Zhou, Weiwen, et al.. (2021). Digestive and immune functions in the intestine of wild Ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 260. 111011–111011. 8 indexed citations

Lie, Kai K., et al.. (2021). Physical and nutrient stimuli differentially modulate gut motility patterns, gut transit rate, and transcriptome in an agastric fish, the ballan wrasse. PLoS ONE. 16(2). e0247076–e0247076. 11 indexed citations

Lie, Kai K., et al.. (2019). Effects of Cholecystokinin (CCK) on Gut Motility in the Stomachless Fish Ballan Wrasse (Labrus bergylta). Frontiers in Neuroscience. 13. 553–553. 25 indexed citations

Lie, Kai K., et al.. (2018). T Cell Receptor Alpha Chain Genes in the Teleost Ballan Wrasse (Labrus bergylta) Are Subjected to Somatic Hypermutation. Frontiers in Immunology. 9. 1101–1101. 18 indexed citations

Lie, Kai K., Ole K. Tørresen, Monica Hongrø Solbakken, et al.. (2018). Loss of stomach, loss of appetite? Sequencing of the ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta) genome and intestinal transcriptomic profiling illuminate the evolution of loss of stomach function in fish. BMC Genomics. 19(1). 186–186. 48 indexed citations

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Sæle, Øystein, et al.. (2018). A novel system to quantify intestinal lipid digestion and transport. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1863(9). 948–957. 20 indexed citations

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Sanden, Monica, Nina S. Liland, Øystein Sæle, et al.. (2016). Minor lipid metabolic perturbations in the liver of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) caused by suboptimal dietary content of nutrients from fish oil. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry. 42(5). 1463–1480. 19 indexed citations

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Sæle, Øystein, Trine B. Haugen, Ørjan Karlsen, et al.. (2016). Ossification of Atlantic cod ( Gadus morhua ) – Developmental stages revisited. Aquaculture. 468. 524–533. 10 indexed citations

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Olsvik, Pål A., Heidi Amlund, Øystein Sæle, Ståle Ellingsen, & Kaja H. Skjærven. (2014). Impact of dietary selenium on methylmercury toxicity in juvenile Atlantic cod: A transcriptional survey. Chemosphere. 120. 199–205. 13 indexed citations

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Penglase, Sam, Torstein Harboe, Øystein Sæle, et al.. (2013). Iodine nutrition and toxicity in Atlantic cod ( Gadus morhua ) larvae. PeerJ. 1. e20–e20. 23 indexed citations

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Folkvord, Arild, et al.. (2012). Genetic ontogeny of pancreatic enzymes in Labrus bergylta larvae and the effect of feed type on enzyme activities and gene expression. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 164(3). 176–184. 27 indexed citations

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Ribeiro, Laura, et al.. (2011). Iodine and selenium supplementation increased survival and changed thyroid hormone status in Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) larvae reared in a recirculation system. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry. 38(3). 725–734. 27 indexed citations

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Hamre, Kristin, et al.. (2010). Pre-digestion of dietary lipids has only minor effects on absorption, retention and metabolism in larval stages of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). British Journal Of Nutrition. 105(6). 846–856. 10 indexed citations

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Sæle, Øystein, Andreas Nordgreen, Pål A. Olsvik, & Kristin Hamre. (2010). Characterisation and expression of secretory phospholipase A₂group IB during ontogeny of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). British Journal Of Nutrition. 105(2). 228–237. 23 indexed citations

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Bache, Nicolai, Sonnich Meier, Gunnar Nyhammer, et al.. (2009). Biomarker candidate discovery in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) continuously exposed to North Sea produced water from egg to fry. Aquatic Toxicology. 96(4). 280–289. 21 indexed citations

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Olsvik, Pål A., Kai K. Lie, Øystein Sæle, & Monica Sanden. (2007). Spatial transcription of CYP1A in fish liver. BMC Physiology. 7(1). 12–12. 33 indexed citations

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