Simon J. Davies

17.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
327 papers, 13.5k citations indexed

About

Simon J. Davies is a scholar working on Aquatic Science, Immunology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon J. Davies has authored 327 papers receiving a total of 13.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 208 papers in Aquatic Science, 143 papers in Immunology and 46 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Simon J. Davies's work include Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (205 papers), Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (142 papers) and Aquatic life and conservation (43 papers). Simon J. Davies is often cited by papers focused on Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (205 papers), Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (142 papers) and Aquatic life and conservation (43 papers). Simon J. Davies collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Ireland and Egypt. Simon J. Davies's co-authors include Daniel L. Merrifield, R.T.M. Baker, Arkadios Dimitroglou, Patrik Španěl, David Smith, Awadhesh N. Jha, Andrew Foey, G. Bradley, John Sweetman and Mark Rawling and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Simon J. Davies

311 papers receiving 13.0k 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.

The current status and future focus of probiotic and prebiotic applications for salmonids

2010 771 citations Simon J. Davies et al. Aquaculture profile →
Effect of dietary components on the gut microbiota of aquatic animals. A never‐ending story?

2015 510 citations Simon J. Davies et al. Aquaculture Nutrition profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Simon J. Davies United Kingdom	62	8.3k	6.8k	1.5k	1.1k	1.1k	327	13.5k
R. G. Ackman Canada	62	5.3k 0.6×	1.2k 0.2×	2.5k 1.6×	769 0.7×	3.0k 2.7×	363	14.0k
Helmut Segner Switzerland	64	2.8k 0.3×	2.3k 0.3×	1.2k 0.8×	3.3k 2.9×	253 0.2×	311	13.2k
Xiaoqin Li China	40	2.1k 0.2×	1.7k 0.2×	2.0k 1.3×	430 0.4×	333 0.3×	334	6.0k
Zhen Zhang China	45	1.4k 0.2×	2.4k 0.4×	2.9k 1.9×	126 0.1×	446 0.4×	339	7.7k
Toshifumi Takeuchi Japan	58	1.7k 0.2×	746 0.1×	2.3k 1.5×	835 0.7×	259 0.2×	340	11.4k
William Horwitz United States	28	1.5k 0.2×	609 0.1×	2.1k 1.3×	299 0.3×	3.3k 3.0×	93	15.7k
Makoto Shimizu Japan	66	620 0.1×	866 0.1×	5.9k 3.8×	176 0.2×	458 0.4×	760	18.2k
Xinhua Chen China	39	1.0k 0.1×	2.3k 0.3×	1.6k 1.1×	39 0.0×	182 0.2×	267	5.6k
William W. Christie United Kingdom	56	1.1k 0.1×	320 0.0×	4.0k 2.6×	177 0.2×	1.4k 1.3×	221	11.3k
M. Rosário Domingues Portugal	54	1.2k 0.1×	527 0.1×	4.5k 2.9×	43 0.0×	319 0.3×	461	11.7k

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Mohamed, Amany Abdel-Rahman, Abdel‐Wahab A. Abdel‐Warith, Elsayed M. Younis, et al.. (2025). Behavioral and neurological responses of Oreochromis niloticus to chronic cyclic hypoxia: mechanistic insights into hypoxia-responsive genes, pro-inflammatory and apoptotic pathways: role of camel whey protein hydrolysate. Veterinary Research Communications. 49(3). 153–153. 2 indexed citations

Mahboub, Heba H., Afaf N. Abdel Rahman, Sara T. Elazab, et al.. (2025). Nano-chitosan hydrogel alleviates Candida albicans-induced health alterations in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus): antioxidant response, neuro-behaviors, hepato-renal functions, and histopathological investigation. BMC Veterinary Research. 21(1). 159–159.

Elabd, Hiam, Heba H. Mahboub, Heba S. Hamed, et al.. (2025). Dietary deacetylated chitin nanoparticles confer protection against diazinon toxicity in male African catfish: evaluation of immune-biochemical, antioxidant, and reproductive profiles. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry. 51(1). 32–32. 1 indexed citations

Ahmed, Shaimaa, Heba H. Mahboub, Abdel‐Wahab A. Abdel‐Warith, et al.. (2025). Physiological, biochemical, apoptosis-linked gene expression, and histopathological insights in Nile catfish subjected to toxicity by magnetite nanogel. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry. 51(1). 31–31. 1 indexed citations

Helal, Amr M., Mohamed Ashour, Elsayed M. Younis, et al.. (2024). Biofloc supplementation improves growth performances, nutrient utilization, and histological status of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) while enhancing zooplankton diversity, community, and abundance. Aquaculture. 585. 740711–740711. 11 indexed citations

Rahman, Afaf N. Abdel, Sara T. Elazab, Elsayed M. Younis, et al.. (2024). Dietary Prunus armeniaca augments antioxidant-immune-capacity, absorptive function, and growth and upregulates nutrient transporters and immune-regulatory genes of Oreochromis niloticus. Aquaculture. 596. 741820–741820. 3 indexed citations

Elbahnaswy, Samia, et al.. (2024). Immune protective, stress indicators, antioxidant, histopathological status, and heat shock protein gene expression impacts of dietary Bacillus spp. against heat shock in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. BMC Veterinary Research. 20(1). 469–469. 14 indexed citations

Ibrahim, Rowida E., Shimaa A. Amer, Elsayed M. Younis, et al.. (2024). Using moringa (Moringa oleifera) seed protein hydrolysate as a dietary protein supplement modulates hemato-biochemical indices, antioxidant response, and tissue histo-morphology of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Aquaculture International. 32(7). 9157–9178. 6 indexed citations

Ibrahim, Rowida E., Abdel‐Wahab A. Abdel‐Warith, Elsayed M. Younis, et al.. (2023). Effect of dietary intervention with Capsicum annuum extract on growth performance, physiological status, innate immune response, and related gene expression in Nile tilapia. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 270. 110914–110914. 9 indexed citations

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Ibrahim, Rowida E., Samar A. Tolba, Elsayed M. Younis, et al.. (2023). Kidney bean protein hydrolysate as a fish meal replacer: Effects on growth, digestive enzymes, metabolic functions, immune-antioxidant parameters and their related gene expression, intestinal and muscular gene expression. Aquaculture. 575. 739803–739803. 14 indexed citations

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Eissa, El‐Sayed Hemdan, Yasmin M. Abd El‐Aziz, Ehab El‐Haroun, et al.. (2023). Nano-selenium impacts on growth performance, digestive enzymes, antioxidant, immune resistance and histopathological scores of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus against Aspergillus flavus infection. Aquaculture International. 32(2). 1587–1611. 47 indexed citations

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Shalaby, Shymaa, et al.. (2023). Effects of dietary β-mannanase (Hemicell®) and Lavandula angustifolia on Oreochromis niloticus fed a low level of dietary protein: Growth, digestive enzymes, and hemato-biochemical indices. Aquaculture Reports. 30. 101604–101604. 8 indexed citations

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Khan, Noor, Mahroze Fatima, Hamda Azmat, et al.. (2023). The influence of dietary protein concentration on digestive enzyme activities, growth, and body composition in juvenile bullseye snakehead (Channa marulius). PLoS ONE. 18(2). e0281274–e0281274. 2 indexed citations

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Amer, Shimaa A., Ahmed Gouda, Abdel‐Wahab A. Abdel‐Warith, et al.. (2023). Dietary Frankincense (Boswellia serrata) Oil Modulates the Growth, Intestinal Morphology, the Fatty Acid Composition of Breast Muscle, Immune Status, and Immunoexpression of CD3 and CD20 in Broiler Chickens. Animals. 13(6). 971–971. 9 indexed citations

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Kari, Zulhisyam Abdul, Guillermo Téllez‐Isaías, Noor Khalidah Abdul Hamid, et al.. (2023). Effect of Fish Meal Substitution with Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) on Growth Performance, Feed Stability, Blood Biochemistry, and Liver and Gut Morphology of Siamese Fighting Fish (Betta splendens). Aquaculture Nutrition. 2023. 1–15. 21 indexed citations

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Rahman, Afaf N. Abdel, Shimaa A. Amer, Amany Behairy, et al.. (2023). Using Azadirachta indica protein hydrolysate as a plant protein in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) diet: Effects on the growth, economic efficiency, antioxidant‐immune response and resistance to Streptococcus agalactiae. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition. 107(6). 1502–1516. 12 indexed citations

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Amer, Shimaa A., Amany Behairy, Ghada I. Abd El-Rahman, et al.. (2023). Evaluation of dietary supplementation of frankincense oil on broiler chicken growth performance, hepatic histomorphology, antioxidant activity, blood biochemical parameters, and inflammatory responses. Italian Journal of Animal Science. 22(1). 841–855. 2 indexed citations

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Tan, Bruce K., et al.. (2012). Hypoalbuminaemia, systemic albumin leak and endothelial dysfunction in peritoneal dialysis patients. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 27(12). 4437–4445. 37 indexed citations

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Davies, Simon J., Ayşe B. Tekinay, & Derya Güroy. (2012). Use of Organically Certified Yeast in the Diet of Juvenile Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss): Growth Performance, Nutrient Utilization, and Fatty Acid Composition. Israeli Journal of Aquaculture - Bamidgeh. 64. 5 indexed citations

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Davies, Simon J., Patrik Španěl, & David Smith. (1997). Quantitative analysis of ammonia on the breath of patients in end-stage renal failure. Kidney International. 52(1). 223–228. 334 indexed citations

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