Valentina Riggio

2.0k total citations
59 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Valentina Riggio is a scholar working on Genetics, Agronomy and Crop Science and Small Animals. According to data from OpenAlex, Valentina Riggio has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Genetics, 18 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science and 11 papers in Small Animals. Recurrent topics in Valentina Riggio's work include Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (36 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (18 papers) and Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows (13 papers). Valentina Riggio is often cited by papers focused on Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (36 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (18 papers) and Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows (13 papers). Valentina Riggio collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Italy and South Africa. Valentina Riggio's co-authors include Baldassare Portolano, Oswald Matika, Ricardo Pong‐Wong, S.C. Bishop, Francesca Beretti, Stefania Dall’Olio, Luca Fontanesi, Raffaella Finocchiaro, Vincenzo Russo and K. Dzama and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Scientific Reports and Frontiers in Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Valentina Riggio

57 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Valentina Riggio 845 275 267 262 218 59 1.3k
Beatriz Gutiérrez‐Gil 1.3k 1.6× 331 1.2× 186 0.7× 276 1.1× 381 1.7× 93 1.8k
Sunday O. Peters 919 1.1× 358 1.3× 68 0.3× 587 2.2× 204 0.9× 105 1.6k
J.J. van der Poel 1.8k 2.1× 270 1.0× 295 1.1× 1.1k 4.3× 692 3.2× 91 3.2k
J. C. Greeff 447 0.5× 245 0.9× 380 1.4× 402 1.5× 124 0.6× 58 978
Paola Crepaldi 782 0.9× 195 0.7× 52 0.2× 179 0.7× 265 1.2× 90 1.2k
J. Jordana 1.5k 1.7× 413 1.5× 123 0.5× 243 0.9× 271 1.2× 105 1.9k
I. Fernández 1.5k 1.8× 422 1.5× 105 0.4× 285 1.1× 237 1.1× 95 1.9k
G.J. Nieuwhof 820 1.0× 577 2.1× 363 1.4× 400 1.5× 87 0.4× 37 1.3k
Alexandre Rodrigues Caetano 883 1.0× 162 0.6× 31 0.1× 145 0.6× 427 2.0× 101 1.4k
H. Geldermann 2.0k 2.4× 288 1.0× 73 0.3× 526 2.0× 633 2.9× 156 2.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Valentina Riggio

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All Works

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Hall, Thomas J., Carolina N. Correia, Michael McDonald, et al.. (2025). Integrative genomics sheds light on the immunogenetics of tuberculosis in cattle. Communications Biology. 8(1). 479–479. 1 indexed citations
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Tardiolo, Giuseppe, Valentina Riggio, Matteo Daghio, et al.. (2025). Gut Microbiota of Ruminants and Monogastric Livestock: An Overview. Animals. 15(5). 758–758. 8 indexed citations
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Tardiolo, Giuseppe, et al.. (2025). Faecal microbiota differences between an autochthonous pig breed and a commercial line. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 32176–32176.
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Sutera, Anna Maria, Francesca Arfuso, Giuseppe Tardiolo, et al.. (2023). Effect of a Co-Feed Liquid Whey-Integrated Diet on Crossbred Pigs’ Fecal Microbiota. Animals. 13(11). 1750–1750. 11 indexed citations
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Matika, Oswald, Diego Robledo, Ricardo Pong‐Wong, et al.. (2019). Balancing selection at a premature stop mutation in the myostatin gene underlies a recessive leg weakness syndrome in pigs. PLoS Genetics. 15(1). e1007759–e1007759. 28 indexed citations
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Mapholi, Ntanganedzeni, A. Maiwashe, Oswald Matika, et al.. (2017). Genetic parameters for tick counts across months for different tick species and anatomical locations in South African Nguni cattle. Tropical Animal Health and Production. 49(6). 1201–1210. 17 indexed citations
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Mapholi, Ntanganedzeni, et al.. (2016). Genome-wide association study of tick resistance in South African Nguni cattle. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 7(3). 487–497. 5 indexed citations
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Matika, Oswald, Valentina Riggio, Andrew Law, et al.. (2016). Genome-wide association reveals QTL for growth, bone and in vivo carcass traits as assessed by computed tomography in Scottish Blackface lambs. Genetics Selection Evolution. 48(1). 11–11. 71 indexed citations
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Zvinorova, P. I., Tinyiko Edward Halimani, F. C. Muchadeyi, et al.. (2016). Breeding for resistance to gastrointestinal nematodes – the potential in low-input/output small ruminant production systems. Veterinary Parasitology. 225. 19–28. 56 indexed citations
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Riggio, Valentina & Ricardo Pong‐Wong. (2014). Regional Heritability Mapping to identify loci underlying genetic variation of complex traits. BMC Proceedings. 8(S5). S3–S3. 7 indexed citations
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Riggio, Valentina, et al.. (2014). Accuracy of genomic prediction within and across populations for nematode resistance and body weight traits in sheep. animal. 8(4). 520–528. 10 indexed citations
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Nadaf, Javad, et al.. (2012). Effect of the prior distribution of SNP effects on the estimation of total breeding value. BMC Proceedings. 6(S2). S6–S6. 15 indexed citations
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Galluzzo, Paola, et al.. (2011). Polymorphisms of β-defensin genes in Valle del Belice dairy sheep. Molecular Biology Reports. 38(8). 5405–5412. 9 indexed citations
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Mastrangelo, Salvatore, Maria Teresa Sardina, Valentina Riggio, & Baldassare Portolano. (2011). Study of polymorphisms in the promoter region of ovine β-lactoglobulin gene and phylogenetic analysis among the Valle del Belice breed and other sheep breeds considered as ancestors. Molecular Biology Reports. 39(1). 745–751. 13 indexed citations
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Riggio, Valentina, Baldassare Portolano, Henk Bovenhuis, & Stephen Bishop. (2010). Genetic parameters for somatic cell score according to udder infection status in Valle del Belice dairy sheep and impact of imperfect diagnosis of infection. Genetics Selection Evolution. 42(1). 30–30. 18 indexed citations
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Riggio, Valentina, D.O. Maizon, Baldassare Portolano, H. Bovenhuis, & J.A.M. van Arendonk. (2009). Effect of somatic cell count level on functional longevity in Valle del Belice dairy sheep assessed using survival analysis. Journal of Dairy Science. 92(12). 6160–6166. 13 indexed citations
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Fontanesi, Luca, Francesca Beretti, Valentina Riggio, et al.. (2009). Copy Number Variation and Missense Mutations of the Agouti Signaling Protein (<i>ASIP)</i> Gene in Goat Breeds with Different Coat Colors. Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 126(4). 333–347. 119 indexed citations
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Maizon, D.O., et al.. (2008). Short Communication: Casein Haplotype Variability in Sicilian Dairy Goat Breeds. Journal of Dairy Science. 91(9). 3687–3692. 24 indexed citations
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Riggio, Valentina, Raffaella Finocchiaro, & S.C. Bishop. (2008). Genetic parameters for early lamb survival and growth in Scottish Blackface sheep1. Journal of Animal Science. 86(8). 1758–1764. 66 indexed citations
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Riggio, Valentina, Raffaella Finocchiaro, J.B.C.H.M. van Kaam, Baldassare Portolano, & H. Bovenhuis. (2007). Genetic Parameters for Milk Somatic Cell Score and Relationships with Production Traits in Primiparous Dairy Sheep. Journal of Dairy Science. 90(4). 1998–2003. 32 indexed citations

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