Torres Sweeney

9.1k citations
276 papers · 7.1k · 1 hit paper · h-index 44

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Co-authors
J.V. O’Doherty (139 shared papers)Bojlul Bahar (33 shared papers)Marion T. Ryan (54 shared papers)J.J. Callan (21 shared papers)Gaurav Rajauria (21 shared papers)C. J. O’Shea (29 shared papers)Marco García‐Vaquero (9 shared papers)Ruth M. Hamill (20 shared papers)
Journals
Journal of Animal Science (27 papers)Animal Feed Science and Technology (17 papers)Livestock Science (14 papers)animal (12 papers)British Journal Of Nutrition (12 papers)
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IrelandUnited KingdomUnited States

In The Last Decade

Torres Sweeney

266 papers receiving 6.9k citations

Torres Sweeney's Hit Papers

Polysaccharides from macroalgae: Recent advances, innovative technologies and challenges in extraction and purification 2016 · 255 citations
2550+3+6Years since publication50100150200250
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

  • it has ≥500 total citations;
  • it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
  • it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.
  1. 2016 Food Research International

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Torres Sweeney
Comparison fields: 5 of 152
  • Animal Science and Zoology 2.5k
  • Aquatic Science 1.5k
  • Small Animals 885
  • Nutrition and Dietetics 1.2k
  • Agronomy and Crop Science 750
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Polysaccharides from macroalgae: Recent advances, innovative technologies and challenges in extraction and purification
Food Research International ·Marco García‐Vaquero, Gaurav Rajauria, J.V. O’Doherty, Torres Sweeney
Hit paper breakdown →		2016255
2
The effect of dietary Laminaria‐derived laminarin and fucoidan on nutrient digestibility, nitrogen utilisation, intestinal microflora and volatile fatty acid concentration in pigs
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture ·M.B. Lynch, Torres Sweeney, J.J. Callan, John T. O’Sullivan, J.V. O’Doherty
2009122
3
The effects of seaweed extract inclusion on gut morphology, selected intestinal microbiota, nutrient digestibility, volatile fatty acid concentrations and the immune status of the weaned pig
animal ·P. Reilly, J.V. O’Doherty, K.M. Pierce, J.J. Callan, John T. O’Sullivan, Torres Sweeney
2008118
4
Repeatability of feed efficiency, carcass ultrasound, feeding behavior, and blood metabolic variables in finishing heifers divergently selected for residual feed intake1
Journal of Animal Science ·A. K. Kelly, M. McGee, D. H. Crews, Torres Sweeney, T.M. Boland, D.A. Kenny
2010114
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Effect of dietary laminarin and fucoidan on selected microbiota, intestinal morphology and immune status of the newly weaned pig
British Journal Of Nutrition ·Ann Walsh, Torres Sweeney, C. J. O’Shea, David Noel Doyle, J.V. O’Doherty
2013111
6
Discrimination between Scrapie and Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in Sheep by Molecular Size, Immunoreactivity, and Glycoprofile of Prion Protein
Journal of Clinical Microbiology ·C. M. A. Thuring, J. H. F. Erkens, Jorg G. Jacobs, Alex Bossers, Lucien van Keulen, G.J. Garssen, F.G. van Zijderveld, Stephen Ryder, Martin H. Groschup, Torres Sweeney, Jan Langeveld
2004105
7
The effects of lactose inclusion and seaweed extract derived from Laminaria spp. on performance, digestibility of diet components and microbial populations in newly weaned pigs
Animal Feed Science and Technology ·J.V. O’Doherty, Stephanie M. Dillon, S. Figat, J.J. Callan, Torres Sweeney
2010105
8
Effect of purified β-glucans derived fromLaminaria digitata,Laminaria hyperboreaandSaccharomyces cerevisiaeon piglet performance, selected bacterial populations, volatile fatty acids and pro-inflammatory cytokines in the gastrointestinal tract of pigs
British Journal Of Nutrition ·Torres Sweeney, Colm B. Collins, P. Reilly, K.M. Pierce, Marion T. Ryan, J.V. O’Doherty
201295
9
Effect of maternal fish oil and seaweed extract supplementation on colostrum and milk composition, humoral immune response, and performance of suckled piglets1
Journal of Animal Science ·S. G. Leonard, Torres Sweeney, Bojlul Bahar, Brendan Lynch, J.V. O’Doherty
201092
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Molecular characteristics and antioxidant activity of laminarin extracted from the seaweed species Laminaria hyperborea, using hydrothermal-assisted extraction and a multi-step purification procedure
Food Hydrocolloids ·Gaurav Rajauria, Rajeev Ravindran, Marco García‐Vaquero, K. Dilip, Torres Sweeney, J.V. O’Doherty
202091
11
Brucella abortus detection by PCR assay in blood, milk and lymph tissue of serologically positive cows
Research in Veterinary Science ·Seónadh M. O’Leary, Michael Sheahan, Torres Sweeney
200691
12
Functional analysis of muscle gene expression profiles associated with tenderness and intramuscular fat content in pork
Meat Science ·Ruth M. Hamill, Jean McBryan, Chris McGee, Anne Maria Mullen, Torres Sweeney, Anita Talbot, Michael T. Cairns, Grace Davey
201288
13
The effect of cereal type and exogenous enzyme supplementation in pig diets on nutrient digestibility, intestinal microflora, volatile fatty acid concentration and manure ammonia emissions from finisher pigs
Animal Science ·J. M. O’Connell, Torres Sweeney, J.J. Callan, J.V. O’Doherty
200581
14
Serotypes and Virulence Profiles of Non-O157 Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Isolates from Bovine Farms
Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·Áine Monaghan, Brian Byrne, Séamus Fanning, Torres Sweeney, D.A. McDowell, Declan Bolton
201178
15
Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Pomegranate Peel Extracts on In Vitro Human Intestinal Caco-2 Cells and Ex Vivo Porcine Colonic Tissue Explants
Nutrients ·Fabio Mastrogiovanni, Anindya Mukhopadhya, Nicola Lacetera, Marion T. Ryan, Annalisa Romani, Roberta Bernini, Torres Sweeney
201977
16
Association of polymorphisms in candidate genes with colour, water-holding capacity, and composition traits in bovine M. longissimus and M. semimembranosus
Meat Science ·William Reardon, Anne Maria Mullen, Torres Sweeney, Ruth M. Hamill
201077
17
The effects of laminarin derived fromLaminaria digitataon measurements of gut health: selected bacterial populations, intestinal fermentation, mucin gene expression and cytokine gene expression in the pig
British Journal Of Nutrition ·Adam Smith, J.V. O’Doherty, P. Reilly, Marion T. Ryan, Bojlul Bahar, Torres Sweeney
201177
18
Is exposure to endocrine disrupting compounds during fetal/post-natal development affecting the reproductive potential of farm animals?
Domestic Animal Endocrinology ·Torres Sweeney
200272
19
The effect of lactose and inulin on intestinal morphology, selected microbial populations and volatile fatty acid concentrations in the gastro-intestinal tract of the weanling pig
Animal Science ·K.M. Pierce, Torres Sweeney, P. O. Brophy, J.J. Callan, Eamonn Fitzpatrick, P. McCarthy, J.V. O’Doherty
200671
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Major Histocompatibility ComplexDRB1 gene: its role in nematode resistance in Suffolk and Texel sheep breeds
Parasitology ·G. Sayers, Barbara Good, J. P. Hanrahan, Marion T. Ryan, J. M. Angles, Torres Sweeney
200570

About Torres Sweeney

Torres Sweeney is a scholar working on Animal Science and Zoology, Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Aquatic Science and Small Animals, having authored 276 papers that have together received 7.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Animal Nutrition and Physiology (113 papers), Meat and Animal Product Quality (53 papers), Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds (40 papers), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (23 papers), Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (20 papers), Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (17 papers), Reproductive Physiology in Livestock (17 papers) and Infant Nutrition and Health (16 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Animal Science and Zoology (2.5k citations), Aquatic Science (1.5k citations), Small Animals (885 citations), Nutrition and Dietetics (1.2k citations) and Agronomy and Crop Science (750 citations). Torres Sweeney has collaborated with scholars based in Ireland, United Kingdom and United States. Frequent co-authors include J.V. O’Doherty, Bojlul Bahar, Marion T. Ryan, J.J. Callan, Gaurav Rajauria, C. J. O’Shea, Marco García‐Vaquero, Ruth M. Hamill, Stafford Vigors and Anne Maria Mullen. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Animal Science, Animal Feed Science and Technology, Livestock Science, animal and British Journal Of Nutrition.

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