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Blanca Hernández-Ledesma

Blanca Hernández-Ledesma

Spanish National Research Council
Spain

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
57
Citations
11723
World Ranking
13836
National Ranking
290

Blanca Hernández-Ledesma publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Blanca Hernández-Ledesma sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 163 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Blanca Hernández-Ledesma D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Blanca Hernández-Ledesma sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Blanca Hernández-Ledesma is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, agricultural and biological sciences, and medicine.

The scientist's work covers diverse subfields including molecular biology, food science, nutrition and dietetics, physiology, and insect science. Their main topics of research feature protein hydrolysis and bioactive peptides, biochemical effects in animals, insect utilization and effects, consumer attitudes and food labeling, algal biology and biofuel production, biochemical analysis and sensing techniques, and proteins in food systems.

Hernández-Ledesma's recent publications include:

  • Pseudocereal grains: Nutritional value, health benefits and current applications for the development of gluten-free foods (2020, Food and Chemical Toxicology)
  • Current Evidence on the Bioavailability of Food Bioactive Peptides (2020, Molecules)
  • A Review on the Extraction and Processing of Natural Source-Derived Proteins through Eco-Innovative Approaches (2021, Processes)
  • Bioactivity and Digestibility of Microalgae Tetraselmis sp. and Nannochloropsis sp. as Basis of Their Potential as Novel Functional Foods (2023, Nutrients)
  • Gastrointestinal Digestion of Food Proteins under the Effects of Released Bioactive Peptides on Digestive Health (2020, Molecular Nutrition & Food Research)

The scientist frequently publishes in journals such as Foods, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Nutrients, Preprints.org, and Food Chemistry.

Collaborations are a notable part of Hernández-Ledesma's work, with frequent coauthors including Samuel Paterson, Pilar Gómez-Cortés, Samuel Fernández-Tomé, Cristina Martínez-Villaluenga, and Giselle Franca-Oliveira.

Best Publications

  • Preparation of antioxidant enzymatic hydrolysates from alpha-lactalbumin and beta-lactoglobulin. Identification of active peptides by HPLC-MS/MS.

    Blanca Hernández-Ledesma;Alberto Dávalos;Begoña Bartolomé;Lourdes Amigo

  • Antihypertensive peptides: Production, bioavailability and incorporation into foods

    Blanca Hernández-Ledesma;María del Mar Contreras;Isidra Recio

  • Identification of bioactive peptides after digestion of human milk and infant formula with pepsin and pancreatin

    Blanca Hernández-Ledesma;Ana Quirós;Lourdes Amigo;Isidra Recio

  • Novel tacrine-melatonin hybrids as dual-acting drugs for Alzheimer disease, with improved acetylcholinesterase inhibitory and antioxidant properties.

    María Isabel Rodríguez-Franco;María Isabel Fernández-Bachiller;Concepción Pérez;Blanca Hernández-Ledesma

  • Antihypertensive peptides from food proteins: a review

    Daniel Martínez-Maqueda;Beatriz Miralles;Isidra Recio;Blanca Hernández-Ledesma

  • Identification of antioxidant and ACE-inhibitory peptides in fermented milk

    Blanca Hernández-Ledesma;Beatriz Miralles;Lourdes Amigo;Mercedes Ramos

  • Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitory activity in commercial fermented products. Formation of peptides under simulated gastrointestinal digestion.

    Blanca Hernández-Ledesma;Lourdes Amigo;Mercedes Ramos;Isidra Recio

  • Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of cancer preventive peptide lunasin in RAW 264.7 macrophages.

    Blanca Hernández-Ledesma;Chia Chien Hsieh;Ben O. de Lumen

  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitory Activity of Peptides Derived from Caprine Kefir

    A. Quirós;B. Hernández-Ledesma;M. Ramos;L. Amigo

  • Dipeptidyl peptidase-IV inhibitory peptides generated by tryptic hydrolysis of a whey protein concentrate rich in β-lactoglobulin

    Silvana T. Silveira;Daniel Martínez-Maqueda;Isidra Recio;Blanca Hernández-Ledesma

  • Beta-lactoglobulin as source of bioactive peptides.

    B. Hernández-Ledesma;I. Recio;L. Amigo

  • Production of antioxidant hydrolyzates from a whey protein concentrate with thermolysin: Optimization by response surface methodology

    María del Mar Contreras;Blanca Hernández-Ledesma;Lourdes Amigo;Pedro J. Martín-Álvarez

  • Nutritional and biological value of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.)

    Rubén Vilcacundo;Blanca Hernández-Ledesma

  • Pseudocereal grains: Nutritional value, health benefits and current applications for the development of gluten-free foods

    Cristina Martínez-Villaluenga;Elena Peñas;Blanca Hernández-Ledesma

  • Release of dipeptidyl peptidase IV, α-amylase and α-glucosidase inhibitory peptides from quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) during in vitro simulated gastrointestinal digestion

    Rubén Vilcacundo;Cristina Martínez-Villaluenga;Blanca Hernández-Ledesma

  • Dairy protein hydrolysates: Peptides for health benefits

    Blanca Hernández-Ledesma;María José García-Nebot;Samuel Fernández-Tomé;Lourdes Amigo

  • Lunasin, a novel seed peptide for cancer prevention

    Blanca Hernández-Ledesma;Chia Chien Hsieh;Ben O. de Lumen

  • Preparation of ovine and caprine β-lactoglobulin hydrolysates with ACE-inhibitory activity. Identification of active peptides from caprine β-lactoglobulin hydrolysed with thermolysin

    Blanca Hernández-Ledesma;Isidra Recio;Mercedes Ramos;Lourdes Amigo

  • ACE-Inhibitory and Radical-Scavenging Activity of Peptides Derived from β-Lactoglobulin f(19−25). Interactions with Ascorbic Acid

    Blanca Hernández-Ledesma;Lourdes Amigo;Isidra Recio;Begoña Bartolomé

  • Protein degradation and peptide release from milk proteins in human jejunum. Comparison with in vitro gastrointestinal simulation

    Javier Sanchón;Samuel Fernández-Tomé;Beatriz Miralles;Blanca Hernández-Ledesma

Frequent Co-Authors

Isidra Recio
Isidra Recio Spanish National Research Council
Mercedes Ramos
Mercedes Ramos Spanish National Research Council
Cristina Martínez-Villaluenga
Cristina Martínez-Villaluenga Spanish National Research Council
Begoña Bartolomé
Begoña Bartolomé Spanish National Research Council
Pedro J. Martín-Álvarez
Pedro J. Martín-Álvarez Spanish National Research Council
Luis Goya
Luis Goya Spanish National Research Council
Sonia Ramos
Sonia Ramos Spanish National Research Council
Javier P. Gisbert
Javier P. Gisbert Autonomous University of Madrid
Teresa Requena
Teresa Requena Spanish National Research Council
María Monagas
María Monagas Spanish National Research Council

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