World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
46
Citations
8367
World Ranking
15974
National Ranking
691

Overview

Christelle Lopez is affiliated with the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) in France. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. The scientist's work is focused notably on Food Science, Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Biochemistry, and Endocrinology.

Lopez's scientific output includes publications in frequent venues such as:

  • Food Research International
  • Current Research in Food Science
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Industrial Crops and Products
  • Foods

Some recent papers authored by Lopez include:

  • Oil Bodies from Chia (Salvia hispanica L.) and Camelina (Camelina sativa L.) Seeds for Innovative Food Applications: Microstructure, Composition and Physical Stability, 2023, Foods
  • Walnut (Juglans regia L.) kernel oil bodies recovered by aqueous extraction for utilization as ingredient in food emulsions: Exploration of their microstructure, composition and the effects of homogenization, pH, and salt ions on their physical stability, 2023, Food Research International
  • Bioinspired co-polyesters of hydroxy-fatty acids extracted from tomato peel agro-wastes and glycerol with tunable mechanical, thermal and barrier properties, 2021, Industrial Crops and Products
  • Loading of lutein in egg-sphingomyelin vesicles as lipid carriers: Thermotropic phase behaviour, structure of sphingosome membranes and lutein crystals, 2020, Food Research International

Co-authorship collaborations frequently include Hanitra Rabesona, Marc Anton, Elisabeth David-Briand, Franck Artzner, and Bruno Novalès.

The main research topics addressed by Lopez cover:

  • Proteins in Food Systems
  • Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Microencapsulation and Drying Processes
  • Escherichia coli research studies
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods

Additionally, Lopez has contributed to book publications, including a work published by Springer Nature titled Multidimensional Characterization of Dietary Lipids in 2024.

Best Publications

  • The linear relationship between the proportion of fresh grass in the cow diet, milk fatty acid composition, and butter properties.

    Sébastien Couvreur;Catherine Hurtaud;Christelle Lopez;Luc Delaby

  • Phospholipid, sphingolipid, and fatty acid compositions of the milk fat globule membrane are modified by diet.

    Christelle Lopez;Valerie Briard-Bion;Olivia Menard;Florence Rousseau

  • Buffalo vs. cow milk fat globules: Size distribution, zeta-potential, compositions in total fatty acids and in polar lipids from the milk fat globule membrane

    Olivia Ménard;Sarfraz Ahmad;Florence Rousseau;Valérie Briard-Bion

  • Milk fat globules enveloped by their biological membrane: Unique colloidal assemblies with a specific composition and structure

    Christelle Lopez;Christelle Lopez

  • Multiscale structures of lipids in foods as parameters affecting fatty acid bioavailability and lipid metabolism.

    Marie Caroline Michalski;Claude Genot;Constance Gayet;Christelle Lopez

  • Human milk fat globules: Polar lipid composition and in situ structural investigations revealing the heterogeneous distribution of proteins and the lateral segregation of sphingomyelin in the biological membrane

    Christelle Lopez;Olivia Ménard

  • Lipid rafts in the bovine milk fat globule membrane revealed by the lateral segregation of phospholipids and heterogeneous distribution of glycoproteins

    Christelle Lopez;Marie-Noëlle Madec;Rafael Jimenez-Flores

  • Fat globules selected from whole milk according to their size: Different compositions and structure of the biomembrane, revealing sphingomyelin-rich domains

    Christelle Lopez;Valérie Briard-Bion;Olivia Ménard;Eric Beaucher

  • Thermal and structural behavior of milk fat. 3. Influence of cooling rate and droplet size on cream crystallization.

    Christelle Lopez;Claudie Bourgaux;Pierre Lesieur;Sophie Bernadou

  • Free fat, surface fat and dairy powders : interactions between process and product. A review

    Marie-Laure Vignolles;Romain Jeantet;Christelle Lopez;Pierre Schuck

  • Organization of lipids in milks, infant milk formulas and various dairy products: role of technological processes and potential impacts

    Christelle Lopez;Christelle Lopez;Chantal Cauty;Chantal Cauty;Fanny Guyomarc’h;Fanny Guyomarc’h

  • Thermal and Structural Behavior of Milk Fat.

    Christelle Lopez;Pierre Lesieur;Claudie Bourgaux;Gérard Keller

  • Development of the milk fat microstructure during the manufacture and ripening of Emmental cheese observed by confocal laser scanning microscopy

    Christelle Lopez;Bénédicte Camier;Jean-Yves Gassi

  • Effect of the size and interface composition of milk fat globules on their in vitro digestion by the human pancreatic lipase: Native versus homogenized milk fat globules

    Amélie Berton;Amélie Berton;Stéphanie Rouvellac;Stéphanie Rouvellac;Benoit Robert;Florence Rousseau

  • Focus on the supramolecular structure of milk fat in dairy products

    Christelle Lopez

  • The size and interfacial composition of milk fat globules are key factors controlling triglycerides bioavailability in simulated human gastro-duodenal digestion

    Cyrielle Garcia;Cyrielle Garcia;Claudine Antona;Claudine Antona;Benoit Robert;Benoit Robert;Christelle Lopez;Christelle Lopez

  • Thermal and structural behavior of anhydrous milk fat. 3. Influence of cooling rate.

    Christelle Lopez;P Lesieur;P Lesieur;C Bourgaux;M Ollivon

  • Thermal and structural behavior of milk fat. 1. Unstable species of cream.

    Christelle Lopez;Pierre Lesieur;Gérard Keller;Michel Ollivon

  • Lipolysis during ripening of Emmental cheese considering organization of fat and preferential localization of bacteria.

    Christelle Lopez;Marie-Bernadette Maillard;Valerie Briard-Bion;Benedicte Camier

  • Milk fat and primary fractions obtained by dry fractionation 1. Chemical composition and crystallisation properties.

    Christelle Lopez;Claudie Bourgaux;Pierre Lesieur;Alain Riaublanc

Frequent Co-Authors

Michel Ollivon
Michel Ollivon University of Paris-Saclay
Jean-Jacques Ehrhardt
Jean-Jacques Ehrhardt Laboratoire de Chimie Physique et Microbiologie pour l'Environnement
Hamadi Attia
Hamadi Attia University of Sfax
Patrice Martin
Patrice Martin INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Sandra E. Kentish
Sandra E. Kentish University of Melbourne
Rachel Rupp
Rachel Rupp Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Saïd Bouhallab
Saïd Bouhallab INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Daniel Tomé
Daniel Tomé AgroParisTech
Jean-Louis Peyraud
Jean-Louis Peyraud INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Bruno Martin
Bruno Martin INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Studying Chemistry in the USA opens diverse career opportunities that can be enhanced through related online degrees. For those interested in interdisciplinary roles, exploring programs such as criminal justice can offer valuable insights. Understanding the criminal justice degree cost is essential when considering an additional qualification.

Many students opt for flexible learning through the best online associates in criminal justice to supplement their scientific expertise with a complementary skill set. This can lead to careers in regulatory affairs or safety compliance within the chemical industry.

For those leaning towards legal support roles, chemistry graduates may find value in the types of paralegals and salaries information, which highlights diverse paralegal specializations and potential earnings. This pathway can integrate well with patent law or environmental regulation sectors.

Another promising avenue is pharmaceutical sales, where a strong chemistry background is a significant advantage. Learning about the pharmaceutical sales salary and career paths can help students assess the financial and professional benefits of this field.

Best Scientists Citing Christelle Lopez

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles