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Francisco A. Tomás-Barberán

Francisco A. Tomás-Barberán

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Biology and Biochemistry
Spain
2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
136
Citations
64246
World Ranking
341
National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Spain Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Spain Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Spain Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Francisco A. Tomás-Barberán is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research spans multiple disciplines primarily within medicine and agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions to plant science, nutrition and dietetics, biochemistry, molecular biology, and food science.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics such as pomegranate compositions and health benefits, phytochemicals and antioxidant activities, studies related to Cynara cardunculus, postharvest quality and shelf life management, metabolomics and mass spectrometry studies, phytase applications, and research on Ginkgo biloba and cashew products.

Major recent papers authored or co-authored by Francisco A. Tomás-Barberán include:

  • Novel Approaches in the Valorization of Agricultural Wastes and Their Applications (2022, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry)
  • Where to Look into the Puzzle of Polyphenols and Health? The Postbiotics and Gut Microbiota Associated with Human Metabotypes (2020, Molecular Nutrition & Food Research)
  • Urolithins: a Comprehensive Update on their Metabolism, Bioactivity, and Associated Gut Microbiota (2022, Molecular Nutrition & Food Research)
  • Mitophagy curtails cytosolic mtDNA-dependent activation of cGAS/STING inflammation during aging (2024, Nature Communications)
  • Bioactive compounds in lettuce: Highlighting the benefits to human health and impacts of preharvest and postharvest practices (2021, Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety)

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated on several projects include:

  • Rocío García-Villalba
  • Juan Carlos Espín
  • María V. Selma
  • David Beltrán
  • C. García

Francisco A. Tomás-Barberán frequently publishes in various scientific journals where their work appears multiple times, especially in:

  • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • Molecular Nutrition & Food Research
  • Food & Function
  • Nature Communications
  • Food Research International

Best Publications

  • ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF POMEGRANATE JUICE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH PHENOLIC COMPOSITION AND PROCESSING

    María I. Gil;Francisco A. Tomás-Barberán;Betty Hess-Pierce;Deirdre M. Holcroft

  • Flavonoids in Food and Their Health Benefits

    Yao Lh;Jiang Ym;Shi J;Tomás-Barberán Fa

  • Phenolic compounds and related enzymes as determinants of quality in fruits and vegetables

    Francisco A Tomás-Barberán;Juan Carlos Espín

  • Interaction between Phenolics and Gut Microbiota: Role in Human Health

    María V. Selma;Juan C. Espín;Francisco A. Tomás-Barberán

  • Antioxidant capacities, phenolic compounds, carotenoids, and vitamin C contents of nectarine, peach, and plum cultivars from California.

    María I Gil;Francisco A Tomás-Barberán;Betty Hess-Pierce;Adel A Kader

  • The effects of polyphenols and other bioactives on human health

    César G. Fraga;Kevin D. Croft;David O. Kennedy;Francisco A. Tomás-Barberán

  • Nutraceuticals: facts and fiction.

    Juan Carlos Espín;María Teresa García-Conesa;Francisco A. Tomás-Barberán

  • HPLC-DAD-ESIMS Analysis of phenolic compounds in nectarines, peaches, and plums

    Francisco A. Tomas-Barberan;Maria I. Gil;Paedar Cremin;Andrew L. Waterhouse

  • Characterization and Quantitation of Antioxidant Constituents of Sweet Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)

    Alicia Marin;Federico Ferreres;Francisco A. Tomas-Barberan;Maria I. Gil

  • Stability of polyphenols in chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) subjected to in vitro gastric and pancreatic digestion

    M.-J. Bermúdez-Soto;F.-A. Tomás-Barberán;M.-T. García-Conesa

  • Characterisation of polyphenols and antioxidant properties of five lettuce varieties and escarole.

    Rafael Llorach;Ascensión Martínez-Sánchez;Francisco A. Tomás-Barberán;María I. Gil

  • Effect of postharvest storage and processing on the antioxidant constituents (flavonoids and vitamin C) of fresh-cut spinach.

    María I. Gil;Federico Ferreres;Francisco A. Tomás-Barberán

  • Anti-inflammatory properties of a pomegranate extract and its metabolite urolithin-A in a colitis rat model and the effect of colon inflammation on phenolic metabolism

    Mar Larrosa;Antonio González-Sarrías;María J. Yáñez-Gascón;María V. Selma

  • Biological significance of urolithins, the gut microbial ellagic Acid-derived metabolites: the evidence so far.

    Juan Carlos Espín;Mar Larrosa;María Teresa García-Conesa;Francisco Tomás-Barberán

  • The dietary hydrolysable tannin punicalagin releases ellagic acid that induces apoptosis in human colon adenocarcinoma Caco-2 cells by using the mitochondrial pathway.

    Mar Larrosa;Francisco A. Tomás-Barberán;Juan Carlos Espín

  • The gut microbiota: A key factor in the therapeutic effects of (poly)phenols

    Juan Carlos Espín;Antonio González-Sarrías;Francisco A. Tomás-Barberán

  • Flavanones, chalcones and dihydrochalcones – nature, occurrence and dietary burden

    Francisco A Tomás-Barberán;Michael N Clifford

  • Resveratrol and clinical trials: the crossroad from in vitro studies to human evidence.

    Joao Tomé-Carneiro;Mar Larrosa;Antonio González-Sarrías;Francisco A. Tomás-Barberán

  • HPLC flavonoid profiles as markers for the botanical origin of European unifloral honeys

    Francisco A Tomás-Barberán;Isabel Martos;Federico Ferreres;Branka S Radovic

  • Varietal differences among the polyphenol profiles of seven table grape cultivars studied by LC-DAD-MS-MS.

    Emma Cantos;Juan Carlos Espin;Francisco A. Tomas-Barberan

Frequent Co-Authors

Juan Carlos Espín
Juan Carlos Espín Spanish National Research Council
Federico Ferreres
Federico Ferreres Catholic University of Murcia
María I. Gil
María I. Gil Spanish National Research Council
Antonio González-Sarrías
Antonio González-Sarrías Spanish National Research Council
Cristina García-Viguera
Cristina García-Viguera Spanish National Research Council
María V. Selma
María V. Selma Spanish National Research Council
Angel Gil-Izquierdo
Angel Gil-Izquierdo Spanish National Research Council
Francisco Artés
Francisco Artés Polytechnic University of Cartagena
Christine Morand
Christine Morand University of Clermont Auvergne
Ana Allende
Ana Allende Spanish National Research Council

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