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Francisco J. Barba

Francisco J. Barba

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Biology and Biochemistry
Spain
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
108
Citations
39509
World Ranking
1057
National Ranking
8

Chemistry

D-Index
103
Citations
34888
World Ranking
1124
National Ranking
18

Francisco J. Barba 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 Francisco J. Barba sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 446 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Francisco J. Barba 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 Francisco J. Barba 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: 108 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Food science
  • Enzyme
  • Biochemistry

Francisco J. Barba focuses on Extraction, Food science, Biotechnology, Food industry and Antioxidant. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Yield, Ethanol, Polyphenol and Aqueous solution. His Food products, Anthocyanin and Fermentation study, which is part of a larger body of work in Food science, is frequently linked to Ascorbic acid, bridging the gap between disciplines.

Francisco J. Barba combines subjects such as Organoleptic, Food safety, Shelf life and Biochemical engineering with his study of Biotechnology. His Food industry study combines topics in areas such as Waste management, Food processing, Nutraceutical and Solvent. The Antioxidant study which covers Enzyme that intersects with Food technology and Ingredient.

His most cited work include:

  • Current applications and new opportunities for the use of pulsed electric fields in food science and industry (281 citations)
  • Green alternative methods for the extraction of antioxidant bioactive compounds from winery wastes and by-products: A review (266 citations)
  • Analytical Methods for Determining Bioavailability and Bioaccessibility of Bioactive Compounds from Fruits and Vegetables: A Review (258 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Francisco J. Barba mainly investigates Food science, Extraction, Antioxidant, Polyphenol and Chromatography. His study in the fields of Carotenoid, Shelf life and Fermentation under the domain of Food science overlaps with other disciplines such as Pascalization and Ascorbic acid. His Fermentation study frequently links to other fields, such as Lactic acid.

The various areas that he examines in his Extraction study include Yield, Ethanol, Solvent, Aqueous solution and Response surface methodology. As part of his studies on Antioxidant, Francisco J. Barba often connects relevant subjects like Antimicrobial.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Food science (52.30%)
  • Extraction (27.12%)
  • Antioxidant (18.64%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2019-2021)?

  • Food science (52.30%)
  • Extraction (27.12%)
  • Antioxidant (18.64%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His scientific interests lie mostly in Food science, Extraction, Antioxidant, Food processing and Fermentation. Particularly relevant to Shelf life is his body of work in Food science. His Extraction research is classified as research in Chromatography.

His research investigates the connection between Antioxidant and topics such as Carotenoid that intersect with problems in Anti-inflammatory, Vitamin and Bioavailability. His study in Food processing is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Marketing, Biotechnology, Food industry and Biochemical engineering. He interconnects Biofuel, Fermentation in food processing, Lactic acid and Pulp and paper industry in the investigation of issues within Fermentation.

Between 2019 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • A review of sustainable and intensified techniques for extraction of food and natural products (94 citations)
  • Functional Foods: Product Development, Technological Trends, Efficacy Testing, and Safety. (71 citations)
  • Edible films/coating with tailored properties for active packaging of meat, fish and derived products (42 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Food science
  • Enzyme
  • Biochemistry

Francisco J. Barba mostly deals with Food science, Food processing, Shelf life, Biotechnology and Quality. Francisco J. Barba has included themes like Amino acid, Extraction, Polyphenol, Antioxidant and Food spoilage in his Food science study. His studies deal with areas such as Ethanol, Solvent, Lactobacillus casei, Kaempferol and Carotenoid as well as Extraction.

As a member of one scientific family, Francisco J. Barba mostly works in the field of Food processing, focusing on Marketing and, on occasion, Food additive. His work carried out in the field of Biotechnology brings together such families of science as Obesity and Seafood processing. His Quality study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Poultry meat, Biopreservation and Biochemical engineering.

Best Publications

  • A Comprehensive Review on Lipid Oxidation in Meat and Meat Products.

    Rubén Domínguez;Mirian Pateiro;Mohammed Gagaoua;Francisco J. Barba

  • Green alternative methods for the extraction of antioxidant bioactive compounds from winery wastes and by-products: A review

    Francisco J. Barba;Zhenzhou Zhu;Mohamed Koubaa;Anderson S. Sant'Ana

  • Functional Foods: Product Development, Technological Trends, Efficacy Testing, and Safety.

    Daniel Granato;Francisco J. Barba;Danijela Bursać Kovačević;José M. Lorenzo

  • Current applications and new opportunities for the use of pulsed electric fields in food science and industry

    Francisco J. Barba;Oleksii Parniakov;Sofia A. Pereira;Artur Wiktor

  • Analytical Methods for Determining Bioavailability and Bioaccessibility of Bioactive Compounds from Fruits and Vegetables: A Review

    Juana M. Carbonell-Capella;Magdalena Buniowska;Francisco J. Barba;María J. Esteve

  • A review of sustainable and intensified techniques for extraction of food and natural products

    Farid Chemat;Maryline Abert Vian;Anne-Sylvie Fabiano-Tixier;Marinela Nutrizio

  • An overview of the traditional and innovative approaches for pectin extraction from plant food wastes and by-products: Ultrasound-, microwaves-, and enzyme-assisted extraction

    Mirela Marić;Antonela Ninčević Grassino;Zhenzhou Zhu;Francisco J. Barba

  • Bioactive peptides as natural antioxidants in food products – A review

    Jose M. Lorenzo;Paulo E.S. Munekata;Belen Gómez;Francisco J. Barba

  • Nanoencapsulation of Promising Bioactive Compounds to Improve Their Absorption, Stability, Functionality and the Appearance of the Final Food Products.

    Mirian Pateiro;Belén Gómez;Paulo E S Munekata;Francisco J Barba

  • Bioactive Compounds and Quality of Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

    Cecilia Jimenez-Lopez;Cecilia Jimenez-Lopez;Maria Carpena;Catarina Lourenço-Lopes;Maria Gallardo-Gomez

  • Active packaging films with natural antioxidants to be used in meat industry: A review

    Rubén Domínguez;Francisco J. Barba;Belén Gómez;Predrag Putnik

  • Edible films/coating with tailored properties for active packaging of meat, fish and derived products

    Pramila Umaraw;Paulo E.S. Munekata;Akhilesh K. Verma;Francisco J. Barba

  • Berries extracts as natural antioxidants in meat products: A review.

    José Manuel Lorenzo;Mirian Pateiro;Rubén Domínguez;Francisco J. Barba

  • Application of seaweeds to develop new food products with enhanced shelf-life, quality and health-related beneficial properties.

    Shahin Roohinejad;Mohamed Koubaa;Francisco J. Barba;Sania Saljoughian

  • Emerging opportunities for the effective valorization of wastes and by-products generated during olive oil production process: Non-conventional methods for the recovery of high-added value compounds

    Elena Roselló-Soto;Mohamed Koubaa;Amine Moubarik;Rita P. Lopes

  • Clean recovery of antioxidant compounds from plant foods, by-products and algae assisted by ultrasounds processing. Modeling approaches to optimize processing conditions

    Elena Roselló-Soto;Charis M. Galanakis;Mladen Brnčić;Vibeke Orlien

  • Bioavailability of Glucosinolates and Their Breakdown Products: Impact of Processing.

    Francisco J. Barba;Nooshin Nikmaram;Shahin Roohinejad;Anissa Khelfa

  • Innovative “Green” and Novel Strategies for the Extraction of Bioactive Added Value Compounds from Citrus Wastes—A Review

    Predrag Putnik;Danijela Bursać Kovačević;Anet Režek Jambrak;Francisco J Barba

  • An integrated strategy between food chemistry, biology, nutrition, pharmacology, and statistics in the development of functional foods: A proposal

    Daniel Granato;Domingos Sávio Nunes;Francisco J. Barba

  • New Approaches for the Use of Non-conventional Cell Disruption Technologies to Extract Potential Food Additives and Nutraceuticals from Microalgae

    Francisco J. Barba;Nabil Grimi;Eugène Vorobiev

  • Essential oils as natural additives to prevent oxidation reactions in meat and meat products: A review.

    Mirian Pateiro;Francisco J. Barba;Rubén Domínguez;Anderson S. Sant'Ana

  • New opportunities and perspectives of high pressure treatment to improve health and safety attributes of foods. A review

    Francisco J. Barba;Francisco J. Barba;Netsanet Shiferaw Terefe;Roman Buckow;Dietrich Knorr

Frequent Co-Authors

José M. Lorenzo
José M. Lorenzo Universidade de Vigo
Paulo E.S. Munekata
Paulo E.S. Munekata Centro Tecnologico de la Carne
Amin Mousavi Khaneghah
Amin Mousavi Khaneghah ITMO University
Nabil Grimi
Nabil Grimi University of Technology of Compiègne
Eugène Vorobiev
Eugène Vorobiev University of Technology of Compiègne
Igor Tomasevic
Igor Tomasevic University of Belgrade
Luigi Lucini
Luigi Lucini Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Nikolai Lebovka
Nikolai Lebovka University of Technology of Compiègne
Daniel Granato
Daniel Granato University of Limerick
Ralf Greiner
Ralf Greiner Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

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