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Juan C. Sanchez-Hernandez

Juan C. Sanchez-Hernandez

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
38
Citations
4640
World Ranking
8713
National Ranking
272

Juan C. Sanchez-Hernandez publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Juan C. Sanchez-Hernandez sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 114 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Juan C. Sanchez-Hernandez D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Juan C. Sanchez-Hernandez sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Juan C. Sanchez-Hernandez is affiliated with the University of Castilla-La Mancha in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with significant contributions to agricultural and biological sciences.

The scientist's work spans various subfields, including pollution, soil science, ecology, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, as well as ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics.

Key research topics addressed by Sanchez-Hernandez include:

  • Pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts
  • Environmental toxicology and ecotoxicology
  • Pesticide and herbicide environmental studies
  • Microplastics and plastic pollution
  • Soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Insect utilization and effects

They have published extensively in several journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Agronomy
  • Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research

The scientist's recent publications highlight diverse interests within environmental science and bioremediation. Notable papers include:

  • "Potential Use of Earthworms to Enhance Decaying of Biodegradable Plastics" (2020), published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • "A toxicological perspective of plastic biodegradation by insect larvae" (2021), published in Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology
  • "Olive mill wastewater-evaporation ponds long term stored: Integrated assessment of in situ bioremediation strategies based on composting and vermicomposting" (2020), published in Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Microplastics make their way into the soil and rhizosphere: A review of the ecological consequences" (2022), published in Rhizosphere
  • "The ecology and evolution of the monito del monte, a relict species from the southern South America temperate forests" (2022), published in Ecology and Evolution

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Juan C. Sanchez-Hernandez include:

  • Yvan Capowiez
  • Pablo Sabat
  • Seth D. Newsome
  • Roberto F. Nespolo
  • Fatina Jouni

Best Publications

  • Biomagnification of mercury in an Antarctic marine coastal food web

    R. Bargagli;F. Monaci;J. C. Sanchez-Hernandez;D. Cateni

  • The Almadén district (Spain): anatomy of one of the world's largest Hg-contaminated sites.

    P. Higueras;R. Oyarzun;J. Lillo;J.C. Sánchez-Hernández

  • Earthworm biomarkers in ecological risk assessment.

    J. C. Sanchez-Hernandez

  • Effects of agricultural pond eutrophication on survival and health status of Scinax nasicus tadpoles.

    Paola M. Peltzer;Rafael C. Lajmanovich;Juan C. Sánchez-Hernandez;Mariana C. Cabagna

  • Mercury, cadmium and lead accumulation in Antarctic mosses growing along nutrient and moisture gradients

    R. Bargagli;J. C. Sanchez-Hernandez;L. Martella;F. Monaci

  • Organochlorine pollutants in soils and mosses from Victoria Land (Antarctica)

    Francesca Borghini;Joan O. Grimalt;Juan C. Sanchez-Hernandez;Roberto Bargagli

  • Earthworm biomarkers of pesticide contamination: Current status and perspectives

    Laura Rodríguez-Castellanos;Juan C. Sanchez-Hernandez

  • B-type esterases in the snail Xeropicta derbentina : An enzymological analysis to evaluate their use as biomarkers of pesticide exposure

    Christel Laguerre;Juan C. Sanchez-Hernandez;Heinz R. Köhler;Rita Triebskorn

  • Trace element contamination in Antarctic ecosystems.

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  • Hematological parameters of health status in the common toad Bufo arenarum in agroecosystems of Santa Fe Province, Argentina

    Gabriela Stringhini;Juán Sanchez-Hernandez;Mariana Cabagna;Paola Peltzer

  • Microplastics make their way into the soil and rhizosphere: A review of the ecological consequences

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  • The use of a lacertid lizard as a model for reptile ecotoxicology studies: Part 2 - Biomarkers of exposure and toxicity among pesticide exposed lizards

    Maria José Amaral;Rita C. Bicho;Miguel A. Carretero;Juan C. Sanchez-Hernandez

  • Carboxylesterase activity in earthworm gut contents: Potential (eco)toxicological implications.

    Juan C. Sanchez-Hernandez;Christophe Mazzia;Yvan Capowiez;Magali Rault

  • Potential Use of Earthworms to Enhance Decaying of Biodegradable Plastics

    Juan C. Sanchez-Hernandez;Yvan Capowiez;Kyoung S. Ro

  • A toxicological perspective of plastic biodegradation by insect larvae.

    Juan C. Sanchez-Hernandez

  • Temperature dependence of the distribution of organochlorine compounds in the mosses of the Andean mountains

    Joan O Grimalt;Francesca Borghini;Juan C Sanchez-Hernandez;Ricardo Barra

  • Organochlorine compounds in soils and sediments of the mountain Andean Lakes

    Francesca Borghini;Joan O. Grimalt;Juan C. Sanchez-Hernandez;Ricardo Barra

  • Biomarker responses at different levels of biological organisation in crabs (Carcinus aestuarii) experimentally exposed to benzo(α)pyrene

    M.C Fossi;S Casini;C Savelli;C Corbelli

  • Short-term response of soil enzyme activities in a chlorpyrifos-treated mesocosm: Use of enzyme-based indexes

    Juan C. Sanchez-Hernandez;Marco Sandoval;Antoine Pierart;Antoine Pierart

  • Soil enzyme dynamics in chlorpyrifos-treated soils under the influence of earthworms

    Juan C. Sanchez-Hernandez;J. Notario del Pino;Yvan Capowiez;Christophe Mazzia

  • Bioavailability of PAHs in the Biobio river (Chile): MFO activity and biliary fluorescence in juvenile Oncorhynchus mykiss.

    R. Barra;J.C. Sanchez-Hernandez;R. Orrego;O. Parra

  • Baseline concentrations of elements in the Antarctic macrolichen Umbilicaria decussata

    R. Bargagli;J.C. Sanchez-Hernandez;F. Monaci

  • Olive mill wastewater-evaporation ponds long term stored: Integrated assessment of in situ bioremediation strategies based on composting and vermicomposting

    J.A. Sáez;M.D. Pérez-Murcia;A. Vico;M.R. Martínez-Gallardo

Frequent Co-Authors

Pablo Sabat
Pablo Sabat University of Chile
Montserrat Solé
Montserrat Solé Spanish National Research Council
Yvan Capowiez
Yvan Capowiez University of Avignon
Jorge Domínguez
Jorge Domínguez Universidade de Vigo
Ricardo Barra
Ricardo Barra University of Concepción
Maria Cristina Fossi
Maria Cristina Fossi University of Siena
Francisco Bozinovic
Francisco Bozinovic Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Silvano Focardi
Silvano Focardi University of Siena
Seth D. Newsome
Seth D. Newsome University of New Mexico
Joan O. Grimalt
Joan O. Grimalt Spanish National Research Council

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