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Libia Sanz
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Biology and Biochemistry
Spain
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
84
Citations
20038
World Ranking
3392
National Ranking
40

Libia Sanz 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 Libia Sanz sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 242 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Libia Sanz 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 Libia Sanz 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: 84 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Libia Sanz is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Immunology and Microbiology. Their work spans numerous specialized areas, including Genetics, Virology, Global and Planetary Change, Molecular Biology, and Paleontology.

The scientist's research primarily focuses on topics related to Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies, Rabies epidemiology and control, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology, Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research, Vector-borne infectious diseases, and Healthcare and Venom Research.

Libia Sanz has contributed to various publication venues, frequently publishing in:

  • Journal of Proteomics
  • Toxicon
  • Toxicon X
  • Journal of Proteome Research
  • Molecular Ecology

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Libia Sanz include:

  • Venomics and antivenomics of the poorly studied Brazil's lancehead, Bothrops brazili (Hoge, 1954), from the Brazilian State of Pará, 2020, The Journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases
  • The molecular basis of venom resistance in a rattlesnake-squirrel predator-prey system, 2020, Molecular Ecology
  • Interpopulational variation and ontogenetic shift in the venom composition of Lataste's viper (Vipera latastei, Boscá 1878) from northern Portugal, 2022, Journal of Proteomics
  • Isolation and characterization of cytotoxic and insulin-releasing components from the venom of the black-necked spitting cobra Naja nigricollis (Elapidae), 2020, Toxicon X
  • Venomics of the Duvernoy's gland secretion of the false coral snake Rhinobothryum bovallii (Andersson, 1916) and assessment of venom lethality towards synapsid and diapsid animal models, 2020, Journal of Proteomics

The scientist often collaborates with various researchers, including:

  • Juan J. Calvete
  • Bruno Lomonte
  • Cleópatra Alves da Silva Caldeira
  • Sarai Quesada-Bernat
  • Alícia Pérez

Best Publications

  • Protein kinase C zeta isoform is critical for kappa B-dependent promoter activation by sphingomyelinase.

    J Lozano;E Berra;M M Municio;M T Diaz-Meco

  • The king cobra genome reveals dynamic gene evolution and adaptation in the snake venom system

    Freek J. Vonk;Freek J. Vonk;Freek J. Vonk;Nicholas R. Casewell;Nicholas R. Casewell;Christiaan V. Henkel;Alysha M. Heimberg

  • Snake venomics. Strategy and applications.

    Juan J. Calvete;Paula Juárez;Libia Sanz

  • Venoms, venomics, antivenomics

    Juan J. Calvete;Libia Sanz;Yamileth Angulo;Bruno Lomonte

  • Seminal plasma proteins: what role do they play?

    Heriberto Rodríguez-Martínez;Ulrik Kvist;Jan Ernerudh;Libia Sanz

  • Snake Venomics of the Lancehead Pitviper Bothrops asper: Geographic, Individual, and Ontogenetic Variations

    Alberto Alape-Girón;Libia Sanz;José Escolano;Marietta Flores-Díaz

  • Snake venom disintegrins: evolution of structure and function.

    Juan J. Calvete;Cezary Marcinkiewicz;Daniel Monleón;Vicent Esteve;Vicent Esteve

  • Evidence for a role of MEK and MAPK during signal transduction by protein kinase C zeta.

    E. Berra;M. T. Díaz-Meco;J. Lozano;S. Frutos

  • Medically important differences in snake venom composition are dictated by distinct postgenomic mechanisms

    Nicholas R. Casewell;Simon C. Wagstaff;Wolfgang Wüster;Darren A. N. Cook

  • Spermadhesins: A new protein family. Facts, hypotheses and perspectives

    E. Töpfer-Petersen;A. Romero;P. F. Varela;M. Ekhlasi-Hundrieser

  • Snake Venomics of the Central American Rattlesnake Crotalus simus and the South American Crotalus durissus Complex Points to Neurotoxicity as an Adaptive Paedomorphic Trend along Crotalus Dispersal in South America

    Juan J Calvete;Libia Sanz;Pedro Cid;Pilar de la Torre

  • Evidence for the in vitro and in vivo interaction of Ras with protein kinase C zeta.

    M T Diaz-Meco;J Lozano;M M Municio;E Berra

  • Snake population venomics and antivenomics of Bothrops atrox: Paedomorphism along its transamazonian dispersal and implications of geographic venom variability on snakebite management

    Juan J. Calvete;Libia Sanz;Alicia Pérez;Adolfo Borges

  • Snake venomics and antivenomics : Proteomic tools in the design and control of antivenoms for the treatment of snakebite envenoming

    José María Gutiérrez;Bruno Lomonte;Guillermo León;Alberto Alape-Girón

  • Positioning atypical protein kinase C isoforms in the UV-induced apoptotic signaling cascade.

    E Berra;M M Municio;L Sanz;S Frutos

  • Snake venomics and antivenomics of Bothrops atrox venoms from Colombia and the Amazon regions of Brazil, Perú and Ecuador suggest the occurrence of geographic variation of venom phenotype by a trend towards paedomorphism

    Vitelbina Núñez;Pedro Cid;Libia Sanz;Pilar De La Torre

  • Exploring the venom proteome of the western diamondback rattlesnake, Crotalus atrox, via snake venomics and combinatorial peptide ligand library approaches.

    Juan J Calvete;Elisa Fasoli;Libia Sanz;Egisto Boschetti

  • Snake venomics and antivenomics of Crotalus durissus subspecies from Brazil: assessment of geographic variation and its implication on snakebite management.

    Johara Boldrini-França;Carlos Corrêa-Netto;Marliete Silva;Renata S. Rodrigues

  • Snake venomics of African spitting cobras: toxin composition and assessment of congeneric cross-reactivity of the pan-African EchiTAb-Plus-ICP antivenom by antivenomics and neutralization approaches.

    Daniel Petras;Daniel Petras;Libia Sanz;Álvaro Segura;María Herrera

  • Snake Venomics and Antivenomics of the Arboreal Neotropical Pitvipers Bothriechis lateralis and Bothriechis schlegelii

    Bruno Lomonte;José Escolano;Julián Fernández;Libia Sanz

Frequent Co-Authors

Juan J. Calvete
Juan J. Calvete Spanish National Research Council
José María Gutiérrez
José María Gutiérrez University of Costa Rica
Bruno Lomonte
Bruno Lomonte University of Costa Rica
Yamileth Angulo
Yamileth Angulo University of Costa Rica
Heriberto Rodriguez-Martinez
Heriberto Rodriguez-Martinez Linköping University
Edda Töpfer-Petersen
Edda Töpfer-Petersen University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Jorge Moscat
Jorge Moscat Cornell University
Maria T. Diaz-Meco
Maria T. Diaz-Meco Cornell University
Alexandra Rucavado
Alexandra Rucavado University of Costa Rica
Antonio A. Romero
Antonio A. Romero Spanish National Research Council

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