2026 Maria Leonor Nunes: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	65	9374	8645	38	38	227	11924

Overview

Maria Leonor Nunes is affiliated with the Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera in Portugal. Their research primarily lies within the Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on several subfields including Animal Science and Zoology, Aquatic Science, Nutrition and Dietetics, Molecular Biology, and Food Science.

Their recent research outputs reflect a diverse scope within these areas. Notable publications include:

Life cycle assessment of fish and seafood processed products - A review of methodologies and new challenges, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
Addressing challenges and opportunities of the European seafood sector under a circular economy framework, 2020, Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health
Packaging environmental impact on seafood supply chains: A review of life cycle assessment studies, 2021, Journal of Industrial Ecology
Seaweeds rehydration and boiling: Impact on iodine, sodium, potassium, selenium, and total arsenic contents and health benefits for consumption, 2021, Food and Chemical Toxicology
Diets supplemented with Saccharina latissima influence the expression of genes related to lipid metabolism and oxidative stress modulating rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) fillet composition, 2020, Food and Chemical Toxicology

Their research topics include:

Meat and Animal Product Quality
Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides
Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
Sustainable Supply Chain Management
Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact

Frequent co-authors in their collaborations are:

António Marques
Amparo Gonçalves
Helena Oliveira
Carla Pires
Sara C. Cunha

Maria Leonor Nunes has published extensively in various venues, with recurrent contributions to:

Food and Chemical Toxicology
Foods
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Food Chemistry
The Science of The Total Environment

Best Publications

Chemical composition and antibacterial and antioxidant properties of commercial essential oils

Bárbara Teixeira;António Marques;Cristina Ramos;Nuno R. Neng

617
Citations
Chemical composition and bioactivity of different oregano (Origanum vulgare) extracts and essential oil.

Bárbara Teixeira;António Marques;Cristina Ramos;Carmo Serrano

389
Citations
European pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium) from Portugal: Chemical composition of essential oil and antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of extracts and essential oil

Bárbara Teixeira;António Marques;Cristina Ramos;Irineu Batista

300
Citations
Assessment of the essential element and heavy metal content of edible fish muscle.

M. L. Carvalho;S. Santiago;M. L. Nunes

229
Citations
Characterization of fish protein films incorporated with essential oils of clove, garlic and origanum: Physical, antioxidant and antibacterial properties

Bárbara Teixeira;António Marques;Carla Pires;Cristina Ramos

200
Citations
Seasonal variation in the chemical composition of horse-mackerel (Trachurus trachurus)

Narcisa M. Bandarra;Irineu Batista;Maria L. Nunes;José M. Empis

198
Citations
Climate change and seafood safety: Human health implications

António Marques;Maria Leonor Nunes;Stephanie K. Moore;Mark S. Strom

185
Citations
Bioaccessibility assessment methodologies and their consequences for the risk–benefit evaluation of food

Carlos Cardoso;Cláudia Afonso;Helena Lourenço;Sara Costa

180
Citations
Hake proteins edible films incorporated with essential oils: Physical, mechanical, antioxidant and antibacterial properties

C. Pires;C. Ramos;B. Teixeira;I. Batista

178
Citations
Nutritional quality of red shrimp, Aristeus antennatus (Risso), pink shrimp, Parapenaeus longirostris (Lucas) and Norway lobster, Nephrops norvegicus (Linnaeus)

Rui Rosa;Maria L Nunes

164
Citations
Antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of Satureja montana L. extracts.

Carmo Serrano;Olívia Matos;Barbara Teixeira;Cristina Ramos

160
Citations
Physical, chemical and sensory analysis of sardine (Sardina pilchardus) stored in ice.

Maria L Nunes;Irineu Batista;Regina MorãO De Campos

152
Citations
Nutritional quality of African catfish Clarias gariepinus (Burchell 1822): a positive criterion for the future development of the European production of Siluroidei

Rui Rosa;Narcisa M. Bandarra;Maria Leonor Nunes

150
Citations
Effect of CO2/O2-containing modified atmospheres on packed deepwater pink shrimp (Parapenaeus longirostris)

Maria Elvira Lopez-Caballero;Amparo Goncalves;Maria Leonor Nunes

150
Citations
Survey into the seafood consumption preferences and patterns in the portuguese population. Gender and regional variability

Carlos Cardoso;Helena Lourenço;Sara Costa;Susana Gonçalves

150
Citations
Characterization of protein hydrolysates and lipids obtained from black scabbardfish (Aphanopus carbo) by-products and antioxidative activity of the hydrolysates produced

I. Batista;C. Ramos;J. Coutinho;N.M. Bandarra

145
Citations
Bioaccessibility of Hg, Cd and As in cooked black scabbard fish and edible crab.

Ana Luísa Maulvault;Raquel Machado;Cláudia Afonso;Helena Maria Lourenço

142
Citations
Antioxidant and antibacterial activity of essential oil and extracts of bay laurel Laurus nobilis Linnaeus (Lauraceae) from Portugal

C. Ramos;B. Teixeira;I. Batista;O. Matos

138
Citations
Effect of sexual maturation on the tissue biochemical composition of Octopus vulgaris and O . defilippi (Mollusca: Cephalopoda)

R. Rosa;P. R. Costa;M. L. Nunes

131
Citations
Slaughtering of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) in liquid ice: influence on fish quality

Almudena Huidobro;R. Mendes;M. L. Nunes

129
Citations