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Maria Leonor Nunes

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
65
Citations
11924
World Ranking
9374
National Ranking
38

Maria Leonor Nunes publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 227 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Maria Leonor Nunes 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 Maria Leonor Nunes sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 65 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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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

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

    Bárbara Teixeira;António Marques;Cristina Ramos;Carmo Serrano

  • 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

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

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

  • 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

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

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

  • Climate change and seafood safety: Human health implications

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

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

    Carlos Cardoso;Cláudia Afonso;Helena Lourenço;Sara Costa

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

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

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

    Rui Rosa;Maria L Nunes

  • Antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of Satureja montana L. extracts.

    Carmo Serrano;Olívia Matos;Barbara Teixeira;Cristina Ramos

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

    Maria L Nunes;Irineu Batista;Regina MorãO De Campos

  • 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

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

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

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

    Carlos Cardoso;Helena Lourenço;Sara Costa;Susana Gonçalves

  • 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

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Rui Rosa
Rui Rosa University of Lisbon
Ricardo Calado
Ricardo Calado University of Aveiro
Luís Narciso
Luís Narciso University of Lisbon
Luisa M.P. Valente
Luisa M.P. Valente University of Porto
José M.F. Nogueira
José M.F. Nogueira University of Lisbon
Maria Teresa Dinis
Maria Teresa Dinis University of Algarve
Adelaide Almeida
Adelaide Almeida University of Aveiro
Sara C. Cunha
Sara C. Cunha University of Porto
Jesús L. Romalde
Jesús L. Romalde University of Santiago de Compostela
João Santos Pereira
João Santos Pereira University of Lisbon

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