Lene Jespersen

9.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
168 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Lene Jespersen is a scholar working on Food Science, Molecular Biology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Lene Jespersen has authored 168 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 132 papers in Food Science, 82 papers in Molecular Biology and 45 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Lene Jespersen's work include Probiotics and Fermented Foods (88 papers), Fermentation and Sensory Analysis (49 papers) and Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (31 papers). Lene Jespersen is often cited by papers focused on Probiotics and Fermented Foods (88 papers), Fermentation and Sensory Analysis (49 papers) and Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (31 papers). Lene Jespersen collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United Kingdom and Ghana. Lene Jespersen's co-authors include Mogens Jakobsen, Nils Arneborg, Prathapkumar Halady Shetty, Line Thorsen, James Owusu‐Kwarteng, Dennis Sandris Nielsen, Nadja Larsen, Fortune Akabanda, Klaus Gori and Kwaku Tano‐Debrah and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Lene Jespersen

166 papers receiving 6.8k citations

Hit Papers

Potential of Pectins to Beneficially Modulate the Gut Mic... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 50 100 150 200
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Potential of Pectins to Beneficially Modulate the Gut Microbiota Depends on Their Structural Properties
    2019 235 citations Nadja Larsen, Łukasz Krych et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lene Jespersen Denmark 48 4.7k 3.0k 1.7k 1.7k 963 168 7.2k
Giuseppe Spano Italy 57 6.6k 1.4× 3.5k 1.2× 2.2k 1.3× 2.6k 1.6× 1.4k 1.4× 192 8.9k
Raffaele Coppola Italy 47 6.1k 1.3× 3.0k 1.0× 1.6k 1.0× 2.3k 1.4× 785 0.8× 214 9.0k
Vittorio Capozzi Italy 49 4.9k 1.1× 2.2k 0.7× 1.6k 0.9× 2.1k 1.3× 894 0.9× 155 6.3k
Sandra Torriani Italy 51 5.8k 1.2× 4.0k 1.3× 1.5k 0.9× 1.3k 0.8× 1.1k 1.2× 191 7.9k
Wolfgang Kneifel Austria 43 2.7k 0.6× 2.3k 0.7× 1.4k 0.8× 836 0.5× 878 0.9× 142 6.2k
Christian Hertel Germany 44 3.6k 0.8× 3.2k 1.0× 1.6k 1.0× 736 0.4× 973 1.0× 102 6.2k
Graciela Font de Valdez Argentina 45 4.2k 0.9× 2.8k 0.9× 2.6k 1.5× 809 0.5× 750 0.8× 151 6.1k
Giovanna E. Felis Italy 39 4.8k 1.0× 3.7k 1.2× 1.7k 1.0× 689 0.4× 682 0.7× 92 6.6k
Aldo Corsetti Italy 52 6.4k 1.4× 3.2k 1.0× 3.7k 2.2× 1.3k 0.8× 899 0.9× 137 8.2k
Giancarlo Moschetti Italy 47 4.4k 0.9× 2.3k 0.8× 1.2k 0.7× 1.5k 0.9× 615 0.6× 188 6.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lene Jespersen

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All Works

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Larsen, Nadja, Christoph Crocoll, Qi Li, et al.. (2025). Enhancing the sensory and nutritional properties of faba bean protein through fermentation with lactic acid bacteria and Bacillus spp. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 446. 111549–111549.
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Li, Qian, Longteng Zhang, Dennis Sandris Nielsen, Lene Jespersen, & René Lametsch. (2024). Exploring the capacity of Bacillus species for production of kokumi γ-glutamyl peptides: A comparative study. LWT. 206. 116542–116542. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Qian, Longteng Zhang, Lene Jespersen, Dennis Sandris Nielsen, & René Lametsch. (2024). The role of Bacillus strains and growth medium in shaping γ-glutamyl peptide production. Food Bioscience. 62. 105103–105103. 2 indexed citations
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Pontes, Ana, Yu‐Ching Liu, Savitree Limtong, et al.. (2024). Tracking alternative versions of the galactose gene network in the genus Saccharomyces and their expansion after domestication. iScience. 27(2). 108987–108987. 4 indexed citations
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Larsen, Nadja, et al.. (2023). Diversity and succession of contaminating yeasts in white-brined cheese during cold storage. Food Microbiology. 113. 104266–104266. 2 indexed citations
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Larsen, Nadja, et al.. (2023). The impact of botanical fermented foods on metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials. Nutrition Research Reviews. 37(2). 396–415. 2 indexed citations
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Larsen, Nadja, et al.. (2022). Occurrence and Identification of Yeasts in Production of White-Brined Cheese. Microorganisms. 10(6). 1079–1079. 22 indexed citations
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Bianchi, Fernanda, et al.. (2021). In-vitro study of Limosilactobacillus fermentum PCC adhesion to and integrity of the Caco-2 cell monolayers as affected by pectins. Journal of Functional Foods. 79. 104395–104395. 8 indexed citations
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Glover, Richard L.K., et al.. (2018). Some technological properties of selected strains of Bacillus spp. associated with kantong production in Ghana. Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen). 2 indexed citations
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Larsen, Nadja & Lene Jespersen. (2015). Expression of Virulence-Related Genes in Listeria monocytogenes Grown on Danish Hard Cheese as Affected by NaCl Content. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 12(6). 536–544. 13 indexed citations
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Ramos, Cíntia Lacerda, Line Thorsen, Dennis Sandris Nielsen, et al.. (2014). Effect of the gastrointestinal environment on pH homeostasis of Lactobacillus plantarum and Lactobacillus brevis cells as measured by real-time fluorescence ratio-imaging microscopy. Research in Microbiology. 165(3). 215–225. 6 indexed citations
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Jakobsen, Mogens, et al.. (2013). A practical evaluation of detergent and disinfectant solutions on cargo container surfaces for bacteria inactivation efficacy and effect on material corrosion. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. 12(23). 3689–3698. 1 indexed citations
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Greppi, Anna, Kalliopi Rantsiou, Sègla Wilfrid Padonou, et al.. (2013). Determination of yeast diversity in ogi, mawè, gowé and tchoukoutou by using culture-dependent and -independent methods. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 165(2). 84–88. 53 indexed citations
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Gori, Klaus & Lene Jespersen. (2010). The language of cheese-ripening cultures.. Australian Journal of Dairy Technology. 65(3). 192–194. 2 indexed citations
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Gori, Klaus, et al.. (2007). Ammonia Production and Its Possible Role as a Mediator of Communication for Debaryomyces hansenii and Other Cheese-Relevant Yeast Species. Journal of Dairy Science. 90(11). 5032–5041. 47 indexed citations
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Jespersen, Lene, et al.. (2002). Microbial Succession of Debaryomyces hansenii Strains During the Production of Danish Surfaced-Ripened Cheeses. Journal of Dairy Science. 85(3). 478–486. 75 indexed citations
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Arneborg, Nils, Lene Jespersen, & Mogens Jakobsen. (2000). Individual cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Zygosaccharomyces bailii exhibit different short-term intracellular pH responses to acetic acid. Archives of Microbiology. 174(1-2). 125–128. 70 indexed citations

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