Innovative Research Award
Vanessa Ibáñez del Valle – University of Valencia, Spain
Vanessa Ibáñez del Valle is a nursing academic and researcher at the University of Valencia whose documented scholarly work addresses sleep, ageing, mental health, inflammatory biomarkers, chronotype, and nursing-related health research. Her institutional profile identifies her within the Nursing Department and records teaching activity in psychiatric and mental health nursing and postgraduate nursing education. Her publication record includes research on sleep quality in older adults, salivary inflammatory markers, loneliness, psychotropic substance use, and chronotype-related mental health among students. [1] [2]
Abstract
Vanessa Ibáñez del Valle is a nursing researcher at the University of Valencia whose scholarly work examines sleep, ageing, mental health, inflammatory biomarkers, chronotype, and related health outcomes. Her research includes studies of sleep quality among older individuals, salivary inflammatory molecules, interleukin biomarkers, loneliness, psychotropic substance use, and chronotype among nursing and health sciences students. These publications demonstrate an interdisciplinary approach connecting nursing practice with gerontology, behavioural health, biological markers, and public health. Her documented academic profile and research outputs provide a basis for recognition through an Innovative Research Award within nursing and health professions. [1] [3]
Keywords
Sleep quality, older adults, sleep alterations, salivary biomarkers, inflammatory molecules, interleukin-1 beta, interleukin-6, chronotype, mental health, nursing students, psychogeriatric evaluation, loneliness, ageing, psychotropic substance use, nursing research, health professions.
Introduction
Vanessa Ibáñez del Valle is associated with the Department of Nursing at the University of Valencia, where her institutional profile identifies Nursing as her academic knowledge area. Her teaching activities include psychiatric and mental health nursing and final-project supervision in nursing education. Her research publications extend these interests into sleep science, ageing, mental health, inflammatory processes, and health-related behaviours. [1]
Research Profile
Vanessa Ibáñez del Valle has a documented Scopus profile associated with author identifier 57200497308, with the supplied record indicating 10 documents, 576 citations, and an h-index of 6. Her research profile is principally connected with Nursing and Health Professions. University of Valencia records also identify her as university teaching staff within the Nursing Department. [1]
Research Contributions
Vanessa Ibáñez del Valle has contributed to research examining sleep and health across different populations. Published work addresses subjective and objective sleep quality in older people, salivary inflammatory molecules as potential biomarkers, IL-1β and sleep quality, and relationships involving chronotype and mental health. Other collaborative studies address loneliness and psychotropic substance use, broadening the health and nursing research context. [4]
Publications
Vanessa Ibáñez del Valle is an author or co-author of publications covering sleep quality, psychogeriatric assessment, salivary inflammatory biomarkers, loneliness, and mental health. Representative publications include a 2018 study of subjective and objective sleep quality in elderly individuals, a 2021 scoping review of salivary inflammatory molecules, a 2023 study of salivary IL-1β and sleep quality, and a 2025 study examining chronotype and mental health among nursing students. [2]
Research Impact
Vanessa Ibáñez del Valle has developed a publication profile linking nursing research with gerontology, sleep science, biological markers, and mental health. Her studies investigate measurable relationships between sleep and inflammatory indicators and examine behavioural or psychosocial factors relevant to health. The supplied bibliometric record reports 576 citations and an h-index of 6, providing quantitative indicators of scholarly visibility. [3]
Award Suitability
Vanessa Ibáñez del Valle presents documented research activity relevant to an Innovative Research Award in Nursing and Health Professions. Her publication themes demonstrate sustained investigation of sleep, ageing, inflammatory biomarkers, mental health, and health-related behaviours. The combination of nursing expertise and interdisciplinary research topics provides a substantive academic basis for consideration within the stated award category, subject to the award’s independent evaluation criteria. [5]
Conclusion
Vanessa Ibáñez del Valle is a University of Valencia nursing academic whose documented research encompasses sleep, ageing, inflammatory biomarkers, mental health, and related health-professions topics. Her publications show collaboration across nursing and allied disciplines, while the supplied bibliometric indicators provide measurable evidence of scholarly output and citation activity. These documented characteristics form the academic context for recognition through the Innovative Research Award. [3]
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References
- Universitat de València. (n.d.). Maria Vanessa Ibáñez del Valle — University profile. University of Valencia.
https://www.uv.es/uvweb/universidad/es/ficha-persona-1285950309813.html
- Ibáñez-Del Valle, V., Silva, J., Castelló-Domenech, A.-B., Martinez-Martinez, M., Verdejo, Y., Sanantonio-Camps, L., & Cauli, O. (2018). Subjective and objective sleep quality in elderly individuals: The role of psychogeriatric evaluation. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 76, 221–226.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2018.03.010
- Ibáñez-del Valle, V., Navarro-Martínez, R., Ballestar-Tarín, M. L., & Cauli, O. (2021). Salivary Inflammatory Molecules as Biomarkers of Sleep Alterations: A Scoping Review. Diagnostics, 11(2), 278.
https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11020278
- Ballestar-Tarín, M. L., Ibáñez-del Valle, V., Mafla-España, M. A., Cauli, O., & Navarro-Martínez, R. (2023). Increased Salivary IL-1 Beta Level Is Associated with Poor Sleep Quality in University Students. Diseases, 11(4), 136.
https://doi.org/10.3390/diseases11040136
- Ibáñez-Del Valle, V., Navarro-Martínez, R., & Cauli, O. (2025). The Associations Between Chronotype and Mental Health in Nursing Students. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14(13), 4440.
https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14134440