Adelaide Almeida

14.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
295 papers, 11.4k citations indexed

About

Adelaide Almeida is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Biomedical Engineering and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Adelaide Almeida has authored 295 papers receiving a total of 11.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 111 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 108 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 99 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Adelaide Almeida's work include Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies (108 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (91 papers) and Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (54 papers). Adelaide Almeida is often cited by papers focused on Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies (108 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (91 papers) and Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (54 papers). Adelaide Almeida collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Brazil and Spain. Adelaide Almeida's co-authors include Ângela Cunha, M. Amparo F. Faustino, Maria G. P. M. S. Neves, João P. C. Tomé, Newton C. M. Gomes, José A. S. Cavaleiro, Carla Pereira, Eliana Alves, Augusto C. Tomé and Liliana Costa and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Adelaide Almeida

290 papers receiving 11.2k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Adelaide Almeida Portugal	58	4.3k	4.3k	2.6k	2.6k	1.6k	295	11.4k
Ângela Cunha Portugal	52	2.9k 0.7×	2.8k 0.6×	1.8k 0.7×	2.0k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	188	7.7k
Daniel J. Wozniak United States	66	1.9k 0.4×	1.1k 0.2×	581 0.2×	2.3k 0.9×	11.6k 7.0×	185	16.0k
Jost Wingender Germany	40	675 0.2×	2.7k 0.6×	1.5k 0.6×	2.6k 1.0×	8.8k 5.3×	74	17.7k
Daniel J. Hassett United States	61	1.6k 0.4×	915 0.2×	528 0.2×	1.1k 0.4×	7.4k 4.5×	153	11.7k
Leo Eberl Switzerland	84	1.9k 0.4×	1.5k 0.4×	357 0.1×	3.6k 1.4×	12.6k 7.6×	254	21.2k
Yeshayahu Nitzan Israel	38	1.8k 0.4×	2.3k 0.5×	2.7k 1.0×	203 0.1×	1.1k 0.7×	126	6.4k
Newton C. M. Gomes Portugal	45	745 0.2×	818 0.2×	458 0.2×	2.6k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	172	6.1k
David G. Davies United States	18	607 0.1×	1.2k 0.3×	601 0.2×	1.2k 0.5×	7.2k 4.4×	30	10.2k
Tomáš Ruml Czechia	45	360 0.1×	2.0k 0.5×	1.7k 0.6×	400 0.2×	2.4k 1.5×	246	8.1k
Karin Sauer United States	48	583 0.1×	1.0k 0.2×	496 0.2×	1.5k 0.6×	7.5k 4.6×	94	10.6k

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Gamelas, Sara R.D., et al.. (2025). Effective light-driven inactivation of Escherichia coli with ammonium porphyrin-based photosensitizers. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology. 113. 107323–107323. 1 indexed citations

Bartolomeu, Maria, Ana T. P. C. Gomes, M. Amparo F. Faustino, et al.. (2025). The impact of metal ions on the photo-antibacterial efficiency of metalloporphyrins with triphenylphosphonium units. Inorganic Chemistry Communications. 178. 114426–114426.

Pereira, Carla, et al.. (2025). Bacteriophage PCSE1 as a Potential Strategy Against Salmonella Enteritidis in Liquid Egg Products. Antibiotics. 14(8). 811–811. 1 indexed citations

Costa, Pedro, Carla Pereira, Juan L. Barja, Jesús L. Romalde, & Adelaide Almeida. (2025). Enhancing bivalve depuration using a phage cocktail: An in vitro and in vivo study. Food Control. 177. 111442–111442. 1 indexed citations

Hackbarth, Steffen, et al.. (2025). Photodynamic inactivation of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus by cationic diketopyrrolopyrroles. Dyes and Pigments. 244. 113101–113101. 3 indexed citations

Costa, Pedro, Carla Pereira, Jesús L. Romalde, & Adelaide Almeida. (2024). A game of resistance: War between bacteria and phages and how phage cocktails can be the solution. Virology. 599. 110209–110209. 21 indexed citations

Oliveira, Vanessa, et al.. (2024). The Potential of Phage Treatment to Inactivate Planktonic and Biofilm-Forming Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Microorganisms. 12(9). 1795–1795. 5 indexed citations

Pereira, Carla, et al.. (2024). Effect of Bacteriophages against Biofilms of Escherichia coli on Food Processing Surfaces. Microorganisms. 12(2). 366–366. 10 indexed citations

Gamelas, Sara R.D., Maria Bartolomeu, M. Amparo F. Faustino, et al.. (2024). Bacterial Photodynamic Inactivation: Eradication of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli Mediated by Pyridinium-Pyrazolyl Zinc(II) Phthalocyanines. ACS Applied Bio Materials. 7(11). 7748–7757. 3 indexed citations

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Moura, Nuno M. M., Eliana S. Da Silva, Joaquim L. Faria, et al.. (2023). Efficient Strategies to Use β-Cationic Porphyrin-Imidazolium Derivatives in the Photoinactivation of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(21). 15970–15970. 1 indexed citations

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Gamelas, Sara R.D., Maria Bartolomeu, M. Amparo F. Faustino, et al.. (2023). Photodynamic inactivation of a RNA-virus model using water-soluble β-octa-Substituted pyridinium-pyrazolyl phthalocyanines. Dyes and Pigments. 220. 111661–111661. 3 indexed citations

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Almeida, Tânia, et al.. (2023). Biobased ternary films of thermoplastic starch, bacterial nanocellulose and gallic acid for active food packaging. Food Hydrocolloids. 144. 108934–108934. 80 indexed citations

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Petronilho, Sílvia, Carla Pereira, Adelaide Almeida, et al.. (2022). Bioactive Properties of Instant Chicory Melanoidins and Their Relevance as Health Promoting Food Ingredients. Foods. 12(1). 134–134. 11 indexed citations

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Belinato, João Raul, et al.. (2021). Mapping Aspergillus niger Metabolite Biomarkers for In Situ and Early Evaluation of Table Grapes Contamination. Foods. 10(11). 2870–2870. 3 indexed citations

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Dias, Cristina J., Ana T. P. C. Gomes, Augusto C. Tomé, et al.. (2021). Cationic Pyrrolidine/Pyrroline-Substituted Porphyrins as Efficient Photosensitizers against E. coli. Molecules. 26(2). 464–464. 11 indexed citations

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Costa, Pedro, et al.. (2021). Application of the Resazurin Cell Viability Assay to Monitor Escherichia coli and Salmonella Typhimurium Inactivation Mediated by Phages. Antibiotics. 10(8). 974–974. 44 indexed citations

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Carvalho, João P. F., Verónica Bastos, Helena Oliveira, et al.. (2020). Antibacterial Multi-Layered Nanocellulose-Based Patches Loaded with Dexpanthenol for Wound Healing Applications. Nanomaterials. 10(12). 2469–2469. 27 indexed citations

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Gamelas, Sara R.D., Ana T. P. C. Gomes, M. Amparo F. Faustino, et al.. (2020). Photoinactivation of Escherichia coli with Water-Soluble Ammonium-Substituted Phthalocyanines. ACS Applied Bio Materials. 3(7). 4044–4051. 22 indexed citations

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Mesquita, Mariana Q., José C. J. M. D. S. Menezes, Sónia M.G. Pires, et al.. (2014). Pyrrolidine-fused chlorin photosensitizer immobilized on solid supports for the photoinactivation of Gram negative bacteria. Dyes and Pigments. 110. 123–133. 41 indexed citations

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Carvalho, Carla M. B., M. Amparo F. Faustino, Maria G. P. M. S. Neves, et al.. (2010). Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy: Study of Bacterial Recovery Viability and Potential Development of Resistance after Treatment. Marine Drugs. 8(1). 91–105. 332 indexed citations

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