Ana C. Fonseca

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
92 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Ana C. Fonseca is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Organic Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ana C. Fonseca has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Biomaterials, 32 papers in Organic Chemistry and 32 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ana C. Fonseca's work include biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (34 papers), Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (19 papers) and Polymer Science and PVC (12 papers). Ana C. Fonseca is often cited by papers focused on biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (34 papers), Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (19 papers) and Polymer Science and PVC (12 papers). Ana C. Fonseca collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, United Kingdom and United States. Ana C. Fonseca's co-authors include Jorge F. J. Coelho, Arménio C. Serra, Armando J. D. Silvestre, Andreia F. Sousa, Carmen S. R. Freire, Carla Vilela, M.H. Gil, Marina Matos, Pedro Simões and Gert‐Jan M. Gruter and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, The Journal of Chemical Physics and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Ana C. Fonseca

89 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Biobased polyesters and other polymers from 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid: a tribute to furan excellency

2015 584 citations Andreia F. Sousa, Ana C. Fonseca et al. Polymer Chemistry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ana C. Fonseca Portugal	27	1.7k	1.4k	958	784	456	92	3.5k
Chengdong Xiong China	34	2.3k 1.3×	1.8k 1.2×	695 0.7×	478 0.6×	352 0.8×	171	3.8k
Faxue Li China	34	1.8k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	1.4k 1.5×	443 0.6×	188 0.4×	114	4.3k
Linbo Wu China	36	2.5k 1.5×	1.9k 1.4×	1.3k 1.3×	474 0.6×	618 1.4×	104	4.4k
Karin Odelius Sweden	36	2.3k 1.3×	1.0k 0.7×	1.0k 1.1×	884 1.1×	833 1.8×	97	3.5k
Raju Adhikari Australia	34	1.7k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	1.4k 1.4×	405 0.5×	178 0.4×	64	4.6k
Shady Farah Israel	19	2.2k 1.3×	1.2k 0.9×	653 0.7×	593 0.8×	329 0.7×	47	3.8k
Jeyoung Park South Korea	40	2.2k 1.3×	1.9k 1.3×	2.1k 2.2×	887 1.1×	263 0.6×	166	5.8k
Arménio C. Serra Portugal	39	1.5k 0.9×	1.7k 1.2×	1.2k 1.2×	2.1k 2.7×	400 0.9×	226	5.5k
Guangyuan Zhou China	23	1.4k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	636 0.7×	452 0.6×	192 0.4×	93	2.7k

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Pereira, Patrícia, et al.. (2025). Tackling the Problem of Tendon Adhesions: Physical Barriers Prepared from α-Amino Acid-Based Poly(ester amide)s. Polymers. 17(3). 395–395. 2 indexed citations

Pereira, Patrícia, et al.. (2025). Light-Mediated 3D-Printed Wound Dressings Based on Natural Polymers with Improved Adhesion and Antioxidant Properties. Polymers. 17(8). 1114–1114. 2 indexed citations

Fonseca, Ana C., Jesús Castro González, Daniel Carvalho, et al.. (2025). O impacto das ferramentas de inteligência artificial na personalização do ensino. Cuadernos de Educación y Desarrollo. 17(1). e7207–e7207.

Nunes, Pedro, Stephen M. Richardson, Antonio Gloria, et al.. (2025). Synthesis and characterization of poly(ester amide)-based materials for 3D printing of tissue engineering scaffolds. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 13(9). 3049–3066. 2 indexed citations

Pereira, Patrícia, et al.. (2025). All-cellulose resin for 3D printing hydrogels via digital light processing (DLP). International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 306(Pt 1). 141389–141389. 9 indexed citations

Pereira, Patrícia, et al.. (2024). ROS-responsive electrospun poly(amide thioketal) mats for wound dressing applications. Polymer. 294. 126697–126697. 4 indexed citations

Hajalilou, Abdollah, Elahe Parvini, Arménio C. Serra, et al.. (2023). Photodegradable Non‐Drying Hydrogel Substrates for Liquid Metal Based Sustainable Soft‐Matter Electronics. Advanced Materials Technologies. 8(19). 6 indexed citations

Pereira, Patrícia, Patrícia V. Mendonça, Ana C. Fonseca, et al.. (2023). Correction: Novel degradable amphiphilic 4-arm star PLA-b-POEOA and PLGA-b-POEOA block copolymers: synthesis, characterization and self-assembly. Polymer Chemistry. 14(11). 1282–1283. 1 indexed citations

Tavakoli, Mahmoud, Patrícia Pereira, José R. Fernandes, et al.. (2023). Facile Synthesis of Highly Stretchable, Tough, and Photodegradable Hydrogels. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 12(22). e2300918–e2300918. 10 indexed citations

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Paço, Ana, Ana C. Fonseca, Teresa Rocha‐Santos, et al.. (2022). Isosorbide and 2,5-Furandicarboxylic Acid Based (Co)Polyesters: Synthesis, Characterization, and Environmental Degradation. Polymers. 14(18). 3868–3868. 7 indexed citations

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Fonseca, Ana C., et al.. (2022). Increased degradation of PLA/PBAT blends with organic acids and derivatives in outdoor weathering and marine environment. Polymer. 256. 125223–125223. 33 indexed citations

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Bon, Francesco De, Patrícia Pereira, Mahmoud Tavakoli, et al.. (2022). Photo-degradable, tough and highly stretchable hydrogels. Materials Today Bio. 15. 100325–100325. 21 indexed citations

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Fonseca, Ana C., Ferry P.W. Melchels, M. Jamie Ferreira, et al.. (2020). Emulating Human Tissues and Organs: A Bioprinting Perspective Toward Personalized Medicine. Chemical Reviews. 120(19). 11093–11139. 90 indexed citations

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Abreu, Carlos M. R., Ana C. Fonseca, Tamaz Guliashvili, et al.. (2019). Polymerization of Vinyl Chloride at Ambient Temperature Using Macromolecular Design via the Interchange of Xanthate: Kinetic and Computational Studies. Macromolecules. 53(1). 190–202. 12 indexed citations

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Pinho, Ana C., Mariana Branquinho, Rui Alvites, et al.. (2019). Dextran-based tube-guides for the regeneration of the rat sciatic nerve after neurotmesis injury. Biomaterials Science. 8(3). 798–811. 12 indexed citations

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Fonseca, Ana C., et al.. (2019). Cinnamic acid derivatives as promising building blocks for advanced polymers: synthesis, properties and applications. Polymer Chemistry. 10(14). 1696–1723. 72 indexed citations

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Vareda, João P., Telma Matias, Ana C. Fonseca, & Luísa Durães. (2016). Flexible acrylate-grafted silica aerogels for insulation purposes: comparison of reinforcement strategies. Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology. 80(2). 306–317. 14 indexed citations

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Coelho, Jorge F. J., et al.. (2011). Scaling-up of poly(vinyl chloride) prepared by single electron transfer degenerative chain transfer mediated living radical polymerization in water media: 1) Low molecular weight. Kinetic analysis. Chemical Engineering Journal. 169(1-3). 399–413. 14 indexed citations

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Fonseca, Ana C.. (2010). Estado de la Nación en la zona marino costera. LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas). 1 indexed citations

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Coelho, Jorge F. J., Paula Ferreira, Patrícia Alves, et al.. (2010). Drug delivery systems: Advanced technologies potentially applicable in personalized treatments. The EPMA Journal. 1(1). 164–209. 274 indexed citations

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