Ana Grenha

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Ana Grenha is a scholar working on Pharmaceutical Science, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ana Grenha has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Pharmaceutical Science, 22 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 22 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Ana Grenha's work include Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (26 papers), Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery (21 papers) and Microencapsulation and Drying Processes (13 papers). Ana Grenha is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (26 papers), Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery (21 papers) and Microencapsulation and Drying Processes (13 papers). Ana Grenha collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Spain and Italy. Ana Grenha's co-authors include Carmen Remuñán‐López, Begoña Seijo, Susana Rodrigues, Ana M. Rosa da Costa, Sonia Al‐Qadi, Edison Luis Santana Carvalho, Márcia T. Rodrigues, Nuno M. Neves, Vítor Espirito Santo and Rui L. Reis and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Food Chemistry and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Ana Grenha

59 papers receiving 3.3k citations

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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.

Sulfated Seaweed Polysaccharides as Multifunctional Materials in Drug Delivery Applications

2016 427 citations Ana Grenha et al. Marine Drugs profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ana Grenha Portugal	28	1.2k	1.1k	715	705	562	59	3.4k
Katarzyna Winnicka Poland	33	1.1k 0.9×	977 0.9×	545 0.8×	152 0.2×	771 1.4×	116	3.8k
Sofia A. Costa Lima Portugal	34	1.0k 0.8×	656 0.6×	323 0.5×	137 0.2×	774 1.4×	103	3.1k
Carmen Remuñán‐López Spain	35	2.9k 2.4×	1.7k 1.5×	921 1.3×	773 1.1×	1.1k 2.0×	59	5.1k
Manish K. Chourasia India	31	1.7k 1.4×	1.0k 1.0×	681 1.0×	205 0.3×	981 1.7×	114	4.4k
Farid Abedin Dorkoosh Iran	41	1.9k 1.5×	2.1k 2.0×	416 0.6×	202 0.3×	1.4k 2.6×	171	5.5k
António J. Ribeiro Portugal	39	2.8k 2.3×	2.0k 1.8×	1.2k 1.7×	237 0.3×	1.4k 2.5×	98	6.4k
Sepideh Khorasani Iran	8	946 0.8×	908 0.8×	624 0.9×	153 0.2×	1.0k 1.8×	15	3.7k
Nasrul Wathoni Indonesia	27	518 0.4×	860 0.8×	323 0.5×	77 0.1×	510 0.9×	125	2.7k
Nataša Škalko‐Basnet Norway	42	2.2k 1.8×	1.1k 1.1×	559 0.8×	161 0.2×	1.3k 2.3×	119	5.2k
Maria Palmira Daflon Gremião Brazil	40	2.2k 1.8×	1.1k 1.0×	882 1.2×	189 0.3×	841 1.5×	135	4.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Ana Grenha

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ana Grenha

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Rincón, Esther, et al.. (2025). Improving benzyl – isothiocyanate bioaccessibility in white mustard (Sinapis alba) sauce through spray – drying microencapsulation and Pickering emulsions. Food Research International. 208. 116091–116091. 2 indexed citations

Silva, Jefferson Lins da, Ana M. Rosa da Costa, G. Agusti, et al.. (2025). Locust bean gum (LBG) – A potential excipient for inhalation purposes: Excipient characterisation and in vitro and in vivo toxicological evaluation. Carbohydrate Polymers. 363. 123729–123729. 1 indexed citations

Flórez-Fernández, Noélia, Giovanna Lollo, María Dolores Torres, et al.. (2023). Fucoidan from Fucus vesiculosus: Evaluation of the Impact of the Sulphate Content on Nanoparticle Production and Cell Toxicity. Marine Drugs. 21(2). 115–115. 18 indexed citations

Brusotti, Gloria, Laura Catenacci, Ana Grenha, et al.. (2023). Pontastacus leptodactylus (Eschscholtz, 1823) and Faxonius limosus (Rafinesque, 1817) as New, Alternative Sources of Chitin and Chitosan. Water. 15(17). 3024–3024. 8 indexed citations

Gaspar, Maria Manuela, et al.. (2023). Respirable konjac glucomannan microparticles as antitubercular drug carriers: Effects of in vitro and in vivo interactions. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 248. 125838–125838. 7 indexed citations

Chevalier, Yves, David Kryza, Ana Grenha, et al.. (2021). Nanocomposite sponges for enhancing intestinal residence time following oral administration. Journal of Controlled Release. 333. 579–592. 27 indexed citations

Rodrigues, Susana, et al.. (2021). Cytocompatibility and cellular interactions of chondroitin sulfate microparticles designed for inhaled tuberculosis treatment. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 163. 171–178. 10 indexed citations

Rodrigues, Susana, Ana M. Rosa da Costa, António J. Almeida, et al.. (2020). Carrageenan from red algae: an application in the development of inhalable tuberculosis therapy targeting the macrophages. Drug Delivery and Translational Research. 10(6). 1675–1687. 10 indexed citations

Grenha, Ana, et al.. (2019). Inhalable locust bean gum microparticles co-associating isoniazid and rifabutin: Therapeutic assessment in a murine model of tuberculosis infection. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 147. 38–44. 22 indexed citations

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Grenha, Ana, Marta C. Corvo, João P. Lourenço, et al.. (2017). Synthesis and characterization of Locust Bean Gum derivatives and their application in the production of nanoparticles. Carbohydrate Polymers. 181. 974–985. 36 indexed citations

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Rodrigues, Susana, et al.. (2017). Dual antibiotherapy of tuberculosis mediated by inhalable locust bean gum microparticles. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 529(1-2). 433–441. 27 indexed citations

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Corvo, Marta C., et al.. (2016). Charged pullulan derivatives for the development of nanocarriers by polyelectrolyte complexation. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 86. 129–138. 22 indexed citations

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Pathak, Yashwant, et al.. (2015). Impact of Simulated Microgravity on Nanoemulsion Stability – A Preliminary Research. 3(4). 102–106. 3 indexed citations

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Grenha, Ana, et al.. (2012). Natural carriers for application in tuberculosis treatment. Journal of Microencapsulation. 30(3). 295–306. 5 indexed citations

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Grenha, Ana. (2012). Systemic delivery of biopharmaceuticals: Parenteral forever?. Journal of Pharmacy And Bioallied Sciences. 4(2). 95–95. 2 indexed citations

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Grenha, Ana. (2012). Chitosan nanoparticles: a survey of preparation methods. Journal of drug targeting. 20(4). 291–300. 209 indexed citations

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Rodrigues, Susana, Ana M. Rosa da Costa, & Ana Grenha. (2012). Chitosan/carrageenan nanoparticles: Effect of cross-linking with tripolyphosphate and charge ratios. Carbohydrate Polymers. 89(1). 282–289. 185 indexed citations

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Al‐Qadi, Sonia, et al.. (2011). Microencapsulated chitosan nanoparticles for pulmonary protein delivery: In vivo evaluation of insulin-loaded formulations. Journal of Controlled Release. 157(3). 383–390. 187 indexed citations

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Grenha, Ana, et al.. (2010). Monitorization of drug content in furosemide and lorazepam tablets stored in multidose pill boxes. Journal of Pharmacy And Bioallied Sciences. 2(4). 356–356. 1 indexed citations

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Grenha, Ana, C. Grainger, Lea Ann Dailey, et al.. (2007). Chitosan nanoparticles are compatible with respiratory epithelial cells in vitro. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 31(2). 73–84. 180 indexed citations

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