Ana Paço

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Ana Paço is a scholar working on Pollution, Biomaterials and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ana Paço has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Pollution, 6 papers in Biomaterials and 5 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ana Paço's work include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (12 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (6 papers) and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (5 papers). Ana Paço is often cited by papers focused on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (12 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (6 papers) and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (5 papers). Ana Paço collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Brazil and United Kingdom. Ana Paço's co-authors include Teresa Rocha‐Santos, Armando C. Duarte, João Pinto da Costa, Patrícia S.M. Santos, Eduarda Pereira, Ana C. Freitas, Rúben Pereira, Kátia Duarte, Vanessa Reis and Joana C. Prata and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Food Chemistry and International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Ana Paço

17 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Biodegradation of polyethylene microplastics by the marine fungus Zalerion maritimum
    2017 492 citations Ana Paço, Kátia Duarte et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ana Paço Portugal 11 1.0k 757 404 180 118 17 1.2k
Zahra Montazer Canada 5 1.1k 1.0× 580 0.8× 695 1.7× 164 0.9× 73 0.6× 6 1.2k
Ee Ling Ng Australia 8 1.1k 1.1× 724 1.0× 437 1.1× 140 0.8× 177 1.5× 10 1.3k
Shivika Sharma India 10 993 1.0× 651 0.9× 309 0.8× 168 0.9× 151 1.3× 22 1.3k
Mikaël Kedzierski France 14 1.1k 1.1× 902 1.2× 302 0.7× 134 0.7× 94 0.8× 28 1.2k
Pablo Meza Chile 6 952 0.9× 774 1.0× 311 0.8× 111 0.6× 72 0.6× 12 1.1k
Yufan Fei China 4 1.3k 1.2× 860 1.1× 503 1.2× 138 0.8× 105 0.9× 4 1.3k
Anne-Katrine Lundebye Norway 4 1.1k 1.0× 743 1.0× 224 0.6× 114 0.6× 114 1.0× 6 1.2k
Hexinyue Huang China 14 1.2k 1.2× 869 1.1× 376 0.9× 124 0.7× 137 1.2× 18 1.3k
Vera N. de Ruijter Netherlands 7 1.1k 1.1× 717 0.9× 258 0.6× 123 0.7× 149 1.3× 9 1.2k
Yahui Xiang China 10 1.1k 1.1× 820 1.1× 362 0.9× 149 0.8× 145 1.2× 10 1.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ana Paço

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ana Paço

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ana Paço. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ana Paço based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ana Paço. Ana Paço is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Paço, Ana, A.J.S. Fernandes, F.M. Costa, et al.. (2024). Biodegradation of e-waste microplastics by Penicillium brevicompactum. The Science of The Total Environment. 935. 173334–173334. 21 indexed citations
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Paço, Ana, Andreia C. M. Rodrigues, Rui J. M. Rocha, et al.. (2023). Facemasks: An insight into their abundance in wetlands, degradation, and potential ecotoxicity. The Science of The Total Environment. 904. 166232–166232. 5 indexed citations
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Paço, Ana, Rafael Ferreira da Silva, Fátima Jesus, et al.. (2023). Microplastics from agricultural mulch films: Biodegradation and ecotoxicity in freshwater systems. The Science of The Total Environment. 912. 169287–169287. 10 indexed citations
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Paço, Ana, Micael F. M. Gonçalves, João Pinto da Costa, Teresa Rocha‐Santos, & Artur Alves. (2023). Draft Genome Sequence of Zalerion maritima ATCC 34329, a (Micro)Plastic-Degrading Marine Fungus. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 12(4). e0001723–e0001723. 1 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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Paço, Ana, Tiago Natal‐da‐Luz, José Paulo Sousa, et al.. (2022). Are mulch biofilms used in agriculture an environmentally friendly solution? - An insight into their biodegradability and ecotoxicity using key organisms in soil ecosystems. The Science of The Total Environment. 828. 154269–154269. 47 indexed citations
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Gonçalves, Micael F. M., Ana Paço, Carlos A. Pinto, et al.. (2021). Unveiling Biological Activities of Marine Fungi: The Effect of Sea Salt. Applied Sciences. 11(13). 6008–6008. 10 indexed citations
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Paço, Ana, et al.. (2021). Are Biobased Plastics Green Alternatives?—A Critical Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(15). 7729–7729. 75 indexed citations
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Prata, Joana C., Ana Paço, Vanessa Reis, et al.. (2020). Identification of microplastics in white wines capped with polyethylene stoppers using micro-Raman spectroscopy. Food Chemistry. 331. 127323–127323. 137 indexed citations
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Prata, Joana C., Vanessa Reis, Ana Paço, et al.. (2019). Effects of spatial and seasonal factors on the characteristics and carbonyl index of (micro)plastics in a sandy beach in Aveiro, Portugal. The Science of The Total Environment. 709. 135892–135892. 89 indexed citations
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Costa, João Pinto da, Vanessa Reis, Ana Paço, et al.. (2018). Micro(nano)plastics – Analytical challenges towards risk evaluation. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 111. 173–184. 91 indexed citations
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Costa, João Pinto da, Ana Paço, Patrícia S.M. Santos, Armando C. Duarte, & Teresa Rocha‐Santos. (2018). Microplastics in soils: assessment, analytics and risks. Environmental Chemistry. 16(1). 18–30. 114 indexed citations
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Paço, Ana, João Pinto da Costa, Patrícia S.M. Santos, et al.. (2018). Biotechnological tools for the effective management of plastics in the environment. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 49(5). 410–441. 60 indexed citations
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Paço, Ana, Kátia Duarte, João Pinto da Costa, et al.. (2017). Biodegradation of polyethylene microplastics by the marine fungus Zalerion maritimum. The Science of The Total Environment. 586. 10–15. 492 indexed citations breakdown →
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Paço, Ana, et al.. (2010). AVALIAÇÃO SAZONAL DE ALGUNS PARÂMETROS INDICADORES DA QUALIDADE DE ÁGUA NO RESERVATÓRIO DA USINA HIDRELÉTRICA DE ILHA SOLTEIRA-SP, BRASIL. Americanae (AECID Library). 3(2). 98–104. 2 indexed citations
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Paço, Ana, et al.. (2010). EVALUATION OF HEAVY METAL AVAILABILITY IN CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS FROM THE ILHA SOLTEIRA HYDROELECTRIC DAM ON THE PARANA RIVER AT ILHA SOLTEIRA, SP, BRAZIL. Fresenius environmental bulletin. 19(10). 2210–2214. 5 indexed citations
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Paço, Ana, et al.. (2009). Sediment grain size distribution and heavy metals determination in a dam on the Paraná River at Ilha Solteira, Brazil. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A. 44(9). 861–865. 17 indexed citations

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