Bruna Lopes

889 total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 455 citations indexed

About

Bruna Lopes is a scholar working on Genetics, Surgery and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Bruna Lopes has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 455 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Genetics, 11 papers in Surgery and 11 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Bruna Lopes's work include Mesenchymal stem cell research (11 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (10 papers) and Tendon Structure and Treatment (7 papers). Bruna Lopes is often cited by papers focused on Mesenchymal stem cell research (11 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (10 papers) and Tendon Structure and Treatment (7 papers). Bruna Lopes collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Italy and United Kingdom. Bruna Lopes's co-authors include Ana Colette Maurício, Rui Alvites, Ana Catarina Sousa, Patrícia Sousa, Mariana Branquinho, Luís Atayde, Carla Mendonça, Artur S.P. Varejão, Ana Lúcia Luís and Nuno Alves and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Polymers and Applied Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Bruna Lopes

31 papers receiving 451 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.

Peripheral Nerve Injury Treatments and Advances: One Health Perspective

2022 195 citations Bruna Lopes, Patrícia Sousa et al. International Journal of Molecular Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bruna Lopes Portugal	9	158	116	114	103	88	35	455
Patrícia Sousa Portugal	8	153 1.0×	113 1.0×	112 1.0×	97 0.9×	89 1.0×	32	454
Luís Atayde Portugal	11	152 1.0×	75 0.6×	135 1.2×	180 1.7×	51 0.6×	29	436
Abdullkhaleg Ali Albashari China	12	118 0.7×	149 1.3×	101 0.9×	108 1.0×	139 1.6×	16	496
Liangfu Jiang China	14	212 1.3×	90 0.8×	219 1.9×	75 0.7×	131 1.5×	29	596
Yuan‐Yu Hsueh Taiwan	15	204 1.3×	129 1.1×	167 1.5×	130 1.3×	186 2.1×	35	625
Wojciech Maksymowicz Poland	17	222 1.4×	177 1.5×	107 0.9×	128 1.2×	134 1.5×	46	815
Rui Alvites Portugal	15	280 1.8×	191 1.6×	206 1.8×	197 1.9×	124 1.4×	49	774
Mariana Branquinho Portugal	14	265 1.7×	213 1.8×	209 1.8×	210 2.0×	120 1.4×	30	756
Maria José Simões Portugal	11	196 1.2×	58 0.5×	105 0.9×	67 0.7×	39 0.4×	17	448
Chao Yu China	14	146 0.9×	55 0.5×	134 1.2×	104 1.0×	160 1.8×	33	630

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Lopes, Bruna, Patrícia Sousa, Ana Catarina Sousa, et al.. (2025). Neuronal Differentiation and Exosome Profiling of Dental Pulp Stem Cells: Unveiling Their Potential for Nerve Repair. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(19). 9723–9723.

Sousa, Ana Catarina, Rui Alvites, Bruna Lopes, et al.. (2024). Hybrid scaffolds for bone tissue engineering: Integration of composites and bioactive hydrogels loaded with hDPSCs. Biomaterials Advances. 166. 214042–214042. 14 indexed citations

Lopes, Bruna, Patrícia Sousa, Ana Catarina Sousa, et al.. (2024). Equine Musculoskeletal Pathologies: Clinical Approaches and Therapeutical Perspectives – A Review. Preprints.org. 5 indexed citations

Lopes, Bruna, Patrícia Sousa, Ana Catarina Sousa, et al.. (2024). Treatment of Equine Tarsus Long Medial Collateral Ligament Desmitis with Allogenic Synovial Membrane Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells Enhanced by Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cell-Derived Conditioned Medium: Proof of Concept. Animals. 14(3). 370–370. 2 indexed citations

Lopes, Bruna, Patrícia Sousa, Ana Catarina Sousa, et al.. (2024). Equine Musculoskeletal Pathologies: Clinical Approaches and Therapeutical Perspectives—A Review. Veterinary Sciences. 11(5). 190–190. 5 indexed citations

Sousa, Patrícia, Bruna Lopes, Ana Catarina Sousa, et al.. (2024). Isolation, Expansion, and Characterization of Rat Hair Follicle Stem Cells and Their Secretome: Insights into Wound Healing Potential. Biomedicines. 12(12). 2854–2854. 1 indexed citations

Sousa, Ana Catarina, G. McDermott, Rui Alvites, et al.. (2024). Innovative Ink-Based 3D Hydrogel Bioprinted Formulations for Tissue Engineering Applications. Gels. 10(12). 831–831. 4 indexed citations

Pereira, Mariana, Bruna Lopes, Patrícia Sousa, et al.. (2023). Repurposing Benztropine, Natamycin, and Nitazoxanide Using Drug Combination and Characterization of Gastric Cancer Cell Lines. Biomedicines. 11(3). 799–799. 5 indexed citations

Lopes, Bruna, André Coelho, Rui Alvites, et al.. (2023). Animal models in peripheral nerve transection studies: a systematic review on study design and outcomes assessment. Regenerative Medicine. 19(4). 189–203. 4 indexed citations

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Lopes, Bruna, Patrícia Sousa, Ana Catarina Sousa, et al.. (2023). Allogenic Synovia-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Treatment of Equine Tendinopathies and Desmopathies—Proof of Concept. Animals. 13(8). 1312–1312. 6 indexed citations

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Sousa, Patrícia, Bruna Lopes, Ana Catarina Sousa, et al.. (2023). Advancements and Insights in Exosome-Based Therapies for Wound Healing: A Comprehensive Systematic Review (2018–June 2023). Biomedicines. 11(8). 2099–2099. 18 indexed citations

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Branquinho, Mariana, Ana Catarina Sousa, Bruna Lopes, et al.. (2023). Intensive neurorehabilitation and allogeneic stem cells transplantation in canine degenerative myelopathy. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 10. 1192744–1192744. 1 indexed citations

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Branquinho, Mariana, Sara Biscaia, Rui Alvites, et al.. (2022). Gamma Irradiation Processing on 3D PCL Devices—A Preliminary Biocompatibility Assessment. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(24). 15916–15916. 5 indexed citations

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Lopes, Bruna, Patrícia Sousa, Rui Alvites, et al.. (2022). Peripheral Nerve Injury Treatments and Advances: One Health Perspective. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(2). 918–918. 195 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sousa, Ana Catarina, Sara Biscaia, Rui Alvites, et al.. (2022). Production, Characterisation, and In Vitro Evaluation of 3D Printed PCL/HANp/PEGDA Scaffold for Bone Regeneration. 79–79. 1 indexed citations

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Alvites, Rui, Mariana Branquinho, Ana Catarina Sousa, et al.. (2022). Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells and Their Paracrine Activity—Immunomodulation Mechanisms and How to Influence the Therapeutic Potential. Pharmaceutics. 14(2). 381–381. 83 indexed citations

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Alvites, Rui, Mariana Branquinho, Ana Catarina Sousa, et al.. (2022). Effects of Olfactory Mucosa Stem/Stromal Cell and Olfactory Ensheating Cells Secretome on Peripheral Nerve Regeneration. Biomolecules. 12(6). 818–818. 6 indexed citations

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Sousa, Ana Catarina, Sara Biscaia, Rui Alvites, et al.. (2022). Assessment of 3D-Printed Polycaprolactone, Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles and Diacrylate Poly(ethylene glycol) Scaffolds for Bone Regeneration. Pharmaceutics. 14(12). 2643–2643. 20 indexed citations

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Lopes, Bruna, Patrícia Sousa, Rui Alvites, et al.. (2021). The Application of Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Wound Repair and Regeneration. Applied Sciences. 11(7). 3000–3000. 7 indexed citations

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Alvites, Rui, Mariana Branquinho, Ana Catarina Sousa, et al.. (2021). Small Ruminants and Its Use in Regenerative Medicine: Recent Works and Future Perspectives. Biology. 10(3). 249–249. 20 indexed citations

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