Carla Vitorino

4.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
108 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Carla Vitorino is a scholar working on Pharmaceutical Science, Molecular Biology and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Carla Vitorino has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Pharmaceutical Science, 39 papers in Molecular Biology and 18 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Carla Vitorino's work include Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery (38 papers), Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (19 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (16 papers). Carla Vitorino is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery (38 papers), Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (19 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (16 papers). Carla Vitorino collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Spain and Sweden. Carla Vitorino's co-authors include João Sousa, Alberto A. C. C. Pais, Sara Silva Soares, Maria Mendes, Francisco Veiga, Margarida Miranda, António J. Almeida, Catarina Cardoso, Ana Simões and Ana Miranda and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Carla Vitorino

101 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Nanomedicine: Principles, Properties, and Regulatory Issues 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 2024 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

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. Nanomedicine: Principles, Properties, and Regulatory Issues
    2018 493 citations João Sousa, Alberto A. C. C. Pais et al. profile →
  2. Hydrogels in Cutaneous Wound Healing: Insights into Characterization, Properties, Formulation and Therapeutic Potential
    2024 62 citations Carla Vitorino, Filipa Mascarenhas‐Melo et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Carla Vitorino Portugal 28 955 803 674 607 335 108 2.8k
Khalid M. El‐Say Saudi Arabia 25 987 1.0× 557 0.7× 628 0.9× 494 0.8× 195 0.6× 77 2.3k
Alam Zeb Pakistan 31 1.1k 1.2× 1.0k 1.3× 869 1.3× 596 1.0× 219 0.7× 66 3.3k
Varun Kushwah India 34 1.1k 1.1× 895 1.1× 876 1.3× 434 0.7× 224 0.7× 88 2.8k
Young Wook Choi South Korea 33 1.5k 1.6× 894 1.1× 529 0.8× 324 0.5× 260 0.8× 133 3.1k
Yosra S.R. Elnaggar Egypt 32 1.2k 1.3× 740 0.9× 545 0.8× 298 0.5× 316 0.9× 60 3.0k
Elena Peira Italy 25 1.1k 1.1× 785 1.0× 593 0.9× 336 0.6× 223 0.7× 65 2.2k
Omer Salman Qureshi Pakistan 17 734 0.8× 668 0.8× 711 1.1× 505 0.8× 145 0.4× 25 2.1k
Luigi Battaglia Italy 29 1.2k 1.2× 1.2k 1.5× 752 1.1× 437 0.7× 331 1.0× 75 2.7k
Bhupendra G. Prajapati India 29 807 0.8× 647 0.8× 719 1.1× 625 1.0× 228 0.7× 328 3.0k
Jin‐Ki Kim South Korea 32 1.1k 1.2× 978 1.2× 549 0.8× 326 0.5× 286 0.9× 82 2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Carla Vitorino

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Fields of papers citing papers by Carla Vitorino

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Carla Vitorino

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Moura, Vera, et al.. (2025). Mucoadhesion and rheology characterization in topical semisolid formulations: An AQbD-driven case study. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 673. 125389–125389. 1 indexed citations
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Moura, Vera, et al.. (2025). AQbD Approach Applied to NIR in a Complex Topical Formulation: Bifonazole as Case Study. Pharmaceutics. 17(7). 835–835.
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Mendes, Maria, Dina Murtinho, Carla Vitorino, et al.. (2025). Biopolymer-enhanced PVA hydrogels for DNA delivery: Structural and functional characterization. Next Materials. 9. 100944–100944.
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Mendes, Maria, et al.. (2025). Additive manufacturing of microneedles: a quality by design approach to clinical translation. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 687. 126399–126399.
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Mendes, Maria, et al.. (2025). Organ-on-a-chip: Quo vademus? Applications and regulatory status. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 249. 114507–114507. 7 indexed citations
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Domingues, Cátia, Ivana Jarak, Jorge F. J. Coelho, et al.. (2025). Optimizing Pluronic–PEI Nanocarriers for RNAi Delivery in Oral Cancer: From Polymer Synthesis to Functional Screening. Biomacromolecules. 26(11). 7484–7511.
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Domingues, Cátia, Ivana Jarak, Ana Miguel Matos, et al.. (2025). Unraveling rosmarinic acid anticancer mechanisms in oral cancer malignant transformation. European Journal of Pharmacology. 997. 177466–177466. 2 indexed citations
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Cunha, Joana, et al.. (2024). Peptide-Hitchhiking for the Development of Nanosystems in Glioblastoma. ACS Nano. 18(26). 16359–16394. 30 indexed citations
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Mendes, Maria, et al.. (2024). Ferroptosis driven by nanoparticles for tackling glioblastoma. Cancer Letters. 611. 217392–217392. 3 indexed citations
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Miranda, Margarida, et al.. (2024). In vitro studies into establishing therapeutic bioequivalence of complex topical products: Weight of evidence. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 656. 124012–124012. 6 indexed citations
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Cardoso, Catarina, et al.. (2023). Rheology of Complex Topical Formulations: An Analytical Quality by Design Approach to Method Optimization and Validation. Pharmaceutics. 15(7). 1810–1810. 25 indexed citations
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Behrooz, Amir Barzegar, Simone C. da Silva Rosa, Maciej Świat, et al.. (2023). Integrating Multi-Omics Analysis for Enhanced Diagnosis and Treatment of Glioblastoma: A Comprehensive Data-Driven Approach. Cancers. 15(12). 3158–3158. 21 indexed citations
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Basso, João, Maria Mendes, Tânia Cova, et al.. (2022). A Stepwise Framework for the Systematic Development of Lipid Nanoparticles. Biomolecules. 12(2). 223–223. 23 indexed citations
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Cardoso, Catarina, et al.. (2021). Topical Fixed-Dose Combinations: A Way of Progress for Pain Management?. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 110(10). 3345–3361. 9 indexed citations
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Basso, João, Maria Mendes, Tânia Cova, et al.. (2018). Analytical Quality by Design (AQbD) as a multiaddressable platform for co-encapsulating drug assays. Analytical Methods. 10(47). 5659–5671. 27 indexed citations
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Basso, João, Ana Miranda, João Sousa, Alberto A. C. C. Pais, & Carla Vitorino. (2018). Repurposing drugs for glioblastoma: From bench to bedside. Cancer Letters. 428. 173–183. 48 indexed citations
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Sousa, João, et al.. (2018). Process analytical technologies and injectable drug products: Is there a future?. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 554. 21–35. 15 indexed citations
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Simões, Ana, Francisco Veiga, Ana Figueiras, & Carla Vitorino. (2018). A practical framework for implementing Quality by Design to the development of topical drug products: Nanosystem-based dosage forms. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 548(1). 385–399. 31 indexed citations
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Mendes, Maria, Sandra C. C. Nunes, João Sousa, Alberto A. C. C. Pais, & Carla Vitorino. (2017). Expanding Transdermal Delivery with Lipid Nanoparticles: A New Drug-in-NLC-in-Adhesive Design. Molecular Pharmaceutics. 14(6). 2099–2115. 32 indexed citations
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Mendes, Maria, et al.. (2016). Can lipid nanoparticles improve intestinal absorption?. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 515(1-2). 69–83. 26 indexed citations

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