Carlos Vale

12.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
282 papers, 9.9k citations indexed

About

Carlos Vale is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution and Geochemistry and Petrology. According to data from OpenAlex, Carlos Vale has authored 282 papers receiving a total of 9.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 146 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 125 papers in Pollution and 52 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology. Recurrent topics in Carlos Vale's work include Heavy metals in environment (102 papers), Mercury impact and mitigation studies (81 papers) and Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (71 papers). Carlos Vale is often cited by papers focused on Heavy metals in environment (102 papers), Mercury impact and mitigation studies (81 papers) and Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (71 papers). Carlos Vale collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Spain and United Kingdom. Carlos Vale's co-authors include Miguel Caetano, Eduarda Pereira, Joana Raimundo, João Canário, Patrícia Pereira, Manuela Falcão, Armando C. Duarte, Ana Ferreira, Isabel Caçador and Fernando Catarino and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Carlos Vale

281 papers receiving 9.6k citations

Hit Papers

Microplastics in wild fish from North East Atlantic Ocean... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 200 400 600
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. Microplastics in wild fish from North East Atlantic Ocean and its potential for causing neurotoxic effects, lipid oxidative damage, and human health risks associated with ingestion exposure
    2019 677 citations Bruno Henriques, Joana Raimundo 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
Carlos Vale Portugal 55 4.3k 4.2k 1.9k 1.4k 1.3k 282 9.9k
Xinghui Xia China 60 4.5k 1.0× 3.7k 0.9× 1.6k 0.8× 1.3k 0.9× 980 0.8× 285 11.4k
G.F. Birch Australia 50 4.3k 1.0× 2.5k 0.6× 1.2k 0.6× 740 0.5× 798 0.6× 178 6.9k
Nicholas S. Fisher United States 63 4.3k 1.0× 6.4k 1.5× 2.7k 1.4× 2.4k 1.8× 671 0.5× 207 11.6k
Alessandro Piccolo Italy 65 2.9k 0.7× 1.1k 0.3× 2.0k 1.1× 1.5k 1.1× 610 0.5× 291 14.9k
Yu‐Ping Chin United States 45 2.2k 0.5× 1.9k 0.5× 1.1k 0.6× 2.0k 1.5× 502 0.4× 113 7.2k
Federico Páez‐Osuna Mexico 47 2.5k 0.6× 2.9k 0.7× 1.8k 0.9× 940 0.7× 405 0.3× 245 6.8k
Samuel N. Luoma United States 62 6.9k 1.6× 7.5k 1.8× 2.1k 1.1× 847 0.6× 842 0.7× 194 12.9k
Jerry A. Leenheer United States 37 3.4k 0.8× 3.7k 0.9× 1.3k 0.7× 1.9k 1.4× 657 0.5× 69 10.9k
Dominic M. Di Toro United States 49 5.9k 1.4× 6.3k 1.5× 1.0k 0.5× 1.0k 0.8× 605 0.5× 178 10.7k
Caroline A. Masiello United States 44 2.0k 0.5× 1.4k 0.3× 2.1k 1.1× 1.1k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 108 12.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Carlos Vale

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Fields of papers citing papers by Carlos Vale

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Carlos Vale

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Carlos Vale. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Carlos Vale 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 Carlos Vale. Carlos Vale is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Almeida, Joana C., Celso E. D. Cardoso, Daniela Tavares, et al.. (2024). Removal of chromium(III) from contaminated waters using cobalt ferrite: how safe is remediated water to aquatic wildlife?. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 31(19). 28789–28802. 3 indexed citations
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Tavares, Daniela, Carlos Vale, Cláudia B. Lopes, Tito Trindade, & Eduarda Pereira. (2018). Reliable quantification of mercury in natural waters using surface modified magnetite nanoparticles. Chemosphere. 220. 565–573. 8 indexed citations
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Henriques, Bruno, Luciana S. Rocha, Cláudia B. Lopes, et al.. (2017). A macroalgae-based biotechnology for water remediation: Simultaneous removal of Cd, Pb and Hg by living Ulva lactuca. Journal of Environmental Management. 191. 275–289. 68 indexed citations
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Mil-Homens, Mário, Carlos Vale, Filipa Naughton, et al.. (2016). Footprint of roman and modern mining activities in a sediment core from the southwestern Iberian Atlantic shelf. The Science of The Total Environment. 571. 1211–1221. 25 indexed citations
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Corvo, M. Luísa, H. Susana Marinho, Paulo Marcelino, et al.. (2014). Superoxide Dismutase Enzymosomes: Carrier Capacity Optimization, in Vivo Behaviour and Therapeutic Activity. Pharmaceutical Research. 32(1). 91–102. 30 indexed citations
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Pinto, M.I., et al.. (2014). Screening of Priority Pesticides in Ulva sp. Seaweeds by Selective Pressurized Solvent Extraction Before Gas Chromatography with Electron Capture Detector Analysis. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 67(4). 547–556. 7 indexed citations
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Raimundo, Joana, Patrícia Pereira, Miguel Caetano, Maria Teresa Cabrita, & Carlos Vale. (2011). Decrease of Zn, Cd and Pb concentrations in marine fish species over a decade as response to reduction of anthropogenic inputs: The example of Tagus estuary. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 62(12). 2854–2858. 15 indexed citations
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Costa, Pedro M., Sandra Caeiro, Carlos Vale, T. Ángel DelValls, & Maria Helena Costa. (2011). Can the integration of multiple biomarkers and sediment geochemistry aid solving the complexity of sediment risk assessment? A case study with a benthic fish. Environmental Pollution. 161. 107–120. 39 indexed citations
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Vale, Carlos, et al.. (2010). Matrix effect on paralytic shellfish toxins quantification and toxicity estimation in mussels exposed toGymnodinium catenatum. Food Additives & Contaminants Part A. 27(12). 1724–1732. 22 indexed citations
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Pereira, Patrícia, Hilda de Pablo, Mário Pacheco, & Carlos Vale. (2010). The relevance of temporal and organ specific factors on metals accumulation and biochemical effects in feral fish (Liza aurata) under a moderate contamination scenario. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 73(5). 805–816. 30 indexed citations
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Costa, Pedro M., Sandra Caeiro, Jorge Lobo, et al.. (2010). Estuarine ecological risk based on hepatic histopathological indices from laboratory and in situ tested fish. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 62(1). 55–65. 64 indexed citations
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Pereira, Eduarda, et al.. (2009). Transport of trace metals (Cd, Pb and Cu) in a coastal temperate lagoon.. Fresenius environmental bulletin. 18(1). 70–81. 1 indexed citations
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Pereira, Patrícia, Joana Raimundo, Carlos Vale, & Enikö Kádár. (2008). Metal concentrations in digestive gland and mantle of Sepia officinalis from two coastal lagoons of Portugal. The Science of The Total Environment. 407(3). 1080–1088. 36 indexed citations
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Canário, João, Vasco Branco, & Carlos Vale. (2007). Seasonal variation of monomethylmercury concentrations in surface sediments of the Tagus Estuary (Portugal). Environmental Pollution. 148(1). 380–383. 57 indexed citations
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Amado, João, et al.. (2006). Movilidad de organoclorados en músculo de sardina (Sardina pilchardus) durante su desove en la costa portuguesa. Ciencias Marinas. 32(2). 369–377. 2 indexed citations
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Falcão, Manuela, Miguel Caetano, Dalila Serpa, Miguel B. Gaspar, & Carlos Vale. (2005). Effects of infauna harvesting on tidal flats of a coastal lagoon (Ria Formosa, Portugal): Implications on phosphorus dynamics. Marine Environmental Research. 61(2). 136–148. 14 indexed citations
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Canário, João, Carlos Vale, & Miguel Caetano. (2005). Distribution of monomethylmercury and mercury in surface sediments of the Tagus Estuary (Portugal). Marine Pollution Bulletin. 50(10). 1142–1145. 107 indexed citations
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Pereira, Patrícia, Carlos Vale, Ana Ferreira, et al.. (2005). Seasonal Variation of Surface Sediments Composition in Mondego River Estuary. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A. 40(2). 317–329. 24 indexed citations

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