Cátia Leitão

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
64 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Cátia Leitão is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Cátia Leitão has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 36 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 18 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Cátia Leitão's work include Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors (40 papers), Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring (22 papers) and Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention (16 papers). Cátia Leitão is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors (40 papers), Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring (22 papers) and Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention (16 papers). Cátia Leitão collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Brazil and Italy. Cátia Leitão's co-authors include Carlos Marques, João L. Pinto, Paulo Antunes, F.M. Costa, M. Fátima Domingues, Arnaldo Leal‐Junior, Nélia Alberto, Paulo André, Sónia O. Pereira and Anselmo Frizera and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Advanced Functional Materials and Optics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Cátia Leitão

62 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Laser‐Induced Graphene Strain Sensors Produced by Ultravi... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 100 200 300
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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. Laser‐Induced Graphene Strain Sensors Produced by Ultraviolet Irradiation of Polyimide
    2018 313 citations Alexandre F. Carvalho, A.J.S. Fernandes et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Cátia Leitão Portugal 24 1.4k 1.1k 272 214 204 64 2.3k
J.‐C. Chiao United States 26 1.7k 1.2× 1.3k 1.2× 60 0.2× 502 2.3× 207 1.0× 218 3.0k
Bradley J. Bazuin United States 27 1.4k 1.0× 1.9k 1.8× 178 0.7× 252 1.2× 71 0.3× 123 2.6k
Mauro Serpelloni Italy 26 1.1k 0.8× 1.3k 1.2× 119 0.4× 146 0.7× 45 0.2× 152 2.2k
Dinesh Maddipatla United States 28 1.4k 1.0× 1.9k 1.8× 192 0.7× 323 1.5× 66 0.3× 132 2.6k
Nélia Alberto Portugal 24 1.6k 1.1× 627 0.6× 156 0.6× 180 0.8× 45 0.2× 100 2.2k
Binu B. Narakathu United States 37 2.0k 1.5× 2.9k 2.6× 199 0.7× 558 2.6× 98 0.5× 134 3.8k
João L. Pinto Portugal 32 3.1k 2.2× 620 0.6× 815 3.0× 353 1.6× 65 0.3× 198 3.9k
Antonino S. Fiorillo Italy 23 722 0.5× 1.1k 1.0× 36 0.1× 286 1.3× 68 0.3× 146 2.3k
João Carmo Portugal 21 586 0.4× 459 0.4× 94 0.3× 49 0.2× 180 0.9× 141 1.4k
Salvatore A. Pullano Italy 21 637 0.5× 967 0.9× 32 0.1× 264 1.2× 69 0.3× 113 2.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cátia Leitão

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Costa, F.M., et al.. (2025). Non-Intrusive Monitoring of Vital Signs in the Lower Limbs Using Optical Sensors. Sensors. 25(2). 305–305.
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Vidal, M. A., Maria João Martins, Ana V. Girão, et al.. (2024). Detection of NT-proBNP Using Optical Fiber Back-Reflection Plasmonic Biosensors. Biosensors. 14(4). 173–173. 6 indexed citations
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Fernandes, A.J.S., et al.. (2024). Enzymatic Plasmonic Optical Fiber Biosensor for Uric Acid Detection. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 305. 4–4. 1 indexed citations
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Soares, Maria Simone, Luís C. B. Silva, M. A. Vidal, et al.. (2022). Label-free plasmonic immunosensor for cortisol detection in a D-shaped optical fiber. Biomedical Optics Express. 13(6). 3259–3259. 111 indexed citations
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Vidal, M. A., Maria Simone Soares, Médéric Loyez, et al.. (2022). Relevance of the Spectral Analysis Method of Tilted Fiber Bragg Grating-Based Biosensors: A Case-Study for Heart Failure Monitoring. Sensors. 22(6). 2141–2141. 15 indexed citations
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Leitão, Cátia, Sónia O. Pereira, Carlos Marques, et al.. (2022). Cost-Effective Fiber Optic Solutions for Biosensing. Biosensors. 12(8). 575–575. 41 indexed citations
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Presti, Daniela Lo, Cátia Leitão, Cátia Tavares, et al.. (2022). The Effect of Infill Pattern and Density on the Response of 3-D-Printed Sensors Based on FBG Technology. IEEE Sensors Journal. 22(20). 19357–19365. 30 indexed citations
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Presti, Daniela Lo, Chiara Romano, Cátia Leitão, et al.. (2022). A soft sensor based on FBG technology for heart rate monitoring in archery. 1–6. 4 indexed citations
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Tavares, Cátia, Cátia Leitão, Daniela Lo Presti, et al.. (2022). Respiratory and heart rate monitoring using an FBG 3D-printed wearable system. Biomedical Optics Express. 13(4). 2299–2299. 66 indexed citations
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Lopes, Susana, José Mesquita Bastos, Catarina Garcia, et al.. (2021). Physical Activity is Associated With Lower Arterial Stiffness in Patients With Resistant Hypertension. Heart Lung and Circulation. 30(11). 1762–1768. 9 indexed citations
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Soares, Maria Simone, M. A. Vidal, Nuno F. Santos, et al.. (2021). Immunosensing Based on Optical Fiber Technology: Recent Advances. Biosensors. 11(9). 305–305. 98 indexed citations
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Presti, Daniela Lo, Carlo Massaroni, Cátia Leitão, et al.. (2020). Fiber Bragg Gratings for Medical Applications and Future Challenges: A Review. IEEE Access. 8. 156863–156888. 266 indexed citations
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Tavares, Cátia, M. Fátima Domingues, Anselmo Frizera, et al.. (2018). Gait Shear and Plantar Pressure Monitoring: A Non-Invasive OFS Based Solution for e-Health Architectures. Sensors. 18(5). 1334–1334. 43 indexed citations
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Carvalho, Alexandre F., A.J.S. Fernandes, Cátia Leitão, et al.. (2018). Laser‐Induced Graphene Strain Sensors Produced by Ultraviolet Irradiation of Polyimide. Advanced Functional Materials. 28(52). 313 indexed citations breakdown →
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Leitão, Cátia, Vera Afreixo, Paulo Antunes, et al.. (2018). Clinical evaluation of an optical fiber-based probe for the assessment of central arterial pulse waves. Hypertension Research. 41(11). 904–912. 8 indexed citations
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Theodosiou, Antreas, Cátia Leitão, Arnaldo Leal‐Junior, et al.. (2017). POFBG-Embedded Cork Insole for Plantar Pressure Monitoring. Sensors. 17(12). 2924–2924. 68 indexed citations
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Leitão, Cátia, Paulo Antunes, José Mesquita Bastos, João L. Pinto, & Paulo André. (2014). Optical fiber sensors in arterial pulse waveform acquisition. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 9286. 92864O–92864O. 1 indexed citations
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Leitão, Cátia, et al.. (2014). Endoscopic and percutaneous extraction of two biliary stents migrated to distinct abdominal locations. BMJ Case Reports. 2014. bcr2014207192–bcr2014207192. 1 indexed citations
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Pereira, Bruno, et al.. (2013). Aspiration of capsule endoscope. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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