Clélia Afonso

576 total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 363 citations indexed

About

Clélia Afonso is a scholar working on Aquatic Science, Oceanography and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Clélia Afonso has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 363 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Aquatic Science, 10 papers in Oceanography and 9 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Clélia Afonso's work include Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds (15 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (10 papers) and Algal biology and biofuel production (9 papers). Clélia Afonso is often cited by papers focused on Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds (15 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (10 papers) and Algal biology and biofuel production (9 papers). Clélia Afonso collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Brazil and United States. Clélia Afonso's co-authors include Teresa Mouga, Teresa Baptista, Leonel Pereira, Susana Bernardino, João Cotas, Diana Pacheco, Raul Bernardino, Susana Mendes, Marta Neves and Maria Júlia da Silva Rodrigues and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Aquaculture and Sustainability.

In The Last Decade

Clélia Afonso

30 papers receiving 357 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.

Marine-Derived Polysaccharides and Their Potential Health Benefits in Nutraceutical Applications

2025 23 citations Susana Bernardino, Raul Bernardino et al. Marine Drugs profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Clélia Afonso Portugal	12	230	93	83	72	48	34	363
Tiago Morais Portugal	6	239 1.0×	69 0.7×	68 0.8×	73 1.0×	65 1.4×	6	351
Omri Nahor Israel	6	179 0.8×	74 0.8×	138 1.7×	68 0.9×	47 1.0×	7	329
Houbo Wu China	14	94 0.4×	224 2.4×	127 1.5×	46 0.6×	63 1.3×	33	472
Anna Martello Italy	10	71 0.3×	265 2.8×	86 1.0×	30 0.4×	24 0.5×	15	398
Claire Denis France	7	193 0.8×	123 1.3×	101 1.2×	71 1.0×	37 0.8×	11	323
Gamal S. El Baroty Egypt	9	88 0.4×	190 2.0×	106 1.3×	16 0.2×	65 1.4×	12	346
Sangmi Sun South Korea	8	90 0.4×	48 0.5×	54 0.7×	46 0.6×	190 4.0×	14	324
Hala F. Ayoub Egypt	10	208 0.9×	27 0.3×	32 0.4×	19 0.3×	64 1.3×	16	354
Maroua Cherif Qatar	10	96 0.4×	183 2.0×	98 1.2×	17 0.2×	61 1.3×	20	354
Sang In Kang South Korea	9	120 0.5×	11 0.1×	133 1.6×	7 0.1×	27 0.6×	42	348

Countries citing papers authored by Clélia Afonso

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Fields of papers citing papers by Clélia Afonso

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Clélia Afonso

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Bernardino, Susana, et al.. (2025). Marine-Derived Polysaccharides and Their Potential Health Benefits in Nutraceutical Applications. Marine Drugs. 23(2). 60–60. 23 indexed citations breakdown →

Mouga, Teresa, et al.. (2025). Assessing High-Value Bioproducts from Seaweed Biomass: A Comparative Study of Wild, Cultivated and Residual Pulp Sources. Applied Sciences. 15(10). 5745–5745. 2 indexed citations

Mouga, Teresa, et al.. (2025). Optimizing Growth Conditions and Biochemical Properties of Chondracanthus acicularis (Rhodophyta) in Laboratory Settings. Applied Sciences. 15(2). 810–810. 1 indexed citations

Afonso, Clélia & Teresa Mouga. (2025). From Form to Function: The Anatomy, Ecology, and Biotechnological Promise of the False-Kelp Saccorhiza polyschides. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 13(9). 1694–1694.

Bernardino, Raul, et al.. (2024). Acorns: From an Ancient Food to a Modern Sustainable Resource. Sustainability. 16(22). 9613–9613. 3 indexed citations

Afonso, Clélia, et al.. (2024). Digging Deeper: Assessing the Impact of Limestone Exploitation and Use Worldwide. Environments. 11(12). 283–283. 1 indexed citations

Mouga, Teresa, et al.. (2024). Unveiling the Cultivation of Nostoc sp. under Controlled Laboratory Conditions. Biology. 13(5). 306–306. 3 indexed citations

Cotas, João, et al.. (2023). Different Chondrus crispus Aquaculture Methods and Carrageenan Extraction. Applied Sciences. 13(9). 5466–5466. 7 indexed citations

Martins, Alice, Filipa R. Pinto, Sónia Barroso, et al.. (2023). Valorization of the Red Seaweed <em>Gracilaria gracilis</em> Through a Biorefinery Approach. Journal of Visualized Experiments.

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Barbosa, Miguel, et al.. (2023). The microalga Dunaliella and its applications: a review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 99–120. 21 indexed citations

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Mouga, Teresa, et al.. (2022). Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties of Selected Red Seaweeds from Central Portugal. Applied Sciences. 13(1). 157–157. 13 indexed citations

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Afonso, Clélia, et al.. (2022). Primary Composition and Pigments of 11 Red Seaweed Species from the Center of Portugal. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 10(9). 1168–1168. 23 indexed citations

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Afonso, Clélia, et al.. (2022). Optimal Nitrate Supplementation in Phaeodactylum tricornutum Culture Medium Increases Biomass and Fucoxanthin Production. Foods. 11(4). 568–568. 10 indexed citations

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Duarte, Adriana Silva Santos, et al.. (2021). Seasonal Nutritional Profile of Gelidium corneum (Rhodophyta, Gelidiaceae) from the Center of Portugal. Foods. 10(10). 2394–2394. 20 indexed citations

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Pacheco, Diana, et al.. (2021). Red Seaweed Pigments from a Biotechnological Perspective. IC-Online (Scientific Information of the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria). 2(1). 1–29. 49 indexed citations

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Afonso, Clélia, et al.. (2021). In Vitro Evaluation of the Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activities of Extracts of Gracilaria gracilis with a View into Its Potential Use as an Additive in Fish Feed. Applied Sciences. 11(14). 6642–6642. 15 indexed citations

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Mouga, Teresa, et al.. (2021). New Insights on the Sporulation, Germination, and Nutritional Profile of Gracilaria gracilis (Rhodophyta) Grown under Controlled Conditions. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 9(6). 562–562. 13 indexed citations

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Afonso, Clélia, et al.. (2021). Seasonal Changes in the Nutritional Composition of Agarophyton vermiculophyllum (Rhodophyta, Gracilariales) from the Center of Portugal. Foods. 10(5). 1145–1145. 36 indexed citations

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Pires, Pedro, et al.. (2021). Potential use of macroalgae Gracilaria gracilis in diets for European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax): Health benefits from a sustainable source. Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 119. 105–113. 27 indexed citations

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Afonso, Clélia, et al.. (2019). Faecal Indicator Bacteria and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Marine Coastal Waters: Is there a Relationship?. Pathogens. 9(1). 13–13. 24 indexed citations

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