Daniel Chavarria

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 932 citations indexed

About

Daniel Chavarria is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Organic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniel Chavarria has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 932 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Pharmacology, 13 papers in Organic Chemistry and 13 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Daniel Chavarria's work include Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases (15 papers), Free Radicals and Antioxidants (4 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (4 papers). Daniel Chavarria is often cited by papers focused on Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases (15 papers), Free Radicals and Antioxidants (4 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (4 papers). Daniel Chavarria collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Italy and United States. Daniel Chavarria's co-authors include Fernanda Borges, Fernando Remião, Sofia Benfeito, Renata Silva, Vera Silva, Tiago Silva, Inês Costa, Daniel José Barbosa, Alexandra Gaspar and Paulo J. Oliveira and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Daniel Chavarria

40 papers receiving 921 citations

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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.

Molecular mechanisms of ferroptosis and their involvement in brain diseases

2023 244 citations Inês Costa, Daniel José Barbosa et al. Pharmacology & Therapeutics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Daniel Chavarria Portugal	14	336	210	196	161	120	40	932
Yu Lan China	20	486 1.4×	116 0.6×	114 0.6×	56 0.3×	160 1.3×	47	1.1k
Gilberto L. Pardo‐Andreu Cuba	24	433 1.3×	154 0.7×	129 0.7×	60 0.4×	66 0.6×	63	1.5k
Patrik Poprac Slovakia	5	353 1.1×	133 0.6×	139 0.7×	47 0.3×	62 0.5×	5	1.0k
Jie Ren China	21	689 2.1×	118 0.6×	157 0.8×	63 0.4×	193 1.6×	53	1.3k
Carmen Diniz Portugal	18	470 1.4×	89 0.4×	265 1.4×	41 0.3×	63 0.5×	63	1.4k
Maris A. Cinelli United States	18	560 1.7×	112 0.5×	437 2.2×	47 0.3×	73 0.6×	31	1.4k
Guozhen Cui China	23	721 2.1×	170 0.8×	61 0.3×	104 0.6×	137 1.1×	85	1.5k
Sayanta Dutta India	15	422 1.3×	105 0.5×	67 0.3×	112 0.7×	90 0.8×	23	1.1k
Nilanjan Ghosh India	15	336 1.0×	187 0.9×	151 0.8×	33 0.2×	100 0.8×	34	1.0k

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Guglielmi, Paolo, Guya Diletta Marconi, Francesco Ortuso, et al.. (2025). Design, synthesis, and biological activity of 2-aroylbenzofuran-3-ols and 2-aroylbenzofuran derivatives: A new route towards hMAO-B inhibition. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 297. 117983–117983. 1 indexed citations

Ceramella, Jessica, Assunta D’Amato, Annaluisa Mariconda, et al.. (2025). Novel Au(I)- and Ag(I)-NHC Complexes with N-Boc-Protected Proline as Potential Candidates for Neurodegenerative Disorders. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(13). 6116–6116. 1 indexed citations

Gil-Martins, Eva, Fernando Cagide, Daniel José Barbosa, et al.. (2025). The role of mitochondrial dysfunction and calcium dysregulation in 2C-I and 25I-NBOMe-induced neurotoxicity. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 411. 111425–111425. 1 indexed citations

Chavarria, Daniel, et al.. (2025). Modular cone-and-plate device for mechanofluidic assays in Transwell inserts. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 13. 1494553–1494553. 2 indexed citations

Chavarria, Daniel, Fernanda Borges, Sandra M. Cardoso, et al.. (2024). Exploiting the potential of rivastigmine-melatonin derivatives as multitarget metal-modulating drugs for neurodegenerative diseases. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 262. 112734–112734. 1 indexed citations

Gil-Martins, Eva, Fernando Cagide, Daniel Martins, et al.. (2024). Mechanistic Insights into the Neurotoxicity of 2,5-Dimethoxyphenethylamines (2C) and Corresponding N-(2-methoxybenzyl)phenethylamine (NBOMe) Drugs. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 14(2). 772–797. 1 indexed citations

Giovannuzzi, Simone, Daniel Chavarria, Gustavo Provensi, et al.. (2024). Dual Inhibitors of Brain Carbonic Anhydrases and Monoamine Oxidase-B Efficiently Protect against Amyloid-β-Induced Neuronal Toxicity, Oxidative Stress, and Mitochondrial Dysfunction. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 67(5). 4170–4193. 17 indexed citations

Amorim, Ricardo, Pedro Soares, Daniel Chavarria, et al.. (2024). Decreasing the burden of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: From therapeutic targets to drug discovery opportunities. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 277. 116723–116723. 3 indexed citations

Chavarria, Daniel, et al.. (2023). A high throughput blood–brain barrier model incorporating shear stress with improved predictive power for drug discovery. Biomicrofluidics. 17(4). 44105–44105. 5 indexed citations

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Martins, Daniel, Eva Gil-Martins, Fernando Cagide, et al.. (2023). Unraveling the In Vitro Toxicity Profile of Psychedelic 2C Phenethylamines and Their N-Benzylphenethylamine (NBOMe) Analogues. Pharmaceuticals. 16(8). 1158–1158. 7 indexed citations

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Costa, Inês, Daniel José Barbosa, Sofia Benfeito, et al.. (2023). Molecular mechanisms of ferroptosis and their involvement in brain diseases. Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 244. 108373–108373. 244 indexed citations breakdown →

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Soares, Pedro, et al.. (2022). Drug discovery and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Emerging challenges and therapeutic opportunities. Ageing Research Reviews. 83. 101790–101790. 36 indexed citations

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Chavarria, Daniel, Sofia Benfeito, Jorge Garrido, et al.. (2021). Fine-Tuning the Biological Profile of Multitarget Mitochondriotropic Antioxidants for Neurodegenerative Diseases. Antioxidants. 10(2). 329–329. 10 indexed citations

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Mesiti, Francesco, Daniel Chavarria, Alexandra Gaspar, Stefano Alcaro, & Fernanda Borges. (2019). The chemistry toolbox of multitarget-directed ligands for Alzheimer's disease. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 181. 111572–111572. 56 indexed citations

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Chavarria, Daniel, Carlos Fernandes, Tiago Silva, et al.. (2019). Bioisosteric OH- to SH-replacement changes the antioxidant profile of ferulic acid. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 17(44). 9646–9654. 6 indexed citations

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Chavarria, Daniel, Carlos Fernandes, Vera Silva, et al.. (2019). Design of novel monoamine oxidase-B inhibitors based on piperine scaffold: Structure-activity-toxicity, drug-likeness and efflux transport studies. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 185. 111770–111770. 31 indexed citations

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Garrido, E. Manuela, et al.. (2018). Microencapsulation of caffeic acid phenethyl ester and caffeic acid phenethyl amide by inclusion in hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin. Food Chemistry. 254. 260–265. 40 indexed citations

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Le, Victoria, Andrew D. Sligar, Mei G. Lei, et al.. (2018). Algal Polysaccharides as Therapeutic Agents for Atherosclerosis. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 5. 153–153. 92 indexed citations

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Chavarria, Daniel, et al.. (2015). Lessons from black pepper: piperine and derivatives thereof. Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents. 26(2). 245–264. 41 indexed citations

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Gomes, Lígia R., J.N. Low, Fernando Cagide, Daniel Chavarria, & Fernanda Borges. (2015). New insights in the discovery of novelh-MAO-B inhibitors: structural characterization of a series ofN-phenyl-4-oxo-4H-chromene-3-carboxamide derivatives. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 71(5). 547–554. 4 indexed citations

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