Elsa Mecha

458 total citations
19 papers, 321 citations indexed

About

Elsa Mecha is a scholar working on Plant Science, Nutrition and Dietetics and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Elsa Mecha has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 321 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Plant Science, 7 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 7 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Elsa Mecha's work include Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (7 papers), Food composition and properties (4 papers) and Biochemical and biochemical processes (3 papers). Elsa Mecha is often cited by papers focused on Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (7 papers), Food composition and properties (4 papers) and Biochemical and biochemical processes (3 papers). Elsa Mecha collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Spain and Germany. Elsa Mecha's co-authors include Maria Rosário Bronze, Andreia Bento‐Silva, Teresa Serra, Ana Rodriguez‐Mateos, Rodrigo P. Feliciano, María Carlota Vaz Patto, A. C. Silva Ferreira, Maria Eduardo Figueira, Joana Poejo and Catarina M.M. Duarte and has published in prestigious journals such as Food Chemistry, Journal of Chromatography A and Molecules.

In The Last Decade

Elsa Mecha

18 papers receiving 316 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Elsa Mecha Portugal 11 115 113 87 86 77 19 321
Onur Sevindik Türkiye 12 223 1.9× 130 1.2× 143 1.6× 79 0.9× 60 0.8× 27 397
Sheila Oliveira-Alves Portugal 9 188 1.6× 122 1.1× 84 1.0× 50 0.6× 91 1.2× 14 328
Laura Acquaticci Italy 9 159 1.4× 119 1.1× 103 1.2× 86 1.0× 57 0.7× 22 412
Luca Nicolotti Australia 11 174 1.5× 92 0.8× 65 0.7× 133 1.5× 84 1.1× 16 434
Pınar Kadiroğlu Türkiye 12 204 1.8× 149 1.3× 153 1.8× 78 0.9× 74 1.0× 24 407
Hung T. Hong Australia 12 108 0.9× 155 1.4× 152 1.7× 113 1.3× 62 0.8× 39 367
Jayanetti Koralalage Ramani Radhika Samarasekera Sri Lanka 8 121 1.1× 100 0.9× 93 1.1× 83 1.0× 73 0.9× 15 336
Ibrahim A. Almusallam Saudi Arabia 11 210 1.8× 160 1.4× 118 1.4× 41 0.5× 75 1.0× 14 365
Jacek Rożnowski Poland 9 167 1.5× 199 1.8× 146 1.7× 72 0.8× 151 2.0× 17 464

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Fields of papers citing papers by Elsa Mecha

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Elsa Mecha

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All Works

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Lourenço, Sílvia, Elsa Mecha, Ricardo A. Gomes, et al.. (2025). Antibacterial and Antifungal Activity of Extracts from Five Portuguese Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) Accessions. Molecules. 30(11). 2348–2348. 2 indexed citations
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Oliveira-Alves, Sheila, Andreia Bento‐Silva, Bernardo Duarte, et al.. (2023). Soilless Cultivated Halophyte Plants: Volatile, Nutritional, Phytochemical, and Biological Differences. Antioxidants. 12(6). 1161–1161. 12 indexed citations
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Bento‐Silva, Andreia, Noélia Duarte, Elsa Mecha, et al.. (2021). Shedding Light on the Volatile Composition of Broa, a Traditional Portuguese Maize Bread. Biomolecules. 11(10). 1396–1396. 3 indexed citations
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Mecha, Elsa, Bruna Carbas, Andreia Bento‐Silva, et al.. (2021). Disclosing the Nutritional Quality Diversity of Portuguese Common Beans—The Missing Link for Their Effective Use in Protein Quality Breeding Programs. Agronomy. 11(2). 221–221. 13 indexed citations
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Mecha, Elsa, Guillaume L. Erny, Ana C. L. Guerreiro, et al.. (2021). Metabolomics profile responses to changing environments in a common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) germplasm collection. Food Chemistry. 370. 131003–131003. 18 indexed citations
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Bento‐Silva, Andreia, Noélia Duarte, Elsa Mecha, et al.. (2021). Broa, an Ethnic Maize Bread, as a Source of Phenolic Compounds. Antioxidants. 10(5). 672–672. 8 indexed citations
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Mecha, Elsa, Andreia Bento‐Silva, A. C. Silva Ferreira, et al.. (2021). Improvement of wheat cookies’ nutritional quality, by partial substitution with common bean and maize flours, sustained human glycemia and enhanced satiety perception. Cereal Chemistry. 98(5). 1123–1134. 12 indexed citations
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Oliveira-Alves, Sheila, A. C. Silva Ferreira, Elsa Mecha, et al.. (2020). Identification of functional compounds in baru (Dipteryx alata Vog.) nuts: Nutritional value, volatile and phenolic composition, antioxidant activity and antiproliferative effect. Food Research International. 131. 109026–109026. 49 indexed citations
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Bento‐Silva, Andreia, et al.. (2020). Hydroxycinnamic Acids and Their Derivatives in Broa, a Traditional Ethnic Maize Bread. Foods. 9(10). 1471–1471. 19 indexed citations
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Mecha, Elsa, Susana T. Leitão, Bruna Carbas, et al.. (2019). Characterization of Soaking Process’ Impact in Common Beans Phenolic Composition: Contribute from the Unexplored Portuguese Germplasm. Foods. 8(8). 296–296. 27 indexed citations
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Mecha, Elsa, Rodrigo P. Feliciano, Ana Rodriguez‐Mateos, et al.. (2019). Human bioavailability of phenolic compounds found in common beans: the use of high-resolution MS to evaluate inter-individual variability. British Journal Of Nutrition. 123(3). 273–292. 14 indexed citations
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Bento‐Silva, Andreia, et al.. (2019). An Improved HILIC HPLC-MS/MS Method for the Determination of β-ODAP and Its α Isomer in Lathyrus sativus. Molecules. 24(17). 3043–3043. 6 indexed citations
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Dhaouadi, Karima, et al.. (2015). Pomegranate and mint syrup addition to green tea beverage stabilized its polyphenolic content and biofunctional potentials during refrigerated storage. Journal of Food Science and Technology. 53(2). 1164–1177. 6 indexed citations
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Sifaoui, Inés, Elsa Mecha, Andreia Bento‐Silva, et al.. (2015). Optimized Extraction of Antioxidants from Olive Leaves Using Augmented Simplex Centroid Design. Analytical Letters. 49(9). 1323–1333. 10 indexed citations
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Matias, Ana A., Joana Poejo, Elsa Mecha, et al.. (2014). Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity of a flavonoid-rich concentrate recovered from Opuntia ficus-indica juice. Food & Function. 5(12). 3269–3280. 59 indexed citations

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