Fernanda M.F. Roleira

3.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
58 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Fernanda M.F. Roleira is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Fernanda M.F. Roleira has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Molecular Biology, 29 papers in Genetics and 16 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Fernanda M.F. Roleira's work include Estrogen and related hormone effects (29 papers), Steroid Chemistry and Biochemistry (16 papers) and Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents (15 papers). Fernanda M.F. Roleira is often cited by papers focused on Estrogen and related hormone effects (29 papers), Steroid Chemistry and Biochemistry (16 papers) and Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents (15 papers). Fernanda M.F. Roleira collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Italy and United States. Fernanda M.F. Roleira's co-authors include Fernanda Borges, Nuno Milhazes, Eugenio Uriarte, Lourdes Santana, E. J. Tavares da Silva, Carla Varela, Eduarda Fernandes, Natércia Teixeira, Saúl C. Costa and Georgina Correia‐da‐Silva and has published in prestigious journals such as Food Chemistry, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry and Annals of Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Fernanda M.F. Roleira

56 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

Simple Coumarins and Analogues in Medicinal Chemistry: Occurrence, Synthesis and Biological Activity

2005 856 citations Fernanda Borges, Fernanda M.F. Roleira et al. Current Medicinal Chemistry profile →
Plant derived and dietary phenolic antioxidants: Anticancer properties

2015 343 citations Fernanda M.F. Roleira, E. J. Tavares da Silva et al. Food Chemistry profile →

Peers

Fernanda M.F. Roleira

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Ján Mojžíš Slovakia

Ezio Bombardelli Italy

Marcus J. C. Long United States

Amar G. Chittiboyina United States

Chun‐Nan Lin Taiwan

Yerra Koteswara Rao Taiwan

Reiko Tanaka Japan

Michael D. Threadgill United Kingdom

Achintya Saha India

Jing‐Ru Weng Taiwan

Ján Mojžíš Slovakia

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GENET

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Countries citing papers authored by Fernanda M.F. Roleira

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fernanda M.F. Roleira

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Amaral, Cristina, Maria João Valente, Carla Varela, et al.. (2025). New Promising Steroidal Aromatase Inhibitors with Multi-Target Action on Estrogen and Androgen Receptors for Breast Cancer Treatment. Cancers. 17(2). 165–165. 2 indexed citations

Silva, E. J. Tavares da, Ana M. Abrantes, Ana Cristina Gonçalves, et al.. (2025). Novel steroidal oximes as antiproliferative agents: Design, synthesis and biological activity evaluation. Bioorganic Chemistry. 156. 108229–108229.

Silva, E. J. Tavares da, Saúl C. Costa, Carla Varela, et al.. (2024). Steroidal epoxides as anticancer agents in lung, prostate and breast cancers: The case of 1,2-epoxysteroids. Biochemical Pharmacology. 225. 116266–116266. 2 indexed citations

Pires, Ana Salomé, et al.. (2023). The Structural Diversity and Biological Activity of Steroid Oximes. Molecules. 28(4). 1690–1690. 6 indexed citations

Laranjo, Mafalda, Saúl C. Costa, Ana Margarida Abrantes, et al.. (2023). 80P Steroidal oximes: A new potential therapeutic approach for cancer treatment. Annals of Oncology. 34. S211–S211.

Amaral, Cristina, Georgina Correia‐da‐Silva, Maria João Valente, et al.. (2023). An Exemestane Derivative, Oxymestane-D1, as a New Multi-Target Steroidal Aromatase Inhibitor for Estrogen Receptor-Positive (ER+) Breast Cancer: Effects on Sensitive and Resistant Cell Lines. Molecules. 28(2). 789–789. 10 indexed citations

Pires, Ana Salomé, Carla Varela, Inês A. Marques, et al.. (2021). Oxymestane, a cytostatic steroid derivative of exemestane with greater antitumor activity in non-estrogen-dependent cell lines. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 212. 105950–105950. 6 indexed citations

Domingues, Cátia, Ivana Jarak, Carla Varela, et al.. (2020). Synthesis and Characterization of a Novel Nanomicellar System Pluronic-PEI Suitable for Gene and Drug Co-Delivery in Cancer Therapy. MDPI (MDPI AG). 36–36. 1 indexed citations

Varela, Carla, et al.. (2020). Epoxide containing molecules: A good or a bad drug design approach. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 201. 112327–112327. 67 indexed citations

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Ribeiro, Daniela, Carina Proença, Carla Varela, et al.. (2019). New phenolic cinnamic acid derivatives as selective COX-2 inhibitors. Design, synthesis, biological activity and structure-activity relationships. Bioorganic Chemistry. 91. 103179–103179. 38 indexed citations

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Amaral, Cristina, Carla Varela, Saúl C. Costa, et al.. (2017). Anti-tumor efficacy of new 7α-substituted androstanes as aromatase inhibitors in hormone-sensitive and resistant breast cancer cells. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 171. 218–228. 31 indexed citations

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Oliveira, Cláudia, Francisco Veiga, Carla Varela, et al.. (2016). Characterization of polymeric nanoparticles for intravenous delivery: Focus on stability. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 150. 326–333. 19 indexed citations

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Silva, E. J. Tavares da, Carla Varela, Ana Salomé Pires, et al.. (2016). Combined dual effect of modulation of human neutrophils’ oxidative burst and inhibition of colon cancer cells proliferation by hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 24(16). 3556–3564. 23 indexed citations

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Roleira, Fernanda M.F., E. J. Tavares da Silva, Carla Varela, et al.. (2015). Plant derived and dietary phenolic antioxidants: Anticancer properties. Food Chemistry. 183. 235–258. 343 indexed citations breakdown →

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Amaral, Cristina, Carla Varela, Margarida Borges, et al.. (2013). Steroidal aromatase inhibitors inhibit growth of hormone-dependent breast cancer cells by inducing cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. APOPTOSIS. 18(11). 1426–1436. 26 indexed citations

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Roleira, Fernanda M.F., Christophe Siquet, E. Manuela Garrido, et al.. (2010). Lipophilic phenolic antioxidants: Correlation between antioxidant profile, partition coefficients and redox properties. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 18(16). 5816–5825. 95 indexed citations

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Borges, Fernanda, Fernanda M.F. Roleira, Nuno Milhazes, Lourdes Santana, & Eugenio Uriarte. (2005). Simple Coumarins and Analogues in Medicinal Chemistry: Occurrence, Synthesis and Biological Activity. Current Medicinal Chemistry. 12(8). 887–916. 856 indexed citations breakdown →

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Paixão, J.A., et al.. (2005). 17-Oxo-5β-hydroxyandrostan-3β-yl acetate. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online. 61(4). o1144–o1146. 1 indexed citations

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Santana, Lourdes, Eugenio Uriarte, Fernanda M.F. Roleira, Nuno Milhazes, & Fernanda Borges. (2004). Furocoumarins in Medicinal Chemistry. Synthesis, Natural Occurrence and Biological Activity. Current Medicinal Chemistry. 11(24). 3239–3261. 185 indexed citations

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Silva, E. J. Tavares da, et al.. (2002). X-ray and deuterium labeling studies on the abnormal ring cleavages of a 5β-epoxide precursor of formestane. Steroids. 67(3-4). 311–319. 17 indexed citations

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