Francisco Gı́rio

7.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
108 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Francisco Gı́rio is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Francisco Gı́rio has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 47 papers in Molecular Biology and 19 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Francisco Gı́rio's work include Biofuel production and bioconversion (71 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (26 papers) and Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (18 papers). Francisco Gı́rio is often cited by papers focused on Biofuel production and bioconversion (71 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (26 papers) and Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (18 papers). Francisco Gı́rio collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Spain and Brazil. Francisco Gı́rio's co-authors include Florbela Carvalheiro, Luís C. Duarte, Susana Marques, César Fonseca, Rafał Bogel‐Łukasik, J. Carlos Roseiro, M. T. Amaral-Collaço, Paula Esteves, Luís Alves and Patrícia Moura and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Bioresource Technology.

In The Last Decade

Francisco Gı́rio

106 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

Hemicelluloses for fuel ethanol: A review 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 250 500 750 1000
What are hit papers?

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. Hemicelluloses for fuel ethanol: A review
    2010 1.1k citations Francisco Gı́rio, César Fonseca et al. Bioresource Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Francisco Gı́rio Portugal 39 3.6k 2.0k 812 799 781 108 5.3k
Inês C. Roberto Brazil 42 4.3k 1.2× 2.9k 1.5× 829 1.0× 641 0.8× 1.2k 1.5× 132 6.5k
Héctor A. Ruíz Mexico 43 3.7k 1.0× 2.0k 1.0× 651 0.8× 718 0.9× 551 0.7× 122 5.7k
Yong Xu China 37 3.1k 0.9× 1.9k 0.9× 469 0.6× 577 0.7× 621 0.8× 236 4.7k
Sílvio Silvério da Silva Brazil 46 5.8k 1.6× 3.8k 1.9× 497 0.6× 951 1.2× 1.1k 1.4× 268 7.7k
Gil Garrote Spain 46 5.4k 1.5× 1.8k 0.9× 442 0.5× 752 0.9× 835 1.1× 99 6.5k
Luciana Porto de Souza Vandenberghe Brazil 43 3.2k 0.9× 2.9k 1.5× 1.6k 1.9× 1.4k 1.7× 928 1.2× 169 7.2k
Anuj Kumar Chandel Brazil 42 4.3k 1.2× 2.7k 1.3× 311 0.4× 677 0.8× 416 0.5× 136 5.8k
Florbela Carvalheiro Portugal 30 3.1k 0.9× 1.5k 0.7× 385 0.5× 476 0.6× 734 0.9× 83 4.0k
Marco Antônio Záchia Ayub Brazil 45 2.4k 0.7× 4.0k 2.0× 1.0k 1.3× 424 0.5× 672 0.9× 211 6.1k
Luís C. Duarte Portugal 30 2.9k 0.8× 1.5k 0.7× 451 0.6× 455 0.6× 545 0.7× 90 3.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Francisco Gı́rio

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Fields of papers citing papers by Francisco Gı́rio

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francisco Gı́rio

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

All Works

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Montiel, Carmina, Susana Marques, Francisco Gı́rio, et al.. (2024). Application of In-House Xylanases as an Addition to a Commercial Cellulase Cocktail for the Sustainable Saccharification of Pretreated Blue Agave Bagasse Used for Bioethanol Production. Sustainability. 16(16). 6722–6722. 3 indexed citations
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Pires, Raquel S., Luís Costa, Cristina T. Matos, et al.. (2024). Carbon footprint assessment of microalgal biomass production, hydrothermal liquefaction and refining to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in mainland Portugal. Algal Research. 84. 103799–103799. 1 indexed citations
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Lopes, Tiago F., Joana Ortigueira, Cristina T. Matos, et al.. (2023). Conceptual Design of an Autotrophic Multi-Strain Microalgae-Based Biorefinery: Preliminary Techno-Economic and Life Cycle Assessments. Fermentation. 9(3). 255–255. 8 indexed citations
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Silva, Teresa Lopes da, et al.. (2023). Oleaginous Yeast Biorefinery: Feedstocks, Processes, Techniques, Bioproducts. Fermentation. 9(12). 1013–1013. 6 indexed citations
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Pinto, Filomena, Anders Brunsvik, Rui Neto André, et al.. (2023). Effects of Lignin Gasification Impurities on the Growth and Product Distribution of Butyribacterium methylotrophicum during Syngas Fermentation. Energies. 16(4). 1722–1722. 3 indexed citations
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Trancoso, Maria Ascensão, Ana Eusébio, Ana Cristina Oliveira, et al.. (2023). Admissibility Grid to Support the Decision for the Preferential Routing of Portuguese Endogenous Waste Biomass for the Production of Biogas, Advanced Biofuels, Electricity and Heat. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(4). 336–366. 3 indexed citations
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Pinto, Filomena, et al.. (2021). Lignin Syngas Bioconversion by Butyribacterium methylotrophicum: Advancing towards an Integrated Biorefinery. Energies. 14(21). 7124–7124. 8 indexed citations
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Pinto, Filomena, et al.. (2019). Production of Syngas Suitable to be Used in Fermentation to Obtain Biochemical Added-Value Compounds. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations
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Marques, Susana, et al.. (2016). Life cycle assessment of advanced bioethanol production from pulp and paper sludge. Bioresource Technology. 208. 100–109. 48 indexed citations
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Albergaria, Helena, et al.. (2009). Saccharomyces cerevisiae CCMI 885 secretes peptides that inhibit the growth of some non-Saccharomyces wine-related strains. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 86(3). 965–972. 113 indexed citations
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Carvalheiro, Florbela, Luís C. Duarte, & Francisco Gı́rio. (2008). Hemicellulose biorefineries: a review on biomass pretreatments. Journal of Scientific & Industrial Research. 67(11). 849–864. 467 indexed citations
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Duarte, Luís C., Talita Silva-Fernandes, Florbela Carvalheiro, & Francisco Gı́rio. (2008). Dilute Acid Hydrolysis of Wheat Straw Oligosaccharides. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 153(1-3). 116–126. 37 indexed citations
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Carvalheiro, Florbela, Talita Silva-Fernandes, Luís C. Duarte, & Francisco Gı́rio. (2008). Wheat Straw Autohydrolysis: Process Optimization and Products Characterization. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 153(1-3). 84–93. 183 indexed citations
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Duarte, Luís C., Paula Esteves, Florbela Carvalheiro, & Francisco Gı́rio. (2007). Biotechnological valorization potential indicator for lignocellulosic materials. Biotechnology Journal. 2(12). 1556–1563. 17 indexed citations
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Duarte, Luís C., et al.. (2005). Effects of Aliphatic Acids, Furfural, and Phenolic Compounds on <I>Debaryomyces hansenii </I>CCMI 941. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 121(1-3). 413–426. 47 indexed citations
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Duarte, Luís C., Florbela Carvalheiro, Sônia T.A. Lopes, et al.. (2004). Comparison of Two Posthydrolysis Processes of Brewery's Spent Grain Autohydrolysis Liquor to Produce a Pentose-Containing Culture Medium. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 115(1-3). 1041–1058. 53 indexed citations
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Roseiro, J. Carlos, Francisco Gı́rio, & M. T. Amaral-Collaço. (1991). influence of storage stability on the use of carob pulp aqueous extract as raw material for fermentation processes. LWT. 24(6). 508–512. 7 indexed citations

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