Helena Oliveira

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
151 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Helena Oliveira is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Materials Chemistry and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Helena Oliveira has authored 151 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 30 papers in Materials Chemistry and 29 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Helena Oliveira's work include Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (24 papers), Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (19 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (12 papers). Helena Oliveira is often cited by papers focused on Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (24 papers), Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (19 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (12 papers). Helena Oliveira collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Spain and Brazil. Helena Oliveira's co-authors include Conceição Santos, Verónica Bastos, Carmen S. R. Freire, Maria de Lourdes Pereira, Carla Vilela, Armando J. D. Silvestre, Iola F. Duarte, José Miguel P. Ferreira de Oliveira, Ana L. Daniel‐da‐Silva and Marcello Spanò and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Helena Oliveira

142 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

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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.

Chromium as an Environmental Pollutant: Insights on Induced Plant Toxicity

2012 453 citations Helena Oliveira profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Helena Oliveira Portugal	33	717	658	630	619	594	151	3.5k
Saud Alarifi Saudi Arabia	40	1.6k 2.3×	707 1.1×	640 1.0×	1.1k 1.7×	795 1.3×	242	5.1k
Daoud Ali Saudi Arabia	31	1.5k 2.2×	535 0.8×	633 1.0×	653 1.1×	937 1.6×	190	4.2k
Yuan Yang China	38	1.1k 1.5×	1.5k 2.2×	199 0.3×	326 0.5×	658 1.1×	132	5.5k
Lalit Kumar Singh Chauhan India	31	643 0.9×	481 0.7×	779 1.2×	707 1.1×	536 0.9×	59	3.2k
Stacey L. Harper United States	34	1.9k 2.7×	913 1.4×	240 0.4×	442 0.7×	634 1.1×	92	4.1k
Vibha Rani India	30	924 1.3×	859 1.3×	415 0.7×	1.5k 2.4×	182 0.3×	77	4.9k
Qingsu Xia United States	33	1.1k 1.5×	486 0.7×	339 0.5×	2.1k 3.4×	418 0.7×	85	4.3k
Gerhard J. Nohynek France	24	709 1.0×	267 0.4×	250 0.4×	413 0.7×	610 1.0×	43	3.0k
Metka Filipič Slovenia	43	682 1.0×	444 0.7×	513 0.8×	1.1k 1.8×	1.6k 2.8×	126	5.7k
Huey‐Min Hwang United States	37	2.3k 3.3×	1.2k 1.8×	954 1.5×	802 1.3×	696 1.2×	99	5.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Helena Oliveira

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20 of 20 papers shown

Carvalho, João P. F., Mattia Pia Arena, Helena Oliveira, et al.. (2025). Co-cultivation of Komagataeibacter sp. and Lacticaseibacillus sp. strains to produce bacterial nanocellulose-hyaluronic acid nanocomposite membranes for skin wound healing applications. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 299. 140208–140208. 8 indexed citations

Vicente, Estela D., et al.. (2025). In vitro toxicity of indoor and outdoor PM10 from a university cafeteria. Atmospheric Pollution Research. 16(12). 102661–102661.

Teixeira, Maria C., João P. F. Carvalho, Iola F. Duarte, et al.. (2025). Biofabrication of HepG2 Cells-Laden 3D Structures Using Nanocellulose-Reinforced Gelatin-Based Hydrogel Bioinks: Materials Characterization, Cell Viability Assessment, and Metabolomic Analysis. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 11(5). 3043–3057. 3 indexed citations

Carvalho, João P. F., Maria C. Teixeira, Helena Oliveira, et al.. (2025). All-Cellulose Hydrogel-Based Bioinks for the Versatile 3D Bioprinting of Different Cell Lines. Biomacromolecules. 26(3). 1761–1770. 3 indexed citations

Carvalho, João P. F., Maria C. Teixeira, William Marcondes Facchinatto, et al.. (2025). Xylan-chitosan based films with deep eutectic solvents for wound healing applications. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 320(Pt 1). 145482–145482. 4 indexed citations

Carvalho, João P. F., Maria C. Teixeira, Ricardo J. B. Pinto, et al.. (2024). Nanocomposite hydrogel-based bioinks composed of a fucose-rich polysaccharide and nanocellulose fibers for 3D-bioprinting applications. Bioprinting. 45. e00382–e00382. 6 indexed citations

Oliveira, Helena, et al.. (2024). Hypoglycemic and antioxidant potential of Myrcia splendens extract in diabetic rat models. 8(2). e2024012–e2024012.

Vicente, Estela D., et al.. (2024). Outdoor charcoal combustion in barbecue grills: Potential cytotoxic, oxidative stress and mutagenic effects. Atmospheric Environment. 322. 120383–120383. 2 indexed citations

Barra, Ana, Jacek K. Wychowaniec, M.M. Cruz, et al.. (2023). Magnetic Chitosan Bionanocomposite Films as a Versatile Platform for Biomedical Hyperthermia. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 13(11). e2303861–e2303861. 11 indexed citations

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Carvalho, João P. F., Maria C. Teixeira, Helena Oliveira, et al.. (2023). Hydrogel Bioinks of Alginate and Curcumin-Loaded Cellulose Ester-Based Particles for the Biofabrication of Drug-Releasing Living Tissue Analogs. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 15(34). 40898–40912. 24 indexed citations

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Oliveira, Helena, João Loureiro, Sílvia Castro, et al.. (2023). Contribution to the knowledge of genome size variation in Calendula L. (Asteraceae) with special focus on the SW Mediterranean region. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 157(2). 312–324. 2 indexed citations

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Teixeira, Maria C., João P. F. Carvalho, Helena Oliveira, et al.. (2022). Alginate-Lysozyme Nanofibers Hydrogels with Improved Rheological Behavior, Printability and Biological Properties for 3D Bioprinting Applications. Nanomaterials. 12(13). 2190–2190. 24 indexed citations

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Sousa, Ilza Maria de Oliveira, Gerardo Álvarez‐Rivera, Diana Pinto, et al.. (2021). The role of spray-drying atmosphere on fridericia chica (bonpl.) L.G. Lohmann standardized extract production for wound healing activity. Natural Product Research. 36(18). 4793–4797. 1 indexed citations

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Gonçalves, Fernando, et al.. (2021). Venom of Viperidae: A Perspective of its Antibacterial and AntitumorPotential. Current Drug Targets. 23(2). 126–144. 9 indexed citations

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Costa, Paulo, Isabel F. Almeida, Patrícia Dias‐Pereira, et al.. (2020). Pullulan microneedle patches for the efficient transdermal administration of insulin envisioning diabetes treatment. Carbohydrate Polymers. 241. 116314–116314. 70 indexed citations

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Carvalho, João P. F., Verónica Bastos, Helena Oliveira, et al.. (2020). Antibacterial Multi-Layered Nanocellulose-Based Patches Loaded with Dexpanthenol for Wound Healing Applications. Nanomaterials. 10(12). 2469–2469. 27 indexed citations

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Carvalho, João P. F., Ana C. Q. Silva, Verónica Bastos, et al.. (2020). Nanocellulose-Based Patches Loaded with Hyaluronic Acid and Diclofenac towards Aphthous Stomatitis Treatment. Nanomaterials. 10(4). 628–628. 31 indexed citations

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Oliveira, Helena, et al.. (2019). Flow cytometry analysis of low/high DNA content (LNA/HNA) bacteria as bioindicator of water quality evaluation. Ecological Indicators. 103. 774–781. 31 indexed citations

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Santos, Carla I. M., Gil Gonçalves, Mónica Cicuéndez, et al.. (2018). Biocompatible hybrids based on nanographene oxide covalently linked to glycolporphyrins: Synthesis, characterization and biological evaluation. Carbon. 135. 202–214. 20 indexed citations

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Leal, Carlos Augusto Gomes, et al.. (1976). Syrphid predators of aphids on Citrus spp. in Recife, Pernambuco.. 5(2). 138–142. 1 indexed citations

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