Joana L. C. Sousa

802 total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 674 citations indexed

About

Joana L. C. Sousa is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Pharmacology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Joana L. C. Sousa has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 674 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Organic Chemistry, 10 papers in Pharmacology and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Joana L. C. Sousa's work include Synthesis of Organic Compounds (10 papers), Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (6 papers) and Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (5 papers). Joana L. C. Sousa is often cited by papers focused on Synthesis of Organic Compounds (10 papers), Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (6 papers) and Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (5 papers). Joana L. C. Sousa collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Algeria and France. Joana L. C. Sousa's co-authors include Artur M. S. Silva, Carina Proença, Eduarda Fernandes, Marisa Freitas, Pedro Alexandrino Fernandes, Daniela Ribeiro, Maria J. Ramos, Eduardo F. Oliveira, Sara M. Tomé and Armando J. D. Silvestre and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Tetrahedron and Molecules.

In The Last Decade

Joana L. C. Sousa

18 papers receiving 666 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.

α-Glucosidase inhibition by flavonoids: anin vitroandin silicostructure–activity relationship study

2017 339 citations Carina Proença, Marisa Freitas et al. Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Joana L. C. Sousa Portugal	11	239	221	174	174	107	22	674
Alhassan Muhammad Alhassan Nigeria	13	210 0.9×	216 1.0×	77 0.4×	190 1.1×	214 2.0×	21	669
Leslie K. Williams Canada	5	185 0.8×	177 0.8×	130 0.7×	101 0.6×	73 0.7×	7	498
Prithvi S. Shirahatti India	16	223 0.9×	243 1.1×	183 1.1×	127 0.7×	211 2.0×	28	866
Klaus Himmeldirk United States	13	411 1.7×	146 0.7×	78 0.4×	118 0.7×	158 1.5×	14	721
Seyed Mohammad Bagher Hosseini Ghazvini Australia	9	94 0.4×	164 0.7×	111 0.6×	145 0.8×	81 0.8×	14	472
Saima Rasheed Pakistan	14	212 0.9×	203 0.9×	365 2.1×	57 0.3×	105 1.0×	47	784
Saúl C. Costa Portugal	13	205 0.9×	56 0.3×	147 0.8×	157 0.9×	106 1.0×	23	738
Majid Khan Pakistan	17	344 1.4×	104 0.5×	214 1.2×	117 0.7×	197 1.8×	45	888
Eisuke Kato Japan	16	237 1.0×	180 0.8×	116 0.7×	88 0.5×	135 1.3×	57	624
Rohaya Ahmad Malaysia	13	187 0.8×	89 0.4×	139 0.8×	101 0.6×	178 1.7×	43	613

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Kabouche, Zahia, Ricardo F. Mendes, Filipe A. Almeida Paz, et al.. (2025). Hemisynthesis of monoterpene-containing pyridin-2-one, pyrano[2,3-c]pyrazole and dicarbamate derivatives: in vitro and in silico anti-inflammatory activity. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1331. 141565–141565.

Sousa, Joana L. C., et al.. (2023). 2,2’-[(1E,1’E)-{[Hexa-2,4-diyne-1,6-diylbis(oxy)]bis(2,1-phenylene)}bis(ethene-2,1-diyl)]bis(4H-chromen-4-one). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2023(2). M1621–M1621.

Sousa, Joana L. C., Hélio M. T. Albuquerque, & Artur M. S. Silva. (2023). Drug Discovery Based on Oxygen and Nitrogen (Non-)Heterocyclic Compounds Developed @LAQV–REQUIMTE/Aveiro. Pharmaceuticals. 16(12). 1668–1668. 4 indexed citations

Sousa, Joana L. C., Hélio M. T. Albuquerque, Ricardo F. Mendes, et al.. (2022). Microwave-assisted synthesis of 4,6-disubstituted isoindoline-1,3-diones by Diels-Alder reactions. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1275. 134608–134608. 5 indexed citations

Sousa, Joana L. C., Hélio M. T. Albuquerque, Armando J. D. Silvestre, & Artur M. S. Silva. (2022). Decoration of A-Ring of a Lupane-Type Triterpenoid with Different Oxygen and Nitrogen Heterocycles. Molecules. 27(15). 4904–4904. 1 indexed citations

Silva, Artur M. S., et al.. (2022). Mild Synthesis of Symmetric 3,5-Disubstituted Nitrobenzenes. Synlett. 33(15). 1505–1510.

Sousa, Joana L. C., Cristiana Gonçalves, Susana M. Cardoso, et al.. (2021). Functionalization of Betulinic Acid with Polyphenolic Fragments for the Development of New Amphiphilic Antioxidants. Antioxidants. 10(2). 148–148. 11 indexed citations

Proença, Carina, Ana Oliveira, Marisa Freitas, et al.. (2020). Structural Specificity of Flavonoids in the Inhibition of Human Fructose 1,6-Bisphosphatase. Journal of Natural Products. 83(5). 1541–1552. 22 indexed citations

Sousa, Joana L. C., Carmen S. R. Freire, Armando J. D. Silvestre, & Artur M. S. Silva. (2019). Recent Developments in the Functionalization of Betulinic Acid and Its Natural Analogues: A Route to New Bioactive Compounds. Molecules. 24(2). 355–355. 78 indexed citations

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Sousa, Joana L. C., Patrícia Ramos, Carmen S. R. Freire, Artur M. S. Silva, & Armando J. D. Silvestre. (2018). Chemical Composition of Lipophilic Bark Extracts from Pinus pinaster and Pinus pinea Cultivated in Portugal. Applied Sciences. 8(12). 2575–2575. 18 indexed citations

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Sousa, Joana L. C., et al.. (2017). Synthesis and equilibrium multistate of new pyrano-3-deoxyanthocyanin-type pigments in aqueous solutions. Tetrahedron. 73(41). 6021–6030. 26 indexed citations

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Silva, Artur M. S. & Joana L. C. Sousa. (2017). Microwave-Assisted Tandem Reactions towards a New Synthesis of Cyclohepta[b]chromene-9,11-diones. Synlett. 28(3). e1–e1. 24 indexed citations

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Proença, Carina, Marisa Freitas, Daniela Ribeiro, et al.. (2017). Inhibition of protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B by flavonoids: A structure - activity relationship study. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 111. 474–481. 48 indexed citations

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Proença, Carina, Marisa Freitas, Daniela Ribeiro, et al.. (2017). α-Glucosidase inhibition by flavonoids: anin vitroandin silicostructure–activity relationship study. Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry. 32(1). 1216–1228. 339 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cruz, Luís, Joana L. C. Sousa, Andreia Marinho, Nuno Mateus, & Víctor de Freitas. (2016). Synthesis and structural characterization of novel pyranoluteolinidin dyes. Tetrahedron Letters. 58(2). 159–162. 16 indexed citations

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Sousa, Joana L. C., Carina Proença, Marisa Freitas, Eduarda Fernandes, & Artur M. S. Silva. (2016). New polyhydroxylated flavon-3-ols and 3-hydroxy-2-styrylchromones: synthesis and ROS/RNS scavenging activities. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 119. 250–259. 20 indexed citations

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Silva, Artur M. S. & Joana L. C. Sousa. (2016). Microwave-Assisted Tandem Reactions towards a New Synthesis of Cyclohepta[b]chromene-9,11-diones. Synlett. 28(3). 316–322. 2 indexed citations

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Talhi, Oualid, Artur M. S. Silva, Joana L. C. Sousa, et al.. (2015). One-Pot Synthesis of Novel Highly Functionalized Furan-Based Polyphenolics. Synlett. 26(19). 2724–2729. 4 indexed citations

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Soares-Santos, P.C.R., Luı́s Cunha-Silva, Filipa L. Sousa, et al.. (2011). A new supramolecular organic–inorganic adduct: {[Eu(CH3OH)(H2O)8]2[Eu(H2O)8][PW12O40]3}·8(C14H20O5)·2(C28H40O10)·6(CH3OH)·6(H2O). Journal of Molecular Structure. 989(1-3). 80–85. 2 indexed citations

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Sousa, Joana L. C., I.C. Santos, Mário M.Q. Simões, et al.. (2010). Iron(III)-substituted polyoxotungstates immobilized on silica nanoparticles: Novel oxidative heterogeneous catalysts. Catalysis Communications. 12(6). 459–463. 47 indexed citations

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