João A. Lopes

6.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
147 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

João A. Lopes is a scholar working on Analytical Chemistry, Biophysics and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, João A. Lopes has authored 147 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Analytical Chemistry, 35 papers in Biophysics and 24 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in João A. Lopes's work include Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses (73 papers), Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research (35 papers) and Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (16 papers). João A. Lopes is often cited by papers focused on Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses (73 papers), Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research (35 papers) and Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (16 papers). João A. Lopes collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Spain and Brazil. João A. Lopes's co-authors include Mafalda C. Sarraguça, Ricardo N.M.J. Páscoa, José C. Menezes, Cláudia A. Teixeira dos Santos, Clara Sousa, Miguel Lopo, Maria João Melo, Luı́sa Peixe, Luís R. Silva and Gilberto Alves and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

João A. Lopes

145 papers receiving 4.4k 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.

A Review of Natural Polysaccharides: Sources, Characteristics, Properties, Food, and Pharmaceutical Applications

2024 186 citations Gilberto Alves, João A. Lopes et al. International Journal of Molecular Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
João A. Lopes Portugal	39	1.8k	929	802	793	604	147	4.6k
Wanderson Romão Brazil	38	2.3k 1.3×	1.2k 1.3×	948 1.2×	284 0.4×	447 0.7×	282	5.6k
José Manuel Amigo Denmark	42	3.1k 1.8×	1.3k 1.4×	845 1.1×	1.2k 1.5×	943 1.6×	170	5.4k
Qun Zhou China	33	1.1k 0.6×	565 0.6×	687 0.9×	539 0.7×	497 0.8×	163	3.4k
Alexey L. Pomerantsev Russia	30	1.9k 1.1×	959 1.0×	823 1.0×	571 0.7×	547 0.9×	102	3.4k
Maria Fernanda Pimentel Brazil	32	1.9k 1.1×	1.0k 1.1×	341 0.4×	677 0.9×	269 0.4×	128	3.2k
Célio Pasquini Brazil	36	3.8k 2.1×	1.4k 1.6×	362 0.5×	1.1k 1.4×	427 0.7×	155	5.7k
Marco Flôres Ferrão Brazil	29	1.3k 0.7×	967 1.0×	519 0.6×	348 0.4×	472 0.8×	157	2.9k
Aoife Gowen Ireland	37	2.8k 1.6×	1.7k 1.8×	524 0.7×	1.1k 1.4×	912 1.5×	143	5.9k
Salvador Garrigues Spain	41	4.2k 2.4×	2.0k 2.2×	675 0.8×	998 1.3×	1.3k 2.2×	235	7.2k
İsmail Hakkı Boyacı Türkiye	45	1.8k 1.0×	2.8k 3.0×	2.9k 3.6×	580 0.7×	1.4k 2.3×	212	8.5k

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Martins, Ana Paula, et al.. (2025). Methodology for rapid development of a continuous loss-in-weight feeding process. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 674. 125434–125434. 1 indexed citations

Nunes, Ana R., Gilberto Alves, Amílcar Falcão, João A. Lopes, & Luís R. Silva. (2025). Phenolic Acids from Fruit By-Products as Therapeutic Agents for Metabolic Syndrome: A Review. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(8). 3834–3834. 4 indexed citations

Veloso, Tiago Rafael, et al.. (2025). Dynamic ensembles of SARS-CoV-2 N-protein reveal head-to-head coiled-coil-driven oligomerization and phase separation. Nucleic Acids Research. 53(11). 3 indexed citations

Lourenço, Ana, et al.. (2024). A non-linear modelling approach to predict the dissolution profile of extended-release tablets. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 204. 106976–106976. 2 indexed citations

Candeias, António, et al.. (2024). On the use of in-situ spectroscopic techniques for the study of the provenance of historic ivories. Journal of Cultural Heritage. 68. 205–215. 1 indexed citations

Alves, Gilberto, et al.. (2024). A Review of Natural Polysaccharides: Sources, Characteristics, Properties, Food, and Pharmaceutical Applications. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(2). 1322–1322. 186 indexed citations breakdown →

Melo, Maria João, et al.. (2024). The Colors in Medieval Illuminations through the Magnificent Scriptorium of Alfonso X, the Learned. Heritage. 7(1). 272–300. 2 indexed citations

Pereira, Maria João Veloso da Costa Ramos, et al.. (2024). Overview of Ethnobotanical–Pharmacological Studies Carried Out on Medicinal Plants from the Serra da Estrela Natural Park: Focus on Their Antidiabetic Potential. Pharmaceutics. 16(4). 454–454. 6 indexed citations

Santos, Cláudia A. Teixeira dos, Ricardo N.M.J. Páscoa, N. Pérez-del-Notario, et al.. (2024). Application of Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy for the Assessment of Wine Spoilage Indicators: A Feasibility Study. Molecules. 29(8). 1882–1882. 1 indexed citations

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Alves, Gilberto, et al.. (2023). A Review of Natural Polysaccharides: Sources, Characteristics, Properties, Food and Pharmaceutical Applications. Preprints.org. 6 indexed citations

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Lopes, João A., et al.. (2022). In Situ Co-Amorphization of Olanzapine in the Matrix and on the Coat of Pellets. Pharmaceutics. 14(12). 2587–2587. 1 indexed citations

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Angelin, Eva Mariasole, et al.. (2021). Discoloration of Historical Plastic Objects: New Insight into the Degradation of β-Naphthol Pigment Lakes. Polymers. 13(14). 2278–2278. 12 indexed citations

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Magro, Fernando, et al.. (2020). Systematic Review and Principal Components Analysis of the Immunogenicity of Adalimumab. BioDrugs. 35(1). 35–45. 4 indexed citations

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Tsochatzis, Emmanouil, João A. Lopes, Helen Gika, & Georgios Theodoridis. (2020). Polystyrene Biodegradation by Tenebrio molitor Larvae: Identification of Generated Substances Using a GC-MS Untargeted Screening Method. Polymers. 13(1). 17–17. 35 indexed citations

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Sequeira, Sílvia, et al.. (2018). Stains versus colourants produced by fungi colonising paper cultural heritage: A review. Journal of Cultural Heritage. 35. 161–182. 51 indexed citations

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Quintelas, Cristina, et al.. (2017). Exploiting intrinsic fluorescence spectroscopy to discriminate between Acinetobacter calcoaceticus–Acinetobacter baumannii complex species. RSC Advances. 7(14). 8581–8588. 3 indexed citations

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Sarraguça, Mafalda C., et al.. (2016). Near infrared spectroscopy to monitor drug release in-situ during dissolution tests. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 513(1-2). 1–7. 8 indexed citations

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Silva, Sónia, Sofia Costa‐de‐Oliveira, Mariana Henriques, et al.. (2016). Discrimination of clinically relevant Candida species by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy with attenuated total reflectance (FTIR-ATR). RSC Advances. 6(94). 92065–92072. 9 indexed citations

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Sainz, Vanessa, Carina Peres, Catarina A. B. Rodrigues, et al.. (2016). Optimization of protein loaded PLGA nanoparticle manufacturing parameters following a quality-by-design approach. RSC Advances. 6(106). 104502–104512. 7 indexed citations

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Santos, João Rodrigo, Miguel Lopo, António O.S.S. Rangel, & João A. Lopes. (2015). Exploiting near infrared spectroscopy as an analytical tool for on-line monitoring of acidity during coffee roasting. Food Control. 60. 408–415. 46 indexed citations

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