João Sousa

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
117 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

João Sousa is a scholar working on Pharmaceutical Science, Molecular Biology and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, João Sousa has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Pharmaceutical Science, 34 papers in Molecular Biology and 16 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in João Sousa's work include Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems (28 papers), Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery (27 papers) and Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (24 papers). João Sousa is often cited by papers focused on Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems (28 papers), Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery (27 papers) and Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (24 papers). João Sousa collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, United Kingdom and Brazil. João Sousa's co-authors include Alberto A. C. C. Pais, Carla Vitorino, Francisco Veiga, Sara Silva Soares, M. E. Pina, Fridrun Podczeck, Maria Mendes, Cláudia Silva, M.L. Vueba and António J. Almeida and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

João Sousa

113 papers receiving 4.3k 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.

Nanomedicine: Principles, Properties, and Regulatory Issues

2018 493 citations João Sousa, Alberto A. C. C. Pais et al. profile →

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BIOMA

Maurizio Ricci Italy

Fakhar ud Din Pakistan

Catarina Pinto Reis Portugal

Maria Helena Amaral Portugal

Elisabetta Gavini Italy

Hira Choudhury Malaysia

Syed Sarim Imam Saudi Arabia

Amit Jain India

Maria Carafa Italy

Cheong‐Weon Cho South Korea

Maurizio Ricci Italy

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of João Sousa

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Mendes, Maria, Ana L. Daniel‐da‐Silva, José Sereno, et al.. (2025). A switch-on chemo-photothermal nanotherapy impairs glioblastoma. Materials Horizons. 12(13). 4771–4787. 1 indexed citations

Vitorino, Carla, et al.. (2024). A Regulatory Perspective on Biosimilar Medicines. Pharmaceutics. 16(3). 321–321. 7 indexed citations

Cunha, Joana, et al.. (2024). Peptide-Hitchhiking for the Development of Nanosystems in Glioblastoma. ACS Nano. 18(26). 16359–16394. 30 indexed citations

Mendes, Maria, Sandra C. C. Nunes, Tânia Cova, et al.. (2024). Charge-switchable cell-penetrating peptides for rerouting nanoparticles to glioblastoma treatment. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 241. 113983–113983. 10 indexed citations

Miranda, Margarida, et al.. (2024). Therapeutic-driven framework for bioequivalence assessment of complex topical generic drug products. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 661. 124398–124398. 1 indexed citations

Sousa, João, Manuela Correia, João Carvalheiras, et al.. (2023). Technical, Environmental, and Cost Assessment of Granite Sludge Valorisation. Applied Sciences. 13(7). 4513–4513. 7 indexed citations

Mendes, Maria, et al.. (2023). A two-pronged approach against glioblastoma: drug repurposing and nanoformulation design for in situ-controlled release. Drug Delivery and Translational Research. 13(12). 3169–3191. 11 indexed citations

Mendes, Maria, João Basso, Jessica Silva-Fisher, et al.. (2020). Biomimeting ultra-small lipid nanoconstructs for glioblastoma treatment: A computationally guided experimental approach. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 587. 119661–119661. 26 indexed citations

Vitorino, Carla, et al.. (2020). Safe-by-design development of a topical patch for drug delivery. Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 56.

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Sousa, João, et al.. (2020). Use of natural nanobiotechnological input in a pharmaceutical formulation. Research Society and Development. 9(2). e185922103–e185922103. 1 indexed citations

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Silva-Fisher, Jessica, João Basso, João Sousa, Ana Fortuna, & Carla Vitorino. (2019). Development and full validation of an HPLC methodology to quantify atorvastatin and curcumin after their intranasal co‐delivery to mice. Biomedical Chromatography. 33(10). e4621–e4621. 11 indexed citations

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Miranda, Margarida, João Sousa, Francisco Veiga, Catarina Cardoso, & Carla Vitorino. (2018). Bioequivalence of topical generic products. Part 1: Where are we now?. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 123. 260–267. 22 indexed citations

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Sousa, João, et al.. (2018). Process analytical technologies and injectable drug products: Is there a future?. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 554. 21–35. 15 indexed citations

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Basso, João, Maria Mendes, Tânia Cova, et al.. (2018). Analytical Quality by Design (AQbD) as a multiaddressable platform for co-encapsulating drug assays. Analytical Methods. 10(47). 5659–5671. 27 indexed citations

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Miranda, Margarida, João Sousa, Francisco Veiga, Catarina Cardoso, & Carla Vitorino. (2018). Bioequivalence of topical generic products. Part 2. Paving the way to a tailored regulatory system. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 122. 264–272. 20 indexed citations

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Basso, João, Ana Miranda, João Sousa, Alberto A. C. C. Pais, & Carla Vitorino. (2018). Repurposing drugs for glioblastoma: From bench to bedside. Cancer Letters. 428. 173–183. 48 indexed citations

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Mendes, Maria, Sandra C. C. Nunes, João Sousa, Alberto A. C. C. Pais, & Carla Vitorino. (2017). Expanding Transdermal Delivery with Lipid Nanoparticles: A New Drug-in-NLC-in-Adhesive Design. Molecular Pharmaceutics. 14(6). 2099–2115. 32 indexed citations

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Mendes, Maria, et al.. (2016). Can lipid nanoparticles improve intestinal absorption?. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 515(1-2). 69–83. 26 indexed citations

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Sousa, João, et al.. (2013). Basic dyestuffs removal from textile effluents using feathers: equilibrium, kinetic and column studies. Global NEST Journal. 14(1). 100–107. 6 indexed citations

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Freire, Cristina, Fridrun Podczeck, Francisco Veiga, & João Sousa. (2010). Influence of the coating formulation on enzymatic digestibility and drug release from 5-aminosalicylic acid pellets coated with mixtures of high-amylose starch and Surelease® intended for colon-specific drug delivery High-amylose starch-based coatings for colonic delivery. UCL Discovery (University College London). 3 indexed citations

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