Lívia Sousa

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 741 citations indexed

About

Lívia Sousa is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Neurology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lívia Sousa has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 741 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 13 papers in Neurology and 11 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Lívia Sousa's work include Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (40 papers), Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders (9 papers) and Polyomavirus and related diseases (8 papers). Lívia Sousa is often cited by papers focused on Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (40 papers), Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders (9 papers) and Polyomavirus and related diseases (8 papers). Lívia Sousa collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, United Kingdom and Germany. Lívia Sousa's co-authors include Sónia Batista, Carmo Macário, Luı́s Cunha, Inês Correia, Isabel Santana, Inês Brás Marques, Miguel Castelo‐Branco, Carla Nunes, Sandra Freitas and Joana Jesus‐Ribeiro and has published in prestigious journals such as Neurology, Human Brain Mapping and Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science.

In The Last Decade

Lívia Sousa

51 papers receiving 734 citations

Hit Papers

Smouldering multiple sclerosis: the ‘real MS’ 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 40 80 120
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. Smouldering multiple sclerosis: the ‘real MS’
    2022 148 citations Lívia Sousa et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lívia Sousa Portugal 16 545 183 123 100 99 59 741
Pietro Iaffaldano Italy 18 705 1.3× 197 1.1× 195 1.6× 92 0.9× 139 1.4× 56 898
Eva Strijbis Netherlands 17 674 1.2× 231 1.3× 223 1.8× 161 1.6× 108 1.1× 98 1.0k
Floriana De Angelis United Kingdom 12 475 0.9× 171 0.9× 50 0.4× 81 0.8× 104 1.1× 31 630
Shalom Haggiag Italy 17 376 0.7× 260 1.4× 131 1.1× 82 0.8× 85 0.9× 51 710
Stéphanie Jurgensen United States 7 494 0.9× 137 0.7× 233 1.9× 99 1.0× 57 0.6× 12 672
Monica Margoni Italy 16 399 0.7× 209 1.1× 56 0.5× 68 0.7× 70 0.7× 55 616
Federica Esposito Italy 17 373 0.7× 135 0.7× 72 0.6× 169 1.7× 99 1.0× 68 810
Jean‐Christophe Ouallet France 16 741 1.4× 324 1.8× 107 0.9× 240 2.4× 185 1.9× 44 1.0k
Caterina Lapucci Italy 12 318 0.6× 145 0.8× 86 0.7× 84 0.8× 66 0.7× 52 474
Francesca Vitetta Italy 18 288 0.5× 382 2.1× 86 0.7× 99 1.0× 92 0.9× 36 744

Countries citing papers authored by Lívia Sousa

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lívia Sousa

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lívia Sousa

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sousa, Lívia, et al.. (2025). Longitudinal Identification of Pre‐Lesional Tissue in Multiple Sclerosis With Advanced Diffusion MRI. Journal of Neuroimaging. 35(1). e70022–e70022.
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Cunha, Carolina, Inês Carvalho, João Cardoso, et al.. (2025). Effectiveness of anti-CD20 therapies following natalizumab discontinuation: insights from a cohort study. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 101. 106564–106564.
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Correia, Inês, Carolina Cunha, Carla Nunes, et al.. (2024). Picturing the Multiple Sclerosis Patient Journey: A Symptomatic Overview. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(19). 5687–5687.
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Salazar, Ivan L., Bruno Manadas, Inês Baldeiras, et al.. (2022). Posttranslational modifications of proteins are key features in the identification of CSF biomarkers of multiple sclerosis. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 19(1). 44–44. 8 indexed citations
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Carvalho, Vanessa, Joaquim Pinheiro, Inês Brás Marques, et al.. (2021). RISCOP–Cognitive profile in a Portuguese cohort of radiological isolated syndrome patients: A case-control study. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 50. 102832–102832. 1 indexed citations
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Sousa, Lívia, et al.. (2021). Defining the prodromal phase of multiple sclerosis based on healthcare access in a Portuguese population - ProdMS study. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 55. 103154–103154. 3 indexed citations
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Batista, Sónia, Ana Silva, María José Sá, et al.. (2020). Recomendações sobre a Abordagem da Esclerose Múltipla na Gravidez, Parto e Pós-Parto: Posição de Consenso do Grupo de Estudos de Esclerose Múltipla. Acta Médica Portuguesa. 33(9). 611–621. 4 indexed citations
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Lima, Cláudia Silveira, Carmo Macário, Miguel Castelo‐Branco, et al.. (2020). Protective effects of cognitive and brain reserve in multiple sclerosis: Differential roles on social cognition and ‘classic cognition’. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 48. 102716–102716. 3 indexed citations
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Batista, Sónia, Carla Nunes, João Cerqueira, et al.. (2020). REALMS study: real-world effectiveness and safety of fingolimod in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis in Portugal. Neurological Sciences. 42(5). 1995–2003. 5 indexed citations
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Durães, João, Margarida Gonçalo, Lívia Sousa, & Carmo Macário. (2019). Hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis and multiple Sclerosis: A rare association or an atypical presentation?. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 30. 244–246. 2 indexed citations
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Correia, Inês, Sónia Batista, Joana Jesus‐Ribeiro, et al.. (2017). Long-term effectiveness and safety of natalizumab in a Portuguese population. International Immunopharmacology. 46. 105–111. 6 indexed citations
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Jesus‐Ribeiro, Joana, Inês Correia, Ana Inês Martins, et al.. (2017). Pregnancy in Multiple Sclerosis: A Portuguese cohort study. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 17. 63–68. 46 indexed citations
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Batista, Sónia, João Pereira, Carmo Macário, et al.. (2017). Disconnection as a mechanism for social cognition impairment in multiple sclerosis. Neurology. 89(1). 38–45. 40 indexed citations
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Batista, Sónia, et al.. (2016). Apathy in multiple sclerosis: gender matters. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 33. 100–104. 16 indexed citations
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Bernardes, Rui, et al.. (2014). Optical properties of the human retina as a window into systemic and brain diseases. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 55(13). 3367–3367. 2 indexed citations
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Sá, María José, et al.. (2014). Relapsing–Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: Patterns of Response to Disease-Modifying Therapies and Associated Factors: A National Survey. Neurology and Therapy. 3(2). 89–99. 7 indexed citations
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Sousa, Lívia, et al.. (2014). Estudio retrospectivo de la eficacia y seguridad del natalizumab en el tratamiento de la esclerosis múltiple en Portugal. Revista de Neurología. 59(9). 399–399. 6 indexed citations
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