Mario A. Bernal

10.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
52 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Mario A. Bernal is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Radiation. According to data from OpenAlex, Mario A. Bernal has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 16 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 16 papers in Radiation. Recurrent topics in Mario A. Bernal's work include Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry (34 papers), Atomic and Molecular Physics (16 papers) and Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (9 papers). Mario A. Bernal is often cited by papers focused on Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry (34 papers), Atomic and Molecular Physics (16 papers) and Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (9 papers). Mario A. Bernal collaborates with scholars based in Brazil, France and Lebanon. Mario A. Bernal's co-authors include S. Incerti, Z. Francis, C. Champion, M. Karamitros, Hoang Ngoc Tran, A. Mantero, V. Ivanchenko, C. Villagrasa, J. A. Liendo and Gérard Baldacchino and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Applied Physics and The Journal of Physical Chemistry B.

In The Last Decade

Mario A. Bernal

51 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

Comparison of GEANT4 very low energy cross section models with experimental data in water

2010 390 citations S. Incerti, A. Ivanchenko et al. Medical Physics profile →
THE GEANT4-DNA PROJECT

2010 383 citations S. Incerti, Gérard Baldacchino et al. profile →
Geant4‐DNA example applications for track structure simulations in liquid water: A report from the Geant4‐DNA Project

2018 305 citations S. Incerti, Ioanna Kyriakou et al. Medical Physics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mario A. Bernal Brazil	21	1.7k	959	445	444	402	52	2.2k
Z. Francis France	23	1.9k 1.1×	1.1k 1.2×	466 1.0×	435 1.0×	451 1.1×	56	2.4k
M. Karamitros France	20	1.5k 0.9×	810 0.8×	433 1.0×	340 0.8×	335 0.8×	32	1.8k
K.J. Kirkby United Kingdom	27	928 0.5×	769 0.8×	312 0.7×	420 0.9×	395 1.0×	142	1.9k
D. Sakata Japan	16	909 0.5×	515 0.5×	252 0.6×	242 0.5×	185 0.5×	42	1.1k
Aimee L. McNamara United States	25	1.6k 0.9×	1.3k 1.3×	214 0.5×	620 1.4×	274 0.7×	63	1.9k
C. Zacharatou France	6	808 0.5×	548 0.6×	163 0.4×	268 0.6×	180 0.4×	9	994
Reza Taleei United States	16	759 0.4×	517 0.5×	322 0.7×	232 0.5×	150 0.4×	43	1.1k
P. Guèye United States	6	685 0.4×	405 0.4×	173 0.4×	182 0.4×	185 0.5×	24	927
N. Yasuda Japan	25	828 0.5×	1.2k 1.3×	90 0.2×	249 0.6×	302 0.8×	161	2.0k
Guy Garty United States	24	776 0.5×	466 0.5×	546 1.2×	663 1.5×	180 0.4×	104	1.8k

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Bernal, Mario A., et al.. (2024). Combination of the TD-DFT and the pixel counting method for determining electron capture cross sections for protons impacting on organic molecules. The European Physical Journal D. 78(12).

Francis, Z., et al.. (2023). Time-Dependent Density-Functional Theory for Determining the Electron-Capture Cross Section for Protons Impacting on Atoms and Molecules. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 127(11). 2453–2459. 2 indexed citations

San‐Miguel, Miguel A., et al.. (2022). A TD-DFT-Based Study on the Attack of the OH· Radical on a Guanine Nucleotide. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(17). 10007–10007. 2 indexed citations

Bitar, Ziad El, et al.. (2022). Electron tracks simulation in water: Performance comparison between GPU CPU and the EUMED grid installation. Physica Medica. 104. 56–66. 1 indexed citations

Bernal, Mario A., et al.. (2020). Microdosimetric calculations for radionuclides emitting β and α particles and Auger electrons. Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 166. 109302–109302. 10 indexed citations

Tang, Nicolas, M. Bueno, Sylvain Meylan, et al.. (2019). Assessment of Radio-Induced Damage in Endothelial Cells Irradiated with 40 kVp, 220 kVp, and 4 MV X-rays by Means of Micro and Nanodosimetric Calculations. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(24). 6204–6204. 31 indexed citations

Incerti, S., et al.. (2019). Computational approach to determine the relative biological effectiveness of fast neutrons using the Geant4-DNA toolkit and a DNA atomic model from the Protein Data Bank. Physical review. E. 99(5). 52404–52404. 10 indexed citations

Falzone, Nadia, et al.. (2018). Targeted alpha therapy with 212Pb or 225Ac: Change in RBE from daughter migration. Physica Medica. 51. 91–98. 17 indexed citations

Incerti, S., et al.. (2017). Numerical insight into the Dual Radiation Action Theory. Physica Medica. 43. 120–126. 3 indexed citations

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Carante, Mario Pietro, et al.. (2017). Proximity effects in chromosome aberration induction by low-LET ionizing radiation. DNA repair. 58. 38–46. 21 indexed citations

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Francis, Z., S. Incerti, C. Champion, et al.. (2014). Carbon ion fragmentation effects on the nanometric level behind the Bragg peak depth. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 59(24). 7691–7702. 20 indexed citations

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Champion, C., S. Incerti, Y. Perrot, et al.. (2013). Dose point kernels in liquid water: An intra-comparison between GEANT4-DNA and a variety of Monte Carlo codes. Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 83. 137–141. 40 indexed citations

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Bernal, Mario A.. (2012). Evaluation of the mean energy deposit during the impact of charged particles on liquid water. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 57(7). 1745–1757. 6 indexed citations

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Bernal, Mario A., et al.. (2012). Experimental and Monte Carlo-simulated spectra of standard mammography-quality beams. British Journal of Radiology. 85(1013). 629–635. 9 indexed citations

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Francis, Z., S. Incerti, V. Ivanchenko, et al.. (2011). Monte Carlo simulation of energy-deposit clustering for ions of the same LET in liquid water. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 57(1). 209–224. 42 indexed citations

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Bernal, Mario A., et al.. (2011). The invariance of the total direct DNA strand break yield. Medical Physics. 38(7). 4147–4153. 41 indexed citations

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Ivanchenko, V., S. Incerti, Z. Francis, et al.. (2011). Combination of electromagnetic physics processes for microdosimetry in liquid water with the Geant4 Monte Carlo simulation toolkit. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms. 273. 95–97. 20 indexed citations

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Bernal, Mario A., et al.. (2011). Estimation of the RBE of mammography-quality beams using a combination of a Monte Carlo code with a B-DNA geometrical model. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 56(23). 7393–7403. 10 indexed citations

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Incerti, S., A. Ivanchenko, M. Karamitros, et al.. (2010). Comparison of GEANT4 very low energy cross section models with experimental data in water. Medical Physics. 37(9). 4692–4708. 390 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bernal, Mario A. & J. A. Liendo. (2009). An investigation on the capabilities of the PENELOPE MC code in nanodosimetry. Medical Physics. 36(2). 620–625. 83 indexed citations

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