Pedro L. Almeida

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
95 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Pedro L. Almeida is a scholar working on Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Pedro L. Almeida has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 28 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 26 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Pedro L. Almeida's work include Liquid Crystal Research Advancements (35 papers), Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (21 papers) and Advanced Materials and Mechanics (17 papers). Pedro L. Almeida is often cited by papers focused on Liquid Crystal Research Advancements (35 papers), Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (21 papers) and Advanced Materials and Mechanics (17 papers). Pedro L. Almeida collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Brazil and Spain. Pedro L. Almeida's co-authors include M. H. Godinho, Rita G. Sobral, C. R. Leal, Raquel Portela, Susete N. Fernandes, Coro Echeverría, João P. Canejo, Ana P. C. Almeida, Helen Lockett and Stewart Williams and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Advanced Materials and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Pedro L. Almeida

89 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

Bacterial cellulose: a versatile biopolymer for wound dressing applications

2019 431 citations Raquel Portela, C. R. Leal et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Pedro L. Almeida Portugal	24	1.1k	690	508	507	496	95	2.6k
В. Г. Куличихин Russia	31	653 0.6×	635 0.9×	281 0.6×	612 1.2×	608 1.2×	287	3.4k
Ting Zheng China	28	1.1k 1.1×	246 0.4×	310 0.6×	949 1.9×	501 1.0×	69	2.9k
Yimin Mao United States	30	962 0.9×	513 0.7×	200 0.4×	767 1.5×	684 1.4×	75	3.1k
Lili Wang China	29	720 0.7×	350 0.5×	251 0.5×	805 1.6×	576 1.2×	140	3.0k
Bo Wang China	32	998 0.9×	309 0.4×	334 0.7×	1.2k 2.4×	795 1.6×	180	3.4k
Gamal R. Saad Egypt	32	1.1k 1.0×	477 0.7×	867 1.7×	321 0.6×	920 1.9×	159	3.4k
Fei Liu China	32	1.9k 1.8×	292 0.4×	379 0.7×	1.2k 2.3×	1.0k 2.0×	207	4.3k
Sarat K. Swain India	33	1.1k 1.0×	310 0.4×	218 0.4×	851 1.7×	997 2.0×	204	3.4k
Aldo Eloízo Job Brazil	30	1.1k 1.0×	210 0.3×	209 0.4×	985 1.9×	593 1.2×	152	3.3k

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Soares, O.S.G.P., et al.. (2025). Straightforward approach to promote an efficient reutilization of POM@MOF catalysts in oxidative desulfurization processes. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 401. 113923–113923.

Hilliou, Loïc, Izabel Cristina Freitas Moraes, & Pedro L. Almeida. (2024). From the seaweeds' carrageenan composition to the hybrid carrageenans’ hydrogel elasticity: Identification of a relationship based on the content in iota-carrageenan. Food Hydrocolloids. 162. 111007–111007. 7 indexed citations

Almeida, Pedro L., et al.. (2024). Mortality and Pulmonary Complications of Post-stroke Dysphagia: A Casuistic Review of an Acute Stroke Unit. Cureus. 16(12). e74993–e74993. 1 indexed citations

Almeida, Pedro L., et al.. (2024). Exploring the potential of cellulose liquid crystal devices: insights from nature's design. 64–64.

Leal‐Junior, Arnaldo, Maria Simone Soares, Pedro L. Almeida, & Carlos Marques. (2023). Cholesteric Liquid Crystals Sensors Based on Nanocellulose Derivatives for Improvement of Quality of Human Life: A Review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(10). 9 indexed citations

Leal‐Junior, Arnaldo, Hélder R. O. Rocha, Pedro L. Almeida, & Carlos Marques. (2023). Force Estimation With Sustainable Hydroxypropyl Cellulose Sensor Using Convolutional Neural Network. IEEE Sensors Journal. 24(2). 1366–1373. 8 indexed citations

Portela, Raquel, et al.. (2020). Antibiotic Activity Screened by the Rheology of S. aureus Cultures. Fluids. 5(2). 76–76.

Ribeiro, Susana O., Carlos M. Granadeiro, Pedro L. Almeida, et al.. (2019). Effective Zinc-Substituted Keggin Composite To Catalyze the Removal of Sulfur from Real Diesels under a Solvent-Free System. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 58(40). 18540–18549. 10 indexed citations

Almeida, Ana P. C., et al.. (2019). Reversible water driven chirality inversion in cellulose-based helices isolated fromErodiumawns. Soft Matter. 15(13). 2838–2847. 14 indexed citations

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Almeida, Ana P. C., João P. Canejo, Susete N. Fernandes, et al.. (2018). Cellulose‐Based Biomimetics and Their Applications. Advanced Materials. 30(19). e1703655–e1703655. 189 indexed citations

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Echeverría, Coro, Susete N. Fernandes, Pedro L. Almeida, & M. H. Godinho. (2016). Effect of cellulose nanocrystals in a cellulosic liquid crystal behaviour under low shear (regime I): Structure and molecular dynamics. European Polymer Journal. 84. 675–684. 8 indexed citations

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Aguirre, Luis E., David Seč, Simon Čopar, et al.. (2016). Sensing surface morphology of biofibers by decorating spider silk and cellulosic filaments with nematic microdroplets. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(5). 1174–1179. 30 indexed citations

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Portela, Raquel, P. Patrı́cio, Pedro L. Almeida, et al.. (2016). Rotational tumbling of Escherichia coli aggregates under shear. Physical review. E. 94(6). 62402–62402. 5 indexed citations

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Almeida, Pedro L., M. H. Godinho, & J. L. Figueirinhas. (2014). Micro- and nanofibers and liquid crystals for light-scattering shutters: Simulation of electro-optical properties. Physical Review E. 89(1). 12507–12507. 1 indexed citations

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Patrı́cio, P., Pedro L. Almeida, Raquel Portela, et al.. (2014). Living bacteria rheology: Population growth, aggregation patterns, and collective behavior under different shear flows. Physical Review E. 90(2). 22720–22720. 15 indexed citations

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Almeida, Pedro L., et al.. (2013). Analysis Of Paintings Using Multi-Sensor Data. INFM-OAR (INFN Catania). 1–5. 2 indexed citations

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Geng, Yong, Pedro L. Almeida, Susete N. Fernandes, et al.. (2013). A cellulose liquid crystal motor: a steam engine of the second kind. Scientific Reports. 3(1). 1028–1028. 49 indexed citations

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Almeida, Pedro L. & Manuel Almeida. (2012). Desenvolvimento de um circuito aritmético a partir da sua especificação em Handel-C. Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT).

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Almeida, Pedro L., et al.. (2008). Innovations in arc welding. 56(1). 23–36. 3 indexed citations

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Fortunato, Elvira, Patrı́cia Nunes, Ana C. Marques, et al.. (2002). Influence of the Strain on the Electrical Resistance of Zinc Oxide Doped Thin Film Deposited on Polymer Substrates. Advanced Engineering Materials. 4(8). 610–612. 22 indexed citations

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