Rafaela S. André

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Rafaela S. André is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Rafaela S. André has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 26 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 11 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Rafaela S. André's work include Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (17 papers), Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies (16 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Sensors (11 papers). Rafaela S. André is often cited by papers focused on Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (17 papers), Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies (16 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Sensors (11 papers). Rafaela S. André collaborates with scholars based in Brazil, United States and France. Rafaela S. André's co-authors include Daniel S. Côrrea, Luiza A. Mercante, L. H. C. Mattoso, Murilo H. M. Facure, Patrick Pires Conti, Rafaela C. Sanfelice, E. Longo, Lucas Fugikawa-Santos, Timothy M. Swager and Adriana Pavinatto and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Chemical Engineering Journal and Carbohydrate Polymers.

In The Last Decade

Rafaela S. André

47 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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 on chemiresistive ZnO gas sensors

2022 255 citations Rafaela S. André, Daniel S. Côrrea et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rafaela S. André Brazil	26	1.1k	975	772	445	316	47	2.0k
Leonardo G. Paterno Brazil	26	682 0.6×	729 0.7×	527 0.7×	343 0.8×	421 1.3×	107	1.8k
Luiza A. Mercante Brazil	32	1.2k 1.1×	1.2k 1.3×	848 1.1×	346 0.8×	529 1.7×	79	2.9k
Murilo H. M. Facure Brazil	23	672 0.6×	799 0.8×	611 0.8×	197 0.4×	227 0.7×	47	1.7k
Elham Asadian Iran	22	989 0.9×	577 0.6×	480 0.6×	269 0.6×	420 1.3×	46	1.9k
Maria Vesna Nikolić Serbia	22	1.0k 1.0×	595 0.6×	1.3k 1.6×	221 0.5×	196 0.6×	138	2.3k
K. L. Foo Malaysia	20	992 0.9×	791 0.8×	1.2k 1.6×	196 0.4×	359 1.1×	76	2.4k
Siva Kumar Krishnan Mexico	19	711 0.7×	535 0.5×	762 1.0×	128 0.3×	201 0.6×	35	1.7k
José Ribeiro dos Santos Júnior Brazil	20	568 0.5×	443 0.5×	346 0.4×	274 0.6×	490 1.6×	55	1.5k
Yu Ding China	27	1.7k 1.6×	420 0.4×	632 0.8×	426 1.0×	926 2.9×	81	2.6k
Bananakere Nanjegowda Chandrashekar China	29	1.3k 1.2×	995 1.0×	1.1k 1.5×	207 0.5×	752 2.4×	44	2.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rafaela S. André

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Schneider, Rodrigo, et al.. (2025). Photodegradation and Adsorption Using a Fiber-based MIL88A/MoS2 for organic contaminant removal. Journal of Cleaner Production. 521. 146219–146219. 1 indexed citations

Facure, Murilo H. M., et al.. (2025). Theoretical and Experimental Insights into the Chemiresistive Sensing Response of Graphene Quantum Dots: The Role of Oxygen Functional Groups. ACS Omega. 10(8). 7831–7838. 1 indexed citations

André, Rafaela S., et al.. (2024). Optimization of polyvinylpyrrolidone-SiO2 microfiber membranes for efficient water purification. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 67. 106119–106119. 1 indexed citations

Pereira, Tamires S., Danilo M. dos Santos, Rafaela S. André, & Daniel S. Côrrea. (2024). Zein/MnO₂ Nanosheet Composites Integrated with a Smartphone for Colorimetric Sensors for On-Site Detection of Adulterants in Milk. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 7(11). 13701–13711. 4 indexed citations

André, Rafaela S., et al.. (2024). Wireless Sensor for Meat Freshness Assessment Based on Radio Frequency Communication. ACS Sensors. 9(2). 631–637. 15 indexed citations

Mercante, Luiza A., Rafaela S. André, Murilo H. M. Facure, Daniel S. Côrrea, & L. H. C. Mattoso. (2023). Recent progress in conductive electrospun materials for flexible electronics: Energy, sensing, and electromagnetic shielding applications. Chemical Engineering Journal. 465. 142847–142847. 80 indexed citations

André, Rafaela S., et al.. (2023). Biotransformation of progesterone by endophytic fungal cells immobilized on electrospun nanofibrous membrane. Folia Microbiologica. 69(2). 407–414. 2 indexed citations

Teodoro, Kelcilene B. R., Rafaela S. André, Rodrigo Schneider, et al.. (2023). Exploring the potential of cellulose autofluorescence for optical detection of tannin in red wines. Carbohydrate Polymers. 324. 121494–121494. 4 indexed citations

Santos, Danilo M. dos, et al.. (2023). Bilayer nonwovens using natural rubber, poly(lactic acid) and bactericidal nanoparticles for wound dressings. Materials Today Communications. 37. 107260–107260. 5 indexed citations

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Mercante, Luiza A., Rafaela S. André, Juliana Alves Macedo, Adriana Pavinatto, & Daniel S. Côrrea. (2021). NANOFIBRAS ELETROFIADAS E SUAS APLICAÇÕES: AVANÇOS NA ÚLTIMA DÉCADA. Química Nova. 6 indexed citations

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Fong, Darryl, Shao‐Xiong Lennon Luo, Rafaela S. André, & Timothy M. Swager. (2020). Trace Ethylene Sensing via Wacker Oxidation. ACS Central Science. 6(4). 507–512. 51 indexed citations

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Mercante, Luiza A., Rafaela S. André, Rodrigo Schneider, L. H. C. Mattoso, & Daniel S. Côrrea. (2020). Free-standing SiO₂/TiO₂–MoS₂ composite nanofibrous membranes as nanoadsorbents for efficient Pb(ii) removal. New Journal of Chemistry. 44(30). 13030–13035. 20 indexed citations

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André, Rafaela S., Luiza A. Mercante, Murilo H. M. Facure, L. H. C. Mattoso, & Daniel S. Côrrea. (2018). Enhanced and selective ammonia detection using In2O3/reduced graphene oxide hybrid nanofibers. Applied Surface Science. 473. 133–140. 69 indexed citations

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André, Rafaela S., Flávio M. Shimizu, Celina M. Miyazaki, et al.. (2016). Hybrid layer-by-layer (LbL) films of polyaniline, graphene oxide and zinc oxide to detect ammonia. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 238. 795–801. 85 indexed citations

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André, Rafaela S., Adriana Pavinatto, Luiza A. Mercante, et al.. (2015). Improving the electrochemical properties of polyamide 6/polyaniline electrospun nanofibers by surface modification with ZnO nanoparticles. RSC Advances. 5(90). 73875–73881. 46 indexed citations

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André, Rafaela S., Camila Andrade Zamperini, Ewerton Garcia de Oliveira Mima, et al.. (2015). Antimicrobial activity of TiO2:Ag nanocrystalline heterostructures: Experimental and theoretical insights. Chemical Physics. 459. 87–95. 28 indexed citations

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Longo, V. M., Camila Cristina de Foggi, Mateus M. Ferrer, et al.. (2014). Potentiated Electron Transference in α-Ag₂WO₄ Microcrystals with Ag Nanofilaments as Microbial Agent. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 118(31). 5769–5778. 108 indexed citations

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André, Rafaela S., S.M. Zanetti, J.A. Varela, & E. Longo. (2014). Synthesis by a chemical method and characterization of CaZrO3 powders: Potential application as humidity sensors. Ceramics International. 40(10). 16627–16634. 49 indexed citations

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Zamperini, Camila Andrade, Rafaela S. André, V. M. Longo, et al.. (2013). Antifungal Applications of Ag‐Decorated Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles. Journal of Nanomaterials. 2013(1). 36 indexed citations

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Vieira, Salomé, Marco Araújo, Rafaela S. André, et al.. (2013). Sepia Melanin: A New Class of Nanomaterial with Anomalously High Heat Storage Capacity Obtained from a Natural Nanofluid. Journal of Nanofluids. 2(2). 104–111. 10 indexed citations

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