Rita Mendes

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Rita Mendes is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rita Mendes has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 4 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Rita Mendes's work include Cancer Cells and Metastasis (3 papers), 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (3 papers) and Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (3 papers). Rita Mendes is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Cells and Metastasis (3 papers), 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (3 papers) and Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (3 papers). Rita Mendes collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, United States and Brazil. Rita Mendes's co-authors include Pedro V. Baptista, Alexandra R. Fernandes, Catarina Roma‐Rodrigues, Pedro Pedrosa, João Carlos Lima, Raquel Vinhas, Catarina Brito, Ana Félix, Rita Cabral and Fernanda Silva and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy.

In The Last Decade

Rita Mendes

15 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Targeting Tumor Microenvironment for Cancer Therapy 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 250 500 750
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. Targeting Tumor Microenvironment for Cancer Therapy
    2019 891 citations Catarina Roma‐Rodrigues, Rita Mendes et al. International Journal of Molecular Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rita Mendes Portugal 11 590 415 414 301 268 16 1.4k
Yu Yao China 24 743 1.3× 378 0.9× 430 1.0× 326 1.1× 207 0.8× 62 1.6k
Marta Truffi Italy 24 704 1.2× 379 0.9× 394 1.0× 220 0.7× 155 0.6× 69 1.7k
Shigeyuki Ozawa Japan 15 714 1.2× 430 1.0× 389 0.9× 303 1.0× 304 1.1× 25 1.6k
Meng Jia China 19 482 0.8× 262 0.6× 427 1.0× 121 0.4× 223 0.8× 36 1.4k
Giovanna Esposito Italy 20 633 1.1× 437 1.1× 215 0.5× 188 0.6× 129 0.5× 43 1.5k
Xin Lin China 15 827 1.4× 405 1.0× 568 1.4× 124 0.4× 189 0.7× 24 1.9k
Guangyu Yao China 20 638 1.1× 359 0.9× 346 0.8× 294 1.0× 226 0.8× 45 1.4k
Pavan P. Adiseshaiah United States 18 776 1.3× 286 0.7× 497 1.2× 235 0.8× 194 0.7× 28 2.0k
Xiaowei Liu China 20 1.6k 2.6× 388 0.9× 391 0.9× 251 0.8× 274 1.0× 63 2.3k
Jooho Park South Korea 26 920 1.6× 404 1.0× 760 1.8× 181 0.6× 266 1.0× 73 2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Rita Mendes

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rita Mendes

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rita Mendes

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

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Mendes, Rita, et al.. (2025). Clinical, genotypic, and neuropsychological profile in a series of patients with Niemann-Pick type C disease. Frontiers in Neurology. 16. 1542310–1542310. 2 indexed citations
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Mendes, Rita, et al.. (2023). Tackling the tumor microenvironment – how can complex tumor models in vitro aid oncology drug development?. Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery. 18(7). 753–768. 2 indexed citations
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Mendes, Rita, Gonçalo Graça, Fernanda Silva, et al.. (2022). Exploring Metabolic Signatures of Ex Vivo Tumor Tissue Cultures for Prediction of Chemosensitivity in Ovarian Cancer. Cancers. 14(18). 4460–4460. 7 indexed citations
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Mendes, Rita, Fernanda Silva, Julie J. Purkal, et al.. (2021). Application of LDH assay for therapeutic efficacy evaluation of ex vivo tumor models. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 18571–18571. 38 indexed citations
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Silva, Fernanda, Rita Mendes, Vítor Espirito Santo, et al.. (2020). Patient-derived ovarian cancer explants: preserved viability and histopathological features in long-term agitation-based cultures. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 19462–19462. 24 indexed citations
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Fernandes, Alexandra R., Marino F. A. Santos, Luís R. Raposo, et al.. (2020). Improving the Anti-inflammatory Response via Gold Nanoparticle Vectorization of CO-Releasing Molecules. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 6(2). 1090–1101. 19 indexed citations
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Roma‐Rodrigues, Catarina, Rita Mendes, Pedro V. Baptista, & Alexandra R. Fernandes. (2019). Targeting Tumor Microenvironment for Cancer Therapy. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(4). 840–840. 891 indexed citations breakdown →
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Vinhas, Raquel, et al.. (2019). Nanoparticles as Emerging Diagnostic Tools in Liquid Tumours. 80–87. 1 indexed citations
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Ribeiro, Ana P. C., Sellamuthu Anbu, Elisabete C. B. A. Alegria, et al.. (2018). Evaluation of cell toxicity and DNA and protein binding of green synthesized silver nanoparticles. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 101. 137–144. 60 indexed citations
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Pedrosa, Pedro, Rita Mendes, Rita Cabral, et al.. (2018). Combination of chemotherapy and Au-nanoparticle photothermy in the visible light to tackle doxorubicin resistance in cancer cells. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 11429–11429. 39 indexed citations
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Vinhas, Raquel, Rita Mendes, Alexandra R. Fernandes, & Pedro V. Baptista. (2017). Nanoparticles—Emerging Potential for Managing Leukemia and Lymphoma. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 5. 79–79. 66 indexed citations
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Mendes, Rita, Pedro Pedrosa, João Carlos Lima, Alexandra R. Fernandes, & Pedro V. Baptista. (2017). Photothermal enhancement of chemotherapy in breast cancer by visible irradiation of Gold Nanoparticles. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 10872–10872. 140 indexed citations
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Mendes, Rita, Alexandra R. Fernandes, & Pedro V. Baptista. (2017). Gold Nanoparticle Approach to the Selective Delivery of Gene Silencing in Cancer—The Case for Combined Delivery?. Genes. 8(3). 94–94. 75 indexed citations
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Mendes, Rita, Bárbara Carreira, Pedro V. Baptista, & Alexandra R. Fernandes. (2016). Non-small cell lung cancer biomarkers and targeted therapy - two faces of the same coin fostered by nanotechnology. Expert Review of Precision Medicine and Drug Development. 1(2). 155–168. 11 indexed citations
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Mendes, Rita, María A. Juliano, Luiz Juliano, et al.. (2011). Immunostimulatory property of a synthetic peptide belonging to the soluble ATP diphosphohydro-lase isoform (SmATPDase 2) and immunolocalisation of this protein in the Schistosoma mansoni egg. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 106(7). 808–813. 14 indexed citations
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Pinto, Priscila de Faria, et al.. (2010). Detection of IgG1 and IgG4 subtypes reactive against potato apyrase in schistosomiasis patients. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 105(4). 370–373. 8 indexed citations

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