Rui Alvites

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 774 citations indexed

About

Rui Alvites is a scholar working on Genetics, Surgery and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Rui Alvites has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 774 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Genetics, 15 papers in Surgery and 14 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Rui Alvites's work include Mesenchymal stem cell research (15 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (14 papers) and Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (9 papers). Rui Alvites is often cited by papers focused on Mesenchymal stem cell research (15 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (14 papers) and Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (9 papers). Rui Alvites collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Italy and United Kingdom. Rui Alvites's co-authors include Ana Colette Maurício, Mariana Branquinho, Ana Catarina Sousa, Bruna Lopes, Patrícia Sousa, Artur S.P. Varejão, Luís Atayde, Carla Mendonça, Ana Rita Caseiro and Ana Lúcia Luís and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and International Journal of Pharmaceutics.

In The Last Decade

Rui Alvites

44 papers receiving 767 citations

Hit Papers

Peripheral Nerve Injury Treatments and Advances: One Heal... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 50 100 150
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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.

  1. Peripheral Nerve Injury Treatments and Advances: One Health Perspective
    2022 195 citations Bruna Lopes, Patrícia Sousa 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
Rui Alvites Portugal 15 280 206 197 191 138 49 774
Mariana Branquinho Portugal 14 265 0.9× 209 1.0× 210 1.1× 213 1.1× 126 0.9× 30 756
Ana Catarina Sousa Portugal 14 188 0.7× 163 0.8× 210 1.1× 154 0.8× 116 0.8× 47 667
Wen Zhao China 19 300 1.1× 299 1.5× 325 1.6× 130 0.7× 265 1.9× 51 1.2k
Ana Rita Caseiro Portugal 15 157 0.6× 208 1.0× 194 1.0× 225 1.2× 155 1.1× 33 655
Ryosuke Ikeguchi Japan 19 293 1.0× 574 2.8× 234 1.2× 240 1.3× 121 0.9× 129 1.2k
Yuan‐Yu Hsueh Taiwan 15 204 0.7× 167 0.8× 130 0.7× 129 0.7× 95 0.7× 35 625
Lihua Luo China 16 280 1.0× 194 0.9× 320 1.6× 258 1.4× 291 2.1× 31 991
Qingsan Zhu China 19 111 0.4× 310 1.5× 204 1.0× 84 0.4× 135 1.0× 69 1.1k
Adil Ladak Canada 11 333 1.2× 277 1.3× 90 0.5× 91 0.5× 56 0.4× 21 701
Tiago Pereira Portugal 15 174 0.6× 230 1.1× 176 0.9× 278 1.5× 207 1.5× 24 666

Countries citing papers authored by Rui Alvites

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rui Alvites

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rui Alvites

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

All Works

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Lopes, Bruna, Patrícia Sousa, Ana Catarina Sousa, et al.. (2025). Neuronal Differentiation and Exosome Profiling of Dental Pulp Stem Cells: Unveiling Their Potential for Nerve Repair. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(19). 9723–9723.
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Sousa, Ana Catarina, Rui Alvites, Bruna Lopes, et al.. (2024). Hybrid scaffolds for bone tissue engineering: Integration of composites and bioactive hydrogels loaded with hDPSCs. Biomaterials Advances. 166. 214042–214042. 14 indexed citations
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Sousa, Ana Catarina, G. McDermott, Rui Alvites, et al.. (2024). Innovative Ink-Based 3D Hydrogel Bioprinted Formulations for Tissue Engineering Applications. Gels. 10(12). 831–831. 4 indexed citations
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Lopes, Bruna, Patrícia Sousa, Ana Catarina Sousa, et al.. (2024). Equine Musculoskeletal Pathologies: Clinical Approaches and Therapeutical Perspectives—A Review. Veterinary Sciences. 11(5). 190–190. 5 indexed citations
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Lopes, Bruna, Patrícia Sousa, Ana Catarina Sousa, et al.. (2024). Equine Musculoskeletal Pathologies: Clinical Approaches and Therapeutical Perspectives – A Review. Preprints.org. 5 indexed citations
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Sousa, Patrícia, Bruna Lopes, Ana Catarina Sousa, et al.. (2024). Isolation, Expansion, and Characterization of Rat Hair Follicle Stem Cells and Their Secretome: Insights into Wound Healing Potential. Biomedicines. 12(12). 2854–2854. 1 indexed citations
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Branquinho, Mariana, Ana Catarina Sousa, Bruna Lopes, et al.. (2023). Intensive neurorehabilitation and allogeneic stem cells transplantation in canine degenerative myelopathy. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 10. 1192744–1192744. 1 indexed citations
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Sousa, Patrícia, Bruna Lopes, Ana Catarina Sousa, et al.. (2023). Advancements and Insights in Exosome-Based Therapies for Wound Healing: A Comprehensive Systematic Review (2018–June 2023). Biomedicines. 11(8). 2099–2099. 18 indexed citations
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Lopes, Bruna, André Coelho, Rui Alvites, et al.. (2023). Animal models in peripheral nerve transection studies: a systematic review on study design and outcomes assessment. Regenerative Medicine. 19(4). 189–203. 4 indexed citations
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Branquinho, Mariana, Sara Biscaia, Rui Alvites, et al.. (2022). Gamma Irradiation Processing on 3D PCL Devices—A Preliminary Biocompatibility Assessment. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(24). 15916–15916. 5 indexed citations
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Sousa, Ana Catarina, Sara Biscaia, Rui Alvites, et al.. (2022). Production, Characterisation, and In Vitro Evaluation of 3D Printed PCL/HANp/PEGDA Scaffold for Bone Regeneration. 79–79. 1 indexed citations
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Lopes, Bruna, Patrícia Sousa, Rui Alvites, et al.. (2022). Peripheral Nerve Injury Treatments and Advances: One Health Perspective. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(2). 918–918. 195 indexed citations breakdown →
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Alvites, Rui, Mariana Branquinho, Ana Catarina Sousa, et al.. (2022). Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells and Their Paracrine Activity—Immunomodulation Mechanisms and How to Influence the Therapeutic Potential. Pharmaceutics. 14(2). 381–381. 83 indexed citations
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Alvites, Rui, Mariana Branquinho, Ana Catarina Sousa, et al.. (2022). Effects of Olfactory Mucosa Stem/Stromal Cell and Olfactory Ensheating Cells Secretome on Peripheral Nerve Regeneration. Biomolecules. 12(6). 818–818. 6 indexed citations
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Branquinho, Mariana, Rui Alvites, Maxim Ivanov, et al.. (2021). In Vitro and In Vivo Characterization of PLLA-316L Stainless Steel Electromechanical Devices for Bone Tissue Engineering—A Preliminary Study. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(14). 7655–7655. 13 indexed citations
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Lopes, Bruna, Patrícia Sousa, Rui Alvites, et al.. (2021). The Application of Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Wound Repair and Regeneration. Applied Sciences. 11(7). 3000–3000. 7 indexed citations
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Pinho, Ana C., Mariana Branquinho, Rui Alvites, et al.. (2019). Dextran-based tube-guides for the regeneration of the rat sciatic nerve after neurotmesis injury. Biomaterials Science. 8(3). 798–811. 12 indexed citations
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Alvites, Rui, Ana Rita Caseiro, Sílvia Santos Pedrosa, et al.. (2018). Peripheral nerve injury and axonotmesis: State of the art and recent advances. Cogent Medicine. 5(1). 1466404–1466404. 86 indexed citations

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