Sérgio F. Sousa

6.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
158 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Sérgio F. Sousa is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Computational Theory and Mathematics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Sérgio F. Sousa has authored 158 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 95 papers in Molecular Biology, 35 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics and 32 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Sérgio F. Sousa's work include Computational Drug Discovery Methods (35 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (24 papers) and Protein Structure and Dynamics (22 papers). Sérgio F. Sousa is often cited by papers focused on Computational Drug Discovery Methods (35 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (24 papers) and Protein Structure and Dynamics (22 papers). Sérgio F. Sousa collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Spain and Brazil. Sérgio F. Sousa's co-authors include Maria J. Ramos, Pedro Alexandrino Fernandes, Nuno M. F. S. A. Cerqueira, Tatiana F. Vieira, Henrique S. Fernandes, Rui P. P. Neves, António J. M. Ribeiro, Sílvia A. Martins, Natércia F. Brás and N. S. Hari Narayana Moorthy and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Journal of Physical Chemistry B.

In The Last Decade

Sérgio F. Sousa

151 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

3 papers align trajectories

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.

General Performance of Density Functionals

2007 867 citations Sérgio F. Sousa, Pedro Alexandrino Fernandes et al. profile →
Protein–ligand docking: Current status and future challenges

2006 726 citations Sérgio F. Sousa, Pedro Alexandrino Fernandes et al. profile →
The Buzz on Insecticides: A Review of Uses, Molecular Structures, Targets, Adverse Effects, and Alternatives

2023 85 citations Elisabete M. S. Castanheira, Sérgio F. Sousa et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sérgio F. Sousa Portugal	33	2.4k	988	956	902	488	158	4.9k
Dean M. Philipp United States	12	1.6k 0.7×	1.2k 1.2×	580 0.6×	698 0.8×	275 0.6×	14	3.9k
Araz Jakalian Canada	20	3.2k 1.3×	1.4k 1.4×	1.2k 1.3×	790 0.9×	398 0.8×	27	5.7k
Chao Lü China	32	2.3k 1.0×	807 0.8×	611 0.6×	810 0.9×	288 0.6×	109	5.4k
Matthew Clark United States	27	2.7k 1.1×	1.6k 1.7×	1.3k 1.3×	536 0.6×	312 0.6×	87	5.2k
Teodorico C. Ramalho Brazil	41	1.1k 0.5×	1.6k 1.6×	785 0.8×	1.4k 1.5×	400 0.8×	347	6.4k
Vicent Moliner Spain	39	3.3k 1.4×	1.2k 1.2×	475 0.5×	1.4k 1.5×	256 0.5×	243	5.2k
Michał Rostkowski Poland	12	3.6k 1.5×	628 0.6×	748 0.8×	777 0.9×	391 0.8×	25	5.3k
Vı́ctor Guallar Spain	42	3.5k 1.5×	674 0.7×	569 0.6×	917 1.0×	353 0.7×	192	6.4k
Thomas Mavromoustakos Greece	39	2.8k 1.2×	1.3k 1.4×	860 0.9×	497 0.6×	450 0.9×	294	5.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Sérgio F. Sousa

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Sérgio F. Sousa's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Sérgio F. Sousa with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Sérgio F. Sousa more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Sérgio F. Sousa

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Sérgio F. Sousa. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Sérgio F. Sousa. The network helps show where Sérgio F. Sousa may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sérgio F. Sousa

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

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

García‐Sosa, Alfonso T., Aleksandar Višnjevac, Sérgio F. Sousa, et al.. (2024). Structural insights and photophysical properties of mononuclear and pentanuclear Zn(II) acetate complexes with pyridyl-based thiazolyl-hydrazones. Polyhedron. 262. 117162–117162. 3 indexed citations

Fernandes, Henrique S., Jayaraman Muthukumaran, Alejandro Panjkovich, et al.. (2024). Structural insights of an LCP protein–LytR–from Streptococcus dysgalactiae subs. dysgalactiae through biophysical and in silico methods. Frontiers in Chemistry. 12. 1379914–1379914. 4 indexed citations

Vasconcelos, Daniel, et al.. (2024). In silico analysis of aptamer-RNA conjugate interactions with human transferrin receptor. Biophysical Chemistry. 314. 107308–107308. 3 indexed citations

Santos‐Pereira, Cátia, Ricardo Franco‐Duarte, João M. M. Linhares, et al.. (2024). Heterologous expression and structure prediction of a xylanase identified from a compost metagenomic library. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 108(1). 329–329. 5 indexed citations

Teixeira, Carla S. Silva, Caterina Villa, Sérgio F. Sousa, et al.. (2023). Exploiting Locusta migratoria as a source of bioactive peptides with anti-fibrosis properties using an in silico approach. Food & Function. 15(2). 493–502. 3 indexed citations

Lapaillerie, Delphine, Camille Tumiotto, Cathy Charlier, et al.. (2023). Modulation of the functional interfaces between retroviral intasomes and the human nucleosome. mBio. 14(4). e0108323–e0108323. 2 indexed citations

Carneiro, João, et al.. (2023). TargIDe: a machine-learning workflow for target identification of molecules with antibiofilm activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design. 37(5-6). 265–278. 8 indexed citations

Vieira, Tatiana F., Nuno M. F. S. A. Cerqueira, Manuel Simões, & Sérgio F. Sousa. (2023). In silico identification of novel PqsD inhibitors: promising molecules for quorum sensing interference in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Molecular Systems Design & Engineering. 9(1). 7–19. 3 indexed citations

Vieira, Tatiana F. & Sérgio F. Sousa. (2023). Receptor-Based Virtual Screening of Large Libraries in a Multi-Level In Silico Approach. Methods in molecular biology. 2652. 261–267. 1 indexed citations

10.

Maciejewska, Natalia, Aleksandar Višnjevac, Vladimir Blagojević, et al.. (2023). Structural, physicochemical and anticancer study of Zn complexes with pyridyl-based thiazolyl-hydrazones. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1281. 135157–135157. 6 indexed citations

11.

Vieira, Tatiana F., Renato B. Pereira, David M. Pereira, et al.. (2022). Synthesis, Insecticidal Activity and Computational Studies of Eugenol-Based Insecticides. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 46–46. 1 indexed citations

12.

Burke, Anthony J., Carla S. Silva Teixeira, & Sérgio F. Sousa. (2022). Transformation of a Chiral Glycolic Acid to an Isoaurone: Stereochemical Assignment of a Benzilic Acid Rearrangment Product. Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry. 11(4). 1 indexed citations

13.

Pereira, Renato B., Tatiana F. Vieira, Ana Rita O. Rodrigues, et al.. (2022). Synthesis, computational and nanoencapsulation studies on eugenol-derived insecticides. New Journal of Chemistry. 46(30). 14375–14387. 5 indexed citations

14.

Gomes, Inês B., et al.. (2022). Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Persister Biofilm Cells of Bacillus cereus and Pseudomonas fluorescens. Microorganisms. 10(1). 160–160. 20 indexed citations

15.

Lapaillerie, Delphine, Cathy Charlier, Henrique S. Fernandes, et al.. (2021). In Silico, In Vitro and In Cellulo Models for Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 Spike/Human ACE2 Complex, Viral Entry and Cell Fusion. Viruses. 13(3). 365–365. 11 indexed citations

16.

Teixeira, Carla S. Silva, D.N. Cooper, João Carneiro, et al.. (2021). Compensatory epistasis explored by molecular dynamics simulations. Human Genetics. 140(9). 1329–1342. 4 indexed citations

17.

Pereira, Pedro A., et al.. (2014). Chronic alcohol consumption leads to neurochemical changes in the nucleus accumbens that are not fully reversed by withdrawal. Neurotoxicology and Teratology. 44. 53–61. 21 indexed citations

18.

Sousa, Sérgio F., et al.. (2012). Dehydration of a polyether type extraction agent and of the corresponding K+ complex: insights into liquid-liquid extraction mechanisms by quantum chemical methods. Journal of Molecular Modeling. 18(11). 4909–4915. 1 indexed citations

19.

Pande, Vineet, Sérgio F. Sousa, & Maria J. Ramos. (2009). Direct Covalent Modification as a Strategy to Inhibit Nuclear Factor-Kappa B. Current Medicinal Chemistry. 16(32). 4261–4273. 26 indexed citations

20.

Sousa, Sérgio F., Pedro Alexandrino Fernandes, & Maria J. Ramos. (2006). Effective tailor-made force field parameterization of the several Zn coordination environments in the puzzling FTase enzyme: opening the door to the full understanding of its elusive catalytic mechanism. Theoretical Chemistry Accounts. 117(1). 171–181. 27 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact