Sílvia Afonso

541 total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 395 citations indexed

About

Sílvia Afonso is a scholar working on Plant Science, Food Science and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Sílvia Afonso has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 395 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Plant Science, 7 papers in Food Science and 6 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Sílvia Afonso's work include Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies (11 papers), Horticultural and Viticultural Research (8 papers) and Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques (6 papers). Sílvia Afonso is often cited by papers focused on Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies (11 papers), Horticultural and Viticultural Research (8 papers) and Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques (6 papers). Sílvia Afonso collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Denmark and Poland. Sílvia Afonso's co-authors include Berta Gonçalves, Ivo Oliveira, Anne S. Meyer, Alice Vilela, Alfredo Aires, Ana Paula Silva, Carlos Ribeiro, Piebiep Goufo, Henrique Trindade and Helena Ferreira and has published in prestigious journals such as Molecules, Nutrients and Frontiers in Plant Science.

In The Last Decade

Sílvia Afonso

24 papers receiving 389 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.

Sustainability in Bio-Based Edible Films, Coatings, and Packaging for Small Fruits

2025 23 citations Ivo Oliveira, Teresa Pinto et al. Applied Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sílvia Afonso Portugal	13	248	84	77	72	56	25	395
Ebru Sakar Türkiye	9	199 0.8×	97 1.2×	50 0.6×	41 0.6×	38 0.7×	33	346
Serhat Usanmaz Türkiye	10	191 0.8×	93 1.1×	60 0.8×	52 0.7×	22 0.4×	25	289
Alejandra Ribera-Fonseca Chile	12	363 1.5×	19 0.2×	62 0.8×	66 0.9×	70 1.3×	26	459
Marco Romi Italy	14	389 1.6×	43 0.5×	84 1.1×	86 1.2×	128 2.3×	35	534
Ilenia Tinebra Italy	14	254 1.0×	41 0.5×	151 2.0×	120 1.7×	23 0.4×	28	404
Pavlos Bouchagier Greece	6	242 1.0×	15 0.2×	97 1.3×	82 1.1×	62 1.1×	15	402
Wen’e Zhang China	11	341 1.4×	52 0.6×	34 0.4×	73 1.0×	125 2.2×	45	451
Bualuang Faiyue Thailand	15	576 2.3×	32 0.4×	108 1.4×	149 2.1×	96 1.7×	26	671
Tomás Osuna‐Enciso Mexico	10	229 0.9×	19 0.2×	46 0.6×	56 0.8×	79 1.4×	36	341

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sílvia Afonso

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Oliveira, Ivo, Teresa Pinto, Sílvia Afonso, et al.. (2025). Sustainability in Bio-Based Edible Films, Coatings, and Packaging for Small Fruits. Applied Sciences. 15(3). 1462–1462. 23 indexed citations breakdown →

Karaś, Monika, et al.. (2025). The Health-Promoting Potential of Wafers Enriched with Almond Peel. Molecules. 31(1). 129–129.

Afonso, Sílvia, Ana Luísa Teixeira, E.N. Escobar, António Inês, & Alice Vilela. (2025). Non-Alcoholic Wines: Sensory Pleasantness and Health Benefits. Foods. 14(8). 1356–1356. 1 indexed citations

Afonso, Sílvia, et al.. (2024). GLYCINE betaine and seaweed-based biostimulants improved leaf water status and enhanced photosynthetic activity in sweet cherry trees. Frontiers in Plant Science. 15. 1467376–1467376. 2 indexed citations

Afonso, Sílvia, et al.. (2024). Valorization of Cherry By-Products as Coagulant/Flocculants Combined with Bentonite Clay for Olive Mill Wastewater Treatment. Water. 16(11). 1530–1530. 4 indexed citations

Afonso, Sílvia, Ivo Oliveira, Carlos Ribeiro, et al.. (2024). Exploring the Role of Biostimulants in Sweet Cherry (Prunus avium L.) Fruit Quality Traits. Agriculture. 14(9). 1521–1521. 2 indexed citations

Gonçalves, Berta, Alfredo Aires, Ivo Oliveira, et al.. (2024). From Orchard to Wellness: Unveiling the Health Effects of Sweet Cherry Nutrients. Nutrients. 16(21). 3660–3660. 6 indexed citations

Afonso, Sílvia, António Inês, & Alice Vilela. (2024). Bio-Dealcoholization of Wines: Can Yeast Make Lighter Wines?. Fermentation. 10(1). 36–36. 13 indexed citations

Fernandes, Lisete, Sílvia Afonso, Ivo Oliveira, et al.. (2023). Treatment of Winery Wastewater by Combined Almond Skin Coagulant and Sulfate Radicals: Assessment of HSO5− Activators. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(3). 2486–2486. 7 indexed citations

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Afonso, Sílvia, et al.. (2022). Exogenous Application of Glycine Betaine on Sweet Cherry Tree (Prunus avium L.): Effects on Tree Physiology and Leaf Properties. Plants. 11(24). 3470–3470. 12 indexed citations

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Afonso, Sílvia, Ivo Oliveira, Carlos Ribeiro, et al.. (2022). Innovative edible coatings for postharvest storage of sweet cherries. Scientia Horticulturae. 310. 111738–111738. 24 indexed citations

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Afonso, Sílvia, Ivo Oliveira, Anne S. Meyer, & Berta Gonçalves. (2022). Biostimulants to Improved Tree Physiology and Fruit Quality: A Review with Special Focus on Sweet Cherry. Agronomy. 12(3). 659–659. 22 indexed citations

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Oliveira, Ivo, Anne S. Meyer, Sílvia Afonso, & Berta Gonçalves. (2022). Comparative study of leaf physiological and biochemical characteristics in commercial and traditionalPrunus dulcis(Mill.) Rchb. cultivars under rain-fed conditions. The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology. 98(2). 262–272. 1 indexed citations

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Silva, Vânia, Sandra Pereira, Sílvia Afonso, et al.. (2021). Rootstock Affects the Fruit Quality of ‘Early Bigi’ Sweet Cherries. Foods. 10(10). 2317–2317. 12 indexed citations

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Afonso, Sílvia, Ivo Oliveira, Anne S. Meyer, et al.. (2020). Phenolic Profile and Bioactive Potential of Stems and Seed Kernels of Sweet Cherry Fruit. Antioxidants. 9(12). 1295–1295. 48 indexed citations

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Correia, Sofia, Helena Ferreira, Maria Cristina Morais, et al.. (2020). Foliar Application of Calcium and Growth Regulators Modulate Sweet Cherry (Prunus avium L.) Tree Performance. Plants. 9(4). 410–410. 46 indexed citations

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Oliveira, Ivo, Anne S. Meyer, Sílvia Afonso, et al.. (2019). Phenolic and fatty acid profiles, α‐tocopherol and sucrose contents, and antioxidant capacities of understudied Portuguese almond cultivars. Journal of Food Biochemistry. 43(7). e12887–e12887. 37 indexed citations

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Oliveira, Ivo, Anne S. Meyer, Rita Silva, Sílvia Afonso, & Berta Gonçalves. (2019). Effect of almond shell addition to substrates in Phaseolus vulgaris L. (cv. Saxa) growth, and physiological and biochemical characteristics. International Journal Of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture. 8(2). 179–186. 5 indexed citations

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Oliveira, Ivo, Anne S. Meyer, Sílvia Afonso, Carlos Ribeiro, & Berta Gonçalves. (2017). Morphological, mechanical and antioxidant properties of Portuguese almond cultivars. Journal of Food Science and Technology. 55(2). 467–478. 26 indexed citations

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Oliveira, Ivo, Anne S. Meyer, Alfredo Aires, Sílvia Afonso, & Berta Gonçalves. (2017). Enzymatic Activity and Biochemical Composition in Leaves of Green Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L. cv. Saxa) Grown in Almond Shell Substrates. Waste and Biomass Valorization. 10(5). 1223–1229. 4 indexed citations

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