Sofia Benfeito

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 852 citations indexed

About

Sofia Benfeito is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sofia Benfeito has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 852 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Organic Chemistry and 7 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Sofia Benfeito's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (8 papers), Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases (6 papers) and Sirtuins and Resveratrol in Medicine (5 papers). Sofia Benfeito is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (8 papers), Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases (6 papers) and Sirtuins and Resveratrol in Medicine (5 papers). Sofia Benfeito collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Chile and Spain. Sofia Benfeito's co-authors include Fernanda Borges, Fernando Remião, Daniel Chavarria, Renata Silva, Daniel José Barbosa, Vera Silva, Pedro Soares, Inês Costa, Carlos Fernandes and José Teixeira and has published in prestigious journals such as Analytical Chemistry, Free Radical Biology and Medicine and Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Sofia Benfeito

34 papers receiving 844 citations

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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.

Molecular mechanisms of ferroptosis and their involvement in brain diseases

2023 244 citations Inês Costa, Daniel José Barbosa et al. Pharmacology & Therapeutics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sofia Benfeito Portugal	15	386	176	149	119	117	35	852
Daniel Chavarria Portugal	14	336 0.9×	161 0.9×	196 1.3×	114 1.0×	120 1.0×	40	932
Sayanta Dutta India	15	422 1.1×	112 0.6×	67 0.4×	85 0.7×	90 0.8×	23	1.1k
Sukanya Saha India	15	381 1.0×	110 0.6×	71 0.5×	83 0.7×	71 0.6×	20	1.1k
Mohammad Ahmed Khan India	20	473 1.2×	77 0.4×	174 1.2×	98 0.8×	93 0.8×	96	1.4k
Rosa Somoza Spain	10	760 2.0×	147 0.8×	105 0.7×	81 0.7×	229 2.0×	20	1.4k
Falak Thakral India	6	681 1.8×	98 0.6×	114 0.8×	56 0.5×	203 1.7×	8	1.4k
Rhonda J. Rosengren New Zealand	21	624 1.6×	96 0.5×	142 1.0×	60 0.5×	197 1.7×	66	1.7k
Simin Tang China	12	343 0.9×	62 0.4×	57 0.4×	75 0.6×	112 1.0×	31	804
Narayanan K. Narayanan United States	16	529 1.4×	99 0.6×	88 0.6×	77 0.6×	183 1.6×	22	1.2k
Ayşegül Varol Germany	4	491 1.3×	79 0.4×	82 0.6×	38 0.3×	162 1.4×	7	910

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sofia Benfeito

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Teixeira, José, Sofia Benfeito, Ricardo Amorim, et al.. (2025). The mitochondriotropic antioxidants AntiOxBEN2 and AntiOxCIN4 are structurally-similar but differentially alter energy homeostasis in human skin fibroblasts. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1866(2). 149535–149535.

Amorim, Ricardo, Pedro Soares, Daniel Chavarria, et al.. (2024). Decreasing the burden of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: From therapeutic targets to drug discovery opportunities. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 277. 116723–116723. 3 indexed citations

Martins, Daniel, Eva Gil-Martins, Fernando Cagide, et al.. (2023). Unraveling the In Vitro Toxicity Profile of Psychedelic 2C Phenethylamines and Their N-Benzylphenethylamine (NBOMe) Analogues. Pharmaceuticals. 16(8). 1158–1158. 7 indexed citations

Costa, Inês, Daniel José Barbosa, Sofia Benfeito, et al.. (2023). Molecular mechanisms of ferroptosis and their involvement in brain diseases. Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 244. 108373–108373. 244 indexed citations breakdown →

Amorim, Ricardo, Sofia Benfeito, Fernando Cagide, et al.. (2023). Mitochondria dysfunction induced by decyl-TPP mitochondriotropic antioxidant based on caffeic acid AntiOxCIN6 sensitizes cisplatin lung anticancer therapy due to a remodeling of energy metabolism. Biochemical Pharmacology. 219. 115953–115953. 4 indexed citations

Chavarria, Daniel, Anabela Borges, Sofia Benfeito, et al.. (2023). Phytochemicals and quaternary phosphonium ionic liquids: Connecting the dots to develop a new class of antimicrobial agents. Journal of Advanced Research. 54. 251–269. 13 indexed citations

Chavarria, Daniel, Sofia Benfeito, Pedro Soares, et al.. (2022). Boosting caffeic acid performance as antioxidant and monoamine oxidase B/catechol-O-methyltransferase inhibitor. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 243. 114740–114740. 16 indexed citations

Reis, Joana, Carlos Fernandes, Hoda A. Salem, et al.. (2022). Design and synthesis of chromone-based monoamine oxidase B inhibitors with improved drug-like properties. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 239. 114507–114507. 10 indexed citations

Benfeito, Sofia, Fernando Cagide, Hugo Gonçalves, et al.. (2021). Lipid Nanosystems and Serum Protein as Biomimetic Interfaces: Predicting the Biodistribution of a Caffeic Acid-Based Antioxidant. PubMed. Volume 14. 7–27. 4 indexed citations

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Chavarria, Daniel, Sofia Benfeito, Jorge Garrido, et al.. (2021). Fine-Tuning the Biological Profile of Multitarget Mitochondriotropic Antioxidants for Neurodegenerative Diseases. Antioxidants. 10(2). 329–329. 10 indexed citations

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Amorim, Ricardo, Fernando Cagide, Ludgero C. Tavares, et al.. (2021). Mitochondriotropic antioxidant based on caffeic acid AntiOxCIN4 activates Nrf2-dependent antioxidant defenses and quality control mechanisms to antagonize oxidative stress-induced cell damage. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 179. 119–132. 22 indexed citations

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Teixeira, José, Farhan Basit, Peter H.G.M. Willems, et al.. (2020). Mitochondria-targeted phenolic antioxidants induce ROS-protective pathways in primary human skin fibroblasts. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 163. 314–324. 20 indexed citations

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Pinto, Miguel, Carlos Fernandes, Eva Gil-Martins, et al.. (2019). Boosting Drug Discovery for Parkinson’s: Enhancement of the Delivery of a Monoamine Oxidase-B Inhibitor by Brain-Targeted PEGylated Polycaprolactone-Based Nanoparticles. Pharmaceutics. 11(7). 331–331. 12 indexed citations

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Benfeito, Sofia, Catarina Oliveira, Carlos Fernandes, et al.. (2019). Fine-tuning the neuroprotective and blood-brain barrier permeability profile of multi-target agents designed to prevent progressive mitochondrial dysfunction. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 167. 525–545. 33 indexed citations

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Fernandes, Carlos, Sofia Benfeito, Ricardo Amorim, et al.. (2018). Desrisking the Cytotoxicity of a Mitochondriotropic Antioxidant Based on Caffeic Acid by a PEGylated Strategy. Bioconjugate Chemistry. 29(8). 2723–2733. 14 indexed citations

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Oliveira, Catarina, Sofia Benfeito, Carlos Fernandes, et al.. (2017). NO and HNO donors, nitrones, and nitroxides: Past, present, and future. Medicinal Research Reviews. 38(4). 1159–1187. 55 indexed citations

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Fernandes, Carlos, Catarina Oliveira, Sofia Benfeito, et al.. (2014). Nanotechnology and Antioxidant Therapy: An Emerging Approach for Neurodegenerative Diseases. Current Medicinal Chemistry. 21(38). 4311–4327. 19 indexed citations

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Benfeito, Sofia, Tiago Silva, Jorge Garrido, et al.. (2014). Effects of Chlorophenoxy Herbicides and Their Main Transformation Products on DNA Damage and Acetylcholinesterase Activity. BioMed Research International. 2014. 1–10. 13 indexed citations

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Benfeito, Sofia, et al.. (2013). Host‐Guest Interaction between Herbicide Oxadiargyl and Hydroxypropyl‐β‐Cyclodextrin. The Scientific World JOURNAL. 2013(1). 825206–825206. 9 indexed citations

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Teixeira, José, Pedro Soares, Sofia Benfeito, et al.. (2012). Rational discovery and development of a mitochondria-targeted antioxidant based on cinnamic acid scaffold. Free Radical Research. 46(5). 600–611. 33 indexed citations

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