Sónia Gonçalves

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Sónia Gonçalves is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Sónia Gonçalves has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Molecular Biology, 26 papers in Microbiology and 7 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Sónia Gonçalves's work include Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (26 papers), Biochemical and Structural Characterization (12 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (10 papers). Sónia Gonçalves is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (26 papers), Biochemical and Structural Characterization (12 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (10 papers). Sónia Gonçalves collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Brazil and Argentina. Sónia Gonçalves's co-authors include Nuno C. Santos, Mário R. Felício, Octávio Luiz Franco, Osmar Nascimento Silva, Jimmy Castillo, Marco M. Domingues, Patrícia M. Carvalho, Axel Hollmann, Andrea Carolina Rodríguez Fernández and J. Hung and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Biophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Sónia Gonçalves

47 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

Peptides with Dual Antimicrobial and Anticancer Activities

2017 328 citations Mário R. Felício, Osmar Nascimento Silva et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sónia Gonçalves Portugal	22	969	775	257	240	218	47	2.0k
Nerida Cole Australia	32	603 0.6×	460 0.6×	147 0.6×	37 0.2×	58 0.3×	76	2.5k
Sosaku Ichikawa Japan	29	1.2k 1.2×	173 0.2×	58 0.2×	34 0.1×	664 3.0×	116	3.4k
Meirong Song China	21	407 0.4×	251 0.3×	19 0.1×	109 0.5×	126 0.6×	49	2.0k
Haitao Yu China	34	1.4k 1.4×	425 0.5×	33 0.1×	16 0.1×	537 2.5×	110	3.0k
Arnóbio Antônio da Silva-Júnior Brazil	28	838 0.9×	253 0.3×	48 0.2×	9 0.0×	311 1.4×	118	2.3k
Shanshan Song China	31	1.5k 1.6×	138 0.2×	292 1.1×	36 0.1×	365 1.7×	137	3.1k
Claudia Valenta Austria	35	773 0.8×	100 0.1×	87 0.3×	11 0.0×	984 4.5×	119	4.4k
I.W. Kellaway United Kingdom	34	964 1.0×	40 0.1×	124 0.5×	24 0.1×	377 1.7×	140	3.7k
Lene Jørgensen Denmark	27	999 1.0×	81 0.1×	36 0.1×	17 0.1×	307 1.4×	67	2.1k
J. S. de Sousa Brazil	19	286 0.3×	110 0.1×	31 0.1×	40 0.2×	98 0.4×	84	1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sónia Gonçalves

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Buccini, Danieli Fernanda, Mariana Rocha Maximiano, Luciano M. Lião, et al.. (2024). Antiviral Activities of Mastoparan-L-Derived Peptides against Human Alphaherpesvirus 1. Viruses. 16(6). 948–948. 1 indexed citations

Gonçalves, Sónia, et al.. (2023). Occurrence and evolutionary conservation analysis of α‐helical cationic amphiphilic segments in the human proteome. FEBS Journal. 291(3). 547–565. 3 indexed citations

Caetano, Tânia, Eva Mösker, Joana Lourenço, et al.. (2022). Assessing the potential of the two-peptide lantibiotic lichenicidin as a new generation antimicrobial. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 38(1). 18–18. 6 indexed citations

Gonçalves, Sónia, Tânia Caetano, Tanja Schneider, et al.. (2021). Insights into the mode of action of the two-peptide lantibiotic lichenicidin. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 211. 112308–112308. 12 indexed citations

Santos, Nuno C., et al.. (2020). Antibiofilm Activity on Candida albicans and Mechanism of Action on Biomembrane Models of the Antimicrobial Peptide Ctn[15–34]. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(21). 8339–8339. 37 indexed citations

Maturana, Patricia, Sónia Gonçalves, Melina Martínez, et al.. (2020). Interactions of “de novo” designed peptides with bacterial membranes: Implications in the antimicrobial activity. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1862(11). 183443–183443. 24 indexed citations

Fensterseifer, Isabel C. M., Mário R. Felício, E.S.F. Alves, et al.. (2019). Selective antibacterial activity of the cationic peptide PaDBS1R6 against Gram-negative bacteria. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1861(7). 1375–1387. 43 indexed citations

Martínez, Melina, Sónia Gonçalves, Mário R. Felício, et al.. (2019). Synergistic and antibiofilm activity of the antimicrobial peptide P5 against carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1861(7). 1329–1337. 65 indexed citations

Fernandes, Caroline Mota, Mário R. Felício, Eliana Barreto‐Bergter, et al.. (2019). Psd2 pea defensin shows a preference for mimetic membrane rafts enriched with glucosylceramide and ergosterol. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1861(4). 713–728. 19 indexed citations

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Gonçalves, Sónia, et al.. (2019). Studies on interaction of green silver nanoparticles with whole bacteria by surface characterization techniques. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1861(6). 1086–1092. 44 indexed citations

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Gomes, Bárbara, Marcelo T. Augusto, Mário R. Felício, et al.. (2018). Designing improved active peptides for therapeutic approaches against infectious diseases. Biotechnology Advances. 36(2). 415–429. 131 indexed citations

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Domingues, Marco M., Mário R. Felício, & Sónia Gonçalves. (2018). Antimicrobial Peptides: Effect on Bacterial Cells. Methods in molecular biology. 1886. 233–242. 10 indexed citations

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Bravo‐Ferrada, Bárbara M., Sónia Gonçalves, Liliana Semorile, et al.. (2018). Cell surface damage and morphological changes in Oenococcus oeni after freeze-drying and incubation in synthetic wine. Cryobiology. 82. 15–21. 13 indexed citations

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Cardoso, Marlon H., Suzana M. Ribeiro, Diego O. Nolasco, et al.. (2016). A polyalanine peptide derived from polar fish with anti-infectious activities. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 21385–21385. 48 indexed citations

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Gonçalves, Sónia, et al.. (2016). PSD1 Antimicrobial Activity Against Candida Albicans Planktonic Cells and Biofilms. Biophysical Journal. 110(3). 417a–417a. 1 indexed citations

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Migliolo, Ludovico, Mário R. Felício, Marlon H. Cardoso, et al.. (2016). Structural and functional evaluation of the palindromic alanine-rich antimicrobial peptide Pa -MAP2. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1858(7). 1488–1498. 37 indexed citations

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Bravo‐Ferrada, Bárbara M., Sónia Gonçalves, Liliana Semorile, et al.. (2015). Study of surface damage on cell envelope assessed by AFM and flow cytometry of Lactobacillus plantarum exposed to ethanol and dehydration. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 118(6). 1409–1417. 20 indexed citations

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Correia, Paula, Sónia Gonçalves, Hyun Gil, & Jorge F. J. Coelho. (2014). The wettability and surface free energy of acorn starch gels isolated by alkaline and enzymatic methods.. 280–283. 1 indexed citations

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Gonçalves, Sónia, et al.. (2012). Evaluation of the membrane lipid selectivity of the pea defensin Psd1. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1818(5). 1420–1426. 35 indexed citations

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Posso, Irimar de Paula, et al.. (2007). 381: Control of nipple pain during breastfeeding using low level laser therapy. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. 32(5). 185–185. 2 indexed citations

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