Sónia S. Leal

927 total citations
23 papers, 754 citations indexed

About

Sónia S. Leal is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sónia S. Leal has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 754 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Physiology and 7 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Sónia S. Leal's work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (7 papers), Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms (7 papers) and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (6 papers). Sónia S. Leal is often cited by papers focused on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (7 papers), Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms (7 papers) and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (6 papers). Sónia S. Leal collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Germany and United States. Sónia S. Leal's co-authors include Cláudio M. Gomes, Hugo M. Botelho, Isabel Cardoso, Joana S. Cristóvão, Miguel Teixeira, Sima Lev, Joan Selverstone Valentine, SoHui Kim, G. Fritz and Elena Ghibaudi and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, PLoS ONE and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Sónia S. Leal

23 papers receiving 745 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sónia S. Leal Portugal 15 390 203 165 117 101 23 754
Tatiana Kozyreva Italy 9 310 0.8× 110 0.5× 116 0.7× 363 3.1× 27 0.3× 11 762
Kerstin Diekert Germany 12 1.2k 3.1× 113 0.6× 166 1.0× 276 2.4× 95 0.9× 15 1.6k
Hikaru Sakamoto Japan 13 223 0.6× 83 0.4× 179 1.1× 111 0.9× 16 0.2× 36 677
Cécile Bouton France 26 1.0k 2.7× 302 1.5× 68 0.4× 330 2.8× 175 1.7× 37 1.9k
Danilo B. Medinas Chile 18 398 1.0× 224 1.1× 279 1.7× 29 0.2× 344 3.4× 29 998
Xiaoqin Fu China 20 579 1.5× 60 0.3× 42 0.3× 37 0.3× 84 0.8× 64 1.2k
Michael DiDonato United States 12 325 0.8× 72 0.4× 180 1.1× 356 3.0× 21 0.2× 20 889
Kairit Zovo Estonia 9 353 0.9× 299 1.5× 77 0.5× 507 4.3× 17 0.2× 12 984
Lars Bräutigam Sweden 19 537 1.4× 63 0.3× 22 0.1× 54 0.5× 130 1.3× 31 896
Ruby Leah B. Casareno United States 10 662 1.7× 173 0.9× 184 1.1× 847 7.2× 29 0.3× 10 1.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sónia S. Leal

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All Works

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Cristóvão, Joana S., Vanessa K. Morris, Isabel Cardoso, et al.. (2018). The neuronal S100B protein is a calcium-tuned suppressor of amyloid-β aggregation. Science Advances. 4(6). eaaq1702–eaaq1702. 52 indexed citations
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Gouveia, Zélia, Ana Rita Carlos, Xiaojing Yuan, et al.. (2017). Characterization of plasma labile heme in hemolytic conditions. FEBS Journal. 284(19). 3278–3301. 44 indexed citations
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Vieira, Marta, Sónia S. Leal, Cláudio M. Gomes, & Maria João Saraiva. (2016). Evidence for synergistic action of transthyretin and IGF-I over the IGF-I receptor. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1862(4). 797–804. 8 indexed citations
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Estácio, Sílvia G., Sónia S. Leal, Joana S. Cristóvão, Patrícia F. N. Faísca, & Cláudio M. Gomes. (2014). Calcium binding to gatekeeper residues flanking aggregation-prone segments underlies non-fibrillar amyloid traits in superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1). Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics. 1854(2). 118–126. 14 indexed citations
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Leal, Sónia S., Joana S. Cristóvão, Antje Biesemeier, Isabel Cardoso, & Cláudio M. Gomes. (2014). Aberrant zinc binding to immature conformers of metal-free copper–zinc superoxide dismutase triggers amorphous aggregation. Metallomics. 7(2). 333–346. 35 indexed citations
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Leal, Sónia S., Isabel Cardoso, Joan Selverstone Valentine, & Cláudio M. Gomes. (2013). Calcium Ions Promote Superoxide Dismutase 1 (SOD1) Aggregation into Non-fibrillar Amyloid. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(35). 25219–25228. 50 indexed citations
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Carvalho, Sofia B., Hugo M. Botelho, Sónia S. Leal, et al.. (2013). Intrinsically Disordered and Aggregation Prone Regions Underlie β-Aggregation in S100 Proteins. PLoS ONE. 8(10). e76629–e76629. 19 indexed citations
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Cristóvão, Joana S., Sónia S. Leal, Isabel Cardoso, & Cláudio M. Gomes. (2013). Small Molecules Present in the Cerebrospinal Fluid Metabolome Influence Superoxide Dismutase 1 Aggregation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 14(9). 19128–19145. 5 indexed citations
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Botelho, Hugo M., Sónia S. Leal, Isabel Cardoso, et al.. (2012). S100A6 Amyloid Fibril Formation Is Calcium-modulated and Enhances Superoxide Dismutase-1 (SOD1) Aggregation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(50). 42233–42242. 33 indexed citations
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Kim, SoHui, et al.. (2010). Structural Requirements for VAP-B Oligomerization and Their Implication in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis-associated VAP-B(P56S) Neurotoxicity. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(18). 13839–13849. 67 indexed citations
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Leal, Sónia S., et al.. (2009). The prominent conformational plasticity of lactoperoxidase: A chemical and pH stability analysis. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics. 1794(7). 1041–1048. 21 indexed citations
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Botelho, Hugo M., et al.. (2009). Role of a novel disulfide bridge within the all-beta fold of soluble Rieske proteins. JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry. 15(2). 271–281. 8 indexed citations
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Leal, Sónia S. & Cláudio M. Gomes. (2008). On the relative contribution of ionic interactions over iron–sulfur clusters to ferredoxin stability. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics. 1784(11). 1596–1600. 7 indexed citations
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Frazão, Carlos, David Aragão, R. Coelho, et al.. (2008). Crystallographic analysis of the intact metal centres [3Fe–4S]1+/0 and [4Fe–4S]2+/1+ in a Zn2+‐containing ferredoxin. FEBS Letters. 582(5). 763–767. 8 indexed citations
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Leal, Sónia S. & Cláudio M. Gomes. (2007). Studies of the molten globule state of ferredoxin: Structural characterization and implications on protein folding and iron–sulfur center assembly. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics. 68(3). 606–616. 29 indexed citations
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Leal, Sónia S., et al.. (2007). Lactoperoxidase folding and catalysis relies on the stabilization of the α-helix rich core domain: A thermal unfolding study. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics. 1774(9). 1164–1172. 33 indexed citations
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Todorović, Smilja, Sónia S. Leal, Carlos A. Salgueiro, et al.. (2007). A Spectroscopic Study of the Temperature Induced Modifications on Ferredoxin Folding and Iron−Sulfur Moieties. Biochemistry. 46(37). 10733–10738. 16 indexed citations
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Leal, Sónia S. & Cláudio M. Gomes. (2005). Linear three-iron centres are unlikely cluster degradation intermediates during unfolding of iron-sulfur proteins. Biological Chemistry. 386(12). 1295–300. 9 indexed citations
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Leal, Sónia S., Miguel Teixeira, & Cláudio M. Gomes. (2004). Studies on the degradation pathway of iron-sulfur centers during unfolding of a hyperstable ferredoxin: cluster dissociation, iron release and protein stability. JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry. 9(8). 987–996. 23 indexed citations
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Urich, Tim, Tiago M. Bandeiras, Sónia S. Leal, et al.. (2004). The sulphur oxygenase reductase from Acidianus ambivalens is a multimeric protein containing a low-potential mononuclear non-haem iron centre. Biochemical Journal. 381(1). 137–146. 48 indexed citations

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