T. C. Santos

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

T. C. Santos is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Rehabilitation and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, T. C. Santos has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Biomaterials, 9 papers in Rehabilitation and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in T. C. Santos's work include Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (10 papers), Wound Healing and Treatments (9 papers) and Mesenchymal stem cell research (6 papers). T. C. Santos is often cited by papers focused on Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (10 papers), Wound Healing and Treatments (9 papers) and Mesenchymal stem cell research (6 papers). T. C. Santos collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Austria and Brazil. T. C. Santos's co-authors include Rui L. Reis, Alexandra P. Marques, João F. Mano, Nuno M. Neves, Patrícia B. Malafaya, Simone S. Silva, Joaquím M. Oliveira, Rogério P. Pirraco, Mariana T. Cerqueira and Rui A. Sousa and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Biomaterials and ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

In The Last Decade

T. C. Santos

31 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.

Natural origin biodegradable systems in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine: present status and some moving trends

2007 795 citations João F. Mano, Patrícia B. Malafaya et al. profile →

Peers

T. C. Santos

BIOMA

SURGE

REHAB

Rogério P. Pirraco Portugal

Márcia T. Rodrigues Portugal

Shifeng Yan China

Chiara Tonda‐Turo Italy

Peiman Brouki Milan Iran

Kunxi Zhang China

Menemşe Gümüşderelı́oğlu Türkiye

Catherine K. Kuo United States

Mehdi Khanmohammadi Iran

Lucília P. da Silva Portugal

Rogério P. Pirraco Portugal

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915 ×1.0

391 ×0.9

SURGE

314 ×1.1

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164 ×0.6

Citations per year, relative to T. C. Santos T. C. Santos (= 1×) peers Rogério P. Pirraco

Countries citing papers authored by T. C. Santos

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Fields of papers citing papers by T. C. Santos

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of T. C. Santos

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20 of 20 papers shown

Santos, T. C., et al.. (2025). Comparison of green analytical procedures based on activated persulfate reactions for organic chemical degradation for multi-element determination in honey samples by ICP OES. Microchemical Journal. 210. 112926–112926.

Vilela, Carlos, Cristina Correia, Alain da Silva Morais, et al.. (2018). In vitroandin vivoperformance of methacrylated gellan gum hydrogel formulations for cartilage repair*. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 106(7). 1987–1996. 32 indexed citations

Silva, Lucília P. da, Rogério P. Pirraco, T. C. Santos, et al.. (2017). Eumelanin-releasing spongy-like hydrogels for skin re-epithelialization purposes. Biomedical Materials. 12(2). 25010–25010. 23 indexed citations

Correia, Clara R., T. C. Santos, Rogério P. Pirraco, et al.. (2017). In vivo osteogenic differentiation of stem cells inside compartmentalized capsules loaded with co-cultured endothelial cells. Acta Biomaterialia. 53. 483–494. 33 indexed citations

Cerqueira, Mariana T., T. C. Santos, Belém Sampaio‐Marques, et al.. (2017). Cell sheet engineering using the stromal vascular fraction of adipose tissue as a vascularization strategy. Acta Biomaterialia. 55. 131–143. 32 indexed citations

Silva, Lucília P. da, T. C. Santos, Daniel B. Rodrigues, et al.. (2017). Stem Cell-Containing Hyaluronic Acid-Based Spongy Hydrogels for Integrated Diabetic Wound Healing. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 137(7). 1541–1551. 78 indexed citations

Cerqueira, Mariana T., et al.. (2014). Cell sheet technology-driven re-epithelialization and neovascularization of skin wounds. Acta Biomaterialia. 10(7). 3145–3155. 61 indexed citations

Popa, Elena G., Pedro P. Carvalho, T. C. Santos, et al.. (2014). Evaluation of thein vitroandin vivobiocompatibility of carrageenan-based hydrogels. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 102(11). 4087–4097. 62 indexed citations

Cerqueira, Mariana T., Lucília P. da Silva, T. C. Santos, et al.. (2013). Human Skin Cell Fractions Fail to Self-Organize Within a Gellan Gum/Hyaluronic Acid Matrix but Positively Influence Early Wound Healing. Tissue Engineering Part A. 20(9-10). 1369–1378. 41 indexed citations

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Rada, Tommaso, Pedro P. Carvalho, T. C. Santos, et al.. (2013). Chondrogenic Potential of Two hASCs Subpopulations Loaded onto Gellan Gum Hydrogel Evaluated in a Nude Mice Model. Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 8(5). 357–364. 12 indexed citations

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Santos, T. C., Sabine Pfeifer, Alexandra P. Marques, et al.. (2012). Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Fibroblast Growth Factor-2 Incorporation in Starch-Based Bone Tissue-Engineered Constructs Promote the In Vivo Expression of Neovascularization Mediators. Tissue Engineering Part A. 19(7-8). 834–848. 16 indexed citations

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Santos, T. C., Alexandra P. Marques, Simone S. Silva, et al.. (2012). In Vivo Performance of Chitosan/Soy-Based Membranes as Wound-Dressing Devices for Acute Skin Wounds. Tissue Engineering Part A. 19(7-8). 860–869. 29 indexed citations

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Silva, Simone S., T. C. Santos, Mariana T. Cerqueira, et al.. (2011). Ionic liquids in novel processing ways to obtain chitosan-silk fibroin hydrogels for skin tissue engineering. The International Journal of Artificial Organs. 34(8). 688–688. 1 indexed citations

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Santos, T. C., Alexandra P. Marques, Simone S. Silva, et al.. (2010). Chitosan Improves the Biological Performance of Soy-Based Biomaterials. Tissue Engineering Part A. 16(9). 2883–2890. 11 indexed citations

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Santos, T. C., Alexandra P. Marques, Kadriye Tuzlakoğlu, et al.. (2010). In vivo short-term and long-term host reaction to starch-based scaffolds. Acta Biomaterialia. 6(11). 4314–4326. 29 indexed citations

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Oliveira, João Tiago, T. C. Santos, Luís Barreiros Martins, et al.. (2009). Gellan Gum Injectable Hydrogels for Cartilage Tissue Engineering Applications: In Vitro Studies and Preliminary In Vivo Evaluation. Tissue Engineering Part A. 16(1). 343–353. 127 indexed citations

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Oliveira, J. T., T. C. Santos, Luís Barreiros Martins, et al.. (2009). Performance of new gellan gum hydrogels combined with human articular chondrocytes for cartilage regeneration when subcutaneously implanted in nude mice. Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. 3(7). 493–500. 50 indexed citations

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Picciochi, Ricardo, T. C. Santos, Luís Amaro Martins, et al.. (2008). Injectable gellan gum hydrogels as supports for cartilage tissue engineering applications. Asia Pacific Allergy. 5(3). 145–55. 3 indexed citations

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Malafaya, Patrícia B., T. C. Santos, Martijn van Griensven, & Rui L. Reis. (2008). Morphology, mechanical characterization and in vivo neo-vascularization of chitosan particle aggregated scaffolds architectures. Biomaterials. 29(29). 3914–3926. 85 indexed citations

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Santos, T. C., Alexandra P. Marques, Simone S. Silva, et al.. (2007). In vitro evaluation of the behaviour of human polymorphonuclear neutrophils in direct contact with chitosan-based membranes. Journal of Biotechnology. 132(2). 218–226. 37 indexed citations

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