Vânia Zanella Pinto

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
75 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

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Vânia Zanella Pinto is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Nutrition and Dietetics and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Vânia Zanella Pinto has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Biomaterials, 29 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 28 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Vânia Zanella Pinto's work include Food composition and properties (27 papers), Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging (24 papers) and Polysaccharides Composition and Applications (12 papers). Vânia Zanella Pinto is often cited by papers focused on Food composition and properties (27 papers), Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging (24 papers) and Polysaccharides Composition and Applications (12 papers). Vânia Zanella Pinto collaborates with scholars based in Brazil, Canada and United States. Vânia Zanella Pinto's co-authors include Álvaro Renato Guerra Dias, Elessandra da Rosa Zavareze, Nathan Levien Vanier, Shanise Lisie Mello El Halal, Rosana Colussi, Bruna Klein, Loong‐Tak Lim, Luciana Prietto, Jarine Amaral do Evangelho and M. C. Elias and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Food Chemistry and Carbohydrate Polymers.

In The Last Decade

Vânia Zanella Pinto

72 papers receiving 3.2k citations

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pH-sensitive films containing anthocyanins extracted from black bean seed coat and red cabbage

2017 342 citations Vânia Zanella Pinto, Nathan Levien Vanier et al. LWT profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Vânia Zanella Pinto Brazil	26	1.6k	1.5k	1.3k	735	293	75	3.3k
Shanise Lisie Mello El Halal Brazil	27	1.6k 1.0×	1.5k 1.0×	1.7k 1.3×	622 0.8×	339 1.2×	51	3.4k
Carlos Wanderlei Piler de Carvalho Brazil	36	1.5k 0.9×	1.6k 1.0×	707 0.5×	793 1.1×	172 0.6×	155	3.2k
Athapol Noomhorm Thailand	32	1.5k 1.0×	1.8k 1.2×	655 0.5×	1.0k 1.4×	253 0.9×	96	3.5k
Nathan Levien Vanier Brazil	28	1.7k 1.1×	1.4k 0.9×	595 0.5×	1.1k 1.5×	208 0.7×	75	3.0k
Tomy J. Gutiérrez Argentina	38	932 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	2.3k 1.7×	555 0.8×	512 1.7×	71	3.9k
Ioanna Mandala Greece	35	1.7k 1.1×	2.3k 1.5×	814 0.6×	808 1.1×	351 1.2×	90	3.6k
Mahsa Majzoobi Iran	33	1.9k 1.2×	2.2k 1.4×	619 0.5×	861 1.2×	198 0.7×	148	3.6k
Lesław Juszczak Poland	44	2.3k 1.5×	2.7k 1.8×	1.0k 0.8×	935 1.3×	203 0.7×	156	4.9k
Dudsadee Uttapap Thailand	33	2.0k 1.3×	1.8k 1.2×	506 0.4×	746 1.0×	379 1.3×	93	3.4k
Sneh Punia India	36	1.4k 0.9×	1.9k 1.3×	688 0.5×	1.2k 1.7×	225 0.8×	67	3.9k

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Cazarolli, Luisa Helena, et al.. (2025). Exploring side streams upcycling for crickets farming: Insects biology and chemical composition. Food Bioscience. 68. 106431–106431. 1 indexed citations

Pinto, Vânia Zanella, et al.. (2025). Drying and Bioactive Compounds Extraction of Ripe and Unripe Yerba-Mate Fruits. Plant Foods for Human Nutrition. 80(2). 100–100.

Ferreira, Rafaela R., et al.. (2025). Upcycling corn cropping waste by nanocellulose production. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology. 67. 103624–103624.

Pinto, Vânia Zanella, et al.. (2024). A portable and low-cost optical device for pigment-based taxonomic classification of microalgae using machine learning. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 423. 136819–136819. 3 indexed citations

Benvenutti, Laís, et al.. (2024). Efficient Anthocyanin Recovery from Black Bean Hulls Using Eutectic Mixtures: A Sustainable Approach for Natural Dye Development. Foods. 13(9). 1374–1374. 3 indexed citations

Pinto, Vânia Zanella, et al.. (2024). Dietary Polyphenols: What is the Estimated Intake in Population Studies With Adults and Elderly People?. Current Nutrition Reports. 13(2). 280–293. 1 indexed citations

Biduski, Bárbara, Jarine Amaral do Evangelho, Karina Oliveira Lima, et al.. (2023). Heat–Moisture Treatment on Pinhão Starch Impacts the Properties of the Biodegradable Films. Starch - Stärke. 76(1-2). 3 indexed citations

Pinto, Vânia Zanella, et al.. (2023). Yerba Mate (Ilex paraguariensis) Processing and Extraction: Retention of Bioactive Compounds. Plant Foods for Human Nutrition. 78(3). 526–532. 11 indexed citations

Tormen, Luciano, et al.. (2022). In Vivo Yarrowia lipolytica Fermented Biomass Feed Supplementation for Shrimp and Its Effects Upon Frozen Meat Storage. Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology. 31(8). 785–800. 1 indexed citations

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Campos, Ricardo, et al.. (2021). Impact of COVID-19 on the Mental Health of Medical Students in Portugal. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 11(10). 986–986. 13 indexed citations

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Tormen, Luciano, et al.. (2021). Effect of Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) Extract on the Antioxidant Status and Proximate Composition of Prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) Meat. Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology. 30(6). 683–693. 1 indexed citations

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Biduski, Bárbara, et al.. (2020). Bandejas expandidas de amido de batata reforçadas com bagaço de malte. Tropical Journal of Natural Product Research. 9(9). e875997630–e875997630. 3 indexed citations

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Pinto, Vânia Zanella, et al.. (2019). Características nutricionais, tecnológicas e sensoriais de fishburger de tilápia com adição de farinha de yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius). Revista Brasileira de Tecnologia Agroindustrial. 13(1). 2 indexed citations

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Colussi, Rosana, Vânia Zanella Pinto, Shanise Lisie Mello El Halal, et al.. (2014). Structural, morphological, and physicochemical properties of acetylated high-, medium-, and low-amylose rice starches. Carbohydrate Polymers. 103. 405–413. 190 indexed citations

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Halal, Shanise Lisie Mello El, Rosana Colussi, Vânia Zanella Pinto, et al.. (2014). Structure, morphology and functionality of acetylated and oxidised barley starches. Food Chemistry. 168. 247–256. 184 indexed citations

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Colussi, Rosana, Vânia Zanella Pinto, Shanise Lisie Mello El Halal, Elessandra da Rosa Zavareze, & Álvaro Renato Guerra Dias. (2014). Physical, mechanical, and thermal properties of biodegradables films of rice starch. Current Agricultural Science and Technology. 20(1). 1–9. 4 indexed citations

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Bartz, Josiane, Marjana Radünz, Jarine Amaral do Evangelho, et al.. (2014). Impact of heat-moisture treatment on rice starch, applied directly in grain paddy rice or in isolated starch. LWT. 60(2). 708–713. 90 indexed citations

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Evangelho, Jarine Amaral do, et al.. (2012). TECHNOLOGICAL AND NUTRITIONAL PROPERTIES OF BREAD PREPARED WITH DIFFERENT PROPORTIONS OF RICE FLOUR AND EXTRUDED RICE FLOUR. Current Agricultural Science and Technology. 18(4). 1 indexed citations

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Evangelho, Jarine Amaral do, et al.. (2012). Propriedades tecnológicas e nutricionais de pães preparados com diferentes proporções de farinha de arroz e farinha de arroz extrusada. Current Agricultural Science and Technology. 18(4). 264–282. 2 indexed citations

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Vanier, Nathan Levien, Elessandra da Rosa Zavareze, Vânia Zanella Pinto, et al.. (2011). Physicochemical, crystallinity, pasting and morphological properties of bean starch oxidised by different concentrations of sodium hypochlorite. Food Chemistry. 131(4). 1255–1262. 133 indexed citations

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