Vera Silva

3.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
35 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Vera Silva is a scholar working on Pollution, Plant Science and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Vera Silva has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Pollution, 11 papers in Plant Science and 8 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Vera Silva's work include Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies (17 papers), Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety (7 papers) and Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (7 papers). Vera Silva is often cited by papers focused on Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies (17 papers), Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety (7 papers) and Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (7 papers). Vera Silva collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Portugal and United States. Vera Silva's co-authors include Violette Geissen, C.J. Ritsema, Hans Mol, Paul Zomer, Marc Tienstra, Juan Ma, Daniel S. Kirschen, R. Belhomme, Luis F. Ochoa and Miguel A. Ortega‐Vazquez and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Environmental Pollution and Chemosphere.

In The Last Decade

Vera Silva

31 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

Pesticide residues in European agricultural soils – A hidden reality unfolded

2018 773 citations Vera Silva, Hans Mol et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
Review of microplastic sources, transport pathways and correlations with other soil stressors: a journey from agricultural sites into the environment

2022 187 citations Esperanza Huerta Lwanga, Nicolas Bériot et al. Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vera Silva

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Pesticide transport under runoff-erosion potentially dominated by small sediments: A glyphosate and AMPA experiment 2025 ·Journal of Hydrology ·Xiaomei Yang, Vera Silva, Darrell W.S. Tang	1
2	Challenges and opportunities for the environmental risk assessment of chemicals in soils: a recap and follow-up of a SETAC webinar 2025 ·Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management ·(unknown), Mathieu Renaud, Juliska Princz, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Silvia Pieper, Cornelis A.M. van Gestel, Diana Vieira, Vera Silva, David J. Russell, Tiago Natal‐da‐Luz, (unknown), Paola Grenni	0
3	Transboundary impacts of pesticide use in food production 2025 ·Nature Reviews Earth & Environment ·Fiona H. M. Tang, Kris A. G. Wyckhuys, Zijian Li, Federico Maggi, Vera Silva	10
4	Pesticide contamination in indoor home dust: A pilot study of non-occupational exposure in Argentina 2025 ·Environmental Pollution ·Virginia Aparicio, (unknown), Paul T.J. Scheepers, Abdallah Alaoui, Daniel Figueiredo, Hans Mol, Vera Silva, Paula Harkes, Danilo Rheinheimer dos Santos, Violette Geissen, José Luís Costa	2
5	Pesticide residues in bedroom dust: occurrence, determinants, and health risk assessment 2025 ·Environmental Pollution ·Alon Friedman, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Lieven Bervoets, Kai Wang, Samuel Fuhrimann, Vera Silva, Wiebke Meyer, Anke Huss, Roel Vermeulen, Daniel Figueiredo	0
6	Co-occurrence of multiple contaminants: Unentangling adsorption behaviour in agricultural soils 2025 ·Environmental Pollution ·(unknown), Darrell W.S. Tang, Vera Silva, Hongyu Mu, (unknown), (unknown), Violette Geissen, Xiaomei Yang	1
7	Soil contamination in Europe unveiled: A review of pesticides and metabolites to watch 2025 ·Open Research Europe ·Raquel L. Carvalho, Paula Guedes, Eduardo P. Mateus, Vera Silva, (unknown), Nikolaos Koukouzas, Alexandra B. Ribeiro, Nazaré Couto	0
8	Dynamics of pesticide residues in soils during the growing season: a case study in peach orchards, east-central Portugal 2025 ·Environmental Monitoring and Assessment ·(unknown), Vera Silva, (unknown), (unknown), Carmo Horta, Violette Geissen	2
9	Soil pollution in the European Union – An outlook 2024 ·Environmental Science & Policy ·Diana Vieira, Felipe Yunta, Diego Baragaño, Olivier Evrard, Tobias Reiff, Vera Silva, Adrián de la Torre, (unknown), Panos Panagos, Arwyn Jones, (unknown)	16
10	Assessing pesticide residue occurrence and risks in the environment across Europe and Argentina 2024 ·Environmental Pollution ·Abdallah Alaoui, (unknown), Nélson Abrantes, Vera Silva, Neus González, Lingtong Gai, Paula Harkes, Irene Navarro, Adrián de la Torre, María Ángeles Martínez, Trine Nørgaard, Anne Vested, Vivi Schlünssen, Virginia Aparicio, Isabel Campos, Igor Pasković, Marija Polić Pasković, Matjaž Glavan, C.J. Ritsema, Violette Geissen	8
11	Evaluation of the ecological risk of pesticide residues from the European LUCAS Soil monitoring 2018 survey 2024 ·Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management ·(unknown), Diana Vieira, Laure‐Alix Clerbaux, Alberto Orgiazzi, Maëva Labouyrie, Julia Köninger, Vera Silva, Ruud van Dam, Edoardo Carnesecchi, J.L.C.M. Dorne, (unknown), Joana Lobo Vicente, Arwyn Jones	8
12	Field assessment of sequential herbicide mixtures on nitrogen cycle-related functions in soybean production 2024 ·Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment ·(unknown), Vera Silva, Pablo Inchausti, (unknown), Silvina Niell, Gastón Azzíz, (unknown), (unknown), Gabriela Fernández, Violette Geissen	1
13	Pesticide residues in boreal arable soils: Countrywide study of occurrence and risks 2024 ·Environmental Pollution ·Marleena Hagner, Sari Rämö, Helena Soinne, Visa Nuutinen, (unknown), Juha Heikkinen, (unknown), (unknown), Vera Silva, (unknown), Violette Geissen, C.J. Ritsema, Riikka Keskinen	10
14	Effects of mixtures of herbicides on nutrient cycling and plant support considering current agriculture practices 2023 ·Chemosphere ·(unknown), Vera Silva, (unknown), Paula Harkes, (unknown), O. Bentancur, Gabriela Fernández, Violette Geissen	7
15	Environmental and human health at risk – Scenarios to achieve the Farm to Fork 50% pesticide reduction goals 2022 ·Environment International ·Vera Silva, Xiaomei Yang, Luuk Fleskens, C.J. Ritsema, Violette Geissen	60
16	Review of microplastic sources, transport pathways and correlations with other soil stressors: a journey from agricultural sites into the environment breakdown → 2022 ·Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture ·Esperanza Huerta Lwanga, Nicolas Bériot, Fabio Corradini, Vera Silva, Xiaomei Yang, Jantiene Baartman, Mahrooz Rezaei, Loes van Schaik, Michel Riksen, Violette Geissen	187
17	Cocktails of pesticide residues in conventional and organic farming systems in Europe – Legacy of the past and turning point for the future 2021 ·Environmental Pollution ·Violette Geissen, Vera Silva, Esperanza Huerta Lwanga, Nicolas Bériot, K. Oostindie, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Paul Zomer, Hans Mol, C.J. Ritsema	136
18	Pesticide residues in European agricultural soils – A hidden reality unfolded breakdown → 2018 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Vera Silva, Hans Mol, Paul Zomer, Marc Tienstra, C.J. Ritsema, Violette Geissen	773
19	Combined effect of copper sulfate and water temperature on key freshwater trophic levels – Approaching potential climatic change scenarios 2017 ·Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety ·Vera Silva, Catarina R. Marques, Isabel Campos, Tânia Vidal, Jan Jacob Keizer, Fernando Gonçalves, Nélson Abrantes	26
20	Distribution of glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) in agricultural topsoils of the European Union 2017 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Vera Silva, Luca Montanarella, Arwyn Jones, Oihane Fernández‐Ugalde, Hans Mol, C.J. Ritsema, Violette Geissen	282

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