Vera Silva

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 775 citations indexed

About

Vera Silva is a scholar working on Pharmaceutical Science, Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Vera Silva has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 775 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Pharmaceutical Science, 6 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 4 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Vera Silva's work include Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery (5 papers), Bee Products Chemical Analysis (4 papers) and Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (4 papers). Vera Silva is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery (5 papers), Bee Products Chemical Analysis (4 papers) and Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (4 papers). Vera Silva collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Spain and Thailand. Vera Silva's co-authors include Renata Silva, Fernando Remião, Daniel José Barbosa, Fernanda Borges, Eva Gil-Martins, Sofia Benfeito, Daniel Chavarria, Inês Costa, Carlos Fernandes and Ana Catarina Silva and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Molecules.

In The Last Decade

Vera Silva

26 papers receiving 761 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.

Molecular mechanisms of ferroptosis and their involvement in brain diseases

2023 244 citations Inês Costa, Daniel José Barbosa et al. Pharmacology & Therapeutics profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Vera Silva Portugal	14	290	178	120	94	91	29	775
Mengyu Zhang China	18	354 1.2×	97 0.5×	71 0.6×	48 0.5×	103 1.1×	108	1.1k
Rohit S. Mulik United States	12	313 1.1×	140 0.8×	145 1.2×	171 1.8×	60 0.7×	13	830
Filiz Bakar‐Ates Türkiye	16	295 1.0×	96 0.5×	109 0.9×	36 0.4×	61 0.7×	63	688
Fatemeh Ramezani Iran	16	449 1.5×	71 0.4×	168 1.4×	56 0.6×	88 1.0×	24	917
Şule Ayla Türkiye	19	240 0.8×	62 0.3×	66 0.6×	166 1.8×	123 1.4×	49	1.0k
Fereshteh Asgharzadeh Iran	16	232 0.8×	64 0.4×	83 0.7×	31 0.3×	114 1.3×	73	868
Ying Cheng China	19	514 1.8×	131 0.7×	153 1.3×	24 0.3×	139 1.5×	50	1.1k
Ji Won Kim South Korea	23	626 2.2×	66 0.4×	82 0.7×	63 0.7×	150 1.6×	66	1.5k
Rajesh L. Thangapazham United States	20	706 2.4×	301 1.7×	151 1.3×	115 1.2×	165 1.8×	27	1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Vera Silva

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Fields of papers citing papers by Vera Silva

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vera Silva

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Sousa, Ana R., et al.. (2025). POLÍTICAS DE SAÚDE E DESIGUALDADE – DETERMINANTES SOCIAIS E BARREIRAS NO ACESSO AOS SERVIÇOS DO SISTEMA ÚNICO DE SAÚDE (SUS). Aracê.. 7(4). 17006–17039. 1 indexed citations

Silva, Vera, et al.. (2024). Unveiling the Therapeutic Potential of Folate-Dependent One-Carbon Metabolism in Cancer and Neurodegeneration. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(17). 9339–9339. 16 indexed citations

Ferreira, Ana Carina, et al.. (2024). A new future for family medicine/general practice in Portugal. Revista Portuguesa de Clínica Geral. 40(4). 408–417.

Qiu, Dawei, Yi Wang, Yujian Ye, et al.. (2024). Artificial Intelligence for Microgrid Resilience: A Data-Driven and Model-Free Approach. IEEE Power and Energy Magazine. 22(6). 18–27. 1 indexed citations

Costa, Inês, Daniel José Barbosa, Sofia Benfeito, et al.. (2023). Molecular mechanisms of ferroptosis and their involvement in brain diseases. Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 244. 108373–108373. 244 indexed citations breakdown →

Barbosa, Daniel José, Vera Silva, Sofia Benfeito, et al.. (2023). Research Models to Study Ferroptosis’s Impact in Neurodegenerative Diseases. Pharmaceutics. 15(5). 1369–1369. 21 indexed citations

Pinto, Miguel, Vera Silva, Renata Silva, et al.. (2022). Brain drug delivery and neurodegenerative diseases: Polymeric PLGA-based nanoparticles as a forefront platform. Ageing Research Reviews. 79. 101658–101658. 56 indexed citations

Ramalho, Maria João, Renata Silva, Vera Silva, et al.. (2022). Vine Cane Compounds to Prevent Skin Cells Aging through Solid Lipid Nanoparticles. Pharmaceutics. 14(2). 240–240. 13 indexed citations

Mesiti, Francesco, Annalisa Maruca, Vera Silva, et al.. (2021). 4-Oxoquinolines and monoamine oxidase: When tautomerism matters. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 213. 113183–113183. 13 indexed citations

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Costa, Cláudia Pina, Sara Cunha, João Nuno Moreira, et al.. (2021). Quality by design (QbD) optimization of diazepam-loaded nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC) for nose-to-brain delivery: Toxicological effect of surface charge on human neuronal cells. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 607. 120933–120933. 39 indexed citations

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Krambeck, Karolline, Vera Silva, Renata Silva, et al.. (2021). Design and characterization of Nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC) and Nanostructured lipid carrier-based hydrogels containing Passiflora edulis seeds oil. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 600. 120444–120444. 46 indexed citations

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Silva, Cláudia, et al.. (2021). Implementation of a Pull System – A Case Study of a Polymeric Production System for the Automotive Industry. Management Systems in Production Engineering. 29(4). 253–259. 3 indexed citations

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Gil-Martins, Eva, Daniel José Barbosa, Vera Silva, Fernando Remião, & Renata Silva. (2020). Dysfunction of ABC transporters at the blood-brain barrier: Role in neurological disorders. Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 213. 107554–107554. 109 indexed citations

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Silva, Vera, Eva Gil-Martins, Bárbara Silva, et al.. (2020). Xanthones as P-glycoprotein modulators and their impact on drug bioavailability. Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism & Toxicology. 17(4). 441–482. 18 indexed citations

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Costa, Cláudia Pina, et al.. (2020). Pessaries containing nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC) for prolonged vaginal delivery of progesterone. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 153. 105475–105475. 17 indexed citations

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Gil-Martins, Eva, Vera Silva, Agostinho Lemos, et al.. (2019). Newly Synthesized Oxygenated Xanthones as Potential P-Glycoprotein Activators: In Vitro, Ex Vivo, and In Silico Studies. Molecules. 24(4). 707–707. 24 indexed citations

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Chavarria, Daniel, Carlos Fernandes, Vera Silva, et al.. (2019). Design of novel monoamine oxidase-B inhibitors based on piperine scaffold: Structure-activity-toxicity, drug-likeness and efflux transport studies. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 185. 111770–111770. 31 indexed citations

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Forte, Rosa & Vera Silva. (2017). Outward FDI and Home Country Exports: Theoretical Approaches and Empirical Evidence. The International Trade Journal. 31(3). 245–271. 10 indexed citations

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Donato, Paulo, et al.. (2012). Cardiac magnetic resonance stress perfusion: A single-center study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 32(1). 19–25. 1 indexed citations

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Tavares, João Manuel R. S., et al.. (2007). Registration between data from visual sensors and force platform in gait event detection. Open Repository of the University of Porto (University of Porto). 1 indexed citations

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