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Amadeu M.V.M. Soares

Amadeu M.V.M. Soares

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Biology and Biochemistry
Portugal
2026
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Environmental Sciences
Portugal
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
95
Citations
39120
World Ranking
471
National Ranking
3

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
95
Citations
39259
World Ranking
1882
National Ranking
4

Amadeu M.V.M. Soares publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Amadeu M.V.M. Soares sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 828 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Amadeu M.V.M. Soares D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Amadeu M.V.M. Soares sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 95 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Portugal Leader Award

Overview

Amadeu M.V.M. Soares is affiliated with the University of Aveiro in Portugal and specializes in Environmental Science. Their body of work encompasses a wide range of topics, focusing primarily on environmental toxicology and ecotoxicology, pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts, marine biology and environmental chemistry, microplastics and plastic pollution, mercury impact and mitigation studies, nanoparticles synthesis and applications, and heavy metals in the environment.

Their research contributions include numerous publications in several well-regarded scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Chemosphere
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials

Among their recent papers are:

  • Rethinking and optimising plastic waste management under COVID-19 pandemic: Policy solutions based on redesign and reduction of single-use plastics and personal protective equipment (2020) published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • Microplastics in landfill leachates: The need for reconnaissance studies and remediation technologies (2020) published in Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering
  • Caffeine as a contaminant of concern: A review on concentrations and impacts in marine coastal systems (2021) published in Chemosphere
  • Phthalates' exposure leads to an increasing concern on cardiovascular health (2023) published in Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Anti-inflammatory drugs in the marine environment: Bioconcentration, metabolism and sub-lethal effects in marine bivalves (2020) published in Environmental Pollution

Frequent collaborators in their research include Rosa Freitas, Eduarda Pereira, Susana Loureiro, Carlo Pretti, and Andreia C. M. Rodrigues.

The major fields of study relevant to their work center on Environmental Science. Subfields with notable focus include Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis; Pollution; Ecology; Molecular Biology; and Ocean Engineering.

Best Publications

  • Interactions between effects of environmental chemicals and natural stressors: A review

    Martin Holmstrup;Anne-Mette Bindesbøl;Gertie Janneke Oostingh;Albert Duschl

  • Rethinking and optimising plastic waste management under COVID-19 pandemic: Policy solutions based on redesign and reduction of single-use plastics and personal protective equipment.

    Ana L. Patrício Silva;Joana C. Prata;Tony R. Walker;Diana Campos

  • Metal-based nanoparticles in soil: fate, behavior, and effects on soil invertebrates.

    Paula S. Tourinho;Cornelis A. M. van Gestel;Stephen Lofts;Claus Svendsen

  • Physiological responses of the European cockle Cerastoderma edule (Bivalvia: Cardidae) as indicators of coastal lagoon pollution.

    Jeamylle Nilin;João Luís Teixeira Pestana;Nuno Gonçalo Ferreira;Susana Loureiro

  • Beyond taxonomy: a review of macroinvertebrate trait‐based community descriptors as tools for freshwater biomonitoring

    Salomé Menezes;Donald J. Baird;Amadeu M. V. M. Soares

  • Acute effects of copper and mercury on the estuarine fish Pomatoschistus microps: linking biomarkers to behaviour.

    L.R. Vieira;C. Gravato;A.M.V.M. Soares;F. Morgado

  • Effects of nanoplastics on Mytilus galloprovincialis after individual and combined exposure with carbamazepine.

    I. Brandts;M. Teles;A.P. Gonçalves;A. Barreto

  • Effects of triclosan on zebrafish early-life stages and adults

    Rhaul Oliveira;Inês Domingues;Cesar Koppe Grisolia;Amadeu M. V. M. Soares

  • Lactate dehydrogenase activity as an effect criterion in toxicity tests with Daphnia magna straus

    Teresa C. Diamantino;Elisabete Almeida;Amadeu M.V.M. Soares;Lúcia Guilhermino

  • Should the use of inhibition of cholinesterases as a specific biomarker for organophosphate and carbamate pesticides be questioned

    Lucia Guilhermino;Piedade Barros;M. C. Silva;Amadeu M. V. M. Soares

  • Biochemical responses of the marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis to petrochemical environmental contamination along the North-western coast of Portugal

    Inês Lima;Susana M. Moreira;Jaime Rendón-Von Osten;Amadeu M.V.M. Soares

  • Terrestrial avoidance behaviour tests as screening tool to assess soil contamination.

    Susana Loureiro;Amadeu M.V.M. Soares;António J.A. Nogueira

  • Acute toxicity test with Daphnia magna: an alternative to mammals in the prescreening of chemical toxicity?

    Lúcia Guilhermino;Teresa Diamantino;M. Carolina Silva;A.M.V.M. Soares

  • The Daphnia bioassay: a critique

    Donald J. Baird;Ian Barber;Mairead Bradley;Peter Calow

  • Silver nanoparticles and silver nitrate induce high toxicity to Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata, Daphnia magna and Danio rerio.

    Fabianne Ribeiro;Julián Alberto Gallego-Urrea;Kerstin Jurkschat;Alison Crossley

  • Toxicity of binary mixtures of metals and pyrethroid insecticides to Daphnia magna Straus. Implications for multi-substance risks assessment

    Carlos Barata;D.J. Baird;A.J.A. Nogueira;A.M.V.M. Soares

  • A comparative study of genotype sensitivity to acute toxic stress using clones of Daphnia magna Straus

    Donald J. Baird;Ian Barber;Mairead Bradley;Amadeu M.V.M. Soares

  • In vivo evaluation of three biomarkers in the mosquitofish (Gambusia yucatana) exposed to pesticides

    J. Rendón-von Osten;A. Ortíz-Arana;L. Guilhermino;L. Guilhermino;A.M.V.M. Soares

  • Macroinvertebrate response to acid mine drainage: community metrics and on-line behavioural toxicity bioassay.

    A Gerhardt;L Janssens de Bisthoven;A.M.V.M Soares

  • Acetylcholinesterase Activity in Juveniles of Daphnia magna Straus

    L. Guilhermino;M. C. Lopes;A. P. Carvalho;A. M. V. M. Soares

  • Effect of Endosulfan and Parathion on Energy Reserves and Physiological Parameters of the Terrestrial Isopod Porcellio dilatatus

    Sónia Ribeiro;J.P. Sousa;A.J.A. Nogueira;A.M.V.M. Soares

Frequent Co-Authors

Susana Loureiro
Susana Loureiro University of Aveiro
Rosa Freitas
Rosa Freitas University of Aveiro
Etelvina Figueira
Etelvina Figueira University of Aveiro
Carlos Barata
Carlos Barata Spanish National Research Council
Lúcia Guilhermino
Lúcia Guilhermino University of Porto
António J.A. Nogueira
António J.A. Nogueira University of Aveiro
Rui Ribeiro
Rui Ribeiro University of Coimbra
Fernando Gonçalves
Fernando Gonçalves University of Aveiro
Isabel Lopes
Isabel Lopes University of Aveiro
Carlos Gravato
Carlos Gravato University of Lisbon

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