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Benedito Prado Dias Filho

Benedito Prado Dias Filho

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
55
Citations
10218
World Ranking
15122
National Ranking
80

Benedito Prado Dias Filho publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Benedito Prado Dias Filho sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 195 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Benedito Prado Dias Filho D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Benedito Prado Dias Filho sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Enzyme
  • Biochemistry
  • Botany

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Microbiology, Amastigote, Biochemistry, Leishmaniasis and Essential oil. Benedito Prado Dias Filho interconnects Vibrionaceae and Staphylococcus aureus in the investigation of issues within Microbiology. His Amastigote study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Sesquiterpene lactone, Sesquiterpene and Lactone.

His Leishmaniasis study combines topics in areas such as Axenic, Kinetoplastida, Computational biology, Pharmacology and Drug discovery. His Essential oil study which covers Ocimum gratissimum that intersects with Eugenol. His Traditional medicine research incorporates elements of Antibacterial activity and Lippia alba.

His most cited work include:

  • Screening of some plants used in the Brazilian folk medicine for the treatment of infectious diseases (618 citations)
  • Recent advances in leishmaniasis treatment. (204 citations)
  • Antibacterial activity of Ocimum gratissimum L. essential oil. (198 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His scientific interests lie mostly in Microbiology, Traditional medicine, Amastigote, Biochemistry and Trypanosoma cruzi. His research integrates issues of Essential oil, Cytotoxicity and Staphylococcus aureus in his study of Microbiology. While the research belongs to areas of Staphylococcus aureus, he spends his time largely on the problem of Antibacterial activity, intersecting his research to questions surrounding Chromatography and Bacillus subtilis.

Benedito Prado Dias Filho has included themes like Antimicrobial, Genotoxicity and Pharmacognosy in his Traditional medicine study. The various areas that Benedito Prado Dias Filho examines in his Amastigote study include Axenic, Leishmaniasis, Intracellular and Kinetoplastida. His research in Trypanosoma cruzi intersects with topics in Immunology, Chagas disease, Antiprotozoal and Pharmacology.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Microbiology (29.75%)
  • Traditional medicine (27.85%)
  • Amastigote (27.85%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2021)?

  • Traditional medicine (27.85%)
  • Herpes simplex virus (3.80%)
  • Piper (5.06%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Benedito Prado Dias Filho focuses on Traditional medicine, Herpes simplex virus, Piper, Virology and Microbiology. His study focuses on the intersection of Traditional medicine and fields such as Genotoxicity with connections in the field of Irritation. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including In vitro and Propolis.

In the subject of general Microbiology, his work in Protozoa is often linked to DNA fragmentation, thereby combining diverse domains of study. Many of his studies on Biochemistry apply to Amastigote as well. His Amastigote research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Leishmaniasis and Pharmacology.

Between 2014 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Bioactivity of essential oils in the control of Alternaria alternata in dragon fruit (Hylocereus undatus Haw.). (23 citations)
  • Anti-biofilm activity against Staphylococcus aureus MRSA and MSSA of neolignans and extract of Piper regnellii (19 citations)
  • Formulation and Evaluation of a Mucoadhesive Thermoresponsive System Containing Brazilian Green Propolis for the Treatment of Lesions Caused by Herpes Simplex Type I (17 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Enzyme
  • Biochemistry
  • Botany

Benedito Prado Dias Filho mostly deals with Traditional medicine, Genotoxicity, Microbiology, Herpes simplex virus and Virology. The study incorporates disciplines such as Penicillin, Riparia and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in addition to Traditional medicine. His Genotoxicity research includes elements of Irritation and Proanthocyanidin.

His Microbiology research incorporates themes from Oxidative stress, Leishmaniasis and Leishmania mexicana. His Herpes simplex virus research includes themes of Bioavailability, Pharmacology and Propolis. His study in Virology is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both In vitro, Prodelphinidin and Micronucleus test.

Best Publications

  • Screening of some plants used in the Brazilian folk medicine for the treatment of infectious diseases

    Fabíola Barbiéri Holetz;Greisiele Lorena Pessini;Neviton Rogério Sanches;Diógenes Aparício Garcia Cortez

  • Recent advances in leishmaniasis treatment.

    Tatiana S. Tiuman;Adriana O. Santos;Tânia Ueda-Nakamura;Benedito P. Dias Filho

  • Antibacterial activity of Ocimum gratissimum L. essential oil.

    Celso Vataru Nakamura;Tania Ueda-Nakamura;Erika Bando;Abrahão Fernandes Negrão Melo

  • Potent antifungal activity of extracts and pure compound isolated from pomegranate peels and synergism with fluconazole against Candida albicans

    Eliana Harue Endo;Diógenes Aparício Garcia Cortez;Tânia Ueda-Nakamura;Celso Vataru Nakamura

  • Antileishmanial activity of Eugenol-rich essential oil from Ocimum gratissimum.

    Tânia Ueda-Nakamura;Ricardo R. Mendonça-Filho;José Andrés Morgado-Díaz;Paloma Korehisa Maza

  • Antimicrobial activity of Brazilian copaiba oils obtained from different species of the Copaifera genus

    Adriana Oliveira dos Santos;Tânia Ueda-Nakamura;Benedito Prado Dias Filho;Valdir F Veiga Junior

  • Antileishmanial Activity of Parthenolide, a Sesquiterpene Lactone Isolated from Tanacetum parthenium

    Tatiana Shioji Tiuman;Tânia Ueda-Nakamura;Diógenes Aparício Garcia Cortez;Benedito Prado Dias Filho

  • Antibacterial activity of indole alkaloids from Aspidosperma ramiflorum.

    J.C.A. Tanaka;C.C. da Silva;A.J.B. de Oliveira;C.V. Nakamura

  • Effect of Brazilian copaiba oils on Leishmania amazonensis.

    Adriana O. Santos;Tânia Ueda-Nakamura;Benedito P. Dias Filho;Benedito P. Dias Filho;Valdir F. Veiga Junior;Valdir F. Veiga Junior

  • An evaluation of antibacterial activities of Psidium guajava (L.)

    Neviton Rogério Sanches;Diógenes Aparício Garcia Cortez;Michelle Simone Schiavini;Celso Vataru Nakamura

  • Influence of tannins from Stryphnodendron adstringens on growth and virulence factors of Candida albicans

    Kelly Ishida;João Carlos Palazzo de Mello;Diógenes Aparício Garcia Cortez;Benedito Prado Dias Filho

  • In vitro activity of the essential oil of Cymbopogon citratus and its major component (citral) on Leishmania amazonensis

    Marta Regina Santin;Adriana Oliveira dos Santos;Celso Vataru Nakamura;Celso Vataru Nakamura;Benedito Prado Dias Filho;Benedito Prado Dias Filho

  • Natural products and Chagas' disease: a review of plant compounds studied for activity against Trypanosoma cruzi

    Erika Izumi;Tânia Ueda-Nakamura;Benedito Prado Dias Filho;Benedito Prado Dias Filho;Valdir Florêncio Veiga Júnior

  • Comparison of the bacteriological quality of tap water and bottled mineral water.

    Marie Eliza Zamberlan da Silva;Rosangela Getirana Santana;Marcio Guilhermetti;Ivens Camargo Filho

  • Avaliação da atividade antibacteriana e antifúngica de extratos de plantas utilizados na medicina popular

    G.L. Pessini;F.B. Holetz;N.R. Sanches;D.A.G. Cortez

  • Microbiological quality of drinking water of urban and rural communities, Brazil

    Giovani Nogueira;Celso V Nakamura;Maria C B Tognim;Benício A Abreu Filho

  • Antioxidant capacity and in vitro prevention of dental plaque formation by extracts and condensed tannins of Paullinia cupana.

    Elza Yamaguti-Sasaki;Lia Akina Ito;Vanessa Cristina Dias Canteli;Tânia Mara Antonelli Ushirobira

  • Antileishmanial activity of crude extract and coumarin from Calophyllum brasiliense leaves against Leishmania amazonensis

    Mislaine Adriana Brenzan;Celso Vataru Nakamura;Benedito Prado Dias Filho;Tânia Ueda-Nakamura

  • In vitro activity of essential oil from Ocimum gratissimum L. against four Candida species

    Celso Vataru Nakamura;Kelly Ishida;Ligia Carla Faccin;Benedito Prado Dias Filho

  • Antifungal activity of pomegranate peel extract and isolated compound punicalagin against dermatophytes

    Simone R Foss;Celso V Nakamura;Tania Ueda-Nakamura;Diógenes A G Cortez

Frequent Co-Authors

Celso Vataru Nakamura
Celso Vataru Nakamura State University of Maringa
Tânia Ueda-Nakamura
Tânia Ueda-Nakamura Universidade Estadual de Maringá
Wanderley de Souza
Wanderley de Souza Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Redouane Borsali
Redouane Borsali Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Norberto Peporine Lopes
Norberto Peporine Lopes Universidade de São Paulo
Celuta S. Alviano
Celuta S. Alviano Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
João Lúcio de Azevedo
João Lúcio de Azevedo Universidade de São Paulo
Wagner Vilegas
Wagner Vilegas Sao Paulo State University
Kurt Hostettmann
Kurt Hostettmann University of Geneva

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