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Carlos M. G. A. Fontes

Carlos M. G. A. Fontes

Nzytech (Portugal)
Portugal

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
10009
World Ranking
15674
National Ranking
63

Carlos M. G. A. Fontes 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 Carlos M. G. A. Fontes sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 290 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Carlos M. G. A. Fontes 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 Carlos M. G. A. Fontes sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Carlos M. G. A. Fontes is affiliated with the University of Lisbon in Portugal. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

The scientist's subfields of study include Biotechnology, Biomedical Engineering, Aquatic Science, Animal Science and Zoology, and Plant Science. Their work covers several main topics such as Enzyme Production and Characterization, Biofuel production and bioconversion, Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls, Meat and Animal Product Quality, Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology, and Animal Nutrition and Physiology.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Fontes include José A. M. Prates, Arun Goyal, Cristina M. Alfaia, Diogo Coelho, and Pedro Bule. The distribution of collaborations indicates ongoing partnerships with several researchers across related scientific domains.

Fontes has published multiple papers in prominent venues. Notable recent publications include:

  • Impact of dietary incorporation of Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) and exogenous enzymes on broiler performance, carcass traits, and meat quality, 2020, Poultry Science
  • Influence of dietary Chlorella vulgaris and carbohydrate-active enzymes on growth performance, meat quality and lipid composition of broiler chickens, 2020, Poultry Science
  • A High Dietary Incorporation Level of Chlorella vulgaris Improves the Nutritional Value of Pork Fat without Impairing the Performance of Finishing Pigs, 2020, Animals
  • Cellulosomes: Highly Efficient Cellulolytic Complexes, 2020, Sub-cellular biochemistry/Subcellular biochemistry
  • Recalcitrant cell wall of Ulva lactuca seaweed is degraded by a single ulvan lyase from family 25 of polysaccharide lyases, 2022, Animal nutrition

Key publication venues where Fontes has contributed frequently include the International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Anais Congresso Sul-Americano de Resíduos Sólidos e Sustentabilidade, Poultry Science, Animals, and Scientific Reports.

Best Publications

  • Cellulosomes: highly efficient nanomachines designed to deconstruct plant cell wall complex carbohydrates.

    Carlos M.G.A. Fontes;Harry J. Gilbert

  • Cellulosome assembly revealed by the crystal structure of the cohesin–dockerin complex

    Ana L. Carvalho;Fernando M. V. Dias;José A. M. Prates;Tibor Nagy

  • Effect of cooking methods on fatty acids, conjugated isomers of linoleic acid and nutritional quality of beef intramuscular fat

    Cristina M.M. Alfaia;Susana P. Alves;Anabela F. Lopes;Maria J.E. Fernandes

  • Effect of the feeding system on intramuscular fatty acids and conjugated linoleic acid isomers of beef cattle, with emphasis on their nutritional value and discriminatory ability.

    Cristina P.M. Alfaia;Susana P. Alves;Susana I.V. Martins;Ana S.H. Costa

  • The Mechanisms by which Family 10 Glycoside Hydrolases Bind Decorated Substrates

    Gavin Pell;Edward J. Taylor;Tracey M. Gloster;Johan P. Turkenburg

  • Pasture Intake Improves the Performance and Meat Sensory Attributes of Free-Range Broilers

    P I P Ponte;C M C Rosado;J P Crespo;D G Crespo

  • The X6 "thermostabilizing" domains of xylanases are carbohydrate-binding modules: structure and biochemistry of the Clostridium thermocellum X6b domain.

    Simon J. Charnock;David N. Bolam;Johan P. Turkenburg;Harry J. Gilbert

  • Cholesterol levels and sensory characteristics of meat from broilers consuming moderate to high levels of alfalfa

    P. I. P. Ponte;I. Mendes;M. Quaresma;M. N. M. Aguiar

  • Evidence for a general role for non-catalytic thermostabilizing domains in xylanases from thermophilic bacteria

    C M G A Fontes;G P Hazlewood;E Morag;J Hall

  • Effect of dietary dehydrated pasture and citrus pulp on the performance and meat quality of broiler chickens

    J L Mourão;V M Pinheiro;J A M Prates;R J B Bessa

  • Evidence for a dual binding mode of dockerin modules to cohesins.

    Ana Luísa Carvalho;Fernando M. V. Dias;Tibor Nagy;José A. M. Prates

  • Influence of Pasture Intake on the Fatty Acid Composition, and Cholesterol, Tocopherols, and Tocotrienols Content in Meat from Free-Range Broilers

    P I P Ponte;S P Alves;R J B Bessa;L M A Ferreira

  • Simultaneous HPLC quantification of total cholesterol, tocopherols and β-carotene in Barrosã-PDO veal

    José A. Mestre Prates;Mário A. Gonçalves Quaresma;Rui J. Branquinho Bessa;Carlos M.G. Andrade Fontes

  • The structure of the feruloyl esterase module of xylanase 10B from Clostridium thermocellum provides insights into substrate recognition.

    José A.M. Prates;Nicolas Tarbouriech;Simon J. Charnock;Carlos M.G.A. Fontes

  • Homologous xylanases from Clostridium thermocellum: evidence for bi-functional activity, synergism between xylanase catalytic modules and the presence of xylan-binding domains in enzyme complexes.

    Ana C. Fernandes;Carlos M. G. A. Fontes;Harry J. Gilbert;Geoffrey P. Hazlewood

  • Xyloglucan Is Recognized by Carbohydrate-binding Modules That Interact with β-Glucan Chains

    Shabir Najmudin;Catarina I. P. D. Guerreiro;Ana L. Carvalho;José A. M. Prates

  • The resistance of cellulases and xylanases to proteolytic inactivation.

    C. M. G. A. Fontes;J. Hall;B. H. Hirst;G. P. Hazlewood

  • Evidence that Family 35 Carbohydrate Binding Modules Display Conserved Specificity But Divergent Function.

    Cedric Montanier;Alicia Lammerts van Bueren;Claire Dumon;James E. Flint

  • Structure and activity of two metal ion-dependent acetylxylan esterases involved in plant cell wall degradation reveals a close similarity to peptidoglycan deacetylases.

    Edward J. Taylor;Tracey M. Gloster;Johan P. Turkenburg;Florence Vincent

  • The location of the ligand-binding site of carbohydrate-binding modules that have evolved from a common sequence is not conserved.

    Mirjam Czjzek;David N. Bolam;Amor Mosbah;Julie Allouch

Frequent Co-Authors

José A. M. Prates
José A. M. Prates University of Lisbon
Harry J. Gilbert
Harry J. Gilbert Newcastle University
Maria João Romão
Maria João Romão Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Gideon J. Davies
Gideon J. Davies University of York
Edward A. Bayer
Edward A. Bayer Weizmann Institute of Science
Rui J.B. Bessa
Rui J.B. Bessa University of Lisbon
Cristina M. Alfaia
Cristina M. Alfaia University of Lisbon
David N. Bolam
David N. Bolam Newcastle University
Bernard Henrissat
Bernard Henrissat Technical University of Denmark
Susana P. Alves
Susana P. Alves University of Lisbon

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