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Cristina Freire

Cristina Freire

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
14140
World Ranking
6657
National Ranking
54

Cristina Freire publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cristina Freire sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 314 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Cristina Freire D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cristina Freire sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences

Overview

Cristina Freire is affiliated with the University of Porto in Portugal. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a strong focus on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment; Materials Chemistry; and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Additional subfields of interest include Organic Chemistry and Molecular Biology.

The main topics of their work cover a range of areas in materials and energy sciences, including:

  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Nanomaterials for Catalytic Reactions
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications
  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities

Their recent scholarly contributions include the following papers:

  • Optimizing the extraction of phenolic antioxidants from chestnut shells by subcritical water extraction using response surface methodology, 2020, Food Chemistry
  • Advanced framework-modified POM@ZIF-67 nanocomposites as enhanced oxygen evolution reaction electrocatalysts, 2020, Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • Oxygen Evolution Reaction Electrocatalytic Improvement in POM@ZIF Nanocomposites: A Bidirectional Synergistic Effect, 2020, ACS Applied Energy Materials
  • Green-Sustainable Recovery of Phenolic and Antioxidant Compounds from Industrial Chestnut Shells Using Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction: Optimization and Evaluation of Biological Activities In Vitro, 2020, Antioxidants
  • Emerging electrochemical biosensing approaches for detection of Listeria monocytogenes in food samples: An overview, 2020, Trends in Food Science & Technology

Frequently publishing venues include:

  • Molecules
  • Materials
  • Catalysts
  • Catalysis Today
  • Dalton Transactions

Frequent collaborators in their research work are Diana M. Fernandes, Andreia F. Peixoto, Iwona Kuźniarska-Biernacka, Cristina Delerue-Matos, and Clara Pereira.

Cristina Freire was recognized as a Member of the European Academy of Sciences in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Superparamagnetic MFe2O4 (M = Fe, Co, Mn) Nanoparticles: Tuning the Particle Size and Magnetic Properties through a Novel One-Step Coprecipitation Route

    Clara Pereira;André M. Pereira;Carlos Fernandes;Mariana Rocha

  • Antioxidant activity of Agaricus sp. mushrooms by chemical, biochemical and electrochemical assays

    Lillian Barros;Soraia Falcão;Soraia Falcão;Paula Baptista;Cristina Freire

  • Progress in the Raman spectra analysis of covalently functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes: unraveling disorder in graphitic materials

    Susana L. H. Rebelo;Alexandra Guedes;Monika E. Szefczyk;André M. Pereira

  • Phenolic Profiling of Portuguese Propolis by LC–MS Spectrometry: Uncommon Propolis Rich in Flavonoid Glycosides

    Soraia I. Falcão;Soraia I. Falcão;Nuno Vale;Paula Gomes;Maria R. M. Domingues

  • Assessment of 83 pharmaceuticals in WWTP influent and effluent samples by UHPLC-MS/MS: Hourly variation.

    Paula Paíga;Manuela Correia;Maria João Fernandes;Ana Silva

  • Electrochemical biosensors for Salmonella: State of the art and challenges in food safety assessment.

    Nádia F.D. Silva;Júlia M.C.S. Magalhães;Cristina Freire;Cristina Delerue-Matos

  • Designing novel hybrid materials by one-pot co-condensation: from hydrophobic mesoporous silica nanoparticles to superamphiphobic cotton textiles

    C. Pereira;C. Alves;A. Monteiro;C. Magén

  • New Insights into the Structure and Properties of Electroactive Polymer Films Derived from (Ni(salen))

    Miguel Vilas-Boas;Cristina Freire;Baltazar de Castro;Paul A. Christensen

  • Optimizing the extraction of phenolic antioxidants from chestnut shells by subcritical water extraction using response surface methodology.

    Diana Pinto;Elsa F. Vieira;Andreia F. Peixoto;Cristina Freire

  • POM & MOF-based Electrocatalysts for Energy-related Reactions

    Cristina Freire;Diana M. Fernandes;Marta Nunes;Victor K. Abdelkader

  • Superparamagnetic γ-Fe2O3@SiO2 nanoparticles: a novel support for the immobilization of [VO(acac)2]

    Clara Pereira;André M. Pereira;Pedro Quaresma;Pedro Quaresma;Pedro B. Tavares

  • Electrochemical Characterization of a Novel Salen-Type Modified Electrode

    M. Vilas-Boas;C. Freire;B. de Castro;A. R. Hillman

  • Tuning the surface chemistry of graphene flakes: new strategies for selective oxidation

    Mariana P. Araújo;O. S. G. P. Soares;A. J. S. Fernandes;M. F. R. Pereira

  • Spectroscopic characterisation of electrogenerated nickel(III) species. Complexes with N2O2 Schiff-base ligands derived from salicylaldehyde

    Cristina Freire;Baltazar de Castro

  • Electrochemical and X-ray studies of nickel(II) Schiff base complexes derived from salicylaldehyde

    I.C Santos;M Vilas-Boas;M.F.M Piedade;C Freire

  • Catalytic performance and electrochemical behaviour of Metal–organic frameworks: MIL-101(Fe) versus NH2-MIL-101(Fe)

    André D.S. Barbosa;Diana Julião;Diana M. Fernandes;Andreia F. Peixoto

  • Novel electrochemical sensor based on N-doped carbon nanotubes and Fe3O4 nanoparticles: Simultaneous voltammetric determination of ascorbic acid, dopamine and uric acid

    Diana M. Fernandes;Marta Costa;Clara Pereira;Belén Bachiller-Baeza

  • Physicochemical characterization of organosilylated halloysite clay nanotubes

    Andreia F. Peixoto;Ana C. Fernandes;Clara Pereira;João Pires

  • New insights into the functionalization of multi-walled carbon nanotubes with aniline derivatives

    M.E. Lipińska;S.L.H. Rebelo;M.F.R. Pereira;J.A.N.F. Gomes

  • High performance microspherical activated carbons for methane storage and landfill gas or biogas upgrade

    Ana S. Mestre;Ana S. Mestre;Cristina Freire;João Pires;Ana P. Carvalho

  • EPR and electrochemical study of nickel(III) complexes of bis(3,5-dichlorosalicylaldehyde) o-phenylenediimine. Evidence for adduct formation with pyridines

    Baltazar De Castro;Cristina Freire

Frequent Co-Authors

Baltazar de Castro
Baltazar de Castro University of Porto
Ana P. Carvalho
Ana P. Carvalho University of Lisbon
João Pires
João Pires University of Lisbon
Manuel Fernando R. Pereira
Manuel Fernando R. Pereira University of Porto
José L. Figueiredo
José L. Figueiredo University of Porto
Cristina Delerue-Matos
Cristina Delerue-Matos Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto
João P. Araújo
João P. Araújo University of Porto
A. Robert Hillman
A. Robert Hillman University of Leicester
Luís Cunha-Silva
Luís Cunha-Silva University of Porto
Inmaculada Rodríguez-Ramos
Inmaculada Rodríguez-Ramos Spanish National Research Council

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