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Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa

Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
43
Citations
5910
World Ranking
7203
National Ranking
48

Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa 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 Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 237 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa 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 Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa is affiliated with Sao Paulo State University in Brazil and specializes in Environmental Science, having produced 222 publications in this field. Their research covers a range of subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution, Ocean Engineering, Environmental Chemistry, and Ecology.

The scientist's main research topics encompass Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry, Heavy metals in the environment, Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, Tailings Management and Properties, and Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Paloma Kachel Gusso-Choueri, Bruno Galvão de Campos, Lucas Buruaem Moreira, Fernando César Perina, and Rodrigo Brasil Choueri.

They have contributed to several prominent publication venues, with a notable presence in:

  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Ecotoxicology and Environmental contamination

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa include:

  • Occurrence, effects and environmental risk of antifouling biocides (EU PT21): Are marine ecosystems threatened? (2021) in Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology
  • Effects of Microplastics Associated with Triclosan on the Oyster Crassostrea brasiliana: An Integrated Biomarker Approach (2020) in Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
  • Simple and cost-effective method for microplastic quantification in estuarine sediment: A case study of the Santos and São Vicente Estuarine System (2020) in Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering
  • Dredging impacts on the toxicity and development of sediment quality values in a semi-arid region (Ceará state, NE Brazil) (2020) in Environmental Research
  • Using large amounts of firefighting foams releases per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) into estuarine environments: A baseline study in Latin America (2022) in Marine Pollution Bulletin

Best Publications

  • The systematic dismantling of Brazilian environmental laws risks losses on all fronts

    Denis Abessa;Ana Famá;Lucas Buruaem

  • Influence of a Brazilian sewage outfall on the toxicity and contamination of adjacent sediments.

    Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa;R Scott Carr;Bauer Rodarte de Figueredo Rachid;Eduinetty Ceci Pereira Moreira de Sousa

  • Avaliação da contaminação por elementos metálicos dos sedimentos do Estuário Santos - São Vicente

    Marcos Antonio Hortellani;Jorge E S Sarkis;Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa;Eduinetty Ceci Pereira Moreira de Sousa

  • Contamination of port zone sediments by metals from Large Marine Ecosystems of Brazil

    Lucas M. Buruaem;Marcos A. Hortellani;Jorge E. Sarkis;Leticia V. Costa-Lotufo

  • Development of site-specific sediment quality guidelines for North and South Atlantic littoral zones: comparison against national and international sediment quality benchmarks.

    R. B. Choueri;A. Cesar;Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa;R. J. Torres

  • Comparative sediment quality assessment in different littoral ecosystems from Spain (Gulf of Cadiz) and Brazil (Santos and São Vicente estuarine system).

    A. Cesar;R.B. Choueri;I. Riba;I. Riba;C. Morales-Caselles;C. Morales-Caselles

  • Effects of dredging operations on sediment quality: contaminant mobilization in dredged sediments from the Port of Santos, SP, Brazil

    Ronaldo J. Torres;Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa;Fernando C. Santos;Luciane A. Maranho

  • Continuous Exposure to Microplastics Does Not Cause Physiological Effects in the Cultivated Mussel Perna perna

    Marina F. M. Santana;Marina F. M. Santana;Marina F. M. Santana;Fabiana T. Moreira;Camilo D. S. Pereira;Denis M. S. Abessa

  • Spatial variability in persistent organic pollutants and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons found in beach-stranded pellets along the coast of the state of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil

    Satie Taniguchi;Fernanda I. Colabuono;Patrick S. Dias;Renato Oliveira

  • Integrated quality assessment of sediments from harbour areas in Santos-São Vicente Estuarine System, Southern Brazil

    Lucas Moreira Buruaem;Lucas Moreira Buruaem;Ítalo Braga de Castro;Marcos Antonio Hortellani;Satie Taniguchi

  • Integrated sediment quality assessment in Paranaguá Estuarine System, Southern Brazil.

    R. B. Choueri;A. Cesar;R. J. Torres;Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa

  • Occurrence, effects and environmental risk of antifouling biocides (EU PT21): Are marine ecosystems threatened?

    Bruno Galvão de Campos;Joana Figueiredo;Fernando Perina;Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa

  • Integrated assessment of multilevel biomarker responses and chemical analysis in mussels from São Sebastião, São Paulo, Brazil.

    Camilo Dias Seabra Pereira;Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa;Afonso Celso Dias Bainy;Letícia Pires Zaroni

  • Pollution status of marine protected areas worldwide and the consequent toxic effects are unknown.

    Denis M.S. Abessa;Heitor C. Albuquerque;Lucas G. Morais;Giuliana S. Araújo

  • A tiered approach to assess effects of diclofenac on the brown mussel Perna perna: A contribution to characterize the hazard.

    Mayana Karoline Fontes;Paloma Kachel Gusso-Choueri;Luciane Alves Maranho;Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa

  • Sediment quality assessment in a tropical estuary: the case of Ceará River, Northeastern Brazil.

    Jeamylle Nilin;Lucas Buruaem Moreira;Lucas Buruaem Moreira;José Edvar Aguiar;Rozane Marins

  • An integrative approach to identify the impacts of multiple metal contamination sources on the Eastern Andean foothills of the Ecuadorian Amazonia

    Mariana Vellosa Capparelli;Gabriel Massaine Moulatlet;Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa;Oscar Lucas-Solis

  • Avaliação da qualidade de sedimentos do sistema estuarino de Santos, SP, Brasil

    Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa;Eduinetti Ceci Pereira Moreira de Sousa

  • Ecotoxicological assessment of sediments from the Santos and São Vicente estuarine system- Brazil

    Augusto Cesar;Camilo Dias Seabra Pereira;Aldo Ramos Santos;Denis Moledo de Sousa Abessa

  • Ecotoxicological effects of losartan on the brown mussel Perna perna and its occurrence in seawater from Santos Bay (Brazil).

    Fernando Sanzi Cortez;Lorena da Silva Souza;Luciana Lopes Guimarães;João Emanoel Almeida

  • Ecological relevance of Sentinels' biomarker responses: a multi-level approach.

    Camilo D. Seabra Pereira;Denis M.S. Abessa;Rodrigo B. Choueri;Victor Almagro-Pastor

  • Ecotoxicological assessment of sediments from an urban marine protected area (Xixová-Japuí State Park, SP, Brazil).

    G.S. Araujo;G.S. Araujo;L.B. Moreira;R.D. Morais;M.B. Davanso

  • Chronic contamination assessment integrating biomarkers' responses in transplanted mussels--a seasonal monitoring.

    C. D. S. Pereira;C. D. S. Pereira;M. L. Martin-Diaz;M. G. M. Catharino;A. Cesar

Frequent Co-Authors

Márcia Caruso Bícego
Márcia Caruso Bícego Universidade de São Paulo
Letícia V. Costa-Lotufo
Letícia V. Costa-Lotufo Universidade de São Paulo
Tomas Angel DelValls
Tomas Angel DelValls University of Cádiz
Inmaculada Riba
Inmaculada Riba University of Cádiz
Susana Loureiro
Susana Loureiro University of Aveiro
Gilberto Fillmann
Gilberto Fillmann Federal University of Rio Grande
Amadeu M.V.M. Soares
Amadeu M.V.M. Soares University of Aveiro
Rubens Cesar Lopes Figueira
Rubens Cesar Lopes Figueira Universidade de São Paulo
Maria João Bebianno
Maria João Bebianno University of Algarve
Ítalo Braga Castro
Ítalo Braga Castro Federal University of Sao Paulo

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