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Fernando P. Carvalho

Fernando P. Carvalho

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
46
Citations
9798
World Ranking
5996
National Ranking
30

Fernando P. Carvalho 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 Fernando P. Carvalho sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 166 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Fernando P. Carvalho 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 Fernando P. Carvalho sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Fernando P. Carvalho is affiliated with Instituto Superior Técnico in Portugal. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with significant contributions related to radiological studies, pollution, and safety. The scientist has published extensively in fields connected to environmental monitoring and risk assessment.

Their recent papers illustrate a diverse scope within environmental and radiological research. Notable works include:

  • Increasing the impact of science and technology to provide more people with healthier and safer food (2020, Food and Energy Security)
  • Impact of Environmental Radiation on the Incidence of Cancer and Birth Defects in Regions with High Natural Radioactivity (2022, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
  • Influence of phosphate fertilizers on the radioactivity of agricultural soils and tobacco plants in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda (2023, Environmental Science and Pollution Research)
  • Contamination by heavy metals from mining activities: An ecological impact assessment of Mura and Kimpulande Rivers, Democratic Republic of the Congo (2022, Watershed Ecology and the Environment)
  • High Environmental Radioactivity in Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (2022, Minerals)

Fernando P. Carvalho frequently collaborates with several researchers, reflecting interdisciplinary and regional research linkages. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Emmanuel K. Atibu
  • John Poté
  • Crispin K. Mulaji
  • João M. Oliveira
  • Séraphin N. Lusamba

Their work appears prominently in several academic journals, indicating sustained contributions across multiple outlets. Frequent publication venues are:

  • International Journal of Environmental Studies
  • Caderno Pedagógico
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection
  • Water Science & Technology Water Supply

Carvalho's research covers main fields and subfields such as:

  • Environmental Science
  • Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
  • Pollution
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Plant Science

The key topics featured across their publications reflect focuses on radiation and contamination issues, as well as environmental heavy metals and resource management:

  • Radioactivity and Radon Measurements
  • Nuclear and radioactivity studies
  • Radiation Dose and Imaging
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Radioactive contamination and transfer
  • Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies
  • Mining and Resource Management

Best Publications

  • Pesticides, environment, and food safety

    Fernando P. Carvalho

  • Agriculture, pesticides, food security and food safety

    Fernando P. Carvalho

  • Mining industry and sustainable development: time for change

    Fernando P. Carvalho

  • Final Analysis and Results of the Phase II SIMPLE Dark Matter Search

    M. Felizardo;M. Felizardo;T. A. Girard;Thomas Morlat;A. C. Fernandes;A. C. Fernandes

  • Tracking of Airborne Radionuclides from the Damaged Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Reactors by European Networks

    O. Masson;A. Baeza;J. Bieringer;K. Brudecki

  • Characterisation of PM10 emissions from woodstove combustion of common woods grown in Portugal

    Cátia Gonçalves;Célia Alves;Margarita Evtyugina;Fátima Mirante

  • Chlorinated pesticides and PCBs in sediments and molluscs from freshwater canals in the Hanoi region.

    Dang Duc Nhan;F.P. Carvalho;Nguyen Manh Am;Nguyen Quoc Tuan

  • Polonium (210Po) and lead (210Pb) in marine organisms and their transfer in marine food chains.

    Fernando P. Carvalho

  • Levels and trends of PCBs, chlorinated pesticides and petroleum hydrocarbons in mussels from the NW Mediterranean coast: comparison of concentrations in 1973/1974 and 1988/1989.

    J.-P. Villeneuve;F.P. Carvalho;S.W. Fowler;C. Cattini

  • 210Po and 210Pb intake by the Portuguese population: the contribution of seafood in the dietary intake of 210Po and 210Pb.

    Fernando P. Carvalho

  • Organochlorine pesticides and PCBs along the coast of north Vietnam.

    Dang Duc Nhan;Nguyen Manh Am;F.P. Carvalho;J.-P. Villeneuve

  • Radioactivity in the environment around past radium and uranium mining sites of Portugal

    F.P. Carvalho;M.J. Madruga;M.C. Reis;J.G. Alves

  • Radionuclides from past uranium mining in rivers of Portugal.

    Fernando P. Carvalho;João M. Oliveira;Irene Lopes;Aleluia Batista

  • 210Po in Marine Organisms: A Wide Range of Natural Radiation Dose Domains

    F.P. Carvalho

  • Pesticide and PCB residues in the aquatic ecosystems of Laguna de Terminos, a protected area of the coast of Campeche, Mexico

    Fernando P. Carvalho;Jean-Pierre Villeneuve;C. Cattini;Jaime Rendón

  • 210Pb and 210Po in sediments and suspended matter in the Tagus estuary, Portugal. Local enhancement of natural levels by wastes from phosphate ore processing industry

    Fernando P. Carvalho

  • A double-tracer technique to determine the relative importance of water and food as sources of polonium-210 to marine prawns and fish

    FP Carvalho;SW Fowler

  • Agrochemical and polychlorobyphenyl (PCB) residues in the Mekong River delta, Vietnam

    Fernando P. Carvalho;J.P. Villeneuve;C. Cattini;I. Tolosa

  • Reference Material for Radionuclides in Sediment, IAEA-384 (Fangataufa Lagoon Sediment)

    Pavel P. Povinec;Mai Khanh Pham;J. A. Sanchez-Cabeza;G. Barci-Funel

  • Distribution, cycling and mean residence time of 226Ra, 210Pb and 210Po in the Tagus estuary

    Fernando P. Carvalho

  • Sequential extraction procedure for determination of uranium, thorium, radium, lead and polonium radionuclides by alpha spectrometry in environmental samples

    J. M. Oliveira;F. P. Carvalho

Frequent Co-Authors

Scott W. Fowler
Scott W. Fowler International Atomic Energy Agency
Ruth Pereira
Ruth Pereira University of Porto
Pavel P. Povinec
Pavel P. Povinec Comenius University
Fernando Gonçalves
Fernando Gonçalves University of Aveiro
Sven Poul Nielsen
Sven Poul Nielsen Technical University of Denmark
Imma Tolosa
Imma Tolosa International Atomic Energy Agency
Joan-Albert Sanchez-Cabeza
Joan-Albert Sanchez-Cabeza National Autonomous University of Mexico
Marina Coquery
Marina Coquery INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Milena Horvat
Milena Horvat Jožef Stefan Institute
João Pedro Oliveira
João Pedro Oliveira Universidade Nova de Lisboa

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