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Heizir F. de Castro

Heizir F. de Castro

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
53
Citations
9055
World Ranking
13175
National Ranking
100

Heizir F. de Castro 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 Heizir F. de Castro sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 273 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Heizir F. de Castro 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 Heizir F. de Castro sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Modificação de óleos e gorduras por biotransformação

    Heizir F. de Castro;Adriano A. Mendes;Júlio C. dos Santos;Cláudio L. de Aguiar

  • Properties and biotechnological applications of porcine pancreatic lipase

    Unknown

  • Characterization and utilization of Candida rugosa lipase immobilized on controlled pore silica.

    Unknown

  • Removal of heavy metals by an Aspergillus terreus strain immobilized in a polyurethane matrix

    M.A. Dias;I.C.A. Lacerda;P.F. Pimentel;H.F. De Castro

  • Characterization and Utilization of Candida rugosa Lipase Immobilized on Controlled Pore Silica

    Unknown

  • Biodiesel Synthesis by Enzymatic Transesterification of Palm Oil with Ethanol Using Lipases from Several Sources Immobilized on Silica-PVA Composite

    Unknown

  • Immobilization and stabilization of microbial lipases by multipoint covalent attachment on aldehyde-resin affinity: Application of the biocatalysts in biodiesel synthesis

    Unknown

  • Kinetic Studies of Lipase from Candida rugosa

    Unknown

  • Immobilisation studies and catalytic properties of microbial lipase onto styrene–divinylbenzene copolymer

    Unknown

  • Kinetic studies of lipase from Candida rugosa: a comparative study between free and immobilized enzyme onto porous chitosan beads.

    Unknown

  • Immobilization and catalytic properties of lipase on chitosan for hydrolysis and esterification reactions

    Unknown

  • Effect of the enzymatic hydrolysis pretreatment of lipids-rich wastewater on the anaerobic biodigestion.

    Unknown

  • Solid acid as catalyst for biodiesel production via simultaneous esterification and transesterification of macaw palm oil

    Unknown

  • Evaluation of the catalytic properties of Burkholderia cepacia lipase immobilized on non-commercial matrices to be used in biodiesel synthesis from different feedstocks.

    Patricia C.M. Da Rós;Guilherme A.M. Silva;Adriano A. Mendes;Julio C. Santos

  • Multipoint covalent immobilization of lipase on chitosan hybrid hydrogels: influence of the polyelectrolyte complex type and chemical modification on the catalytic properties of the biocatalysts

    Unknown

  • Immobilization of lipase on chitin and its use in nonconventional biocatalysis.

    Unknown

  • Aplicação de quitosana como suporte para a imobilização de enzimas de interesse industrial

    Unknown

  • An integrated approach to produce biodiesel and monoglycerides by enzymatic interestification of babassu oil (Orbinya sp).

    Larissa Freitas;Patricia C.M. Da Rós;Julio C. Santos;Heizir F. de Castro

  • Influence of the alkyl-substituted silane precursor on sol–gel encapsulated lipase activity

    Unknown

  • Evaluation of immobilized lipases on poly-hydroxybutyrate beads to catalyze biodiesel synthesis

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlos A. Rosa
Carlos A. Rosa Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Antonio Bonomi
Antonio Bonomi State University of Campinas
Newton C. M. Gomes
Newton C. M. Gomes University of Aveiro
Roberto Fernandez-Lafuente
Roberto Fernandez-Lafuente Spanish National Research Council
Inês Conceição Roberto
Inês Conceição Roberto Universidade de São Paulo

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