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Citations
13247
World Ranking
8475
National Ranking
70

Research.com Recognitions

  • Lisbon Academy of Sciences (Academia das Ciências de Lisboa)
  • Lisbon Academy of Sciences (Academia das Ciências de Lisboa)
  • Lisbon Academy of Sciences (Academia das Ciências de Lisboa)
  • Lisbon Academy of Sciences (Academia das Ciências de Lisboa)
  • Lisbon Academy of Sciences (Academia das Ciências de Lisboa)
  • Lisbon Academy of Sciences (Academia das Ciências de Lisboa)

Overview

Hugh D. Burrows is affiliated with the University of Coimbra in Portugal and has contributed extensively to the field of Chemistry, with 14 publications reflecting their research focus. Their work spans several subfields including Environmental Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Pollution, Materials Chemistry, and Spectroscopy.

The scientist's main research topics include Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Radioactive Element Chemistry and Processing, Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection, Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies, Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials, and Insect and Pesticide Research.

Frequent coauthors in Burrows' research include Telma Encarnação, Alberto A. C. C. Pais, Artur J. M. Valente, Telma Costa, and Licínia L. G. Justino.

Several recent papers authored or coauthored by Burrows feature diverse topics related to microalgae bioremediation, photophysical studies, and chemical analysis methods:

  • Removal of Pharmaceuticals from Water by Free and Imobilised Microalgae (2020, Molecules)
  • Removal of Imidacloprid from Water by Microalgae Nannochloropsis sp. and Its Determination by a Validated RP-HPLC Method (2021, Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology)
  • Development and Validation of a RP-HPLC Method for the Simultaneous Analysis of Paracetamol, Ibuprofen, Olanzapine, and Simvastatin During Microalgae Bioremediation (2020, MethodsX)
  • Photophysical Studies on Lanthanide(iii) Chelates Conjugated to Pittsburgh Compound B as Luminescent Probes Targeted to Aβ Amyloid Aggregates (2020, Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences)
  • Complexes of In(iii) with 8-hydroxyquinoline-5-sulfonate in Solution: Structural Studies and the Effect of Cationic Surfactants on the Photophysical Behaviour (2021, Dalton Transactions)

Burrows has published books with Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra eBooks, including the work "António Jorge Andrade de Gouveia. Um Pedaço de Química Portuguesa" released in 2022.

Key publication venues where Burrows has frequently published include Pure and Applied Chemistry, Chemistry International, Molecules, Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, and MethodsX.

The scientist has been recognized by the Lisbon Academy of Sciences (Academia das Ciências de Lisboa), though the exact year of the award is unavailable.

Best Publications

  • Reaction pathways and mechanisms of photodegradation of pesticides.

    H.D. Burrows;J.A. Santaballa;S. Steenken

  • The photochemistry of the uranyl ion

    H. D. Burrows;T. J. Kemp

  • Triplet energies of pi-conjugated polymers.

    A P Monkman;H D Burrows;L J Hartwell;L E Horsburgh

  • Binary Mutual Diffusion Coefficients of Aqueous Solutions of Sucrose, Lactose, Glucose, and Fructose in the Temperature Range from (298.15 to 328.15) K

    Ana C. F. Ribeiro;Ornella Ortona;Susana M. N. Simões;Cecília I. A. V. Santos

  • Endocrine disrupting chemicals: Impact on human health, wildlife and the environment:

    Telma Encarnação;Alberto Acc Pais;Maria G Campos;Hugh D Burrows

  • Fluorescence Enhancement of the Water- Soluble Poly{1,4-phenylene-[9,9-bis- (4-phenoxybutylsulfonate)]fluorene-2,7-diyl} Copolymer in n-Dodecylpentaoxyethylene Glycol Ether Micelles

    H. D. Burrows;V. M. M. Lobo;J. Pina;M. L. Ramos

  • Kinetics and Thermodynamics of Poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene)β-Phase Formation in Dilute Solution

    Fernando B. Dias;Jorge Morgado;Antonio L. Macanita;Fernando P. da Costa

  • S1∼>T1 intersystem crossing in π-conjugated organic polymers

    Hugh D. Burrows;J. Seixas de Melo;C. Serpa;L. G. Arnaut

  • The thermal behaviour of divalent and higher valent metal soaps: a review

    M.Sola Akanni;Eric K. Okoh;Hugh D. Burrows;Henry A. Ellis

  • Characterization of the Triplet State of Tris(8-hydroxyquinoline)aluminium(III) in Benzene Solution

    Hugh D. Burrows;Mariana Fernandes;J. Seixas de Melo;and Andrew P. Monkman

  • Triplet state dynamics on isolated conjugated polymer chains

    H.D. Burrows;J. Seixas de Melo;C. Serpa;L.G. Arnaut

  • Influence of Solvent Quality on the Self-Organization of Archetypical Hairy Rods−Branched and Linear Side Chain Polyfluorenes: Rodlike Chains versus “Beta-Sheets” in Solution

    M. Knaapila;V. M. Garamus;F. B. Dias;L. Almásy

  • Measurement of the S0–T1 energy gap in poly(2-methoxy,5-(2′-ethyl-hexoxy)–p-phenylenevinylene) by triplet–triplet energy transfer

    A P Monkman;H D Burrows;M da G Miguel;Ian Hamblett

  • Alternating Binaphthyl-Thiophene Copolymers: Synthesis, Spectroscopy, and Photophysics and Their Relevance to the Question of Energy Migration versus Conformational Relaxation

    J. Pina;J. Seixas de Melo;H. D. Burrows;A. L. Maçanita

  • Photophysics of thiophene based polymers in solution: The role of nonradiative decay processes

    J. Seixas de Melo;H. D. Burrows;Mattias Svensson;Mats R. Andersson

  • Influence of side chain length on the self-assembly of hairy-rod poly(9,9-dialkylfluorene)s in the poor solvent methylcyclohexane

    Matti Knaapila;F. B. Dias;V. M. Garamus;L. Almasy

  • The structure and thermal behaviour of some long chain cerium(III) carboxylates

    Eduardo F. Marques;Hugh D. Burrows;Maria da Graca Miguel

  • Changes in hydration of lanthanide ions on binding to DNA in aqueous solution.

    Diana Costa;Hugh D. Burrows;M. da Graça Miguel

  • Picosecond conformational relaxation of singlet excited polyfluorene in solution

    Fernando B. Dias;António L. Maçanita;J. Seixas de Melo;Hugh D. Burrows

  • A comparative study of water soluble 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(2,6-dichloro-3-sulfophenyl)porphyrin and its metal complexes as efficient sensitizers for photodegradation of phenols

    Carlos J. P. Monteiro;Mariette M. Pereira;M. Emilia Azenha;Hugh D. Burrows

  • Spectral and Photophysical Studies of Substituted Indigo Derivatives in Their Keto Forms

    J. Sérgio Seixas de Melo;Raquel Rondão;Hugh D. Burrows;Maria J. Melo

  • Kinetic and thermodynamic character of reducing species produced on pulse radiolysis of acetonitrile

    Ian P. Bell;Michael A. J. Rodgers;Hugh D. Burrows

Frequent Co-Authors

Ullrich Scherf
Ullrich Scherf University of Wuppertal
J. Sérgio Seixas de Melo
J. Sérgio Seixas de Melo University of Coimbra
Andrew P. Monkman
Andrew P. Monkman Durham University
Maria G. Miguel
Maria G. Miguel University of Coimbra
Mariette M. Pereira
Mariette M. Pereira University of Coimbra
Carlos F. G. C. Geraldes
Carlos F. G. C. Geraldes University of Coimbra
Fernando B. Dias
Fernando B. Dias Durham University
Vasil M. Garamus
Vasil M. Garamus Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research
Guillermo C. Bazan
Guillermo C. Bazan National University of Singapore
Mika Torkkeli
Mika Torkkeli Technical University of Denmark

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