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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Portugal Leader Award

Overview

Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira is affiliated with the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança in Portugal. Their research primarily spans Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Medicine, with notable contributions to several specialized subfields including Plant Science, Biochemistry, Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Pharmacology.

The scientist has extensively explored topics such as:

  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
  • Botanical Research and Applications
  • Fungal Biology and Applications
  • Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
  • Phytochemistry and Biological Activities
  • Nuts composition and effects

Frequently, they have collaborated with other researchers including Lillian Barros, María Inês Días, Ricardo C. Calhelha, Marina Sokóvić, and José Pinela. Their work has been published in journals such as Food Chemistry, Molecules, Foods, Food & Function, and Antioxidants.

Selected recent papers include:

  • "Phenolic compounds: current industrial applications, limitations and future challenges," 2020, Food & Function
  • "Natural Food Colorants and Preservatives: A Review, a Demand, and a Challenge," 2022, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • "Microalgae-Derived Pigments: A 10-Year Bibliometric Review and Industry and Market Trend Analysis," 2020, Molecules
  • "Food Bioactive Compounds and Emerging Techniques for Their Extraction: Polyphenols as a Case Study," 2020, Foods
  • "Impact of postharvest preservation methods on nutritional value and bioactive properties of mushrooms," 2021, Trends in Food Science & Technology

In addition to journal articles, Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira has contributed to book publications, including a title published by Editora Schreiben eBooks: "DEBATES EM EDUCAÇÃO: CONTEXTOS POLÍTICOS, FORMAÇÃO E PRÁTICAS EDUCATIVAS," scheduled for 2025.

Best Publications

  • A review on antioxidants, prooxidants and related controversy: natural and synthetic compounds, screening and analysis methodologies and future perspectives.

    Márcio Carocho;Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira

  • Free-radical scavenging capacity and reducing power of wild edible mushrooms from northeast Portugal : individual cap and stipe activity

    Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira;Paula Baptista;Miguel Vilas-Boas;Lillian Barros

  • Bioactivity of phenolic acids: metabolites versus parent compounds: a review.

    Sandrina A. Heleno;Anabela Martins;Maria João R.P. Queiroz;Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira

  • Antioxidants in Wild Mushrooms

    Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira;Lillian Barros;Rui M.V. Abreu

  • Total phenols, ascorbic acid, β-carotene and lycopene in Portuguese wild edible mushrooms and their antioxidant activities

    Lillian Barros;Maria João Ferreira;Bruno Queirós;Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira

  • Adding Molecules to Food, Pros and Cons: A Review on Synthetic and Natural Food Additives

    Márcio Carocho;Maria Filomena Barreiro;Patricia Morales;Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira

  • Phenolic compounds and antimicrobial activity of olive (Olea europaea L. Cv. Cobrançosa) leaves.

    Ana Paula Pereira;Isabel C F R Ferreira;Filipa Marcelino;Patricia Valentão

  • Antioxidant activity of Portuguese honey samples: Different contributions of the entire honey and phenolic extract

    Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira;Edmur Aires;João C.M. Barreira;Letícia M. Estevinho

  • Wild and commercial mushrooms as source of nutrients and nutraceuticals

    Lillian Barros;Telma Cruz;Paula Baptista;Letícia M. Estevinho

  • Total phenols, antioxidant potential and antimicrobial activity of walnut (Juglans regia L.) green husks

    Ivo Oliveira;Anabela Sousa;Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira;Albino Bento

  • Natural food additives: Quo vadis?

    Márcio Carocho;Patricia Morales;Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira

  • WALNUT (JUGLANS REGIA L.) LEAVES: PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS, ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY AND ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIAL OF DIFFERENT CULTIVARS

    José Alberto Pereira;Ivo Oliveira;Anabela Sousa;Patricia Valentão

  • Chemical composition and nutritional value of the most widely appreciated cultivated mushrooms: an inter-species comparative study.

    Filipa S. Reis;Lillian Barros;Anabela Martins;Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira

  • Phenolic compounds: current industrial applications, limitations and future challenges

    Bianca R. Albuquerque;Bianca R. Albuquerque;Sandrina A. Heleno;M. Beatriz P. P. Oliveira;Lillian Barros

  • Antioxidant activities of the extracts from chestnut flower, leaf, skins and fruit

    João C.M. Barreira;João C.M. Barreira;Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira;M. Beatriz P.P. Oliveira;José Alberto Pereira

  • A Review on Antimicrobial Activity of Mushroom (Basidiomycetes) Extracts and Isolated Compounds

    Maria José Alves;Isabel C. F. R. Ferreira;Joana Dias;Vânia Teixeira

  • Bioactive properties and chemical composition of six walnut (Juglans regia L.) cultivars

    José Alberto Pereira;Ivo Oliveira;Anabela Sousa;Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira

  • Chemical composition and bioactive compounds of garlic (Allium sativum L.) as affected by pre- and post-harvest conditions: A review

    Natália Martins;Spyridon Α. Petropoulos;Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira

  • Antimicrobial activity of phenolic compounds identified in wild mushrooms, SAR analysis and docking studies

    M. J. Alves;M. J. Alves;I.C.F.R. Ferreira;H.J.C. Froufe;R.M.V. Abreu

  • Food colorants: Challenges, opportunities and current desires of agro-industries to ensure consumer expectations and regulatory practices

    Natália Martins;Custódio Lobo Roriz;Patricia Morales;Lillian Barros

Frequent Co-Authors

Lillian Barros
Lillian Barros Polytechnic Institute of Bragança
Celestino Santos-Buelga
Celestino Santos-Buelga University of Salamanca
Ângela Fernandes
Ângela Fernandes Polytechnic Institute of Bragança
Marina Soković
Marina Soković University of Belgrade
M. Beatriz P.P. Oliveira
M. Beatriz P.P. Oliveira University of Porto
Miguel A. Prieto
Miguel A. Prieto Universidade de Vigo
Spyridon A. Petropoulos
Spyridon A. Petropoulos University Of Thessaly
Montserrat Dueñas
Montserrat Dueñas University of Salamanca
Mariana Henriques
Mariana Henriques University of Minho
Leticia M. Estevinho
Leticia M. Estevinho Instituto Politécnico Nacional

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