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D-Index
46
Citations
6729
World Ranking
16158
National Ranking
133

João C. Lima 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 João C. Lima sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 205 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

João C. Lima 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 João C. Lima sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

João C. Lima is affiliated with Universidade Nova de Lisboa in Portugal. Their research primarily concentrates on materials science and chemistry, with a strong focus on materials chemistry, organic chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, electrical and electronic engineering, and spectroscopy. The scientist's work includes both fundamental and applied aspects of these fields.

The core topics within their research encompass X-ray diffraction in crystallography, crystallization and solubility studies, organometallic complex synthesis and catalysis, radical photochemical reactions, advanced photocatalysis techniques, nanocluster synthesis and applications, and organic light-emitting diodes research.

João C. Lima has published in a variety of scientific venues. The most frequent journals and venues include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers
  • Molecules
  • Dalton Transactions

They have collaborated frequently with several co-authors over time. The most recurrent collaborators are:

  • Laura Rodrı́guez
  • Kari Rissanen
  • Araceli de Aquino
  • César A. T. Laia
  • Gabriel Aullón

Selected recent publications illustrate the breadth of their work across related chemical and materials sciences:

  • "Demonstration of the cryoprotective properties of the fucose-containing polysaccharide FucoPol," 2020, Carbohydrate Polymers
  • "Selective Recognition of Amino Acids and Peptides by Small Supramolecular Receptors," 2020, Molecules
  • "Room-Temperature Phosphorescence and Efficient Singlet Oxygen Production by Cyclometalated Pt(II) Complexes with Aromatic Alkynyl Ligands," 2020, Inorganic Chemistry
  • "New 3-Ethynylaryl Coumarin-Based Dyes for DSSC Applications: Synthesis, Spectroscopic Properties, and Theoretical Calculations," 2021, Molecules
  • "Ir(III) Half-Sandwich Photosensitizers with a π-Expansive Ligand for Efficient Anticancer Photodynamic Therapy," 2024, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Best Publications

  • Chemistry and applications of flavylium compounds: a handful of colours

    Fernando Pina;Maria J. Melo;César A. T. Laia;A. Jorge Parola

  • Applications of gold(I) alkynyl systems: a growing field to explore

    João Carlos Lima;Laura Rodríguez

  • Photothermal enhancement of chemotherapy in breast cancer by visible irradiation of Gold Nanoparticles.

    Rita Mendes;Pedro Pedrosa;João C. Lima;Alexandra R. Fernandes

  • Photochemical behaviour of activated carbons under UV irradiation

    Leticia F. Velasco;Leticia F. Velasco;Isabel M. Fonseca;José B. Parra;Joao C. Lima

  • Color stabilization of malvidin 3-glucoside: self-aggregation of the flavylium cation and copigmentation with the Z-chalcone form

    Chantal Houbiers;João C. Lima;António L. Maçanita;Helena Santos

  • The effect of self-aggregation on the determination of the kinetic and thermodynamic constants of the network of chemical reactions in 3-glucoside anthocyanins

    Yoann Leydet;Raquel Gavara;Vesselin Petrov;Ana M. Diniz

  • The contributions of molecular vibrations and higher triplet levels to the intersystem crossing mechanism in metal-free organic emitters

    Rongjuan Huang;João Avó;Thomas Northey;E. Chaning-Pearce

  • The dynamics of ultrafast excited state proton transfer in anionic micelles

    Letícia Giestas;Chang Yihwa;João C. Lima;Carolina Vautier-Giongo

  • Phosphine-gold(I) compounds as anticancer agents: general description and mechanisms of action.

    João Carlos Lima;Laura Rodríguez

  • Elucidation of the multiple equilibria of malvin in aqueous solution by one- and two-dimensional NMR

    Helena Santos;David L. Turner;João C. Lima;Paulo Figueiredo

  • Specific Supramolecular Interactions between Zn2+-Salophen Complexes and Biologically Relevant Anions

    Manoli Cano;Laura Rodríguez;Laura Rodríguez;João Carlos Lima;Fernando Pina

  • Photochromism of the synthetic 4',7-dihydroxyflavylium chloride

    Paulo Figueiredo;João Carlos Lima;Helena Santos;Marie-Claude Wigand;Marie-Claude Wigand

  • Protein Stabilization by Osmolytes from Hyperthermophiles EFFECT OF MANNOSYLGLYCERATE ON THE THERMAL UNFOLDING OF RECOMBINANT NUCLEASE A FROM STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS STUDIED BY PICOSECOND TIME-RESOLVED FLUORESCENCE AND CALORIMETRY

    Tiago Q. Faria;João C. Lima;Margarida Bastos;António L. Maçanita;António L. Maçanita

  • Charge-transfer complexation as a general phenomenon in the copigmentation of anthocyanins.

    Palmira Ferreira da Silva;João C Lima;Adilson A Freitas;Karina Shimizu

  • Convenient synthesis of 3-vinyl and 3-styryl coumarins.

    Joana Gordo;João Avó;A. Jorge Parola;João C. Lima

  • A luminescent hydrogel based on a new Au(I) complex

    Raquel Gavara;Jordi Llorca;João Carlos Lima;Laura Rodríguez

  • Proton transfer in anthocyanins and related flavylium salts. Determination of ground-state rate constants with nanosecond laser flash photolysis

    Antonio L. Macanita;Paulo F. Moreira;Joao C. Lima;Frank H. Quina

  • Correlation between photophysical parameters and gold-gold distances in gold(I) (4-pyridyl)ethynyl complexes.

    Laura Rodríguez;Montserrat Ferrer;Ramon Crehuet;Josep Anglada

  • Luminescent alkynyl-gold(I) coumarin derivatives and their biological activity

    Julia Arcau;Vincent Andermark;Elisabet Aguilo;Elisabet Aguilo;Albert Gandioso

  • Aggregation induced emission of gold(I) complexes in water or water mixtures

    Andrea Pinto;Noora Svahn;João Carlos Lima;Laura Rodríguez

  • Potentiometric, NMR, and Fluorescence-Emission Studies on the Binding of Adenosine 5-Triphosphate (ATP)by Open-Chain Polyamine Receptors Containing Naphthylmethyl and/or Anthrylmethyl Groups

    M. Teresa Albelda;Juan Aguilar;Sergio Alves;Ricardo Aucejo

  • Thermal and photochemical properties of 4', 7-dihydroxyflavylium in water-ionic liquid biphasic systems: A write-read-erase molecular switch

    Fernando Pina;João C. Lima;A. Jorge Parola;Carlos A. M. Afonso

Frequent Co-Authors

Fernando Pina
Fernando Pina Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Carlos Lodeiro
Carlos Lodeiro Universidade Nova de Lisboa
J. Sérgio Seixas de Melo
J. Sérgio Seixas de Melo University of Coimbra
Enrique García-España
Enrique García-España University of Valencia
João G. Crespo
João G. Crespo Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Frank H. Quina
Frank H. Quina Universidade de São Paulo
Kari Rissanen
Kari Rissanen University of Jyväskylä
Conchi O. Ania
Conchi O. Ania University of Orléans
Fernando B. Dias
Fernando B. Dias Durham University
Miguel Castelo-Branco
Miguel Castelo-Branco University of Coimbra

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