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Biology and Biochemistry
Brazil
2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
116
Citations
59552
World Ranking
743
National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Brazil Leader Award

Overview

João Rocha is a researcher affiliated with Universidade Federal de Santa Maria in Brazil, with a significant body of work concentrated in the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry.

The scientist's research spans several subfields, notably:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

João Rocha's main topics of investigation include:

  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications
  • Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis

Recent papers authored or coauthored by João Rocha demonstrate a focus on organic-inorganic hybrid structures, functional frameworks, and advanced materials properties:

  • "Photoresponsive Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Ferroelectric Designed at the Molecular Level" (2020), Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Electroactive Organic Building Blocks for the Chemical Design of Functional Porous Frameworks (MOFs and COFs) in Electronics" (2020), Chemistry - A European Journal
  • "What Is Being Measured with P-Bearing NMR Probe Molecules Adsorbed on Zeolites?" (2021), Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Molecular Design of a Metal-Nitrosyl Ferroelectric with Reversible Photoisomerization" (2023), Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Luminescent thin films of Eu-bearing UiO-66 metal organic framework prepared by ALD/MLD" (2020), Applied Surface Science

João Rocha has published extensively in several scientific venues, including:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Microporous and Mesoporous Materials
  • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Samuel Guieu
  • Artur M. S. Silva
  • Filipe A. Almeida Paz
  • Manuel Souto
  • Ricardo F. Mendes

Aside from journal articles, João Rocha has contributed to book publications such as "PRODUTOS EDUCACIONAIS E PESQUISAS EM ENSINO: Partilhando Experiências, Movimentando Saberes," published by Editora BAGAI eBooks, scheduled for 2025.

Best Publications

  • Organoselenium and Organotellurium Compounds: Toxicology and Pharmacology

    Cristina W Nogueira;Gilson Zeni;João B T Rocha

  • Structure of the microporous titanosilicate ETS-10

    M. W. Anderson;O. Terasaki;T. Ohsuna;A. Philippou

  • Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Metal–Organic Frameworks

    Jacek Klinowski;Jacek Klinowski;Filipe A. Almeida Paz;Patrícia Silva;João Rocha

  • Metals, oxidative stress and neurodegeneration: a focus on iron, manganese and mercury.

    Marcelo Farina;Daiana Silva Avila;João Batista Teixeira da Rocha;Michael Aschner

  • Importance of the lipid peroxidation biomarkers and methodological aspects FOR malondialdehyde quantification

    Denise Grotto;Lucas Santa Maria;Juliana Valentini;Clóvis Paniz

  • Toxicology and pharmacology of selenium: emphasis on synthetic organoselenium compounds

    Cristina W. Nogueira;João B. T. Rocha

  • Lanthanide Organic Framework Luminescent Thermometers.

    João Rocha;Carlos D. S. Brites;Luís D. Carlos

  • Diphenyl diselenide and ascorbic acid changes deposition of selenium and ascorbic acid in liver and brain of mice

    Maria Caroline Jacques‐Silva;Cristina W. Nogueira;Luis Carlos Broch;Érico M. M. Flores

  • Metal–Organic Nanoporous Structures with Anisotropic Photoluminescence and Magnetic Properties and Their Use as Sensors

    Bogdan V. Harbuzaru;Avelino Corma;Fernando Rey;Pedro Atienzar

  • An optimised method to determine the degree of acetylation of chitin and chitosan by FTIR spectroscopy.

    M.L Duarte;M.C Ferreira;M.R Marvão;João Rocha

  • Krebs Cycle Intermediates Modulate Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Species (TBARS) Production in Rat Brain In Vitro

    Robson L. Puntel;Cristina W. Nogueira;João B. T. Rocha

  • Hot pepper (Capsicum annuum, Tepin and Capsicum chinese, Habanero) prevents Fe2+-induced lipid peroxidation in brain – in vitro

    G. Oboh;R.L. Puntel;J.B.T. Rocha

  • Oxidative stress in MeHg-induced neurotoxicity

    Marcelo Farina;Michael Aschner;João B.T. Rocha

  • Involvement of glutamate and reactive oxygen species in methylmercury neurotoxicity

    Michael Aschner;Tore Syversen;Diogo Onofre Gomes de Souza;Joao Batista Teixeira da Rocha

  • Antioxidant effects of different extracts from Melissa officinalis, Matricaria recutita and Cymbopogon citratus.

    Romaiana Picada Pereira;Roselei Fachinetto;Alessandro de Souza Prestes;Robson Luiz Puntel

  • Microporous Titanosilicates and other Novel Mixed Octahedral‐Tetrahedral Framework Oxides

    João Rocha;Michael W. Anderson

  • Polyamines reduces lipid peroxidation induced by different pro-oxidant agents.

    Nádia Aléssio Velloso Bellé;Gerusa Duarte Dalmolin;Graciela Fonini;Maribel Antonello Rubin

  • Anti-inflammatory effect of rosmarinic acid and an extract of Rosmarinus officinalis in rat models of local and systemic inflammation.

    Joao Rocha;Maria Eduardo-Figueira;Andreia Barateiro;Adelaide Fernandes

  • Microporous titanosilicate ETS-10: A structural survey

    M. W. Anderson;O. Terasaki;T. Ohsuna;P. J. O. Malley

  • Anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive activity of diphenyl diselenide.

    C. W. Nogueira;E. B. Quinhones;E. A. C. Jung;G. Zeni

Frequent Co-Authors

Cristina W. Nogueira
Cristina W. Nogueira Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Luís D. Carlos
Luís D. Carlos University of Aveiro
Filipe A. Almeida Paz
Filipe A. Almeida Paz University of Aveiro
Gilson Zeni
Gilson Zeni Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Michael Aschner
Michael Aschner Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Diogo O. Souza
Diogo O. Souza Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Jacek Klinowski
Jacek Klinowski University of Cambridge
Anabela A. Valente
Anabela A. Valente University of Aveiro
Tito Trindade
Tito Trindade University of Aveiro
Antonio L. Braga
Antonio L. Braga Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

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