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José A. Teixeira

José A. Teixeira

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Chemistry
Portugal
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
133
Citations
68902
World Ranking
280
National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Portugal Leader Award

Overview

José A. Teixeira is affiliated with the University of Minho in Portugal and has contributed extensively to research within agricultural and biological sciences as well as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans numerous subfields including food science, molecular biology, biotechnology, biomedical engineering, and plant science.

The scientist's research addresses several main topics:

  • Phytochemicals and antioxidant activities
  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Microbial metabolites in food biotechnology
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Essential oils and antimicrobial activity
  • Microbial inactivation methods
  • Probiotics and fermented foods

José A. Teixeira has published in a variety of prominent venues, with frequent contributions to the following journals:

  • Foods
  • Molecules
  • Food Chemistry
  • Antioxidants
  • Food and Bioproducts Processing

Some of the recent papers associated with their network include:

  • Microbial degradation of dyes: An overview, 2020, Bioresource Technology
  • Algal proteins: Production strategies and nutritional and functional properties, 2021, Bioresource Technology
  • Nanocellulose Production: Exploring the Enzymatic Route and Residues of Pulp and Paper Industry, 2020, Molecules
  • Active natural-based films for food packaging applications: The combined effect of chitosan and nanocellulose, 2021, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • A comparison between microalgal autotrophic growth and metabolite accumulation with heterotrophic, mixotrophic and photoheterotrophic cultivation modes, 2022, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Crístina M.R. Rocha
  • Pedro Ferreira-Santos
  • Ricardo N. Pereira
  • Lucília Domingues
  • Cláudia Botelho

José A. Teixeira has also contributed to book publications, with works released by Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto eBooks and University of Lisbon. Titles include:

  • Em suspenso: reflexões sobre o trabalho artístico, cultural e criativo na era Covid-19, 2020
  • Metanarrativa: feci quod potui (medalha, moeda & objetos), 2021

Best Publications

  • Biosurfactants: potential applications in medicine

    Lígia Rodrigues;Ibrahim M. Banat;José Teixeira;Rosário Oliveira

  • Interpretation of the unusual behavior of H2O and D2O at low temperatures: Tests of a percolation model

    H. Eugene Stanley;J. Teixeira

  • Chemical, Functional, and Structural Properties of Spent Coffee Grounds and Coffee Silverskin.

    Lina F. Ballesteros;Jose A. Teixeira;Solange Ines Mussatto

  • Bioactive phenolic compounds : production and extraction by solid-state fermentation. A review

    Silvia Martins;Solange I. Mussatto;Guillermo Martínez-Avila;Julio Montañez-Saenz

  • Technological trends, global market, and challenges of bio-ethanol production

    Solange I. Mussatto;Guliano Dragone;Pedro M. R. Guimarães;João Paulo A. Silva

  • Experimental determination of the nature of diffusive motions of water molecules at low temperatures.

    J. Teixeira;M.-C. Bellissent-Funel;S. H. Chen;A. J. Dianoux

  • Galacto‐Oligosaccharides: Production, Properties, Applications, and Significance as Prebiotics

    Duarte P.M. Torres;Maria do Pilar F. Gonçalves;José A. Teixeira;Lígia R. Rodrigues

  • Hydrothermal processing, as an alternative for upgrading agriculture residues and marine biomass according to the biorefinery concept: A review

    Héctor A. Ruiz;Rosa M. Rodríguez-Jasso;Bruno D. Fernandes;António A. Vicente

  • Yeast: the soul of beer’s aroma—a review of flavour-active esters and higher alcohols produced by the brewing yeast

    Eduardo J. Pires;José A. Teixeira;Tomás Brányik;António A. Vicente

  • Effect of glycerol and corn oil on physicochemical properties of polysaccharide films – A comparative study

    Miguel A. Cerqueira;Bartolomeu W.S. Souza;Bartolomeu W.S. Souza;José A. Teixeira;António A. Vicente

  • Optimization of edible coating composition to retard strawberry fruit senescence

    Clara Ribeiro;António A. Vicente;José A. Teixeira;Cândida Miranda

  • Fermentation of lactose to bio-ethanol by yeasts as part of integrated solutions for the valorisation of cheese whey

    Pedro M.R. Guimarães;José A. Teixeira;Lucília Domingues

  • Microbial degradation of dyes: An overview.

    Sunita Varjani;Parita Rakholiya;How Yong Ng;Siming You

  • Third generation biofuels from microalgae

    Giuliano Dragone;Bruno Fernandes;António A. Vicente;José A. Teixeira

  • A study on chemical constituents and sugars extraction from spent coffee grounds

    Solange I. Mussatto;Livia M. Carneiro;João Paulo A. Silva;Inês Conceicao Roberto

  • Extraction of antioxidant phenolic compounds from spent coffee grounds

    Solange I. Mussatto;Lina F. Ballesteros;Silvia Martins;José A. Teixeira

  • Chitosan/clay films' properties as affected by biopolymer and clay micro/nanoparticles' concentrations

    A. Casariego;A. Casariego;B. W. S. Souza;M. A. Cerqueira;J. A. Teixeira

  • Microwave-assisted extraction of sulfated polysaccharides (fucoidan) from brown seaweed

    Rosa M. Rodriguez-Jasso;Solange I. Mussatto;Lorenzo Pastrana;Cristóbal N. Aguilar

  • Chemical characterization and antioxidant activity of sulfated polysaccharide from the red seaweed Gracilaria birdiae

    Bartolomeu W.S. Souza;Bartolomeu W.S. Souza;Miguel A. Cerqueira;Ana I. Bourbon;Ana C. Pinheiro

  • Hydroxycinnamic acid antioxidants: an electrochemical overview.

    José Teixeira;Alexandra Gaspar;E. Manuela Garrido;Jorge Garrido

  • Nutrient limitation as a strategy for increasing starch accumulation in microalgae

    Giuliano Dragone;Bruno D. Fernandes;Ana P. Abreu;António A. Vicente

Frequent Co-Authors

António A. Vicente
António A. Vicente University of Minho
Lígia R. Rodrigues
Lígia R. Rodrigues University of Minho
Solange I. Mussatto
Solange I. Mussatto Technical University of Denmark
Lucília Domingues
Lucília Domingues University of Minho
Miguel A. Cerqueira
Miguel A. Cerqueira University of Minho
Manuel Mota
Manuel Mota University of Évora
António J.M. Ferreira
António J.M. Ferreira University of Porto
Cristóbal N. Aguilar
Cristóbal N. Aguilar Autonomous University of Coahuila
Fernando Rocha
Fernando Rocha University of Porto
Nelson Lima
Nelson Lima University of Minho

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