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José Martins

José Martins

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Chemistry
Belgium
2025

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Chemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
16513
World Ranking
8322
National Ranking
106

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

José Martins is a researcher affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium, contributing extensively to fields such as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work encompasses a range of topics including molecular biology, plant science, and food science, with additional research efforts in electrical and electronic engineering as well as radiology and medical imaging.

The scientist's publication record spans multiple disciplines with a particular focus on advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, antimicrobial peptides and their activities, and plant-microbe interactions and immunity. Other notable research topics include lipid membrane structure and behavior, monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies research, proteins in food systems, and bacterial genetics and biotechnology.

José Martins has published papers in various scientific venues, frequently contributing to:

  • Biophysical Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Microbiology Spectrum
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Their recent scholarly articles include:

  • "Do Aptamers Always Bind? The Need for a Multifaceted Analytical Approach When Demonstrating Binding Affinity between Aptamer and Low Molecular Weight Compounds" (2020), Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Modulation of Arabidopsis root growth by specialized triterpenes" (2020), New Phytologist
  • "Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is an independent prognostic marker for feline mammary carcinomas" (2021), Veterinary and Comparative Oncology
  • "Downsizing antibodies: Towards complementarity-determining region (CDR)-based peptide mimetics" (2021), Bioorganic Chemistry
  • "Biosynthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of Pseudodesmin and Viscosinamide Cyclic Lipopeptides Produced by Pseudomonads Associated with the Cocoyam Rhizosphere" (2020), Microorganisms

Collaborations form a significant part of José Martins's research activities. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Niels Geudens
  • Annemieke Madder
  • Vic De Roo
  • Monica Höfte
  • Yentl Verleysen

Best Publications

  • Highly Dynamic Ligand Binding and Light Absorption Coefficient of Cesium Lead Bromide Perovskite Nanocrystals

    Jonathan De Roo;Maria Ibáñez;Maria Ibáñez;Pieter Geiregat;Georgian Nedelcu

  • Size-dependent optical properties of colloidal PbS quantum dots.

    Iwan Moreels;Karel Lambert;Dries Smeets;David De Muynck

  • Size-Tunable, Bright, and Stable PbS Quantum Dots: A Surface Chemistry Study

    Iwan Moreels;Yolanda Justo;Bram De Geyter;Katrien Haustraete

  • Composition and size-dependent extinction coefficient of colloidal PbSe quantum dots

    Iwan Moreels;Karel Lambert;David De Muynck;Frank Vanhaecke

  • A Solution NMR Toolbox for Characterizing the Surface Chemistry of Colloidal Nanocrystals

    Zeger Hens;José C. Martins

  • Surface Chemistry of Colloidal PbSe Nanocrystals

    Iwan Moreels;Bernd Fritzinger;José C. Martins;Zeger Hens

  • Utilizing self-exchange to address the binding of carboxylic acid ligands to CdSe quantum dots.

    Bernd Fritzinger;Richard K. Capek;Karel Lambert;José C. Martins

  • Binding of phosphonic acids to CdSe quantum dots : a solution NMR study

    Raquel Gomes;Antti Hassinen;Agnieszka Szczygiel;Qiang Zhao

  • NMR-Based Characterization of Metabolic Alterations in Hypertension Using an Adaptive, Intelligent Binning Algorithm

    Tim De Meyer;Davy Sinnaeve;Bjorn Van Gasse;Elena Tsiporkova

  • Short-chain alcohols strip X-type ligands and quench the luminescence of PbSe and CdSe quantum dots, acetonitrile does not.

    Antti Hassinen;Iwan Moreels;Kim De Nolf;Philippe F. Smet

  • In situ observation of rapid ligand exchange in colloidal nanocrystal suspensions using transfer NOE nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

    Bernd Fritzinger;Iwan Moreels;Petra Lommens;Rolf Koole

  • Combinatorial biosynthesis of sapogenins and saponins in Saccharomyces cerevisiae using a C-16α hydroxylase from Bupleurum falcatum

    Tessa Moses;Jacob Pollier;Lorena Almagro;Dieter Buyst

  • Multifunctionalized Sequence-Defined Oligomers from a Single Building Block

    Pieter Espeel;Lieselot L. G. Carrette;Katarzyna Bury;Sven Capenberghs

  • The ancient CYP716 family is a major contributor to the diversification of eudicot triterpenoid biosynthesis.

    Karel Miettinen;Jacob Pollier;Dieter Buyst;Philipp Arendt

  • Probing Solvent-Ligand Interactions in Colloidal Nanocrystals by the NMR Line Broadening

    Jonathan De Roo;Jonathan De Roo;Nuri Yazdani;Emile Drijvers;Alessandro Lauria

  • Colloidal CdSe Nanoplatelets, A Model for Surface Chemistry/Optoelectronic Property Relations in Semiconductor Nanocrystals.

    Shalini Singh;Renu Tomar;Stephanie ten Brinck;Jonathan De Roo

  • Reaction of Butyltin Hydroxide Oxide with p-Toluenesulfonic Acid: Synthesis, X-ray Crystal Analysis, and Multinuclear NMR Characterization of {(BuSn)12O14(OH)6}(4-CH3C6H4SO3)2

    Christophe Eychenne-Baron;François O. Ribot;Nathalie Steunou;Clément Sanchez

  • Ligand Displacement Exposes Binding Site Heterogeneity on CdSe Nanocrystal Surfaces

    Emile Drijvers;Jonathan De Roo;Jonathan De Roo;José C. Martins;Ivan Infante

  • pH-sensitive superabsorbent polymers: a potential candidate material for self-healing concrete

    Arn Mignon;Geert-Jan Graulus;Didier Snoeck;José Martins

  • Cyclic lipodepsipeptides from Pseudomonas spp. : biological Swiss-army knives

    Niels Geudens;José C Martins

  • 1H NMR study of the interaction of N,N',N"-triacetyl chitotriose with Ac-AMP2, a sugar binding antimicrobial protein isolated from Amaranthus caudatus.

    Patricia Verheyden;Jurgen Pletinckx;Dominique Maes;Henri A.M. Pepermans

Frequent Co-Authors

Rudolph Willem
Rudolph Willem Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Monique Biesemans
Monique Biesemans Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Zeger Hens
Zeger Hens Ghent University
Isabel Van Driessche
Isabel Van Driessche Ghent University
Lode Wyns
Lode Wyns Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Peter Dubruel
Peter Dubruel Ghent University
Sandra Van Vlierberghe
Sandra Van Vlierberghe Ghent University
Joris Messens
Joris Messens Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Marcel Gielen
Marcel Gielen Université Libre de Bruxelles
Iwan Moreels
Iwan Moreels Ghent University

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