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12488
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49

Lino Ferreira publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Lino Ferreira sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 202 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Lino Ferreira D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Lino Ferreira sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Lino Ferreira is affiliated with the University of Coimbra in Portugal. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Within these broader categories, they have focused on several subfields including Molecular Biology, Neurology, Biomedical Engineering, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Biomaterials.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, with notable concentration in RNA interference and gene delivery, extracellular vesicles in disease, microRNA in disease regulation, barrier structure and function studies, antimicrobial peptides and activities, nanoparticle-based drug delivery, and advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques.

Lino Ferreira has contributed to several recent publications, including:

  • Native and bioengineered extracellular vesicles for cardiovascular therapeutics, 2020, Nature Reviews Cardiology
  • Pathophysiology of Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability Throughout the Different Stages of Ischemic Stroke and Its Implication on Hemorrhagic Transformation and Recovery, 2020, Frontiers in Neurology
  • Advances and challenges in retinoid delivery systems in regenerative and therapeutic medicine, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Antimicrobial peptide-based materials: opportunities and challenges, 2022, Journal of Materials Chemistry B
  • Exogenous loading of miRNAs into small extracellular vesicles, 2021, Journal of Extracellular Vesicles

Their work has appeared frequently in several publication venues, notably:

  • Nature Communications
  • Biomaterials Science
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Molecular Therapy - Nucleic Acids

Lino Ferreira collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including Susana Simões, Hugo Fernandes, Miguel Lino, Catarina Rebelo, and Vítor Francisco.

In addition to journal publications, Ferreira has contributed to book publications, including a forthcoming title with Conhecimento & Ciência eBooks titled Movimento e Aprendizagem: Circuitos Motores para crianças, scheduled for release in 2025.

Best Publications

  • Hyaluronic acid hydrogel for controlled self-renewal and differentiation of human embryonic stem cells

    Sharon Gerecht;Jason A. Burdick;Lino S. Ferreira;Seth A. Townsend

  • A biodegradable and biocompatible gecko-inspired tissue adhesive

    Alborz Mahdavi;Lino Ferreira;Lino Ferreira;Cathryn Sundback;Jason W. Nichol

  • New Opportunities: The Use of Nanotechnologies to Manipulate and Track Stem Cells

    Lino Ferreira;Jeffrey M. Karp;Jeffrey M. Karp;Luis Nobre;Robert Langer

  • Synthesis and Characterization of Photocurable Elastomers from Poly(glycerol-co-sebacate)

    Christiaan L. E. Nijst;Joost P. Bruggeman;Jeffrey M. Karp;Lino Ferreira

  • Bioactive hydrogel scaffolds for controllable vascular differentiation of human embryonic stem cells.

    Lino S. Ferreira;Sharon Gerecht;Jason Fuller;Hester F. Shieh

  • A Blood-Resistant Surgical Glue for Minimally Invasive Repair of Vessels and Heart Defects

    Nora Lang;Maria J. Pereira;Maria J. Pereira;Yuhan Lee;Ingeborg Friehs

  • Native and bioengineered extracellular vesicles for cardiovascular therapeutics

    Ricardo Cerqueira de Abreu;Ricardo Cerqueira de Abreu;Hugo Fernandes;Paula A. da Costa Martins;Susmita Sahoo

  • A stable and reproducible human blood-brain barrier model derived from hematopoietic stem cells.

    Romeo Cecchelli;Sezin Aday;Emmanuel Sevin;Catarina Almeida

  • Vascular Progenitor Cells Isolated From Human Embryonic Stem Cells Give Rise to Endothelial and Smooth Muscle–Like Cells and Form Vascular Networks In Vivo

    Lino S. Ferreira;Sharon Gerecht;Hester F. Shieh;Nicki Watson

  • Pathophysiology of Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability Throughout the Different Stages of Ischemic Stroke and Its Implication on Hemorrhagic Transformation and Recovery.

    Sara Bernardo-Castro;João André Sousa;Ana Brás;Carla Cecília

  • Co-culture of human embryonic stem cells with murine embryonic fibroblasts on microwell-patterned substrates.

    Ali Khademhosseini;Lino Ferreira;Lino Ferreira;James Blumling;Judy Yeh

  • Three-dimensional biomaterials for the study of human pluripotent stem cells

    Thomas P Kraehenbuehl;Robert Langer;Lino S Ferreira

  • PLGA nanoparticles loaded with host defense peptide LL37 promote wound healing.

    Kiran Kumar Chereddy;Charles-Henry Her;Michela Comune;Claudia Moia

  • Cultivation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells Without the Embryoid Body Step Enhances Osteogenesis In Vitro

    Jeffrey M. Karp;Lino S. Ferreira;Ali Khademhosseini;Ali Khademhosseini;Albert H. Kwon

  • Exosomes secreted by cardiomyocytes subjected to ischaemia promote cardiac angiogenesis.

    Teresa M. Ribeiro-Rodrigues;Tiago L. Laundos;Rita Pereira-Carvalho;Daniela Batista-Almeida

  • Cell-responsive hydrogel for encapsulation of vascular cells

    Thomas P. Kraehenbuehl;Lino S. Ferreira;Prisca Zammaretti;Jeffrey A. Hubbell

  • One-step synthesis of high-density peptide-conjugated gold nanoparticles with antimicrobial efficacy in a systemic infection model.

    Akhilesh Rai;Sandra Pinto;Tiago R. Velho;André F. Ferreira

  • MicroRNA-124 loaded nanoparticles enhance brain repair in Parkinson's disease.

    C Saraiva;J Paiva;T Santos;L Ferreira

  • Stem Cell-Based Human Blood-Brain Barrier Models for Drug Discovery and Delivery.

    S. Aday;R. Cecchelli;D. Hallier-Vanuxeem;M.P. Dehouck

  • Human embryonic stem cell-derived microvascular grafts for cardiac tissue preservation after myocardial infarction.

    Thomas P. Kraehenbuehl;Lino S. Ferreira;Alison M. Hayward;Matthias Nahrendorf

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey M. Karp
Jeffrey M. Karp Brigham and Women's Hospital
Maria H. Gil
Maria H. Gil University of Coimbra
Ali Khademhosseini
Ali Khademhosseini Terasaki Foundation
Nicolas Lévy
Nicolas Lévy Aix-Marseille University
Jonathan S. Dordick
Jonathan S. Dordick Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic
Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic Columbia University
Yu Shrike Zhang
Yu Shrike Zhang Harvard Medical School
João O. Malva
João O. Malva University of Coimbra
Costanza Emanueli
Costanza Emanueli Imperial College London

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