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Lúcia Guilhermino

Lúcia Guilhermino

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Environmental Sciences
Portugal
2026
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Biology and Biochemistry
Portugal
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
82
Citations
23015
World Ranking
889
National Ranking
4

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
81
Citations
22794
World Ranking
3912
National Ranking
14

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Portugal Leader Award

Overview

Lúcia Guilhermino is affiliated with the University of Porto in Portugal and works within the field of Environmental Science. Their research primarily addresses issues related to pollution and toxicology, with a focus on the environmental impact of microplastics and chemical contaminants.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications

The subfields where Lúcia Guilhermino has made contributions are:

  • Pollution
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry

Their frequent publication venues reflect a concentration on environmental and pollution-related journals, including:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Environmental Research

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Lúcia Guilhermino include:

  • Microplastics in fishes from an estuary (Minho River) ending into the NE Atlantic Ocean, 2021, Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Long-term adverse effects of microplastics on Daphnia magna reproduction and population growth rate at increased water temperature and light intensity: Combined effects of stressors and interactions, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment

Additional relevant publications involving their co-authors include:

  • Bisphenol A and its analogs in muscle and liver of fish from the North East Atlantic Ocean in relation to microplastic contamination. Exposure and risk to human consumers, 2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Occurrence and seasonal variation of several endocrine disruptor compounds (pesticides, bisphenols, musks and UV-filters) in water and sediments from the estuaries of Tagus and Douro Rivers (NE Atlantic Ocean coast), 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Are microplastics contributing to pollution-induced neurotoxicity? A pilot study with wild fish in a real scenario, 2023, Heliyon

Lúcia Guilhermino collaborates frequently with a group of co-authors, including:

  • Luís Gabriel A. Barboza
  • Luís R. Vieira
  • Sara C. Cunha
  • José O. Fernandes
  • Alexandra Martins

Best Publications

  • Marine microplastic debris: An emerging issue for food security, food safety and human health.

    Luís Gabriel Antão Barboza;Luís Gabriel Antão Barboza;A. Dick Vethaak;Beatriz R.B.O. Lavorante;Anne Katrine Lundebye

  • Microplastics in wild fish from North East Atlantic Ocean and its potential for causing neurotoxic effects, lipid oxidative damage, and human health risks associated with ingestion exposure

    Luís Gabriel A. Barboza;Clara Lopes;Patrícia Oliveira;Filipa Bessa

  • Microplastics cause neurotoxicity, oxidative damage and energy-related changes and interact with the bioaccumulation of mercury in the European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758).

    Luís Gabriel Antão Barboza;Luís Gabriel Antão Barboza;Luís Russo Vieira;Vasco Branco;Neusa Figueiredo

  • Single and combined effects of microplastics and pyrene on juveniles (0+ group) of the common goby Pomatoschistus microps (Teleostei, Gobiidae)

    M. Oliveira;A. Ribeiro;K. Hylland;L. Guilhermino

  • Effects of microplastics on juveniles of the common goby (Pomatoschistus microps): confusion with prey, reduction of the predatory performance and efficiency, and possible influence of developmental conditions.

    Luís Carlos de Sá;Luís G. Luís;Lúcia Guilhermino

  • Use of the genus Artemia in ecotoxicity testing

    Bruno S. Nunes;Félix D. Carvalho;Lúcia M. Guilhermino;Gilbert Van Stappen

  • Ecology of the invasive Asian clam Corbicula fluminea (Müller, 1774) in aquatic ecosystems: an overview

    R. Sousa;C. Antunes;L. Guilhermino

  • Acute effects of copper and mercury on the estuarine fish Pomatoschistus microps: linking biomarkers to behaviour.

    L.R. Vieira;C. Gravato;A.M.V.M. Soares;F. Morgado

  • Does the presence of microplastics influence the acute toxicity of chromium(VI) to early juveniles of the common goby (Pomatoschistus microps)? A study with juveniles from two wild estuarine populations

    Luís G. Luís;Pedro Ferreira;Elsa Fonte;Miguel Oliveira

  • Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase activity as effect criterion in acute tests with juvenile Daphnia magna.

    Lúcia Guilhermino;Lúcia Guilhermino;M.Celeste Lopes;Arsélio P. Carvalho;Amadeu M.V.M. Soared

  • Lactate dehydrogenase activity as an effect criterion in toxicity tests with Daphnia magna straus

    Teresa C. Diamantino;Elisabete Almeida;Amadeu M.V.M. Soares;Lúcia Guilhermino

  • Single and combined effects of microplastics and mercury on juveniles of the European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax): Changes in behavioural responses and reduction of swimming velocity and resistance time.

    Luís Gabriel Antão Barboza;Luís Gabriel Antão Barboza;Luís Russo Vieira;Lúcia Guilhermino

  • Influence of microplastics on the toxicity of the pharmaceuticals procainamide and doxycycline on the marine microalgae Tetraselmis chuii.

    Joana C. Prata;Beatriz R.B.O. Lavorante;Beatriz R.B.O. Lavorante;Maria da Conceição B.S.M. Montenegro;Lúcia Guilhermino

  • Should the use of inhibition of cholinesterases as a specific biomarker for organophosphate and carbamate pesticides be questioned

    Lucia Guilhermino;Piedade Barros;M. C. Silva;Amadeu M. V. M. Soares

  • Effects of multi-stressors on juveniles of the marine fish Pomatoschistus microps: Gold nanoparticles, microplastics and temperature

    Pedro Ferreira;Elsa Fonte;M. Elisa Soares;Felix Carvalho

  • Bisphenol A and its analogs in muscle and liver of fish from the North East Atlantic Ocean in relation to microplastic contamination. Exposure and risk to human consumers

    Luís Gabriel A Barboza;Sara C Cunha;Carolina Monteiro;José O Fernandes

  • Do metals inhibit acetylcholinesterase (AChE)? Implementation of assay conditions for the use of AChE activity as a biomarker of metal toxicity

    M F Frasco;D Fournier;F Carvalho;L Guilhermino

  • Biochemical responses of the marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis to petrochemical environmental contamination along the North-western coast of Portugal

    Inês Lima;Susana M. Moreira;Jaime Rendón-Von Osten;Amadeu M.V.M. Soares

  • Acute toxicity test with Daphnia magna: an alternative to mammals in the prescreening of chemical toxicity?

    Lúcia Guilhermino;Teresa Diamantino;M. Carolina Silva;A.M.V.M. Soares

  • Microplastic pollution in commercial salt for human consumption: A review

    Diogo Peixoto;Carlos Pinheiro;João Amorim;Luís Oliva-Teles

  • Effects of dimethoate and beta-naphthoflavone on selected biomarkers of Poecilia reticulata

    M.F. Frasco;L. Guilhermino

Frequent Co-Authors

Amadeu M.V.M. Soares
Amadeu M.V.M. Soares University of Aveiro
Carlos Gravato
Carlos Gravato University of Lisbon
Ronaldo Sousa
Ronaldo Sousa University of Minho
Rui Ribeiro
Rui Ribeiro University of Coimbra
Félix Carvalho
Félix Carvalho University of Porto
António J.A. Nogueira
António J.A. Nogueira University of Aveiro
Fernando Rocha
Fernando Rocha University of Aveiro
Carlos Barata
Carlos Barata Spanish National Research Council
Carlos Vale
Carlos Vale University of Porto
Ionan Marigómez
Ionan Marigómez University of the Basque Country

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