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D-Index
50
Citations
10099
World Ranking
14295
National Ranking
121

Luís C. Branco publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Luís C. Branco sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 233 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Luís C. Branco D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Luís C. Branco sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Luís C. Branco is affiliated with Universidade Nova de Lisboa in Portugal. Their research spans multiple areas primarily within the fields of Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, and Materials Science. They have contributed extensively to studies on catalysis, organic chemistry, and materials chemistry, with additional work focused on renewable energy, sustainability, and environmental topics, as well as polymers and plastics.

The scientist's work addresses a variety of specific topics, including ionic liquids properties and applications, force microscopy techniques and applications, conducting polymers and their applications, lubricants and their additives, covalent organic framework applications, surfactants and colloidal systems, and antibiotics pharmacokinetics and efficacy.

Luís C. Branco has published frequently in several key scientific journals. The most common publication venues include:

  • Pharmaceutics
  • Journal of Molecular Liquids
  • Molecules
  • Nanomaterials
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Some of their recent papers feature:

  • Synthesis and Antibacterial Activity of Ionic Liquids and Organic Salts Based on Penicillin G and Amoxicillin hydrolysate Derivatives against Resistant Bacteria (2020, Pharmaceutics)
  • A review on alternative lubricants: Ionic liquids as additives and deep eutectic solvents (2021, Journal of Molecular Liquids)
  • Highlighting the Biological Potential of the Brown Seaweed Fucus spiralis for Skin Applications (2020, Antioxidants)
  • Covalent organic frameworks as promising materials for the removal of metal and organic pollutants from water (2022, Materials Today Sustainability)
  • Deep desulfurization of fuels: Are deep eutectic solvents the alternative for ionic liquids? (2021, Fuel)

Frequent co-authors collaborating on projects with Luís C. Branco include Željko Petrovski, Hugo Cruz, Miguel M. Santos, Andreia F. M. Santos, and Isabel M. Marrucho, with collaboration counts ranging from nine to seventeen joint publications per co-author.

Best Publications

  • Preparation and characterization of new room temperature ionic liquids.

    Luís C. Branco;João N. Rosa;Joaquim J. Moura Ramos;Carlos A. M. Afonso

  • Quest for Green-Solvent Design: From Hydrophilic to Hydrophobic (Deep) Eutectic Solvents.

    Catarina Florindo;Catarina Florindo;Luís C. Branco;Isabel M. Marrucho

  • Ionic liquids as active pharmaceutical ingredients.

    Ricardo Ferraz;Ricardo Ferraz;Luís C. Branco;Cristina Prudêncio;Cristina Prudêncio;João Paulo Noronha

  • More sustainable approaches for the synthesis of N-based heterocycles.

    Nuno R Candeias;Luís C Branco;Pedro M P Gois;Carlos A M Afonso

  • Ionic Liquids in Pharmaceutical Applications

    I M Marrucho;L C Branco;L P N Rebelo

  • Development of hydrophobic deep eutectic solvents for extraction of pesticides from aqueous environments

    C. Florindo;L.C. Branco;I.M. Marrucho;I.M. Marrucho

  • From Phase Change Materials to Green Solvents: Hydrophobic Low Viscous Fatty Acid-based Deep Eutectic Solvents

    Catarina Florindo;Catarina Florindo;Leila Romero;Ignacio Rintoul;Luís C. Branco

  • Highly Selective Transport of Organic Compounds by Using Supported Liquid Membranes Based on Ionic Liquids

    Luís C. Branco;João G. Crespo;Carlos A. M. Afonso

  • Comparison of physicochemical properties of new ionic liquids based on imidazolium, quaternary ammonium, and guanidinium cations

    Prashant S. Kulkarni;Luís C. Branco;João G. Crespo;M. Cristiana Nunes

  • Studies on the selective transport of organic compounds by using ionic liquids as novel supported liquid membranes.

    Luís C. Branco;João G. Crespo;Carlos A. M. Afonso

  • A closer look into deep eutectic solvents: exploring intermolecular interactions using solvatochromic probes

    C. Florindo;C. Florindo;A. J. S. McIntosh;T. Welton;L. C. Branco

  • Synthesis and properties of tetra-alkyl-dimethylguanidinium salts as a potential new generation of ionic liquids

    Nuno M. M. Mateus;Luís C. Branco;Nuno M. T. Lourenço;Carlos A. M. Afonso

  • Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) as low-cost and green electrolytes for electrochromic devices

    Hugo Cruz;Noémi Jordão;Luís C. Branco

  • Development of novel ionic liquids based on ampicillin

    Ricardo Ferraz;Ricardo Ferraz;Luís C. Branco;Isabel M. Marrucho;João M. M. Araújo

  • Effect of ionic liquids on human colon carcinoma HT-29 and CaCo-2 cell lines

    Raquel F. M. Frade;Ana Matias;Luis C. Branco;Luis C. Branco;Carlos A. M. Afonso

  • Toxicological evaluation on human colon carcinoma cell line (CaCo-2) of ionic liquids based on imidazolium, guanidinium, ammonium, phosphonium, pyridinium and pyrrolidinium cations

    Raquel F.M. Frade;Raquel F.M. Frade;Andreia A. Rosatella;Carolina S. Marques;Luis C. Branco

  • Electrochromic and magnetic ionic liquids

    Aida Branco;Luís C. Branco;Fernando Pina

  • Carbohydrates-based deep eutectic solvents: Thermophysical properties and rice straw dissolution

    Catarina Florindo;Catarina Florindo;M. Margarida Oliveira;Luís C. Branco;Isabel M. Marrucho;Isabel M. Marrucho

  • Towards a sulfur clean fuel: Deep extraction of thiophene and dibenzothiophene using polyethylene glycol-based deep eutectic solvents

    Filipa Lima;Justine Gouvenaux;Luis C. Branco;Armando J.D. Silvestre

  • Evaluation of solubility and partition properties of ampicillin-based ionic liquids.

    Catarina Florindo;João M.M. Araújo;Filipa Alves;Carla Matos

  • Toxicological Evaluation of Ionic Liquids: Effect of Ionic Liquids on Human Colon Carcinoma HT-29 and CaCo-2 Cell Lines

    Raquel F. M. Frade;Ana Matias;Luis C. Branco;Nuno M. T. Lourenco

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlos A. M. Afonso
Carlos A. M. Afonso University of Lisbon
Isabel M. Marrucho
Isabel M. Marrucho Instituto Superior Técnico
Kamran T. Mahmudov
Kamran T. Mahmudov Instituto Superior Técnico
Fernando Pina
Fernando Pina Universidade Nova de Lisboa
João G. Crespo
João G. Crespo Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Armando J. L. Pombeiro
Armando J. L. Pombeiro Instituto Superior Técnico
Rogério Colaço
Rogério Colaço Instituto Superior Técnico
M. Fátima C. Guedes da Silva
M. Fátima C. Guedes da Silva Instituto Superior Técnico
Luís Paulo N. Rebelo
Luís Paulo N. Rebelo Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Maria Helena Fernandes
Maria Helena Fernandes University of Porto

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