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Manuel A. Coimbra

Manuel A. Coimbra

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
80
Citations
20550
World Ranking
3465
National Ranking
31

Manuel A. Coimbra 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 Manuel A. Coimbra sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 376 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Manuel A. Coimbra 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 Manuel A. Coimbra sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Manuel A. Coimbra is affiliated with the University of Aveiro in Portugal and has made contributions primarily within the Agricultural and Biological Sciences field. Their work spans various subfields including Food Science, Plant Science, Biomaterials, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research focuses on several key topics such as polysaccharides and plant cell walls, microbial metabolites in food biotechnology, polysaccharides composition and applications, nanocomposite films for food packaging, phytochemicals and antioxidant activities, fermentation and sensory analysis, and the synthesis and properties of biodegradable polymers.

Manuel A. Coimbra has published extensively in notable journals, with frequent publication venues including:

  • Carbohydrate Polymers
  • Foods
  • Molecules
  • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • Food Chemistry

Examples of recent scientific papers authored or co-authored include:

  • The antioxidant activity of polysaccharides: A structure-function relationship overview, 2023, Carbohydrate Polymers
  • Antioxidant and antimicrobial films based on brewers spent grain arabinoxylans, nanocellulose and feruloylated compounds for active packaging, 2020, Food Hydrocolloids
  • Coffee By-Products and Their Suitability for Developing Active Food Packaging Materials, 2021, Foods
  • New properties of chia seed mucilage (Salvia hispanica L.) and potential application in cosmetic and pharmaceutical products, 2021, Industrial Crops and Products
  • Impact of grape pectic polysaccharides on anthocyanins thermostability, 2020, Carbohydrate Polymers

Collaborations have been a significant aspect of their research activity, with frequent co-authors including Elisabete Coelho, Cláudia Nunes, Cláudia P. Passos, Idalina Gonçalves, and Paula Ferreira. These collaborations have led to multiple joint publications and contributed to the breadth of research topics covered.

Best Publications

  • Structure–function relationships of immunostimulatory polysaccharides: A review

    Sónia S. Ferreira;Cláudia P. Passos;Pedro Madureira;Manuel Vilanova

  • 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

  • Coffee melanoidins: structures, mechanisms of formation and potential health impacts

    Ana S. P. Moreira;Fernando M. Nunes;M. Rosário Domingues;Manuel A. Coimbra

  • Use of FT-IR spectroscopy as a tool for the analysis of polysaccharide food additives

    Marcela Černá;António S. Barros;Alexandra Nunes;Sı́lvia M. Rocha

  • Structural and thermal characterization of galactomannans from non-conventional sources

    Miguel A. Cerqueira;Bartolomeu W.S. Souza;Joana Simões;José A. Teixeira

  • Multivariate analysis of uronic acid and neutral sugars in whole pectic samples by FT-IR spectroscopy

    Manuel A Coimbra;António Barros;Mário Barros;Douglas N Rutledge

  • Extraction, purification and characterization of galactomannans from non-traditional sources

    Miguel A. Cerqueira;Ana C. Pinheiro;Bartolomeu W.S. Souza;Álvaro M.P. Lima

  • Influence of grape pomace extract incorporation on chitosan films properties.

    Andreia S. Ferreira;Cláudia Nunes;Alichandra Castro;Paula Ferreira

  • Volatile composition of Baga red wine: assessment of the identification of the would-be impact odourants

    Sı́lvia M Rocha;Fanny Rodrigues;Paula Coutinho;Ivonne Delgadillo

  • Chitosan/fucoidan multilayer nanocapsules as a vehicle for controlled release of bioactive compounds.

    Ana C. Pinheiro;Ana I. Bourbon;Miguel A. Cerqueira;Élia Maricato

  • Chemical and physical methodologies for the replacement/reduction of sulfur dioxide use during winemaking: review of their potentialities and limitations

    Mickael C. Santos;Cláudia Nunes;Jorge A. Saraiva;Manuel A. Coimbra

  • Enhancement of grape seed oil extraction using a cell wall degrading enzyme cocktail

    Cláudia P. Passos;Sule Yilmaz;Carlos M. Silva;Manuel A. Coimbra

  • Composition of phenolic compounds in a Portuguese pear (Pyrus communis L. var. S. Bartolomeu) and changes after sun-drying.

    Dulcineia Ferreira;Sylvain Guyot;Nathalie Marnet;Ivonne Delgadillo

  • Headspace solid phase microextraction (SPME) analysis of flavor compounds in wines. Effect of the matrix volatile composition in the relative response factors in a wine model.

    Silvia Rocha;Vitor Ramalheira;Antonio Barros;Ivonne Delgadillo

  • Isolation and Analysis of Cell Wall Polymers from Olive Pulp

    Manuel A. Coimbra;Ivonne Delgadillo;Keith W. Waldron;Robert R. Selvendran

  • Supercritical fluid extraction of grape seed (Vitis vinifera L.) oil. Effect of the operating conditions upon oil composition and antioxidant capacity

    Cláudia P. Passos;Rui M. Silva;Francisco A. Da Silva;Manuel A. Coimbra

  • Headspace-SPME applied to varietal volatile components evolution during Vitis vinifera L. cv. ‘Baga’ ripening

    Elisabete Coelho;Sílvia M. Rocha;Ivonne Delgadillo;Manuel A. Coimbra

  • FTIR spectroscopy as a tool for the analysis of olive pulp cell-wall polysaccharide extracts

    Manuel A Coimbra;António Barros;Douglas N Rutledge;Ivonne Delgadillo

  • Characterisation of phenolic extracts from olive pulp and olive pomace by electrospray mass spectrometry

    Susana M. Cardoso;Susana M. Cardoso;Sylvain Guyot;Nathalie Marnet;José A. Lopes-Da-Silva

  • Melanoidins from coffee infusions. Fractionation, chemical characterization, and effect of the degree of roast.

    Fernando M Nunes;Manuel A Coimbra

Frequent Co-Authors

Sílvia M. Rocha
Sílvia M. Rocha University of Aveiro
M. Rosário M. Domingues
M. Rosário M. Domingues University of Aveiro
Ivonne Delgadillo
Ivonne Delgadillo University of Aveiro
António S. Barros
António S. Barros University of Porto
Dmitry V. Evtuguin
Dmitry V. Evtuguin University of Aveiro
António A. Vicente
António A. Vicente University of Minho
Pedro Domingues
Pedro Domingues University of Aveiro
Fernando Gonçalves
Fernando Gonçalves University of Aveiro
Artur M. S. Silva
Artur M. S. Silva University of Aveiro
Keith W. Waldron
Keith W. Waldron Norwich Research Park

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