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Manuel A. Coimbra

Manuel A. Coimbra

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 80 3465 3139 31 31 376 20550

Manuel A. Coimbra publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Manuel A. Coimbra between 1994 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Manuel A. Coimbra published across 33 years, from 1994 to 2026, averaging 14.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 33 publications in 2021. 22 of the 484 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 33. Peak 33 publications in 2021. 1994: 1 publication 1995: 2 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 22 publications 2010: 26 publications 2011: 21 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 21 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 28 publications 2020: 23 publications 2021: 33 publications 2022: 33 publications 2023: 26 publications 2024: 24 publications 2025: 19 publications 2026: 3 publications
1994 2026

484 publications in total across all disciplines

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Manuel A. Coimbra: publications per year, 1994 to 2026
Year Publications
1994 1
1995 2
1996 3
1997 4
1998 3
1999 3
2000 5
2001 7
2002 9
2003 9
2004 8
2005 10
2006 12
2007 16
2008 14
2009 22
2010 26
2011 21
2012 17
2013 13
2014 21
2015 17
2016 15
2017 20
2018 17
2019 28
2020 23
2021 33
2022 33
2023 26
2024 24
2025 19
2026 3
Total 484
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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.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 361–380 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 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.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522 376
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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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.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 80–81 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 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.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354 80
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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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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