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Maria Elizabeth Tiritan

Maria Elizabeth Tiritan

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
46
Citations
6008
World Ranking
16210
National Ranking
135

Maria Elizabeth Tiritan 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 Maria Elizabeth Tiritan sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 175 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Maria Elizabeth Tiritan 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 Maria Elizabeth Tiritan sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Maria Elizabeth Tiritan is affiliated with the University of Porto in Portugal. Their research activity spans diverse fields of study, with a primary focus on Chemistry and Environmental Science. Among subfields, there is significant engagement in Spectroscopy, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Biomedical Engineering, Pollution, and Molecular Biology.

Their research covers a broad array of topics, prominently Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography, Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology, Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications, Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications, Natural Compound Pharmacology Studies, and Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Molecules
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Collaborations have been an integral part of their scientific network, with recurrent co-authors including Carla Fernandes, Cláudia Ribeiro, Virgínia M. F. Gonçalves, João Soares Carrola, and Madalena Pinto.

Recent publications by the scientist include:

  • "Enantioselectivity in Drug Pharmacokinetics and Toxicity: Pharmacological Relevance and Analytical Methods," 2021, published in Molecules
  • "From Natural Products to New Synthetic Small Molecules: A Journey through the World of Xanthones," 2021, published in Molecules
  • "Chiral Separations in Preparative Scale: A Medicinal Chemistry Point of View," 2020, published in Molecules
  • "Quantification of fluoroquinolones in wastewaters by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry," 2020, published in Environmental Pollution
  • "An integrative review on the toxicity of Bisphenol A (BPA) released from resin composites used in dentistry," 2021, published in Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials

Best Publications

  • Performance of aerobic granular sludge in a sequencing batch bioreactor exposed to ofloxacin, norfloxacin and ciprofloxacin

    Catarina L. Amorim;Catarina L. Amorim;Alexandra S. Maia;Alexandra S. Maia;Raquel B.R. Mesquita;Raquel B.R. Mesquita;António O.S.S. Rangel

  • Biodegradation of ofloxacin, norfloxacin, and ciprofloxacin as single and mixed substrates by Labrys portucalensis F11.

    Catarina L. Amorim;Catarina L. Amorim;Irina S. Moreira;Alexandra S. Maia;Alexandra S. Maia;Maria E. Tiritan;Maria E. Tiritan

  • Monitoring of the 17 EU Watch List contaminants of emerging concern in the Ave and the Sousa Rivers.

    João C G Sousa;Ana R Ribeiro;Marta O Barbosa;Cláudia Ribeiro

  • Spatiotemporal distribution of pharmaceuticals in the Douro River estuary (Portugal).

    Tânia Vieira Madureira;Juliana Cristina Barreiro;Maria João Rocha;Eduardo Rocha

  • Chiral Stationary Phases for Liquid Chromatography: Recent Developments.

    Joana Teixeira;Maria Elizabeth Tiritan;Maria Elizabeth Tiritan;Madalena M. M. Pinto;Carla Fernandes

  • Seasonal and spatial distribution of several endocrine-disrupting compounds in the Douro River Estuary, Portugal.

    Cláudia Ribeiro;Maria Elizabeth Tiritan;Eduardo Rocha;Maria João Rocha

  • Enantioselectivity in Drug Pharmacokinetics and Toxicity: Pharmacological Relevance and Analytical Methods

    Maria Miguel Coelho;Carla Fernandes;Fernando Remião;Maria Elizabeth Tiritan;Maria Elizabeth Tiritan

  • Degradation of fluoroquinolone antibiotics and identification of metabolites/transformation products by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.

    Alexandra S. Maia;Ana R. Ribeiro;Catarina L. Amorim;Juliana C. Barreiro

  • Enantioseparation of chiral pharmaceuticals in biomedical and environmental analyses by liquid chromatography: an overview.

    Ana R. Ribeiro;Alexandra S. Maia;Quezia B. Cass;Maria E. Tiritan

  • Enrichment of bacterial strains for the biodegradation of diclofenac and carbamazepine from activated sludge

    V.S. Bessa;I.S. Moreira;M.E. Tiritan;P.M.L. Castro

  • New trends in sample preparation techniques for environmental analysis.

    Cláudia Ribeiro;Ana Rita Ribeiro;Alexandra S. Maia;Virgínia M. F. Gonçalves

  • Chiral pharmaceuticals in the environment

    Ana R. Ribeiro;Ana R. Ribeiro;Paula M. L. Castro;Maria E. Tiritan

  • Distribution of endocrine disruptors in the Mondego River estuary, Portugal

    Cláudia Ribeiro;Miguel Ângelo Pardal;Filipe Martinho;Rui Margalho

  • Quantification of fluoroquinolones in wastewaters by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

    Alexandra S. Maia;Paula Paíga;Cristina Delerue-Matos;Paula M.L. Castro

  • From Natural Products to New Synthetic Small Molecules: A Journey through the World of Xanthones.

    Madalena M M Pinto;Andreia Palmeira;Carla Fernandes;Diana I S P Resende

  • Gossypol enantiomer ratios in cotton seeds

    Quezia B. Cass;Quezia B. Cass;Elizabeth Tiritan;Elizabeth Tiritan;Stephen A. Matlin;Stephen A. Matlin;Stephen A. Matlin;Eleusio C. Freire;Eleusio C. Freire;Eleusio C. Freire

  • HPLC with carbohydrate carbamate chiral phases: Influence of chiral phase structure on enantioselectivity

    Stephen A. Matlin;M. Elizabeth Tiritan;Andrew J. Crawford;Quezia B. Cass

  • Chiral Drug Analysis in Forensic Chemistry: An Overview.

    Cláudia Ribeiro;Cláudia Ribeiro;Cristiana Santos;Valter Gonçalves;Ana Ramos

  • Treatment of a simulated wastewater amended with a chiral pharmaceuticals mixture by an aerobic granular sludge sequencing batch reactor

    Catarina L. Amorim;Irina S. Moreira;Ana R. Ribeiro;Lúcia H.M.L.M. Santos

  • Chiral Separations in Preparative Scale: A Medicinal Chemistry Point of View

    Madalena M M Pinto;Carla Fernandes;Maria E Tiritan

  • Enantioselective biodegradation of pharmaceuticals, alprenolol and propranolol, by an activated sludge inoculum.

    Ana R. Ribeiro;Carlos M. Afonso;Paula M.L. Castro;Maria E. Tiritan

  • Developing gossypol derivatives with enhanced antitumor activity.

    X. S. Liang;A. J. Rogers;C. L. Webber;T. J. Ormsby

Frequent Co-Authors

Paula M. L. Castro
Paula M. L. Castro Catholic University of Portugal
Madalena Pinto
Madalena Pinto University of Porto
Carlos A. M. Afonso
Carlos A. M. Afonso University of Lisbon
Artur M. S. Silva
Artur M. S. Silva University of Aveiro
Lúcia Santos
Lúcia Santos University of Porto
Cristina Delerue-Matos
Cristina Delerue-Matos Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto
Nuno M. Neves
Nuno M. Neves University of Minho
Salette Reis
Salette Reis University of Porto
José Alberto Pereira
José Alberto Pereira Polytechnic Institute of Bragança
Rui L. Reis
Rui L. Reis University of Minho

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