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Mário A. Barbosa

Mário A. Barbosa

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
72
Citations
15055
World Ranking
4136
National Ranking
18

Mário A. Barbosa publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mário A. Barbosa sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 265 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Mário A. Barbosa D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mário A. Barbosa sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2000 - Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering

Overview

Mário A. Barbosa is affiliated with the University of Porto in Portugal. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with 74 publications contributing to this field. Within medicine, Barbosa's work spans several subfields including Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Molecular Biology, Surgery, Cancer Research, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their studies cover multiple core topics, such as Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, MicroRNA in disease regulation, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications, and Bone Metabolism and Diseases.

Barbosa has contributed to various recent papers including:

  • "TNF-alpha-induced microglia activation requires miR-342: impact on NF-kB signaling and neurotoxicity" (2020) published in Cell Death and Disease
  • "Chitosan/γ-PGA nanoparticles-based immunotherapy as adjuvant to radiotherapy in breast cancer" (2020) published in Biomaterials
  • "Immunomodulatory biomaterial-based wound dressings advance the healing of chronic wounds via regulating macrophage behavior" (2022) published in Regenerative Biomaterials
  • "Fibrinogen and magnesium combination biomaterials modulate macrophage phenotype, NF-kB signaling and crosstalk with mesenchymal stem/stromal cells" (2020) published in Acta Biomaterialia
  • "Magnesium incorporation in fibrinogen scaffolds promotes macrophage polarization towards M2 phenotype" (2022) published in Acta Biomaterialia

Frequently collaborating coauthors include:

  • Raquel M. Gonçalves
  • Susana G. Santos
  • Maria Inês Almeida
  • Joana Caldeira
  • Cláudia Ribeiro-Machado

Barbosa's research has been regularly published in venues such as:

  • Orthopaedic Proceedings
  • Scientific Reports
  • Acta Biomaterialia
  • Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A
  • Kidney International Reports

The scientist has also contributed to book publications, with one known title: "Bioeconomía para el desarrollo social sostenible," published by Ediciones Unibagué eBooks in 2024.

Barbosa has been recognized with the award of Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering in the year 2000.

Best Publications

  • Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Secretome: Influencing Therapeutic Potential by Cellular Pre-conditioning.

    Joana R. Ferreira;Graciosa Q. Teixeira;Susana G. Santos;Mário A. Barbosa

  • Chemical modification of chitosan by phosphorylation: an XPS, FT-IR and SEM study

    I F Amaral;P L Granja;M A Barbosa

  • Corrosion behaviour of commercially pure titanium shot blasted with different materials and sizes of shot particles for dental implant applications

    Conrado Aparicio;F Javier Gil;Carlos Fonseca;Mario Barbosa

  • Calcium phosphate-alginate microspheres as enzyme delivery matrices.

    C.C Ribeiro;C.C Barrias;M.A Barbosa

  • Impact of 3-D printed PLA- and chitosan-based scaffolds on human monocyte/macrophage responses: unraveling the effect of 3-D structures on inflammation.

    Catarina R. Almeida;Tiziano Serra;Marta I. Oliveira;Josep A. Planell

  • Fibrinogen adsorption, platelet adhesion and activation on mixed hydroxyl-/methyl-terminated self-assembled monolayers

    Sofia N. Rodrigues;Inês C. Gonçalves;M.C.L. Martins;Mário A. Barbosa

  • Pectin-based injectable biomaterials for bone tissue engineering.

    F. Munarin;S. G. Guerreiro;M. A. Grellier;M. C. Tanzi

  • The effect of the co-immobilization of human osteoprogenitors and endothelial cells within alginate microspheres on mineralization in a bone defect

    Maritie Grellier;Pedro L. Granja;Jean-Christophe Fricain;Sílvia J. Bidarra

  • Corrosion behaviour of titanium in biofluids containing H2O2 studied by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

    C Fonseca;M.A Barbosa

  • A Novel Dry Active Electrode for EEG Recording

    C. Fonseca;J.P.S. Cunha;R.E. Martins;V.M. Ferreira

  • Chitosan drives anti-inflammatory macrophage polarisation and pro-inflammatory dendritic cell stimulation.

    Marta I Oliveira;Susana G Santos;Maria J Oliveira;Ana L Torres

  • The correlation between the adsorption of adhesive proteins and cell behaviour on hydroxyl-methyl mixed self-assembled monolayers.

    Cristina C. Barrias;M. Cristina L. Martins;Graça Almeida-Porada;Mário A. Barbosa

  • Human serum albumin adsorption on TiO2 from single protein solutions and from plasma

    S R Sousa;P Moradas-Ferreira;B Saramago;L Viseu Melo

  • Cellulose phosphates as biomaterials. I. Synthesis and characterization of highly phosphorylated cellulose gels

    P. L. Granja;L. Pouységu;M. Pétraud;B. De Jéso

  • Injectable in situ crosslinkable RGD-modified alginate matrix for endothelial cells delivery.

    Sílvia J. Bidarra;Cristina C. Barrias;Keila B. Fonseca;Mário A. Barbosa

  • The uptake of titanium ions by hydroxyapatite particles-structural changes and possible mechanisms

    Cristina Castro Ribeiro;Iain Gibson;Mário Adolfo Barbosa

  • Upregulation of bone cell differentiation through immobilization within a synthetic extracellular matrix.

    Marta B. Evangelista;Susan X. Hsiong;Susan X. Hsiong;Rui Fernandes;Paula Sampaio

  • Modulation of the inflammatory response to chitosan through M2 macrophage polarization using pro-resolution mediators.

    Daniela P. Vasconcelos;Madalena Costa;Isabel F. Amaral;Mário A. Barbosa

  • Immobilization of human mesenchymal stem cells within RGD-grafted alginate microspheres and assessment of their angiogenic potential.

    Sílvia J Bidarra;Cristina C Barrias;Mário A Barbosa;Raquel Soares

  • Decellularized human colorectal cancer matrices polarize macrophages towards an anti-inflammatory phenotype promoting cancer cell invasion via CCL18.

    M.L. Pinto;E. Rios;A.C. Silva;S.C. Neves

  • Constructing thromboresistant surface on biomedical stainless steel via layer-by-layer deposition anticoagulant

    Qinggang Tan;Jian Ji;M.A Barbosa;Carlos Fonseca

Frequent Co-Authors

Pedro L. Granja
Pedro L. Granja University of Porto
Jian Ji
Jian Ji Zhejiang University
Buddy D. Ratner
Buddy D. Ratner University of Washington
Robert Puers
Robert Puers KU Leuven
Raquel Seruca
Raquel Seruca University of Porto
Jiacong Shen
Jiacong Shen Jilin University
Carlos Fonseca
Carlos Fonseca University of Aveiro
Maria Cristina Tanzi
Maria Cristina Tanzi Polytechnic University of Milan
Ronald E. Unger
Ronald E. Unger Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Pedro Moradas-Ferreira
Pedro Moradas-Ferreira University of Porto

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