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Mário N. Berberan-Santos

Mário N. Berberan-Santos

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
47
Citations
16774
World Ranking
15459
National Ranking
128

Mário N. Berberan-Santos 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 Mário N. Berberan-Santos sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 261 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mário N. Berberan-Santos 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 Mário N. Berberan-Santos sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Mário N. Berberan-Santos is affiliated with Instituto Superior Técnico in Portugal. Their research spans across the main fields of Materials Science and Chemistry, with significant contributions in subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Spectroscopy, Organic Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work focuses on several main topics, including:

  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications
  • Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes
  • Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications

Mário N. Berberan-Santos has published extensively in a range of scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • Molecules
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Frontiers in Chemistry
  • Biophysical Journal

Recent papers authored or co-authored by this scientist include:

  • "TADF Dye-Loaded Nanoparticles for Fluorescence Live-Cell Imaging" (2020) in Frontiers in Chemistry
  • "Luminescent Carbon Dots from Wet Olive Pomace: Structural Insights, Photophysical Properties and Cytotoxicity" (2022) in Molecules
  • "Finding Value in Wastewaters from the Cork Industry: Carbon Dots Synthesis and Fluorescence for Hemeprotein Detection" (2020) in Molecules
  • "Anion Binding by Fluorescent Ureido-Hexahomotrioxacalix[3]arene Receptors: An NMR, Absorption and Emission Spectroscopic Study" (2022) in Molecules
  • "Dihomooxacalix[4]arene-Based Fluorescent Receptors for Anion and Organic Ion Pair Recognition" (2020) in Molecules

The scientist collaborates regularly with several coauthors, including:

  • Paula M. Marcos
  • Alexandre S. Miranda
  • José R. Ascenso
  • Neal Hickey
  • Silvano Geremia

Best Publications

  • Molecular fluorescence : principles and applications

    Bernard Valeur;Mário Nuno Berberan-Santos

  • Mathematical functions for the analysis of luminescence decays with underlying distributions 1. Kohlrausch decay function (stretched exponential)

    M.N. Berberan-Santos;E.N. Bodunov;B. Valeur;B. Valeur

  • The Role of Local Triplet Excited States and D-A Relative Orientation in Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence: Photophysics and Devices.

    Fernando B. Dias;Jose Santos;Jose Santos;David R. Graves;Przemyslaw Data;Przemyslaw Data

  • A Brief History of Fluorescence and Phosphorescence before the Emergence of Quantum Theory

    Bernard Valeur;Mario N. Berberan-Santos

  • Dual fluorescence sensor for trace oxygen and temperature with unmatched range and sensitivity.

    Carlos Baleizão;Stefan Nagl;Michael Schäferling;Mário N. Berberan-Santos

  • Unusually Strong Delayed Fluorescence of C70

    Mário N. Berberan-Santos;João M. M. Garcia

  • On the barometric formula

    Mário N. Berberan-Santos;Evgeny N. Bodunov;Lionello Pogliani

  • Thermally activated delayed fluorescence as a cycling process between excited singlet and triplet states: Application to the fullerenes

    Carlos Baleizão;Mário N. Berberan-Santos

  • Mathematical functions for the analysis of luminescence decays with underlying distributions: 2. Becquerel (compressed hyperbola) and related decay functions

    M.N. Berberan-Santos;E.N. Bodunov;B. Valeur;B. Valeur

  • Properties of the Mittag-Leffler Relaxation Function

    Mário N. Berberan-Santos

  • The contributions of molecular vibrations and higher triplet levels to the intersystem crossing mechanism in metal-free organic emitters

    Rongjuan Huang;João Avó;Thomas Northey;E. Chaning-Pearce

  • An optical thermometer based on the delayed fluorescence of C70.

    Carlos Baleizão;Stefan Nagl;Sergey M. Borisov;Michael Schäferling

  • Localization of α‐Tocopherol in Membranesa

    J. C. Gomez-Fernandez;J. Villalain;F. J. Aranda;A. Ortiz

  • Optoelectronic and structural properties of amorphous silicon-carbon alloys deposited by low-power electron-cyclotron resonance plasma-enhanced chemical-vapor deposition

    J.P. Conde;V. Chu;M.F. Da Silva;A. Kling

  • The integration of kinetic rate equations by matrix methods

    M. N. Berberan-Santos;J. M. G. Martinho

  • Sensing and Imaging of Oxygen with Parts per Billion Limits of Detection and Based on the Quenching of the Delayed Fluorescence of 13C70 Fullerene in Polymer Hosts

    Sven Kochmann;Carlos Baleizão;Mário N. Berberan-Santos;Otto S. Wolfbeis

  • Optical Sensing and Imaging of Trace Oxygen with Record Response

    Stefan Nagl;Carlos Baleizão;Sergey M. Borisov;Michael Schäferling

  • Luminescence decays with underlying distributions: General properties and analysis with mathematical functions

    Mário N. Berberan-Santos;Bernard Valeur;Bernard Valeur

  • A study of thermally activated delayed fluorescence in C60

    Filipa A. Salazar;Aleksandre Fedorov;Mário N. Berberan-Santos

  • Fluorescence study of the location and dynamics of α-tocopherol in phospholipid vesicles

    F.J. Aranda;A. Coutinho;M.N. Berberan-Santos;M.J.E. Prieto

  • Multichromophoric Cyclodextrins. 3. Investigation of Dynamics of Energy Hopping by Frequency-Domain Fluorometry

    Mário N. Berberan-Santos;Josette Canceill;Enrico Gratton;Ludovic Jullien

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernard Valeur
Bernard Valeur Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers
Manuel Prieto
Manuel Prieto Instituto Superior Técnico
Fernando B. Dias
Fernando B. Dias Durham University
Otto S. Wolfbeis
Otto S. Wolfbeis University of Regensburg
Ludovic Jullien
Ludovic Jullien École Normale Supérieure
Martin R. Bryce
Martin R. Bryce Durham University
Sergey M. Borisov
Sergey M. Borisov Graz University of Technology
João C. Lima
João C. Lima Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Jean-Marie Lehn
Jean-Marie Lehn University of Strasbourg
Silvano Geremia
Silvano Geremia University of Trieste

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