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Mauricio S. Baptista

Mauricio S. Baptista

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
11987
World Ranking
10168
National Ranking
66

Mauricio S. Baptista 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 Mauricio S. Baptista sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 236 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mauricio S. Baptista 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 Mauricio S. Baptista sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Mauricio S. Baptista is affiliated with the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant contributions to pulmonary and respiratory medicine, molecular biology, biomedical engineering, dermatology, and materials chemistry.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics including photodynamic therapy research studies, nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, skin protection and aging, porphyrin and phthalocyanine chemistry, bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research, lipid membrane structure and behavior, and laser applications in dentistry and medicine.

Among recent publications authored or co-authored by them are:

  • "Photosensitization Reactions of Biomolecules: Definition, Targets and Mechanisms" (2021), Photochemistry and Photobiology
  • "Light-based technologies for management of COVID-19 pandemic crisis" (2020), Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology
  • "How does the skin sense sun light? An integrative view of light sensing molecules" (2021), Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C Photochemistry Reviews
  • "Autophagy Regulation and Photodynamic Therapy: Insights to Improve Outcomes of Cancer Treatment" (2021), Frontiers in Oncology
  • "Endogenous Photosensitizers in Human Skin" (2023), Chemical Reviews

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Paulo Newton Tonolli
  • Helena C. Junqueira
  • Waleska K. Martins
  • Suely Kazue Nagahashi Marie
  • Rosângela Itri

The scientist has contributed frequently to the following publication venues:

  • Photochemistry and Photobiology
  • Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Mauricio S. Baptista also has a book publication with Editora Blucher eBooks titled "Anais 12º Workshop do Programa de Mestrado Profissional Tecnologia," published in 2024.

Best Publications

  • Methylene blue in photodynamic therapy: From basic mechanisms to clinical applications.

    João Paulo Tardivo;Auro Del Giglio;Carla Santos de Oliveira;Dino Santesso Gabrielli

  • Type I and Type II Photosensitized Oxidation Reactions: Guidelines and Mechanistic Pathways

    Maurício da Silva Baptista;Jean Cadet;Paolo Di Mascio;Ashwini A. Ghogare;Ashwini A. Ghogare

  • Photodynamic Efficiency: From Molecular Photochemistry to Cell Death

    Isabel de Oliveira Lima Bacellar;Tayana Mazin Tsubone;Christiane Pavani;Mauricio da Silva Baptista

  • Modulation of methylene blue photochemical properties based on adsorption at aqueous micelle interfaces

    Helena C. Junqueira;Divinomar Severino;Luís Gustavo Dias;Marcos S. Gugliotti

  • Effect of BSA Binding on Photophysical and Photochemical Properties of Triarylmethane Dyes

    Mauricio S. Baptista;Guilherme L. Indig

  • Binding, Aggregation and Photochemical Properties of Methylene Blue in Mitochondrial Suspensions

    Dino Gabrielli;Eduardo Belisle;Divinomar Severino;Alicia J. Kowaltowski

  • Methylene Blue-Containing Silica-Coated Magnetic Particles: A Potential Magnetic Carrier for Photodynamic Therapy

    Dayane B Tada;Lucas L R Vono;Evandro L Duarte;Rosangela Itri

  • Influence of Negatively Charged Interfaces on the Ground and Excited State Properties of Methylene Blue

    Divinomar Severino;Helena C. Junqueira;Marcos Gugliotti;Dino S. Gabrielli

  • Photosensitized Membrane Permeabilization Requires Contact-Dependent Reactions between Photosensitizer and Lipids.

    Isabel O. L. Bacellar;Isabel O. L. Bacellar;Maria Cecilia Oliveira;Lucas S. Dantas;Elierge B. Costa

  • Marked Improvement in Photoinduced Cell Death by a New Tris-heteroleptic Complex with Dual Action: Singlet Oxygen Sensitization and Ligand Dissociation

    Bryan A. Albani;Bruno Peña;Nicholas A. Leed;Nataly A. B. G. de Paula

  • Determination of the refractive index increment (dn/dc) of molecule and macromolecule solutions by surface plasmon resonance

    Tathyana Tumolo;Lucio Angnes;Mauricio S. Baptista

  • Protoporphyrin IX Nanoparticle Carrier: Preparation, Optical Properties, and Singlet Oxygen Generation

    Liane M Rossi;Paulo R Silva;Lucas L R Vono;Adjaci U Fernandes

  • Major determinants of photoinduced cell death: Subcellular localization versus photosensitization efficiency.

    Carla Santos de Oliveira;Rozane Turchiello;Alicia Juliana Kowaltowski;Guilherme Luiz Indig

  • Membrane changes under oxidative stress: the impact of oxidized lipids.

    Rosangela Itri;Helena Couto Junqueira;Omar Mertins;Maurício da Silva Baptista

  • Effect of zinc insertion and hydrophobicity on the membrane interactions and PDT activity of porphyrin photosensitizers.

    Christiane Pavani;Adjaci Fernandes Uchoa;Carla Santos de Oliveira;Yassuko Iamamoto

  • Giant vesicles under oxidative stress induced by a membrane-anchored photosensitizer.

    Karin A. Riske;Tatiane P. Sudbrack;Nathaly L. Archilha;Adjaci F. Uchoa

  • Photosensitization Reactions of Biomolecules: Definition, Targets and Mechanisms.

    Maurício S Baptista;Jean Cadet;Alexander Greer;Alexander Greer;Andrés H Thomas

  • Methylene blue photodynamic therapy induces selective and massive cell death in human breast cancer cells

    Ancély F. dos Santos;Letícia F. Terra;Rosangela A. M. Wailemann;Talita C. Oliveira

  • Parallel damage in mitochondria and lysosomes is an efficient way to photoinduce cell death.

    Waleska K. Martins;Nayra Fernandes Santos;Cleidiane de Sousa Rocha;Isabel O. L. Bacellar

  • Lipid oxidation induces structural changes in biomimetic membranes

    Georges Weber;Thierry Charitat;Maurício S. Baptista;Adjaci F. Uchoa

  • Photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy (PACT) for the treatment of malaria, leishmaniasis and trypanosomiasis

    M.S. Baptista;M. Wainwright

  • Interaction of cationic meso-porphyrins with liposomes, mitochondria and erythrocytes

    Fabio M. Engelmann;Ildemar Mayer;Dino S. Gabrielli;Henrique E. Toma

  • Modulation of the methylene blue photochemical properties based on adsorption at aqueous micelle interfaces

    H. C. Junqueira;Marcos Gugliotti;Mauricio da Silva Baptista

Frequent Co-Authors

Rosangela Itri
Rosangela Itri Universidade de São Paulo
Koiti Araki
Koiti Araki Universidade de São Paulo
Paolo Di Mascio
Paolo Di Mascio Universidade de São Paulo
Alicia J. Kowaltowski
Alicia J. Kowaltowski Universidade de São Paulo
Nilton Lincopan
Nilton Lincopan Universidade de São Paulo
Michael R. Hamblin
Michael R. Hamblin University of Johannesburg
Henrique E. Toma
Henrique E. Toma Universidade de São Paulo
Liane M. Rossi
Liane M. Rossi Universidade de São Paulo
Gerardo F. Goya
Gerardo F. Goya University of Zaragoza
Osvaldo N. Oliveira
Osvaldo N. Oliveira Universidade de São Paulo

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