2026 Paula I. Moreira: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	89	12412	11676	11	11	345	58067

Research.com Recognitions

2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Portugal Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Portugal Leader Award

Overview

Paula I. Moreira is affiliated with the University of Coimbra in Portugal, focusing primarily on research at the intersection of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their body of work spans multiple subfields including molecular biology, physiology, neurology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging.

The scientist has contributed extensively to studies related to Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, mitochondrial function and pathology, and retinal imaging and analysis. Additional notable research topics include neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, neuroscience and neuropharmacology, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, and glaucoma and retinal disorders.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Paula I. Moreira include:

Brain energy rescue: an emerging therapeutic concept for neurodegenerative disorders of ageing (2020) published in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
PINK1/PARKIN signalling in neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation (2020) published in Acta Neuropathologica Communications
Liraglutide Protects Against Brain Amyloid-β1-42 Accumulation in Female Mice with Early Alzheimer's Disease-Like Pathology by Partially Rescuing Oxidative/Nitrosative Stress and Inflammation (2020) published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Antidiabetic drugs for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases: Repurposing insulin, metformin, and thiazolidinediones (2020) published in International Review of Neurobiology
ER-mitochondria communication is involved in NLRP3 inflammasome activation under stress conditions in the innate immune system (2022) published in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Paula I. Moreira frequently collaborates with a group of co-authors, some of whom have contributed to multiple publications together. These co-authors include António Francisco Ambrósio, Cristina Carvalho, Susana Cardoso, Cláudia Pereira, and João Martins.

The scientist's work is often published in journals with a strong focus on molecular and cellular biology as well as aging and neurodegenerative disease research. Frequently appearing publication venues include the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease, Biomedicines, Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, and Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences.

Best Publications

Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

10661
Citations
Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

8665
Citations
Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

8488
Citations
Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy in higher eukaryotes

Daniel J. Klionsky;Hagai Abeliovich;Patrizia Agostinis;Devendra K. Agrawal

2934
Citations
Doxorubicin: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Effect

Cristina Carvalho;Renato X. Santos;Susana Cardoso;Sonia Correia

1462
Citations
Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

895
Citations
SIRT3 Opposes Reprogramming of Cancer Cell Metabolism through HIF1α Destabilization

Lydia W.S. Finley;Arkaitz Carracedo;Jaewon Lee;Amanda Souza

890
Citations
Brain energy rescue: an emerging therapeutic concept for neurodegenerative disorders of ageing

Stephen C. Cunnane;Eugenia Trushina;Cecilie Morland;Alessandro Prigione

882
Citations
Mitochondrial dysfunction is a trigger of Alzheimer's disease pathophysiology

Paula I. Moreira;Cristina Carvalho;Xiongwei Zhu;Mark A. Smith

857
Citations
Involvement of Oxidative Stress in Alzheimer Disease

Akihiko Nunomura;Rudy J. Castellani;Xiongwei Zhu;Paula I. Moreira

748
Citations
PINK1/PARKIN signalling in neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation.

Peter M. J. Quinn;Peter M. J. Quinn;Paula I. Moreira;António Francisco Ambrósio;C. Henrique Alves

408
Citations
Brain oxidative stress in a triple-transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer disease.

Rosa Resende;Paula Isabel Moreira;Teresa Proença;Atul Deshpande

399
Citations
Oxidative Stress Signaling in Alzheimer’s Disease

B. Su;X. Wang;A. Nunomura;P. I. Moreira

376
Citations
Insulin in central nervous system: more than just a peripheral hormone.

Ana I. Duarte;Paula I. Moreira;Catarina R. Oliveira

365
Citations
Ribosomal RNA in Alzheimer Disease Is Oxidized by Bound Redox-active Iron

Kazuhiro Honda;Mark A. Smith;Xiongwei Zhu;Diane Baus

355
Citations
Oxidative stress and neurodegeneration

Paula I. Moreira;Mark A. Smith;Xiongwei Zhu;Akihiko Nunomura

353
Citations
Mitochondria: a therapeutic target in neurodegeneration.

Paula I. Moreira;Xiongwei Zhu;Xinglong Wang;Hyoung gon Lee

351
Citations
Tau phosphorylation in Alzheimer's disease: pathogen or protector?

Hyoung Gon Lee;George Perry;Paula I. Moreira;Paula I. Moreira;Matthew R. Garrett

345
Citations
Erratum to: Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) (Autophagy, 12, 1, 1-222, 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

287
Citations
Molecular mechanisms beyond glucose transport in diabetes-related male infertility

M.G. Alves;A.D. Martins;L. Rato;P.I. Moreira

279
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

George Perry The University of Texas at San Antonio

Maria S. Santos University of Coimbra

Mark A. Smith Case Western Reserve University

Catarina R. Oliveira University of Coimbra

Xiongwei Zhu Case Western Reserve University

Akihiko Nunomura Jikei University School of Medicine

Susana Cardoso Instituto Superior Técnico

Marco G. Alves University of Aveiro

António F. Ambrósio University of Coimbra

Sandra M. Cardoso University of Coimbra

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