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Rosa Freitas publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Rosa Freitas sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 305 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Rosa Freitas D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Rosa Freitas sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 69th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Rosa Freitas is affiliated with the University of Aveiro in Portugal, contributing extensively to the field of Environmental Science. Their work primarily addresses topics within Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology, Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, among other related areas.

Their research focus spans several subfields, including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis; Pollution; Global and Planetary Change; Ecology; and Oceanography. Rosa Freitas has published broadly, with 353 publications in Environmental Science and significant outputs in specialized subfields such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (159 publications) and Pollution (84 publications).

Frequent publication venues include:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Pollution
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology
  • Chemosphere

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Rosa Freitas are:

  • Impacts of salicylic acid in Mytilus galloprovincialis exposed to warming conditions, 2020, Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology
  • Caffeine as a contaminant of concern: A review on concentrations and impacts in marine coastal systems, 2021, Chemosphere
  • What do we know about the ecotoxicological implications of the rare earth element gadolinium in aquatic ecosystems?, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Anti-inflammatory drugs in the marine environment: Bioconcentration, metabolism and sub-lethal effects in marine bivalves, 2020, Environmental Pollution
  • Concentrations levels and effects of 17alpha-Ethinylestradiol in freshwater and marine waters and bivalves: A review, 2020, Environmental Research

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Rosa Freitas include:

  • Amadeu M.V.M. Soares
  • Eduarda Pereira
  • Carlo Pretti
  • Lucia De Marchi
  • Carla Leite

Rosa Freitas has also contributed to academic book publications. Notable publishers include RIA-UA, with two books published in 2021: Atlas des parasites et maladies de la coque commune Cerastoderma edule and Inventario de parasitos e enfermidades do berberecho Cerastoderma edule. Another publication is the Catalogue of parasites and diseases of the common cockle Cerastoderma edule published by Ifremer in 2021. A forthcoming book titled SAÚDE DA MULHER E OBSTETRÍCIA: DO ENSINO À ASSISTÊNCIA is scheduled for 2025 through Editora Humanize eBooks.

Best Publications

  • Physiological and biochemical responses of three Veneridae clams exposed to salinity changes

    Vanessa Carregosa;Cátia Velez;Amadeu M.V.M. Soares;Etelvina Figueira

  • Biofortification of wheat, rice and common bean by applying foliar zinc fertilizer along with pesticides in seven countries

    H. Ram;A. Rashid;W. Zhang;A. P. Duarte

  • An overview of graphene materials: Properties, applications and toxicity on aquatic environments.

    Lucia De Marchi;Carlo Pretti;Bárbara Gabriel;Paula A.A.P. Marques

  • Presence of the pharmaceutical drug carbamazepine in coastal systems: effects on bivalves.

    Ângela Almeida;Vânia Calisto;Valdemar I. Esteves;Rudolf J. Schneider

  • Biochemical effects of acetaminophen in aquatic species: edible clams Venerupis decussata and Venerupis philippinarum

    S. C. Antunes;S. C. Antunes;Rosa Freitas;E. Figueira;Fernando Gonçalves

  • Chromium removal from contaminated waters using nanomaterials – A review

    Joana C. Almeida;Celso E.D. Cardoso;Daniela S. Tavares;Rosa Freitas

  • Looking for suitable biomarkers in benthic macroinvertebrates inhabiting coastal areas with low metal contamination: comparison between the bivalve Cerastoderma edule and the Polychaete Diopatra neapolitana.

    Rosa Freitas;Elisabeth Costa;Cátia Velez;J. F. Santos

  • Chronic toxicity of the antiepileptic carbamazepine on the clam Ruditapes philippinarum

    Ângela Almeida;Rosa Freitas;Vânia Calisto;Valdemar I. Esteves

  • Ecotoxicological effects of lanthanum in Mytilus galloprovincialis: Biochemical and histopathological impacts.

    João Pinto;Marcelo Costa;Carla Leite;Cláudia Borges

  • Caffeine as a contaminant of concern: A review on concentrations and impacts in marine coastal systems.

    L.R. Vieira;A.M.V.M. Soares;R. Freitas

  • Effects of seawater acidification and salinity alterations on metabolic, osmoregulation and oxidative stress markers in Mytilus galloprovincialis

    Rosa Freitas;Lucia De Marchi;Miguel Bastos;Anthony Moreira

  • Benthic biodiversity patterns in Ria de Aveiro, Western Portugal: Environmental-biological relationships

    Ana Maria Rodrigues;Victor Quintino;Leandro Sampaio;Rosa Freitas

  • What do we know about the ecotoxicological implications of the rare earth element gadolinium in aquatic ecosystems

    Giacomo Trapasso;Stefania Chiesa;Rosa Freitas;Eduarda Pereira

  • Biochemical responses and accumulation patterns of Mytilus galloprovincialis exposed to thermal stress and Arsenic contamination.

    Francesca Coppola;Ângela Almeida;Bruno Henriques;Bruno Henriques;Amadeu M.V.M. Soares

  • Caffeine impacts in the clam Ruditapes philippinarum: Alterations on energy reserves, metabolic activity and oxidative stress biomarkers.

    Diogo Cruz;Ângela Almeida;Vânia Calisto;Valdemar I. Esteves

  • Biochemical impacts of Hg in Mytilus galloprovincialis under present and predicted warming scenarios.

    Francesca Coppola;Ângela Almeida;Bruno Henriques;Amadeu M.V.M. Soares

  • Tolerance of Venerupis philippinarum to salinity: Osmotic and metabolic aspects

    Vanessa Carregosa;Etelvina Figueira;Ana M. Gil;Sara Pereira

  • Benthic biotopes remote sensing using acoustics

    Rosa Freitas;Ana Maria Rodrigues;Victor Quintino

  • Toxicological assessment of anthropogenic Gadolinium in seawater: biochemical effects in mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis.

    Bruno Henriques;Francesca Coppola;Rui Monteiro;Rui Monteiro;João Pinto

  • Gingerol fraction from Zingiber officinale protects against gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity.

    Francisco A. P. Rodrigues;Mara M. G. Prata;Iris C. M. Oliveira;Natacha T. Q. Alves

  • Acoustic seabed classification of marine habitats: studies in the western coastal-shelf area of Portugal

    Rosa Freitas;Susana Silva;Victor Quintino;Ana Maria Rodrigues

  • The impacts of pharmaceutical drugs under ocean acidification: New data on single and combined long-term effects of carbamazepine on Scrobicularia plana.

    Rosa Freitas;Ângela Almeida;Vânia Calisto;Cátia Velez

  • Biochemical and physiological responses induced in Mytilus galloprovincialis after a chronic exposure to salicylic acid.

    Rosa Freitas;Serena Silvestro;Serena Silvestro;Francesca Coppola;Valentina Meucci

Frequent Co-Authors

Amadeu M.V.M. Soares
Amadeu M.V.M. Soares University of Aveiro
Etelvina Figueira
Etelvina Figueira University of Aveiro
Eduarda Pereira
Eduarda Pereira University of Aveiro
Victor Quintino
Victor Quintino University of Aveiro
Valdemar I. Esteves
Valdemar I. Esteves University of Aveiro
Federica Chiellini
Federica Chiellini University of Pisa
Montserrat Solé
Montserrat Solé Spanish National Research Council
Frederick J. Wrona
Frederick J. Wrona University of Calgary
Xavier de Montaudouin
Xavier de Montaudouin University of Bordeaux
Sara C. Antunes
Sara C. Antunes University of Porto

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