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Sergio Luis Costa Ferreira

Sergio Luis Costa Ferreira

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
69
Citations
19742
World Ranking
6116
National Ranking
26

Sergio Luis Costa Ferreira 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 Sergio Luis Costa Ferreira sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 279 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sergio Luis Costa Ferreira 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 Sergio Luis Costa Ferreira sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Sergio Luis Costa Ferreira is affiliated with the Federal University of Bahia in Brazil, contributing extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Chemistry. Their research output comprises 55 publications related to Environmental Science and 44 in Chemistry, focusing particularly on several subfields including Analytical Chemistry, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution, Biomedical Engineering, and Food Science.

The scientist's work concentrates on topics such as analytical chemistry methods development, heavy metals in the environment, heavy metals in plants, mercury impact and mitigation studies, geochemistry and geologic mapping, heavy metal exposure and toxicity, and water quality and pollution assessment.

They have published multiple papers in frequently recurring venues, notably in Food Chemistry (8 publications), TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry (7 publications), Marine Pollution Bulletin (5 publications), Analytical Letters (5 publications), and Microchemical Journal (5 publications).

Among their recent papers are:

  • Use of pollution indices and ecological risk in the assessment of contamination from chemical elements in soils and sediments - Practical aspects, 2022, Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry
  • Doehlert design in the optimization of procedures aiming food analysis - A review, 2021, Food Chemistry
  • Analytical approach of elemental impurities in pharmaceutical products: A worldwide review, 2023, Spectrochimica Acta Part B Atomic Spectroscopy
  • Determination and human health risk assessment of mercury in fish samples, 2022, Talanta
  • Application of human health risk indices in assessing contamination from chemical elements in food samples, 2023, TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Vı́ctor Cerdà (13 joint publications)
  • Caio S.A. Felix (12 joint publications)
  • Saulo V.A. Dantas (10 joint publications)
  • Valfredo Azevedo Lemos (9 joint publications)
  • Jucelino B. da Silva (8 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Box-Behnken design: An alternative for the optimization of analytical methods

    S.L.C. Ferreira;R.E. Bruns;H.S. Ferreira;G.D. Matos

  • Doehlert matrix: a chemometric tool for analytical chemistry-review.

    Sergio Luis Costa Ferreira;Walter Nei Lopes dos Santos;Cristina Maria Assis Lopes Tavares da Mata Hermida Quintella;Benício de Barros Neto

  • Statistical designs and response surface techniques for the optimization of chromatographic systems

    Sergio Luis Costa Ferreira;Roy Edward Bruns;Erik Galvão Paranhos da Silva;Walter Nei Lopes dos Santos

  • Methods for vanadium determination in fuel oil by GF AAS with microemulsification and acid digestion sampling

    Fábio A.C. Amorim;Daniel de Castro Lima;Joana Angélica de Azerêdo Amaro;Maria Goreti Rodrigues Vale;Maria Goreti Rodrigues Vale

  • Cloud Point Extraction as a Procedure of Separation and Pre‐Concentration for Metal Determination Using Spectroanalytical Techniques: A Review

    Marcos de Almeida Bezerra;Marco Aurélio Zezzi Arruda;Sérgio Luis Costa Ferreira

  • Biodiesel: parâmetros de qualidade e métodos analíticos

    Ivon Pinheiro Lôbo;Sérgio Luis Costa Ferreira;Rosenira Serpa da Cruz

  • Chemometric tools in electroanalytical chemistry: Methods for optimization based on factorial design and response surface methodology

    César Ricardo Teixeira Tarley;Gustavo Silveira;Walter Nei Lopes dos Santos;Geraldo Domingues Matos

  • Separation and preconcentration procedures for the determination of lead using spectrometric techniques: a review.

    Maria das Graças A. Korn;Jailson B. de Andrade;Djane S. de Jesus;Djane S. de Jesus;Valfredo A. Lemos

  • Atomic spectrometric methods for the determination of metals and metalloids in automotive fuels--a review.

    Maria das Graças Andrade Korn;Denilson Santana Sodré dos Santos;Bernhard Welz;Maria Goreti Rodrigues Vale

  • Atomic absorption spectrometry – A multi element technique

    Sergio L.C. Ferreira;Marcos A. Bezerra;Adilson S. Santos;Walter N.L. dos Santos

  • Use of modified rice husks as a natural solid adsorbent of trace metals: characterisation and development of an on-line preconcentration system for cadmium and lead determination by FAAS

    César Ricardo Teixeira Tarley;Sérgio Luis Costa Ferreira;Marco Aurélio Zezzi Arruda

  • Determination of vanadium in petroleum and petroleum products using atomic spectrometric techniques

    Fábio A C Amorim;Bernhard Welz;Bernhard Welz;Antônio C S Costa;Fábio G Lepri

  • Application of factorial designs and Doehlert matrix in optimization of experimental variables associated with the preconcentration and determination of vanadium and copper in seawater by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry

    Sérgio L.C Ferreira;Adriana S Queiroz;Marcelo S Fernandes;Hilda C dos Santos

  • Determination of phosphorus, sulfur and the halogens using high-temperature molecular absorption spectrometry in flames and furnaces--A review.

    Bernhard Welz;Fábio G. Lepri;Rennan G.O. Araujo;Sérgio L.C. Ferreira

  • Uranium determination using atomic spectrometric techniques: An overview

    Juracir S. Santos;Leonardo S.G. Teixeira;Walter N.L. dos Santos;Valfredo A. Lemos;Valfredo A. Lemos

  • Nickel determination in saline matrices by ICP-AES after sorption on Amberlite XAD-2 loaded with PAN.

    Sérgio L.C. Ferreira;Cristiane F. de Brito;Alailson F. Dantas;Neyla M. Lopo de Araújo

  • Application of polyurethane foam as a sorbent for trace metal pre-concentration — A review

    V.A. Lemos;M.S. Santos;E.S. Santos;M.J.S. Santos

  • Simultaneous optimization of multiple responses and its application in Analytical Chemistry - A review.

    Marcos Almeida Bezerra;Sérgio Luis Costa Ferreira;Cleber Galvão Novaes;Ana Maria Pinto dos Santos

  • Optimization of microwave assisted digestion procedure for the determination of zinc, copper and nickel in tea samples employing flame atomic absorption spectrometry.

    Mustafa Soylak;Mustafa Tuzen;Anderson Santos Souza;Maria das Graças Andrade Korn

  • Use of pollution indices and ecological risk in the assessment of contamination from chemical elements in soils and sediments – Practical aspects

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  • Factorial design in the optimization of preconcentration procedure for lead determination by FAAS.

    Mustafa Soylak;Ibrahim Narin;Ibrahim Narin;Marcos de Almeida Bezerra;Marcos de Almeida Bezerra;Marcos de Almeida Bezerra;Sérgio Luís Costa Ferreira;Sérgio Luís Costa Ferreira

  • Application of Box–Behnken design in the optimisation of an on-line pre-concentration system using knotted reactor for cadmium determination by flame atomic absorption spectrometry

    Anderson Santos Souza;Anderson Santos Souza;Walter Nei Lopes dos Santos;Sergio Luis Costa Ferreira

Frequent Co-Authors

Valfredo Azevedo Lemos
Valfredo Azevedo Lemos Southwest Bahia State University
Bernhard Welz
Bernhard Welz Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Víctor Cerdà
Víctor Cerdà University of the Balearic Islands
Joaquim A. Nóbrega
Joaquim A. Nóbrega Federal University of São Carlos
Marco Aurélio Zezzi Arruda
Marco Aurélio Zezzi Arruda State University of Campinas
Manuel Miró
Manuel Miró University of the Balearic Islands
Luis D. Martinez
Luis D. Martinez National University of San Luis
César Ricardo Teixeira Tarley
César Ricardo Teixeira Tarley Londrina State University
Mustafa Soylak
Mustafa Soylak Erciyes University
Roberto A. Olsina
Roberto A. Olsina National University of San Luis

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