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Researcher · University of Minho · Portugal

Ana Cristina Pinheiro

Ana Cristina Pinheiro publishes mostly in Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics and Biomaterials, on topics such as Proteins in Food Systems, Polysaccharides Composition and Applications and Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis.

ORCID 0000-0002-8223-3742 OpenAlex
World rank
#217,394
of 7,710,434 ranked researchers
Rank in Portugal
#557
of 41,760
Works
193
Citations
6.8k
Citations per work
35.4
h-index
46
i10-index 89Top 2.1% in Food Science
Ana Cristina Pinheiro

What does Ana Cristina Pinheiro research?

Ana Cristina Pinheiro's work is mostly in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (37%), Nursing (11%), Materials Science (6%).

Life Sciences: 77 works · 40.1% of their workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 71 works · 36.6% of their workFood Science: 65 works · 33.7% of their workPlant Science: 6 works · 2.9% of their workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 works · 3.5% of their workMolecular Biology: 7 works · 3.5% of their workEverything else: 77 works · 40.1% of their workHealth Sciences: 21 works · 10.8% of their workNursing: 21 works · 10.8% of their workNutrition and Dietetics: 21 works · 10.8% of their workPhysical Sciences: 17 works · 9.0% of their workMaterials Science: 12 works · 6.1% of their workBiomaterials: 12 works · 6.1% of their workEngineering: 6 works · 2.9% of their workBiomedical Engineering: 6 works · 2.9% of their workTHEIR WORKAna CristinaPinheiro193works
Life Sciences40%Physical Sciences9%Health Sciences11%

Their six largest subfields, inside their fields and domains; the grey slice is everything else they publish. The interactive view splits every one of their works down to single topics.

The fields and subfields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7136.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology73.5%
  2. Everything else7740.1%
    1. Nursing2110.8%
    1. Materials Science126.1%
    2. Engineering62.9%
  1. 1Food Science34% of their works
  2. 2Nutrition and Dietetics11% of their works
  3. 3Biomaterials6% of their works
  4. 4Molecular Biology4% of their works
  5. 5Plant Science3% of their works
  6. 6Biomedical Engineering3% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Ana Cristina Pinheiro's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Hydrocolloids, Nanoemulsions, Proteins, Biomedical Applications, Polyphenols, Rheological Properties, Gelling Agents and Thickening Agents.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most. The words come from the keyword list OpenAlex gives each topic, not from the text of the papers, so a word can appear that none of the papers uses.

All 22 words, with their numbers
  1. Hydrocolloids992 topics
  2. Nanoemulsions651 topic
  3. Proteins651 topic
  4. Biomedical Applications522 topics
  5. Polyphenols492 topics
  6. Rheological Properties492 topics
  7. Gelling Agents341 topic
  8. Thickening Agents341 topic
  9. Chocolate281 topic
  10. Cocoa281 topic
  11. Dietary Fiber272 topics
  12. Health Benefits272 topics
  13. Encapsulation Techniques211 topic
  14. Spray Drying211 topic
  15. Chitin181 topic
  16. Chitosan181 topic
  17. Glycemic Index151 topic
  18. Starch151 topic
  19. Human Milk Composition131 topic
  20. Preterm Infants131 topic
  21. Fructans121 topic
  22. Inulin121 topic

Where does Ana Cristina Pinheiro work?

Ana Cristina Pinheiro's main affiliation in the publication record is University of Minho, Portugal.

How many publications and citations does Ana Cristina Pinheiro have?

OpenAlex counts 193 works and 6,831 citations for Ana Cristina Pinheiro, an h-index of 46, ranking #217,394 of 7,710,434 researchers worldwide on the quality score.

Ranked on field-normalised citation excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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