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João Ferra

João Ferra publishes mostly in Polymers and Plastics, Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials, on topics such as Lignin and Wood Chemistry, Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites and Polymer composites and self-healing.

World rank
#1,039,339
of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
Rank in Portugal
#5,435
of 9,113
Works
29
Citations
59
Citations per work
2.0

What does João Ferra research?

Polymers and Plastics: 21.2%Biomedical Engineering: 15.2%Biomaterials: 9.1%Plant Science: 6.1%other fields: 48.4%21%top field
Polymers and Plastics21.2%Biomedical Engineering15.2%Biomaterials9.1%Plant Science6.1%other fields48.4%

Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.

  1. 1Polymers and Plastics21% of their works
  2. 2Biomedical Engineering15% of their works
  3. 3Biomaterials9% of their works
  4. 4Plant Science6% of their works
  5. 5Mechanical Engineering6% of their works
  6. 6Archeology6% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe João Ferra's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Catalytic Transformation, Lignin Valorization, Composites, Natural Fibers, Polymer Composites, Self-Healing, Contamination and Melamine.

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.

All 16 words, with their numbers
  1. Catalytic Transformation51 topic
  2. Lignin Valorization51 topic
  3. Composites31 topic
  4. Natural Fibers31 topic
  5. Polymer Composites31 topic
  6. Self-Healing31 topic
  7. Contamination21 topic
  8. Melamine21 topic
  9. Artichoke11 topic
  10. Bioreactors11 topic
  11. Biosynthesis11 topic
  12. Cuticular Wax11 topic
  13. Odor Control11 topic
  14. Phenolic Compounds11 topic
  15. Photoinitiation11 topic
  16. Polymerization11 topic

Where does João Ferra work?

João Ferra's main affiliation in the publication record is Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Portugal.

How many publications and citations does João Ferra have?

Science Explorer counts 29 works and 59 citations for João Ferra, ranking #1,039,339 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.

Ranked on field-normalised 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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