About

PhD in Information Science (2025, University of Coimbra, Portugal).

Degree in History and Master in Documentation Sciences – dissertation about the role of the reference librarian as a mediator in the university health libraries.

Begin the activity in the Library of the Portugal Bureau (European Commission, 1988).

Coordinated the European Documentation Center of the University of Lisbon; also the Libraries of the Institute of General Practice (Portugal Southern), the Institute of Quality in Health, and the Atlantic University.

Since 2000, coordinated the Library of the Lisbon School of Health Technology (Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon).

Manager of the institutional scientific repository.

Editorial referee of two scientific journals: Revista Portuguesa de Medicina Geral e Familiar (since 2014), and Saúde & Tecnologia (since 2008).

Council member of the European Association for Health Information and Libraries (EAHIL) between 2017-2024.

Research interests: information literacy; Open Science; research innovation; bibliometry; and health literacy, especially among the elderly and those with chronic diseases.

Research interests

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Total publications
22
Total citations
403
Citations per publication
18.32
Average publications per year
2.75
Average coauthors
3.14
Publications years
2018-2025 (8 years)
h-index
7
i10-index
4
m-index
0.88
o-index
42
g-index
20
w-index
3
Metrics description
h-index
A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.
i10-index
The number of the author's publications that received at least 10 links each.
m-index
The researcher's m-index is numerically equal to the ratio of his h-index to the number of years that have passed since the first publication.
o-index
The geometric mean of the h-index and the number of citations of the most cited article of the scientist.
g-index
For a given set of articles, sorted in descending order of the number of citations that these articles received, the g-index is the largest number such that the g most cited articles received (in total) at least g2 citations.
w-index
If w articles of a researcher have at least 10w citations each and other publications are less than 10(w+1) citations, then the researcher's w-index is equal to w.

Fields of science

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General Medicine, 3, 13.64%
General Medicine
3 publications, 13.64%
Food Science, 3, 13.64%
Food Science
3 publications, 13.64%
Nutrition and Dietetics, 3, 13.64%
Nutrition and Dietetics
3 publications, 13.64%
Library and Information Sciences, 1, 4.55%
Library and Information Sciences
1 publication, 4.55%
Information Systems, 1, 4.55%
Information Systems
1 publication, 4.55%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 1, 4.55%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
1 publication, 4.55%
Health Policy, 1, 4.55%
Health Policy
1 publication, 4.55%
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 1, 4.55%
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
1 publication, 4.55%
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, 1, 4.55%
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
1 publication, 4.55%
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Journals

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Nutrients
3 publications, 13.64%
Communications in Computer and Information Science
3 publications, 13.64%
Ibersid
3 publications, 13.64%
BiD
2 publications, 9.09%
British Journal of Sports Medicine
1 publication, 4.55%
BMJ Open
1 publication, 4.55%
International Journal for Equity in Health
1 publication, 4.55%
Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira
1 publication, 4.55%
Aslib Journal of Information Management
1 publication, 4.55%
LIBER Quarterly The Journal of the Association of European Research Libraries
1 publication, 4.55%
Journal of EAHIL
1 publication, 4.55%
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Citing journals

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Journal not defined, 47, 11.66%
Journal not defined
47 citations, 11.66%
BMC Public Health
11 citations, 2.73%
JMIR mHealth and uHealth
10 citations, 2.48%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
9 citations, 2.23%
Digital Health
9 citations, 2.23%
Journal of Medical Internet Research
9 citations, 2.23%
Frontiers in Public Health
8 citations, 1.99%
Nutrients
7 citations, 1.74%
PLoS ONE
7 citations, 1.74%
Preventive Medicine Reports
5 citations, 1.24%
JMIR Formative Research
5 citations, 1.24%
British Journal of Sports Medicine
4 citations, 0.99%
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
4 citations, 0.99%
Health Expectations
4 citations, 0.99%
Cancers
4 citations, 0.99%
Contemporary Clinical Trials
3 citations, 0.74%
International Journal for Equity in Health
3 citations, 0.74%
BMC Women's Health
3 citations, 0.74%
BMC Health Services Research
3 citations, 0.74%
Scientific Reports
3 citations, 0.74%
Frontiers in Nutrition
3 citations, 0.74%
JAMA network open
3 citations, 0.74%
Sensors
3 citations, 0.74%
European Journal of Cancer Prevention
3 citations, 0.74%
Cureus
3 citations, 0.74%
JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
3 citations, 0.74%
Frontiers in Digital Health
3 citations, 0.74%
JMIR Human Factors
3 citations, 0.74%
BMC Digital Health
3 citations, 0.74%
Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
2 citations, 0.5%
Journal of Personalized Medicine
2 citations, 0.5%
Studies in Computational Intelligence
2 citations, 0.5%
Nutrition and Cancer
2 citations, 0.5%
Journal of Biomedical Informatics
2 citations, 0.5%
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
2 citations, 0.5%
BMJ Open
2 citations, 0.5%
International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
2 citations, 0.5%
Communications in Computer and Information Science
2 citations, 0.5%
Sports Medicine - Open
2 citations, 0.5%
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
2 citations, 0.5%
Physiological Reviews
2 citations, 0.5%
American Journal of Epidemiology
2 citations, 0.5%
Journal of Physical Activity and Health
2 citations, 0.5%
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
2 citations, 0.5%
Pilot and Feasibility Studies
2 citations, 0.5%
Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology
2 citations, 0.5%
Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
2 citations, 0.5%
npj Digital Medicine
2 citations, 0.5%
PLOS Digital Health
2 citations, 0.5%
European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education
2 citations, 0.5%
Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science
2 citations, 0.5%
JMIR Research Protocols
2 citations, 0.5%
JMIR Aging
2 citations, 0.5%
Journal of Migration and Health
2 citations, 0.5%
JACC Advances
2 citations, 0.5%
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
1 citation, 0.25%
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
1 citation, 0.25%
International Journal of Medical Informatics
1 citation, 0.25%
World Neurosurgery
1 citation, 0.25%
Annual Review of Public Health
1 citation, 0.25%
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
1 citation, 0.25%
Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics
1 citation, 0.25%
Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery
1 citation, 0.25%
Nutrition
1 citation, 0.25%
Nutrition Bulletin
1 citation, 0.25%
Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care
1 citation, 0.25%
BMC Family Practice
1 citation, 0.25%
PeerJ
1 citation, 0.25%
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
1 citation, 0.25%
Journal of Internal Medicine
1 citation, 0.25%
Journal of Cancer Education
1 citation, 0.25%
Brain Sciences
1 citation, 0.25%
Frontiers in Psychology
1 citation, 0.25%
Cellular Immunology
1 citation, 0.25%
Body Image
1 citation, 0.25%
Journal of Sport and Health Science
1 citation, 0.25%
Pharmacological Research
1 citation, 0.25%
Pharmaceutics
1 citation, 0.25%
Information (Switzerland)
1 citation, 0.25%
Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention
1 citation, 0.25%
Visual Computer
1 citation, 0.25%
Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
1 citation, 0.25%
Electronic Markets
1 citation, 0.25%
Behaviour and Information Technology
1 citation, 0.25%
Frontiers in Psychiatry
1 citation, 0.25%
Emergency Radiology
1 citation, 0.25%
Zeitschrift fur Sportpsychologie
1 citation, 0.25%
Journal of AAPOS
1 citation, 0.25%
International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education
1 citation, 0.25%
Microorganisms
1 citation, 0.25%
Gaceta Sanitaria
1 citation, 0.25%
Women's Health
1 citation, 0.25%
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
1 citation, 0.25%
BMC Cancer
1 citation, 0.25%
Library Management
1 citation, 0.25%
Thermal Science and Engineering Progress
1 citation, 0.25%
Journal of Medical Screening
1 citation, 0.25%
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
1 citation, 0.25%
Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
1 citation, 0.25%
Obesity Reviews
1 citation, 0.25%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature
4 publications, 18.18%
MDPI
3 publications, 13.64%
Universidad de Zaragoza
3 publications, 13.64%
BMJ
2 publications, 9.09%
Edicions de la Universitat de Barcelona
2 publications, 9.09%
Elsevier
1 publication, 4.55%
Emerald
1 publication, 4.55%
Ligue des Bibliotheques Europeennes de Recherche
1 publication, 4.55%
European Association for Health Information and Libraries EAHIL
1 publication, 4.55%
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Organizations from articles

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Organization not defined, 11, 50%
Organization not defined
11 publications, 50%
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa
9 publications, 40.91%
University of Lisbon
6 publications, 27.27%
ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
5 publications, 22.73%
NOVA University Lisbon
4 publications, 18.18%
Imperial College London
1 publication, 4.55%
University of Sydney
1 publication, 4.55%
University Hospital of North Norway
1 publication, 4.55%
Macquarie University
1 publication, 4.55%
Brigham and Women's Hospital
1 publication, 4.55%
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Countries from articles

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Portugal, 14, 63.64%
Portugal
14 publications, 63.64%
Country not defined, 10, 45.45%
Country not defined
10 publications, 45.45%
USA, 3, 13.64%
USA
3 publications, 13.64%
Italy, 2, 9.09%
Italy
2 publications, 9.09%
Australia, 1, 4.55%
Australia
1 publication, 4.55%
United Kingdom, 1, 4.55%
United Kingdom
1 publication, 4.55%
Iraq, 1, 4.55%
Iraq
1 publication, 4.55%
Norway, 1, 4.55%
Norway
1 publication, 4.55%
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Citing organizations

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Organization not defined, 92, 22.83%
Organization not defined
92 citations, 22.83%
University of Sydney
9 citations, 2.23%
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
9 citations, 2.23%
Ghent University
8 citations, 1.99%
National University of Singapore
8 citations, 1.99%
University of Melbourne
8 citations, 1.99%
Monash University
7 citations, 1.74%
Harvard University
7 citations, 1.74%
Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
6 citations, 1.49%
University of British Columbia
6 citations, 1.49%
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
5 citations, 1.24%
Peking University
5 citations, 1.24%
Lund University
5 citations, 1.24%
Sapienza University of Rome
5 citations, 1.24%
University of New South Wales
5 citations, 1.24%
University College London
5 citations, 1.24%
Bern University of Applied Sciences
5 citations, 1.24%
Maastricht University
5 citations, 1.24%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
5 citations, 1.24%
Charles University
5 citations, 1.24%
Deakin University
5 citations, 1.24%
NOVA University Lisbon
5 citations, 1.24%
Western University
5 citations, 1.24%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
5 citations, 1.24%
University of Zurich
4 citations, 0.99%
University of Basel
4 citations, 0.99%
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico
4 citations, 0.99%
Johns Hopkins University
4 citations, 0.99%
University of Newcastle Australia
4 citations, 0.99%
University of South Australia
4 citations, 0.99%
Central Queensland University
4 citations, 0.99%
Stanford University
4 citations, 0.99%
Duke University
4 citations, 0.99%
Massachusetts General Hospital
4 citations, 0.99%
University of Porto
4 citations, 0.99%
University of Alberta
4 citations, 0.99%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
4 citations, 0.99%
University of São Paulo
4 citations, 0.99%
University of Genoa
3 citations, 0.74%
University of Science, Malaysia
3 citations, 0.74%
Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre
3 citations, 0.74%
Sun Yat-sen University
3 citations, 0.74%
University of Technology Sydney
3 citations, 0.74%
Polytechnic University of Milan
3 citations, 0.74%
Imperial College London
3 citations, 0.74%
University of Oxford
3 citations, 0.74%
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
3 citations, 0.74%
Hohai University
3 citations, 0.74%
St George's, University of London
3 citations, 0.74%
Florida State University
3 citations, 0.74%
University of Southern California
3 citations, 0.74%
University of Southampton
3 citations, 0.74%
Macquarie University
3 citations, 0.74%
Westmead Hospital
3 citations, 0.74%
Keio University
3 citations, 0.74%
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
3 citations, 0.74%
University of Bristol
3 citations, 0.74%
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
3 citations, 0.74%
McGill University Health Centre
3 citations, 0.74%
Universidad de Sevilla
3 citations, 0.74%
Amsterdam University Medical Center
3 citations, 0.74%
University of Tokyo
3 citations, 0.74%
Erasmus University Medical Center
3 citations, 0.74%
University of Leicester
3 citations, 0.74%
University of Oviedo
3 citations, 0.74%
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública
3 citations, 0.74%
University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
3 citations, 0.74%
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
2 citations, 0.5%
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
2 citations, 0.5%
Tel Aviv University
2 citations, 0.5%
Xi'an Jiaotong University
2 citations, 0.5%
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
2 citations, 0.5%
Technical University of Munich
2 citations, 0.5%
Uppsala University
2 citations, 0.5%
Heidelberg University
2 citations, 0.5%
ETH Zurich
2 citations, 0.5%
Skåne University Hospital
2 citations, 0.5%
University Hospital of Bern
2 citations, 0.5%
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College
2 citations, 0.5%
University of St. Gallen
2 citations, 0.5%
Western Sydney University
2 citations, 0.5%
University of Milan
2 citations, 0.5%
University of Turku
2 citations, 0.5%
Turku University Hospital
2 citations, 0.5%
University of Cambridge
2 citations, 0.5%
University of Jyväskylä
2 citations, 0.5%
Aarhus University Hospital
2 citations, 0.5%
Aarhus University
2 citations, 0.5%
University of Antwerp
2 citations, 0.5%
Sorbonne University
2 citations, 0.5%
University of Edinburgh
2 citations, 0.5%
Norwegian Institute of Public Health
2 citations, 0.5%
St Olav's University Hospital
2 citations, 0.5%
Michigan State University
2 citations, 0.5%
Yale University
2 citations, 0.5%
University Hospital of North Norway
2 citations, 0.5%
Marche Polytechnic University
2 citations, 0.5%
Pennsylvania State University
2 citations, 0.5%
University of Urbino
2 citations, 0.5%
University of Auckland
2 citations, 0.5%
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Citing countries

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Country not defined, 73, 18.11%
Country not defined
73 citations, 18.11%
USA, 71, 17.62%
USA
71 citations, 17.62%
United Kingdom, 43, 10.67%
United Kingdom
43 citations, 10.67%
Germany, 36, 8.93%
Germany
36 citations, 8.93%
Australia, 34, 8.44%
Australia
34 citations, 8.44%
China, 32, 7.94%
China
32 citations, 7.94%
Italy, 31, 7.69%
Italy
31 citations, 7.69%
Spain, 30, 7.44%
Spain
30 citations, 7.44%
Netherlands, 27, 6.7%
Netherlands
27 citations, 6.7%
Canada, 22, 5.46%
Canada
22 citations, 5.46%
France, 15, 3.72%
France
15 citations, 3.72%
Portugal, 15, 3.72%
Portugal
15 citations, 3.72%
Switzerland, 15, 3.72%
Switzerland
15 citations, 3.72%
Belgium, 14, 3.47%
Belgium
14 citations, 3.47%
Japan, 13, 3.23%
Japan
13 citations, 3.23%
Sweden, 11, 2.73%
Sweden
11 citations, 2.73%
Singapore, 10, 2.48%
Singapore
10 citations, 2.48%
Brazil, 9, 2.23%
Brazil
9 citations, 2.23%
Denmark, 8, 1.99%
Denmark
8 citations, 1.99%
Austria, 7, 1.74%
Austria
7 citations, 1.74%
Greece, 7, 1.74%
Greece
7 citations, 1.74%
India, 7, 1.74%
India
7 citations, 1.74%
Iran, 7, 1.74%
Iran
7 citations, 1.74%
Ireland, 7, 1.74%
Ireland
7 citations, 1.74%
Norway, 7, 1.74%
Norway
7 citations, 1.74%
Czech Republic, 7, 1.74%
Czech Republic
7 citations, 1.74%
Poland, 6, 1.49%
Poland
6 citations, 1.49%
South Africa, 6, 1.49%
South Africa
6 citations, 1.49%
Malaysia, 5, 1.24%
Malaysia
5 citations, 1.24%
Republic of Korea, 5, 1.24%
Republic of Korea
5 citations, 1.24%
Ghana, 4, 0.99%
Ghana
4 citations, 0.99%
Romania, 4, 0.99%
Romania
4 citations, 0.99%
Finland, 4, 0.99%
Finland
4 citations, 0.99%
Ethiopia, 4, 0.99%
Ethiopia
4 citations, 0.99%
Egypt, 3, 0.74%
Egypt
3 citations, 0.74%
Israel, 3, 0.74%
Israel
3 citations, 0.74%
New Zealand, 3, 0.74%
New Zealand
3 citations, 0.74%
Thailand, 3, 0.74%
Thailand
3 citations, 0.74%
Chile, 3, 0.74%
Chile
3 citations, 0.74%
Russia, 2, 0.5%
Russia
2 citations, 0.5%
, 2, 0.5%
2 citations, 0.5%
Mexico, 2, 0.5%
Mexico
2 citations, 0.5%
Nigeria, 2, 0.5%
Nigeria
2 citations, 0.5%
Saudi Arabia, 2, 0.5%
Saudi Arabia
2 citations, 0.5%
Turkey, 2, 0.5%
Turkey
2 citations, 0.5%
Croatia, 2, 0.5%
Croatia
2 citations, 0.5%
Ukraine, 1, 0.25%
Ukraine
1 citation, 0.25%
Argentina, 1, 0.25%
Argentina
1 citation, 0.25%
Bangladesh, 1, 0.25%
Bangladesh
1 citation, 0.25%
Bahrain, 1, 0.25%
Bahrain
1 citation, 0.25%
Hungary, 1, 0.25%
Hungary
1 citation, 0.25%
Venezuela, 1, 0.25%
Venezuela
1 citation, 0.25%
Zimbabwe, 1, 0.25%
Zimbabwe
1 citation, 0.25%
Cameroon, 1, 0.25%
Cameroon
1 citation, 0.25%
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1, 0.25%
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 citation, 0.25%
Latvia, 1, 0.25%
Latvia
1 citation, 0.25%
Lithuania, 1, 0.25%
Lithuania
1 citation, 0.25%
Namibia, 1, 0.25%
Namibia
1 citation, 0.25%
Serbia, 1, 0.25%
Serbia
1 citation, 0.25%
Uganda, 1, 0.25%
Uganda
1 citation, 0.25%
Uruguay, 1, 0.25%
Uruguay
1 citation, 0.25%
Sri Lanka, 1, 0.25%
Sri Lanka
1 citation, 0.25%
Ecuador, 1, 0.25%
Ecuador
1 citation, 0.25%
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