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49
Citations
6127
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4439
National Ranking
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Abel Rouboa publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Abel Rouboa sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 175 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Abel Rouboa D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Abel Rouboa sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Abel Rouboa is affiliated with the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro in Portugal. Their research spans multiple domains within engineering and environmental science, focusing on areas related to biomass conversion, waste management, and renewable energy.

The main fields of study covered by Abel Rouboa include:

  • Engineering
  • Environmental Science

Within these fields, the scientist's subfields of study encompass:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Catalysis
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Computational Mechanics

The primary topics of their research work include:

  • Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Subcritical and Supercritical Water Processes
  • Coal Combustion and Slurry Processing
  • Municipal Solid Waste Management

Abel Rouboa has collaborated frequently with several researchers, with notable coauthors being:

  • Eliseu Monteiro (31 joint publications)
  • Ana Ramos (17 joint publications)
  • Armando Soares (12 joint publications)
  • Matheus Oliveira (8 joint publications)
  • Mohammad Reza Khani (5 joint publications)

The scientist has published multiple papers, with recent titles including:

  • "Biomass pre-treatment techniques for the production of biofuels using thermal conversion methods - A review," 2022, in Energy Conversion and Management
  • "Life cycle costing for plasma gasification of municipal solid waste: A socio-economic approach," 2020, in Energy Conversion and Management
  • "On the green hydrogen production through gasification processes: A techno-economic approach," 2022, in Journal of Cleaner Production
  • "Life cycle thinking of plasma gasification as a waste-to-energy tool: Review on environmental, economic and social aspects," 2021, in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • "Renewable energy from solid waste: life cycle analysis and social welfare," 2020, in Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Their most frequent publication venues are:

  • AIP conference proceedings
  • Energy Reports
  • Energies
  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • Energy Conversion and Management

Best Publications

  • Influence of the Biomass Gasification Processes on the Final Composition of Syngas

    Nuno Couto;Abel Rouboa;Valter Silva;Eliseu Monteiro

  • Co-gasification and recent developments on waste-to-energy conversion: A review

    Ana Ramos;Eliseu Monteiro;Valter Silva;Abel Rouboa

  • Biomass pre-treatment techniques for the production of biofuels using thermal conversion methods – A review

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  • Numerical investigation of optimum operating conditions for syngas and hydrogen production from biomass gasification using Aspen Plus

    Raquel Tavares;Eliseu Monteiro;Fouzi Tabet;Abel Rouboa;Abel Rouboa;Abel Rouboa

  • Numerical approaches and comprehensive models for gasification process: A review

    Ana Ramos;Eliseu Monteiro;Abel Rouboa;Abel Rouboa

  • Hydrogen production using plasma gasification with steam injection

    José Favas;Eliseu Monteiro;Abel Rouboa;Abel Rouboa;Abel Rouboa

  • The effect of swimmer's hand/forearm acceleration on propulsive forces generation using computational fluid dynamics.

    Abel Rouboa;António José Rocha mArtins da Silva;Luís Leal;Jorge Rocha

  • The Use of Neural Network Technology to Model Swimming Performance

    António José Rocha mArtins da Silva;Aldo Manuel Costa;Paulo Moura Oliveira;VIctor Machado Reis

  • Hydrodynamic Drag During Gliding in Swimming

    Daniel Almeida Marinho;VIctor Machado Reis;Francisco Bessone Alves;João Paulo Vilas-Boas

  • Assessment of municipal solid wastes gasification in a semi-industrial gasifier using syngas quality indices

    Nuno Dinis Couto;Valter Bruno Silva;Eliseu Monteiro;Abel Rouboa;Abel Rouboa

  • On the green hydrogen production through gasification processes: A techno-economic approach

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  • Life cycle costing for plasma gasification of municipal solid waste: A socio-economic approach

    Ana Ramos;Joan Berzosa;José Espí;Frederic Clarens

  • Numerical and experimental analysis of municipal solid wastes gasification process

    Nuno Couto;Nuno Couto;Valter Silva;Valter Silva;Eliseu Monteiro;Sandra Teixeira

  • A Review on Plasma Gasification of Solid Residues: Recent Advances and Developments

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  • A theoretical study on municipal solid waste plasma gasification.

    Raquel Tavares;Ana Ramos;Abel Rouboa;Abel Rouboa;Abel Rouboa

  • Eulerian – Eulerian CFD model on fluidized bed gasifier using coffee husks as fuel

    Tamer M. Ismail;M. Abd El-Salam;Eliseu Monteiro;Abel Rouboa;Abel Rouboa

  • Portuguese pellets market: Analysis of the production and utilization constrains

    Eliseu Monteiro;Vishveshwar Mantha;Abel Rouboa

  • Determination of the Drag Coefficient during the First and Second Gliding Positions of the Breaststroke Underwater Stroke

    João Paulo Vilas-Boas;Lígia Costa;Ricardo Jorge Fernandes;João Ribeiro

  • Prospective application of farm cattle manure for bioenergy production in Portugal

    Eliseu Monteiro;Vishveshwar Mantha;Abel Rouboa

  • Thermodynamic Evaluation of Portuguese municipal solid waste gasification

    Nuno Dinis Couto;Valter Bruno Silva;Abel Rouboa;Abel Rouboa;Abel Rouboa

  • Swimming Propulsion Forces Are Enhanced by a Small Finger Spread

    Daniel A. Marinho;Tiago Barbosa;Victor M. Reis;Per-Ludvik Kjendlie

  • Analysis of drafting effects in swimming using computational fluid dynamics.

    António José Rocha mArtins da Silva;Abel Rouboa;António Moreira;VIctor Machado Reis

  • Using a two-stage equilibrium model to simulate oxygen air enriched gasification of pine biomass residues

    Valter Bruno Silva;Abel Rouboa

  • Hydrogen-rich gas from gasification of Portuguese municipal solid wastes

    Nuno Couto;Eliseu Monteiro;Valter Silva;Abel Rouboa;Abel Rouboa;Abel Rouboa

Frequent Co-Authors

Alcino J. Silva
Alcino J. Silva University of California, Los Angeles
Ricardo Chacartegui
Ricardo Chacartegui University of Seville
Omid Mahian
Omid Mahian Ningbo University

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