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Amadeo R. Fernández-Alba

Amadeo R. Fernández-Alba

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Chemistry
Spain
2022

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
105
Citations
34477
World Ranking
1028
National Ranking
13

Amadeo R. Fernández-Alba 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 Amadeo R. Fernández-Alba sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 346 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Amadeo R. Fernández-Alba 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 Amadeo R. Fernández-Alba sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 105 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Amadeo R. Fernández-Alba is affiliated with the University of Almería in Spain. Their research focuses primarily on agricultural and biological sciences as well as environmental science. Within these broad fields, they have contributed extensively to subfields such as insect science, food science, pollution, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, and analytical chemistry.

The scientist's work covers multiple main topics, including pesticide residue analysis and safety, insect and pesticide research, plant and animal studies, and the development of analytical chemistry methods. Additional areas of interest include insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, bee products chemical analysis, and the study of microplastics and plastic pollution.

Several recent papers illustrate the scope and diversity of their contributions. Notable publications include:

  • Honeybees as active samplers for microplastics (2021, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Presence and distribution of pesticides in apicultural products: A critical appraisal (2021, TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry)
  • Long-term effects on the agroecosystem of using reclaimed water on commercial crops (2022, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Improving the simultaneous target and non-target analysis LC-amenable pesticide residues using high speed Orbitrap mass spectrometry with combined multiple acquisition modes (2021, Talanta)
  • Fate, modeling, and human health risk of organic contaminants present in tomato plants irrigated with reclaimed water under real-world field conditions (2021, The Science of The Total Environment)

The scientist frequently publishes in venues that include The Science of The Total Environment, SSRN Electronic Journal, TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, Talanta, and Analytical Methods. Their presence in these journals reflects a consistent engagement with environmental analytical chemistry and related interdisciplinary studies.

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their research activity. Frequent co-authors include María Murcia-Morales, Francisco José Díaz-Galiano, María del Mar Gómez-Ramos, María Jesús Martínez Bueno, and María Dolores Hernando.

Best Publications

  • Environmental risk assessment of pharmaceutical residues in wastewater effluents, surface waters and sediments.

    M.D. Hernando;M. Mezcua;A.R. Fernández-Alba;D. Barceló

  • Occurrence of emerging pollutants in urban wastewater and their removal through biological treatment followed by ozonation.

    Roberto Rosal;Antonio Rodríguez;José Antonio Perdigón-Melón;Alice Petre

  • Pesticide chemical oxidation: state-of-the-art.

    Serge Chiron;Amadeo Fernandez-Alba;Antonio Rodriguez;Eloy Garcia-Calvo

  • Pilot survey monitoring pharmaceuticals and related compounds in a sewage treatment plant located on the Mediterranean coast.

    M.J. Gómez;M.J. Martínez Bueno;S. Lacorte;A.R. Fernández-Alba

  • Determination of pharmaceuticals of various therapeutic classes by solid-phase extraction and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis in hospital effluent wastewaters.

    M. José Gómez;Mira Petrović;Mira Petrović;Amadeo R. Fernández-Alba;Damià Barceló

  • Occurrence and persistence of organic emerging contaminants and priority pollutants in five sewage treatment plants of Spain: two years pilot survey monitoring.

    M.J. Martínez Bueno;M.J. Gomez;S. Herrera;M.D. Hernando

  • Overcoming matrix effects using the dilution approach in multiresidue methods for fruits and vegetables.

    Carmen Ferrer;Ana Lozano;Ana Agüera;A. Jiménez Girón

  • Photo-fenton degradation of diclofenac: identification of main intermediates and degradation pathway.

    Leónidas A Pérez-Estrada;Sixto Malato;Wolfgang Gernjak;Ana Agüera

  • Photocatalytic treatment of water-soluble pesticides by photo-Fenton and TiO2 using solar energy

    S Malato;J Blanco;J Cáceres;A.R Fernández-Alba

  • Degradation of sulfamethoxazole in water by solar photo-Fenton. Chemical and toxicological evaluation.

    Alam G. Trovo;Raquel Fernandes Pupo Nogueira;Ana Aguera;Amadeo R. Fernandez-Alba

  • Application of Liquid Chromatography/Quadrupole-Linear Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry and Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry to the Determination of Pharmaceuticals and Related Contaminants in Wastewater

    María Jesús Martínez Bueno;Ana Agüera;María José Gómez;María Dolores Hernando

  • Validation and uncertainty study of a comprehensive list of 160 pesticide residues in multi-class vegetables by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.

    B. Kmellár;P. Fodor;L. Pareja;C. Ferrer

  • Degradation of the antibiotic amoxicillin by photo-Fenton process - Chemical and toxicological assessment

    Alam G. Trovó;Raquel F. Pupo Nogueira;Ana Agüera;Amadeo R. Fernandez-Alba

  • Degradation of fifteen emerging contaminants at microg L(-1) initial concentrations by mild solar photo-Fenton in MWTP effluents.

    N. Klamerth;L. Rizzo;S. Malato;Manuel I. Maldonado

  • Photodegradation of sulfamethoxazole in various aqueous media: Persistence, toxicity and photoproducts assessment

    Alam G. Trovó;Raquel F.P. Nogueira;Ana Agüera;Carla Sirtori;Carla Sirtori

  • Occurrence of emerging contaminants, priority substances (2008/105/CE) and heavy metals in treated wastewater and groundwater at Depurbaix facility (Barcelona, Spain)

    Gloria Teijon;Lucila Candela;Karim Tamoh;Antonio Molina-Díaz

  • Photo-Fenton treatment of water containing natural phenolic pollutants.

    Wolfgang Gernjak;Thomas Krutzler;Andreas Glaser;Sixto Malato

  • Photo-Fenton and modified photo-Fenton at neutral pH for the treatment of emerging contaminants in wastewater treatment plant effluents: A comparison

    N. Klamerth;S. Malato;A. Agüera;A. Fernández-Alba

  • Determination of pesticide residues in olives and olive oil by matrix solid-phase dispersion followed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry and liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry

    Carmen Ferrer;M. Jose Gómez;Juan F. García-Reyes;Imma Ferrer

  • Toxicity evaluation of single and mixed antifouling biocides measured with acute toxicity bioassays

    A.R. Fernández-Alba;M.D. Hernando;L. Piedra;Y. Chisti

Frequent Co-Authors

Ana Agüera
Ana Agüera University of Almería
María Dolores Hernando
María Dolores Hernando University of Alcalá
Juan F. García-Reyes
Juan F. García-Reyes University of Jaén
Eloy García-Calvo
Eloy García-Calvo University of Alcalá
Roberto Rosal
Roberto Rosal University of Alcalá
Imma Ferrer
Imma Ferrer University of Colorado Boulder
Sixto Malato
Sixto Malato Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
Antonio Molina-Díaz
Antonio Molina-Díaz University of Jaén
Damià Barceló
Damià Barceló University of Almería
Yusuf Chisti
Yusuf Chisti Massey University

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