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Ana Agüera

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Chemistry

D-Index
78
Citations
20317
World Ranking
3838
National Ranking
104

Ana Agüera 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 Ana Agüera sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 178 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ana Agüera 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 Ana Agüera sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ana Agüera is a researcher affiliated with the University of Almería in Spain. Their scholarly work centers predominantly on environmental science, with a particular emphasis on water quality, pollution control, and advanced oxidation processes applied to wastewater treatment.

The main fields of study associated with Ana Agüera include:

  • Environmental Science

Subfields of study show focused research on:

  • Water Science and Technology
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Pollution
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

The key topics addressed in Ana Agüera's work are:

  • Advanced oxidation water treatment
  • Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Water Treatment and Disinfection
  • TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
  • Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis

Ana Agüera's recent papers reflect a strong focus on the removal of contaminants and antibiotic resistance in wastewater through various oxidation and solar-driven processes. Notable publications include:

  • Investigating the impact of UV-C/H2O2 and sunlight/H2O2 on the removal of antibiotics, antibiotic resistance determinants and toxicity present in urban wastewater (2020, Chemical Engineering Journal)
  • A global multinational survey of cefotaxime-resistant coliforms in urban wastewater treatment plants (2020, Environment International)
  • Removal of contaminants of emerging concern by continuous flow solar photo-Fenton process at neutral pH in open reactors (2020, Journal of Environmental Management)
  • Nanofiltration retentate treatment from urban wastewater secondary effluent by solar electrochemical oxidation processes (2020, Separation and Purification Technology)
  • Large-scale raceway pond reactor for CEC removal from municipal WWTP effluents by solar photo-Fenton (2022, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental)

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Patricia Plaza-Bolaños
  • María Inmaculada Polo-López
  • I. Oller
  • J.A. Sánchez Pérez
  • Samira Nahim-Granados

Their research has been published regularly in several scientific venues, notably:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Chemical Engineering Journal

This body of work contributes to understanding and advancing methods for effective pollution mitigation, water treatment innovations, and assessing environmental impacts of pharmaceuticals and antibiotics in urban wastewater systems.

Best Publications

  • 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

  • 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

  • The potential implications of reclaimed wastewater reuse for irrigation on the agricultural environment: The knowns and unknowns of the fate of antibiotics and antibiotic resistant bacteria and resistance genes - A review.

    Anastasis Christou;Ana Agüera;Josep Maria Bayona;Eddie Cytryn

  • 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

  • Wastewater Treatment by Advanced Oxidation Process and Their Worldwide Research Trends

    José Antonio Garrido-Cardenas;Belén Esteban-García;Ana Agüera;José Antonio Sánchez-Pérez

  • 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

  • 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

  • Decontamination industrial pharmaceutical wastewater by combining solar photo-Fenton and biological treatment.

    C. Sirtori;A. Zapata;I. Oller;W. Gernjak

  • 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

  • Application of solar AOPs and ozonation for elimination of micropollutants in municipal wastewater treatment plant effluents

    L. Prieto-Rodríguez;I. Oller;N. Klamerth;A. Agüera

  • 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

  • Treatment of emerging contaminants in wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) effluents by solar photocatalysis using low TiO2 concentrations

    L. Prieto-Rodriguez;S. Miralles-Cuevas;I. Oller;A. Agüera

  • Evidence of 2,7/2,8-dibenzodichloro-p-dioxin as a photodegradation product of triclosan in water and wastewater samples

    Milagros Mezcua;M.José Gómez;Imma Ferrer;Ana Aguera

  • Degradation of imidacloprid in water by photo-Fenton and TiO2 photocatalysis at a solar pilot plant: a comparative study.

    Malato S;Caceres J;Agüera A;Mezcua M

  • Application of Photo-Fenton as a Tertiary Treatment of Emerging Contaminants in Municipal Wastewater.

    N. Klamerth;S. Malato;M. I. Maldonado;A. Agüera

  • Evaluation of triclosan and biphenylol in marine sediments and urban wastewaters by pressurized liquid extraction and solid phase extraction followed by gas chromatography mass spectrometry and liquid chromatography mass spectrometry

    Ana Agüera;Amadeo R Fernández-Alba;Luis Piedra;Milagros Mézcua

Frequent Co-Authors

Amadeo R. Fernández-Alba
Amadeo R. Fernández-Alba University of Almería
Sixto Malato
Sixto Malato Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
María Dolores Hernando
María Dolores Hernando University of Alcalá
Isabel Oller
Isabel Oller University of Almería
Roberto Rosal
Roberto Rosal University of Alcalá
Wolfgang Gernjak
Wolfgang Gernjak Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
J.A. Sánchez Pérez
J.A. Sánchez Pérez University of Almería
Imma Ferrer
Imma Ferrer University of Colorado Boulder
Pilar Fernández-Ibáñez
Pilar Fernández-Ibáñez University of Ulster
Eloy García-Calvo
Eloy García-Calvo University of Alcalá

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