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Cidália M.S. Botelho

Cidália M.S. Botelho

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
43
Citations
7821
World Ranking
7056
National Ranking
39

Cidália M.S. Botelho publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cidália M.S. Botelho sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 112 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Cidália M.S. Botelho D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cidália M.S. Botelho sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Cidália M.S. Botelho is affiliated with the University of Porto in Portugal and has a research focus within Environmental Science, with a significant number of publications concentrated in this field. Their work addresses various subfields including Water Science and Technology, Environmental Chemistry, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Pollution, and Aquatic Science.

The research topics covered by Cidália M.S. Botelho encompass areas related to environmental contamination and remediation. Key topics include:

  • Arsenic contamination and mitigation
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
  • Coagulation and Flocculation Studies
  • Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
  • Iron oxide chemistry and applications
  • Mine drainage and remediation techniques

The scientist's publication record includes articles in journals such as Water, Chemosphere, Journal of Hazardous Materials, The Science of The Total Environment, and Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. Notably, the most frequent venues for Cidália's work include:

  • Water
  • Chemosphere
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering

Recent research papers authored or co-authored by Cidália M.S. Botelho span from 2020 to 2023 and cover topics such as phenolic compound extraction, biorefinery of marine macroalgae, arsenic removal technologies, tannin-based coagulants, and arsenic adsorption in continuous systems. Selected recent papers include:

  • Optimization of microwave-assisted extraction of phenolic compounds from chestnut processing waste using response surface methodology, 2023, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Biorefinery of marine macroalgae into high-tech bioproducts: a review, 2020, Environmental Chemistry Letters
  • Efficient removal of arsenic from aqueous solution by continuous adsorption onto iron-coated cork granulates, 2022, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Tannin-based coagulants: Current development and prospects on synthesis and uses, 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Current Trends of Arsenic Adsorption in Continuous Mode: Literature Review and Future Perspectives, 2021, Sustainability

Cidália M.S. Botelho frequently collaborates with several researchers in the field. Key co-authors include:

  • Rui A.R. Boaventura
  • Isabella T. Tomasi
  • Ariana M.A. Pintor
  • Sílvia C.R. Santos
  • Mariko A. Carneiro

Best Publications

  • Arsenic and antimony in water and wastewater: overview of removal techniques with special reference to latest advances in adsorption

    Gabriela Ungureanu;Sílvia C. R. Santos;Rui Boaventura;Cidália Botelho

  • Performance and prospects of different adsorbents for phosphorus uptake and recovery from water

    Hugo Bacelo;Ariana M.A. Pintor;Sílvia C.R. Santos;Rui A.R. Boaventura

  • Selenium contaminated waters: An overview of analytical methods, treatment options and recent advances in sorption methods.

    Sílvia Santos;Gabriela Ungureanu;Rui Boaventura;Cidália Botelho

  • Oil and grease removal from wastewaters: Sorption treatment as an alternative to state-of-the-art technologies. A critical review

    Ariana M.A. Pintor;Vítor J.P. Vilar;Cidália M.S. Botelho;Rui A.R. Boaventura

  • A review of the use of red mud as adsorbent for the removal of toxic pollutants from water and wastewater

    Amit Bhatnagar;Vítor J.P. Vilar;Cidália M.S. Botelho;Rui A.R. Boaventura

  • Methylene blue adsorption by algal biomass based materials: biosorbents characterization and process behaviour.

    Vítor J P Vilar;Cidália M S Botelho;Rui A R Boaventura

  • Tannin-based biosorbents for environmental applications - A review

    Hugo A.M. Bacelo;Sílvia C.R. Santos;Cidália M.S. Botelho

  • Coconut-based biosorbents for water treatment — A review of the recent literature

    Amit Bhatnagar;Vítor J.P. Vilar;Cidália M.S. Botelho;Rui A.R. Boaventura

  • Influence of pH, ionic strength and temperature on lead biosorption by Gelidium and agar extraction algal waste

    Vítor J.P. Vilar;Cidália M.S. Botelho;Rui A.R. Boaventura

  • Optimization of coagulation-flocculation and flotation parameters for the treatment of a petroleum refinery effluent from a Portuguese Plant

    Carlos E. Santo;Vítor J.P. Vilar;Cidália M.S. Botelho;Amit Bhatnagar

  • Equilibrium and kinetic modelling of Cd(II) biosorption by algae Gelidium and agar extraction algal waste.

    Vítor J.P. Vilar;Cidália M.S. Botelho;Rui A.R. Boaventura

  • Use of cork powder and granules for the adsorption of pollutants: a review.

    Ariana M.A. Pintor;Catarina I.A. Ferreira;Joana C. Pereira;Patrícia Correia

  • Copper removal by algae Gelidium, agar extraction algal waste and granulated algal waste: kinetics and equilibrium.

    Vítor J.P. Vilar;Cidália M.S. Botelho;Rui A.R. Boaventura

  • Arsenic removal from water using iron-coated seaweeds.

    Bárbara R.C. Vieira;Ariana M.A. Pintor;Rui A.R. Boaventura;Cidália M.S. Botelho

  • Fish canning industry wastewater treatment for water reuse – a case study

    Raquel O. Cristóvão;Cidália M. Botelho;Ramiro J.E. Martins;José M. Loureiro

  • Efficient removal of arsenic from aqueous solution by continuous adsorption onto iron-coated cork granulates.

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  • Arsenate and arsenite adsorption onto iron-coated cork granulates

    Ariana M.A. Pintor;Bárbara R.C. Vieira;Sílvia C.R. Santos;Rui A.R. Boaventura

  • Surface Water Quality Assessment of Lis River Using Multivariate Statistical Methods

    Judite S. Vieira;Judite S. Vieira;José C. M. Pires;Fernando G. Martins;Vítor J. P. Vilar

  • Chromium and zinc uptake by algae Gelidium and agar extraction algal waste: Kinetics and equilibrium

    Vítor J.P. Vilar;Cidália M.S. Botelho;Rui A.R. Boaventura

  • Copper desorption from Gelidium algal biomass.

    Vítor J.P. Vilar;Cidália M.S. Botelho;Rui A.R. Boaventura

  • Continuous biosorption of Pb/Cu and Pb/Cd in fixed-bed column using algae Gelidium and granulated agar extraction algal waste

    Vítor J.P. Vilar;José M. Loureiro;Cidália M.S. Botelho;Rui A.R. Boaventura

  • Bioadsorptive removal of Pb(II) from aqueous solution by the biorefinery waste of Fucus spiralis.

    Catalina Filote;Irina Volf;Sílvia C.R. Santos;Cidália M.S. Botelho

Frequent Co-Authors

Rui A.R. Boaventura
Rui A.R. Boaventura University of Porto
Vítor J.P. Vilar
Vítor J.P. Vilar University of Porto
Amit Bhatnagar
Amit Bhatnagar Lappeenranta University of Technology
José M. Loureiro
José M. Loureiro University of Porto
Arminda Alves
Arminda Alves University of Porto
Francisco Rodríguez-Reinoso
Francisco Rodríguez-Reinoso University of Alicante
Alírio E. Rodrigues
Alírio E. Rodrigues University of Porto
Laura Sigg
Laura Sigg ETH Zurich

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