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2023

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
56
Citations
12370
World Ranking
3626
National Ranking
94

Francisco Omil 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 Francisco Omil sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 112 publications — 19th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Francisco Omil 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 Francisco Omil sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Francisco Omil is affiliated with the University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Their research primarily lies within the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on pollution, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, water science and technology, environmental chemistry, and environmental engineering.

The scientist has contributed to various topics, including wastewater treatment and nitrogen removal, pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts, water treatment and disinfection, methane hydrates and related phenomena, membrane separation technologies, wastewater treatment and reuse, and antibiotic resistance in bacteria.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Francisco Omil include:

  • Cometabolic removal of organic micropollutants by enriched nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane oxidizing cultures (2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials)
  • Metalloenzymes play major roles to achieve high-rate nitrogen removal in N-damo communities: Lessons from metaproteomics (2023, Bioresource Technology)
  • Evaluation of abatement options to reduce formaldehyde emissions in vehicle assembly paint shops using the Life Cycle methodology (2023, Cleaner Environmental Systems)
  • How should ecohazard of micropollutants in wastewater be gauged? Using bioassays to profile alternative tertiary treatments (2020, Environmental Engineering Research)
  • Influence of metabolism and microbiology on organic micropollutants biotransformation in anoxic heterotrophic reactors (2022, Journal of Hazardous Materials)

Frequent publication venues for Francisco Omil are:

  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Environmental Science Water Research & Technology
  • Global NEST International Conference on Environmental Science & Technology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Bioresource Technology

The scientist has collaborated repeatedly with several coauthors, demonstrating a network of partnerships in their research efforts. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Sonia Suárez
  • J.M. Garrido
  • Miguel Martínez-Quintela
  • Adrián Arias
  • Sabela Balboa

Best Publications

  • Behavior of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and hormones in a sewage treatment plant

    Marta Carballa;Francisco Omil;Juan M Lema;Marı́a Llompart

  • Removal of Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) under nitrifying and denitrifying conditions

    Sonia Suarez;Juan M. Lema;Francisco Omil

  • How are pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) removed from urban wastewaters

    Sonia Suárez;Marta Carballa;Francisco Omil;Juan M. Lema

  • Fate of pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) during anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge.

    Marta Carballa;Francisco Omil;Thomas Ternes;Juan M. Lema

  • Pre-treatment of hospital wastewater by coagulation-flocculation and flotation.

    Sonia Suarez;Juan M. Lema;Francisco Omil

  • Removal of cosmetic ingredients and pharmaceuticals in sewage primary treatment

    Marta Carballa;Francisco Omil;Juan M. Lema

  • Determination of the solid-water distribution coefficient (Kd) for pharmaceuticals, estrogens and musk fragrances in digested sludge.

    Marta Carballa;Guido Fink;Francisco Omil;Juan M. Lema

  • Influence of nitrifying conditions on the biodegradation and sorption of emerging micropollutants.

    E. Fernandez-Fontaina;F. Omil;J.M. Lema;M. Carballa

  • Understanding the removal mechanisms of PPCPs and the influence of main technological parameters in anaerobic UASB and aerobic CAS reactors.

    T. Alvarino;S. Suarez;J.M. Lema;F. Omil

  • The effect and fate of antibiotics during the anaerobic digestion of pig manure.

    J.A. Álvarez;L. Otero;J.M. Lema;F. Omil

  • Fate of pharmaceuticals and cosmetic ingredients during the operation of a MBR treating sewage

    R. Reif;S. Suárez;F. Omil;J.M. Lema

  • Comparison of predicted and measured concentrations of selected pharmaceuticals, fragrances and hormones in Spanish sewage

    Marta Carballa;Francisco Omil;Juan M. Lema

  • Influence of ozone pre-treatment on sludge anaerobic digestion: removal of pharmaceutical and personal care products.

    Marta Carballa;Garbiñe Manterola;Luis Larrea;Thomas Ternes

  • Anaerobic hydrolysis and acidogenesis of wastewaters from food industries with high content of organic solids and protein

    L. Guerrero;F. Omil;R. Méndez;J.M. Lema

  • Anaerobic filter reactor performance for the treatment of complex dairy wastewater at industrial scale

    Francisco Omil;Juan M Garrido;Belén Arrojo;Ramón Méndez

  • Understanding the sorption and biotransformation of organic micropollutants in innovative biological wastewater treatment technologies.

    T. Alvarino;S. Suarez;J. Lema;F. Omil

  • Environmental assessment of anaerobically digested sludge reuse in agriculture: potential impacts of emerging micropollutants.

    Almudena Hospido;Marta Carballa;Maite Moreira;Francisco Omil

  • Anaerobic treatment of saline wastewaters under high sulphide and ammonia content

    Francisco Omil;Ramón Méndez;Juan M. Lema

  • Effect of upward velocity and sulphide concentration on volatile fatty acid degradation in a sulphidogenic granular sludge reactor

    F. Omil;P. Lens;L.W. Hulshoff Pol;G. Lettinga

  • Long-term competition between sulfate reducing and methanogenic bacteria in UASB reactors treating volatile fatty acids.

    F. Omil;P. Lens;A. Visser;L. W. Hulshoff Pol

Frequent Co-Authors

Juan M. Lema
Juan M. Lema University of Santiago de Compostela
Marta Carballa
Marta Carballa University of Santiago de Compostela
Ramón Méndez
Ramón Méndez University of Santiago de Compostela
Thomas A. Ternes
Thomas A. Ternes Federal Institute of Hydrology
Gatze Lettinga
Gatze Lettinga Wageningen University & Research
Piet N.L. Lens
Piet N.L. Lens University of Galway
Gumersindo Feijoo
Gumersindo Feijoo University of Santiago de Compostela
Francesco Fatone
Francesco Fatone Marche Polytechnic University
Almudena Hospido
Almudena Hospido University of Santiago de Compostela
Maria Teresa Moreira
Maria Teresa Moreira University of Santiago de Compostela

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