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Joan Mata-Álvarez

Joan Mata-Álvarez

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
49
Citations
11773
World Ranking
4234
National Ranking
94

Joan Mata-Álvarez 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 Joan Mata-Álvarez sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 148 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Joan Mata-Álvarez 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 Joan Mata-Álvarez 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

Joan Mata-Álvarez is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain. Their research work primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Engineering, with significant contributions to Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering, Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Building and Construction.

The scientist's research focuses on several topics including:

  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
  • Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
  • Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
  • Phosphorus and nutrient management
  • Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods

Joan Mata-Álvarez has published extensively in notable scientific venues such as:

  • Bioresource Technology
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
  • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • ACS ES&T Engineering

Noteworthy recent papers authored or co-authored by Mata-Álvarez include:

  • "Advances in anaerobic membrane bioreactor technology for municipal wastewater treatment: A 2020 updated review" (2020), Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • "New insights in food waste, sewage sludge and green waste anaerobic fermentation for short-chain volatile fatty acids production: A review" (2022), Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
  • "Co-digestion of sewage sludge and food waste in a wastewater treatment plant based on mainstream anaerobic membrane bioreactor technology: A techno-economic evaluation" (2021), Bioresource Technology
  • "Assessing the potential of waste activated sludge and food waste co-fermentation for carboxylic acids production" (2020), The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Volatile fatty acids production from biowaste at mechanical-biological treatment plants: Focusing on fermentation temperature" (2020), Bioresource Technology

Frequent co-authors in Mata-Álvarez's projects include:

  • J. Dosta
  • Sergi Astals
  • Sergi Vinardell
  • Miriam Peces
  • Andreu Serra-Toro

Best Publications

  • A critical review on anaerobic co-digestion achievements between 2010 and 2013

    J. Mata-Alvarez;J. Dosta;M.S. Romero-Güiza;X. Fonoll

  • The role of additives on anaerobic digestion: a review

    M.S. Romero-Güiza;J. Vila;J. Mata-Alvarez;J.M. Chimenos

  • Short- and long-term effects of temperature on the Anammox process

    J. Dosta;I. Fernández;J.R. Vázquez-Padín;A. Mosquera-Corral

  • Codigestion of solid wastes: A review of its uses and perspectives including modeling

    Joan Mata-Alvarez;Joan Dosta;Sandra Macé;Sergi Astals

  • Nitrification, denitrification and biological phosphorus removal in piggery wastewater using a sequencing batch reactor

    D Obaja;S Macé;J Costa;C Sans

  • Anaerobic co-digestion of pig manure and crude glycerol at mesophilic conditions: Biogas and digestate

    S Astals;V Nolla-Ardèvol;V Nolla-Ardèvol;J Mata-Alvarez

  • Utilization of SBR Technology for Wastewater Treatment: An Overview

    S. Mace;J. Mata-Alvarez

  • Biological nutrient removal by a sequencing batch reactor (SBR) using an internal organic carbon source in digested piggery wastewater.

    D. Obaja;S. Macé;J. Mata-Alvarez

  • Identification of synergistic impacts during anaerobic co-digestion of organic wastes

    S. Astals;S. Astals;D.J. Batstone;J. Mata-Alvarez;P.D. Jensen

  • Modified version of ADM1 model for agro-waste application.

    A. Galí;T. Benabdallah;S. Astals;J. Mata-Alvarez

  • Anaerobic digestion of the Barcelona central food market organic wastes. Experimental study.

    Joan Mata-Alvarez;P. Llabrés;Franco Cecchi;Paolo Pavan

  • Anaerobic digestion of seven different sewage sludges: a biodegradability and modelling study.

    S. Astals;M. Esteban-Gutiérrez;T. Fernández-Arévalo;E. Aymerich

  • Co-digestion of pig manure and glycerine: experimental and modelling study.

    S. Astals;M. Ariso;A. Galí;J. Mata-Alvarez

  • Ammonia influence in anaerobic digestion of OFMSW.

    T. Benabdallah El Hadj;S. Astals;A. Galí;S. Mace

  • Effect of ultrasound pretreatment in mesophilic and thermophilic anaerobic digestion with emphasis on naphthalene and pyrene removal

    T. Benabdallah El-Hadj;J. Dosta;R. Márquez-Serrano;J. Mata-Álvarez

  • Anaerobic co-digestion of sewage sludge and fruit wastes: Evaluation of the transitory states when the co-substrate is changed

    X. Fonoll;S. Astals;S. Astals;J. Dosta;J. Mata-Alvarez

  • Two ways to achieve an anammox influent from real reject water treatment at lab-scale : Partial SBR nitrification and SHARON process

    A. Galí;J. Dosta;M.C.M. van Loosdrecht;J. Mata-Alvarez

  • Effect of ultrasound, low-temperature thermal and alkali pre-treatments on waste activated sludge rheology, hygienization and methane potential.

    M. Ruiz-Hernando;J. Martín-Díaz;J. Labanda;J. Mata-Alvarez

  • Advances in anaerobic membrane bioreactor technology for municipal wastewater treatment: A 2020 updated review

    S. Vinardell;S. Astals;M. Peces;M.A. Cardete

  • Two-phase anaerobic digestion of source sorted OFMSW (organic fraction of municipal solid waste): performance and kinetic study

    P. Pavan;P. Battistoni;F. Cecchi;J. Mata-Alvarez

  • Anaerobic co-digestion of sewage sludge: Application to the macroalgae from the Venice lagoon

    F. Cecchi;P. Pavan;J. Mata-Alvarez

Frequent Co-Authors

Paolo Pavan
Paolo Pavan Ca Foscari University of Venice
Sergi Astals
Sergi Astals University of Barcelona
David Bolzonella
David Bolzonella University of Verona
Antonio Marcomini
Antonio Marcomini Ca Foscari University of Venice
Marina Prisciandaro
Marina Prisciandaro University of L'Aquila
Francisco Lucena
Francisco Lucena University of Barcelona
Anuska Mosquera-Corral
Anuska Mosquera-Corral University of Santiago de Compostela
George Tchobanoglous
George Tchobanoglous University of California, Davis
Samir Kumar Khanal
Samir Kumar Khanal University of Hawaii at Manoa
Juan Jofre
Juan Jofre University of Barcelona

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