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2023

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Joan Rieradevall 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 Rieradevall sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 171 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Joan Rieradevall 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 Rieradevall sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 128 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 349 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 425 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 94 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 24 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Joan Rieradevall is affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with a substantial number of publications contributing to these fields.

Their subfield expertise includes plant science, environmental engineering, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, industrial and manufacturing engineering, and global and planetary change. This range highlights a multidisciplinary approach to environmental and agricultural issues.

The main topics investigated by Joan Rieradevall encompass:

  • Urban agriculture and sustainability
  • Urban green space and health
  • Urban heat island mitigation
  • Land use and ecosystem services
  • Agriculture sustainability and environmental impact
  • Wastewater treatment and reuse
  • Municipal solid waste management

Their frequent collaborators include Xavier Gabarrell, Alejandro Josa, Felipe Parada, Perla Zambrano-Prado, and Gara Villalba, indicating ongoing cooperative research within their network.

Joan Rieradevall's work has been published in several journals, with multiple contributions to:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Cities
  • Sustainable Cities and Society
  • Habitat International

Some of the recent papers authored by or involving Joan Rieradevall include:

  • "Recirculating water and nutrients in urban agriculture: An opportunity towards environmental sustainability and water use efficiency?" (2020) published in Journal of Cleaner Production
  • "Transition towards eco-efficiency in municipal solid waste management to reduce GHG emissions: The case of Brazil" (2020) published in Journal of Cleaner Production
  • "Assessment of the food-water-energy nexus suitability of rooftops. A methodological remote sensing approach in an urban Mediterranean area" (2021) published in Sustainable Cities and Society
  • "Perceptions on barriers and opportunities for integrating urban agri-green roofs: A European Mediterranean compact city case" (2021) published in Cities
  • "Increasing resource circularity in wastewater treatment: Environmental implications of technological upgrades" (2022) published in The Science of The Total Environment

Best Publications

  • Roof selection for rainwater harvesting: quantity and quality assessments in Spain.

    Ramon Farreny;Tito Morales-Pinzón;Tito Morales-Pinzón;Albert Guisasola;Carlota Tayà

  • Recovery of organic wastes in the Spanish wine industry. Technical, economic and environmental analyses of the composting process.

    Luz Ruggieri;Erasmo Cadena;Julia Martínez-Blanco;Carles M. Gasol

  • Compost benefits for agriculture evaluated by life cycle assessment. A review

    Julie Martínez-Blanco;Cristina Lazcano;Cristina Lazcano;Thomas Højlund Christensen;Pere Muñoz

  • Application challenges for the social Life Cycle Assessment of fertilizers within life cycle sustainability assessment

    Julia Martínez-Blanco;Julia Martínez-Blanco;Annekatrin Lehmann;Pere Muñoz;Assumpció Antón

  • The use of life cycle assessment for the comparison of biowaste composting at home and full scale.

    Julia Martínez-Blanco;Joan Colón;Xavier Gabarrell;Xavier Font

  • Life cycle assessment of sunflower and rapeseed as energy crops under Chilean conditions

    Alfredo Iriarte;Alfredo Iriarte;Joan Rieradevall;Xavier Gabarrell

  • Environmental assessment of home composting

    Joan Colón;Julia Martínez-Blanco;Xavier Gabarrell;Adriana Artola

  • LCA of selective waste collection systems in dense urban areas

    Alfredo Iriarte;Xavier Gabarrell;Joan Rieradevall

  • Assessment of tomato Mediterranean production in open-field and standard multi-tunnel greenhouse, with compost or mineral fertilizers, from an agricultural and environmental standpoint

    Julia Martínez-Blanco;Pere Muñoz;Assumpció Antón;Joan Rieradevall

  • Life cycle assessment of a Brassica carinata bioenergy cropping system in southern Europe.

    Carles M. Gasol;Xavier Gabarrell;Assumpció Anton;Miquel Rigola

  • Environmental assessment of different solar driven advanced oxidation processes

    Ivan Muñoz;Joan Rieradevall;Francesc Torrades;José Peral

  • Eco-design in innovation driven companies: perception, predictions and the main drivers of integration. The Spanish example

    Maria Santolaria;Jordi Oliver-Solà;Carles M. Gasol;Tito Morales-Pinzón;Tito Morales-Pinzón

  • An environmental and economic life cycle assessment of rooftop greenhouse (RTG) implementation in Barcelona, Spain. Assessing new forms of urban agriculture from the greenhouse structure to the final product level

    Esther Sanyé-Mengual;Jordi Oliver-Solà;Juan Ignacio Montero;Joan Rieradevall

  • LCA of poplar bioenergy system compared with Brassica carinata energy crop and natural gas in regional scenario

    Carles M. Gasol;Xavier Gabarrell;Assumpció Anton;Miquel Rigola

  • Cost-efficiency of rainwater harvesting strategies in dense Mediterranean neighbourhoods

    R. Farreny;X. Gabarrell;J. Rieradevall

  • Application of LCSA to used cooking oil waste management

    Elisabet Vinyes;Jordi Oliver-Solà;Cassia Ugaya;Joan Rieradevall

  • Environmental analysis of rainwater harvesting infrastructures in diffuse and compact urban models of Mediterranean climate

    Sara Angrill;Ramon Farreny;Carles M. Gasol;Xavier Gabarrell

  • Resolving differing stakeholder perceptions of urban rooftop farming in Mediterranean cities : promoting food production as a driver for innovative forms of urban agriculture

    Esther Sanyé-Mengual;Isabelle Anguelovski;Jordi Oliver-Solà;Juan Ignacio Montero

  • Application of life cycle thinking towards sustainable cities : a review

    Anna Petit-Boix;Pere Llorach-Massana;David Sanjuan-Delmás;Jorge Sierra-Pérez;Jorge Sierra-Pérez

  • Life cycle assessment of the use of compost from municipal organic waste for fertilization of tomato crops

    Julia Martínez-Blanco;Pere Muñoz;Assumpció Antón;Joan Rieradevall

  • Experiences with greening suppliers. The Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    Alba Bala;Paco Muñoz;Joan Rieradevall;Pere Ysern

Frequent Co-Authors

Xavier Gabarrell
Xavier Gabarrell Autonomous University of Barcelona
Carles M. Gasol
Carles M. Gasol Autonomous University of Barcelona
Assumpció Antón
Assumpció Antón Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology
Xavier Domènech
Xavier Domènech Autonomous University of Barcelona
Gumersindo Feijoo
Gumersindo Feijoo University of Santiago de Compostela
Sara González-García
Sara González-García University of Santiago de Compostela
Antoni Sánchez
Antoni Sánchez Autonomous University of Barcelona
Maria Teresa Moreira
Maria Teresa Moreira University of Santiago de Compostela
Xavier Font
Xavier Font Autonomous University of Barcelona
Matthias Finkbeiner
Matthias Finkbeiner Technical University of Berlin

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