World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Joaquim Comas

Joaquim Comas

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
46
Citations
7108
World Ranking
5241
National Ranking
120

Overview

Joaquim Comas is affiliated with the University of Girona in Spain and specializes in environmental science and engineering. Their research spans multiple subfields including industrial and manufacturing engineering, water science and technology, biomedical engineering, global and planetary change, and health, toxicology, and mutagenesis. The work covers both foundational and applied aspects of these areas.

The scientist's main topics of research include membrane separation technologies, land use and ecosystem services, membrane-based ion separation techniques, urban green space and health, wastewater treatment and reuse, constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment, and urban stormwater management solutions.

Joaquim Comas has contributed to numerous publications in well-regarded venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Membranes
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Recent papers by Joaquim Comas demonstrate a focus on urban environmental challenges, wastewater treatment technologies, and nature-based solutions. Notable publications include:

  • Nature-based solutions in the urban context: terminology, classification and scoring for urban challenges and ecosystem services (2021), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • Integrated assessment of sulfate-based AOPs for pharmaceutical active compound removal from wastewater (2020), published in Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Nature-based solutions coupled with advanced technologies: An opportunity for decentralized water reuse in cities (2022), published in Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Management of Urban Waters with Nature-Based Solutions in Circular Cities-Exemplified through Seven Urban Circularity Challenges (2021), published in Water
  • Biological processes modelling for MBR systems: A review of the state-of-the-art focusing on SMP and EPS (2023), published in Water Research

Joaquim Comas collaborates frequently with other researchers in their field. Regular co-authors include Josep Pueyo-Ros, Ignasi Rodríguez-Roda, Gianluigi Buttiglieri, Joana Castellar, and Lluís Corominas. These collaborations contribute to a diverse research network and interdisciplinary approaches to environmental and engineering challenges.

Best Publications

  • Comparison of removal of pharmaceuticals in MBR and activated sludge systems

    Jan Sipma;Begoña Osuna;Neus Collado;Hector Monclús

  • Designing and building real environmental decision support systems

    Manel Poch;Joaquim Comas;Ignasi Rodríguez-Roda;Miquel Sànchez-Marrè

  • Removal of emerging contaminants from municipal wastewater with an integrated membrane system, MBR-RO.

    Davor Dolar;Meritxell Gros;Sara Rodriguez-Mozaz;Jordi Moreno

  • Pharmaceuticals occurrence in a WWTP with significant industrial contribution and its input into the river system.

    N. Collado;S. Rodriguez-Mozaz;M. Gros;A. Rubirola

  • Biological nutrient removal in an MBR treating municipal wastewater with special focus on biological phosphorus removal

    Hector Monclús;Jan Sipma;Giuliana Ferrero;Ignasi Rodriguez-Roda;Ignasi Rodriguez-Roda

  • Resilience theory incorporated into urban wastewater systems management. State of the art.

    P. Juan-García;P. Juan-García;D. Butler;J. Comas;J. Comas;G. Darch

  • Nature-based solutions in the urban context: terminology, classification and scoring for urban challenges and ecosystem services.

    Joana. A. C. Castellar;Joana. A. C. Castellar;Lucia Alexandra Popartan;Josep Pueyo-Ros;Natasa Atanasova

  • Effects on activated sludge bacterial community exposed to sulfamethoxazole

    N. Collado;G. Buttiglieri;E. Marti;L. Ferrando-Climent

  • Advanced biological activated carbon filter for removing pharmaceutically active compounds from treated wastewater

    Luca Sbardella;Joaquim Comas;Joaquim Comas;Alessio Fenu;Ignasi Rodriguez-Roda

  • Water footprint assessment in wastewater treatment plants

    S. Morera;Ll. Corominas;M. Poch;M.M. Aldaya

  • Efficiently Combining Water Reuse and Desalination through Forward Osmosis-Reverse Osmosis (FO-RO) Hybrids: A Critical Review.

    Gaetan Blandin;Arne R.D. Verliefde;Joaquim Comas;Ignasi Rodriguez-Roda

  • Instrumentation, Control and Automation in wastewater - from London 1973 to Narbonne 2013

    G. Olsson;Bengt Carlsson;J. Comas;J. Copp

  • Removal of microbial indicators from municipal wastewater by a membrane bioreactor (MBR)

    Elisabet Marti;Hector Monclús;Juan Jofre;Ignasi Rodriguez-Roda;Ignasi Rodriguez-Roda

  • Prediction of the bulking phenomenon in wastewater treatment plants

    L. Belanche;J.J. Valdés;J. Comas;I.R. Roda

  • Optimized MBR for greywater reuse systems in hotel facilities.

    Natasa Atanasova;Montserrat Dalmau;Joaquim Comas;Manel Poch

  • Risk assessment modelling of microbiology-related solids separation problems in activated sludge systems

    J. Comas;I. Rodríguez-Roda;K. V. Gernaey;C. Rosen

  • A comparative study on the use of similarity measures in case-based reasoning to improve the classification of environmental system situations

    Héctor Núñez;Miquel Sànchez-Marrè;Ulises Cortés;Joaquim Comas

  • A hybrid supervisory system to support WWTP operation: implementation and validation

    I.R. Rodriguez-Roda;M. Sànchez-Marrè;J. Comas;J. Baeza

  • Integrated assessment of sulfate-based AOPs for pharmaceutical active compound removal from wastewater

    Luca Sbardella;Luca Sbardella;Inmaculada Velo Gala;Inmaculada Velo Gala;Joaquim Comas;Joaquim Comas;Serni Morera Carbonell

  • Automatic control systems for submerged membrane bioreactors: a state-of-the-art review.

    Giuliana Ferrero;Ignasi Rodríguez-Roda;Ignasi Rodríguez-Roda;Joaquim Comas

  • Optimization of biological nutrient removal in a pilot plant UCT-MBR treating municipal wastewater during start-up☆

    H. Monclús;J. Sipma;G. Ferrero;J. Comas

  • TOWARDS A MODEL OF INPUT-OUTPUT BEHAVIOUR OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS USING SOFT COMPUTING TECHNIQUES

    Lluı́s A Belanche;Julio J Valdés;Joaquim Comas;Ignasi R Roda

Frequent Co-Authors

Ignasi Rodríguez-Roda
Ignasi Rodríguez-Roda University of Girona
Manel Poch
Manel Poch University of Girona
Ulises Cortés
Ulises Cortés Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Ingmar Nopens
Ingmar Nopens Ghent University
Jean-Philippe Steyer
Jean-Philippe Steyer INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Damià Barceló
Damià Barceló University of Almería
Krist V. Gernaey
Krist V. Gernaey Technical University of Denmark
Ulf Jeppsson
Ulf Jeppsson Lund University
Gianluigi Buttiglieri
Gianluigi Buttiglieri Catalan Institute for Water Research
Peter A. Vanrolleghem
Peter A. Vanrolleghem Université Laval

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Best Scientists Citing Joaquim Comas

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles