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Chemistry 64 8135 7383 255 246 147 12937

José Benito Quintana publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by José Benito Quintana between 1996 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. José Benito Quintana published across 31 years, from 1996 to 2026, averaging 6.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2022. 10 of the 193 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2022. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 19 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 8 publications 2026: 2 publications
1996 2026

193 publications in total across all disciplines

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José Benito Quintana: publications per year, 1996 to 2026
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 2
2004 7
2005 4
2006 7
2007 4
2008 4
2009 4
2010 6
2011 2
2012 13
2013 8
2014 7
2015 7
2016 5
2017 9
2018 8
2019 15
2020 16
2021 10
2022 19
2023 8
2024 17
2025 8
2026 2
Total 193
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José Benito Quintana publications per year - data summary

  • José Benito Quintana, a Chemistry scholar from University of Santiago de Compostela, has 193 publications recorded across 31 years, from 1996 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1996 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2022, with 19 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 1996, with 1 publication.
  • 6 of the 31 years in the span carry no publications at all (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 6.2 papers per year over the whole span, or 7.7 per year counting only the 25 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 54 publications, 28% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1996-2006: 21 publications (1.9 per year); 2007-2017: 69 publications (6.3 per year); 2018-2026: 103 publications (11.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

José Benito Quintana publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where José Benito Quintana sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 141–160 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 147 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218 147
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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José Benito Quintana publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 17,934 Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 63 ranges running from 61–80 to 1,295+ publications.
  • José Benito Quintana, a Chemistry scholar from University of Santiago de Compostela, records 147 publications - the 13th percentile of the discipline.
  • 13% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than José Benito Quintana, and about 87% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 241–260 publications range, and José Benito Quintana ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 161–180 publications, holding 1,350 scientists (8% of the field).
  • 77% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 361–380 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

José Benito Quintana D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where José Benito Quintana sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 64–65 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731 64
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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José Benito Quintana D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 17,934 Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 61 ranges running from 40–41 to 159+ D-Index.
  • José Benito Quintana, a Chemistry scholar from University of Santiago de Compostela, records 64 D-Index - the 56th percentile of the discipline.
  • 56% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than José Benito Quintana, and about 44% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and José Benito Quintana ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 56–57 D-Index, holding 1,051 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

José Benito Quintana is affiliated with the University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain and conducts research primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their work spans 110 publications within this discipline, indicating a broad and sustained engagement with environmental topics.

The scientist's research subspecializes in areas including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (45 publications), Pollution (39 publications), Molecular Biology (10 publications), Water Science and Technology (10 publications), and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (9 publications). These subfields demonstrate a focus on understanding pollutants and their effects on biological systems as well as environmental technologies.

The topics addressed in José Benito Quintana's research include:

  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Advanced oxidation water treatment
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology

Frequent collaboration is evident with several co-authors, including Rosario Rodil (65 joint works), Rosa Montes (48 joint works), R. Cela (19 joint works), Miguel M. Santos (18 joint works), and Teresa Neuparth (16 joint works).

José Benito Quintana extensively publishes in certain journals, most notably with 17 papers in The Science of The Total Environment. Other venues with multiple contributions include Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) with 6 publications, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry with 4, Chemosphere with 4, and Chemical Engineering Journal with 4 publications.

Representative recent papers authored by or co-authored with José Benito Quintana include:

  • Long-term exposure to virgin and seawater exposed microplastic enriched-diet causes liver oxidative stress and inflammation in gilthead seabream Sparus aurata, Linnaeus 1758 (2021), The Science of The Total Environment
  • Assessing population exposure to phthalate plasticizers in thirteen Spanish cities through the analysis of wastewater (2020), Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • The embodiment of wastewater data for the estimation of illicit drug consumption in Spain (2021), The Science of The Total Environment
  • Occurrence of persistent and mobile chemicals and other contaminants of emerging concern in Spanish and Portuguese wastewater treatment plants, transnational river basins and coastal water (2023), The Science of The Total Environment
  • Use of illicit drugs, alcohol and tobacco in Spain and Portugal during the COVID-19 crisis in 2020 as measured by wastewater-based epidemiology (2022), The Science of The Total Environment

Best Publications

  • Pathways and metabolites of microbial degradation of selected acidic pharmaceutical and their occurrence in municipal wastewater treated by a membrane bioreactor

    José Benito Quintana;Stefan Weiss;Thorsten Reemtsma

  • Organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers in water and air I. Occurrence and fate

    Thorsten Reemtsma;José Benito Quintana;Rosario Rodil;Mónica Garcı´a-López

  • Comparing illicit drug use in 19 European cities through sewage analysis.

    Kevin V. Thomas;Lubertus Bijlsma;Sara Castiglioni;Adrian Covaci

  • Emerging pollutants in sewage, surface and drinking water in Galicia (NW Spain).

    Rosario Rodil;José Benito Quintana;José Benito Quintana;Estefanía Concha-Graña;Purificación López-Mahía

  • Mind the Gap: Persistent and Mobile Organic Compounds-Water Contaminants That Slip Through.

    Thorsten Reemtsma;Urs Berger;Hans Peter H. Arp;Hervé Gallard

  • Multi-residue analytical method for the determination of emerging pollutants in water by solid-phase extraction and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.

    Rosario Rodil;José Benito Quintana;José Benito Quintana;Purificación López-Mahía;Soledad Muniategui-Lorenzo

  • Evaluation of the occurrence and biodegradation of parabens and halogenated by-products in wastewater by accurate-mass liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time-of-flight-mass spectrometry (LC-QTOF-MS).

    Iria González-Mariño;José Benito Quintana;Isaac Rodríguez;Rafael Cela

  • Multiresidue analysis of acidic and polar organic contaminants in water samples by stir-bar sorptive extraction–liquid desorption–gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

    José Benito Quintana;Rosario Rodil;Soledad Muniategui-Lorenzo;Purificación López-Mahía

  • Determination of natural and synthetic estrogens in water by gas chromatography with mass spectrometric detection.

    J.B. Quintana;J. Carpinteiro;I. Rodrı́guez;R.A. Lorenzo

  • Operational options to reduce matrix effects in liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry analysis of aqueous environmental samples

    Achim Kloepfer;José Benito Quintana;José Benito Quintana;Thorsten Reemtsma

  • Determination of acidic drugs in sewage water by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry as tert.-butyldimethylsilyl derivatives.

    I Rodrı́guez;J.B Quintana;J Carpinteiro;A.M Carro

  • Multiclass Determination of Sunscreen Chemicals in Water Samples by Liquid Chromatography−Tandem Mass Spectrometry

    Rosario Rodil;José Benito Quintana;Purificación López-Mahía;Soledad Muniategui-Lorenzo

  • Sensitive determination of acidic drugs and triclosan in surface and wastewater by ion-pair reverse-phase liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry.

    José Benito Quintana;Thorsten Reemtsma

  • Ecotoxicological evaluation of four UV filters using marine organisms from different trophic levels Isochrysis galbana, Mytilus galloprovincialis, Paracentrotus lividus, and Siriella armata.

    E. Paredes;S. Perez;R. Rodil;J.B. Quintana

  • Spatio‐temporal assessment of illicit drug use at large scale: evidence from 7 years of international wastewater monitoring

    Iria González-Mariño;Iria González-Mariño;Jose Antonio Baz-Lomba;Nikiforos A. Alygizakis;Maria Jesús Andrés-Costa

  • Occurrence of emerging persistent and mobile organic contaminants in European water samples.

    Stefanie Schulze;Daniel Zahn;Rosa Montes;Rosario Rodil

  • Determination of drugs of abuse in water by solid-phase extraction, derivatisation and gas chromatography–ion trap-tandem mass spectrometry

    Iria González-Mariño;José Benito Quintana;Isaac Rodríguez;Rafael Cela

  • Simultaneous determination of parabens, triclosan and triclocarban in water by liquid chromatography/electrospray ionisation tandem mass spectrometry

    Iria González-Mariño;José Benito Quintana;Isaac Rodríguez;Rafael Cela

  • Suitability of solid-phase microextraction for the determination of organophosphate flame retardants and plasticizers in water samples.

    I. Rodríguez;F. Calvo;J.B. Quintana;E. Rubí

  • Development of a Solid-Phase Microextraction Gas Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry Method for Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers and Polybrominated Biphenyls in Water Samples

    Polo M;Gómez-Noya G;Quintana Jb;Llompart M

  • Organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers in water and air II. Analytical methodology

    José Benito Quintana;José Benito Quintana;Rosario Rodil;Thorsten Reemtsma;Mónica García-López

Frequent Co-Authors

Rosario Rodil
Rosario Rodil University of Santiago de Compostela
Rafael Cela
Rafael Cela University of Santiago de Compostela
Isaac Rodríguez
Isaac Rodríguez University of Santiago de Compostela
Lubertus Bijlsma
Lubertus Bijlsma Jaume I University
Félix Hernández
Félix Hernández Jaume I University
Miren López de Alda
Miren López de Alda Spanish National Research Council
Yolanda Picó
Yolanda Picó University of Valencia
Thorsten Reemtsma
Thorsten Reemtsma Technical University of Berlin
Sara Castiglioni
Sara Castiglioni Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research
Cristina Postigo
Cristina Postigo University of Granada

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