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José-Julio Ortega-Calvo

José-Julio Ortega-Calvo

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
43
Citations
5761
World Ranking
7213
National Ranking
211

José-Julio Ortega-Calvo 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 José-Julio Ortega-Calvo sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 108 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

José-Julio Ortega-Calvo 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 José-Julio Ortega-Calvo sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

José-Julio Ortega-Calvo is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain and has a research focus primarily within the field of Environmental Science. Their work spans several subfields, including Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Ecology, Biomedical Engineering, and Molecular Biology.

Their research primarily addresses topics such as:

  • Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
  • Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals

José-Julio Ortega-Calvo has published extensively, with recent papers including:

  • "Scientific concepts and methods for moving persistence assessments into the 21st century," 2022, Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich)
  • "Nature-based approaches to reducing the environmental risk of organic contaminants resulting from military activities," 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Use of natural sorbents for accelerated bioremediation of grey forest soil contaminated with crude oil," 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Rhizosphere-enhanced biosurfactant action on slowly desorbing PAHs in contaminated soil," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Root-mediated bacterial accessibility and cometabolism of pyrene in soil," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment

The scientist has collaborated frequently with colleagues including Rosa Posada-Baquero, José Carlos Castilla-Alcántara, John R. Parsons, Carmen Fernández-López, and María Balseiro-Romero.

They have contributed to publications primarily in venues such as:

  • The Science of The Total Environment (12 publications)
  • Environmental Science & Technology (3 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (2 publications)
  • Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich) (1 publication)
  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry (1 publication)

José-Julio Ortega-Calvo also authored a book titled Bioavailability of Organic Chemicals in Soil and Sediment, published by Springer Nature in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Changes in enzyme activities and microbial biomass after >in situ> remediation of a heavy metal-contaminated soil

    Alfredo Pérez de Mora;J. Julio Ortega-Calvo;Francisco Cabrera;Engracia Madejón

  • Factors affecting the weathering and colonization of monuments by phototrophic microorganisms

    J.J. Ortega-Calvo;X. Ariño;M. Hernandez-Marine;C. Saiz-Jimenez

  • From bioavailability science to regulation of organic chemicals

    Jose J. Ortega-Calvo;Joop Harmsen;John R. Parsons;Kirk T. Semple

  • Is it possible to increase bioavailability but not environmental risk of PAHs in bioremediation

    J.J. Ortega-Calvo;M.C. Tejeda-Agredano;C. Jimenez-Sanchez;E. Congiu

  • Lichen colonization of the Roman pavement at Baelo Claudia (Cadiz, Spain): biodeterioration vs. bioprotection

    X. Ariño;J.J. Ortega-Calvo;A. Gomez-Bolea;C. Saiz-Jimenez

  • Influence of the sunflower rhizosphere on the biodegradation of PAHs in soil

    M.C. Tejeda-Agredano;S. Gallego;J. Vila;M. Grifoll

  • Effect of Humic Fractions and Clay on Biodegradation of Phenanthrene by a Pseudomonas fluorescens Strain Isolated from Soil

    Jose-Julio Ortega-Calvo;Cesareo Saiz-Jimenez

  • Biosurfactant- and biodegradation-enhanced partitioning of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from nonaqueous-phase liquids.

    Marta Garcia-Junco;Cesar Gomez-Lahoz;Jose-Luis Niqui-Arroyo;José-Julio Ortega-Calvo

  • Distribution of the Mycobacterium community and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) among different size fractions of a long-term PAH-contaminated soil.

    Maarten Uyttebroek;Philip Breugelmans;Mieke Janssen;Pierre Wattiau

  • Roles of bacterial attachment and spontaneous partitioning in the biodegradation of naphthalene initially present in nonaqueous-phase liquids.

    J J Ortega-Calvo;M Alexander

  • Chemotaxis in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria isolated from coal-tar- and oil-polluted rhizospheres

    J.J. Ortega-Calvo;A.I. Marchenko;A.V. Vorobyov;R.V. Borovick

  • Electrokinetic enhancement of phenanthrene biodegradation in creosote-polluted clay soil.

    José-Luis Niqui-Arroyo;Marisa Bueno-Montes;Rosa Posada-Baquero;José-Julio Ortega-Calvo

  • The effect of humic acids on biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons depends on the exposure regime

    Maria-Carmen Tejeda-Agredano;Maria-Carmen Tejeda-Agredano;Philipp Mayer;Jose-Julio Ortega-Calvo

  • Influence of Soil Components on the Transport of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacteria through Saturated Porous Media

    Mohammed Lahlou;Hauke Harms;Dirk Springael;José-Julio Ortega-Calvo

  • Bioavailability of solid and non-aqueous phase liquid (NAPL)-dissolved phenanthrene to the biosurfactant-producing bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa 19SJ.

    Marta García‐Junco;Elvira De Olmedo;José‐Julio Ortega‐Calvo

  • Enhanced kinetics of solid-phase microextraction and biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the presence of dissolved organic matter.

    Joris J.H. Haftka;John R. Parsons;Harrie A.J. Govers;José-Julio Ortega-Calvo

  • Bioavailability of the herbicide 2,4-D formulated with organoclays

    M.C. Hermosín;R. Celis;G. Facenda;M.J. Carrizosa

  • Bioavailability of pollutants and chemotaxis.

    Tino Krell;Jesús Lacal;Jose Antonio Reyes-Darias;Celia Jimenez-Sanchez

  • Effect of a nonionic surfactant on biodegradation of slowly desorbing PAHs in contaminated soils

    Marisa Bueno-Montes;Dirk Springael;José-Julio Ortega-Calvo

  • Role of Desorption Kinetics in the Rhamnolipid-Enhanced Biodegradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

    Eleonora Congiu;José-Julio Ortega-Calvo

  • Endolithic cyanobacteria in Maastricht limestone

    C. Saiz-Jimenez;J. Garcia-Rowe;M.A. Garcia Del Cura;J.J. Ortega-Calvo

  • Integrating biodegradation and electroosmosis for the enhanced removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from creosote-polluted soils.

    José-Luis Niqui-Arroyo;José-Julio Ortega-Calvo

  • Impact of dissolved organic matter on bacterial tactic motility, attachment, and transport

    Celia Jimenez-Sanchez;Lukas Y Wick;Manuel Cantos;José-Julio Ortega-Calvo

Frequent Co-Authors

Cesáreo Sáiz-Jiménez
Cesáreo Sáiz-Jiménez Spanish National Research Council
Lukas Y. Wick
Lukas Y. Wick Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
José Luis García
José Luis García Spanish National Research Council
René Van Grieken
René Van Grieken University of Antwerp
Xilong Wang
Xilong Wang Peking University
Rafael Celis
Rafael Celis Spanish National Research Council
Engracia Madejón
Engracia Madejón Spanish National Research Council
Kirk T. Semple
Kirk T. Semple Lancaster University
Francisco Cabrera
Francisco Cabrera Spanish National Research Council

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