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Juan Manuel Madariaga

Juan Manuel Madariaga

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Chemistry

D-Index
57
Citations
10840
World Ranking
11159
National Ranking
400

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
48
Citations
8682
World Ranking
5537
National Ranking
147

Overview

Juan Manuel Madariaga is affiliated with the University of the Basque Country in Spain. Their research spans several fields with a focus on Physics and Astronomy, Arts and Humanities, and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Within these areas, their subfields of study include Astronomy and Astrophysics, Earth-Surface Processes, Conservation, Archeology, and Aerospace Engineering.

The main topics of their work emphasize Planetary Science and Exploration, Building materials and conservation, Conservation Techniques and Studies, Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis, Astro and Planetary Science, Space Exploration and Technology, and Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma.

Among their recent publications are:

  • The SuperCam Instrument Suite on the NASA Mars 2020 Rover: Body Unit and Combined System Tests (2020, Space Science Reviews)
  • The SuperCam Instrument Suite on the Mars 2020 Rover: Science Objectives and Mast-Unit Description (2021, Space Science Reviews)
  • Aqueously altered igneous rocks sampled on the floor of Jezero crater, Mars (2022, Science)
  • Compositionally and density stratified igneous terrain in Jezero crater, Mars (2022, Science Advances)
  • Photogeologic Map of the Perseverance Rover Field Site in Jezero Crater Constructed by the Mars 2020 Science Team (2020, Space Science Reviews)

The frequent co-authors associated with their work include Gorka Arana, Kepa Castro, Julene Aramendia, R. C. Wiens, and Jennifer Huidobro.

Their research has been published predominantly in the following venues:

  • Journal of Raman Spectroscopy
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Journal of Cultural Heritage
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy

Best Publications

  • The SuperCam Instrument Suite on the NASA Mars 2020 Rover: Body Unit and Combined System Tests

    Roger C. Wiens;Sylvestre Maurice;Scott H. Robinson;Anthony E. Nelson

  • On-line FT-Raman and dispersive Raman spectra database of artists’ materials (e-VISART database)

    K. Castro;M. Pérez-Alonso;M. D. Rodríguez-Laso;L. A. Fernández

  • The SuperCam Instrument Suite on the Mars 2020 Rover: Science Objectives and Mast-Unit Description

    Sylvestre Maurice;R. Wiens;P. Bernardi;P. Caïs

  • Raman Spectra of the Different Phases in the CaSO4–H2O System

    Nagore Prieto-Taboada;Olivia Gómez-Laserna;Irantzu Martínez-Arkarazo;María Ángeles Olazabal

  • Compositionally and density stratified igneous terrain in Jezero crater, Mars

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  • Comparative study of mobile Raman instrumentation for art analysis

    Peter Vandenabeele;K Castro;M Hargreaves;Luc Moens

  • Analytical chemistry in the field of cultural heritage

    Juan Manuel Madariaga

  • Non-destructive Spectroscopy combined with chemometrics as a tool for Green Chemical Analysis of environmental samples: A review

    Ainara Gredilla;Silvia Fdez-Ortiz de Vallejuelo;Nerea Elejoste;Alberto de Diego

  • Study of environmental pollution and mineralogical characterization of sediment rivers from Brazilian coal mining acid drainage.

    Luis F.O. Silva;Silvia Fdez Ortiz de Vallejuelo;Irantzu Martinez-Arkarazo;Kepa Castro

  • Investigation of degradation mechanisms by portable Raman spectroscopy and thermodynamic speciation: the wall painting of Santa María de Lemoniz (Basque Country, North of Spain).

    Maite Pérez-Alonso;Kepa Castro;Juan Manuel Madariaga

  • SELECTIVE EXTRACTION OF VANADIUM (V) FROM SOLUTIONS CONTAINING MOLYBDENUM (VI) BY AMMONIUM SALTS DISSOLVED IN TOLUENE

    M. A. Olazabal;M. M. Orive;L. A. Fernández;J. M. Madariaga

  • Formation and characterization of zein-caseinate-pectin complex nanoparticles for encapsulation of eugenol

    Marco Veneranda;Marco Veneranda;Qiaobin Hu;Taoran Wang;Yangchao Luo

  • Brazilian coal mining residues and sulphide oxidation by Fenton's reaction: an accelerated weathering procedure to evaluate possible environmental impact.

    L.F.O. Silva;X. Querol;K.M. da Boit;S. Fdez-Ortiz de Vallejuelo

  • Post-landing major element quantification using SuperCam laser induced breakdown spectroscopy

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  • Multianalytical approaches to the characterisation of minerals associated with coals and the diagnosis of their potential risk by using combined instrumental microspectroscopic techniques and thermodynamic speciation

    L.F.O. Silva;C.H. Sampaio;A. Guedes;S. Fdez-Ortiz de Vallejuelo

  • Analysis of bulk and inorganic degradation products of stones, mortars and wall paintings by portable Raman microprobe spectroscopy

    M. Pérez-Alonso;K. Castro;I. Martinez-Arkarazo;M. Angulo

  • Green copper pigments biodegradation in cultural heritage: from malachite to moolooite, thermodynamic modeling, X-ray fluorescence, and Raman evidence.

    Kepa Castro;Alfredo Sarmiento;Irantzu Martínez-Arkarazo;Juan Manuel Madariaga

  • Use of reflectance infrared spectroscopy for monitoring the metal content of the estuarine sediments of the Nerbioi-Ibaizabal River (Metropolitan Bilbao, Bay of Biscay, Basque Country).

    Javier Moros;Silvia Fdez-Ortiz De Vallejuelo;Ainara Gredilla;Alberto De Diego

  • Photogeologic Map of the Perseverance Rover Field Site in Jezero Crater Constructed by the Mars 2020 Science Team

    Kathryn M. Stack;Nathan R. Williams;Fred Calef;Vivian Z. Sun

  • Raman spectroscopy as a tool to diagnose the impact and conservation state of Pompeian second and fourth style wall paintings exposed to diverse environments (House of Marcus Lucretius)

    M. Maguregui;U. Knuutinen;K. Castro;J. M. Madariaga

  • Diagnosing the traffic impact on roadside soils through a multianalytical data analysis of the concentration profiles of traffic-related elements

    Jose Antonio Carrero;Iker Arrizabalaga;Julen Bustamante;Naiara Goienaga

  • Fate of hazardous elements in agricultural soils surrounding a coal power plant complex from Santa Catarina (Brazil)

    Azibar Rodriguez-Iruretagoiena;Silvia Fdez-Ortiz de Vallejuelo;Ainara Gredilla;Claudete G. Ramos

  • Comparison of accelerated solvent extraction with microwave-assisted extraction and Soxhlet for the extraction of chlorinated biphenyls in soil samples

    Olatz Zuloaga;Nestor Etxebarria;Luis A Fernández;Juan M Madariaga

Frequent Co-Authors

Nestor Etxebarria
Nestor Etxebarria University of the Basque Country
Luis F.O. Silva
Luis F.O. Silva University of Lima
Olivier Beyssac
Olivier Beyssac Sorbonne University
Jeffrey R. Johnson
Jeffrey R. Johnson Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Olivier Gasnault
Olivier Gasnault Paul Sabatier University
Roger C. Wiens
Roger C. Wiens Los Alamos National Laboratory
Scott M. McLennan
Scott M. McLennan Stony Brook University
Samuel M. Clegg
Samuel M. Clegg Los Alamos National Laboratory
Morten Madsen
Morten Madsen University of Copenhagen
Edward A. Cloutis
Edward A. Cloutis University of Winnipeg

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