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D-Index
45
Citations
6361
World Ranking
6521
National Ranking
184

Julián Carrera 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 Julián Carrera sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 98 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Julián Carrera 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 Julián Carrera sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 36th percentile

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

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

Overview

Julián Carrera is affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona in Spain. Their research is situated primarily within the field of Environmental Science, with a specific focus on wastewater treatment, microbial metabolic engineering, and bioproduction. Their work addresses several subfields, including pollution, molecular biology, industrial and manufacturing engineering, building and construction, and biomaterials.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
  • Biodegradable Polymer Synthesis and Properties
  • Water Treatment and Disinfection
  • Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
  • Tracheal and Airway Disorders

Julián Carrera has published in several journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • Journal of Water Process Engineering
  • Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
  • Waste and Biomass Valorization
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Some of the recent papers associated with their research include:

  • "Review about bioproduction of Volatile Fatty Acids from wastes and wastewaters: Influence of operating conditions and organic composition of the substrate" (2022), Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
  • "Towards PHA Production from Wastes: The Bioconversion Potential of Different Activated Sludge and Food Industry Wastes into VFAs Through Acidogenic Fermentation" (2021), Waste and Biomass Valorization
  • "Coupling anammox and heterotrophic denitrification activity at mainstream conditions in a single reactor unit" (2021), Chemical Engineering Journal
  • "Increasing resource circularity in wastewater treatment: Environmental implications of technological upgrades" (2022), The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Increasing the energy production in an urban wastewater treatment plant using a high-rate activated sludge: Pilot plant demonstration and energy balance" (2022), Journal of Cleaner Production

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • María Eugenia Suárez-Ojeda
  • Julio Pérez
  • Ana Vázquez-Fernández
  • Xènia Juan-Díaz
  • Lluc Olmo

Best Publications

  • Effect of influent COD/N ratio on biological nitrogen removal (BNR) from high-strength ammonium industrial wastewater

    Julián Carrera;Teresa Vicent;Javier Lafuente

  • Biological nitrogen removal of high-strength ammonium industrial wastewater with two-sludge system

    J Carrera;J.A Baeza;T Vicent;J Lafuente

  • Effect of cerium dioxide, titanium dioxide, silver, and gold nanoparticles on the activity of microbial communities intended in wastewater treatment

    Ana García;Lucía Delgado;Josep A. Torà;Eudald Casals

  • Respirometric estimation of the oxygen affinity constants for biological ammonium and nitrite oxidation

    Albert Guisasola;Irene Jubany;Juan A Baeza;Julián Carrera

  • Recovery of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) from wastewater: A review.

    Giorgio Mannina;Dario Presti;Gabriela Montiel-Jarillo;Julián Carrera

  • Stable partial nitritation for low-strength wastewater at low temperature in an aerobic granular reactor

    Eduardo Isanta;Clara Reino;Julián Carrera;Julio Pérez

  • Kinetic models for nitrification inhibition by ammonium and nitrite in a suspended and an immobilised biomass systems

    Julián Carrera;Irene Jubany;Lorena Carvallo;Rolando Chamy

  • Total and stable washout of nitrite oxidizing bacteria from a nitrifying continuous activated sludge system using automatic control based on Oxygen Uptake Rate measurements.

    Irene Jubany;Javier Lafuente;Juan A. Baeza;Julián Carrera

  • Stable long-term operation of an upflow anammox sludge bed reactor at mainstream conditions.

    Clara Reino;María Eugenia Suárez-Ojeda;Julio Pérez;Julián Carrera

  • Catalytic wet air oxidation of substituted phenols using activated carbon as catalyst

    M. Eugenia Suarez-Ojeda;Frank Stüber;Agustí Fortuny;Azael Fabregat

  • Inorganic carbon limitations on nitrification: experimental assessment and modelling.

    Albert Guisasola;Sebastian Petzet;Juan A. Baeza;Julián Carrera

  • A new approach for modelling simultaneous storage and growth processes for activated sludge systems under aerobic conditions.

    Gürkan Sin;Albert Guisasola;Dirk J. W. De Pauw;Juan A. Baeza

  • Applying ratio control in a continuous granular reactor to achieve full nitritation under stable operating conditions.

    Albert Bartrolí;Julio Pérez;Julián Carrera

  • Enrichment of a mixed microbial culture for polyhydroxyalkanoates production: Effect of pH and N and P concentrations

    Gabriela Montiel-Jarillo;Julián Carrera;María Eugenia Suárez-Ojeda

  • Start-up of a nitrification system with automatic control to treat highly concentrated ammonium wastewater : Experimental results and modeling

    Irene Jubany;Julián Carrera;Javier Lafuente;Juan A. Baeza

  • Aerobic phosphorus release linked to acetate uptake : Influence of PAO intracellular storage compounds

    M. Pijuan;A. Guisasola;J.A. Baeza;J. Carrera

  • Effect of process parameters and operational mode on nitrous oxide emissions from a nitritation reactor treating reject wastewater

    Maite Pijuan;Josep Torà;Adrián Rodríguez-Caballero;Elvira César

  • Long-term impact of salinity on the performance and microbial population of an aerobic granular reactor treating a high-strength aromatic wastewater.

    Carlos Ramos;María Eugenia Suárez-Ojeda;Julián Carrera

  • Microbial community shifts on an anammox reactor after a temperature shock using 454-pyrosequencing analysis

    Eduardo Isanta;Tercia Bezerra;Isaac Fernández;María Eugenia Suárez-Ojeda

  • Kinetic and microbiological characterization of aerobic granules performing partial nitritation of a low-strength wastewater at 10 °C.

    Clara Reino;María Eugenia Suárez-Ojeda;Julio Pérez;Julián Carrera

  • Long term operation of a granular sequencing batch reactor at pilot scale treating a low-strength wastewater

    Eduardo Isanta;María E. Suárez-Ojeda;Ángeles Val del Río;Nicolás Morales

Frequent Co-Authors

Juan A. Baeza
Juan A. Baeza Autonomous University of Barcelona
Javier Lafuente
Javier Lafuente Autonomous University of Barcelona
Josep Font
Josep Font University of Barcelona
Teresa Vicent
Teresa Vicent Autonomous University of Barcelona
Maite Pijuan
Maite Pijuan Catalan Institute for Water Research
Gürkan Sin
Gürkan Sin Technical University of Denmark
Peter A. Vanrolleghem
Peter A. Vanrolleghem Université Laval
Anuska Mosquera-Corral
Anuska Mosquera-Corral University of Santiago de Compostela
Barth F. Smets
Barth F. Smets Technical University of Denmark
Víctor F. Puntes
Víctor F. Puntes Spanish National Research Council

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