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Luís Arroja 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 Luís Arroja 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.

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

Luís Arroja 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 Luís Arroja sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Luís Arroja is a researcher affiliated with the University of Aveiro in Portugal. Their work spans multiple areas within environmental science and engineering, with a particular focus on sustainable energy and environmental impact assessment.

The main fields of study covered in their research include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Engineering

Within these fields, they have contributed to several subfields, notably:

  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Pollution
  • Building and Construction

Their research topics focus on a set of key environmental and sustainability challenges. These include:

  • Environmental Impact and Sustainability
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Forest Biomass Utilization and Management
  • Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
  • Municipal Solid Waste Management
  • Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal

Arroja's publication record features several recent papers covering life cycle assessment and environmental performance of biomass and bioenergy systems. Some of these works are:

  • Life cycle assessment of biomass pellets: A review of methodological choices and results; 2020; Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • A protocol for the definition of supply chains in product social life cycle assessment: application to bioelectricity; 2020; Sustainable Energy & Fuels
  • Environmental comparison of forest biomass residues application in Portugal: Electricity, heat and biofuel; 2020; Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • A comparative life cycle assessment of centralised and decentralised wood pellets production for residential heating; 2020; The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental performance of different end-of-life alternatives of wood fly ash by a consequential perspective; 2022; Sustainable materials and technologies

Luís Arroja collaborates frequently with other researchers, most notably with Ana Cláudia Dias, Paula Quinteiro, Mario Martín-Gamboa, Tamíris Pacheco da Costa, and Isabel Capela. These coauthors contribute to a variety of studies in environmental sustainability and energy.

The venues in which Arroja publishes most often include:

  • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Sustainable Energy & Fuels
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Sustainable materials and technologies
  • Journal of Cleaner Production

Best Publications

  • Environmental assessment of an urban water system

    Diogo Lemos;Ana Cláudia Dias;Xavier Gabarrell;Luís Arroja

  • Application of life cycle assessment to the Portuguese pulp and paper industry

    E Lopes;A Dias;L Arroja;I Capela

  • The environmental performance of milk production on a typical Portuguese dairy farm

    É.G. Castanheira;A.C. Dias;L. Arroja;R. Amaro

  • Life Cycle Assessment of broiler chicken production: a Portuguese case study

    Sara González-García;Sara González-García;Zaira Gomez-Fernández;Ana Cláudia Dias;Gumersindo Feijoo

  • Comparison of methodologies for estimating the carbon footprint – case study of office paper

    Ana Cláudia Dias;Luís Arroja

  • Environmental impacts of eucalypt and maritime pine wood production in Portugal

    Ana Cláudia Dias;Luís Arroja

  • Life cycle assessment of the production of Portland cement: a Southern Europe case study

    Fernanda N. Stafford;Ana C. Dias;Luís Arroja;João A. Labrincha

  • Life cycle assessment of printing and writing paper produced in Portugal

    Ana Cláudia Dias;Luis Arroja;Isabel Capela

  • Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of a Galician cheese: San Simon da Costa

    Sara González-García;Almudena Hospido;María Teresa Moreira;Gumersindo Feijoo

  • Comparative environmental performance of three different annual energy crops for biogas production in Northern Italy.

    Sara González-García;Jacopo Bacenetti;Marco Negri;Marco Fiala

  • Comparative life cycle assessment of three representative feed cereals production in the Po Valley (Italy)

    Isabel Noya;Sara González-García;Sara González-García;Jacopo Bacenetti;Luís Arroja

  • Environmental life cycle assessment of a dairy product: the yoghurt

    Sara González-García;Sara González-García;Érica G. Castanheira;Ana Cláudia Dias;Luis Arroja

  • Life cycle assessment of pigmeat production: portuguese case study and proposal of improvement options

    Sara González-García;Sara Belo;Ana Cláudia Dias;João Várzea Rodrigues

  • Acidogenic Fermentation Towards Valorisation of Organic Waste Streams into Volatile Fatty Acids

    F. C. Silva;L. S. Serafim;H. Nadais;L. Arroja

  • Using Life Cycle Assessment methodology to assess UHT milk production in Portugal.

    Sara González-García;Érica G. Castanheira;Ana Cláudia Dias;Luis Arroja

  • Impact of industrial sludge and cattle manure on anaerobic digestion of the OFMSW under mesophilic conditions

    I. Capela;A. Rodrigues;F. Silva;H. Nadais

  • Comparative environmental and energy profiles of potential bioenergy production chains in Southern Europe

    Sara González-García;Sara González-García;Ana Cláudia Dias;Sónia Clermidy;Antony Benoist

  • Environmental performance of a Portuguese mature cheese-making dairy mill

    Sara González-García;Sara González-García;Érica G. Castanheira;Ana Cláudia Dias;Luis Arroja

  • Environmentally extended input–output analysis on a city scale – application to Aveiro (Portugal)

    Ana Cláudia Dias;Diogo Lemos;Xavier Gabarrell;Luís Arroja

  • Carbon estimation in harvested wood products using a country-specific method: Portugal as a case study

    Ana Cláudia Dias;Margarida Louro;Luís Arroja;Isabel Capela

Frequent Co-Authors

Sara González-García
Sara González-García University of Santiago de Compostela
Bradley G. Ridoutt
Bradley G. Ridoutt Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Maria Teresa Moreira
Maria Teresa Moreira University of Santiago de Compostela
Xavier Gabarrell
Xavier Gabarrell Autonomous University of Barcelona
Gumersindo Feijoo
Gumersindo Feijoo University of Santiago de Compostela
Luís A.C. Tarelho
Luís A.C. Tarelho University of Aveiro
Armando C. Duarte
Armando C. Duarte University of Aveiro
Ian Vázquez-Rowe
Ian Vázquez-Rowe Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
Fausto Freire
Fausto Freire University of Coimbra
João A. Labrincha
João A. Labrincha University of Aveiro

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