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D-Index
46
Citations
8128
World Ranking
16005
National Ranking
26

Marcelo J. Avena 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 Marcelo J. Avena sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 103 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Marcelo J. Avena 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 Marcelo J. Avena sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 12th percentile

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

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

Overview

Marcelo J. Avena is affiliated with the Universidad Nacional del Sur in Argentina and has focused their research on Environmental Science, with a particular emphasis on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Water Science and Technology, and Pollution. Their work covers multiple subfields related to environmental chemistry and engineering.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Iron oxide chemistry and applications
  • Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions
  • Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications
  • Phosphorus and nutrient management
  • Mine drainage and remediation techniques

Marcelo J. Avena has published in several notable scientific venues, frequently contributing to:

  • Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • Chemosphere
  • Journal of environmental chemical engineering
  • Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Some recent scientific publications by this researcher include:

  • On the use of the Dubinin-Radushkevich equation to distinguish between physical and chemical adsorption at the solid-water interface, 2021, Colloids and Interface Science Communications
  • Equilibrium mono- and multicomponent adsorption models: From homogeneous ideal to heterogeneous non-ideal binding, 2020, Advances in Colloid and Interface Science
  • Insights of competitive adsorption on activated carbon of binary caffeine and diclofenac solutions, 2020, Journal of Environmental Management
  • Photodegradation of doxycycline in water induced by TiO2-MCM-41. Kinetics, TOC evolution and reusability, 2022, Results in Engineering
  • Highly efficient arsenic adsorption onto Mg/Al/Fe layered double hydroxides: Kinetics, isotherm, XPS and Mössbauer spectroscopies, 2023, Journal of Water Process Engineering

Frequent collaborators with Marcelo J. Avena include:

  • Carina V. Luengo
  • Wenfeng Tan
  • Mingxia Wang
  • Florencia M. Onaga Medina
  • María E. Parolo

Best Publications

  • ION BINDING TO NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER : COMPETITION, HETEROGENEITY, STOICHIOMETRY AND THERMODYNAMIC CONSISTENCY

    David G Kinniburgh;Willem H van Riemsdijk;Luuk K Koopal;Michal Borkovec

  • Effects of pH and ionic strength on the adsorption of phosphate and arsenate at the goethite-water interface.

    Juan Antelo;Marcelo Javier Avena;Sarah Fiol;Rocío López

  • Tetracycline adsorption on montmorillonite: pH and ionic strength effects

    M.E. Parolo;M.C. Savini;J.M. Vallés;M.T. Baschini

  • Kinetics of phosphate adsorption on goethite: Comparing batch adsorption and ATR-IR measurements

    Carina Vanesa Luengo;Maximiliano Eduardo Brigante;Juan Antelo;Marcelo Javier Avena

  • Adsorption of a soil humic acid at the surface of goethite and its competitive interaction with phosphate

    J. Antelo;F. Arce;M. Avena;S. Fiol

  • Proton Adsorption and Electrokinetics of an Argentinean Montmorillonite

    Marcelo J. Avena;Carlos P. De Pauli

  • Kinetics of humic acid adsorption at solid-water interfaces

    Marcelo J. Avena;Luuk K. Koopal

  • Mechanisms of soil humic acid adsorption onto montmorillonite and kaolinite

    Hongfeng Chen;Luuk K. Koopal;Juan Xiong;Marcelo Javier Avena

  • Adsorption kinetics of phosphate and arsenate on goethite. A comparative study.

    Carina Luengo;Maximiliano Brigante;Marcelo Avena;Marcelo Avena

  • Volume and structure of humic acids studied by viscometry pH and electrolyte concentration effects

    M.J Avena;A.W.P Vermeer;L.K Koopal

  • Aggregation kinetics of humic acids in the presence of calcium ions

    Nanci Soledad Kloster;Maximiliano Eduardo Brigante;Graciela Pilar Zanini;Marcelo Javier Avena

  • Desorption of humic acids from an iron oxide surface.

    Marcelo J. Avena;Luuk K. Koopal

  • Proton Binding to Humic Acids: Electrostatic and Intrinsic Interactions.

    Marcelo J Avena;Luuk K Koopal;Willem H van Riemsdijk

  • Synthesis and characterization of Fe(III)-montmorillonites for phosphate adsorption

    L. Borgnino;M.J. Avena;C.P. De Pauli

  • Adsorption of Bovine Serum Albumin onto TiO2Particles

    Carla E. Giacomelli;Marcelo J. Avena;Carlos P. De Pauli

  • Weak Polyacid Brushes: Preparation by LB Deposition and Optically Detected Titrations

    E.P.K. Currie;A.B. Sieval;M. Avena;H. Zuilhof

  • Influence of Ca2+ on tetracycline adsorption on montmorillonite.

    M. Eugenia Parolo;Marcelo J. Avena;Gisela R. Pettinari;Miria T. Baschini

  • Measuring the isoelectric point of the edges of clay mineral particles: the case of montmorillonite.

    Eliana Melisa Pecini;Marcelo Javier Avena

  • An ATR-FTIR study of different phosphonic acids in aqueous solution.

    María C. Zenobi;Carina V. Luengo;Marcelo J. Avena;Elsa H. Rueda

  • Biotemplated synthesis of mesoporous silica for doxycycline removal. Effect of pH, temperature, ionic strength and Ca2+ concentration on the adsorption behaviour

    Maximiliano Eduardo Brigante;Maximiliano Eduardo Brigante;Marcelo Javier Avena;Marcelo Javier Avena

Frequent Co-Authors

Luuk K. Koopal
Luuk K. Koopal Wageningen University & Research
Jorge Eduardo Marcovecchio
Jorge Eduardo Marcovecchio National Technological University
Ernst J. R. Sudhölter
Ernst J. R. Sudhölter Delft University of Technology
Marc F. Benedetti
Marc F. Benedetti Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Laurent Charlet
Laurent Charlet Grenoble Alpes University
Han Zuilhof
Han Zuilhof Wageningen University & Research
Carlos Eduardo de Rezende
Carlos Eduardo de Rezende State University of Norte Fluminense
Felipe Macías
Felipe Macías University of Santiago de Compostela
Vera A. Alvarez
Vera A. Alvarez National University of Mar del Plata
Kevin J. Wilkinson
Kevin J. Wilkinson University of Montreal

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