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Miguel A. Sánchez-Monedero

Miguel A. Sánchez-Monedero

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Environmental Sciences
Spain
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
58
Citations
16950
World Ranking
3215
National Ranking
80

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Miguel A. Sánchez-Monedero is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences as well as environmental science, with significant contributions to soil science, plant science, and industrial and manufacturing engineering.

Their work includes investigations related to soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, composting and vermicomposting techniques, plant growth enhancement techniques, phosphorus and nutrient management, clay minerals and soil interactions, soil and unsaturated flow, and soil and water nutrient dynamics.

Frequent publication venues for their research include Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture, Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, GCB Bioenergy, Agronomy, and Frontiers in Plant Science.

Notable recent papers by Miguel A. Sánchez-Monedero include:

  • Biochar in agriculture - A systematic review of 26 global meta-analyses (2021, GCB Bioenergy)
  • Enhancing Cation Exchange Capacity of Weathered Soils Using Biochar: Feedstock, Pyrolysis Conditions and Addition Rate (2020, Agronomy)
  • Enhancing biochar redox properties through feedstock selection, metal preloading and post-pyrolysis treatments (2020, Chemical Engineering Journal)
  • From Lab to Field: Role of Humic Substances Under Open-Field and Greenhouse Conditions as Biostimulant and Biocontrol Agent (2020, Frontiers in Plant Science)
  • Role of biochar in promoting circular economy in the agriculture sector. Part 1: A review of the biochar roles in soil N, P and K cycles (2020, Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Miguel A. Sánchez-Monedero are María Luz Cayuela, María Sánchez-García, Raúl Castejón-del Pino, Keiji Jindo, and Francisco J. Chacón.

Best Publications

  • Maturity and stability parameters of composts prepared with a wide range of organic wastes

    M.P. Bernai;C. Paredes;M.A. Sánchez-Monedero;J. Cegarra

  • Biochar's role in mitigating soil nitrous oxide emissions: A review and meta-analysis

    M.L. Cayuela;L. van Zwieten;B.P. Singh;S.L. Jeffery

  • An overview on olive mill wastes and their valorisation methods.

    Asunción Roig;María Luz Cayuela;Miguel Ángel Sánchez-Monedero

  • Physical and chemical characterization of biochars derived from different agricultural residues

    Keiji Jindo;Keiji Jindo;H. Mizumoto;Y. Sawada;Miguel Ángel Sánchez-Monedero

  • Nitrogen transformation during organic waste composting by the Rutgers system and its effects on pH, EC and maturity of the composting mixtures

    M.A. Sánchez-Monedero;A. Roig;C. Paredes;M.P. Bernal

  • Biochar and denitrification in soils: when, how much and why does biochar reduce N₂O emissions?

    Maria Luz Cayuela;Miguel Angel Sánchez-Monedero;Asunción Roig;Kelly Hanley

  • Properties of biochar derived from wood and high-nutrient biomasses with the aim of agronomic and environmental benefits

    Rimena R. Domingues;Paulo F. Trugilho;Carlos A. Silva;Isabel Cristina N. A. de Melo

  • Use of biochar as bulking agent for the composting of poultry manure: Effect on organic matter degradation and humification

    Bruno O. Dias;Carlos A. Silva;Fábio S. Higashikawa;Asunción Roig

  • Carbon mineralization from organic wastes at different composting stages during their incubation with soil.

    M.P. Bernal;M.A. Sánchez-Monedero;C. Paredes;A. Roig

  • Role of biochar as an additive in organic waste composting

    M.A. Sánchez-Monedero;M.L. Cayuela;A. Roig;Keiji Jindo

  • Characterization of olive mill wastewater (alpechin) and its sludge for agricultural purposes

    C. Paredes;J. Cegarra;A. Roig;M.A. Sánchez-Monedero

  • Evolution of organic matter and nitrogen during co-composting of olive mill wastewater with solid organic wastes

    C. Paredes;A. Roig;M. P. Bernal;M. A. Sánchez-Monedero

  • Biochar accelerates organic matter degradation and enhances N mineralisation during composting of poultry manure without a relevant impact on gas emissions

    M. Sánchez-García;J.A. Alburquerque;M.A. Sánchez-Monedero;A. Roig

  • Land application of biosolids. Soil response to different stabilization degree of the treated organic matter.

    Miguel Ángel Sánchez-Monedero;C. Mondini;M. de Nobili;L. Leita

  • Influence of sewage sludge compost stability and maturity on carbon and nitrogen mineralization in soil

    M.P. Bernal;A.F. Navarro;M.A. Sánchez-Monedero;A. Roig

  • Chemical and biochemical characterisation of biochar-blended composts prepared from poultry manure.

    Keiji Jindo;Koki Suto;Kazuhiro Matsumoto;Carlos García

  • Biochar influences the microbial community structure during manure composting with agricultural wastes.

    Keiji Jindo;Miguel A. Sánchez-Monedero;Teresa Hernández;Carlos García

  • Maturity indices in co-composting of chicken manure and sawdust with biochar

    Naser Khan;Ian Clark;Miguel A. Sánchez-Monedero;Syd Shea

  • Influence of biochar addition on the humic substances of composting manures.

    Keiji Jindo;Tomonori Sonoki;Kazuhiro Matsumoto;Luciano Canellas

  • Biochar improves N cycling during composting of olive mill wastes and sheep manure

    Inés López-Cano;Asunción Roig;María Luz Cayuela;Jose Antonio Alburquerque

  • Evaluation of two different aeration systems for composting two-phase olive mill wastes

    María Luz Cayuela;Miguel Ángel Sánchez-Monedero;Asunción Roig

Frequent Co-Authors

Maria Luz Cayuela
Maria Luz Cayuela Spanish National Research Council
Asunción Roig
Asunción Roig Spanish National Research Council
Maria Pilar Bernal
Maria Pilar Bernal Spanish National Research Council
Nanthi Bolan
Nanthi Bolan University of Western Australia
Carlos A. Silva
Carlos A. Silva University of Florida
Anna Roig
Anna Roig Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona
Johannes Lehmann
Johannes Lehmann Cornell University
Teresa Hernández
Teresa Hernández Spanish National Research Council
Felipe Bastida
Felipe Bastida Spanish National Research Council
Luciano Pasqualoto Canellas
Luciano Pasqualoto Canellas State University of Norte Fluminense

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