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Miguel Valcárcel

Miguel Valcárcel

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Chemistry

D-Index
88
Citations
31917
World Ranking
2258
National Ranking
50

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Robert Boyle Prize for Analytical Science, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)

Overview

Miguel Valcárcel is affiliated with the University of Córdoba in Spain and has contributed to research across several interdisciplinary fields. Their work spans Psychiatry and Mental Health, Materials Chemistry, Philosophy, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Mental Health and Psychiatry
  • Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications
  • Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

Frequent publication venues for Valcárcel include:

  • European Psychiatry
  • Applied Sciences
  • Microchemical Journal

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Valcárcel showcase a range of topics and publication years:

  • APPROACHES TO INNOVATION: The need for consistency, 2021, Microchemical Journal
  • A Systematic Comparative Study of the Toxicity of Semiconductor and Graphitic Carbon-Based Quantum Dots Using In Vitro Cell Models, 2020, Applied Sciences

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • M. J. Mateos Sexmero
  • M. Fernández Lozano
  • G. Guerra Valera
  • M. A. Andreo Vidal
  • M. P. Pando Fernández

Valcárcel's work in Psychiatry and Mental Health is reflected in studies related to schizophrenia treatment as well as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and substance abuse. The publications with a psychiatric focus appeared mainly in the journal European Psychiatry, where they have multiple entries.

Contributions to the field of Materials Chemistry and nanomaterials involve the exploration of carbon-based quantum dots and their toxicological profiles, highlighting interdisciplinary approaches that bridge chemistry and biomedical applications.

Among awards received, Miguel Valcárcel was honored with the Robert Boyle Prize for Analytical Science by the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) in 2004.

Best Publications

  • Semiconductor and carbon-based fluorescent nanodots: the need for consistency

    A. Cayuela;M. L. Soriano;C. Carrillo-Carrión;M. Valcárcel

  • Carbon nanostructures as sorbent materials in analytical processes

    M. Valcárcel;S. Cárdenas;B.M. Simonet;Y. Moliner-Martínez

  • Quantum dots luminescence enhancement due to illumination with UV/Vis light

    Carolina Carrillo-Carrión;Soledad Cárdenas;Bartolomé M. Simonet;Miguel Valcárcel

  • Role of carbon nanotubes in analytical science.

    Valcárcel M;Cárdenas S;Simonet Bm

  • Analytical Supercritical Fluid Extraction

    Miguel Valcarcel;M. Valcarcel;Maria T. Tena;M.D. Luque De Castro

  • Supercritical fluid extraction: a critical review of its analytical usefulness

    M. Zougagh;M. Valcárcel;A. Rı́os

  • Graphene quantum dots in analytical science

    S. Benítez-Martínez;M. Valcárcel

  • Potential of nanoparticles in sample preparation

    R. Lucena;B.M. Simonet;S. Cárdenas;M. Valcárcel

  • Monitoring nanoparticles in the environment

    B. M. Simonet;M. Valcárcel

  • Two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy and multivariate curve resolution for the study of lipid oxidation in edible oils monitored by FTIR and FT-Raman spectroscopy.

    Barbara Muik;Bernhard Lendl;Antonio Molina-Diaz;Miguel Valcarcel

  • Present and future applications of carbon nanotubes to analytical science.

    Miguel Valcárcel;Bartolomé M. Simonet;Soledad Cárdenas;Beatriz Suárez

  • Supercritical fluid extraction of phenol compounds from olive leaves.

    F Le Floch;M.T Tena;A Rı́os;M Valcárcel

  • The roles of ionic liquids in sorptive microextraction techniques

    Eva Aguilera-Herrador;Rafael Lucena;Soledad Cárdenas;Miguel Valcárcel

  • One-step in-syringe ionic liquid-based dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction

    Marta Cruz-Vera;Rafael Lucena;Soledad Cárdenas;Miguel Valcárcel

  • The Toxicity of Silver Nanoparticles Depends on Their Uptake by Cells and Thus on Their Surface Chemistry

    Encarnación Caballero-Díaz;Christian Pfeiffer;Lena Kastl;Pilar Rivera-Gil

  • Direct coupling of ionic liquid based single-drop microextraction and GC/MS.

    Eva Aguilera-Herrador;Rafael Lucena;Soledad Cardenas;Miguel Valcárcel

  • Determination of anti-carcinogenic polyphenols present in green tea using capillary electrophoresis coupled to a flow injection system

    Lourdes Arce;Angel Rı́os;Miguel Valcárcel

  • Determination of volatile compounds by GC-IMS to assign the quality of virgin olive oil.

    Rocío Garrido-Delgado;María del Mar Dobao-Prieto;Lourdes Arce;Miguel Valcárcel

  • Analytical applications of synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy

    S Rubio;A Gomez-Hens;M Valcarcel

  • Supercritical fluid extraction of natural antioxidants from rosemary: comparison with liquid solvent sonication.

    M T Tena;M Valcárcel;P J Hidalgo;J L Ubera

  • Ionic liquid-based single-drop microextraction/gas chromatographic/mass spectrometric determination of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene isomers in waters.

    Eva Aguilera-Herrador;Rafael Lucena;Soledad Cárdenas;Miguel Valcárcel

Frequent Co-Authors

Angel Ríos
Angel Ríos University of Castilla-La Mancha
Soledad Cárdenas
Soledad Cárdenas University of Córdoba
M. D. Luque de Castro
M. D. Luque de Castro University of Córdoba
Mercedes Gallego
Mercedes Gallego University of Córdoba
Rafael Lucena
Rafael Lucena University of Córdoba
Soledad Rubio
Soledad Rubio University of Córdoba
Felix Grases
Felix Grases University of the Balearic Islands
Dolores Pérez-Bendito
Dolores Pérez-Bendito University of Córdoba
Marco Aurélio Zezzi Arruda
Marco Aurélio Zezzi Arruda State University of Campinas

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