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Pedro A. García-Encina

Pedro A. García-Encina

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
49
Citations
7658
World Ranking
5326
National Ranking
141

Pedro A. García-Encina 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 Pedro A. García-Encina sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 94 publications — 10th percentile

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

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

Pedro A. García-Encina 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 Pedro A. García-Encina sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Pedro A. García-Encina is affiliated with the University of Valladolid in Spain. Their research is centered predominantly in Environmental Science, with a focus on several subfields such as Infectious Diseases, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Pollution, Molecular Biology, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

Their work spans multiple main topics, including:

  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Microbial metabolism and enzyme function
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Infection Control and Ventilation
  • Analytical chemistry methods development

Pedro A. García-Encina has contributed to scientific literature with several recent papers, including:

  • "Removal of a mixture of veterinary medicinal products by adsorption onto a Scenedesmus almeriensis microalgae-bacteria consortium," 2021, Journal of Water Process Engineering
  • "Photolytic and photocatalytic removal of a mixture of four veterinary antibiotics," 2022, Journal of Water Process Engineering
  • "Biodegradable Solvents: A Promising Tool to Recover Proteins from Microalgae," 2022, Applied Sciences
  • "Kinetics of the removal mechanisms of veterinary antibiotics in synthetic wastewater using microalgae-bacteria consortia," 2023, Environmental Technology & Innovation
  • "Centralized and decentralized wastewater-based epidemiology to infer COVID-19 transmission - A brief review," 2022, One Health

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Raúl Muñoz
  • Elisa Rodríguez
  • Rubén Irusta Mata
  • Silvia Bolado
  • José Gonçalves

Pedro A. García-Encina's research has been published across various scientific venues with multiple contributions to:

  • Water and Environment Journal
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Water Process Engineering
  • Chemosphere
  • Environmental Technology & Innovation

Best Publications

  • Influence of pH over nitrifying biofilm activity in submerged biofilters

    S. Villaverde;P.A. García-Encina;F. Fdz-Polanco

  • Long-term operation of high rate algal ponds for the bioremediation of piggery wastewaters at high loading rates.

    Ignacio de Godos;Saúl Blanco;Pedro A García-Encina;Eloy Becares

  • Effect of thermal, acid, alkaline and alkaline-peroxide pretreatments on the biochemical methane potential and kinetics of the anaerobic digestion of wheat straw and sugarcane bagasse.

    Silvia Bolado-Rodríguez;Cristina Toquero;Judit Martín-Juárez;Rodolfo Travaini

  • Carbon and nutrient removal from centrates and domestic wastewater using algal-bacterial biofilm bioreactors

    Esther Posadas;Pedro-Antonio García-Encina;Anna Soltau;Antonio Domínguez

  • A comparative evaluation of microalgae for the degradation of piggery wastewater under photosynthetic oxygenation

    Ignacio de Godos;Virginia A. Vargas;Saúl Blanco;María C. García González

  • Ecotoxicity and environmental risk assessment of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in aquatic environments and wastewater treatment plants

    Sheyla Andrea Ortiz de García;Sheyla Andrea Ortiz de García;Gilberto Pinto Pinto;Pedro A. García-Encina;Rubén Irusta-Mata

  • Impact of substrate to inoculum ratio in anaerobic digestion of swine slurry

    Cristina González-Fernández;Pedro A. García-Encina

  • Influence of Biogas Flow Rate on Biomass Composition During the Optimization of Biogas Upgrading in Microalgal-Bacterial Processes

    Mayara L. Serejo;Mayara L. Serejo;Esther Posadas;Marc A. Boncz;Saúl Blanco

  • Microalgae-based processes for the biodegradation of pretreated piggery wastewaters

    Cristina González;Judith Marciniak;Santiago Villaverde;Pedro A. García-Encina

  • Coagulation/flocculation-based removal of algal–bacterial biomass from piggery wastewater treatment

    Ignacio de Godos;Héctor O. Guzman;Roberto Soto;Pedro A. García-Encina

  • The use of methane as a sole carbon source for wastewater denitrification

    F. Thalasso;A. Vallecillo;P. García-Encina;F. Fdz-Polanco

  • Denitrification with methane as electron donor in oxygen-limited bioreactors.

    C. Costa;C. Dijkema;M. Friedrich;P. Garcia-Encina

  • Odor abatement in biotrickling filters: effect of the EBRT on methyl mercaptan and hydrophobic VOCs removal.

    Raquel Lebrero;Elisa Rodríguez;José M. Estrada;Pedro A. García-Encina

  • Simultaneous nutrients and carbon removal during pretreated swine slurry degradation in a tubular biofilm photobioreactor

    Ignacio de Godos;Cristina González;Eloy Becares;Pedro A. García-Encina

  • Different pretreatments for increasing the anaerobic biodegradability in swine manure.

    Cristina González-Fernández;Cristina León-Cofreces;Pedro A. García-Encina

  • Microalgae-based agro-industrial wastewater treatment: a preliminary screening of biodegradability

    E. Posadas;S. Bochon;M. Coca;M.C. García-González

  • Evaluation of wastewater treatment in a novel anoxic-aerobic algal-bacterial photobioreactor with biomass recycling through carbon and nitrogen mass balances.

    Cynthia Alcántara;Jesús M. Domínguez;Dimas García;Saúl Blanco

  • Influence of flue gas sparging on the performance of high rate algae ponds treating agro-industrial wastewaters

    Ignacio de Godos;Saúl Blanco;Pedro A. García-Encina;Eloy Becares

  • Comparative assessment of a biofilter, a biotrickling filter and a hollow fiber membrane bioreactor for odor treatment in wastewater treatment plants

    Raquel Lebrero;Ana Celina Gondim;Rebeca Pérez;Pedro A. García-Encina

  • Anaerobic Biodegradability and Toxicity of Chlorophenols

    A. Vallecillo;P.A. Garcia-Encina;M. Peña

Frequent Co-Authors

Raúl Muñoz
Raúl Muñoz University of Valladolid
Raquel Lebrero
Raquel Lebrero University of Valladolid
Alfons J. M. Stams
Alfons J. M. Stams Wageningen University & Research
Eloy Bécares
Eloy Bécares University of Leon
Fernando Fdz-Polanco
Fernando Fdz-Polanco University of Valladolid
Juan C. López
Juan C. López University of Valladolid
Caroline M. Plugge
Caroline M. Plugge Wageningen University & Research
Luísa Gouveia
Luísa Gouveia National Institute of Engineering, Technology and Innovation
Benoit Guieysse
Benoit Guieysse University of Canterbury
Michael W. Friedrich
Michael W. Friedrich University of Bremen

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