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2026

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
84
Citations
21761
World Ranking
424
National Ranking
10

Pilar Gayán publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Pilar Gayán sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 204 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Pilar Gayán D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Pilar Gayán sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Spain Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Pilar Gayán is a researcher affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their academic work primarily focuses on engineering and materials science, with a significant emphasis on mechanical engineering and biomedical engineering among subfields. Research efforts also extend into materials chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability, catalysis, and related areas.

The main topics covered in their publications include:

  • Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes
  • Industrial Gas Emission Control
  • Thermal and Kinetic Analysis
  • Oil, Gas, and Environmental Issues
  • Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
  • Nuclear Materials and Properties
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions

Gayán has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Fuel
  • Fuel Processing Technology
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Powder Technology
  • Energy & Fuels

Notable recent papers include:

  • Increasing energy efficiency in chemical looping combustion of methane by in-situ activation of perovskite-based oxygen carriers, 2021, Applied Energy
  • On the optimization of physical and chemical stability of a Cu/Al2O3 impregnated oxygen carrier for chemical looping combustion, 2021, Fuel Processing Technology
  • Performance Evaluation of a Cu-Based Oxygen Carrier Impregnated onto ZrO2 for Chemical-Looping Combustion (CLC), 2020, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
  • Development of a magnetic Cu-based oxygen carrier for the chemical looping with oxygen uncoupling (CLOU) process, 2021, Fuel Processing Technology
  • Evaluation of different strategies to improve the efficiency of coal conversion in a 50 kWth Chemical Looping combustion unit, 2020, Fuel

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as Alberto Abad, Juan Adánez, Luis F. de Diego, M.T. Izquierdo, and Francisco García-Labiano, indicating extensive cooperation within their research community.

Best Publications

  • Progress in chemical-looping combustion and reforming technologies

    Juan Adanez;Alberto Abad;Francisco Garcia-Labiano;Pilar Gayan

  • Mapping of the range of operational conditions for Cu-, Fe-, and Ni-based oxygen carriers in chemical-looping combustion

    Alberto Abad;Juan Adánez;Francisco García-Labiano;Luis F. de Diego

  • Chemical looping combustion of solid fuels

    J. Adánez;A. Abad;T. Mendiara;P. Gayán

  • Development of Cu-based oxygen carriers for chemical-looping combustion

    Luis F de Diego;Francisco Garcı́a-Labiano;Juan Adánez;Pilar Gayán

  • Ilmenite Activation during Consecutive Redox Cycles in Chemical-Looping Combustion

    Juan Adánez;Ana Cuadrat;Alberto Abad;Pilar Gayán

  • Calcination of calcium-based sorbents at pressure in a broad range of CO2 concentrations

    F. Garcı́a-Labiano;A. Abad;L.F. de Diego;P. Gayán

  • Kinetics of redox reactions of ilmenite for chemical-looping combustion

    Alberto Abad;Juan Adánez;Ana Cuadrat;Francisco García-Labiano

  • Chemical Looping Combustion in a 10 kWth Prototype Using a CuO/Al2O3 Oxygen Carrier: Effect of Operating Conditions on Methane Combustion

    Juan Adanez;Pilar Gayan;Javier Celaya;Luis F. De Diego

  • Operation of a 10 kWth chemical-looping combustor during 200 h with a CuO-Al2O3 oxygen carrier

    Luis F. de Diego;Francisco Garcı´a-Labiano;Pilar Gayán;Javier Celaya

  • Reduction Kinetics of Cu-, Ni-, and Fe-Based Oxygen Carriers Using Syngas (CO + H2) for Chemical-Looping Combustion

    Alberto Abad;Francisco Garcia-Labiano;Luis F. De Diego;Pilar Gayan

  • Impregnated CuO/Al2O3 Oxygen Carriers for Chemical-Looping Combustion: Avoiding Fluidized Bed Agglomeration

    Luis F. de Diego;Pilar Gayán;Francisco García-Labiano;Javier Celaya

  • Behavior of ilmenite as oxygen carrier in chemical-looping combustion

    A. Cuadrat;A. Abad;J. Adánez;L.F. de Diego

  • Reduction and Oxidation Kinetics of a Copper-Based Oxygen Carrier Prepared by Impregnation for Chemical-Looping Combustion

    F. García-Labiano;L. F. de Diego;J. Adánez;and A. Abad

  • Demonstration of chemical-looping with oxygen uncoupling (CLOU) process in a 1.5 kWth continuously operating unit using a Cu-based oxygen-carrier

    Alberto Abad;Iñaki Adánez-Rubio;Pilar Gayán;Francisco García-Labiano

  • Effect of Pressure on the Behavior of Copper-, Iron-, and Nickel-Based Oxygen Carriers for Chemical-Looping Combustion

    Francisco Garcia-Labiano;Juan Adanez;Luis F. de Diego;Pilar Gayan

  • Development of Cu-based oxygen carriers for Chemical-Looping with Oxygen Uncoupling (CLOU) process

    Pilar Gayán;Iñaki Adánez-Rubio;Alberto Abad;Luis F. de Diego

  • Reduction and oxidation kinetics of nickel-based oxygen-carriers for chemical-looping combustion and chemical-looping reforming

    Cristina Dueso;María Ortiz;Alberto Abad;Francisco García-Labiano

  • Temperature variations in the oxygen carrier particles during their reduction and oxidation in a chemical-looping combustion system

    Francisco García-Labiano;Luis F. de Diego;Juan Adánez;Alberto Abad

  • Effect of Fe-olivine on the tar content during biomass gasification in a dual fluidized bed

    M. Virginie;J. Adánez;C. Courson;L.F. de Diego

  • Hydrogen production by chemical-looping reforming in a circulating fluidized bed reactor using Ni-based oxygen carriers

    Luis F. de Diego;María Ortiz;Francisco García-Labiano;Juan Adánez

Frequent Co-Authors

Juan Adánez
Juan Adánez Instituto de Carboquímica
Francisco García-Labiano
Francisco García-Labiano Spanish National Research Council
Alberto Abad
Alberto Abad Instituto de Carboquímica
Luis F. de Diego
Luis F. de Diego Spanish National Research Council
Maria Izquierdo
Maria Izquierdo Spanish National Research Council
Anders Lyngfelt
Anders Lyngfelt Chalmers University of Technology
Haibo Zhao
Haibo Zhao Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Juan Carlos Abanades
Juan Carlos Abanades Spanish National Research Council
Henrik Leion
Henrik Leion Chalmers University of Technology
Nader Mahinpey
Nader Mahinpey University of Calgary

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