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Rafael Clemente 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 Rafael Clemente sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 77 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Rafael Clemente 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 Rafael Clemente sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 12th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

Rafael Clemente is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with particular attention to the following subfields:

  • Plant Science
  • Geochemistry and Petrology
  • Pollution
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

The main topics of their work encompass:

  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Coal and Its By-products
  • Arsenic contamination and mitigation
  • Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance

A sample of their recent papers illustrates the breadth of their research interests and publication history. These papers include:

  • Use of Brassica juncea and Dactylis glomerata for the phytostabilization of mine soils amended with compost or biochar, 2020, Chemosphere
  • Phytostabilization of soils contaminated with As, Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn: Physicochemical, toxicological and biological evaluations, 2023, Soil & Environmental Health
  • Chemical and Bioenergetic Characterization of Biofuels from Plant Biomass: Perspectives for Southern Europe, 2020, Applied Sciences
  • Major As species, lipid peroxidation and protein carbonylation in rice plants exposed to increasing As(V) concentrations, 2020, Heliyon
  • Selection of Mediterranean plants biomass for the composting of pig slurry solids based on the heat production during aerobic degradation, 2020, Waste Management

Rafael Clemente has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, among whom are:

  • M.P. Bernal
  • M.J. Álvarez-Robles
  • Rafael G. Lacalle
  • Donatella Grippi
  • Francisca Sevilla

The scientist has published extensively in a range of venues. The publication venues with multiple works include:

  • Chemosphere
  • Agronomy
  • Soil & Environmental Health
  • Applied Sciences
  • Heliyon

Best Publications

  • Contrasting effects of manure and compost on soil pH, heavy metal availability and growth of Chenopodium album L. in a soil contaminated by pyritic mine waste

    David J Walker;Rafael Clemente;M.Pilar Bernal

  • Efficiency of green waste compost and biochar soil amendments for reducing lead and copper mobility and uptake to ryegrass.

    Nadia Karami;Rafael Clemente;Eduardo Moreno-Jiménez;Nicholas W. Lepp

  • Assessing the influence of compost and biochar amendments on the mobility and toxicity of metals and arsenic in a naturally contaminated mine soil

    Luke Beesley;Onyeka S. Inneh;Gareth J. Norton;Eduardo Moreno-Jimenez

  • The effects of soil amendments on heavy metal bioavailability in two contaminated Mediterranean soils.

    David J Walker;Rafael Clemente;Asuncion Roig;M.Pilar Bernal

  • Trace element behaviour at the root-soil interface: Implications in phytoremediation

    Petra Kidd;Juan Barceló;M. Pilar Bernal;Flavia Navari-Izzo

  • Uptake of heavy metals and As by Brassica juncea grown in a contaminated soil in Aznalcóllar (Spain): The effect of soil amendments

    Rafael Clemente;David J. Walker;M. Pilar Bernal

  • Fractionation of heavy metals and distribution of organic carbon in two contaminated soils amended with humic acids

    Rafael Clemente;M. Pilar Bernal

  • Heavy metals fractionation and organic matter mineralisation in contaminated calcareous soil amended with organic materials.

    Rafael Clemente;Ángeles Escolar;M. Pilar Bernal

  • Mobility of metals and metalloids in a multi-element contaminated soil 20 years after cessation of the pollution source activity.

    Rafael Clemente;Nicholas M. Dickinson;Nicholas W. Lepp

  • Heavy metal bioavailability in a soil affected by mineral sulphides contamination following the mine spillage at Aznalcóllar (Spain).

    Rafael Clemente;David J. Walker;Asunción Roig;M. Pilar Bernal

  • Mobility of arsenic, cadmium and zinc in a multi-element contaminated soil profile assessed by in-situ soil pore water sampling, column leaching and sequential extraction.

    Luke Beesley;Eduardo Moreno-Jiménez;Rafael Clemente;Nicholas Lepp

  • A remediation strategy based on active phytoremediation followed by natural attenuation in a soil contaminated by pyrite waste.

    Rafael Clemente;Concepción Almela;M. Pilar Bernal

  • The use of a halophytic plant species and organic amendments for the remediation of a trace elements-contaminated soil under semi-arid conditions.

    Rafael Clemente;David J. Walker;Tania Pardo;Domingo Martínez-Fernández

  • A field experiment investigating the effects of olive husk and cow manure on heavy metal availability in a contaminated calcareous soil from Murcia (Spain)

    R. Clemente;C. Paredes;M.P. Bernal

  • Tolerance and accumulation of heavy metals by Brassicaceae species grown in contaminated soils from Mediterranean regions of Spain

    Carmina Gisbert;Rafael Clemente;Juan Navarro-Aviñó;Carlos Baixauli

  • Relation between solution chemistry and morphology of SnO2-based thin films deposited by a pyrosol process

    Agnès Smith;Jean-Marc Laurent;David S. Smith;Jean-Pierre Bonnet

  • Evaluation of the phytostabilisation efficiency in a trace elements contaminated soil using soil health indicators

    T. Pardo;R. Clemente;L. Epelde;C. Garbisu

  • Rhombohedral-scalenohedral calcite transition produced by adjusting the solution electrical conductivity in the system Ca(OH)2-CO2-H2O.

    Jesús Garcı́a Carmona;Jaime Gómez Morales;Rafael Rodrı́guez Clemente

  • Effects of compost, pig slurry and lime on trace element solubility and toxicity in two soils differently affected by mining activities

    Tania Pardo;Rafael Clemente;M. Pilar Bernal

  • Soil C and N mineralisation and agricultural value of the products of an anaerobic digestion system

    C. de la Fuente;J. A. Alburquerque;R. Clemente;M. P. Bernal

Frequent Co-Authors

Maria Pilar Bernal
Maria Pilar Bernal Spanish National Research Council
Michael Komárek
Michael Komárek Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Asunción Roig
Asunción Roig Spanish National Research Council
Carlos Garbisu
Carlos Garbisu NEIKER, the Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development
Raul Moral
Raul Moral Miguel Hernandez University
Charlotte Poschenrieder
Charlotte Poschenrieder Autonomous University of Barcelona
Engracia Madejón
Engracia Madejón Spanish National Research Council
Andrew A. Meharg
Andrew A. Meharg Queen's University Belfast
Flavia Navari-Izzo
Flavia Navari-Izzo University of Pisa
Juan Barceló
Juan Barceló Autonomous University of Barcelona

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