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Chemistry
Mexico
2025

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Chemistry

D-Index
65
Citations
14982
World Ranking
7671
National Ranking
4

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Mexico Leader Award

Overview

Ricardo Gómez is affiliated with the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana in Mexico. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Energy and Materials Science, with particular emphasis on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Materials Chemistry. Additional areas of study include Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Polymers and Plastics, and Water Science and Technology.

The main topics explored in their work cover a range of advanced materials and catalytic processes. These topics include:

  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
  • Conducting polymers and applications

Ricardo Gómez has contributed multiple articles to key publication venues, frequently appearing in:

  • Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry
  • Catalysis Today
  • Topics in Catalysis
  • Chemosphere
  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Some of the recent papers authored by Gómez include:

  • "Improved photocatalytic oxidation of arsenic (III) with WO3/TiO2 nanomaterials synthesized by the sol-gel method" (2021), Journal of Environmental Management
  • "Caffeine photocatalytic degradation using composites of NiO/TiO2-F and CuO/TiO2-F under UV irradiation" (2021), Chemosphere
  • "Novelty g-C3N4/HAp composite as highly effective photocatalyst for Cr (VI) photoreduction" (2020), Catalysis Today
  • "N doped -TiO2 coupled to BiVO4 with high performance in photodegradation of Ofloxacin antibiotic and Rhodamine B dye under visible light" (2021), Catalysis Today
  • "Effective photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B using tin semiconductors over hydrotalcite-type materials under sunlight driven" (2020), Catalysis Today

Gómez collaborates regularly with a group of co-authors. Frequent collaborators include Francisco Tzompantzi, C. Tzompantzi-Flores, C.E. Santolalla-Vargas, David Ramírez-Ortega, and H.A. Calderón. These partnerships underscore a consistent teamwork pattern in their research projects.

Best Publications

  • Band-gap energy estimation from diffuse reflectance measurements on sol–gel and commercial TiO2: a comparative study

    Rosendo López;Ricardo Gómez

  • Aluminum Local Environment and Defects in the Crystalline Structure of Sol−Gel Alumina Catalyst

    J. A. Wang;X. Bokhimi;and A. Morales;O. Novaro

  • Preparation of TiO2–ZrO2 mixed oxides with controlled acid–basic properties

    M.E Manrı́quez;T López;R Gómez;R Gómez;J Navarrete

  • Sol—Gel preparation of supported metal catalysts

    Richard D. Gonzalez;Tessie Lopez;Ricardo Gomez

  • Adsorption and photocatalytic degradation of phenol and 2,4 dichlorophenoxiacetic acid by Mg-Zn-Al layered double hydroxides

    Jaime S. Valente;Jaime S. Valente;Francisco Tzompantzi;Julia Prince;Jose G.H. Cortez

  • Quantitative Determination of Titanium Lattice Defects and Solid-State Reaction Mechanism in Iron-Doped TiO2 Photocatalysts

    J. A. Wang and;R. Limas-Ballesteros;T. López;and A. Moreno

  • Sulfated titania [TiO2/SO42−]: A very active solid acid catalyst for the esterification of free fatty acids with ethanol

    J.L. Ropero-Vega;A. Aldana-Pérez;R. Gómez;M.E. Niño-Gómez

  • Synthesis and Characterization of Sol−Gel Hydrotalcites. Structure and Texture†

    T. Lopez;P. Bosch;E. Ramos;R. Gomez

  • FTIR and UV-Vis (diffuse reflectance) spectroscopic characterization of TiO2 sol-gel

    T. Lopez;E. Sanchez;P. Bosch;Y. Meas

  • PHOTOPHYSICAL AND PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTIES OF NANOSIZED COPPER-DOPED TITANIA SOL-GEL CATALYSTS

    Rosendo López;Ricardo Gómez;María Elena Llanos

  • Characterizations of the thermal decomposition of brucite prepared by sol-gel technique for synthesis of nanocrystalline MgO

    J.A Wang;O Novaro;X Bokhimi;T López

  • Effect of hydrolysis catalyst on the Ti deficiency and crystallite size of sol-gel-TiO2 crystalline phases

    Bokhimi A. Morales;O. Novaro;T. López;E. Sánchez

  • Improved hydrogen production from water splitting using TiO2–ZnO mixed oxides photocatalysts

    A. Pérez-Larios;A. Pérez-Larios;R. Lopez;A. Hernández-Gordillo;F. Tzompantzi

  • Tetragonal Nanophase Stabilization in Nondoped Sol–Gel Zirconia Prepared with Different Hydrolysis Catalysts

    X. Bokhimi;A. Morales;O. Novaro;M. Portilla

  • Preparation of sol-gel sulfated ZrO2SiO2 and characterization of its surface acidity

    T Lopez;J Navarrete;R Gomez;O Novaro

  • DTA-TGA and FTIR spectroscopies of sol-gel hydrotalcites: aluminum source effect on physicochemical properties

    T. López;P. Bosch;M. Asomoza;R. Gómez

  • Effect of sulfation on the photoactivity of TiO2 sol–gel derived catalysts

    R Gómez;T López;E Ortiz-Islas;J Navarrete

  • Photocatalytic hydrogen production by water/methanol decomposition using Au/TiO2 prepared by deposition-precipitation with urea.

    Socorro Oros-Ruiz;Rodolfo Zanella;Rosendo López;Agileo Hernández-Gordillo

  • Sulfonic groups anchored on mesoporous carbon Starbons-300 and its use for the esterification of oleic acid

    A. Aldana-Pérez;L. Lartundo-Rojas;R. Gómez;M.E. Niño-Gómez

  • Characterization of iron-doped titania sol–gel materials

    T. López;J. A. Moreno;R. Gómez;X. Bokhimi

Frequent Co-Authors

Tessy Lopez
Tessy Lopez Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
Xim Bokhimi
Xim Bokhimi National Autonomous University of Mexico
José Luis García Fierro
José Luis García Fierro Spanish National Research Council
Sandra E. Rodil
Sandra E. Rodil National Autonomous University of Mexico
Annia Galano
Annia Galano Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
Carolina Belver
Carolina Belver Autonomous University of Madrid

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