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Santiago Esplugas

Santiago Esplugas

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
62
Citations
18718
World Ranking
8697
National Ranking
281

Santiago Esplugas publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Santiago Esplugas sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 194 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Santiago Esplugas D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Santiago Esplugas sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Santiago Esplugas is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and energy, with a particular emphasis on water science and technology, pollution, renewable energy, sustainability, and industrial manufacturing engineering.

Their work extensively addresses topics related to advanced oxidation water treatment, pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts, advanced photocatalysis techniques, water quality monitoring and analysis, wastewater treatment and reuse, pesticide and herbicide environmental studies, and risk and safety analysis.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Santiago Esplugas include Jaime Giménez, Alberto Cruz-Alcalde, Núria López-Vinent, Carme Sans, and Bernardí Bayarri.

Key publication venues where Santiago Esplugas has contributed multiple works are:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • 14th Mediterranean Congress of Chemical Engineering (MeCCE14) Abstracts Publication
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Journal of environmental chemical engineering

Notable recent papers by Santiago Esplugas include:

  • Improvement of the photo-Fenton process at natural condition of pH using organic fertilizers mixtures: Potential application to agricultural reuse of wastewater, 2021, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Organic fertilizer as a chelating agent in photo-Fenton at neutral pH with LEDs for agricultural wastewater reuse: Micropollutant abatement and bacterial inactivation, 2020, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Evaluation of the main active species involved in the TiO2 photocatalytic degradation of ametryn herbicide and its by-products, 2021, Journal of environmental chemical engineering
  • Mixtures of chelating agents to enhance photo-Fenton process at natural pH: Influence of wastewater matrix on micropollutant removal and bacterial inactivation, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • On disclosing the role of mesoporous alumina in the ozonation of sulfamethoxazole: Adsorption vs. Catalysis, 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal

Best Publications

  • Degradation of chlorophenols by means of advanced oxidation processes: a general review

    Marc Pera-Titus;Verónica Garcı́a-Molina;Miguel A Baños;Jaime Giménez

  • Comparison of different advanced oxidation processes for phenol degradation.

    Santiago Esplugas;Jaime Giménez;Sandra Contreras;Esther Pascual

  • Ozonation and advanced oxidation technologies to remove endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in water effluents.

    Santiago Esplugas;Daniele M. Bila;Luiz Gustavo T. Krause;Márcia Dezotti

  • Use of Fenton reagent to improve organic chemical biodegradability.

    E Chamarro;A Marco;S Esplugas

  • Degradation of 32 emergent contaminants by UV and neutral photo-fenton in domestic wastewater effluent previously treated by activated sludge

    N. De la Cruz;J. Giménez;S. Esplugas;D. Grandjean

  • Photocatalytic degradation of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs with TiO2 and simulated solar irradiation.

    Fabiola Méndez-Arriaga;Santiago Esplugas;Jaime Giménez

  • How and why combine chemical and biological processes for wastewater treatment

    Antonio Marco;Santiago Esplugas;Gabriele Saum

  • Degradation of the emerging contaminant ibuprofen in water by photo-Fenton.

    Fabiola Méndez-Arriaga;Santiago Esplugas;Jaime Giménez

  • Sulfamethoxazole abatement by means of ozonation.

    Renato F. Dantas;Sandra Contreras;Carme Sans;Santiago Esplugas

  • Ultrasonic treatment of water contaminated with ibuprofen.

    F. Méndez-Arriaga;R.A. Torres-Palma;R.A. Torres-Palma;R.A. Torres-Palma;C. Pétrier;S. Esplugas

  • A new methodology for the optimal design and production schedule of multipurpose batch plants.

    Jaime Cerda;Manuel Vicente;Jose M. Gutierrez;Santiago Esplugas

  • Sulfamethoxazole abatement by photo-Fenton toxicity, inhibition and biodegradability assessment of intermediates.

    Oscar González;Carme Sans;Santiago Esplugas

  • Photo-Fenton treatment of a biorecalcitrant wastewater generated in textile activities: biodegradability of the photo-treated solution

    Miguel Rodriguez;Miguel Rodriguez;Victor Sarria;Santiago Esplugas;Cesar Pulgarin

  • Contribution of the ozonation pre-treatment to the biodegradation of aqueous solutions of 2,4-dichlorophenol.

    S Contreras;M Rodrı́guez;F.Al Momani;C Sans

  • Assessment of iron chelates efficiency for photo-Fenton at neutral pH.

    Antonella De Luca;Renato F. Dantas;Santiago Esplugas

  • Effects of ozone pre-treatment on diclofenac: intermediates, biodegradability and toxicity assessment.

    Alessandra D. Coelho;Carmen Sans;Ana Agüera;Maria José Gómez

  • Photocatalytic degradation of antibiotics: The case of sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim

    M.N. Abellán;J. Giménez;S. Esplugas

  • Photocatalytic degradation of oxytetracycline using TiO2 under natural and simulated solar radiation

    João H.O.S. Pereira;Vítor J.P. Vilar;Maria T. Borges;Oscar González

  • Oxidation of aromatic compounds with UV radiation/ozone/hydrogen peroxide

    A. Mokrini;D. Ousse;S. Esplugas

  • Bezafibrate removal by means of ozonation: primary intermediates, kinetics, and toxicity assessment.

    Renato F. Dantas;Marisa Canterino;Raffaele Marotta;Carme Sans

Frequent Co-Authors

Jaime Giménez
Jaime Giménez University of Barcelona
Damià Barceló
Damià Barceló University of Almería
Sixto Malato
Sixto Malato Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
Márcia Dezotti
Márcia Dezotti Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Ricardo A. Torres-Palma
Ricardo A. Torres-Palma National University of Cuyo
Cesar Pulgarin
Cesar Pulgarin École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
David F. Ollis
David F. Ollis North Carolina State University
Silvia Lacorte
Silvia Lacorte Spanish National Research Council
Rui C. Martins
Rui C. Martins University of Coimbra
José Peral
José Peral Autonomous University of Barcelona

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