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Valdemar I. Esteves

Valdemar I. Esteves

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
53
Citations
8240
World Ranking
13253
National Ranking
109

Valdemar I. Esteves 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 Valdemar I. Esteves sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 184 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Valdemar I. Esteves 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 Valdemar I. Esteves sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Valdemar I. Esteves is affiliated with the University of Aveiro in Portugal and conducts research primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Chemistry. Their research contributions focus substantially on environmental pollution, water science and technology, and health-related toxicology.

The scientist's work includes studies on particular subfields such as pollution, water science and technology, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, analytical chemistry, and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment. Esteves's research extensively addresses topics including pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts, adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal, analytical chemistry methods development, environmental toxicology and ecotoxicology, nanomaterials for catalytic reactions, advanced photocatalysis techniques, and environmental remediation with nanomaterials.

Recent papers showcase a variety of environmental and chemical themes. Notable publications include:

  • "Recent advances on the development and application of magnetic activated carbon and char for the removal of pharmaceutical compounds from waters: A review" (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • "Occurrence of the antiepileptic carbamazepine in water and bivalves from marine environments: A review" (2021, Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology)
  • "Biochar-TiO2 magnetic nanocomposites for photocatalytic solar-driven removal of antibiotics from aquaculture effluents" (2021, Journal of Environmental Management)
  • "Characterization and use of a lignin sample extracted from Eucalyptus grandis sawdust for the removal of methylene blue dye" (2020, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules)
  • "Overview of relevant economic and environmental aspects of waste-based activated carbons aimed at adsorptive water treatments" (2022, Journal of Cleaner Production)

Esteves frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including Marta Otero, Vânia Calisto, Rosa Freitas, M.V. Gil, and Érika M.L. Sousa, with multiple joint publications reflecting sustained scientific partnerships.

Publications by Esteves appear most regularly in a select group of journals that include:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Best Publications

  • Psychiatric pharmaceuticals in the environment.

    Vânia Calisto;Valdemar I. Esteves

  • Processes for the elimination of estrogenic steroid hormones from water: a review.

    Carla Patrícia Silva;Marta Otero;Valdemar Esteves

  • Removal of diclofenac sodium from aqueous solution by Isabel grape bagasse

    Márjore Antunes;Valdemar I. Esteves;Régis Guégan;Janaina S. Crespo

  • Photodegradation of psychiatric pharmaceuticals in aquatic environments--kinetics and photodegradation products.

    Vânia Calisto;M. Rosário M. Domingues;Valdemar I. Esteves

  • Effects of organic and inorganic amendments on soil organic matter properties

    Diana L.D. Lima;Sérgio M. Santos;Heinrich W. Scherer;Rudolf J. Schneider

  • Presence of the pharmaceutical drug carbamazepine in coastal systems: effects on bivalves.

    Ângela Almeida;Vânia Calisto;Valdemar I. Esteves;Rudolf J. Schneider

  • Adsorptive removal of pharmaceuticals from water by commercial and waste-based carbons.

    Vânia Calisto;Catarina I.A. Ferreira;João A.B.P. Oliveira;Marta Otero

  • Recent advances on the development and application of magnetic activated carbon and char for the removal of pharmaceutical compounds from waters: a review

    Luciana S. Rocha;Diogo Pereira;Érika Sousa;Marta Otero

  • Development and application of a capillary electrophoresis based method for the simultaneous screening of six antibiotics in spiked milk samples.

    Sérgio M. Santos;Marília Henriques;Armando C. Duarte;Valdemar I. Esteves

  • Direct photodegradation of carbamazepine followed by micellar electrokinetic chromatography and mass spectrometry

    Vânia Calisto;M. Rosário M. Domingues;Guillaume L. Erny;Valdemar I. Esteves

  • Use of formalin in intensive aquaculture: properties, application and effects on fish and water quality

    Joana F. Leal;Maria Graça P. M. S. Neves;Eduarda B. H. Santos;Valdemar I. Esteves

  • Chronic toxicity of the antiepileptic carbamazepine on the clam Ruditapes philippinarum

    Ângela Almeida;Rosa Freitas;Vânia Calisto;Valdemar I. Esteves

  • Toward the Standardization of Biochar Analysis: The COST Action TD1107 Interlaboratory Comparison

    Hans Jörg Bachmann;Thomas D. Bucheli;Alba Dieguez-Alonso Dieguez-Alonso;Daniele Fabbri

  • Production of adsorbents by pyrolysis of paper mill sludge and application on the removal of citalopram from water.

    Vânia Calisto;Catarina I.A. Ferreira;Sérgio M. Santos;María Victoria Gil

  • Caffeine impacts in the clam Ruditapes philippinarum: Alterations on energy reserves, metabolic activity and oxidative stress biomarkers.

    Diogo Cruz;Ângela Almeida;Vânia Calisto;Valdemar I. Esteves

  • Oxytetracycline in intensive aquaculture: water quality during and after its administration, environmental fate, toxicity and bacterial resistance

    Joana F. Leal;Eduarda B.H. Santos;Valdemar I. Esteves

  • Using capillary electrophoresis for the determination of organic acids in Port wine

    Valdemar I. Esteves;Susana S.F. Lima;Diana L.D. Lima;Armando C. Duarte

  • Influence of different organic amendments on the potential availability of metals from soil: a study on metal fractionation and extraction kinetics by EDTA.

    Sérgio Santos;Carina A.E. Costa;Armando C. Duarte;Heinrich W. Scherer

  • Comparative characterization of humic substances from the open ocean, estuarine water and fresh water.

    Valdemar I. Esteves;Marta Otero;Armando C. Duarte

  • The impacts of pharmaceutical drugs under ocean acidification: New data on single and combined long-term effects of carbamazepine on Scrobicularia plana.

    Rosa Freitas;Ângela Almeida;Vânia Calisto;Cátia Velez

  • The effects of carbamazepine on macroinvertebrate species: Comparing bivalves and polychaetes biochemical responses.

    Rosa Freitas;Ângela Almeida;Adília Pires;Cátia Velez

Frequent Co-Authors

Marta Otero
Marta Otero University of Leon
Rosa Freitas
Rosa Freitas University of Aveiro
Amadeu M.V.M. Soares
Amadeu M.V.M. Soares University of Aveiro
Etelvina Figueira
Etelvina Figueira University of Aveiro
Armando C. Duarte
Armando C. Duarte University of Aveiro
Frederick J. Wrona
Frederick J. Wrona University of Calgary
João P. C. Tomé
João P. C. Tomé Instituto Superior Técnico
João Pedro Oliveira
João Pedro Oliveira Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Célia Alves
Célia Alves University of Aveiro
Ângela Cunha
Ângela Cunha University of Aveiro

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