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2023

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
57
Citations
10818
World Ranking
3486
National Ranking
88

Víctor Matamoros 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 Víctor Matamoros sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 106 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Víctor Matamoros 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 Víctor Matamoros sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Víctor Matamoros is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research primarily centers on environmental science, with a significant focus on pollution, industrial and manufacturing engineering, health toxicology and mutagenesis, water science and technology, and molecular biology.

Their scholarly output includes extensive work in topics such as pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts, constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment, wastewater treatment and reuse, pesticide and herbicide environmental studies, advanced oxidation water treatment, algal biology and biofuel production, and heavy metals in the environment.

Frequent publication venues for Víctor Matamoros include Environmental Research, SSRN Electronic Journal, Environmental Pollution, Chemosphere, and The Science of The Total Environment.

The scientist has coauthored research with several recurring collaborators, including Mònica Escolà Casas, Josep M. Bayona, Benjamín Piña, N. Carazo, and Jéssica Subirats.

Selected recent papers by Víctor Matamoros include:

  • Mitigating antibiotic pollution using cyanobacteria: Removal efficiency, pathways and metabolism (2020, Water Research)
  • Occurrence and human health risk assessment of antibiotics and their metabolites in vegetables grown in field-scale agricultural systems (2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials)
  • Analytical challenges and solutions for performing metabolomic analysis of root exudates (2021, Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry)
  • The potential of wastewater grown microalgae for agricultural purposes: Contaminants of emerging concern, heavy metals and pathogens assessment (2023, Environmental Pollution)
  • Constructed wetlands operated as bioelectrochemical systems for the removal of organic micropollutants (2021, Chemosphere)

Víctor Matamoros has also contributed to book publications, including a work published by UWA Publishing titled Wastewater and Biosolids Management (2020).

Best Publications

  • Contaminant Removal Processes in Subsurface-Flow Constructed Wetlands: A Review

    Joan García;Diederik P. L. Rousseau;Jordi Morató;Els Lesage

  • Capability of microalgae-based wastewater treatment systems to remove emerging organic contaminants: A pilot-scale study

    Víctor Matamoros;Raquel Gutiérrez;Ivet Ferrer;Joan García

  • Organic micropollutant removal in a full-scale surface flow constructed wetland fed with secondary effluent.

    Víctor Matamoros;Joan García;Josep M. Bayona

  • Elimination of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in subsurface flow constructed wetlands.

    Víctor Matamoros;Josep M. Bayona

  • Assessment of the mechanisms involved in the removal of emerging contaminants by microalgae from wastewater: a laboratory scale study

    Víctor Matamoros;Enrica Uggetti;Joan García;Josep M. Bayona

  • Comprehensive assessment of the design configuration of constructed wetlands for the removal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products from urban wastewaters

    María Hijosa-Valsero;Víctor Matamoros;Ricardo Sidrach-Cardona;Javier Martín-Villacorta

  • Preliminary screening of small-scale domestic wastewater treatment systems for removal of pharmaceutical and personal care products

    Victor Matamoros;Carlos Alberto Arias;Hans Brix;Josep M. Bayona

  • Effect of key design parameters on the efficiency of horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands

    Joan García;Paula Aguirre;Jesús Barragán;Rafael Mujeriego

  • Removal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) from urban wastewater in a pilot vertical flow constructed wetland and a sand filter.

    Víctor Matamoros;Carlos Arias;Hans Brix;Josep M Bayona

  • Assessment of full-scale natural systems for the removal of PPCPs from wastewater in small communities.

    María Hijosa-Valsero;Víctor Matamoros;Javier Martín-Villacorta;Eloy Bécares

  • The ability of biologically based wastewater treatment systems to remove emerging organic contaminants—a review

    Aida Garcia-Rodríguez;Víctor Matamoros;Clàudia Fontàs;Victòria Salvadó

  • Behavior of Selected Pharmaceuticals in Subsurface Flow Constructed Wetlands: A Pilot-Scale Study

    Victor Matamoros;Joan Garcia;Josep M. Bayona

  • Photodegradation of Carbamazepine, Ibuprofen, Ketoprofen and 17α-Ethinylestradiol in Fresh and Seawater

    Víctor Matamoros;Aurélie Duhec;Joan Albaigés;Josep M. Bayona

  • Evaluation of the seasonal performance of a water reclamation pond-constructed wetland system for removing emerging contaminants.

    Víctor Matamoros;Victòria Salvadó

  • Screening of 47 organic microcontaminants in agricultural irrigation waters and their soil loading.

    D. Calderón-Preciado;C. Jiménez-Cartagena;C. Jiménez-Cartagena;V. Matamoros;J.M. Bayona

  • A comparative assessment of intensive and extensive wastewater treatment technologies for removing emerging contaminants in small communities.

    Víctor Matamoros;Yolanda Rodríguez;Joan Albaigés

  • Attenuation of emerging organic contaminants in a hybrid constructed wetland system under different hydraulic loading rates and their associated toxicological effects in wastewater

    Cristina Ávila;Víctor Matamoros;Carolina Reyes-Contreras;Benjamí Piña

  • Evaluation of aquatic plants for removing polar microcontaminants: A microcosm experiment

    Víctor Matamoros;Loc Xuan Nguyen;Carlos A. Arias;Victòria Salvadó

  • Behaviour of pharmaceutical products and biodegradation intermediates in horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland. A microcosm experiment

    Víctor Matamoros;Aracelly Caselles-Osorio;Joan García;Josep M. Bayona

  • Assessment of the pharmaceutical active compounds removal in wastewater treatment systems at enantiomeric level. Ibuprofen and naproxen.

    Víctor Matamoros;María Hijosa;Josep M. Bayona

Frequent Co-Authors

Josep M. Bayona
Josep M. Bayona Spanish National Research Council
Joan García
Joan García Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Victòria Salvadó
Victòria Salvadó University of Girona
Sergi Díez
Sergi Díez Spanish National Research Council
Benjamin Piña
Benjamin Piña Spanish National Research Council
Hans Brix
Hans Brix Aarhus University
Carlos A. Arias
Carlos A. Arias Aarhus University
Eloy Bécares
Eloy Bécares University of Leon
Ivet Ferrer
Ivet Ferrer Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Marianna Garfí
Marianna Garfí Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

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