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Vítor J.P. Vilar

Vítor J.P. Vilar

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 69 6242 5664 49 49 265 15882

Vítor J.P. Vilar publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Vítor J.P. Vilar between 2005 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Vítor J.P. Vilar published across 21 years, from 2005 to 2025, averaging 16.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 37 publications in 2015. 35 of the 348 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2005 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 37. Peak 37 publications in 2015. 2005: 2 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 24 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 26 publications 2015: 37 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 24 publications 2020: 22 publications 2021: 24 publications 2022: 19 publications 2023: 21 publications 2024: 19 publications 2025: 16 publications
2005 2025

348 publications in total across all disciplines

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Vítor J.P. Vilar: publications per year, 2005 to 2025
Year Publications
2005 2
2006 2
2007 5
2008 14
2009 7
2010 5
2011 11
2012 24
2013 21
2014 26
2015 37
2016 15
2017 17
2018 17
2019 24
2020 22
2021 24
2022 19
2023 21
2024 19
2025 16
Total 348
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Vítor J.P. Vilar 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 Vítor J.P. Vilar sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 261–280 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 265 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979 265
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Vítor J.P. Vilar 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 Vítor J.P. Vilar sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 68–69 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683 69
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Vítor J.P. Vilar is affiliated with the University of Porto in Portugal and has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Energy. Their research focuses on several subfields, including Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Water Science and Technology, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Pollution, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their work addresses key topics such as Advanced oxidation water treatment, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells, Algal biology and biofuel production, Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis, and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science.

Frequent collaborators include Ana I. Gomes, Tânia F.C.V. Silva, Rui A.R. Boaventura, Francisca C. Moreira, and Rosario Rodil.

Vítor J.P. Vilar has published extensively in several scientific journals. The most common venues for their publications are:

  • Journal of environmental chemical engineering
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Chemosphere
  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Chemical Engineering Science

Significant recent papers include:

  • The Effect of Light Wavelength on CO2 Capture, Biomass Production and Nutrient Uptake by Green Microalgae: A Step Forward on Process Integration and Optimisation (2020, Energies)
  • Ozone-driven processes for mature urban landfill leachate treatment: Organic matter degradation, biodegradability enhancement and treatment costs for different reactors configuration (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Innovative light-driven chemical/catalytic reactors towards contaminants of emerging concern mitigation: A review (2020, Chemical Engineering Journal)
  • Integration of Fenton's reaction based processes and cation exchange processes in textile wastewater treatment as a strategy for water reuse (2020, Journal of Environmental Management)
  • Tube-in-tube membrane reactor for heterogeneous TiO2 photocatalysis with radial addition of H2O2 (2020, Chemical Engineering Journal)

Best Publications

  • Electrochemical advanced oxidation processes: A review on their application to synthetic and real wastewaters

    Francisca C. Moreira;Rui A.R. Boaventura;Enric Brillas;Vítor J.P. Vilar

  • Oil and grease removal from wastewaters: Sorption treatment as an alternative to state-of-the-art technologies. A critical review

    Ariana M.A. Pintor;Vítor J.P. Vilar;Cidália M.S. Botelho;Rui A.R. Boaventura

  • A review of the use of red mud as adsorbent for the removal of toxic pollutants from water and wastewater

    Amit Bhatnagar;Vítor J.P. Vilar;Cidália M.S. Botelho;Rui A.R. Boaventura

  • Methylene blue adsorption by algal biomass based materials: biosorbents characterization and process behaviour.

    Vítor J P Vilar;Cidália M S Botelho;Rui A R Boaventura

  • Coconut-based biosorbents for water treatment — A review of the recent literature

    Amit Bhatnagar;Vítor J.P. Vilar;Cidália M.S. Botelho;Rui A.R. Boaventura

  • Influence of pH, ionic strength and temperature on lead biosorption by Gelidium and agar extraction algal waste

    Vítor J.P. Vilar;Cidália M.S. Botelho;Rui A.R. Boaventura

  • Optimization of coagulation-flocculation and flotation parameters for the treatment of a petroleum refinery effluent from a Portuguese Plant

    Carlos E. Santo;Vítor J.P. Vilar;Cidália M.S. Botelho;Amit Bhatnagar

  • Decolorization and mineralization of Sunset Yellow FCF azo dye by anodic oxidation, electro-Fenton, UVA photoelectro-Fenton and solar photoelectro-Fenton processes

    Francisca C. Moreira;Sergi Garcia-Segura;Vítor J.P. Vilar;Rui A.R. Boaventura

  • Photocatalytic reduction of Cr(VI) over TiO2-coated cellulose acetate monolithic structures using solar light

    Belisa A. Marinho;Belisa A. Marinho;Raquel O. Cristóvão;Ridha Djellabi;José M. Loureiro

  • Degradation of the antibiotic trimethoprim by electrochemical advanced oxidation processes using a carbon-PTFE air-diffusion cathode and a boron-doped diamond or platinum anode

    Francisca C. Moreira;Sergi Garcia-Segura;Rui A.R. Boaventura;Enric Brillas

  • Equilibrium and kinetic modelling of Cd(II) biosorption by algae Gelidium and agar extraction algal waste.

    Vítor J.P. Vilar;Cidália M.S. Botelho;Rui A.R. Boaventura

  • Use of cork powder and granules for the adsorption of pollutants: a review.

    Ariana M.A. Pintor;Catarina I.A. Ferreira;Joana C. Pereira;Patrícia Correia

  • 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

  • Waste metal hydroxide sludge as adsorbent for a reactive dye.

    Sílvia C R Santos;Vítor J P Vílar;Rui A R Boaventura

  • Tertiary treatment of a municipal wastewater toward pharmaceuticals removal by chemical and electrochemical advanced oxidation processes.

    Francisca C. Moreira;J. Soler;M.F. Alpendurada;Rui A.R. Boaventura

  • Enhancement of the photo-Fenton reaction at near neutral pH through the use of ferrioxalate complexes: A case study on trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole antibiotics removal from aqueous solutions

    Isabelli N. Dias;Isabelli N. Dias;Bruno S. Souza;Bruno S. Souza;João H.O.S. Pereira;Francisca C. Moreira

  • Landfill leachate treatment by solar-driven AOPs

    Elisangela M.R. Rocha;Vítor J.P. Vilar;Amélia Fonseca;Isabel Saraiva

  • Enhancement of a solar photo-Fenton reaction by using ferrioxalate complexes for the treatment of a synthetic cotton-textile dyeing wastewater

    Lucila I. Doumic;Lucila I. Doumic;Lucila I. Doumic;Petrick A. Soares;María A. Ayude;Miryan Cassanello

  • Treatment of a sanitary landfill leachate using combined solar photo-Fenton and biological immobilized biomass reactor at a pilot scale.

    Vítor J.P. Vilar;Elisangela M.R. Rocha;Francisco S. Mota;Amélia Fonseca

  • Assessment of a multistage system based on electrocoagulation, solar photo-Fenton and biological oxidation processes for real textile wastewater treatment

    Diego R. Manenti;Aparecido N. Módenes;Petrick A. Soares;Fernando R. Espinoza-Quiñones

  • Copper removal by algae Gelidium, agar extraction algal waste and granulated algal waste: kinetics and equilibrium.

    Vítor J.P. Vilar;Cidália M.S. Botelho;Rui A.R. Boaventura

  • Insights into real cotton-textile dyeing wastewater treatment using solar advanced oxidation processes

    Petrick A. Soares;Tânia F. C. V. Silva;Diego R. Manenti;Selene M. A. G. U. Souza

Frequent Co-Authors

Rui A.R. Boaventura
Rui A.R. Boaventura University of Porto
Cidália M.S. Botelho
Cidália M.S. Botelho University of Porto
Márcia Dezotti
Márcia Dezotti Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Adrián M.T. Silva
Adrián M.T. Silva University of Porto
Amit Bhatnagar
Amit Bhatnagar Lappeenranta University of Technology
José M. Loureiro
José M. Loureiro University of Porto
Enric Brillas
Enric Brillas University of Barcelona
Joaquim L. Faria
Joaquim L. Faria University of Porto
Adélio Mendes
Adélio Mendes University of Porto
Sixto Malato
Sixto Malato Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas

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