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2023

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55
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World Ranking
2997
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60

Environmental Sciences

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55
Citations
11820
World Ranking
3836
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96

Xavier Font publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Xavier Font sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 113 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Xavier Font D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Xavier Font sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Xavier Font is affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona in Spain. Their research spans multiple aspects of environmental science and engineering, with a particular focus on microbial bioremediation, anaerobic digestion, and biosurfactant production.

Their worked fields include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Engineering

Within these broad disciplines, Xavier Font has contributed to several subfields such as:

  • Pollution
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Building and Construction
  • Plant Science

The primary topics investigated in their research include:

  • Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
  • Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Environmental remediation with nanomaterials
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications

Xavier Font has published extensively in venues such as:

  • Waste Management
  • Frontiers in Chemical Engineering
  • Renewable Energy
  • Energies
  • Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Microbial biosurfactants: a review of recent environmental applications" (2022, Bioengineered)
  • "Sustained effect of zero-valent iron nanoparticles under semi-continuous anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge: Evolution of nanoparticles and microbial community dynamics" (2021, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • "2-phenylethanol (rose aroma) production potential of an isolated pichia kudriavzevii through solid-state fermentation" (2020, Process Biochemistry)
  • "Valorization of agro-industrial wastes by producing 2-phenylethanol via solid-state fermentation: Influence of substrate selection on the process" (2021, Waste Management)
  • "Agro-wastes and Inert Materials as Supports for the Production of Biosurfactants by Solid-state Fermentation" (2020, Waste and Biomass Valorization)

Frequent collaborators in Xavier Font's research include:

  • Antoni Sánchez
  • Raquel Barrena
  • Javier Moral-Vico
  • Teresa Gea
  • Ahmad Abo Markeb

Best Publications

  • Evaluation of the ecotoxicity of model nanoparticles.

    Raquel Barrena;Eudald Casals;Joan Colón;Xavier Font

  • Composting of food wastes: Status and challenges

    Alejandra Cerda;Adriana Artola;Xavier Font;Raquel Barrena

  • Ammonia emissions from the composting of different organic wastes. Dependency on process temperature

    Estela Pagans;Raquel Barrena;Xavier Font;Antoni Sánchez

  • Effects of thermal and mechanical pretreatments of secondary sludge on biogas production under thermophilic conditions

    Mavi Climent;Ivet Ferrer;Ma del Mar Baeza;Adriana Artola

  • Increasing biogas production by thermal (70 °C) sludge pre-treatment prior to thermophilic anaerobic digestion

    Ivet Ferrer;Sergio Ponsá;Felícitas Vázquez;Xavier Font

  • Mechanism of textile metal dye biotransformation by Trametes versicolor.

    P. Blánquez;N Casas;Xavier Font;Xavier Gabarrell

  • Microbial biosurfactants: a review of recent environmental applications

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  • Effect of cerium dioxide, titanium dioxide, silver, and gold nanoparticles on the activity of microbial communities intended in wastewater treatment

    Ana García;Lucía Delgado;Josep A. Torà;Eudald Casals

  • Acute toxicity of cerium oxide, titanium oxide and iron oxide nanoparticles using standardized tests

    Ana García;Roser Espinosa;Lucía Delgado;Eudald Casals

  • The use of life cycle assessment for the comparison of biowaste composting at home and full scale.

    Julia Martínez-Blanco;Joan Colón;Xavier Gabarrell;Xavier Font

  • Anaerobic co-digestion of a simulated organic fraction of municipal solid wastes and fats of animal and vegetable origin

    Anna Fernández;Antoni Sánchez;Xavier Font

  • Emission of volatile organic compounds from composting of different solid wastes: Abatement by biofiltration

    Estela Pagans;Xavier Font;Antoni Sánchez

  • Technology overview of biogas production in anaerobic digestion plants: A European evaluation of research and development

    Rafaela Lora Grando;Adelaide Maria de Souza Antune;Fabiana Valéria da Fonseca;Antoni Sánchez

  • Environmental assessment of home composting

    Joan Colón;Julia Martínez-Blanco;Xavier Gabarrell;Adriana Artola

  • Odours and volatile organic compounds emitted from municipal solid waste at different stage of decomposition and relationship with biological stability.

    B. Scaglia;V. Orzi;A. Artola;X. Font

  • Programmed iron oxide nanoparticles disintegration in anaerobic digesters boosts biogas production.

    Eudald Casals;Raquel Barrena;Ana García;Edgar González

  • Home composting versus industrial composting: influence of composting system on compost quality with focus on compost stability.

    Raquel Barrena;Xavier Font;Xavier Gabarrell;Antoni Sánchez

  • Greenhouse gas emissions from organic waste composting

    Antoni Sánchez;Adriana Artola;Xavier Font;Teresa Gea

  • Long term operation of a thermophilic anaerobic reactor: Process stability and efficiency at decreasing sludge retention time

    Ivet Ferrer;Felícitas Vázquez;Xavier Font

  • Biofiltration for ammonia removal from composting exhaust gases

    Estella L. Pagans;Xavier Font;Antoni Sánchez

  • Chromium VI adsorption on cerium oxide nanoparticles and morphology changes during the process

    Sonia Recillas;Joan Colón;Eudald Casals;Edgar González

  • Use of CeO2, TiO2 and Fe3O4 nanoparticles for the removal of lead from water: Toxicity of nanoparticles and derived compounds

    Sonia Recillas;Ana García;Edgar González;Eudald Casals

Frequent Co-Authors

Antoni Sánchez
Antoni Sánchez Autonomous University of Barcelona
Xavier Gabarrell
Xavier Gabarrell Autonomous University of Barcelona
Víctor F. Puntes
Víctor F. Puntes Spanish National Research Council
Teresa Vicent
Teresa Vicent Autonomous University of Barcelona
Ivet Ferrer
Ivet Ferrer Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Dimitrios Komilis
Dimitrios Komilis Democritus University of Thrace
Fabrizio Adani
Fabrizio Adani University of Milan
David Gabriel
David Gabriel Autonomous University of Barcelona
Joan Rieradevall
Joan Rieradevall Autonomous University of Barcelona
Barbara Scaglia
Barbara Scaglia University of Milan

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