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Environmental Sciences
Spain
2026

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
148
Citations
80695
World Ranking
32
National Ranking
3

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Spain Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Spain Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Spain Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Xavier Querol is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research output predominantly spans the broad fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences.

The scientist's work extensively covers several subfields, including:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Automotive Engineering

The main topics addressed across their publications include:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Vehicle emissions and performance
  • Coal and Its By-products
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts

Xavier Querol has contributed research to a variety of scientific venues with notable frequency. The most common publication platforms have been:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environment International
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • International Journal of Coal Geology

Their recent published papers include:

  • How can airborne transmission of COVID-19 indoors be minimised?, 2020, Environment International
  • Changes in air quality during the lockdown in Barcelona (Spain) one month into the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • A paradigm shift to combat indoor respiratory infection, 2021, Science
  • A global observational analysis to understand changes in air quality during exceptionally low anthropogenic emission conditions, 2021, Environment International
  • Practical Indicators for Risk of Airborne Transmission in Shared Indoor Environments and Their Application to COVID-19 Outbreaks, 2022, Environmental Science & Technology

The collaborator network of Xavier Querol shows repeated cooperation with several researchers, which may indicate ongoing partnerships or research groups. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Andrés Alástuey
  • Cristina Reche
  • Marco Pandolfi
  • Noemí Pérez
  • Natàlia Moreno

Best Publications

  • Synthesis of zeolites from coal fly ash: an overview

    X Querol;N Moreno;J.C Umaña;A Alastuey

  • How can airborne transmission of COVID-19 indoors be minimised?

    Lidia Morawska;Julian W. Tang;William Bahnfleth;Philomena M. Bluyssen

  • Source apportionment of particulate matter in Europe: A review of methods and results

    M Viana;T.A.J. Kuhlbusch;X Querol;A Alastuey

  • Green spaces and cognitive development in primary schoolchildren

    Payam Dadvand;Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen;Mikel Esnaola;Joan Forns

  • A European aerosol phenomenology—1: physical characteristics of particulate matter at kerbside, urban, rural and background sites in Europe

    Rita Van Dingenen;Frank Raes;Jean-P Putaud;Urs Baltensperger

  • A European aerosol phenomenology 3: Physical and chemical characteristics of particulate matter from 60 rural, urban, and kerbside sites across Europe

    J.-P. Putaud;R. Van Dingenen;A. Alastuey;H. Bauer

  • Leaching behaviour of elements from coal combustion fly ash: An overview

    Maria Izquierdo;Xavier Querol

  • PM10 and PM2.5 source apportionment in the Barcelona Metropolitan area, Catalonia, Spain

    Xavier Querol;Andrés Alastuey;Sergio Rodriguez;Felicià Plana

  • Changes in air quality during the lockdown in Barcelona (Spain) one month into the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic.

    Aurelio Tobías;Cristina Carnerero;Cristina Reche;Jordi Massagué

  • Speciation and origin of PM10 and PM2.5 in selected European cities

    X. Querol;A. Alastuey;C.R. Ruiz;B. Artiñano

  • Trace elements in coal and their behaviour during combustion in a large power station

    Xavier Querol;JoséLuis Fernández-Turiel;Angel López-Soler

  • Purification of metal electroplating waste waters using zeolites

    E Álvarez-Ayuso;A Garcı́a-Sánchez;X Querol

  • Impact of maritime transport emissions on coastal air quality in Europe

    Mar Viana;Pieter Hammingh;Augustin Colette;Xavier Querol

  • Saharan dust contributions to PM10 and TSP levels in Southern and Eastern Spain

    S. Rodrı́guez;X. Querol;A. Alastuey;G. Kallos

  • Quantifying road dust resuspension in urban environment by Multilinear Engine: A comparison with PMF2

    F. Amato;Monica Pandolfi;Alberto Escrig;Xavier Querol

  • Association between Traffic-Related Air Pollution in Schools and Cognitive Development in Primary School Children: A Prospective Cohort Study

    Jordi Sunyer;Mikel Esnaola;Mar Alvarez-Pedrerol;Joan Forns

  • Spatial and chemical patterns of PM10 in road dust deposited in urban environment

    Fulvio Amato;Marco Pandolfi;Mar Viana;Xavier Querol

  • Environmental, physical and structural characterisation of geopolymer matrixes synthesised from coal (co-)combustion fly ashes

    E. Álvarez-Ayuso;X. Querol;F. Plana;A. Alastuey

  • Source origin of trace elements in PM from regional background, urban and industrial sites of Spain

    X. Querol;M. Viana;A. Alastuey;F. Amato

  • Identification and quantification of organic aerosol from cooking and other sources in Barcelona using aerosol mass spectrometer data

    C. Mohr;C. Mohr;P. F. DeCarlo;P. F. DeCarlo;M. F. Heringa;R. Chirico;R. Chirico

  • A European aerosol phenomenology-3: Physical and chemical characteristics of particulate matter from 60 rural, urban, and kerbside sites across Europe

    J. P. Putaud;R. Van Dingenen;A. Alastuey;H. Bauer

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrés Alastuey
Andrés Alastuey Spanish National Research Council
Teresa Moreno
Teresa Moreno Spanish National Research Council
Mar Viana
Mar Viana Spanish National Research Council
Fulvio Amato
Fulvio Amato Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research
Jorge Pey
Jorge Pey Spanish National Research Council
Cristina Reche
Cristina Reche Spanish National Research Council
Marco Pandolfi
Marco Pandolfi Spanish National Research Council
Natalia Moreno
Natalia Moreno Spanish National Research Council
Noemí Pérez
Noemí Pérez Spanish National Research Council
María Cruz Minguillón
María Cruz Minguillón Spanish National Research Council

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