Alba Bala

3.6k total citations
89 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Alba Bala is a scholar working on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Food Science and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Alba Bala has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 30 papers in Food Science and 29 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Alba Bala's work include Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability (30 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (29 papers) and Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact (28 papers). Alba Bala is often cited by papers focused on Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability (30 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (29 papers) and Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact (28 papers). Alba Bala collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Peru and France. Alba Bala's co-authors include Pere Fullana–i–Palmer, Rubén Aldaco, María Margallo, Jara Laso, Laura Batlle-Bayer, Ángel Irabien, Ian Vázquez‐Rowe, Rita Puig, Cristina Gazulla and Marco Raugei and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Alba Bala

84 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alba Bala Spain 32 746 736 675 546 516 89 2.6k
Rubén Aldaco Spain 38 1.0k 1.3× 841 1.1× 532 0.8× 613 1.1× 516 1.0× 128 3.8k
María Margallo Spain 31 823 1.1× 700 1.0× 459 0.7× 483 0.9× 361 0.7× 112 2.9k
Harish Kumar Jeswani United Kingdom 27 978 1.3× 506 0.7× 557 0.8× 796 1.5× 378 0.7× 57 3.5k
Jara Laso Spain 27 458 0.6× 611 0.8× 392 0.6× 386 0.7× 338 0.7× 82 2.1k
Pere Fullana–i–Palmer Spain 41 1.0k 1.3× 779 1.1× 959 1.4× 1.3k 2.3× 779 1.5× 150 4.5k
Karli Verghese Australia 16 394 0.5× 831 1.1× 577 0.9× 296 0.5× 669 1.3× 25 2.1k
Valentina Castellani Italy 22 346 0.5× 652 0.9× 542 0.8× 782 1.4× 489 0.9× 39 2.9k
Enda Crossin Australia 21 562 0.8× 431 0.6× 300 0.4× 392 0.7× 621 1.2× 38 2.2k
Amy E. Landis United States 38 627 0.8× 276 0.4× 405 0.6× 1.1k 1.9× 493 1.0× 136 4.6k
Ole Jørgen Hanssen Norway 24 416 0.6× 496 0.7× 397 0.6× 380 0.7× 198 0.4× 45 1.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alba Bala

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Dias, Ana Cláudia, M. Teresa Gallego, Paula Quinteiro, et al.. (2025). Tool for Greener Tourism: Evaluating Environmental Impacts. Sustainability. 17(8). 3476–3476.
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Balcells, Mercè, Alba Bala, Pere Fullana–i–Palmer, et al.. (2025). Assessing agri-food products circularity by using the material circularity and circular flow indices. Sustainable Production and Consumption. 57. 246–261. 1 indexed citations
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Espinach, Francesc X., Mario Monzón, Rubén Paz, et al.. (2024). Composites made of a blend of plastics recovered from bottle caps reinforced with fibers from banana rachis waste. A Circular Economy Strategy in the Canary Islands. Journal of Cleaner Production. 483. 144244–144244. 2 indexed citations
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Cottafava, Dario, Daniele Cespi, Lucia Rigamonti, et al.. (2024). Requirements for comparative life cycle assessment studies for single-use and reusable packaging and products: recommendation for decision and policy-makers. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 29(5). 909–911. 5 indexed citations
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Dias, Ana Cláudia, Paula Quinteiro, Pedro Villanueva-Rey, et al.. (2024). Assessing the environmental impacts of three different types of accommodations in Portugal and Spain by using an LCA approach. The Science of The Total Environment. 927. 172230–172230. 3 indexed citations
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Bala, Alba, et al.. (2022). Life cycle assessment of PE and PP multi film compared with PLA and PLA reinforced with nanoclays film. Journal of Cleaner Production. 380. 134891–134891. 16 indexed citations
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Bala, Alba, et al.. (2021). Linking LCA literature with circular economy value creation: A review on beverage packaging. The Science of The Total Environment. 771. 145322–145322. 58 indexed citations
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Roca, Mercè, Silvia Ayuso, Alba Bala, Rosa Colomé, & Pere Fullana–i–Palmer. (2021). Evaluating the implementation of a packaging Deposit and Refund System in Catalonia. Two surveys on citizenship's expected behaviour. The Science of The Total Environment. 806(Pt 2). 150640–150640. 6 indexed citations
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Hoehn, Daniel, Jara Laso, Jorge Cristóbal, et al.. (2020). Regionalized Strategies for Food Loss and Waste Management in Spain under a Life Cycle Thinking Approach. Foods. 9(12). 1765–1765. 11 indexed citations
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Roca, Mercè, et al.. (2019). Airplane cabin waste characterization: Knowing the waste for sustainable management and future recommendations. Waste Management. 96. 57–64. 18 indexed citations
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Bala, Alba, Jara Laso, Ricardo Abejón, et al.. (2019). Environmental assessment of the food packaging waste management system in Spain: Understanding the present to improve the future. The Science of The Total Environment. 702. 134603–134603. 32 indexed citations
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García-Herrero, Isabel, María Margallo, Jara Laso, et al.. (2018). Towards a sustainable agri-food system by an energetic and environmental efficiency assessment. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 70. 811–816. 14 indexed citations
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Laso, Jara, María Margallo, Isabel García-Herrero, et al.. (2018). Combined application of Life Cycle Assessment and linear programming to evaluate food waste-to-food strategies: Seeking for answers in the nexus approach. Waste Management. 80. 186–197. 70 indexed citations
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Laso, Jara, María Margallo, Pere Fullana–i–Palmer, et al.. (2017). Aiding eco-labelling process and its implementation: Environmental Impact Assessment Methodology to define Product Category Rules for canned anchovies. MethodsX. 4. 143–152. 1 indexed citations
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Laso, Jara, María Margallo, Pere Fullana–i–Palmer, et al.. (2017). When product diversification influences life cycle impact assessment: A case study of canned anchovy. The Science of The Total Environment. 581-582. 629–639. 28 indexed citations
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Bala, Alba. (2015). Methodological advancements in lca of waste management systems. TDX (Tesis Doctorals en Xarxa). 1 indexed citations
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Margallo, María, Rubén Aldaco, Alba Bala, Pere Fullana–i–Palmer, & Ángel Irabien. (2012). Best available techniques in municipal solid waste incineration: state of the art in Spain and Portugal. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 29. 1345–1350. 9 indexed citations
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Gazulla, Cristina, et al.. (2011). Developing Effective Product Panel Methodology Through Practice. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 15(4). 629–637. 1 indexed citations
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Fullana–i–Palmer, Pere, Rita Puig, Alba Bala, et al.. (2011). From Life Cycle Assessment to Life Cycle Management. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 15(3). 458–475. 62 indexed citations

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