Andrés Castro-Beltrán

3.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
45 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Andrés Castro-Beltrán is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrés Castro-Beltrán has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Materials Chemistry, 14 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 9 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Andrés Castro-Beltrán's work include Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (9 papers), ZnO doping and properties (8 papers) and TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (6 papers). Andrés Castro-Beltrán is often cited by papers focused on Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (9 papers), ZnO doping and properties (8 papers) and TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (6 papers). Andrés Castro-Beltrán collaborates with scholars based in Mexico, United States and Japan. Andrés Castro-Beltrán's co-authors include P.A. Luque, Alfredo R. Vilchis-Néstor, O. Nava, C.A. Soto-Robles, C.M. Gómez-Gutiérrez, A. Olivas, Mauricio Terrones, Néstor Perea‐López, Simin Feng and Ruitao Lv and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, ACS Nano and Advanced Functional Materials.

In The Last Decade

Andrés Castro-Beltrán

42 papers receiving 2.5k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Photosensor Device Based on Few‐Layered WS₂ Films

2013 544 citations Néstor Perea‐López, Ana Laura Elías et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
Controlled Synthesis and Transfer of Large-Area WS₂ Sheets: From Single Layer to Few Layers

2013 537 citations Ana Laura Elías, Néstor Perea‐López et al. ACS Nano profile →
Study on the effect of the concentration of Hibiscus sabdariffa extract on the green synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles

2019 191 citations C.A. Soto-Robles, P.A. Luque et al. profile →

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G. Viruthagiri India

N. Shanmugam India

Amr A. Nada Egypt

Hossein Safardoust-Hojaghan Iran

Hussein Alrobei Saudi Arabia

Mohib Ullah Pakistan

Force Tefo Thema South Africa

Ying Wen China

Shuang Li China

Aaron T. Marshall New Zealand

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Orozco-Carmona, Víctor M., et al.. (2025). A green approach modifications of TiO2 thin films for UV photophysical applications. Optical Materials. 165. 117153–117153.

Alvarado-Beltrán, Clemente G., et al.. (2024). Influence of the modification of chlorophyll-rich extracts on the hydrogen evolution reaction of rGO-based electrocatalysts. Diamond and Related Materials. 145. 111147–111147. 1 indexed citations

Chinchillas-Chinchillas, Manuel J., H.E. Garrafa-Gálvez, Andrés Castro-Beltrán, & P.A. Luque. (2024). Turnera diffusa and its novel application in the synthesis of ZnO semiconductor nanoparticles with high photocatalytic power. Applied Physics A. 130(10). 2 indexed citations

Castro-Beltrán, Andrés, et al.. (2023). Electrochemical Deposition of Polypyrrole in the Presence of Silanes as Adhesion Promoters. Polymers. 15(10). 2354–2354. 4 indexed citations

Vilchis-Néstor, Alfredo R., et al.. (2023). Analysis of the structural, morphological, and optical properties of Selaginella lepidophylla-mediated ZnO semiconductor nanoparticles and their influence on the photocatalytic removal of Rhodamine B dye. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics. 34(17). 3 indexed citations

Alvarado-Beltrán, Clemente G., et al.. (2023). A new green procedure to obtain and photosensitize SnO2, in one step, for solar photocatalysis using natural dyes. Ceramics International. 49(11). 16732–16739. 14 indexed citations

Ossa, Alexandra, et al.. (2023). Improvement in asphalt binder rutting performance and fatigue life using electrospun polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanofibers. Forces in Mechanics. 12. 100226–100226. 1 indexed citations

Chinchillas-Chinchillas, Manuel J., Clemente G. Alvarado-Beltrán, A. Macias, et al.. (2022). The Use of Recycled PET for the Synthesis of New Mechanically Improved PVP Composite Nanofibers. Polymers. 14(14). 2882–2882. 7 indexed citations

Vilchis-Néstor, Alfredo R., et al.. (2022). Study of the optical properties of TiO2 semiconductor nanoparticles synthesized using Salvia rosmarinus and its effect on photocatalytic activity. Optical Materials. 124. 112039–112039. 37 indexed citations

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Santiago, Alain R. Puente, Andrés Castro-Beltrán, Luís Adriano Santos do Nascimento, et al.. (2020). Nanomaterials and catalysis for green chemistry. Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry. 24. 48–55. 75 indexed citations

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Soto-Robles, C.A., O. Nava, Lorena Cornejo‐Ponce, et al.. (2020). Biosynthesis, characterization and photocatalytic activity of ZnO nanoparticles using extracts of Justicia spicigera for the degradation of methylene blue. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1225. 129101–129101. 94 indexed citations

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Chinchillas-Chinchillas, Manuel J., et al.. (2019). A new application of recycled-PET/PAN composite nanofibers to cement–based materials. Journal of Cleaner Production. 252. 119827–119827. 44 indexed citations

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Garrafa-Gálvez, H.E., Clemente G. Alvarado-Beltrán, Jorge Luis Almaral Sánchez, et al.. (2019). Graphene role in improved solar photocatalytic performance of TiO2-RGO nanocomposite. Chemical Physics. 521. 35–43. 56 indexed citations

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Ramírez, Cristina, M.I. Osendi, P. Miranzo, et al.. (2015). Graphene nanoribbon ceramic composites. Carbon. 90. 207–214. 35 indexed citations

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Jaquez, R.E. Núñez, et al.. (2015). Performance of Chlorides Penetration and Corrosion Resistance of Mortars with Replacements of Rice Husk Ash and Nano-SiO2. International Journal of Electrochemical Science. 10(1). 332–346. 10 indexed citations

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Sánchez, Jorge Luis Almaral, et al.. (2014). NEW CONCRETE ADDITIVE BY CHEMICAL RECYCLING OF PET. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations

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Castro-Beltrán, Andrés, et al.. (2014). Effect of non-electroactive additives on the early stage pyrrole electropolymerization on indium tin oxide electrodes. Thin Solid Films. 566. 23–31. 5 indexed citations

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Luque, P.A., Andrés Castro-Beltrán, Alfredo R. Vilchis-Néstor, Manuel Quevedo-López, & A. Olivas. (2014). Influence of pH on properties of ZnS thin films deposited on SiO2 substrate by chemical bath deposition. Materials Letters. 140. 148–150. 26 indexed citations

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Perea‐López, Néstor, Ana Laura Elías, Ayşe Berkdemir, et al.. (2013). Photosensor Device Based on Few‐Layered WS₂ Films. Advanced Functional Materials. 23(44). 5511–5517. 544 indexed citations breakdown →

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Elías, Ana Laura, Néstor Perea‐López, Andrés Castro-Beltrán, et al.. (2013). Controlled Synthesis and Transfer of Large-Area WS₂ Sheets: From Single Layer to Few Layers. ACS Nano. 7(6). 5235–5242. 537 indexed citations breakdown →

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