Antonio Ballester

10.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
203 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

Antonio Ballester is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Water Science and Technology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Antonio Ballester has authored 203 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 86 papers in Water Science and Technology and 60 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Antonio Ballester's work include Metal Extraction and Bioleaching (77 papers), Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques (60 papers) and Plant tissue culture and regeneration (50 papers). Antonio Ballester is often cited by papers focused on Metal Extraction and Bioleaching (77 papers), Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques (60 papers) and Plant tissue culture and regeneration (50 papers). Antonio Ballester collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Chile and Colombia. Antonio Ballester's co-authors include M.L. Blázquez, F. González, J.A. Muñoz, A. M. Viéitez, Y.N. Mata, E.M. Córdoba, Laura Castro, E. Romera, M. Carmen San José and Elena Corredoira and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Antonio Ballester

197 papers receiving 7.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Comparative study of biosorption of heavy metals using different types of algae

2007 471 citations E. Romera, F. González et al. Bioresource Technology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Antonio Ballester Spain	51	3.6k	2.8k	2.0k	1.7k	1.6k	203	7.8k
Xueduan Liu China	45	1.6k 0.4×	2.6k 0.9×	1.2k 0.6×	1.6k 1.0×	1.1k 0.7×	243	7.4k
Reyes Sierra‐Álvarez United States	52	1.5k 0.4×	1.9k 0.7×	619 0.3×	479 0.3×	611 0.4×	232	8.7k
Jiachao Zhang China	60	3.8k 1.1×	2.2k 0.8×	586 0.3×	981 0.6×	1.0k 0.6×	186	12.0k
Nilanjana Das India	34	1.7k 0.5×	701 0.2×	699 0.3×	768 0.5×	492 0.3×	133	5.5k
Gang Xue China	42	1.9k 0.5×	1.7k 0.6×	402 0.2×	886 0.5×	1.0k 0.6×	196	6.7k
Kuangfei Lin China	47	1.7k 0.5×	1.1k 0.4×	350 0.2×	454 0.3×	327 0.2×	215	6.9k
Chong‐Jian Tang China	50	2.8k 0.8×	2.0k 0.7×	776 0.4×	636 0.4×	452 0.3×	128	8.4k
Kristof Demeestere Belgium	50	2.0k 0.6×	1.1k 0.4×	266 0.1×	466 0.3×	726 0.4×	195	7.8k
Nilotpala Pradhan India	33	1.1k 0.3×	2.1k 0.7×	1.2k 0.6×	470 0.3×	273 0.2×	86	3.8k
John Tobin Ireland	41	2.4k 0.7×	569 0.2×	505 0.2×	272 0.2×	368 0.2×	80	5.3k

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Corredoira, Elena, Scott A. Merkle, M. T. Martínez, et al.. (2019). Non-Zygotic Embryogenesis in Hardwood Species. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences. 38(1). 29–97. 55 indexed citations

Castro, Laura, M.L. Blázquez, F. González, J.A. Muñoz, & Antonio Ballester. (2018). Heavy metal adsorption using biogenic iron compounds. Hydrometallurgy. 179. 44–51. 81 indexed citations

Castro, Laura, M.L. Blázquez, F. González, J.A. Muñoz, & Antonio Ballester. (2017). Biosorption of Zn(II) from industrial effluents using sugar beet pulp and F . vesiculosus : From laboratory tests to a pilot approach. The Science of The Total Environment. 598. 856–866. 62 indexed citations

José, M. Carmen San, et al.. (2015). Effect of thidiazuron on multiple shoot induction and plant regeneration from cotyledonary nodes of chestnut. The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology. 76(5). 588–595. 8 indexed citations

Tapia, Jaime, J.A. Muñoz, F. González, M.L. Blázquez, & Antonio Ballester. (2013). SORPTION OF FERROUS AND FERRIC IRON BY EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES (EPS) FROM ACIDOPHILIC BACTERIA. Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology. 43(8). 815–827. 17 indexed citations

Corredoira, Elena, et al.. (2012). Plant Tissue Culture of Fast-Growing Trees for Phytoremediation Research. Methods in molecular biology. 877. 247–263. 14 indexed citations

García‐Balboa, Camino, et al.. (2010). Bio-reduction of Fe(III) ores using three pure strains of Aeromonas hydrophila, Serratia fonticola and Clostridium celerecrescens and a natural consortium. Bioresource Technology. 101(20). 7864–7871. 25 indexed citations

Mata, Y.N., M.L. Blázquez, Antonio Ballester, F. González, & J.A. Muñoz. (2008). Optimization of the continuous biosorption of copper with sugar-beet pectin gels. Journal of Environmental Management. 90(5). 1737–1743. 30 indexed citations

Romera, E., F. González, Antonio Ballester, M.L. Blázquez, & J.A. Muñoz. (2008). Biosorption of Cd, Ni, and Zn with Mixtures of Different Types of Algae. Environmental Engineering Science. 25(7). 999–1008. 21 indexed citations

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Ballester, Antonio, et al.. (2006). Estudios de los factores relacionados con la micropropagación del cedro rosado (Cedrela odorata L.). 9(25). 75–88. 1 indexed citations

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Valladares, Silvia, Conchi Sánchez, M. T. Martínez, Antonio Ballester, & A. M. Viéitez. (2006). Plant regeneration through somatic embryogenesis from tissues of mature oak trees: true-to-type conformity of plantlets by RAPD analysis. Plant Cell Reports. 25(9). 879–886. 51 indexed citations

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Romera, E., Fernando González, Antonio Ballester, M.L. Blázquez, & J.A. Muñoz. (2006). Biosorption with Algae: A Statistical Review. Critical Reviews in Biotechnology. 26(4). 223–235. 222 indexed citations

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García, Carlos, Antonio Ballester, F. González, & M.L. Blázquez. (2006). Microbial activity in weathering columns. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 141(3). 565–574. 4 indexed citations

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Torres, Elena, Y.N. Mata, M.L. Blázquez, et al.. (2005). Gold and Silver Uptake and Nanoprecipitation on Calcium Alginate Beads. Langmuir. 21(17). 7951–7958. 149 indexed citations

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Ballester, Antonio, et al.. (2003). Isolation and characterization of a cDNA from Quercus robur differentially expressed in juvenile-like and mature shoots. Tree Physiology. 23(9). 633–640. 20 indexed citations

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Romano, P., et al.. (2001). Comparative study on the selective chalcopyrite bioleaching of a molybdenite concentrate with mesophilic and thermophilic bacteria. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 196(1). 71–75. 54 indexed citations

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Amils, Ricardo & Antonio Ballester. (1999). Biohydrometallurgy and the environment toward the mining of the 21st century proceedings of the International Biohydrometallurgy Symposium, IBS'99, held in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid, Spain, June 20-23, 1999. Elsevier eBooks. 16 indexed citations

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Ballester, Antonio, et al.. (1999). Polyphenols as potential markers to differentiate juvenile and mature chestnut shoot cultures. Tree Physiology. 19(7). 461–466. 26 indexed citations

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Ballester, Antonio. (1972). Alelopatia: interacción química entre especies vegetales. 145–151. 2 indexed citations

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Ballester, Antonio, et al.. (1971). Estudio de sustancias de crecimiento aisladas de erica cinerea L.. 9(2). 79–84. 3 indexed citations

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