Aurora Santos

7.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
187 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Aurora Santos is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Aurora Santos has authored 187 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Water Science and Technology, 80 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 34 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Aurora Santos's work include Advanced oxidation water treatment (79 papers), Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (53 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (22 papers). Aurora Santos is often cited by papers focused on Advanced oxidation water treatment (79 papers), Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (53 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (22 papers). Aurora Santos collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Argentina and Italy. Aurora Santos's co-authors include Arturo Romero, Félix García‐Ochoa, Sergio Rodríguez, Carmen M. Domínguez, Pedro Yustos, Fernando Vicente, David Lorenzo, J. Tojo, Ana Rodríguez and Miguel Ladero and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Aurora Santos

183 papers receiving 6.6k 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.

Toxicity and biodegradability of imidazolium ionic liquids

2007 590 citations Arturo Romero, Aurora Santos et al. profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Aurora Santos	3.1k	2.2k	1.3k	1.3k	975	187	6.8k
Arturo Romero	2.4k 0.8×	1.8k 0.8×	896 0.7×	711 0.6×	896 0.9×	151	4.9k
Zhaoyi Xu	2.8k 0.9×	1.6k 0.7×	1.6k 1.2×	3.1k 2.5×	915 0.9×	129	7.2k
Jiang Xu	3.1k 1.0×	4.2k 1.9×	1.2k 0.9×	1.6k 1.3×	1.4k 1.4×	154	9.1k
Xiaolei Qu	2.1k 0.7×	1.7k 0.8×	1.6k 1.2×	2.6k 2.1×	1.2k 1.2×	150	7.3k
Ane Urtiaga	4.2k 1.3×	2.8k 1.3×	1.4k 1.1×	949 0.7×	667 0.7×	183	8.9k
Jibran Iqbal	3.2k 1.0×	1.5k 0.7×	1.9k 1.4×	2.3k 1.8×	1.1k 1.1×	186	7.9k
Ming‐Chun Lu	4.7k 1.5×	1.7k 0.7×	2.8k 2.1×	2.2k 1.7×	770 0.8×	263	8.7k
Zhiwei Zhao	3.2k 1.0×	1.5k 0.7×	2.5k 2.0×	2.0k 1.6×	798 0.8×	191	7.0k
Jing Zhang	3.1k 1.0×	1.8k 0.8×	2.6k 2.1×	1.9k 1.5×	814 0.8×	235	6.8k
Yongyou Hu	2.5k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	2.2k 1.7×	1.7k 1.3×	1.9k 2.0×	181	8.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Aurora Santos

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20 of 20 papers shown

Santos, Aurora, et al.. (2025). Microplastics quantification in sewage sludge: A rapid and cost-effective approach. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(5). 118554–118554. 2 indexed citations

Santos, Aurora, et al.. (2025). Novel carbon-based materials for sustainable water treatment: Perfluorooctanoic acid adsorption and adsorbent regeneration via thermally activated persulfate oxidation. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(6). 120084–120084.

Duarte, José Leandro da Silva, et al.. (2025). Forest biomass derived biochar for effective meropenem mitigation in hospital effluents. Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances. 19. 100811–100811. 1 indexed citations

Duarte, José Leandro da Silva, et al.. (2025). Electrochemical degradation of levofloxacin in synthetic hospital effluents: insights into operating parameters, by-products formation and toxicity. Electrochimica Acta. 530. 146390–146390. 4 indexed citations

Zingaretti, Daniela, et al.. (2024). Activation of peroxydisulfate and peroxymonosulfate by zero-valent iron and FeCu bimetals for 4-chlorophenol oxidation in water. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 68. 106446–106446. 2 indexed citations

Conte, Leandro, Salvador Cotillas, David Lorenzo, A. Bahamonde, & Aurora Santos. (2023). Solar-assisted oxidation of organochlorine pesticides in groundwater using persulfate and ferrioxalate. Environmental Pollution. 343. 123205–123205. 4 indexed citations

Lorenzo, David, et al.. (2022). Remediation of the Alluvial Aquifer of the Sardas Landfill (Sabiñánigo, Huesca) by Surfactant Application. Sustainability. 14(24). 16576–16576. 12 indexed citations

Santos, Aurora, et al.. (2022). Regeneration of Granulated Spent Activated Carbon with 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene Using Thermally Activated Persulfate. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 61(27). 9611–9620. 11 indexed citations

Santos, Aurora, et al.. (2022). Acute Toxicity Evaluation of Lindane-Waste Contaminated Soils Treated by Surfactant-Enhanced ISCO. Molecules. 27(24). 8965–8965. 5 indexed citations

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Conte, Leandro, et al.. (2022). Vis LED Photo-Fenton Degradation of 124-Trichlorobenzene at a Neutral pH Using Ferrioxalate as Catalyst. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(15). 9733–9733. 10 indexed citations

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Lorenzo, David, et al.. (2021). Abatement of 1,2,4-Trichlorobencene by Wet Peroxide Oxidation Catalysed by Goethite and Enhanced by Visible LED Light at Neutral pH. Catalysts. 11(1). 139–139. 14 indexed citations

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Santos, Aurora, et al.. (2021). Application of Chelating Agents to Enhance Fenton Process in Soil Remediation: A Review. Catalysts. 11(6). 722–722. 47 indexed citations

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Lorenzo, David, Carmen M. Domínguez, Arturo Romero, & Aurora Santos. (2019). Wet Peroxide Oxidation of Chlorobenzenes Catalyzed by Goethite and Promoted by Hydroxylamine. Catalysts. 9(6). 553–553. 14 indexed citations

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Domínguez, Carmen M., Arturo Romero, & Aurora Santos. (2019). Improved Etherification of Glycerol with Tert-Butyl Alcohol by the Addition of Dibutyl Ether as Solvent. Catalysts. 9(4). 378–378. 17 indexed citations

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Domínguez, Carmen M., et al.. (2019). Methanol-enhanced degradation of carbon tetrachloride by alkaline activation of persulfate: Kinetic model. The Science of The Total Environment. 666. 631–640. 61 indexed citations

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Domínguez, Carmen M., Arturo Romero, & Aurora Santos. (2018). Selective removal of chlorinated organic compounds from lindane wastes by combination of nonionic surfactant soil flushing and Fenton oxidation. Chemical Engineering Journal. 376. 120009–120009. 66 indexed citations

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Domínguez, Carmen M., Nihal Oturan, Arturo Romero, Aurora Santos, & Mehmet A. Oturan. (2018). Lindane degradation by electrooxidation process: Effect of electrode materials on oxidation and mineralization kinetics. Water Research. 135. 220–230. 128 indexed citations

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Domínguez, Carmen M., et al.. (2018). In situ chemical reduction of chlorinated organic compounds from lindane production wastes by zero valent iron microparticles. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 26. 146–155. 28 indexed citations

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Domínguez, Carmen M., et al.. (2016). Kinetics of Lindane Dechlorination by Zerovalent Iron Microparticles: Effect of Different Salts and Stability Study. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 55(50). 12776–12785. 29 indexed citations

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Romero, Arturo, Aurora Santos, Pedro Yustos, & Sergio Rodríguez. (2005). Kinetic Study of the Oxidation of ε-Caprolactam Impurities with Permanganate for PZ Estimation. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 11(1). 88–95. 7 indexed citations

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