Belén Ferrer

4.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
78 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Belén Ferrer is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Belén Ferrer has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Materials Chemistry, 30 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 25 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Belén Ferrer's work include Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (24 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (24 papers) and Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (15 papers). Belén Ferrer is often cited by papers focused on Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (24 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (24 papers) and Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (15 papers). Belén Ferrer collaborates with scholars based in Spain, India and Italy. Belén Ferrer's co-authors include Hermenegildo Garcı́a, Mercedes Álvaro, Esther Carbonell, Francesc X. Llabrés i Xamena, Sergio Navalón, Amarajothi Dhakshinamoorthy, Vincenzo Balzani, Alberto Credi, Margherita Venturi and Herme G. Baldoví and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Belén Ferrer

77 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

Semiconductor Behavior of a Metal‐Organic Framework (MOF) 2006 2026 2012 2019 2007 2006 2022 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Semiconductor Behavior of a Metal‐Organic Framework (MOF)
    2007 825 citations Mercedes Álvaro, Esther Carbonell et al. profile →
  2. Autonomous artificial nanomotor powered by sunlight
    2006 410 citations Vincenzo Balzani, Alberto Credi et al. profile →
  3. Metal–Organic Frameworks as Photocatalysts for Solar-Driven Overall Water Splitting
    2022 330 citations Sergio Navalón, Amarajothi Dhakshinamoorthy et al. Chemical Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Belén Ferrer Spain 26 2.3k 1.6k 1.3k 734 525 78 3.5k
Xinzheng Yang China 31 1.2k 0.5× 1.5k 1.0× 942 0.7× 1.1k 1.6× 479 0.9× 113 3.4k
Mio Kondo Japan 31 3.0k 1.3× 3.2k 2.0× 1.3k 1.0× 831 1.1× 880 1.7× 108 5.2k
Hongzhu Xing China 27 2.0k 0.9× 1.9k 1.2× 1000 0.7× 417 0.6× 324 0.6× 60 2.9k
Geng‐Geng Luo China 33 2.2k 1.0× 1.3k 0.8× 2.0k 1.5× 472 0.6× 950 1.8× 117 4.5k
Jie Dong China 31 1.9k 0.8× 1.5k 1.0× 476 0.4× 663 0.9× 562 1.1× 99 3.3k
Guo‐Hong Ning China 35 3.1k 1.4× 2.1k 1.3× 1.1k 0.8× 749 1.0× 1.7k 3.2× 95 5.1k
Romain Ruppert France 25 1.3k 0.6× 690 0.4× 941 0.7× 827 1.1× 480 0.9× 74 2.8k
Charles Edwin Webster United States 34 1.0k 0.4× 1.4k 0.9× 1.2k 0.9× 1.7k 2.3× 482 0.9× 123 3.9k
Ira A. Weinstock Israel 39 3.5k 1.5× 2.0k 1.3× 655 0.5× 1.2k 1.6× 256 0.5× 110 4.3k
Shigeyuki Masaoka Japan 35 1.6k 0.7× 1.3k 0.9× 2.2k 1.6× 1.0k 1.4× 876 1.7× 139 4.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Ferrer, Belén, Francesc X. Llabrés i Xamena, Marco Daturi, et al.. (2025). Photo-thermal Catalytic CO2 Methanation by RuOx@MIL-101(Cr) with 9.2% Apparent Quantum Yield under Visible Light Irradiation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17(35). 49485–49499.
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Ferrer, Belén, Antonio Franconetti, Ana Primo, et al.. (2025). Unveiling the mechanism of ozone activation in water via singlet oxygen over cyclodextrin derived graphitic carbocatalysts. Chemical Engineering Journal. 522. 166971–166971. 1 indexed citations
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Ferrer, Belén, et al.. (2025). Engineering of Activated Biochar Derived from Pine Needle Waste Biomass as Ozonation Catalyst in Water. Advanced Sustainable Systems. 9(5). 2 indexed citations
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Navalón, Sergio, Amarajothi Dhakshinamoorthy, Mercedes Álvaro, Belén Ferrer, & Hermenegildo Garcı́a. (2022). Metal–Organic Frameworks as Photocatalysts for Solar-Driven Overall Water Splitting. Chemical Reviews. 123(1). 445–490. 330 indexed citations breakdown →
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Vallés-García, Cristina, et al.. (2021). Hybrid sp2/sp3 nanodiamonds as heterogeneous metal-free ozonation catalysts in water. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 299. 120673–120673. 27 indexed citations
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Melillo, Arianna, Sergio Navalón, Pedro Atienzar, et al.. (2021). Photoactive Zr and Ti Metal‐Organic‐Frameworks for Solid‐State Solar Cells. ChemPhysChem. 22(9). 842–848. 7 indexed citations
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Bagheri, Minoo, Arianna Melillo, Belén Ferrer, Mohammad Yaser Masoomi, & Hermenegildo Garcı́a. (2021). Improved catalytic hydrogen release of quasi HKUST-1 compared to HKUST-1. Chemical Communications. 57(90). 11964–11967. 23 indexed citations
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Bagheri, Minoo, Arianna Melillo, Belén Ferrer, Mohammad Yaser Masoomi, & Hermenegildo Garcı́a. (2021). Quasi-HKUST Prepared via Postsynthetic Defect Engineering for Highly Improved Catalytic Conversion of 4-Nitrophenol. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 14(1). 978–989. 65 indexed citations
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Melillo, Arianna, Cristina Vallés-García, Belén Ferrer, et al.. (2020). Bifunctional metal–organic frameworks for the hydrogenation of nitrophenol using methanol as the hydrogen source. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 19(4). 794–800. 6 indexed citations
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Melillo, Arianna, María Cabrero‐Antonino, Sergio Navalón, et al.. (2020). Enhancing visible-light photocatalytic activity for overall water splitting in UiO-66 by controlling metal node composition. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 278. 119345–119345. 148 indexed citations
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Santiago‐Portillo, Andrea, Herme G. Baldoví, Esther Carbonell, et al.. (2018). Ruthenium(II) Tris(2,2′-bipyridyl) Complex Incorporated in UiO-67 as Photoredox Catalyst. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 122(51). 29190–29199. 28 indexed citations
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Baldoví, Herme G., Josep Albero, Belén Ferrer, et al.. (2017). Gas‐Phase Photochemical Overall H2S Splitting by UV Light Irradiation. ChemSusChem. 10(9). 1996–2000. 8 indexed citations
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Santiago‐Portillo, Andrea, Herme G. Baldoví, Sergio Navalón, et al.. (2017). Ti as Mediator in the Photoinduced Electron Transfer of Mixed-Metal NH2–UiO-66(Zr/Ti): Transient Absorption Spectroscopy Study and Application in Photovoltaic Cell. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 121(12). 7015–7024. 127 indexed citations
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Baldoví, Herme G., Mercedes Álvaro, Belén Ferrer, & Hermenegildo Garcı́a. (2015). Photoinduced Charge Separation on the Microsecond Timescale in Graphene Oxide and Reduced Graphene Oxide Suspensions. ChemPhysChem. 17(7). 958–962. 10 indexed citations
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Álvaro, Mercedes, et al.. (2015). Influence of Dopant Loading on the Photo‐ and Electrochemical Properties of (N, O)‐Co‐doped Graphene.. ChemPhysChem. 16(10). 2094–2098. 6 indexed citations
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Álvaro, Mercedes, Carmela Aprile, Belén Ferrer, Francesc Sastre, & Hermenegildo Garcı́a. (2009). Photochemistry of gold nanoparticles functionalized with an iron(ii) terpyridine complex. An integrated visible light photocatalyst for hydrogen generation. Dalton Transactions. 7437–7437. 21 indexed citations
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Balzani, Vincenzo, Alberto Credi, Belén Ferrer, Serena Silvi, & Margherita Venturi. (2005). Artifcial molecular motors and machines: design, principles, and prototype systems. Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna). 262. 1–27. 48 indexed citations
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Álvaro, Mercedes, Esther Carbonell, Belén Ferrer, Hermenegildo Garcı́a, & José Raúl Herance. (2005). Ionic Liquids as a Novel Medium for Photochemical Reactions. Ru(bpy)32+/ Viologen in Imidazolium Ionic Liquid as a Photocatalytic System Mimicking the Oxido-Reductase Enzyme†. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 82(1). 185–185. 12 indexed citations
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Álvaro, Mercedes, Belén Ferrer, Hermenegildo Garcı́a, et al.. (2004). Photochemistry of Charge‐Transfer Complexes in a Viologen Periodic Mesoporous Organosilica: Time Evolution from Femtoseconds to Minutes. ChemPhysChem. 5(7). 1058–1062. 8 indexed citations

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