Flávio C. Silva

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 871 citations indexed

About

Flávio C. Silva is a scholar working on Soil Science, Building and Construction and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Flávio C. Silva has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 871 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Soil Science, 6 papers in Building and Construction and 6 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Flávio C. Silva's work include Aeolian processes and effects (6 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (5 papers) and Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (5 papers). Flávio C. Silva is often cited by papers focused on Aeolian processes and effects (6 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (5 papers) and Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (5 papers). Flávio C. Silva collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Netherlands and Sweden. Flávio C. Silva's co-authors include Jan Jacob Keizer, L.A.C. Tarelho, Sónia M. Rodrigues, N. Cruz, Frank Verheijen, Isabel Capela, Helena Nadais, A. Amaro, M. Ben‐Hur and Luís Arroja and has published in prestigious journals such as Bioresource Technology, Journal of Cleaner Production and Chemical Engineering Journal.

In The Last Decade

Flávio C. Silva

26 papers receiving 854 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.

The influence of biochar particle size and concentration on bulk density and maximum water holding capacity of sandy vs sandy loam soil in a column experiment

2019 205 citations Frank Verheijen, Flávio C. Silva et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Flávio C. Silva Portugal	15	280	215	182	179	115	26	871
P. B. S. Bhadoria India	18	388 1.4×	85 0.4×	87 0.5×	142 0.8×	105 0.9×	48	1.3k
Sanandam Bordoloi India	29	549 2.0×	157 0.7×	136 0.7×	194 1.1×	140 1.2×	87	2.2k
Yue Yan China	17	272 1.0×	225 1.0×	83 0.5×	32 0.2×	167 1.5×	36	1.0k
Alton G. Campbell United States	16	249 0.9×	198 0.9×	115 0.6×	295 1.6×	103 0.9×	25	1.2k
Rashad Rafique United States	14	231 0.8×	171 0.8×	147 0.8×	276 1.5×	74 0.6×	18	762
M. Campoy Spain	18	412 1.5×	777 3.6×	51 0.3×	144 0.8×	110 1.0×	32	1.6k
Saowanee Wijitkosum Thailand	15	193 0.7×	134 0.6×	187 1.0×	33 0.2×	71 0.6×	37	787
Kelli Roberts Australia	2	209 0.7×	313 1.5×	59 0.3×	79 0.4×	187 1.6×	2	947
Lazare Etiégni Kenya	7	109 0.4×	78 0.4×	104 0.6×	142 0.8×	54 0.5×	14	700
Witold Stępniewski Poland	21	564 2.0×	105 0.5×	113 0.6×	49 0.3×	164 1.4×	78	1.4k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Tarelho, L.A.C., et al.. (2024). Short-Term Impacts on Soil Biological Properties After Amendment with Biochar from Residual Forestry Biomass. Agriculture. 14(12). 2206–2206. 2 indexed citations

Silva, Flávio C., et al.. (2024). Characteristics of Biochar Obtained by Pyrolysis of Residual Forest Biomass at Different Process Scales. Energies. 17(19). 4861–4861. 3 indexed citations

Cruz, N., Astrid Avellan, Flávio C. Silva, et al.. (2023). Biomass ash-based soil improvers: Impact of formulation and stabilization conditions on materials’ properties. Journal of Cleaner Production. 391. 136049–136049. 19 indexed citations

Tarelho, L.A.C., et al.. (2023). Valorisation of residual biomass by pyrolysis: influence of process conditions on products. Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 8(2). 379–396. 21 indexed citations

Tarelho, L.A.C., et al.. (2023). Physicochemical Improvements in Sandy Soils through the Valorization of Biomass into Biochar. Energies. 16(22). 7645–7645. 2 indexed citations

Verheijen, Frank, Ana Catarina Bastos, Ana Vasques, et al.. (2022). Biochar Increases Water Use Efficiency in Eucalypt Plants Under Water and Nutrient Limitation, with Trade-Offs Under Non-limiting Conditions. Journal of soil science and plant nutrition. 22(2). 1732–1742. 4 indexed citations

Prats, Sérgio, et al.. (2019). Effects of ploughing and mulching on soil and organic matter losses after a wildfire in Central Portugal. Cuadernos de Investigación Geográfica. 46(1). 303–318. 17 indexed citations

Prats, Sérgio, et al.. (2019). Post‐fire soil erosion mitigation at the scale of swales using forest logging residues at a reduced application rate. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 44(14). 2837–2848. 34 indexed citations

Cruz, N., Flávio C. Silva, L.A.C. Tarelho, & Sónia M. Rodrigues. (2019). Critical review of key variables affecting potential recycling applications of ash produced at large-scale biomass combustion plants. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 150. 104427–104427. 64 indexed citations

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Silva, Flávio C., N. Cruz, L.A.C. Tarelho, & Sónia M. Rodrigues. (2019). Use of biomass ash-based materials as soil fertilisers: Critical review of the existing regulatory framework. Journal of Cleaner Production. 214. 112–124. 105 indexed citations

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Silva, Flávio C., et al.. (2018). Effect of moss crusts on mitigation of post-fire soil erosion. Ecological Engineering. 128. 9–17. 36 indexed citations

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Keizer, Jan Jacob, Flávio C. Silva, Diana Vieira, et al.. (2018). The effectiveness of two contrasting mulch application rates to reduce post-fire erosion in a Portuguese eucalypt plantation. CATENA. 169. 21–30. 56 indexed citations

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Malvar, Maruxa, Flávio C. Silva, Sérgio Prats, et al.. (2017). Short-term effects of post-fire salvage logging on runoff and soil erosion. Forest Ecology and Management. 400. 555–567. 72 indexed citations

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Silva, Flávio C., C. Borrego, Jan Jacob Keizer, Jorge H. Amorim, & Frank Verheijen. (2015). Effects of moisture content on wind erosion thresholds of biochar. Atmospheric Environment. 123. 121–128. 23 indexed citations

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Silva, Flávio C., Luísa S. Serafim, Helena Nadais, Luís Arroja, & Isabel Capela. (2013). Acidogenic Fermentation Towards Valorisation of Organic Waste Streams into Volatile Fatty Acids. Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly. 27(4). 467–476. 61 indexed citations

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Silva, Flávio C., et al.. (2012). Biodegradation Kinetics of Winery Wastewater from Port Wine Production. Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly. 25(4). 493–499. 11 indexed citations

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Capela, Isabel, et al.. (2009). Hydrodynamic behaviour of a full‐scale anaerobic contact reactor using residence time distribution technique. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. 84(5). 716–724. 36 indexed citations

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Silva, Flávio C., et al.. (2008). Molasses as an external carbon source for anaerobic treatment of sulphite evaporator condensate. Bioresource Technology. 100(6). 1943–1950. 7 indexed citations

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Silva, Flávio C., et al.. (2008). Modelling of anaerobic treatment of evaporator condensate (EC) from a sulphite pulp mill using the IWA anaerobic digestion model no. 1 (ADM1). Chemical Engineering Journal. 148(2-3). 319–326. 12 indexed citations

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Capela, Isabel, et al.. (2008). Impact of industrial sludge and cattle manure on anaerobic digestion of the OFMSW under mesophilic conditions. Biomass and Bioenergy. 32(3). 245–251. 46 indexed citations

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