José Peral

7.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
119 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

José Peral is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Water Science and Technology and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, José Peral has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 55 papers in Water Science and Technology and 37 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in José Peral's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (68 papers), TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (68 papers) and Advanced oxidation water treatment (54 papers). José Peral is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (68 papers), TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (68 papers) and Advanced oxidation water treatment (54 papers). José Peral collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Mexico and Colombia. José Peral's co-authors include Xavier Domènech, David F. Ollis, José A. Ayllón, Francesc Torrades, Laura Carbonero Sánchez, S. Malato, José Antonio Garcı́a-Hortal, Montserrat Pérez, Enric Brillas and Julia García‐Montaño and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Chemistry of Materials and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

José Peral

118 papers receiving 6.5k 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.

Heterogeneous photocatalytic oxidation of gas-phase organics for air purification: Acetone, 1-butanol, butyraldehyde, formaldehyde, and m-xylene oxidation

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
José Peral Spain	48	4.1k	2.9k	2.3k	1.1k	846	119	6.7k
Héctor D. Mansilla Chile	40	3.5k 0.9×	2.2k 0.8×	2.0k 0.9×	656 0.6×	835 1.0×	137	6.2k
N. Daneshvar Iran	32	3.6k 0.9×	3.5k 1.2×	2.0k 0.9×	1.5k 1.4×	610 0.7×	49	7.3k
Mohammad A. Behnajady Iran	45	3.7k 0.9×	2.1k 0.7×	2.6k 1.1×	787 0.7×	774 0.9×	115	6.2k
Fubing Yao China	42	3.8k 0.9×	2.9k 1.0×	2.4k 1.0×	875 0.8×	857 1.0×	71	6.5k
Jianmeng Chen China	40	2.8k 0.7×	2.4k 0.8×	1.8k 0.8×	543 0.5×	915 1.1×	114	5.4k
Aydin Hassani Cyprus	49	3.7k 0.9×	3.1k 1.1×	2.8k 1.2×	652 0.6×	766 0.9×	63	6.4k
Xue Bai China	46	2.6k 0.6×	2.1k 0.7×	3.0k 1.3×	776 0.7×	1.3k 1.5×	251	7.4k
Reza Darvishi Cheshmeh Soltani Iran	48	2.8k 0.7×	2.9k 1.0×	2.6k 1.1×	551 0.5×	675 0.8×	116	6.3k
Pedro M. Álvarez Spain	45	1.9k 0.5×	3.4k 1.2×	1.7k 0.7×	977 0.9×	481 0.6×	107	5.6k

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Montoya, Juan Felipe, Jorge Vázquez-Arenas, José Peral, et al.. (2025). Understanding the role of the phase type, and microstructure during pH-dependent synthesis of BiVO4 in the photoreduction of Cr(VI). Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 206. 112836–112836.

Peral, José, et al.. (2023). Use of CO2 for electrosynthesis. Current Opinion in Electrochemistry. 42. 101392–101392. 7 indexed citations

Vázquez-Arenas, Jorge, et al.. (2021). Photocatalytic performance of binary and ternary Pt–Cu2O–BiVO4 catalysts under visible-light irradiation. Ceramics International. 47(22). 32364–32370. 14 indexed citations

Zambrano‐Robledo, Patricia, et al.. (2021). Photoactivity of nanostructured spheres of BiVO4 synthesized by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis at low temperature. Materials Research Bulletin. 143. 111447–111447. 22 indexed citations

Maya-Treviño, María de Lourdes, et al.. (2019). Photocatalytic degradation and toxicity reduction of isoniazid using β-Bi2O3 in real wastewater. Catalysis Today. 341. 82–89. 49 indexed citations

Maldonado, M. I., Enrico Mendes Saggioro, José Peral, et al.. (2019). Hydrogen generation by irradiation of commercial CuO + TiO2 mixtures at solar pilot plant scale and in presence of organic electron donors. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 257. 117890–117890. 32 indexed citations

Montoya, Juan Felipe, et al.. (2014). Comprehensive Kinetic and Mechanistic Analysis of TiO₂ Photocatalytic Reactions According to the Direct–Indirect Model: (II) Experimental Validation. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 118(26). 14276–14290. 47 indexed citations

Giménez, Jaime, Bernardí Bayarri, Óscar González, et al.. (2014). A Comparison of the Environmental Impact of Different AOPs: Risk Indexes. Molecules. 20(1). 503–518. 3 indexed citations

Muñoz, Iván, José Peral, José A. Ayllón, et al.. (2007). Life-Cycle Assessment of a Coupled Advanced Oxidation-Biological Process for Wastewater Treatment: Comparison with Granular Activated Carbon Adsorption. Environmental Engineering Science. 24(5). 638–651. 47 indexed citations

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Farré, María José, et al.. (2007). LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF THE REMOVAL OF DIURON AND LINURON HERBICIDES FROM WATER USING THREE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGIES. Environmental Technology. 28(7). 819–830. 22 indexed citations

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García‐Montaño, Julia, Xavier Domènech, José Antonio Garcı́a-Hortal, Francesc Torrades, & José Peral. (2007). The testing of several biological and chemical coupled treatments for Cibacron Red FN-R azo dye removal. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 154(1-3). 484–490. 139 indexed citations

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Muñoz, Iván, José Peral, José A. Ayllón, et al.. (2006). Life cycle assessment of a coupled solar photocatalytic–biological process for wastewater treatment. Water Research. 40(19). 3533–3540. 94 indexed citations

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Franch, Maria Isabel, José Peral, Xavier Domènech, & José A. Ayllón. (2005). Aluminium(iii) adsorption: a soft and simple method to prevent TiO₂deactivation during salicylic acid photodegradation. Chemical Communications. 1851–1853. 24 indexed citations

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Franch, Maria Isabel, José A. Ayllón, José Peral, & Xavier Domènech. (2004). Fe(III) photocatalyzed degradation of low chain carboxylic acids. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 50(2). 89–99. 50 indexed citations

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Franch, Maria Isabel, José Peral, Xavier Domènech, Russell F. Howe, & José A. Ayllón. (2004). Enhancement of photocatalytic activity of TiO2 by adsorbed aluminium(III). Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 55(2). 105–113. 16 indexed citations

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Torrades, Francesc, et al.. (2001). Removal of organic contaminants in bleached kraft effluents using heterogeneous photocatalysis and ozone. TAPPI Journal. 84(6). 63. 12 indexed citations

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Pérez, Montserrat, Francesc Torrades, José Peral, et al.. (2001). Multivariate approach to photocatalytic degradation of a cellulose bleaching effluent. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 33(2). 89–96. 52 indexed citations

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Domènech, Xavier & José Peral. (1999). Kinetics of the photocatalytic oxidation of N(III) and S(IV) on different semiconductor oxides. Chemosphere. 38(6). 1265–1271. 14 indexed citations

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Trillas, M.I., et al.. (1991). Photoreduction of Cr(VI) Over CdS Supported on a Glass Matrix. Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Materials. 8(2). 151–159. 4 indexed citations

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Casado, Juan, et al.. (1990). Photogalvanic behaviour of K3Mn(CN)6 in CN− aqueous solutions. Electrochimica Acta. 35(2). 427–429. 4 indexed citations

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