Laura Santamaria

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
54 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Laura Santamaria is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Catalysis. According to data from OpenAlex, Laura Santamaria has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 32 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 31 papers in Catalysis. Recurrent topics in Laura Santamaria's work include Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (45 papers), Catalysts for Methane Reforming (31 papers) and Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (26 papers). Laura Santamaria is often cited by papers focused on Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (45 papers), Catalysts for Methane Reforming (31 papers) and Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (26 papers). Laura Santamaria collaborates with scholars based in Spain, China and United Kingdom. Laura Santamaria's co-authors include Gartzen López, Martı́n Olazar, Javier Bilbao, Maider Amutio, Maite Artetxe, Aitor Arregi, María Cortazar, Jon Álvarez, Enara Fernandez and Ningbo Gao and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Chemical Engineering Journal and Progress in Energy and Combustion Science.

In The Last Decade

Laura Santamaria

53 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

A comprehensive review of primary strategies for tar removal in biomass gasification

2022 221 citations María Cortazar, Laura Santamaria et al. Energy Conversion and Management profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Laura Santamaria Spain	26	1.6k	880	859	514	329	54	2.2k
Aitor Arregi Spain	30	2.1k 1.3×	1.1k 1.3×	1.2k 1.3×	628 1.2×	493 1.5×	39	2.9k
Prakash Parthasarathy Qatar	25	1.5k 1.0×	359 0.4×	438 0.5×	564 1.1×	307 0.9×	52	2.3k
Shaoping Xu China	27	1.9k 1.2×	494 0.6×	790 0.9×	487 0.9×	122 0.4×	46	2.5k
Giovanna Ruoppolo Italy	26	1.3k 0.8×	646 0.7×	572 0.7×	668 1.3×	161 0.5×	92	1.9k
Itsaso Barbarias Spain	17	1.0k 0.7×	438 0.5×	460 0.5×	269 0.5×	472 1.4×	21	1.5k
María Aznar Spain	22	2.9k 1.8×	942 1.1×	1.1k 1.3×	565 1.1×	284 0.9×	29	3.2k
Abid Farooq South Korea	20	1.1k 0.7×	305 0.3×	631 0.7×	322 0.6×	155 0.5×	38	1.7k
Tomoaki Namioka Japan	21	1.7k 1.1×	279 0.3×	597 0.7×	417 0.8×	308 0.9×	57	2.1k
Muhammad Zaki Memon China	16	1.3k 0.8×	442 0.5×	644 0.7×	415 0.8×	123 0.4×	17	1.7k
Eduard A. Bramer Netherlands	20	1.8k 1.1×	353 0.4×	1.0k 1.2×	400 0.8×	286 0.9×	54	2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Laura Santamaria

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López, Gartzen, Laura Santamaria, Enara Fernandez, et al.. (2025). Kinetic effect of oxygen incorporation into the catalytic steam reforming of biomass fast pyrolysis volatiles. Chemical Engineering Journal. 505. 159262–159262. 3 indexed citations

Santamaria, Laura, Gartzen López, Enara Fernandez, et al.. (2025). Oxidative steam reforming of HDPE pyrolysis volatiles on Ni catalysts: Effect of the support (Al2O3, ZrO2, SiO2) and promoter (CeO2, La2O3) on the catalyst performance. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION). 69. 149–162. 1 indexed citations

Santamaria, Laura, Zhiqiang Wang, Maite Artetxe, et al.. (2025). Steam cracking of polypropylene for the production of light olefins in a fountain confined conical spouted bed reactor. Particuology. 103. 206–216. 1 indexed citations

López, Gartzen, et al.. (2025). Progress on waste plastics gasification process: A review of operating conditions, reactors and catalysts for clean syngas production and tar abatement. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 148. 150000–150000. 3 indexed citations

Álvarez, Jon, et al.. (2025). H2 production from bio-ethanol sorption enhanced steam reforming: screening of MgO-stabilized CaO-based sorbents through their properties and interaction with the catalyst. Fuel. 399. 135681–135681. 1 indexed citations

Cortazar, María, Laura Santamaria, Gartzen López, et al.. (2024). Biomass pyrolysis and in-line air–steam reforming as a potential strategy to progress towards sustainable ammonia production. Energy Conversion and Management. 304. 118221–118221. 9 indexed citations

López, Gartzen, Laura Santamaria, Enara Fernandez, et al.. (2024). Biomass Source Influence on Hydrogen Production through Pyrolysis and in Line Oxidative Steam Reforming. ChemSusChem. 17(20). e202400325–e202400325. 10 indexed citations

Santamaria, Laura, et al.. (2024). Energy Analysis and Heat Integration in the Joint Process of Biomass Fast Pyrolysis and In Line Sorption Enhanced Steam Reforming. Energy & Fuels. 38(15). 14402–14413. 8 indexed citations

Cortazar, María, Laura Santamaria, Enara Fernandez, et al.. (2024). Upcycling HDPE plastic into value-added products via γ-alumina catalyzed steam cracking in a fountain confined spouted bed. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(1). 115170–115170. 3 indexed citations

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Álvarez, Jon, et al.. (2024). Thermodynamic analysis of sorption enhanced steam reforming of the volatile stream from biomass fast pyrolysis. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 93. 182–192. 5 indexed citations

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Fernandez, Enara, Maider Amutio, Maite Artetxe, et al.. (2024). Exploring the potential of fast pyrolysis of invasive biomass species for the production of chemicals. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 183. 106817–106817. 6 indexed citations

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Santamaria, Laura, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of temperature role in the HDPE steam cracking product distribution with a focus on light olefins production. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 186. 106922–106922. 1 indexed citations

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Fernandez, Enara, Laura Santamaria, Maider Amutio, et al.. (2023). Elucidating coke formation and evolution in the catalytic steam reforming of biomass pyrolysis volatiles at different fixed bed locations. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION). 48. 101–116. 22 indexed citations

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Arregi, Aitor, Laura Santamaria, Gartzen López, et al.. (2023). Appraisal of agroforestry biomass wastes for hydrogen production by an integrated process of fast pyrolysis and in line steam reforming. Journal of Environmental Management. 347. 119071–119071. 19 indexed citations

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Saldarriaga, Juan F., Gartzen López, Laura Santamaria, et al.. (2023). Insight into the joint valorization of CO2 and waste plastics by pyrolysis and in line dry reforming for syngas production. Fuel Processing Technology. 253. 108024–108024. 8 indexed citations

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López, Gartzen, Laura Santamaria, Angeliki A. Lemonidou, et al.. (2022). Hydrogen generation from biomass by pyrolysis. Nature Reviews Methods Primers. 2(1). 125 indexed citations

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Santamaria, Laura, Gartzen López, Enara Fernandez, et al.. (2021). Progress on Catalyst Development for the Steam Reforming of Biomass and Waste Plastics Pyrolysis Volatiles: A Review. Energy & Fuels. 35(21). 17051–17084. 152 indexed citations

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Fernandez, Enara, Laura Santamaria, Maider Amutio, et al.. (2021). Role of temperature in the biomass steam pyrolysis in a conical spouted bed reactor. Energy. 238. 122053–122053. 50 indexed citations

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Álvarez, Jon, Maider Amutio, Gartzen López, et al.. (2019). Improving bio-oil properties through the fast co-pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass and waste tyres. Waste Management. 85. 385–395. 126 indexed citations

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Barbarias, Itsaso, Maite Artetxe, Gartzen López, et al.. (2019). Catalyst Performance in the HDPE Pyrolysis-Reforming under Reaction-Regeneration Cycles. Catalysts. 9(5). 414–414. 24 indexed citations

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