Leonardo Gutiérrez

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
91 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Leonardo Gutiérrez is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Leonardo Gutiérrez has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Water Science and Technology, 38 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 13 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Leonardo Gutiérrez's work include Membrane Separation Technologies (39 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (26 papers) and Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (8 papers). Leonardo Gutiérrez is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation Technologies (39 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (26 papers) and Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (8 papers). Leonardo Gutiérrez collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Australia and United States. Leonardo Gutiérrez's co-authors include Jean‐Philippe Croué, Sufia Hena, Thanh H. Nguyen, Arne Verliefde, Juan Puigdefábregas, Lebea N. Nthunya, Sabelo D. Mhlanga, Francisco Domingo, Cyril Aubry and Roberto Lázaro and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Leonardo Gutiérrez

86 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Removal of pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPC... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 100 200 300
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. Removal of pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) from wastewater using microalgae: A review
    2020 333 citations Sufia Hena, Leonardo Gutiérrez et al. Journal of Hazardous Materials profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Leonardo Gutiérrez Belgium 33 1.5k 922 611 494 377 91 3.3k
Yingying Liu China 32 1.2k 0.8× 858 0.9× 345 0.6× 1.1k 2.2× 464 1.2× 99 3.2k
Richard N. Collins Australia 39 944 0.6× 1.3k 1.4× 1.0k 1.6× 825 1.7× 430 1.1× 103 4.8k
Satoshi Takizawa Japan 34 1.8k 1.2× 815 0.9× 502 0.8× 812 1.6× 298 0.8× 213 4.2k
Pei C. Chiu United States 30 1.2k 0.8× 1.3k 1.4× 409 0.7× 497 1.0× 381 1.0× 102 3.2k
Shan Zhao China 36 1.3k 0.9× 733 0.8× 927 1.5× 896 1.8× 976 2.6× 135 4.3k
Cheng‐Fang Lin Taiwan 40 1.5k 1.0× 793 0.9× 815 1.3× 1.4k 2.8× 516 1.4× 128 5.0k
Chihiro Yoshimura Japan 29 1.0k 0.7× 306 0.3× 769 1.3× 575 1.2× 529 1.4× 139 3.1k
Shanshan Liu China 26 1.0k 0.7× 400 0.4× 661 1.1× 414 0.8× 436 1.2× 98 2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Leonardo Gutiérrez

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Fields of papers citing papers by Leonardo Gutiérrez

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leonardo Gutiérrez

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All Works

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Cornelissen, Emile, et al.. (2025). The Effect of pH on Aniline Removal from Water Using Hydrophobic and Ion-Exchange Membranes. Water. 17(4). 547–547. 2 indexed citations
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Vitvar, Tomáš, et al.. (2025). Brackish Water Desalination Using Electrodialysis: Influence of Operating Parameters on Energy Consumption and Scalability. Membranes. 15(8). 227–227. 1 indexed citations
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Gutiérrez, Leonardo, et al.. (2025). Rejection of an emerging small neutral organic micropollutant by in-situ nanofiltration membrane modification for water treatment. Journal of Environmental Management. 380. 125052–125052. 2 indexed citations
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Botero, Camilo M., et al.. (2025). Temporal analysis of cigarette butt accumulation on a touristic beach in Cartagena, Colombia. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 32(33). 19712–19724.
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Broeke, Joep van den, et al.. (2024). Water reuse and resource recovery from greenhouse wastewater by capacitive electrodialysis at pilot scale. Desalination. 583. 117669–117669. 9 indexed citations
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Tan, Lianshuai, Leonardo Gutiérrez, Arnout D’Haese, et al.. (2024). Effect and mechanism of solution flow rate during interfacial polymerization on morphology and performance of hollow fiber membranes. Surfaces and Interfaces. 49. 104461–104461. 2 indexed citations
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Gutiérrez, Leonardo, Arnout D’Haese, Lianshuai Tan, et al.. (2024). In-situ surface modification of a reverse osmosis membrane with acrylic polymers: Transport and retention of a small neutral organic micropollutant. Journal of Membrane Science. 703. 122810–122810. 6 indexed citations
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Gutiérrez, Leonardo, et al.. (2024). Selective separation of nutrients and volatile fatty acids from food wastes using electrodialysis and membrane contactor for resource valorization. Journal of Environmental Management. 354. 120290–120290. 13 indexed citations
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Gutiérrez, Leonardo, et al.. (2023). Waste heat recovery enhancement in the CO2 chemical absorption process by hydrophobic-hydrophilic composite ceramic membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. 676. 121606–121606. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Chaoyang, et al.. (2022). Light-response adsorption and desorption behaviors of metal–organic frameworks. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1(1). 49–66. 49 indexed citations
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Gutiérrez, Leonardo, Rhea Verbeke, Arnout D’Haese, et al.. (2020). Transport of organic solutes in ion-exchange membranes: Mechanisms and influence of solvent ionic composition. Water Research. 190. 116756–116756. 22 indexed citations
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Gutiérrez, Leonardo, et al.. (2020). Hydroxyl and sulfate radical-based oxidation of RhB dye in UV/H2O2 and UV/persulfate systems: Kinetics, mechanisms, and comparison. Chemosphere. 253. 126655–126655. 140 indexed citations
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Nthunya, Lebea N., Sebastiaan Derese, Leonardo Gutiérrez, et al.. (2019). Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using one-pot and microwave-assisted methods and their subsequent embedment on PVDF nanofibre membranes for growth inhibition of mesophilic and thermophilic bacteria. New Journal of Chemistry. 43(10). 4168–4180. 36 indexed citations
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Hena, Sufia, Leonardo Gutiérrez, & Jean‐Philippe Croué. (2019). Removal of metronidazole from aqueous media by C. vulgaris. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 384. 121400–121400. 93 indexed citations
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Gutiérrez, Leonardo, et al.. (2018). The characteristics of organic matter influence its interfacial interactions with MnO2 and catalytic oxidation processes. Chemosphere. 209. 950–959. 17 indexed citations
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Lorite, Juan, et al.. (2003). Alchemilla Fontqueri Rothm. (Rosaceae) e Hippocrepis prostrata Boiss. (leguminosae, papilionoideae), especies redescubiertas en Sierra Nevada (España). Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid. 60(2). 434–435. 2 indexed citations

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