M.A. de la Rubia

6.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
86 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

M.A. de la Rubia is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Building and Construction and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, M.A. de la Rubia has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 37 papers in Building and Construction and 24 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in M.A. de la Rubia's work include Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (37 papers), Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (26 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (20 papers). M.A. de la Rubia is often cited by papers focused on Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (37 papers), Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (26 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (20 papers). M.A. de la Rubia collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and Chile. M.A. de la Rubia's co-authors include R. Borja, F. Raposo, A.F. Mohedano, Montserrat Pérez, V. Fernández‐Cegrí, Juan J. Rodrı́guez, V. Riau, J.A. Villamil, Elena Díaz and Manuel Rodríguez Pastor and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

M.A. de la Rubia

85 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Influence of COVID-19 confinement on students’ performance in higher education

2020 493 citations M.A. de la Rubia, G. M. Sacha et al. profile →
Anaerobic digestion of solid organic substrates in batch mode: An overview relating to methane yields and experimental procedures

2011 413 citations F. Raposo, M.A. de la Rubia et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
M.A. de la Rubia Spain	35	1.9k	1.7k	1.1k	868	654	86	4.4k
A. Fakhru’l‐Razi Malaysia	40	355 0.2×	1.9k 1.1×	1.7k 1.5×	468 0.5×	765 1.2×	137	6.6k
Mohd Razman Salim Malaysia	35	722 0.4×	1.3k 0.8×	2.1k 1.9×	698 0.8×	1.3k 1.9×	108	5.4k
Wan Azlina Wan Ab Karim Ghani Malaysia	34	392 0.2×	2.3k 1.4×	2.0k 1.8×	789 0.9×	518 0.8×	134	6.0k
Phaik Eong Poh Malaysia	28	413 0.2×	969 0.6×	1.5k 1.3×	655 0.8×	479 0.7×	66	3.6k
Evy Neyens Belgium	13	565 0.3×	1.0k 0.6×	2.7k 2.5×	1.1k 1.3×	838 1.3×	16	4.1k
Mohd Sobri Takriff Malaysia	49	240 0.1×	1.5k 0.9×	588 0.5×	413 0.5×	246 0.4×	277	8.1k
Muhammad Roil Bilad Malaysia	48	186 0.1×	3.0k 1.8×	4.3k 4.0×	722 0.8×	908 1.4×	346	8.4k
Fatihah Sujá Malaysia	28	387 0.2×	555 0.3×	797 0.7×	514 0.6×	679 1.0×	93	2.9k
Pietro Bartocci Italy	40	385 0.2×	2.4k 1.4×	375 0.3×	628 0.7×	492 0.8×	128	4.7k
Richard A. Venditti United States	48	446 0.2×	4.2k 2.5×	237 0.2×	613 0.7×	795 1.2×	241	9.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M.A. de la Rubia

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Colin, Julien, Andrés Sarrión, Elena Díaz, M.A. de la Rubia, & A.F. Mohedano. (2025). Ecotoxicity assessment of hydrochar from hydrothermal carbonization of biomass waste. Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy. 44. 101909–101909. 3 indexed citations

Díaz, Elena, et al.. (2025). Hydrothermal carbonization of swine manure in a continuous flow reactor pilot plant with process water recycling. Biomass and Bioenergy. 198. 107854–107854. 2 indexed citations

Moreno‐Andrade, Iván, et al.. (2025). Enhanced hydrogen production from food waste via bioaugmentation with Clostridium and Lactobacillus. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. 15(20). 27501–27513. 7 indexed citations

Barahona, Emma, et al.. (2024). Valorization of process water from hydrothermal carbonization of food waste by dark fermentation. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 89. 1383–1393. 7 indexed citations

Díaz, Elena, et al.. (2024). Study of two approaches for the process water management from hydrothermal carbonization of swine manure: Anaerobic treatment and nutrient recovery. Environmental Research. 246. 118098–118098. 16 indexed citations

Mohedano, A.F., et al.. (2023). Co-hydrothermal carbonization of swine manure and lignocellulosic waste: A new strategy for the integral valorization of biomass wastes. Waste Management. 169. 267–275. 16 indexed citations

Rubia, M.A. de la, et al.. (2022). Isomelezitose Overproduction by Alginate-Entrapped Recombinant E. coli Cells and In Vitro Evaluation of Its Potential Prebiotic Effect. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(20). 12682–12682. 1 indexed citations

Sarrión, Andrés, M.A. de la Rubia, Charles J. Coronella, A.F. Mohedano, & Elena Díaz. (2022). Acid-mediated hydrothermal treatment of sewage sludge for nutrient recovery. The Science of The Total Environment. 838(Pt 4). 156494–156494. 39 indexed citations

Rubia, M.A. de la & G. M. Sacha. (2020). Adaptive tests as a tool for evaluating work groups in engineering. International journal of engineering education. 36(1). 411–419. 2 indexed citations

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Marin-Batista, J.D., J.A. Villamil, Juan J. Rodrı́guez, A.F. Mohedano, & M.A. de la Rubia. (2018). Valorization of microalgal biomass by hydrothermal carbonization and anaerobic digestion. Bioresource Technology. 274. 395–402. 70 indexed citations

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Villamil, J.A., A.F. Mohedano, Juan J. Rodrı́guez, & M.A. de la Rubia. (2018). Anaerobic co-digestion of the aqueous phase from hydrothermally treated waste activated sludge with primary sewage sludge. A kinetic study. Journal of Environmental Management. 231. 726–733. 57 indexed citations

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Duarte, Maria Eugênia R., et al.. (2012). Validation of a high resolution liquid chromatography method (HPLC) for the determination of ivabradine tablets. Memorias del Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud. 10(2). 63–70.

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Rincón, B., M. Carmen Portillo, Juan Miguel González Grau, et al.. (2011). Feasibility of sunflower oil cake degradation with three different anaerobic consortia. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A. 46(12). 1409–1416. 9 indexed citations

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Jardiel, Teresa, et al.. (2010). Solid state compatibility in the ZnO-rich region of ZnO-Bi₂O₃-Sb₂O₃ and ZnO-Bi₂O₃-Sb₂O₅ systems. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Rubia, M.A. de la, Mark Walker, S. Heaven, C.J. Banks, & R. Borja. (2010). Preliminary trials of in situ ammonia stripping from source segregated domestic food waste digestate using biogas: Effect of temperature and flow rate. Bioresource Technology. 101(24). 9486–9492. 67 indexed citations

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Raposo, F., M.A. de la Rubia, R. Borja, & Manuel Alaiz. (2008). Assessment of a modified and optimised method for determining chemical oxygen demand of solid substrates and solutions with high suspended solid content. Talanta. 76(2). 448–453. 131 indexed citations

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Rubia, M.A. de la, Montserrat Pérez, L.I. Romero, & Diego Sales Márquez. (2005). Estabilización anaerobia de lodos de depuradora. Efecto de la configuración del reactor y de la temperatura sobre la concentración de ácidos grasos volátiles. 15(85). 60–69. 1 indexed citations

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Rubia, M.A. de la, Montserrat Pérez, L.I. Romero, & Diego Sales Márquez. (2002). Anaerobic mesophilic and thermophilic municipal sludge digestion. Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly. 16(3). 119–124. 58 indexed citations

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Pérez, Montserrat, et al.. (2002). Puesta en marcha y operación de un digestor anaerobio mesofílico de lodos. 22(220). 53–57. 1 indexed citations

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Pérez, Montserrat, M.A. de la Rubia, Diego Sales Márquez, & L.I. Romero. (2002). Digestión Anaerobia Termofílica de lodos de EDAR. 15(90). 8–24. 1 indexed citations

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