Marlen I. Vasquez

4.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
49 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Marlen I. Vasquez is a scholar working on Pollution, Ecology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Marlen I. Vasquez has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Pollution, 14 papers in Ecology and 10 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Marlen I. Vasquez's work include Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (14 papers), Analytical chemistry methods development (6 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (5 papers). Marlen I. Vasquez is often cited by papers focused on Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (14 papers), Analytical chemistry methods development (6 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (5 papers). Marlen I. Vasquez collaborates with scholars based in Cyprus, Greece and Italy. Marlen I. Vasquez's co-authors include Despo Fatta‐Kassinos, Klaus Kümmerer, Evroula Hapeshi, Ioannis K. Kalavrouziotis, Prodromos H. Koukoulakis, Dionissios Mantzavinos, Anastasia Lambrianides, Mycle Schneider, A. Achilleos and C. Michael and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Marlen I. Vasquez

48 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Transformation products of pharmaceuticals in surface waters and wastewater formed during photolysis and advanced oxidation processes – Degradation, elucidation of byproducts and assessment of their biological potency

2011 414 citations Despo Fatta‐Kassinos, Marlen I. Vasquez et al. Chemosphere profile →
Overview and Challenges of Large-Scale Cultivation of Photosynthetic Microalgae and Cyanobacteria

2023 137 citations Lucie Novoveská, Søren Laurentius Nielsen et al. Marine Drugs profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Marlen I. Vasquez Cyprus	20	1.0k	579	546	348	337	49	2.2k
Ewa Felis Poland	22	1.3k 1.3×	342 0.6×	447 0.8×	399 1.1×	381 1.1×	68	2.0k
Ling Zhao China	28	1.3k 1.2×	369 0.6×	658 1.2×	356 1.0×	243 0.7×	108	3.1k
Marta O. Barbosa Portugal	9	957 0.9×	344 0.6×	577 1.1×	491 1.4×	235 0.7×	12	1.8k
Vanessa J. Pereira Portugal	27	981 0.9×	515 0.9×	987 1.8×	656 1.9×	332 1.0×	62	2.4k
Genxiang Shen China	20	995 0.9×	358 0.6×	579 1.1×	222 0.6×	425 1.3×	48	2.0k
Andrew Watkinson Australia	12	1.6k 1.6×	519 0.9×	814 1.5×	475 1.4×	224 0.7×	30	2.7k
Diane Purchase United Kingdom	24	651 0.6×	355 0.6×	546 1.0×	424 1.2×	433 1.3×	80	2.7k
Popi Karaolia Cyprus	16	1.5k 1.4×	688 1.2×	864 1.6×	466 1.3×	494 1.5×	20	2.6k
Zhijiang Lu China	26	1.4k 1.3×	470 0.8×	629 1.2×	548 1.6×	654 1.9×	58	2.9k

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Gaudêncio, Susana P., et al.. (2024). Aquatic Biomaterial Repositories: Comprehensive Guidelines, Recommendations, and Best Practices for Their Development, Establishment, and Sustainable Operation. Marine Drugs. 22(9). 427–427. 1 indexed citations

Kircher, Manfred, Elisabet Aranda, Martin Romantschuk, et al.. (2023). Treatment and valorization of bio-waste in the EU. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 100051–100051. 19 indexed citations

Novoveská, Lucie, Søren Laurentius Nielsen, Orhan Tufan Eroldoğan, et al.. (2023). Overview and Challenges of Large-Scale Cultivation of Photosynthetic Microalgae and Cyanobacteria. Marine Drugs. 21(8). 445–445. 137 indexed citations breakdown →

Schneider, Xenia, Belma Kalamujić Stroil, Céline Rebours, et al.. (2023). Improving awareness, understanding, and enforcement of responsibilities and regulations in Blue Biotechnology. Trends in biotechnology. 41(11). 1327–1331. 6 indexed citations

Wright, Rosalind M., Bernd Hänfling, Jonathan D. Bolland, et al.. (2023). Integrating environmental DNA monitoring to inform eel ( Anguilla anguilla ) status in freshwaters at their easternmost range—A case study in Cyprus. Ecology and Evolution. 13(2). e9800–e9800. 6 indexed citations

Vasquez, Marlen I., et al.. (2021). Comparison of different cultures and culturing conditions for the biological deterioration of organic load from real saline bilge wastewater: microbial diversity insights and ecotoxicity assessment. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 28(27). 36506–36522. 7 indexed citations

Vasselon, Valentin, Teofana Chonova, Iakovos Tziortzis, et al.. (2021). Cyprus’ diatom diversity and the association of environmental and anthropogenic influences for ecological assessment of rivers using DNA metabarcoding. Chemosphere. 272. 129814–129814. 12 indexed citations

Hoorn, Berry van der, et al.. (2020). The mitochondrial genomes of 11 aquatic macroinvertebrate species from Cyprus. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 5 indexed citations

Vasquez, Marlen I., et al.. (2020). The Effect of Weather Variables on Mosquito Activity: A Snapshot of the Main Point of Entry of Cyprus. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(4). 1403–1403. 45 indexed citations

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Tsipa, Argyro, Marlen I. Vasquez, Frederico Castelo Ferreira, et al.. (2020). Resolution of alkaloid racemate: a novel microbial approach for the production of enantiopure lupanine via industrial wastewater valorization. Microbial Cell Factories. 19(1). 67–67. 6 indexed citations

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Ofrydopoulou, Anna, Εleni Εvgenidou, Christina Nannou, Marlen I. Vasquez, & Dimitra A. Lambropoulou. (2020). Exploring the phototransformation and assessing the in vitro and in silico toxicity of a mixture of pharmaceuticals susceptible to photolysis. The Science of The Total Environment. 756. 144079–144079. 28 indexed citations

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Stylianou, Kyriakos C., Evroula Hapeshi, Marlen I. Vasquez, Despo Fatta‐Kassinos, & Ioannis Vyrides. (2018). Diclofenac biodegradation by newly isolated Klebsiella sp. KSC: Microbial intermediates and ecotoxicological assessment. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 6(2). 3242–3248. 51 indexed citations

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Koutinas, Michalis, Marlen I. Vasquez, Eleni Kyriakou, et al.. (2018). Biodegradation and toxicity of emerging contaminants: Isolation of an exopolysaccharide-producing Sphingomonas sp. for ionic liquids bioremediation. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 365. 88–96. 23 indexed citations

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Guerrero, L., et al.. (2013). Denitrification via Nitrite in a Modified UASB reactor using Chilean zeolite as Microbial Support. International Journal of Environmental Research. 7(1). 17–26. 7 indexed citations

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Lewison, RL, BP Wallace, WJ Nichols, et al.. (2012). Spatial ecology of critically endangered hawksbill turtles Eretmochelys imbricata: implications for management and conservation. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 450. 181–194. 57 indexed citations

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Vasquez, Marlen I., Manuel Garcia‐Käufer, Evroula Hapeshi, et al.. (2012). Chronic ecotoxic effects to Pseudomonas putida and Vibrio fischeri, and cytostatic and genotoxic effects to the hepatoma cell line (HepG2) of ofloxacin photo(cata)lytically treated solutions. The Science of The Total Environment. 450-451. 356–365. 46 indexed citations

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Fatta‐Kassinos, Despo, Marlen I. Vasquez, & Klaus Kümmerer. (2011). Transformation products of pharmaceuticals in surface waters and wastewater formed during photolysis and advanced oxidation processes – Degradation, elucidation of byproducts and assessment of their biological potency. Chemosphere. 85(5). 693–709. 414 indexed citations breakdown →

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Vasquez, Marlen I., et al.. (2008). Solar radiation plays a role in habitat selection by the sea star Pisaster ochraceus. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 368. 177–187. 16 indexed citations

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Vasquez, Marlen I., et al.. (2007). Pesticides, volatile and semivolatile organic compounds in the inland surface waters of Cyprus. Desalination. 215(1-3). 223–236. 20 indexed citations

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Achilleos, A., et al.. (2006). Organochlorine and organophosphoric insecticides, herbicides and heavy metals residue in industrial wastewaters in Cyprus. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 145(1-2). 169–179. 40 indexed citations

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