Rafael Lucena

6.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
162 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Rafael Lucena is a scholar working on Analytical Chemistry, Spectroscopy and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Rafael Lucena has authored 162 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 115 papers in Analytical Chemistry, 72 papers in Spectroscopy and 46 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Rafael Lucena's work include Analytical chemistry methods development (107 papers), Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (47 papers) and Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (41 papers). Rafael Lucena is often cited by papers focused on Analytical chemistry methods development (107 papers), Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (47 papers) and Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (41 papers). Rafael Lucena collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and Chile. Rafael Lucena's co-authors include Soledad Cárdenas, Miguel Valcárcel, Guillermo Lasarte‐Aragonés, M.C. Alcudia-León, Eva Aguilera‐Herrador, Marta Cruz‐Vera, Alberto Chisvert, B.M. Simonet, Ángela I. López‐Lorente and Francisco Antonio Casado-Carmona and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Analytical Chemistry and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Rafael Lucena

158 papers receiving 5.1k citations

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Dispersive micro-solid phase extraction

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Mohammad Faraji Iran

Hongyuan Yan China

Eduardo Carasek Brazil

Verónica Pino Spain

Xiaojia Huang China

Antonio Martín‐Esteban Spain

Vasiľ Andruch Slovakia

Shahram Seidi Iran

Hassan Sereshti Iran

Abuzar Kabir United States

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20 of 20 papers shown

Latrous, Latifa, et al.. (2025). Microextraction of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors from urine using poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) coated paper-based sorptive phase: giving a new use to conventional materials. Microchemical Journal. 216. 114637–114637.

Lucena, Rafael, et al.. (2025). Adhesive tapes as sampling probes and thermal desorption substrates, in search of direct analysis of particulate solid samples using Soft Ionization by Chemical Reaction In Transfer mass spectrometry. Talanta. 293. 128042–128042. 4 indexed citations

Lucena, Rafael, et al.. (2025). Integrating in-vial thin film microextraction using polysiloxane-based adhesive tapes with low-temperature plasma ionization mass spectrometry: A solvent-free approach for determining cocaine and methamphetamine in saliva samples. Green Chemistry. 27(39). 12201–12210. 1 indexed citations

Lucena, Rafael, et al.. (2025). Quantitative determination of drug residues in surfaces, analyzing cotton-swabs by on/off thermal desorption-plasma based ionization-mass spectrometry. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1376. 344630–344630.

Soriano, M. Laura, et al.. (2025). A flower-shaped recycled polymeric-coated cellulose paper for the isolation of organic contaminants from waters. Journal of Chromatography A. 1751. 465949–465949. 1 indexed citations

Fresco‐Cala, Beatriz, et al.. (2025). Sustainable hybrid sorbent based on a thin film gelatin coating over cellulose paper for the determination of steroid hormones in urine and environmental water samples. Microchemical Journal. 209. 112769–112769. 6 indexed citations

López‐Lorente, Ángela I., et al.. (2025). Microbeads from recycled polystyrene yogurt cups for the in-syringe micro solid-phase extraction of four opioids from environmental and biological samples. Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy. 45. 102036–102036. 2 indexed citations

Martínez-Pérez-Cejuela, Héctor, et al.. (2024). Pipette-tip microextraction using carboxymethylated wooden-based sawdust sorbent for the determination of antidepressants in oral fluid by direct infusion mass spectrometry. Microchemical Journal. 207. 112002–112002. 8 indexed citations

Casado-Carmona, Francisco Antonio, et al.. (2024). On-site extraction of benzophenones from swimming pool water using hybrid tapes based on the integration of hydrophilic-lipophilic balance microparticles and an outer magnetic nanometric domain. Microchimica Acta. 191(9). 513–513. 2 indexed citations

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Casado-Carmona, Francisco Antonio, et al.. (2024). Sorptive tape-spray tandem mass spectrometry using aluminum foil coated with mixed-mode microparticles. Talanta. 272. 125774–125774. 12 indexed citations

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Lucena, Rafael, et al.. (2024). Polyvinyl chloride coated paper postmodified by nucleophilic substitution with diphenylamine to enhance cation-π interactions with opioids in saliva samples. Microchemical Journal. 202. 110732–110732. 9 indexed citations

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Salazar, Ricardo, et al.. (2023). Hydrophobic deep eutectic solvent as extractant phase for determining six carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in tea and coffee infusion samples. Microchemical Journal. 193. 109022–109022. 10 indexed citations

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Mandrioli, Roberto, Roccaldo Sardella, Tomaž Vovk, et al.. (2023). Volumetric absorptive microsampling for the therapeutic drug monitoring of psychiatric patients treated with cariprazine. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis. 236. 115740–115740. 7 indexed citations

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Casado-Carmona, Francisco Antonio, et al.. (2023). Mixed-mode cationic exchange sorptive tapes combined with direct infusion mass spectrometry for determining opioids in saliva samples. Journal of Chromatography A. 1702. 464097–464097. 10 indexed citations

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Mardones, Claudia, et al.. (2022). Polydopamine inner wall-coated hypodermic needle as microextraction device and electrospray emitter for the direct analysis of illicit drugs in oral fluid by ambient mass spectrometry. Talanta. 249. 123693–123693. 11 indexed citations

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Mardones, Claudia, et al.. (2021). Polydopamine coated hypodermic needles as a microextraction device for the determination of tricyclic antidepressants in oral fluid by direct infusion MS/MS. RSC Advances. 11(37). 22683–22690. 12 indexed citations

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Casado-Carmona, Francisco Antonio, Juan Manuel Jiménez‐Soto, Rafael Lucena, & Soledad Cárdenas. (2021). Portable stirring device for the on-site extraction of environmental waters using magnetic hydrophilic-lipophilic balance tape. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1189. 339186–339186. 15 indexed citations

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Grespan, Renata, Márcio José Damião, Raquel Kummer, et al.. (2014). Evaluation of the potential anti-inflammatory of Ocimum americanum L. essential oil in different experimental models of acute inflammation. 7(3). 1–6. 1 indexed citations

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Valcárcel, Miguel & Rafael Lucena. (2013). Synergistic relationships between Analytical Chemistry and written standards. Analytica Chimica Acta. 788. 1–7. 8 indexed citations

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Lucena, Rafael, et al.. (1996). Tumores de cavidad oral en el perro: estudio retrospectivo. Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona). 16(2). 71–76. 2 indexed citations

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