Rafael Luque

58.7k total citations · 22 hit papers
888 papers, 48.0k citations indexed

About

Rafael Luque is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Rafael Luque has authored 888 papers receiving a total of 48.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 365 papers in Materials Chemistry, 314 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 274 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Rafael Luque's work include Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (182 papers), Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis (138 papers) and Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (128 papers). Rafael Luque is often cited by papers focused on Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (182 papers), Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis (138 papers) and Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (128 papers). Rafael Luque collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Russia and China. Rafael Luque's co-authors include James H. Clark, Chunping Xu, Antonio A. Romero, Alina M. Balu, Yingwei Li, Duncan J. Macquarrie, Vitaliy L. Budarin, Daily Rodríguez‐Padrón, Sudipta De and J.M. Campelo and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Rafael Luque

871 papers receiving 47.3k citations

Hit Papers

Magnetically Recoverable ... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2011 2008 2018 2019 2014 500 1000 1.5k
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. Magnetically Recoverable Nanocatalysts
    2011 1.5k citations Rafael Luque et al. profile →
  2. Supported metal nanoparticles on porous materials. Methods and applications
    2008 1.1k citations Rafael Luque et al. profile →
  3. Ordered macro-microporous metal-organic framework single crystals
    2018 1.0k citations Rafael Luque et al. profile →
  4. Nanostructured materials for photocatalysis
    2019 876 citations Rafael Luque et al. profile →
  5. Lignin depolymerisation strategies: towards valuable chemicals and fuels
    2014 852 citations Rafael Luque et al. profile →
  6. Food waste as a valuable resource for the production of chemicals, materials and fuels. Current situation and global perspective
    2012 834 citations Rafael Luque et al. profile →
  7. Recent catalytic routes for the preparation and the upgrading of biomass derived furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural
    2020 814 citations Rafael Luque et al. profile →
  8. Transformations of biomass-derived platform molecules: from high added-value chemicals to fuels via aqueous-phase processing
    2011 740 citations Rafael Luque et al. profile →
  9. Sustainable Preparation of Supported Metal Nanoparticles and Their Applications in Catalysis
    2009 672 citations Rafael Luque et al. profile →
  10. Ni-based bimetallic heterogeneous catalysts for energy and environmental applications
    2016 653 citations Rafael Luque et al. profile →
  11. Controllable design of tunable nanostructures inside metal–organic frameworks
    2017 616 citations Rafael Luque et al. profile →
  12. Benign by design: catalyst-free in-water, on-water green chemical methodologies in organic synthesis
    2013 593 citations Rafael Luque et al. profile →
  13. Heterogeneous photocatalytic nanomaterials: prospects and challenges in selective transformations of biomass-derived compounds
    2013 562 citations Rafael Luque et al. profile →
  14. Graphitic carbon nitride-based photocatalysts: Toward efficient organic transformation for value-added chemicals production
    2020 462 citations Rafael Luque et al. profile →
  15. Liquid phase oxidation chemistry in continuous-flow microreactors
    2015 437 citations Rafael Luque et al. profile →
  16. Carbon-Increasing Catalytic Strategies for Upgrading Biomass into Energy-Intensive Fuels and Chemicals
    2017 307 citations Hu Li, Shunmugavel Saravanamurugan et al. profile →
  17. Perspective review on Municipal Solid Waste-to-energy route: Characteristics, management strategy, and role in circular economy
    2022 215 citations Rafael Luque et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →
  18. Fluorinated metal–organic frameworks for gas separation
    2022 187 citations Rafael Luque et al. profile →
  19. Lignin for energy applications – state of the art, life cycle, technoeconomic analysis and future trends
    2022 158 citations Rafael Luque et al. Green Chemistry profile →
  20. Chemical transformations of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural into highly added value products: present and future
    2022 157 citations Zhiwei Jiang, Yongjian Zeng et al. Green Chemistry profile →
  21. Intelligent approaches for sustainable management and valorisation of food waste
    2023 82 citations Rafael Luque et al. profile →
  22. Flexible–robust MOFs/HOFs for challenging gas separations
    2024 72 citations Rafael Luque et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Rafael Luque 18.1k 16.5k 12.4k 10.7k 7.3k 888 48.0k
Rajender S. Varma 23.6k 1.3× 13.1k 0.8× 28.4k 2.3× 9.7k 0.9× 6.1k 0.8× 973 62.2k
Vinod Kumar Gupta 22.3k 1.2× 13.2k 0.8× 18.7k 1.5× 12.8k 1.2× 4.8k 0.7× 711 85.7k
Buxing Han 18.4k 1.0× 13.6k 0.8× 11.9k 1.0× 21.3k 2.0× 8.8k 1.2× 1.1k 54.7k
Tejraj M. Aminabhavi 10.9k 0.6× 13.8k 0.8× 6.2k 0.5× 6.4k 0.6× 2.4k 0.3× 932 52.1k
B.H. Hameed 11.7k 0.6× 12.3k 0.7× 10.8k 0.9× 5.9k 0.6× 3.8k 0.5× 378 52.1k
Jianlong Wang 12.2k 0.7× 13.1k 0.8× 4.6k 0.4× 17.9k 1.7× 6.1k 0.8× 743 55.9k
Xiangke Wang 36.4k 2.0× 15.6k 0.9× 8.9k 0.7× 15.4k 1.4× 26.2k 3.6× 690 75.4k
James A. Dumesic 23.1k 1.3× 37.9k 2.3× 7.5k 0.6× 7.3k 0.7× 6.5k 0.9× 480 59.0k
Suojiang Zhang 10.1k 0.6× 11.1k 0.7× 6.3k 0.5× 7.3k 0.7× 4.4k 0.6× 805 43.7k
Bo Wang 25.1k 1.4× 6.1k 0.4× 4.4k 0.4× 11.2k 1.1× 19.8k 2.7× 913 48.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Rafael Luque

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Rafael Luque's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Rafael Luque with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Rafael Luque more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Rafael Luque

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Rafael Luque. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Rafael Luque. The network helps show where Rafael Luque may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rafael Luque

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rafael Luque. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rafael Luque based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Rafael Luque. Rafael Luque is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Ciriminna, Rosaria, et al.. (2025). Mentoring Doctoral Students in the Chemical Sciences. Israel Journal of Chemistry. 65(4-5).
2.
Jiang, Zhiwei, et al.. (2025). Microwave-assisted pyrolysis of biomass for efficient H2-rich syngas production promoted by calcium oxide. Chemical Engineering Journal. 506. 159905–159905. 5 indexed citations
3.
4.
Sathicq, Ángel G., et al.. (2025). Continuous flow synthesis of aldol condensation products from furfural using ternary hydrotalcites: Catalytic efficiency and selectivity. Materials Today Chemistry. 44. 102598–102598. 1 indexed citations
5.
Ahmad, Awais, Safia Khan, Tripti Chhabra, et al.. (2024). Synergic impact of renewable resources and advanced technologies for green hydrogen production: Trends and perspectives. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 67. 788–806. 30 indexed citations
6.
Marin, Maria Minodora, Marian Nicolae Verziu, Anca Dumitru, et al.. (2024). Chitosan-polylactic acid composites: from seafood waste to advanced functional materials for 3D printing. Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials. 8(1). 6 indexed citations
7.
Xu, Zhixiang, Rui Dou, Yi Tan, et al.. (2024). Deep‐eutectic‐solvent‐assisted hydrothermal carbonization of sewage sludge for green wood bioadhesive production. Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining. 18(6). 1978–1993. 5 indexed citations
8.
Souza, Elias Costa de, Demetrius Profeti, Luciene Paula Roberto Profeti, et al.. (2024). Co-pyrolysis of biomass and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) as an alternative for energy production from waste valorization. Fuel. 362. 130761–130761. 15 indexed citations
9.
Wang, Keping, Zhanhu Guo, Min Zhou, et al.. (2024). Biomass valorization via electrocatalytic carbon–carbon bond cleavage. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 91. 542–578. 20 indexed citations
10.
Xu, Zhi-Xiang, Rui Dou, Yongxing Chen, et al.. (2024). Bio-adhesives derived from sewage sludge via hydrothermal carbonization: Influence of aqueous phase recycling. Chemical Engineering Journal. 490. 151685–151685. 36 indexed citations
11.
Souza, Elias Costa de, Luciana Alves Parreira, Alexandre Santos Pimenta, et al.. (2024). Prospects for the utilization of bio-oil-derived chemicals generated via co-pyrolysis of biomass and polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 183. 106781–106781. 3 indexed citations
12.
Luque, Rafael, et al.. (2024). Continuous flow aqueous tandem conversion of trans-ferulic acid into high added value chemicals. Results in Engineering. 25. 103827–103827. 1 indexed citations
13.
Paula, Heberth de, Rodrigo Rezende Kitagawa, Alina M. Balu, et al.. (2024). Antiviral potential of bio-oil from Citrus sinensis waste wood as a therapeutic approach against COVID-19. Journal of Cleaner Production. 447. 141583–141583. 3 indexed citations
14.
Ly, Nguyễn Hoàng, Sang Jun Son, Sang‐Woo Joo, et al.. (2023). Transparent Oil–Water Separating Spiky SiO2 Nanoparticle Supramolecular Polymer Superhydrophobic Coatings. Small Methods. 7(3). e2201257–e2201257. 30 indexed citations
15.
Oliveira, Alex de, Irlon M. Ferreira, Luíza Helena de Oliveira Pires, et al.. (2023). Valorization of silica-based residues for the synthesis of ordered mesoporous silicas and their applications. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 354. 112520–112520. 10 indexed citations
16.
Soni, Vatika, Shilpa Patial, Abhinandan Kumar, et al.. (2023). Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) core@shell nanohybrids: Novel nanomaterial support towards environmental sustainability applications. Environmental Research. 232. 116353–116353. 14 indexed citations
17.
Manzoor, Suryyia, Muhammad Imran Khan, Abdallah Shanableh, et al.. (2023). Molecularly imprinted ormosil as a sorbent for targeted dispersive solid phase micro extraction of pyriproxyfen from strawberry samples. Chemosphere. 320. 137835–137835. 19 indexed citations
18.
Yao, Zhitong, Markus Reinmöller, Núria Ortuño, et al.. (2023). Thermochemical conversion of waste printed circuit boards: Thermal behavior, reaction kinetics, pollutant evolution and corresponding controlling strategies. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science. 97. 101086–101086. 49 indexed citations
19.
Ma, Xue-Qin, et al.. (2023). Insights into acid-base properties of hydrotalcite materials during hydrothermal carbonization of sewage sludge. Journal of the Energy Institute. 110. 101349–101349. 8 indexed citations
20.
Xu, Zhi-Xiang, Shu Zhang, Yafei Shen, et al.. (2020). Benign-by-design N-doped carbonaceous materials obtained from the hydrothermal carbonization of sewage sludge for supercapacitor applications. Green Chemistry. 22(12). 3885–3895. 116 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Rajender S. Varma Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Vinod Kumar Gupta Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Buxing Han Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Tejraj M. Aminabhavi Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by B.H. Hameed Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Jianlong Wang Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Xiangke Wang Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by James A. Dumesic Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Suojiang Zhang Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Bo Wang
Rankless by CCL
2026