Raúl Muñoz

22.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
411 papers, 16.1k citations indexed

About

Raúl Muñoz is a scholar working on Pollution, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Process Chemistry and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Raúl Muñoz has authored 411 papers receiving a total of 16.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 140 papers in Pollution, 140 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 124 papers in Process Chemistry and Technology. Recurrent topics in Raúl Muñoz's work include Algal biology and biofuel production (137 papers), Odor and Emission Control Technologies (108 papers) and Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (101 papers). Raúl Muñoz is often cited by papers focused on Algal biology and biofuel production (137 papers), Odor and Emission Control Technologies (108 papers) and Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (101 papers). Raúl Muñoz collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Mexico and Netherlands. Raúl Muñoz's co-authors include Benoı̂t Guieysse, Raquel Lebrero, Pedro A. García‐Encina, Guillermo Quijano, Saúl Blanco, Esther Posadas, Ignacio de Godos, José M. Estrada, Rebeca Pérez and Sergio Bordel and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Raúl Muñoz

391 papers receiving 15.6k 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.

Algal–bacterial processes for the treatment of hazardous contaminants: A review

2006 1.1k citations Raúl Muñoz et al. profile →
A review on the state-of-the-art of physical/chemical and biological technologies for biogas upgrading

2015 477 citations Raúl Muñoz, Israel Díaz et al. profile →
A state–of–the-art review on indoor air pollution and strategies for indoor air pollution control

2020 371 citations Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz et al. Chemosphere profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Raúl Muñoz	6.7k	4.2k	3.0k	2.9k	2.1k	411	16.1k
Chunping Yang	3.8k 0.6×	4.4k 1.1×	2.9k 1.0×	1.3k 0.5×	2.7k 1.3×	241	16.7k
Eldon R. Rene	1.3k 0.2×	3.6k 0.8×	2.9k 1.0×	1.5k 0.5×	2.5k 1.2×	395	13.2k
Aijie Wang	2.8k 0.4×	9.1k 2.1×	4.2k 1.4×	751 0.3×	2.9k 1.4×	606	22.0k
Bing‐Jie Ni	6.1k 0.9×	16.4k 3.9×	4.7k 1.6×	941 0.3×	8.0k 3.8×	655	31.9k
Raf Dewil	2.4k 0.4×	3.5k 0.8×	4.6k 1.6×	498 0.2×	2.6k 1.3×	283	14.8k
Makram T. Suidan	1.6k 0.2×	4.4k 1.0×	2.4k 0.8×	1.3k 0.4×	976 0.5×	318	12.3k
Wei Wei	4.9k 0.7×	5.0k 1.2×	2.6k 0.9×	242 0.1×	3.0k 1.4×	338	15.2k
Sunita Varjani	2.9k 0.4×	6.3k 1.5×	5.2k 1.7×	252 0.1×	3.2k 1.5×	328	20.8k
Jürg Keller	3.2k 0.5×	15.7k 3.7×	4.7k 1.6×	2.2k 0.8×	6.6k 3.2×	337	35.9k
Cees J.N. Buisman	3.1k 0.5×	2.9k 0.7×	5.7k 1.9×	414 0.1×	2.3k 1.1×	225	18.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Raúl Muñoz

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García‐Depraect, Octavio, Laura Vargas-Estrada, Raúl Muñoz, & Roberto Castro‐Muñoz. (2025). Membrane-Assisted Dark Fermentation for Integrated Biohydrogen Production and Purification: A Comprehensive Review. Fermentation. 11(1). 19–19. 8 indexed citations

Muñoz, Raúl, et al.. (2025). Parameter estimation in anoxic aerobic algal-bacterial photobioreactor devoted to carbon and nutrient removal. Algal Research. 86. 103917–103917. 1 indexed citations

Rodero, María del Rosario, et al.. (2024). Membrane materials for biogas purification and upgrading: Fundamentals, recent advances and challenges. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 12(5). 114106–114106. 20 indexed citations

Fernández‐González, Nuria, M. Alejandra Martínez, Pedro A. García‐Encina, et al.. (2024). Production of hydroxyectoine from biogas by an engineered strain of Methylomicrobium alcaliphilum using a novel Taylor‐flow bioreactor. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. 100(7). 1425–1433. 1 indexed citations

Muñoz, Raúl, et al.. (2024). Pilot-scale biogas desulfurization through anoxic biofiltration. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 485. 136830–136830. 7 indexed citations

Muñoz, Raúl, et al.. (2024). Brewery spent grain valorization through fermentation: Targeting biohydrogen, carboxylic acids and methane production. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 191. 206–217. 11 indexed citations

Muñoz, Raúl, et al.. (2024). Continuous two-stage lactate-driven dark fermentation process for enhanced biohydrogen production from food waste. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 67. 106116–106116. 7 indexed citations

Rodero, María del Rosario, Víctor Pérez, & Raúl Muñoz. (2024). Optimization of methane gas-liquid mass transfer during biogas-based ectoine production in bubble column bioreactors. Journal of Environmental Management. 366. 121811–121811. 8 indexed citations

Muñoz, Raúl, et al.. (2024). Polyhydroxyalkanoate recovery overview: properties, characterizations, and extraction strategies. Chemosphere. 356. 141950–141950. 23 indexed citations

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Gonçalves, José, Andrés F. Torres-Franco, Elisa Rodríguez, et al.. (2024). Exposure assessment of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and norovirus genogroup I/genogroup II in aerosols generated by a municipal wastewater treatment plant. CLEAN - Soil Air Water. 52(9). 1 indexed citations

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Chianese, Simeone, et al.. (2024). Exploring 1,3-Dioxolane Extraction of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) and Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) from Methylocystis hirsuta and Mixed Methanotrophic Strain: Effect of Biomass-to-Solvent Ratio and Extraction Time. Polymers. 16(13). 1910–1910. 3 indexed citations

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Chianese, Simeone, et al.. (2023). Assessing the performance of synthetic co-cultures during the conversion of methane into Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate). Chemical Engineering Journal. 476. 146646–146646. 18 indexed citations

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Toledo, M. & Raúl Muñoz. (2022). Odour Control Strategies in Wastewater Treatment Plants: Activated Sludge Recycling and Oxidized Nitrogen Recycling. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations

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Oliva, Giuseppina, Tiziano Zarra, Vincenzo Naddeo, et al.. (2018). Comparative Analysis of AOPs and Biological Processes for the Control of VOCs Industrial Emissions. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 12 indexed citations

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Carvajal, Andrea, et al.. (2016). Interactions between BTEX Compounds during their Anoxic Degradation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations

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Cortés, Isel, et al.. (2016). Biological Nitrous Oxide Abatement by Paracoccus denitrificans in Bubble Column and Airlift Reactors. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations

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López, Juan Carlos, Guillermo Quijano, Rebeca Pérez, & Raúl Muñoz. (2014). Effect of Pollutant Concentration During Isolation on the CH₄ Biodegradation Kinetics, Population Structure and PHB Accumulation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations

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Estrada, José M., et al.. (2014). Biocatalytic coatings for air pollution control: A proof of concept study on VOC biodegradation. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 112(2). 263–271. 30 indexed citations

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Lebrero, Raquel, et al.. (2010). A Comparative Study of Two Biological Processes for Odour Treatment: Biofiltration Vs. Activated Sludge Diffusion. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Hernández, Marcela, et al.. (2010). A Systematic Study of the Influence on Microbial Kinetics of the Presence of an Organic Phase During Microbial Isolation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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