Sandra Contreras

5.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
74 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Sandra Contreras is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Materials Chemistry and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Sandra Contreras has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Water Science and Technology, 28 papers in Materials Chemistry and 26 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Sandra Contreras's work include Advanced oxidation water treatment (34 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (20 papers) and TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (13 papers). Sandra Contreras is often cited by papers focused on Advanced oxidation water treatment (34 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (20 papers) and TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (13 papers). Sandra Contreras collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Venezuela and Italy. Sandra Contreras's co-authors include Santiago Esplugás, F. Medina, M.L. Rodríguez, Jaime Giménez, E. Pascual, S. Jiménez, María M. Micó, Marina Arnaldos, Carme Sans and Mayra G. Álvarez and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Sandra Contreras

73 papers receiving 3.9k 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.

Comparison of different advanced oxidation processes for phenol degradation

2002 900 citations Santiago Esplugás, Sandra Contreras et al. Water Research profile →
State of the art of produced water treatment

2017 449 citations S. Jiménez, María M. Micó et al. profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sandra Contreras Spain	34	2.1k	1.6k	997	843	614	74	4.1k
Xiaofang Yang China	38	1.7k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	763 0.9×	436 0.7×	139	4.4k
Chunmao Chen China	37	1.6k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	1.2k 1.2×	780 0.9×	463 0.8×	138	3.8k
Heshan Zheng China	33	2.1k 1.0×	1.7k 1.1×	785 0.8×	1.0k 1.2×	467 0.8×	72	4.0k
Thanh-Binh Nguyen Taiwan	40	1.9k 0.9×	1.9k 1.2×	1.4k 1.4×	803 1.0×	571 0.9×	140	4.5k
Wei Qiu China	32	2.8k 1.3×	1.4k 0.9×	825 0.8×	1.3k 1.6×	419 0.7×	82	4.1k
Rui C. Martins Portugal	37	2.5k 1.2×	1.8k 1.1×	837 0.8×	699 0.8×	947 1.5×	163	4.6k
Nilsun H. Ince Türkiye	35	2.2k 1.1×	1.2k 0.8×	1.6k 1.6×	836 1.0×	528 0.9×	61	4.0k
Mahmoud Zarei Iran	35	2.2k 1.0×	1.8k 1.1×	788 0.8×	620 0.7×	812 1.3×	96	3.9k
Mohammad Hossein Rasoulifard Iran	32	1.5k 0.7×	1.9k 1.2×	1.3k 1.3×	584 0.7×	537 0.9×	123	3.9k
Penghui Du China	29	1.9k 0.9×	2.0k 1.3×	1.4k 1.4×	873 1.0×	346 0.6×	49	4.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sandra Contreras

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Laksaci, Hamza, et al.. (2025). Trimetallic layered double hydroxides systems as non-noble metal photocatalysts: A comparative study toward enhanced hydrogen production. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 163. 150792–150792.

Djellabi‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬, Ridha, Dominic Aboagye, Walid Nabgan, F. Medina, & Sandra Contreras. (2024). Floating graphite felt-cellulose multilayer sandwich evaporator for solar salt-resistant seawater desalination: Mechanistic role of incorporated super water holding layer. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 12(6). 114253–114253. 5 indexed citations

Galloni, Melissa Greta, Dominic Aboagye, Peidong Su, et al.. (2023). Valorization of lignocellulosic biomass into sustainable materials for adsorption and photocatalytic applications in water and air remediation. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(30). 74544–74574. 35 indexed citations

Aboagye, Dominic, Ridha Djellabi‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬, F. Medina, & Sandra Contreras. (2023). Radical‐Mediated Photocatalysis for Lignocellulosic Biomass Conversion into Value‐Added Chemicals and Hydrogen: Facts, Opportunities and Challenges. Angewandte Chemie. 135(36). 14 indexed citations

Contreras, Sandra, et al.. (2023). Bio-synthesized ZnO nanoparticles and sunlight-driven photocatalysis for environmentally-friendly and sustainable route of synthetic petroleum refinery wastewater treatment. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 20809–20809. 52 indexed citations

Aboagye, Dominic, et al.. (2023). Fast g-C3N4 sonocoated activated carbon for enhanced solar photocatalytic oxidation of organic pollutants through Adsorb & Shuttle process. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry. 99. 106550–106550. 11 indexed citations

Aboagye, Dominic, F. Medina, & Sandra Contreras. (2022). Toward a facile depolymerization of alkaline lignin into high-value platform chemicals via the synergetic combination of mechanocatalysis with photocatalysis or Fenton process. Catalysis Today. 413-415. 113969–113969. 14 indexed citations

Pérez-Estrada, Leónidas, et al.. (2022). O3/H2O2 and UV-C light irradiation treatment of oil sands process water. The Science of The Total Environment. 832. 154804–154804. 14 indexed citations

Djellabi‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬, Ridha, Dominic Aboagye, Melissa Greta Galloni, et al.. (2022). Combined conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into high-value products with ultrasonic cavitation and photocatalytic produced reactive oxygen species – A review. Bioresource Technology. 368. 128333–128333. 42 indexed citations

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Rey, A., et al.. (2021). Photocatalytic hydrogen production from water-methanol and -glycerol mixtures using Pd/TiO2(-WO3) catalysts and validation in a solar pilot plant. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 46(73). 36152–36166. 17 indexed citations

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Contreras, Sandra, et al.. (2020). Determining the effects of Class I landfill leachate on biological nutrient removal in wastewater treatment. Journal of Environmental Management. 275. 111198–111198. 9 indexed citations

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Jiménez, S., et al.. (2019). Produced water treatment by advanced oxidation processes. The Science of The Total Environment. 666. 12–21. 169 indexed citations

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Gil, Jeovanis, et al.. (2017). Lysine acetylation stoichiometry and proteomics analyses reveal pathways regulated by sirtuin 1 in human cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 292(44). 18129–18144. 33 indexed citations

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Contreras, Sandra, et al.. (2011). Hydrogen substitutes for the in situ generation of H2O2: An application in the Fenton reaction. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 192(1). 340–6. 31 indexed citations

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Reséndis-Antonio, Osbaldo, et al.. (2011). Systems biology of bacterial nitrogen fixation: High-throughput technology and its integrative description with constraint-based modeling. BMC Systems Biology. 5(1). 120–120. 36 indexed citations

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Contreras, Sandra, et al.. (2010). Simultaneous in situ generation of hydrogen peroxide and Fenton reaction over Pd–Fe catalysts. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 12(44). 14673–14673. 28 indexed citations

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Dantas, Renato F., Céline Lesueur, Sandra Contreras, et al.. (2009). Assessment of Cationic Surfactants Mineralization by Ozonation and Photo‐Fenton Process. Water Environment Research. 81(2). 201–205. 12 indexed citations

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Contreras, Sandra, et al.. (2008). Direct generation of hydrogen peroxide from formic acid and O2 using heterogeneous Pd/γ-Al2O3 catalysts. Chemical Communications. 3885–3885. 31 indexed citations

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Dantas, Renato F., Sandra Contreras, Carme Sans, & Santiago Esplugás. (2007). Sulfamethoxazole abatement by means of ozonation. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 150(3). 790–794. 247 indexed citations

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Contreras, Sandra, M.L. Rodríguez, Fares Al Momani, Carme Sans, & Santiago Esplugás. (2003). Contribution of the ozonation pre-treatment to the biodegradation of aqueous solutions of 2,4-dichlorophenol. Water Research. 37(13). 3164–3171. 161 indexed citations

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