Sara Comero

2.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
26 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Sara Comero is a scholar working on Pollution, Ecology and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Sara Comero has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Pollution, 4 papers in Ecology and 4 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Sara Comero's work include Heavy metals in environment (4 papers), Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (4 papers) and Analytical chemistry methods development (3 papers). Sara Comero is often cited by papers focused on Heavy metals in environment (4 papers), Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (4 papers) and Analytical chemistry methods development (3 papers). Sara Comero collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Belgium and Australia. Sara Comero's co-authors include Bernd Manfred Gawlik, Locoro Giovanni, Robert Loos, David Schwesig, Luděk Bláha, Oliver Gans, Peter Balsaa, Stefan Weiß, Friedrich Werres and Simona Tavazzi and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Water Research and Chemosphere.

In The Last Decade

Sara Comero

26 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

EU-wide monitoring survey on emerging polar organic conta... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2013 2010 250 500 750
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. EU-wide monitoring survey on emerging polar organic contaminants in wastewater treatment plant effluents
    2013 949 citations Robert Loos, R. Carvalho et al. Water Research profile →
  2. Pan-European survey on the occurrence of selected polar organic persistent pollutants in ground water
    2010 694 citations Robert Loos, Locoro Giovanni et al. Water Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sara Comero Italy 14 1.4k 904 514 305 283 26 2.2k
Nathalie Chèvre Switzerland 26 1.6k 1.2× 1.1k 1.3× 558 1.1× 217 0.7× 251 0.9× 70 2.4k
Deming Dong China 25 1.2k 0.8× 615 0.7× 646 1.3× 231 0.8× 261 0.9× 117 2.3k
Nicole Baran France 26 1.6k 1.2× 742 0.8× 614 1.2× 374 1.2× 273 1.0× 55 2.8k
Juan Carlos Nóvoa‐Muñoz Spain 32 1.8k 1.3× 568 0.6× 710 1.4× 321 1.1× 337 1.2× 121 3.0k
R. A. Wuana Nigeria 11 2.1k 1.5× 775 0.9× 692 1.3× 431 1.4× 215 0.8× 48 3.4k
Qingwei Bu China 25 1.5k 1.1× 1.2k 1.3× 509 1.0× 201 0.7× 218 0.8× 71 2.8k
Kimberlee K. Barnes United States 9 1.1k 0.8× 632 0.7× 457 0.9× 268 0.9× 176 0.6× 17 1.6k
Grzegorz Nałęcz‐Jawecki Poland 29 1.4k 1.0× 818 0.9× 464 0.9× 292 1.0× 360 1.3× 105 2.7k
José Morillo Spain 26 1.8k 1.3× 952 1.1× 964 1.9× 255 0.8× 316 1.1× 45 2.9k
Alba Torrents United States 33 1.9k 1.4× 1.1k 1.2× 511 1.0× 322 1.1× 445 1.6× 108 3.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Sara Comero

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sara Comero

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sara Comero

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sara Comero. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sara Comero 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 Sara Comero. Sara Comero is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Mariani, Giulio, Sara Comero, María Fernanda Cabrera-Umpiérrez, et al.. (2024). “The Gems of Water”: a co-created scientist-citizen approach for water quality monitoring. Frontiers in Water. 6. 5 indexed citations
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Kamjunke, Norbert, Liza‐Marie Beckers, Peter Herzsprung, et al.. (2022). Lagrangian profiles of riverine autotrophy, organic matter transformation, and micropollutants at extreme drought. The Science of The Total Environment. 828. 154243–154243. 18 indexed citations
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Malagò, Anna, Sara Comero, F. Bouraoui, et al.. (2020). An analytical framework to assess SDG targets within the context of WEFE nexus in the Mediterranean region. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 164. 105205–105205. 64 indexed citations
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Comero, Sara, et al.. (2020). A conceptual data quality framework for IPCHEM – The European Commission Information Platform for chemical monitoring. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 127. 115879–115879. 12 indexed citations
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Gawlik, Bernd Manfred, et al.. (2018). Residues of antimicrobial agents and related compounds of emerging concern in manure, water and soil. Joint Research Centre (European Commission). 1 indexed citations
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Comero, Sara, et al.. (2016). Water Framework Directive, Watch List Method - Analysis of 17b-estradiol and estrone. Joint Research Centre (European Commission). 1 indexed citations
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Comero, Sara, et al.. (2016). Water Framework Directive Watch List MethodAnalytical method for determination of compounds selected for the first Surface Water Watch List. Joint Research Centre (European Commission). 4 indexed citations
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Comero, Sara, et al.. (2014). Comparative study on open system digestion vs. microwave-assisted digestion methods for trace element analysis in agricultural soils. Joint Research Centre (European Commission). 6 indexed citations
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Loos, Robert, R. Carvalho, Diana C. António, et al.. (2013). EU-wide monitoring survey on emerging polar organic contaminants in wastewater treatment plant effluents. Water Research. 47(17). 6475–6487. 949 indexed citations breakdown →
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Comero, Sara, Stefano Vaccaro, Locoro Giovanni, Luisa De Capitani, & Bernd Manfred Gawlik. (2013). Characterization of the Danube River sediments using the PMF multivariate approach. Chemosphere. 95. 329–335. 75 indexed citations
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Comero, Sara, et al.. (2013). Validation of a horizontal method for trace elements in soil, sludge and biowaste. Joint Research Centre (European Commission). 2 indexed citations
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Loos, Robert, R. Carvalho, Sara Comero, et al.. (2012). EU Wide Monitoring Survey on Waste Water Treatment Plant Effluents. Joint Research Centre (European Commission). 37 indexed citations
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Hanke, Georg, Sara Comero, Robert Loos, et al.. (2012). Chemical-monitoring on-site exercises to harmonize analytical methods for priority substances in the European Union. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 36. 25–35. 10 indexed citations
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Loos, Robert, Locoro Giovanni, Sara Comero, et al.. (2010). Pan-European survey on the occurrence of selected polar organic persistent pollutants in ground water. Water Research. 44(14). 4115–4126. 694 indexed citations breakdown →
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Comero, Sara, et al.. (2009). Positive Matrix Factorisation (PMF) - An Introduction to the Chemometric Evaluation of Environmental Monitoring Data Using PMF. Joint Research Centre (European Commission). 39 indexed citations

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