Sara Iborra

24.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
129 papers, 21.0k citations indexed

About

Sara Iborra is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Organic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Sara Iborra has authored 129 papers receiving a total of 21.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 64 papers in Organic Chemistry and 47 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Sara Iborra's work include Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (57 papers), Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (32 papers) and Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis (32 papers). Sara Iborra is often cited by papers focused on Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (57 papers), Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (32 papers) and Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis (32 papers). Sara Iborra collaborates with scholars based in Spain, China and Saudi Arabia. Sara Iborra's co-authors include Avelino Corma, George W. Huber, Alexandra Velty, María J. Climent, Jaime Primo, María J. Sabater, Patricia Concepción, Karen S. Arias, María Mifsud and Isabelle Rodríguez and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Sara Iborra

128 papers receiving 20.7k citations

Hit Papers

Synthesis of Transportation Fuels from Biomass:  Chemistr... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 2007 2013 2010 2011 2.0k 4.0k 6.0k
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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.

  1. Synthesis of Transportation Fuels from Biomass:  Chemistry, Catalysts, and Engineering
    2006 6.4k citations Sara Iborra, Avelino Corma et al. profile →
  2. Chemical Routes for the Transformation of Biomass into Chemicals
    2007 5.1k citations Avelino Corma, Sara Iborra et al. profile →
  3. Conversion of biomass platform molecules into fuel additives and liquid hydrocarbon fuels
    2013 1.2k citations María J. Climent, Avelino Corma et al. Green Chemistry profile →
  4. Heterogeneous Catalysts for the One-Pot Synthesis of Chemicals and Fine Chemicals
    2010 735 citations María J. Climent, Avelino Corma et al. profile →
  5. Converting carbohydrates to bulk chemicals and fine chemicals over heterogeneous catalysts
    2011 510 citations María J. Climent, Avelino Corma et al. Green Chemistry profile →

Peers

Sara Iborra
Hero J. Heeres Netherlands
Yuriy Román‐Leshkov United States
Pieter C. A. Bruijnincx Netherlands
Changwei Hu China
Päivi Mäki‐Arvela Finland
Anders Riisager Denmark
Regina Palkovits Germany
Mahdi M. Abu‐Omar United States
Jie Xu China
Vasile I. Pârvulescu Romania
Hero J. Heeres Netherlands
Sara Iborra
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Fields of papers citing papers by Sara Iborra

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sara Iborra

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

All Works

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Iborra, Sara, et al.. (2024). Efficient experimental method for purifying allergens from aqueous extracts. Methods. 229. 63–70.
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Boronat, Mercedes, María J. Climent, Patricia Concepción, et al.. (2022). A Career in Catalysis: Avelino Corma. ACS Catalysis. 12(12). 7054–7123. 16 indexed citations
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García‐Ortiz, Andrea, Sara Iborra, María J. Climent, et al.. (2020). Synthesis of a hybrid Pd0/Pd-carbide/carbon catalyst material with high selectivity for hydrogenation reactions. Journal of Catalysis. 389. 706–713. 34 indexed citations
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Cored, Jorge, Andrea García‐Ortiz, Sara Iborra, et al.. (2019). Hydrothermal Synthesis of Ruthenium Nanoparticles with a Metallic Core and a Ruthenium Carbide Shell for Low-Temperature Activation of CO2 to Methane. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 141(49). 19304–19311. 121 indexed citations
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Climent, María J., et al.. (2016). One‐Pot Selective Catalytic Synthesis of Pyrrolidone Derivatives from Ethyl Levulinate and Nitro Compounds. ChemSusChem. 10(1). 119–128. 55 indexed citations
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Mifsud, María, Serena Gargiulo, Sara Iborra, et al.. (2014). Photobiocatalytic chemistry of oxidoreductases using water as the electron donor. Nature Communications. 5(1). 3145–3145. 143 indexed citations
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Climent, María J., et al.. (2013). Preparation of Glycerol Carbonate Esters by using Hybrid Nafion–Silica Catalyst. ChemSusChem. 6(7). 1224–1234. 12 indexed citations
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Arias, Karen S., Saud I. Al‐Resayes, María J. Climent, Avelino Corma, & Sara Iborra. (2013). From Biomass to Chemicals: Synthesis of Precursors of Biodegradable Surfactants from 5‐Hydroxymethylfurfural. ChemSusChem. 6(1). 123–131. 60 indexed citations
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Arias, Karen S., María J. Climent, Avelino Corma, & Sara Iborra. (2013). Biomass‐Derived Chemicals: Synthesis of Biodegradable Surfactant Ether Molecules from Hydroxymethylfurfural. ChemSusChem. 7(1). 210–220. 70 indexed citations
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Climent, María J., Avelino Corma, & Sara Iborra. (2013). Conversion of biomass platform molecules into fuel additives and liquid hydrocarbon fuels. Green Chemistry. 16(2). 516–516. 1158 indexed citations breakdown →
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Corma, Avelino, et al.. (2011). A recyclable bifunctional acid–base organocatalyst with ionic liquid character. The role of site separation and spatial configuration on different condensation reactions. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 13(38). 17255–17255. 11 indexed citations
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Corma, Avelino, et al.. (2010). Methanolysis of sunflower oil using gem-diamines as active organocatalysts for biodiesel production. Applied Catalysis A General. 382(1). 36–42. 11 indexed citations
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Boronat, Mercedes, et al.. (2009). Bifunctional Acid–Base Ionic Liquid Organocatalysts with a Controlled Distance Between Acid and Base Sites. Chemistry - A European Journal. 16(4). 1221–1231. 39 indexed citations
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Climent, María J., Avelino Corma, Sara Iborra, & Laura L. Santos. (2009). Multisite Solid Catalyst for Cascade Reactions: The Direct Synthesis of Benzodiazepines from Nitro Compounds. Chemistry - A European Journal. 15(35). 8834–8841. 44 indexed citations
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Climent, María J., Avelino Corma, & Sara Iborra. (2009). Mono‐ and Multisite Solid Catalysts in Cascade Reactions for Chemical Process Intensification. ChemSusChem. 2(6). 500–506. 75 indexed citations
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Iborra, Sara, et al.. (1989). 2,4,6-Triphenylpyrylium tetrafluoroborate sensitized photolysis as a novel method for the hydrolytic cleavage of acetals and thioacetals. New Journal of Chemistry. 13(12). 805–806. 16 indexed citations
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Miranda, Miguel A., et al.. (1989). Photosensitized Dehydrogenation of Flavanones to Flavones Using 2,4,6-Triphenylpyrylium Tetrafluoroborate (TPT). Heterocycles. 29(1). 115–115. 17 indexed citations

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