Sergi Astals

9.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
101 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Sergi Astals is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Sergi Astals has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Building and Construction, 37 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 35 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Sergi Astals's work include Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (73 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (32 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (22 papers). Sergi Astals is often cited by papers focused on Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (73 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (32 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (22 papers). Sergi Astals collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Australia and Denmark. Sergi Astals's co-authors include J. Mata‐Álvarez, Miriam Peces, J. Dosta, M.S. Romero-Güiza, Paul D. Jensen, Damien J. Batstone, Xavier Fonoll, J.M. Chimenos, Konrad Koch and Joaquim Vila and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Sergi Astals

97 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A critical review on anaerobic co-digestion achievements between 2010 and 2013

2014 809 citations J. Mata‐Álvarez, J. Dosta et al. profile →
The role of additives on anaerobic digestion: A review

2016 501 citations M.S. Romero-Güiza, Joaquim Vila et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sergi Astals Spain	44	4.2k	1.8k	1.8k	1.7k	1.7k	101	6.2k
Francesco Pirozzi Italy	41	3.1k 0.7×	2.0k 1.1×	2.1k 1.2×	1.4k 0.8×	1.3k 0.8×	160	6.8k
Lise Appels Belgium	43	3.6k 0.9×	2.6k 1.4×	2.3k 1.3×	2.5k 1.5×	1.7k 1.0×	134	9.0k
J.B. van Lier Netherlands	45	3.8k 0.9×	2.5k 1.3×	2.5k 1.4×	2.4k 1.4×	1.4k 0.8×	156	7.4k
S. Heaven United Kingdom	38	2.9k 0.7×	1.6k 0.9×	1.2k 0.7×	968 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	129	5.4k
David Bolzonella Italy	52	5.2k 1.2×	2.8k 1.5×	2.6k 1.5×	2.1k 1.2×	2.5k 1.5×	183	9.1k
George Nakhla Canada	49	3.2k 0.8×	2.8k 1.5×	2.7k 1.5×	2.7k 1.5×	1.3k 0.8×	236	7.9k
Wei Qiao China	38	2.9k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	772 0.5×	116	4.4k
Burak Demirel Türkiye	25	2.9k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	1.9k 1.1×	940 0.5×	1.3k 0.8×	55	5.2k
Paolo Pavan Italy	47	3.5k 0.8×	1.5k 0.8×	1.9k 1.1×	1.4k 0.8×	1.8k 1.1×	170	5.9k
J. Mata‐Álvarez Spain	45	5.3k 1.3×	2.3k 1.2×	3.1k 1.7×	2.4k 1.4×	2.6k 1.6×	164	8.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sergi Astals

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Chimenos, J.M., et al.. (2025). Phosphorus recovery using low-grade magnesium oxide as a magnesium source and an alkaline reagent: A pilot-scale study. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 72. 107408–107408. 1 indexed citations

Cabeza, Iván, et al.. (2024). Cheese whey and dairy manure anaerobic co-digestion at psychrophilic conditions: Technical and environmental evaluation. Environmental Research. 251(Pt 1). 118525–118525. 9 indexed citations

Dosta, J., et al.. (2024). Resilience towards organic load and activated sludge variations in co-fermentation for carboxylic acid production. Bioresource Technology. 406. 131034–131034. 4 indexed citations

Peces, Miriam, Maria C. Jordan, Joaquim Vila, et al.. (2024). Acidogenic fermentation of biowaste coupled with nitrogen recovery using selective membranes to produce a VFA-rich liquid with a high C/N ratio. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 12(2). 112352–112352. 11 indexed citations

Astals, Sergi, et al.. (2024). Ammoniacal nitrogen recovery from swine slurry using a gas-permeable membrane: pH control strategies and feed-to-trapping volume ratio. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 32(48). 27625–27636. 6 indexed citations

Astals, Sergi, et al.. (2023). Stabilization of metal and metalloids from contaminated soils using magnesia-based tundish deskulling waste from continuous steel casting. Chemosphere. 348. 140750–140750. 7 indexed citations

Romero-Güiza, M.S., et al.. (2023). Microbial assessment of foaming dynamics in full-scale WWTP anaerobic digesters. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 56. 104269–104269. 2 indexed citations

Chimenos, J.M., et al.. (2023). Struvite precipitation in wastewater treatment plants anaerobic digestion supernatants using a magnesium oxide by-product. The Science of The Total Environment. 890. 164084–164084. 46 indexed citations

Peces, Miriam, et al.. (2022). Gamma distribution function to understand anaerobic digestion kinetics: Kinetic constants are not constant. Chemosphere. 306. 135579–135579. 6 indexed citations

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Vinardell, Sergi, Sergi Astals, J. Mata‐Álvarez, et al.. (2022). Impact of permeate flux and gas sparging rate on membrane performance and process economics of granular anaerobic membrane bioreactors. The Science of The Total Environment. 825. 153907–153907. 10 indexed citations

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Astals, Sergi, et al.. (2021). Anaerobic co‐digestion of food waste and microalgae in an integrated treatment plant. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. 97(6). 1545–1554. 17 indexed citations

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Vinardell, Sergi, et al.. (2021). Potential of anaerobic co-fermentation in wastewater treatments plants: A review. The Science of The Total Environment. 813. 152498–152498. 52 indexed citations

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Astals, Sergi, et al.. (2021). Nitrogen recovery from pig slurry by struvite precipitation using a low-cost magnesium oxide. The Science of The Total Environment. 768. 144284–144284. 35 indexed citations

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Bonetto, Alessandro, et al.. (2020). Anaerobic Co-Digestion Effluent as Substrate for Chlorella vulgaris and Scenedesmus obliquus Cultivation. Energies. 13(18). 4880–4880. 4 indexed citations

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Serrano, Antonio, Miriam Peces, Sergi Astals, & Denys Villa‐Gomez. (2019). Batch assays for biological sulfate-reduction: a review towards a standardized protocol. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 50(12). 1195–1223. 18 indexed citations

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Peces, Miriam, Sergi Astals, Paul D. Jensen, & William P. Clarke. (2018). Deterministic mechanisms define the long-term anaerobic digestion microbiome and its functionality regardless of the initial microbial community. Water Research. 141. 366–376. 85 indexed citations

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Lü, Yang, Rabia Liaquat, Sergi Astals, et al.. (2018). Relationship between microbial community, operational factors and ammonia inhibition resilience in anaerobic digesters at low and moderate ammonia background concentrations. New Biotechnology. 44. 23–30. 38 indexed citations

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Astals, Sergi, Ronald S. Musenze, Xue Bai, et al.. (2015). Anaerobic co-digestion of pig manure and algae: Impact of intracellular algal products recovery on co-digestion performance. Bioresource Technology. 181. 97–104. 121 indexed citations

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Jensen, Paul D., et al.. (2014). Anaerobic codigestion of sewage sludge and glycerol, focusing on process kinetics, microbial dynamics and sludge dewaterability. Water Research. 67. 355–366. 83 indexed citations

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Galí, A., et al.. (2009). Modified version of ADM1 model for agro-waste application. Bioresource Technology. 100(11). 2783–2790. 136 indexed citations

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