Xavier Querol

71.4k total citations · 10 hit papers
766 papers, 47.2k citations indexed

About

Xavier Querol is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Atmospheric Science and Geochemistry and Petrology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xavier Querol has authored 766 papers receiving a total of 47.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 457 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 354 papers in Atmospheric Science and 178 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology. Recurrent topics in Xavier Querol's work include Air Quality and Health Impacts (435 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (345 papers) and Vehicle emissions and performance (174 papers). Xavier Querol is often cited by papers focused on Air Quality and Health Impacts (435 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (345 papers) and Vehicle emissions and performance (174 papers). Xavier Querol collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and United Kingdom. Xavier Querol's co-authors include Andrés Alástuey, Mar Viana, Teresa Moreno, Fúlvio Amato, Jorge Pey, A. López‐Soler, Marco Pandolfi, María Izquierdo, Natàlia Moreno and Noemí Pérez and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Xavier Querol

748 papers receiving 46.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Source apportionment of particulate matter in Europe: A review of methods and results

2008 770 citations Mar Viana, Xavier Querol et al. profile →
Synthesis of zeolites from coal fly ash: an overview

2002 727 citations Xavier Querol, Natàlia Moreno et al. International Journal of Coal Geology profile →
Changes in air quality during the lockdown in Barcelona (Spain) one month into the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic

2020 649 citations Cristina Carnerero, Cristina Reche et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
Green spaces and cognitive development in primary schoolchildren

2015 628 citations Payam Dadvand, Joan Forns et al. profile →
Leaching behaviour of elements from coal combustion fly ash: An overview

2011 581 citations María Izquierdo, Xavier Querol International Journal of Coal Geology profile →
PM10 and PM2.5 source apportionment in the Barcelona Metropolitan area, Catalonia, Spain

2001 541 citations Xavier Querol profile →
Speciation and origin of PM10 and PM2.5 in selected European cities

2004 522 citations Xavier Querol, Andrés Alástuey et al. profile →
Trace elements in coal and their behaviour during combustion in a large power station

1995 507 citations Xavier Querol, J. L. Fernández-Turiel et al. profile →
Impact of maritime transport emissions on coastal air quality in Europe

2014 444 citations Mar Viana, Xavier Querol et al. profile →
Association between Traffic-Related Air Pollution in Schools and Cognitive Development in Primary School Children: A Prospective Cohort Study

2015 418 citations Jordi Sunyer, Mar Álvarez‐Pedrerol et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xavier Querol

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Concentrations and origins of ultrafine particles at a major European harbor 2025 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·(unknown), Xavier Querol, Angeliki Karanasiou, (unknown), Noemí Pérez, Andrés Alástuey, (unknown), Barend L. van Drooge, Marco Pandolfi, (unknown), Fúlvio Amato	1
2	Unraveling the impact of prenatal air pollution for neonatal brain maturation 2025 ·Environment International ·Jesús Pujol, Gerard Martínez‐Vilavella, (unknown), Ioar Rivas, María Dolores Gómez‐Roig, Elisa Llurba, Laura Blanco‐Hinojo, Marta Cirach, (unknown), Xavier Querol, Mireia Gascón, María Foraster, Juan Domingo Gispert, Carles Falcón, Joan Deus, Payam Dadvand, Jordi Sunyer	0
3	Arsenic distribution and speciation in deposited coal mine dust 2024 ·Journal of Hazardous Materials ·Yunfei Shangguan, Baoqing Li, Xinguo Zhuang, Xavier Querol, Natàlia Moreno, (unknown), Yajie Guo, Yutao Shi, (unknown), Patricia Córdoba	5
4	Source-dependent absorption Ångström exponent in the Los Angeles Basin: Multi-time resolution factor analyses of ambient PM2.5 and aerosol optical absorption 2024 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·(unknown), Uwayemi M. Sofowote, Xavier Querol, Andrés Alástuey, Marco Pandolfi, Philip K. Hopke	2
5	Extreme ozone episodes in a major Mediterranean urban area 2024 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Jordi Massagué, (unknown), Cristina Carnerero, Miguel Escudero, Andrés Alástuey, Marco Pandolfi, Xavier Querol, Gotzon Gangoiti	4
6	Physicochemical characteristics and oxidative potential of size-segregated respirable coal mine dust: Implications for potentially hazardous agents and health risk assessment 2023 ·International Journal of Coal Geology ·Yunfei Shangguan, Xinguo Zhuang, Xavier Querol, Baoqing Li, Natàlia Moreno, Pedro Trechera, Patricia Córdoba, Gaëlle Uzu, Jing Li	10
7	Insights into the single-particle composition, size, mixing state, and aspect ratio of freshly emitted mineral dust from field measurements in the Moroccan Sahara using electron microscopy 2023 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·(unknown), Konrad Kandler, Andrés Alástuey, (unknown), (unknown), Martina Klose, Xavier Querol, Cristina Reche, Jesús Yus-Díez, Carlos Pérez García‐Pando	22
8	Variability in sediment particle size, mineralogy, and Fe mode of occurrence across dust-source inland drainage basins: the case of the lower Drâa Valley, Morocco 2023 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jesús Yus-Díez, Cristina Reche, Patricia Córdoba, Natàlia Moreno, Andrés Alástuey, Konrad Kandler, Martina Klose, Clarissa Baldo, R. N. Clark, Zongbo Shi, Xavier Querol, Carlos Pérez García‐Pando	7
9	Particulate matter indoors: a strategy to sample and monitor size-selective fractions 2022 ·Applied Spectroscopy Reviews ·(unknown), Andrea Cattaneo, Regina M.B.O. Duarte, João Gomes, Dikaia Saraga, Milagros Ródenas, Xavier Querol, Leonarda Francesca Liotta, (unknown), Andrea Spinazzè, Sabrina Rovelli, Francesca Borghi, Domenico Maria Cavallo, Florentina Villanueva, Alessia Di Gilio, Thomas Maggos, Victor G. Mihucz	16
10	Switzerland's PM10 and PM2.5 environmental increments show the importance of non-exhaust emissions 2021 ·Atmospheric Environment X ·Stuart K. Grange, Andrea Fischer, (unknown), Andrés Alástuey, Xavier Querol, Jean‐Luc Jaffrezo, Samuël Weber, Gaëlle Uzu, Christoph Hueglin	36
11	Calidad del aire urbano en Europa: retos cientificos y de politica ambiental 2019 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Xavier Querol	1
12	Spatial hazard assessment of the PM10 using machine learning models in Barcelona, Spain 2019 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Bahram Choubin, (unknown), Ehsan Moradi, Xavier Querol, Amir Mosavi, (unknown), Pedram Ghamisi	122
13	Effect of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on basal ganglia and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms in primary school children 2017 ·Environment International ·Marion Mortamais, Jesús Pujol, Barend L. van Drooge, Dídac Macià, Gerard Martínez‐Vilavella, Christelle Reynès, Robert Sabatier, Ioar Rivas, Joan O. Grimalt, Joan Forns, Mar Álvarez‐Pedrerol, Xavier Querol, Jordi Sunyer	129
14	Mediterranean intense desert dust outbreaks and their verticalstructure based on remote sensing data 2016 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Antonis Gkikas, Sara Basart, Nikos Hatzianastassiou, Eleni Marinou, Vassilis Amiridis, Stelios Kazadzis, Jorge Pey, Xavier Querol, Oriol Jorba, Santiago Gassó, J. M. Baldasano	83
15	Simplifying aerosol size distributions modes simultaneously detected at four monitoring sites during SAPUSS 2014 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·M. Brines, Manuel Dall’Osto, David C. S. Beddows, R. M. Harrison, Xavier Querol	23
16	Indoor/outdoor relationships and mass closure of quasi-ultrafine, accumulation and coarse particles in Barcelona schools 2014 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Mar Viana, Ioar Rivas, Xavier Querol, Andrés Alástuey, Jordi Sunyer, (unknown), Laura Bouso, Constantinos Sioutas	59
17	On the spatial distribution and evolution of ultrafine particles in Barcelona 2013 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Manuel Dall’Osto, Xavier Querol, Andrés Alástuey, Colin O’Dowd, Roy M. Harrison, John Wenger, Francisco J. Gómez‐Moreno	78
18	Chemical composition and minerals in pyrite ash of an abandoned sulphuric acid production plant 2012 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Marcos L.S. Oliveira, Colin R. Ward, María Izquierdo, Carlos Hoffmann Sampaio, Irineu A.S. de Brum, Rubens Müller Kautzmann, (unknown), Xavier Querol, Luís F.O. Silva	153
19	Comparative Study of Coal Qualities from Three Large Coal basins in Xinjiang, Northwest China 2011 ·Macla: revista de la Sociedad Española de Mineralogía ·(unknown), Xinguo Zhuang, Xavier Querol	6
20	Geoquímica y mineralogía aplicadas a estudios de impacto ambiental derivado de la combustión del carbón 1995 ·DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)) ·Xavier Querol, (unknown), Andrés Alástuey, (unknown), J. L. Fernández-Turiel, F. Plana, (unknown)	3

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