Xavier Querol Carceller
Head of IDAEA Group
Description
Research Professor and Head of the EGAR Group at IDAEA-CSIC. His research focuses on atmospheric pollution and applied geochemistry. He has supervised 35 PhD theses and has authored over 800 articles in SCI-indexed journals. He is a member of committees and working groups of LRTAP-UNECE, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the European Commission (EC), advising on air quality and climate directives. He received the “Rey Jaime I” Award for the Protection of the Environment in 2013 and the Spanish National Research Award on Natural Resources in 2020. He has been included in the ISI Highly Cited Scientists list from 2014 to 2024.
Works
Unveiling primary and secondary sources of PM2.5 in a Chinese megacity using detailed organic and inorganic speciation and receptor modelling – https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2026.128629 – 2026.10
PM2.5 composition at an atmospheric ammonia hotspot in Europe – https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2026.128232 – 2026.07
Ice nucleation activity of mineral dust from Morocco and Iceland in immersion freezing mode and its relationship with mineralogy and particle size – https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-9113-2026 – 2026.06
Comparison of Soil Mineralogy From EMIT Imaging Spectroscopy and Ground‐Based Measurements in the Deserts of Southern California – https://doi.org/10.1029/2026JD046595 – 2026.06
Effect of dispersion normalisation on long-term source apportionment and trends of ultrafine particles in Barcelona (NE Spain) – https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/80278051/ – 2026