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Analysis of institutional authors

Morillo McCorresponding AuthorGarcía-Aranda CAuthorMartínez-Cuevas SAuthorMolina-García AAuthorMolina-Sánchez IAuthor

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September 11, 2023
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Spatial modelling of the NO2 concentrations in the city of Madrid (Spain): application of the action protocol

Publicated to: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENT AND POLLUTION. 71 (3-4): 174-196 - 2023-01-01 71(3-4), DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2022.132936

Authors:

Morillo, MC; García-Aranda, C; Martínez-Cuevas, S; Molina-García, A; Molina-Sánchez, I
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Affiliations

Univ Politecn Madrid, Dept Ingn Cartog & Topog, Crta Valencia Km 7, Madrid 28031, Spain - Author
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - Author

Abstract

Air pollution in cities is a significant environmental concern impacting public health. Local authorities are adapting their policies to balance well-being, transport services and industrial activities. This study aims to quantitatively assess the unequal distribution of NO2 in different districts of Madrid. The Ordinary Kriging geostatistical method is applied to spatially and temporally assess the impact of the NO2 and rainfall. The resulting point clusters revealed that there are two areas exceeding the established annual limits (40 μg/m3), which implies that they are highly vulnerable to NO2 pollution: the City Centre and the SW area on the urban outskirts of Madrid. Both areas require more intensive air quality monitoring. In addition, other influential parameters were characterized for each cluster, i.e., traffic intensity, population density and green areas. In conclusion, these areas necessitate increased control and monitoring to mitigate the health risks associated with air pollution.
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Keywords

geostatisticsnitrogen dioxidepublic healthqualitysustainable communitiesurban green areasAir pollutionAir-pollution exposureGeostatisticsNitrogen dioxidePublic healthSustainable cities and communitiesSustainable communities

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENT AND POLLUTION, and although the journal is classified in the quartile Q4 (Agencia WoS (JCR)), its regional focus and specialization in Environmental Sciences, give it significant recognition in a specific niche of scientific knowledge at an international level.

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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-25:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 8 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/92760/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 42
  • Downloads: 1
Continuing with the social impact of the work, it is important to emphasize that, due to its content, it can be assigned to the area of interest of ODS 11 - sustainable cities and communities, with a probability of 81% according to the mBERT algorithm developed by Aurora University.
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (MORILLO BALSERA, M DEL CARMEN) and Last Author (MOLINA SANCHEZ, IÑIGO).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been MORILLO BALSERA, M DEL CARMEN.

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