OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Desalination is 75. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	247
Editorial Board	228
Advances in electrochemical recovery of valuable metals: A focus on lithium	224
Construction of high gravity direct contact evaporation system and research of evaporation performance	212
Thermodynamic corrections of high salinity system for selective lithium extraction from brines with LiMn2O4/λ-MnO2	204
Valence modulation stimulates ligand vacancies to construct unsaturated Ce sites for robust low-concentration defluorination via capacitive deionization	195
Evaporation rate-evaporated mass pareto trade-off in natural 3D solar evaporators	175
Covalent triazine frameworks: Synthesis strategies, physicochemical properties, and advanced sustainable energy applications	173
Pilot-scale demonstration for simultaneous removal of fluoride, silica and hardness from real brackish groundwater using electrocoagulation process: Performance evaluation and machine learning predict	162
Anti-fouling ampholytic polymer membrane with super-wetting surfaces for efficient oil-water emulsion separation	148
Boron carbon nitride nanosheets in water and wastewater treatment: A critical review	147
Hollow core-shell PANI-encapsuled Ni-Prussian blue analogue (H-NP@PANI) with omnidirectional conductive layer for efficient capacitive desalination	144
Research progress on the application of carbon-based composites in capacitive deionization technology	142
Removal of ketoprofen and propranolol in an ultrafiltration-MXene (Ti₃C₂/V₂C) hybrid system	139
Multi-output machine learning for addressing the trade-off between water permeability and wetting resistance in membrane distillation	134
Constructing 3D hierarchical porous carbon networks via N, B co-doping and pore engineering for enhanced capacitive deionization	126
Novel spacer geometries for membrane distillation mixing enhancement	124
Behavior of solutes and membrane fouling in an electrodialysis to treat a side-stream: Migration of ions, dissolved organics and micropollutants	122
Sustainable and selective lithium recovery from oilfield produced water via solvent extraction: one-step lithium carbonate synthesis by carbonate-mediated stripping	122
Simultaneous desalination and removal of organic pollutants in a novel bifunctional FCDI system: The enhancement by in-situ reutilization of chloride ions	119
Advanced anion exchange membrane for electrodialysis application based on quaternized poly (phthalazinone ether sulfone)	111
ZIF-8 based dual scale superhydrophobic membrane for membrane distillation	108
Siphon-based scalable and salt-resistant multistage thermal desalination system	107
Effect of polymaleic acid and microwave radiations on reverse osmosis membrane's performance and properties: A response surface methodology approach	106
Repurposing facial tissue waste to construct flexible hierarchical MOF-based photothermal material with lower evaporation enthalpy for high efficient solar-driven seawater desalination and wastewater	106

Hierarchical TiO2-coated metal-organic framework-derived carbon material for efficient co-generation of drinkable water and electricity	106
Experimental performance evaluation of multiple-effect diffusion stills under high heat flux	105
Editorial Board	103
Optimizing UVC-disinfection using LEDs as an energy efficient pre-treatment for biofouling control in spiral-wound membrane systems	103
Editorial Board	101
Corrigendum to “AI-powered optimization of reactive red 195 dye decolorization: Evaluating the impact of operational factors” [Desal. Volume 612 (2025), article number: 118936 https://doi.org/10.1016/	99
Modeling and experimental validation of direct contact crossflow packed beds condenser used in HDH desalination systems	98
Lightweight, compressible and superhydrophobic coal-based nanofibrous/graphene oxide composite aerogel towards efficient oil and organic solvents adsorption	98
Polyamide thin film nanocomposite membranes modified with cationic nanogel for efficient Li+/Mg2+ separation	98
Engineering beads-on-string structural electrospun nanofiber Janus membrane with multi-level roughness for membrane distillation	96
Predictive performance and costing model for Membrane Capacitive Deionization (MCDI) at operational scale	94
In-situ ferrous oxalate coating strategy activates nano zero-valent iron for enhanced U(VI) Removal: Efficacy and reaction mechanism	94
Sandwich-structured COF membranes for efficient transmembrane Na+/Cl− permselectivity of reverse electrodialysis	94
Low-temperature regulated interfacial polymerization of nanofiltration membrane for efficient Li+/Mg2+ separation	94
Development of a facile one-pot synthesized fluorescent green polyesters as cooling water antiscalants for industrial application	93
Fabrication of high-performance MeI and HPEI assembled PES/CPES hollow fiber nanofiltration membranes with high positive charges for efficient removal of salt/heavy metal ions	92
Structure engineering of MoS2 for desalination	92
Extending the applicability of concentration polarization-enabled “click” hydrogel coating of desalination membranes	91
Flow-electrode capacitive deionization (FCDI): Selective recovery applications and expanded structural design	89
Fertilizer-infused novel GO-alginate-polyacrylic acid hydrogels for groundwater extraction in irrigation applications	89
Phosphorized metal-organic framework with superior capacitive deionization performance	89
Maximizing the practical performance of a solar vapor generation system by optimizing vapor flow over the evaporation surface	88
Operational optimization of bipolar membrane electrodialysis for acid and base production in zero liquid discharge of high-salinity brine	88
Synergistic phosphoryl group and sulfur vacancy engineering on MoS₂ nanosheets for highly efficient electrochemical uranium extraction	88
Thermal-localized and salt-resistant polyacrylonitrile/polyvinylidene fluoride aerogel for efficient solar desalination	87
Interfacial diffusion manipulation by amphiphilic cellulose nanocrystal having antibacterial property for asymmetric polyamide layer	86
Performance and modeling of freezing crystallization in desalination: Heat transfer and impurities flow	86
Tin oxide coupling with Cu-LDHs Facilitate the highly efficient oxidation and reduction of complex Haloacetamides water via direct and indirect Electron transfer	86
Efficient capacitive deionization of N-doped g-C3N4 quantum dots modified carbon cloth electrode under alkaline conditions	86
Innovative system for BWRO desalination powered by PV and pumped hydro storage – Economic and GHG emissions analysis	86
Heterogeneous asymmetric passable cavities within graphene oxide nanochannels for highly efficient lithium sieving	85
Incorporating etched ZnO nanoparticles to fabricate positively charged composite membrane for heavy metal removal	84
Activate the filtration capability of 3.5 nm ultra-large pores and eliminate the requirement of pore homogeneity for carbon nanotube array membranes	84
Simultaneous improvement of flux and monovalent selectivity of multilayer polyelectrolyte membranes by ion-imprinting	84
Study on the synergistic heat transfer of double boundary layers in the jacketed vacuum membrane distillation process	83
High-efficient strontium ions remediation via layered vanadyl oxalatophosphates with mechanism investigation	83
Technical improvements and perspectives on humidification-dehumidification desalination — A review	82
Efficient gold recovery from low concentrated Au(S2O3)23− solution through enhanced photocatalysis via photothermal and surface plasmon resonance assistance on MoS2/MXene/Ag	82
Progress in membranes for pressure retarded osmosis application	82
Preparation of nano-porous poly(ether ether ketone) hollow fiber membrane and its performance for desalination in vacuum membrane distillation	82
Constructing the 3D-conductive network-incorporated thick electrodes via melamine foam for lithium extraction	82
Nonlinear programming optimization of a single-stack electrodialysis desalination system for cost efficiency	81
Peroxymonosulfate enhanced Fe(III) coagulation coupled with membrane distillation for ammonia recovery: Membrane fouling control process and mechanism	81
Nanofiltration membrane performance of layer-by-layer membranes with different polyelectrolyte concentrations	80
Piperazine concentration-driven effect fabricated NF membrane with ambidextrous selectivity for SO42−/Cl− and Mg2+/Na+: Mechanism and efficient water purification	80
A portable high-performance self-insulated solar evaporator based on wooden sponge for seawater desalination and wastewater purification	80
Advancements in reverse osmosis desalination: Technology, environment, economy, and bibliometric insights	79
Parametric optimization of single-effect distillation via artificial neural network for desalination process	77
An improved dynamic model of MED-TVC system by considering changes in ejector conditions	76
Review on the polymer materials for capacitive deionization	75

Preparation of superhydrophobic PVDF composite membrane via catechol/polyamine co-deposition and Ag nanoparticles in-situ growth for membrane distillation