OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Membrane Science 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Chloride-salt separation type nanofiltration membranes for efficient crude salt refinement	304
Metal-organic frameworks intercalated graphene nanofiltration membrane enabling exceptional antibiotics rejection and electrocatalytic self-cleaning	246
Tuning polyelectrolyte topology and crosslinking parameters to facilitate same-sized monovalent nutrient ions separation	224
Fluorinated block poly (aryl piperidinium) anion exchange membranes enabling high-performance low-temperature direct ammonia fuel cell	223
Compatibilization and gas barrier effect of graphene nanoplatelets in PP/EVOH blend biaxial stretching film	175
Synthesis of bifunctional CuO–ZnO@Cu-MOR catalytic membrane reactor for efficient CO2 hydrogenation to methanol	154
Exploring the link between antiscalant and fouling variation from reverse osmosis pilot study	151
Minimizing bacterial adhesion on membrane: Multiscale characterization of surface modifications	141
Enhancing alkaline water electrolytic durability by embedding polyphenylene sulfide mesh in polybenzimidazole ion-solvating gel membrane	139
Development and evaluation of antibacterial nanofiber membranes via coaxial electrospinning for enhanced air filtration performance	134
UV assisted backwashing for fouling control in membrane bioreactor operation	133
Tailored l-Arginine modified Poly(piperazine-amide) nanofiltration membrane with enhanced water permeability for efficient Li+/Mg2+ separation	131
Radioactive strontium ions sieving through reduced graphene oxide membrane	125
Membrane capacitive deionization (MCDI) for selective ion separation and recovery: Fundamentals, challenges, and opportunities	120
Oriented ionic covalent organic framework membranes for efficient organic solvent nanofiltration	119
Effects of MOFs size and functional group on the pore structure and performance of thin-film nanocomposite membranes	117
Reducing hydroxide transport resistance by introducing high fractional free volume into anion exchange membranes	115
Synergistically enhancing the antibacterial and antibiofilm activities of anion exchange membrane by chemically assembling gentamicin and N-chloramine layers	115
Stress driven micron- and nano-scale wrinkles as a new class of transport pathways of two-dimensional laminar membranes towards molecular separation	115
Mixed-charged polyamide-4-sulfocalix [4] arene hollow fiber nanofiltration membranes for heavy metal removal under various pH	114
Natural composite hydrogel regulated interface polymerization to prepare high performance nanofiltration membranes with wrinkled structure	114
Photocatalytic self-cleansing ZnO-coated ceramic membranes for preconcentrating microalgae	111
Hollow fiber nanofiltration: From lab-scale research to full-scale applications	110
Antifouling forward osmosis membranes by ε-polylysine mediated molecular grafting for printing and dyeing wastewater: Preparation, characterization, and performance	109
Di-piperidinium side chain functionalized poly(anthracene-co-p-terphenyl piperidinium) anion exchange membranes with microphase separation structure	107

Bio-inspired graphene oxide-amino acid cross-linked framework membrane trigger high water permeance and high metal ions rejection	107
Finely tuning the microporosity in dual thermally crosslinked polyimide membranes for plasticization resistance gas separations	105
Robust microhoneycomb-like nanofibrous aerogels derived from cellulose and lignin as highly efficient, low-resistant and anti-clogging air filters	102
Designing high-efficiency water transport channels in graphene oxide membranes through incorporating soft polyelectrolyte nanoparticles	101
Crystalline covalent organic framework membrane with tailored chargeability for efficient pharmaceutical rejection by in-situ functionalization of polyethylene-imine	100
A closed-form analytical model for estimating permeate salinity in reverse osmosis systems	99
Ammonia permeation and plasticization of glassy polymeric membranes	98
Efficient separation of alkaloid from extract of traditional Chinese medicine via electrodialysis at over-limiting current density	94
Nanofluidic ion-exchange membranes: Can their conductance compete with polymeric ion-exchange membranes?	94
Wettability regulation of membranes based on biodegradable aliphatic polyester	93
Modeling fouling kinetics for experiments with transmission varying during filtration	93
Thermally treated triazine-crosslinked microporous membranes based on PIM-1 and poly(3-nitrile-functionalized imidazolium-co-DEGA) for CO2 separation	92
In-situ growth of anionic covalent organic frameworks efficaciously enhanced the monovalent selectivity of anion exchange membranes	91
Highly permeable and stable hyperbranched polyethyleneimine crosslinked AgNP@Ti3C2Tx MXene membranes for nanofiltration	89
The use of anti-scalants in gypsum scaling mitigation: Comparison with membrane surface modification and efficiency in combined reverse osmosis and membrane distillation	89
Composite GO@Silk membrane for capillary-driven energy conversion	89
Effect of graphene oxide in the formation of polymeric asymmetric membranes via phase inversion	88
Highly ion-selective sulfonated poly(biphenyl pyridinium) zwitterionic membranes for vanadium redox flow batteries	88
Isoporous membrane with glucose mediated toughness and protein sieving prepared from novel block copolymers containing boronic acid moieties	87
A dual-biomimetic strategy to construct zwitterionic anti-fouling membrane with superior emulsion separation performance	87
CO2-separation performance of vinyl-addition polynorbornenes with ester functionalities	87
A SiC membrane resistance recovery methodology based on dynamically dust cake layer analysis	86
Thin film nanocomposite nanofiltration with tannic acid-Fe(III) complexes functionalized Ti3C2T for enhanced divalent-salinity-water separation with a superior durability	86
Catalytic nanofiber composite membrane by combining electrospinning precursor seeding and flowing synthesis for immobilizing ZIF-8 derived Ag nanoparticles	85
High permeability dual-channel membranes based on porous Fluorine–Cerium nanosheets for molecular sieving	85
Amphiphobic PTFE membrane as functional covering membrane to hinder ammonia emission during the composting process	84
Hydrogen production by glucose reforming using a nickel hollow fiber membrane reactor	84
Simulations predict salt partitioning in nanostructured ion exchange membranes	84
Anion exchange membranes with orderly channels enabled by charge transfer interactions for fast transportation of Cl−	83
Editorial Board	83
A mini-module with built-in spacers for high-throughput ultrafiltration	83
Enhanced permeability and anti-wetting performance in solar-driven membrane distillation: Double-play of light-heat management and steric hindrance effect	83
Pervaporation separation of C6 alkane isomers by Al-bttotb membrane	82
Facile and extensible preparation of multi-layered graphene oxide membranes with enhanced long-term desalting performance	81
Coal-based catalytic carbon membrane functionalized with nitrogen-doped carbon nanospheres for efficient bisphenol a removal	81
Editorial Board	81
The design of membrane gas separation systems	81
Effects of pressure and temperature on CO2 facilitation of amino acid salt-containing membranes for post-combustion carbon capture	81
Poly(styrene-alt-maleic anhydride)-copolymers blended in poly(ether sulfone) membranes as a platform for effective biomolecular surface functionalization	81
A simple cation substitution strategy to regulate the morphology and properties of anion exchange membrane for fuel cells	80
Facile Li-ion conduction and synergistic electrochemical performance via dual functionalization of flexible solid electrolyte for Li metal batteries	79
Fenton induced microdefects enable fast water transfer of graphene oxide membrane for efficient water purification	79
Multi-channeled halloysite nanotube-blended polybenzimidazole separators for enhancing lithium-ion battery performance	79
Salicylaldehyde-assisted ZrO2-induced conversion approach to prepare high performance hollow fiber-supported UiO-66-NH2 membrane for hydrogen separation	79
Stable alkoxy chain enhanced anion exchange membrane and its fuel cell	78
Bulk cross-linked hydroxyethyl cellulose-silica composite membrane for acid-stable nanofiltration	78
Aging resistant, fluorinated aromatic polymers with ladderized, rigid kink-structured backbones for gas separations	77
Janus C-PAN/PH membrane for simulated shale gas wastewater (SGW) treatment in membrane distillation: Integrating surface property and catalytic degradation for anti-fouling	76
How alginate monomers contribute to organic fouling on polyamide membrane surfaces?	76
Intermolecular cross-linked polymer of intrinsic microporosity-1 (PIM-1)-based thin-film composite hollow fiber membrane for organic solvent nanofiltration	75

Preparation of novel zwitterionic polysulfone ultrafiltration membranes for the dual-enhanced antifouling and antibacterial properties by in-situ one pot crosslinking reaction	75
Evaluation of nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membranes for efficient rejection of organic micropollutants	75
Three birds with one stone: Microphase separation induced by densely grafted short chains in ion conducting membranes	75