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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Chloride-salt separation type nanofiltration membranes for efficient crude salt refinement	309
Compatibilization and gas barrier effect of graphene nanoplatelets in PP/EVOH blend biaxial stretching film	246
Exploring the link between antiscalant and fouling variation from reverse osmosis pilot study	230
High permeability dual-channel membranes based on porous Fluorine–Cerium nanosheets for molecular sieving	226
Enhanced permeability and anti-wetting performance in solar-driven membrane distillation: Double-play of light-heat management and steric hindrance effect	177
Editorial Board	158
Editorial Board	157
Understanding the role of alkyl chain architecture and functional group chemistry in governing ion transport in PEEK based anion exchange membranes: A molecular dynamics study	141
Interplay of organic components in membrane fouling evolution: Statistical evidence from multiple spectroscopic analyses	139
Stress driven micron- and nano-scale wrinkles as a new class of transport pathways of two-dimensional laminar membranes towards molecular separation	137
Synergistically enhancing the antibacterial and antibiofilm activities of anion exchange membrane by chemically assembling gentamicin and N-chloramine layers	136
Crystalline covalent organic framework membrane with tailored chargeability for efficient pharmaceutical rejection by in-situ functionalization of polyethylene-imine	126
Simulations predict salt partitioning in nanostructured ion exchange membranes	122
Ammonia permeation and plasticization of glassy polymeric membranes	122
Fenton induced microdefects enable fast water transfer of graphene oxide membrane for efficient water purification	119
Tuning polyelectrolyte topology and crosslinking parameters to facilitate same-sized monovalent nutrient ions separation	119
Designing high-efficiency water transport channels in graphene oxide membranes through incorporating soft polyelectrolyte nanoparticles	118
Tailored l-Arginine modified Poly(piperazine-amide) nanofiltration membrane with enhanced water permeability for efficient Li+/Mg2+ separation	117
Oriented ionic covalent organic framework membranes for efficient organic solvent nanofiltration	116
Metal-organic frameworks intercalated graphene nanofiltration membrane enabling exceptional antibiotics rejection and electrocatalytic self-cleaning	116
Enhancing alkaline water electrolytic durability by embedding polyphenylene sulfide mesh in polybenzimidazole ion-solvating gel membrane	115
Modeling fouling kinetics for experiments with transmission varying during filtration	114
Anion exchange membranes with orderly channels enabled by charge transfer interactions for fast transportation of Cl−	111
Photocatalytic self-cleansing ZnO-coated ceramic membranes for preconcentrating microalgae	108
Stable alkoxy chain enhanced anion exchange membrane and its fuel cell	108

Hydrogen production by glucose reforming using a nickel hollow fiber membrane reactor	103
Double-layer ceramic-carbonate hollow fiber membrane with superior mechanical strength for CO2 separation	102
Mixed-charged polyamide-4-sulfocalix [4] arene hollow fiber nanofiltration membranes for heavy metal removal under various pH	101
Confined synthesis of ionic covalent organic framework membranes for efficient sub-nanosized liquid molecular separations	99
Enhanced polyamide nanofiltration membranes via a dual-reinforcement strategy for efficient Li+/Mg2+ separation	98
Three birds with one stone: Microphase separation induced by densely grafted short chains in ion conducting membranes	97
Percolation-assisted coating of metal-organic frameworks on porous substrates	97
Chemical physics insight of PPy-based modified ion exchange membranes: A fundamental approach	97
Janus C-PAN/PH membrane for simulated shale gas wastewater (SGW) treatment in membrane distillation: Integrating surface property and catalytic degradation for anti-fouling	96
Catalytic nanofiber composite membrane by combining electrospinning precursor seeding and flowing synthesis for immobilizing ZIF-8 derived Ag nanoparticles	92
How alginate monomers contribute to organic fouling on polyamide membrane surfaces?	90
Nanofluidic ion-exchange membranes: Can their conductance compete with polymeric ion-exchange membranes?	90
Contributions of in-situ and dynamic piezoelectric responses to the mitigation of cake layer fouling in online coagulation-ultrafiltration (C-UF) processes	89
Facile Li-ion conduction and synergistic electrochemical performance via dual functionalization of flexible solid electrolyte for Li metal batteries	89
Highly flexible, SnO2/BiOBr core-shell heterostructured lignin-based carbon nanofibrous membrane driven by LED light for pollutant degradation	89
Pervaporation separation of C6 alkane isomers by Al-bttotb membrane	89
Wettability regulation of membranes based on biodegradable aliphatic polyester	88
Coal-based catalytic carbon membrane functionalized with nitrogen-doped carbon nanospheres for efficient bisphenol a removal	88
A simple cation substitution strategy to regulate the morphology and properties of anion exchange membrane for fuel cells	88
Thermally treated triazine-crosslinked microporous membranes based on PIM-1 and poly(3-nitrile-functionalized imidazolium-co-DEGA) for CO2 separation	87
Efficient separation of alkaloid from extract of traditional Chinese medicine via electrodialysis at over-limiting current density	87
Robust microhoneycomb-like nanofibrous aerogels derived from cellulose and lignin as highly efficient, low-resistant and anti-clogging air filters	85
A SiC membrane resistance recovery methodology based on dynamically dust cake layer analysis	85
Dissecting the impacts of nanobubbles and heat generated in polymerization on polyamide nanofiltration membranes	85
High-temperature hydrogen/propane separations in asymmetric carbon molecular sieve hollow fiber membranes	84
Bioinspired anti-fouling membranes featuring novel tilted sharkskin patterns	84
Acid stable layer-by-layer nanofiltration membranes for phosphoric acid purification	84
A dual-biomimetic strategy to construct zwitterionic anti-fouling membrane with superior emulsion separation performance	84
Aging resistant, fluorinated aromatic polymers with ladderized, rigid kink-structured backbones for gas separations	83
Preparation of highly permeable and selective nanofiltration membranes with antifouling properties by introducing the capsaicin derivative into polyamide thin selective layer by bidirectional interfac	83
Composite GO@Silk membrane for capillary-driven energy conversion	83
Isoporous membrane with glucose mediated toughness and protein sieving prepared from novel block copolymers containing boronic acid moieties	83
Intermolecular cross-linked polymer of intrinsic microporosity-1 (PIM-1)-based thin-film composite hollow fiber membrane for organic solvent nanofiltration	82
Construction of hollow fiber nanofiltration separation layer with bridging network structure by polymer-anchored co-deposition for high-concentration heavy metal ion removal	82
Radioactive strontium ions sieving through reduced graphene oxide membrane	82
A closed-form analytical model for estimating permeate salinity in reverse osmosis systems	81
Minimizing bacterial adhesion on membrane: Multiscale characterization of surface modifications	81
Antifouling forward osmosis membranes by ε-polylysine mediated molecular grafting for printing and dyeing wastewater: Preparation, characterization, and performance	81
Poly(styrene-alt-maleic anhydride)-copolymers blended in poly(ether sulfone) membranes as a platform for effective biomolecular surface functionalization	80
Preparation of novel zwitterionic polysulfone ultrafiltration membranes for the dual-enhanced antifouling and antibacterial properties by in-situ one pot crosslinking reaction	80
Amphiphobic PTFE membrane as functional covering membrane to hinder ammonia emission during the composting process	79
Bulk cross-linked hydroxyethyl cellulose-silica composite membrane for acid-stable nanofiltration	79
Multi-channeled halloysite nanotube-blended polybenzimidazole separators for enhancing lithium-ion battery performance	79
Effects of pressure and temperature on CO2 facilitation of amino acid salt-containing membranes for post-combustion carbon capture	78
Enhancing Mg2+/Li+ separation performance of nanofiltration membranes through polyelectrolyte modulation and surface modification	78
Highly permeable and stable hyperbranched polyethyleneimine crosslinked AgNP@Ti3C2Tx MXene membranes for nanofiltration	77
Evaluation of nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membranes for efficient rejection of organic micropollutants	77
A strategy to alleviate membrane fouling by optimizing the structure of the cake layer formed by flocs deposited directly on the membrane in the ultrafiltration process through coagulation and nanosca	76
UV assisted backwashing for fouling control in membrane bioreactor operation	76
Reducing hydroxide transport resistance by introducing high fractional free volume into anion exchange membranes	76

Fluorinated block poly (aryl piperidinium) anion exchange membranes enabling high-performance low-temperature direct ammonia fuel cell