OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Membrane Science is 71. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Helical strip-type spacers for enhanced multi-directional mixing and mitigation of temperature polarisation in membrane distillation – A numerical and experimental investigation	268
Double-layer ceramic-carbonate hollow fiber membrane with superior mechanical strength for CO2 separation	173
Editorial Board	168
Synergistically enhancing the antibacterial and antibiofilm activities of anion exchange membrane by chemically assembling gentamicin and N-chloramine layers	155
Fluorinated β-CD-MOF strengthened 2-phenylethanol pervaporation separation of mixed matrix membranes	154
Intermolecular cross-linked polymer of intrinsic microporosity-1 (PIM-1)-based thin-film composite hollow fiber membrane for organic solvent nanofiltration	144
Preparation of highly permeable and selective nanofiltration membranes with antifouling properties by introducing the capsaicin derivative into polyamide thin selective layer by bidirectional interfac	141
Ammonia permeation and plasticization of glassy polymeric membranes	140
Application of g-C3N4/ZnO nanocomposites for fabrication of anti-fouling polymer membranes with dye and protein rejection superiority	139
Robust Cu–Fe Prussian blue analogue-PTFE composite membranes: synergistic selective sieving and precision capture for cesium recovery	134
Salicylaldehyde-assisted ZrO2-induced conversion approach to prepare high performance hollow fiber-supported UiO-66-NH2 membrane for hydrogen separation	129
Aging resistant, fluorinated aromatic polymers with ladderized, rigid kink-structured backbones for gas separations	127
Chemically synergistic subnanometer-pore membrane with high ion selectivity and conductivity for flow battery	122
Thin film nanocomposite nanofiltration with tannic acid-Fe(III) complexes functionalized Ti3C2T for enhanced divalent-salinity-water separation with a superior durability	121
Poly(arylene ether sulfone ketone)s containing densely piperidinium-functionalized carbazole derivatives as anion exchange membranes with improved ionic conductivity and alkaline stability	113
Tuning polyelectrolyte topology and crosslinking parameters to facilitate same-sized monovalent nutrient ions separation	108
Three birds with one stone: Microphase separation induced by densely grafted short chains in ion conducting membranes	107
A SiC membrane resistance recovery methodology based on dynamically dust cake layer analysis	105
Coal-based catalytic carbon membrane functionalized with nitrogen-doped carbon nanospheres for efficient bisphenol a removal	105
Fabrication of positively charged composite nanofiltration membranes with “multilayer interlocking” structure based on ZIF-8 layer anchored constrained growth strategy for Mg2+/Li+ separation	101
Editorial Board	101
In situ growth of defect-minimized ZIF-8 membranes suitable for practical propylene/propane separation processes: Elucidation of mechanistic insights into ZIF-8 crystal growth led to an optimal synthe	101
Blood oxygenation artificial lung membranes – three incremental modification strategies to improve hemocompatibility	100
Exploring the link between antiscalant and fouling variation from reverse osmosis pilot study	99
Confined synthesis of ionic covalent organic framework membranes for efficient sub-nanosized liquid molecular separations	99

Highly permeable and stable hyperbranched polyethyleneimine crosslinked AgNP@Ti3C2Tx MXene membranes for nanofiltration	99
Construction of hollow fiber nanofiltration separation layer with bridging network structure by polymer-anchored co-deposition for high-concentration heavy metal ion removal	98
Molecular simulation of layered GO membranes with amorphous structure for heavy metal ions separation	97
Effects of pressure and temperature on CO2 facilitation of amino acid salt-containing membranes for post-combustion carbon capture	96
Designing high-efficiency water transport channels in graphene oxide membranes through incorporating soft polyelectrolyte nanoparticles	96
Metal-organic frameworks intercalated graphene nanofiltration membrane enabling exceptional antibiotics rejection and electrocatalytic self-cleaning	94
Interplay of organic components in membrane fouling evolution: Statistical evidence from multiple spectroscopic analyses	94
Modeling fouling kinetics for experiments with transmission varying during filtration	94
Multiphysics coupling simulations reveal how membrane deformation regulates shear stress and fouling evolution	93
Bioinspired anti-fouling membranes featuring novel tilted sharkskin patterns	91
Hydrogen production by glucose reforming using a nickel hollow fiber membrane reactor	90
Mixed-charged polyamide-4-sulfocalix [4] arene hollow fiber nanofiltration membranes for heavy metal removal under various pH	89
A dual-biomimetic strategy to construct zwitterionic anti-fouling membrane with superior emulsion separation performance	87
A closed-form analytical model for estimating permeate salinity in reverse osmosis systems	86
Highly ion-selective sulfonated poly(biphenyl pyridinium) zwitterionic membranes for vanadium redox flow batteries	86
Sub-5 nm polyamide nanofilms combined with transfer-printing compositing for ultrafast nanofiltration	86
Thermally treated triazine-crosslinked microporous membranes based on PIM-1 and poly(3-nitrile-functionalized imidazolium-co-DEGA) for CO2 separation	85
Dissecting the impacts of nanobubbles and heat generated in polymerization on polyamide nanofiltration membranes	84
Contributions of in-situ and dynamic piezoelectric responses to the mitigation of cake layer fouling in online coagulation-ultrafiltration (C-UF) processes	84
Membrane capacitive deionization (MCDI) for selective ion separation and recovery: Fundamentals, challenges, and opportunities	84
Wettability regulation of membranes based on biodegradable aliphatic polyester	83
Composite GO@Silk membrane for capillary-driven energy conversion	83
Fenton induced microdefects enable fast water transfer of graphene oxide membrane for efficient water purification	83
Fluorinated block poly (aryl piperidinium) anion exchange membranes enabling high-performance low-temperature direct ammonia fuel cell	82
Simulations predict salt partitioning in nanostructured ion exchange membranes	82
Two-step solvent activation strategy manipulated loose polyamide layer for fabricating high performance OSN membrane	81
Highly flexible, SnO2/BiOBr core-shell heterostructured lignin-based carbon nanofibrous membrane driven by LED light for pollutant degradation	81
Enhanced polyamide nanofiltration membranes via a dual-reinforcement strategy for efficient Li+/Mg2+ separation	81
Synthesis of bifunctional CuO–ZnO@Cu-MOR catalytic membrane reactor for efficient CO2 hydrogenation to methanol	81
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	80
Sustainable, antifouling poly (ethylene furanoate)/ poly (lactic acid) (PEF/PLA) blend electrospun nanofibrous membranes for switchable premix emulsification/demulsification	79
Antifouling forward osmosis membranes by ε-polylysine mediated molecular grafting for printing and dyeing wastewater: Preparation, characterization, and performance	78
Polyurea nanofiltration membranes with extreme-pH stability and high separation performance	77
Nanofluidic ion-exchange membranes: Can their conductance compete with polymeric ion-exchange membranes?	76
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
A simple cation substitution strategy to regulate the morphology and properties of anion exchange membrane for fuel cells	75
An efficient co-solvent tailoring interfacial polymerization for nanofiltration: enhanced selectivity and mechanism	75
Crystalline covalent organic framework membrane with tailored chargeability for efficient pharmaceutical rejection by in-situ functionalization of polyethylene-imine	75
Oriented ionic covalent organic framework membranes for efficient organic solvent nanofiltration	75
Computation-guided surface functionalization of carbonaceous membranes for enhanced alcohol dehydration	75
Block-branched poly(aryl piperidinium) anion exchange membrane for highly durable pure water electrolysis	74
CO2-separation performance of vinyl-addition polynorbornenes with ester functionalities	74
Enhancing alkaline water electrolytic durability by embedding polyphenylene sulfide mesh in polybenzimidazole ion-solvating gel membrane	73
Carbon nanotubes grown on ZIF-L(Zn@Co) surface improved CO2 permeability of mixed matrix membranes	73
Non-intrusive regulation of interlayer spacing in MoS2 membranes for selective ion separation	73
Multi-channeled halloysite nanotube-blended polybenzimidazole separators for enhancing lithium-ion battery performance	72
Novel tight ultrafiltration membrane with uniform pore size and ultra-high permeability designed by ionic liquid induced in-pore interfacial polymerization	71
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	71
Ag+-modulated T-type zeolite membrane with improved pervaporation stability for N, N-dimethylacetamide dehydration	71