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Membrane Technology & Research (United States)

In research, Membrane Technology & Research (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,742 of 17,446 worldwide), Engineering (#4,859 of 9,532 worldwide) and Mechanical Engineering (#1,582 of 2,525 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,478
of 22,385 · #11,386 all time
Rank in United States
#3,028
of 3,332
Research works
845
▼ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
32k
37.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.04×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
18%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
Membrane Technology & Research (United States)

What is Membrane Technology & Research (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #4,742 of 17,446 11.3%712
EngineeringField #4,859 of 9,532 11.1%380
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #1,582 of 2,525 10.5%157
Environmental ScienceField #4,160 of 5,407 12.0%137

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Membrane Technology & Research (United States) sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Membrane Technology & Research (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 85% of research at Membrane Technology & Research (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 8% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (40%), Environmental Science (21%), Materials Science (14%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 74 fractional works · 85.1% of its workEngineering: 34 fractional works · 39.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 11 fractional works · 12.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 11 fractional works · 12.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 10 fractional works · 11.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 19 fractional works · 21.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 15 fractional works · 17.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 12 fractional works · 14.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 6.0% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 8.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMembraneTechnology &…87fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences85%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences5%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3439.5%
    2. Environmental Science1921.3%
    3. Materials Science1214.1%
    4. Energy44.1%
    5. Chemistry33.0%
    6. Chemical Engineering11.7%
    7. Computer Science10.6%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology44.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.5%
    5. Neuroscience00.1%
    1. Social Sciences22.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting11.3%
    3. Psychology00.5%
    4. Decision Sciences00.4%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    1. Medicine11.7%
    2. Nursing00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.89× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.40× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.88× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.92× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.46× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.63× its world share, 34 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.28× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.05× its world share, 12 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering4.88×2 works
  2. Energy4.46×4 works
  3. Environmental Science4.28×18 works
  4. Materials Science4.05×12 works
  5. Engineering2.63×34 works
  6. Chemistry1.92×3 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.40×0 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.89×4 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology0.56×0 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.49×2 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.42×1 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.40×0 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.28×0 works
  14. Nursing0.20×0 works
  15. Social Sciences0.20×2 works
  16. Psychology0.18×0 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.13×0 works
  18. Neuroscience0.09×0 works
  19. Medicine0.09×2 works
  20. Computer Science0.08×0 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Membrane Technology & Research (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Timothy C. Merkel, Richard W. Baker and Heiner Strathmann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Membrane Technology & Research (United States).

  1. 1 Timothy C. Merkel United States · #114,597 worldwide 3.4k citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Richard W. Baker United States · #130,552 worldwide 25k citations · 214 works
  3. 3 Heiner Strathmann United States · #229,473 worldwide 14k citations · 293 works
  4. 4 J.G. Wijmans United States · #236,272 worldwide 7.9k citations · 77 works
  5. 5 Zhenjie He United States · #523,814 worldwide 1.8k citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Tim C. Merkel United States · #638,151 worldwide 2.6k citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Jay Kniep United States · #731,866 worldwide 1.3k citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Atsushi Morisato United States · #1,145,418 worldwide 1.1k citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Brice C. Freeman United States · #1,187,908 worldwide 986 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Sylvie Thomas United States · #1,188,762 worldwide 1k citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Membrane Technology & Research (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Membrane Technology & Research (United States)?

The most cited paper from Membrane Technology & Research (United States) is "The solution-diffusion model: a review" (J.G. Wijmans, Richard W. Baker, 1995), with 3,500 citations. Next come "Anion-exchange membranes in electrochemical energy systems" (2,052) and "Future Directions of Membrane Gas Separation Technology" (1,926).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The solution-diffusion model: a review J.G. Wijmans, Richard W. Baker · Journal of Membrane Science Nov 1995 3,500
2 Anion-exchange membranes in electrochemical energy systems John Robert Varcoe, Plamen B. Atanassov, Dario R. Dekel et al. · Energy & Environmental Science Open access 2014 2,052
3 Future Directions of Membrane Gas Separation Technology Richard W. Baker · Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 21 Feb 2002 1,926
4 Power plant post-combustion carbon dioxide capture: An opportunity for membranes Tim C. Merkel, Haiqing Lin, Xiaotong Wei et al. · Journal of Membrane Science 5 Nov 2009 1,661
5 Natural Gas Processing with Membranes: An Overview Richard W. Baker, Kaaeid A. Lokhandwala · Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 28 Feb 2008 1,384
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Which keywords describe research at Membrane Technology & Research (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Membrane Distillation, Desalination, Membrane Technology, Biomedical Applications, CO2 Capture, Drug Delivery, Capacitive Deionization and Water Desalination.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Membrane Distillation13▲ 210×2 topics
  2. Desalination13▲ 246×1 topic
  3. Membrane Technology13▲ 183×1 topic
  4. Biomedical Applications8▲ 8.0×17 topics
  5. CO2 Capture7▲ 49×4 topics
  6. Drug Delivery6▲ 12×9 topics
  7. Capacitive Deionization6▲ 215×1 topic
  8. Water Desalination6▲ 215×1 topic
  9. Membrane Gas Separation5▲ 263×1 topic
  10. Mixed Matrix Membranes5▲ 263×1 topic
  11. Nanoparticles5▲ 4.2×14 topics
  12. Nanocomposites4▲ 6.1×12 topics
  13. Lithium-ion Batteries4▲ 11×3 topics
  14. Environmental Impact4▲ 2.7×12 topics
  15. Energy Storage4▲ 7.0×6 topics
  16. Cathode Materials4▲ 11×3 topics
  17. Nanomaterials4▲ 3.9×9 topics
  18. Tissue Engineering4▲ 6.7×8 topics
  19. Metal-Organic Frameworks3▲ 8.7×5 topics
  20. Catalysis3▲ 5.2×11 topics
  21. Polymer Electrolyte Membranes3▲ 48×1 topic
  22. Proton Exchange Membranes3▲ 48×1 topic
  23. Metal Recovery3▲ 16×3 topics
  24. Graphene3▲ 4.6×9 topics
  25. Hydrogels2▲ 13×5 topics
  26. Nanofibers2▲ 13×3 topics
  27. Regenerative Medicine2▲ 10×5 topics
  28. Sustainable Technology2▲ 24×2 topics
  29. Circular Economy2▲ 9.3×2 topics
  30. Rare Earth Elements2▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Rechargeable Batteries2▲ 9.5×2 topics
  32. Battery Recycling2▲ 31×1 topic
  33. Hydrometallurgical Processes2▲ 31×1 topic
  34. Heterogeneous Catalysis2▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Nanoparticle Encapsulation2▲ 42×2 topics
  36. Wastewater Treatment2▲ 9.3×6 topics
  37. Electrohydrodynamic Jet Printing2▲ 71×1 topic
  38. Electrospraying2▲ 71×1 topic
  39. Water Treatment2▲ 16×4 topics
  40. Carbon Dioxide Capture2▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does Membrane Technology & Research (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Membrane Separation Technologies, Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques, Membrane Separation and Gas Transport and Fuel Cells and Related Materials.

Membrane Separation Tech…13Membrane Separation Technologies: 13 fractional worksMembrane-based Ion Separation Techniques: 6 fractional worksMembrane Separation and …5Membrane Separation and Gas Transport: 5 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related Materials: 3 fractional worksExtraction and Separation Processes: 2 fractional worksElectrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics: 2 fractional worksElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 2 fractional worksSurface Modification and Superhydrophobicity: 1 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 1 fractional works
Water Science and TechnologyBiomedical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic Engineering2 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Membrane Separation Technologies Water Science and Technology 13 works
  2. 2 Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Membrane Separation and Gas Transport Mechanical Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications Biomaterials 2 works
  8. 8 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity Surfaces, Coatings and Films 1 works
  10. 10 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available18.2%not open81.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.9%domestic only70.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Membrane Technology & Research (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Membrane Technology & Research (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00029% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Membrane Technology & Research (United States)0.00055% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Membrane Technology & Research (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Membrane Technology & Research (United States)10.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 22.6% in 2014.

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