Membrane Separation and Gas Transport
Membrane Separation and Gas Transport is a research topic within Mechanical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 24k research works in it since 1950. 31.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the advances in membrane gas separation technology, including the development of mixed matrix membranes, polymeric membranes, and metal-organic frameworks for improved gas permeability and selective CO2 capture. It also explores the application of pervaporation and polymer of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs) in enhancing gas separation performance and hydrogen purification.
- Membrane Gas Separation
- Mixed Matrix Membranes
- Polymeric Membranes
- Gas Permeability
- CO2 Capture
- Pervaporation
- Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs)
- Polymer of Intrinsic Microporosity (PIMs)
- Gas Separation Performance
- Hydrogen Purification
- Research works
- 24k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 7.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 31.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +28% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Membrane Separation and Gas Transport research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (2.1k and 453 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 2.1k works
- 2 United States 453 works
- 3 India 229 works
- 4 Iran 213 works
- 5 South Korea 189 works
- 6 Japan 164 works
- 7 Russia 134 works
- 8 Malaysia 107 works
- 9 United Kingdom 104 works
- 10 France 100 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Membrane Separation and Gas Transport research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Nanjing Tech University publishes the most Membrane Separation and Gas Transport research, followed by Tiangong University and Tianjin University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Nanjing Tech University China 82 works
- 2 Tiangong University China 70 works
- 3 Tianjin University China 42 works
- 4 Zhejiang University China 38 works
- 5 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 38 works
- 6 Beijing University of Chemical Technology China 34 works
- 7 Dalian University of Technology China 33 works
- 8 China University of Petroleum, East China China 33 works
- 9 Sichuan University China 32 works
- 10 Dalian University China 31 works
Who are the leading researchers in Membrane Separation and Gas Transport?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Membrane Separation and Gas Transport include Guangming Zeng, Lei Jiang and Yong Sik Ok.
- 1 Guangming Zeng 5.6k citations
- 2 Lei Jiang 3.8k citations
- 3 Yong Sik Ok 3.3k citations
- 4 Omar K. Farha 3.2k citations
- 5 Soo‐Jin Park 3.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Membrane Separation and Gas Transport research done?
The largest centres of Membrane Separation and Gas Transport research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Tianjin (China), Nanjing (China) and Hangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Ipoh, Dhahran and Hiroshima.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- IpohMY · 22.2 works26×
- DhahranSA · 32.0 works14×
- HiroshimaJP · 22.1 works9.7×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Membrane Separation and Gas Transport than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Membrane Separation and Gas Transport?
Among universities, judged by research, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals and Tiangong University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Saudi Arabia | 84.7 | 48.6% | 21.4× | 30 | +200.1% |
| 2 | King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Saudi Arabia | 77.1 | 41.5% | 14.8× | 25 | +268.4% |
| 3 | Tiangong University China | 64.6 | 34.0% | 58.3× | 70 | +9.9% |
| 4 | Nanjing Tech University China | 64.3 | 24.6% | 33.4× | 82 | +58.7% |
| 5 | China University of Petroleum, East China China | 63.2 | 23.1% | 14.0× | 33 | +187.3% |
| 6 | Universiti Teknologi Petronas Malaysia | 61.5 | 19.7% | 29.2× | 22 | +141.9% |
| 7 | Taiyuan University of Technology China | 61.2 | 30.0% | 11.1× | 23 | +148.0% |
| 8 | National University of Singapore Singapore | 59.7 | 46.4% | 6.0× | 29 | +4.6% |
| 9 | Dalian University China | 59.2 | 34.0% | 26.4× | 31 | +28.8% |
| 10 | Zhejiang Normal University China | 59.1 | 59.8% | 7.4× | 11 | +49.8% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Membrane Separation and Gas Transport research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 28% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Membrane Separation and Gas Transport.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.