Membrane Separation Technologies
Membrane Separation Technologies is a research topic within Water Science and Technology. Science Explorer counts 49k research works in it since 1950. 27.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores advancements in water purification technologies, focusing on membrane technology, desalination, nanofiltration, forward osmosis, graphene-based membranes, membrane fouling, sustainable water treatment, polymer membranes, membrane distillation, and antifouling strategies.
- Membrane Technology
- Desalination
- Nanofiltration
- Forward Osmosis
- Graphene-based Membranes
- Membrane Fouling
- Sustainable Water Treatment
- Polymer Membranes
- Membrane Distillation
- Antifouling Strategies
- Research works
- 49k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 13k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 27.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +65% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Membrane Separation Technologies research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (5k and 974 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 5k works
- 2 India 974 works
- 3 United States 809 works
- 4 Iran 476 works
- 5 South Korea 378 works
- 6 Malaysia 323 works
- 7 Saudi Arabia 322 works
- 8 Egypt 249 works
- 9 Indonesia 245 works
- 10 Japan 237 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 Technologies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Tiangong University publishes the most Membrane Separation Technologies research, followed by Harbin Institute of Technology and Nanjing Tech University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Tiangong UniversityChina 144 works
- 2 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 129 works
- 3 Nanjing Tech UniversityChina 103 works
- 4 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 90 works
- 5 King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsSaudi Arabia 80 works
- 6 University of Technology MalaysiaMalaysia 75 works
- 7 Tsinghua UniversityChina 74 works
- 8 Beijing University of TechnologyChina 74 works
- 9 Zhejiang UniversityChina 65 works
- 10 Sichuan UniversityChina 64 works
Who are the leading researchers in Membrane Separation Technologies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Membrane Separation Technologies include Guangming Zeng, Seeram Ramakrishna and Feiyu Kang.
- 1 Guangming Zeng China 5.6k citations
- 2 Seeram Ramakrishna Singapore 5.1k citations
- 3 Feiyu Kang China 3.9k citations
- 4 Lei Jiang China 3.8k citations
- 5 Shaobin Wang Australia 3.5k citations
- 6 R.Z. Wang China 3.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Membrane Separation Technologies research done?
The largest centres of Membrane Separation Technologies research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Tianjin (China) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Dhahran, Shanghai and Rende.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- DhahranSA · 89.6 works15×
- Shanghai26.1 works14×
- RendeIT · 34.7 works13×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Membrane Separation Technologies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Membrane Separation Technologies?
Among universities, judged by research, Qatar University, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology and Zhejiang Normal 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 | Qatar UniversityQatar | 75.7 | 35.0% | 9.7× | 35 | +856.2% |
| 2 | King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologySaudi Arabia | 75.6 | 36.9% | 15.2× | 53 | +112.4% |
| 3 | Zhejiang Normal UniversityChina | 75.5 | 54.2% | 9.9× | 36 | +79.2% |
| 4 | King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsSaudi Arabia | 71.0 | 25.9% | 18.5× | 80 | +119.6% |
| 5 | Khalifa University of Science and TechnologyUnited Arab Emirates | 66.9 | 30.5% | 15.0× | 46 | — |
| 6 | University of Technology MalaysiaMalaysia | 66.8 | 23.3% | 12.7× | 76 | +96.6% |
| 7 | Suzhou University of Science and TechnologyChina | 66.5 | 27.1% | 13.6× | 37 | +185.3% |
| 8 | Tiangong UniversityChina | 65.5 | 28.5% | 47.8× | 144 | +13.1% |
| 9 | Kharazmi UniversityIran | 65.3 | 35.9% | 10.2× | 12 | +746.0% |
| 10 | Kobe UniversityJapan | 65.1 | 34.0% | 11.9× | 39 | +88.2% |
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 Technologies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 65% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Membrane Separation Technologies.
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.