Abbas Ghassemi

1.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
31 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Abbas Ghassemi is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Abbas Ghassemi has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Water Science and Technology, 20 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 16 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Abbas Ghassemi's work include Membrane Separation Technologies (18 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (15 papers) and Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (8 papers). Abbas Ghassemi is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation Technologies (18 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (15 papers) and Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (8 papers). Abbas Ghassemi collaborates with scholars based in United States, Iran and Malaysia. Abbas Ghassemi's co-authors include Leila Karimi, Megan H. Plumlee, Christopher Bellona, Lokesh P. Padhye, Stefano Curcio, John H. Lienhard, Chad D. Vecitis, David M. Warsinger, Sudip Chakraborty and Hassan A. Arafat and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Abbas Ghassemi

30 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

A review of polymeric membranes and processes for potable... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 2020 100 200 300 400 500
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  1. A review of polymeric membranes and processes for potable water reuse
    2018 546 citations David M. Warsinger, Sudip Chakraborty et al. Progress in Polymer Science profile →
  2. Rice bran oil-based biodiesel as a promising renewable fuel alternative to petrodiesel: A review
    2020 223 citations Anh Tuan Hoang, Meisam Tabatabaei et al. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Abbas Ghassemi United States 13 763 693 382 226 217 31 1.4k
Nur Hidayah Mat Yasin Malaysia 15 831 1.1× 268 0.4× 949 2.5× 182 0.8× 181 0.8× 36 1.6k
Sanjay Nagarajan United Kingdom 22 463 0.6× 174 0.3× 386 1.0× 135 0.6× 159 0.7× 43 1.3k
Lian See Tan Malaysia 18 441 0.6× 240 0.3× 219 0.6× 495 2.2× 138 0.6× 77 1.2k
Shuiping Zhong China 18 454 0.6× 391 0.6× 164 0.4× 466 2.1× 261 1.2× 74 1.1k
Mousa Abu-Arabi Jordan 15 582 0.8× 885 1.3× 771 2.0× 539 2.4× 147 0.7× 30 1.7k
Sergio A. Martínez‐Delgadillo Mexico 20 378 0.5× 346 0.5× 160 0.4× 170 0.8× 140 0.6× 71 950
Farid Benyahia United Kingdom 15 436 0.6× 536 0.8× 255 0.7× 156 0.7× 108 0.5× 35 1.0k
Hamad AlMohamadi Saudi Arabia 21 338 0.4× 303 0.4× 330 0.9× 229 1.0× 229 1.1× 105 1.4k
Mudassar Azam Pakistan 21 773 1.0× 117 0.2× 213 0.6× 508 2.2× 196 0.9× 45 1.5k
Sivakumar Esakkimuthu China 20 681 0.9× 85 0.1× 493 1.3× 420 1.9× 105 0.5× 37 1.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Abbas Ghassemi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Abbas Ghassemi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Abbas Ghassemi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Abbas Ghassemi based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Abbas Ghassemi. Abbas Ghassemi is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Kamyab, Shima, et al.. (2025). From fixed points to optimum regions: AI–NSGA-II framework for high-recovery, low-energy brackish water RO. Water Research. 289(Pt B). 124934–124934.
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Hoang, Anh Tuan, Meisam Tabatabaei, Mortaza Aghbashlo, et al.. (2020). Rice bran oil-based biodiesel as a promising renewable fuel alternative to petrodiesel: A review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 135. 110204–110204. 223 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hosseinzadeh-Bandbafha, Homa, Meisam Tabatabaei, Mortaza Aghbashlo, Alawi Sulaiman, & Abbas Ghassemi. (2019). Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) Analysis of Algal Fuels. Methods in molecular biology. 1980. 121–151. 8 indexed citations
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Warsinger, David M., Sudip Chakraborty, Emily W. Tow, et al.. (2018). A review of polymeric membranes and processes for potable water reuse. Progress in Polymer Science. 81. 209–237. 546 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ghassemi, Abbas, et al.. (2018). Simultaneous biomass production and water desalination concentrate treatment by using microalgae. Desalination and Water Treatment. 135. 101–107. 22 indexed citations
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Ghassemi, Abbas, et al.. (2017). Brackish water desalination using electrodialysis: predictive mass transfer and concentration distribution model along the electrodialyzer. Water Science & Technology. 77(3). 597–607. 9 indexed citations
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Ghassemi, Abbas, et al.. (2016). A prediction model of mass transfer through an electrodialysis cell. Desalination and Water Treatment. 57(47). 22290–22303. 3 indexed citations
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Foudazi, Reza, et al.. (2016). Zn(NH3)(CO3) inorganic helical framework for selective separation of carbon dioxide. Chemical Engineering Journal. 304. 369–375. 3 indexed citations
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Karimi, Leila, et al.. (2015). High-recovery electrodialysis reversal for the desalination of inland brackish waters. Desalination and Water Treatment. 57(24). 11029–11039. 24 indexed citations
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Myint, Maung Thein, et al.. (2015). Microalgal process for treatment of high conductivity concentrates from inland desalination. Desalination and Water Treatment. 57(10). 4313–4321. 7 indexed citations
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Myint, Maung Thein, et al.. (2014). Energy usage and carbon dioxide emission saving in desalination by using desalination concentrate and wastes in microalgae production. Desalination and Water Treatment. 54(1). 69–83. 3 indexed citations
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Myint, Maung Thein, Abbas Ghassemi, & Nagamany Nirmalakhandan. (2013). A generic stoichiometric equation for microalgae–microorganism nexus by using clarified domestic wastewater as growth medium. Desalination and Water Treatment. 51(34-36). 6632–6640. 7 indexed citations
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Myint, Maung Thein, Abbas Ghassemi, & Nagamany Nirmalakhandan. (2013). Complete sustainability in electrodialysis reversal desalination: reusing tertiary-treated municipal wastewater as feed in the concentrate stream and electrodes rinsing water. Desalination and Water Treatment. 51(16-18). 3215–3223. 4 indexed citations
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Rosenberg, Julian N., et al.. (2013). A critical analysis of paddlewheel-driven raceway ponds for algal biofuel production at commercial scales. Algal Research. 4. 76–88. 211 indexed citations
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Myint, Maung Thein, Abbas Ghassemi, & Nagamany Nirmalakhandan. (2010). Review of Nondestructed Anaerobic Digested Sludge to Reinstate Concentrate from Electrodialysis Reversal Desalination in Bioenergy Production. Environmental Engineering Science. 27(10). 811–823. 5 indexed citations
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Myint, Maung Thein, Abbas Ghassemi, & Nagamany Nirmalakhandan. (2010). Design of ILEDR for brackish groundwater: A literature review approach. Desalination and Water Treatment. 24(1-3). 150–175. 5 indexed citations
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Siegel, Malcolm, et al.. (2006). Development and Evaluation of Innovative Arsenic Adsorption Technologies for Drinking Water by the Arsenic Water Technology Partnership.. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 5 indexed citations

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