Akshay Deshmukh

5.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
41 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Akshay Deshmukh is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Akshay Deshmukh has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Water Science and Technology, 28 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 13 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Akshay Deshmukh's work include Membrane Separation Technologies (30 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (26 papers) and Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (12 papers). Akshay Deshmukh is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation Technologies (30 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (26 papers) and Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (12 papers). Akshay Deshmukh collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. Akshay Deshmukh's co-authors include Menachem Elimelech, Jay R. Werber, Anthony P. Straub, Shihong Lin, Vasiliki Karanikola, Chanhee Boo, David M. Warsinger, Tiezheng Tong, Zhangxin Wang and Sohum K. Patel and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Environmental Science & Technology and Energy & Environmental Science.

In The Last Decade

Akshay Deshmukh

40 papers receiving 4.6k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Membrane distillation at the water-energy nexus: limits, opportunities, and challenges

2018 905 citations Akshay Deshmukh, Chanhee Boo et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
The Critical Need for Increased Selectivity, Not Increased Water Permeability, for Desalination Membranes

2016 572 citations Jay R. Werber, Akshay Deshmukh et al. Environmental Science & Technology Letters profile →
Mechanism of Heterogeneous Fenton Reaction Kinetics Enhancement under Nanoscale Spatial Confinement

2020 330 citations Akshay Deshmukh, Menachem Elimelech et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Dynamic Sub‐Nanoscale “Water Fingers” in Interfacial Polymerization 2025 ·Small ·Zhaohuan Mai, Tomohisa Yoshioka, Akshay Deshmukh, (unknown), Junyong Zhu, Jinkai Yuan, Ralph Rolly Gonzales, Arata Yamamoto, (unknown), Wenming Fu, Kecheng Guan, Zhan Li, Pengfei Zhang, John H. Lienhard, Hideto Matsuyama	3
2	Partition–diffusion–reaction bounds for thin-film membrane formation kinetics 2025 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·Akshay Deshmukh, Menachem Elimelech, John H. Lienhard	2
3	Leveraging chemical energy for direct brine valorization 2024 ·Nature Water ·Akshay Deshmukh	1
4	Harnessing dimethyl ether with ultra-low-grade heat for scaling-resistant brine concentration and fractional crystallization 2024 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·Zi Hao Foo, Akshay Deshmukh, Aaron D. Wilson, John H. Lienhard	2
5	Dense fluid transport through nanoporous graphene membranes in the limit of steric exclusion 2024 ·Physical Review Fluids ·Runfeng Zhou, (unknown), Akshay Deshmukh, Chengzhen Sun, John H. Lienhard, Nicolas G. Hadjiconstantinou	4
6	Modeling Henry's law and phase separations of water–NaCl–organic mixtures with solvation and ion-pairing 2023 ·Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics ·Aaron D. Wilson, Zi Hao Foo, A. Jayasinghe, Caleb Stetson, Hyeonseok Lee, Harry W. Rollins, Akshay Deshmukh, John H. Lienhard	4
7	Multicomponent Fickian solution-diffusion model for osmotic transport through membranes 2021 ·Journal of Membrane Science ·Zi Hao Foo, Danyal Rehman, (unknown), Akshay Deshmukh, John H. Lienhard	20
8	Novel Positively Charged Metal-Coordinated Nanofiltration Membrane for Lithium Recovery 2021 ·ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·Li Wang, Danyal Rehman, Pengfei Sun, Akshay Deshmukh, Liyuan Zhang, Qi Han, Zhe Yang, Zhongying Wang, Hee‐Deung Park, John H. Lienhard, Chuyang Y. Tang	122
9	Multifunctional nanocoated membranes for high-rate electrothermal desalination of hypersaline waters 2020 ·Nature Nanotechnology ·Kuichang Zuo, Weipeng Wang, Akshay Deshmukh, Shuai Jia, Hua Guo, Ruikun Xin, Menachem Elimelech, Pulickel M. Ajayan, Jun Lou, Qilin Li	134
10	Publisher Correction: Multifunctional nanocoated membranes for high-rate electrothermal desalination of hypersaline waters 2020 ·Nature Nanotechnology ·Kuichang Zuo, Weipeng Wang, Akshay Deshmukh, Shuai Jia, Hua Guo, Ruikun Xin, Menachem Elimelech, Pulickel M. Ajayan, Jun Lou, Qilin Li	4
11	Relating Selectivity and Separation Performance of Lamellar Two-Dimensional Molybdenum Disulfide (MoS₂) Membranes to Nanosheet Stacking Behavior 2020 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·Xinglin Lu, Uri R. Gabinet, Cody L. Ritt, Xunda Feng, Akshay Deshmukh, Kohsuke Kawabata, (unknown), Sara M. Hashmi, Chinedum O. Osuji, Menachem Elimelech	104
12	Membrane distillation assisted by heat pump for improved desalination energy efficiency 2020 ·Desalination ·Evyatar Shaulsky, Zhangxin Wang, Akshay Deshmukh, Vasiliki Karanikola, Menachem Elimelech	38
13	Economic performance of membrane distillation configurations in optimal solar thermal desalination systems 2019 ·Desalination ·Vasiliki Karanikola, (unknown), Akshay Deshmukh, Robert G. Arnold, Menachem Elimelech, A. Eduardo Sáez	68
14	Membrane distillation at the water-energy nexus: limits, opportunities, and challenges breakdown → 2018 ·Energy & Environmental Science ·Akshay Deshmukh, Chanhee Boo, Vasiliki Karanikola, Shihong Lin, Anthony P. Straub, Tiezheng Tong, David M. Warsinger, Menachem Elimelech	905
15	High-Pressure Reverse Osmosis for Energy-Efficient Hypersaline Brine Desalination: Current Status, Design Considerations, and Research Needs 2018 ·Environmental Science & Technology Letters ·Douglas M. Davenport, Akshay Deshmukh, Jay R. Werber, Menachem Elimelech	278
16	Techno-economic assessment of a closed-loop osmotic heat engine 2017 ·Journal of Membrane Science ·Kerri L. Hickenbottom, Johan Vanneste, Leslie A. Miller, Akshay Deshmukh, Menachem Elimelech, Michael B. Heeley, Tzahi Y. Cath	34
17	Understanding the impact of membrane properties and transport phenomena on the energetic performance of membrane distillation desalination 2017 ·Journal of Membrane Science ·Akshay Deshmukh, Menachem Elimelech	108
18	Nanophotonics-enabled solar membrane distillation for off-grid water purification 2017 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Pratiksha D. Dongare, Alessandro Alabastri, (unknown), Katherine R. Zodrow, Nathaniel J. Hogan, Oara Neumann, Jinjian Wu, Tianxiao Wang, Akshay Deshmukh, Menachem Elimelech, Qilin Li, Peter Nordlander, Naomi J. Halas	404
19	The Critical Need for Increased Selectivity, Not Increased Water Permeability, for Desalination Membranes breakdown → 2016 ·Environmental Science & Technology Letters ·Jay R. Werber, Akshay Deshmukh, Menachem Elimelech	572
20	Studies on Potential Use of Water Hyacinth, Pistia and Azolla for Municipal Waste Water Treatment 2011 ·Indian Journal Of Applied Research ·Akshay Deshmukh, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	8

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