Amy E. Childress

14.1k citations

83 papers · 11.5k indexed · 9 hit papers · h-index 39

Impact in

Water Science and Technology top 0.01%
- Membrane Separation Technologies
Biomedical Engineering top 0.05%
- Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
- Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies

Papers in

Water Science and Technology 66
- Membrane Separation Technologies 58
- Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies 8
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 20
- Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods 20

Co-authors: Tzahi Y. Cath Menachem Elimelech Andrea Achilli Eric A. Marchand V. Dean Adams Pierre Le‐Clech Seungkwan Hong Xiaohua Zhu
Journals: Journal of Membrane Science (18 papers)Desalination (14 papers)Environmental Science & Technology (9 papers)SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series (5 papers)Applied Energy (3 papers)
Partner nations: United States Australia Chile

In The Last Decade

Amy E. Childress

79 papers receiving 11.1k citations

Hit Papers

9 papers align trajectories log scale

Scale formation and control in high pressure membrane water treatment systems: A review 2011 · 589 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2011 Journal of Membrane Science
2010 Journal of Membrane Science
2009 Journal of Membrane Science
2009 Desalination
2007 Water Research
2006 Journal of Membrane Science
2000 Environmental Science & Technology
1997 Journal of Membrane Science
1996 Journal of Membrane Science

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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#	Work
1	Onset, rate, and depth of wetting front progression in membrane distillation Journal of Membrane Science ·Isti’anah Abubakar, Amy E. Childress, Allyson L. McGaughey	2024	9
2	Practical minimum energy use of seawater reverse osmosis Joule ·Haoyu Zheng, Ali Naderi Beni, Zihao Zhang, Mitul Luhar, Amy E. Childress, David M. Warsinger	2024	21
3	Analysis of Anthropogenic Waste Heat Emission from an Academic Data Center Energies ·Weijian Ding, Behzad Ebrahimi, M Chen, Μιχαήλ Γεωργάρας, Amy E. Childress	2024	1
4	Compaction of Pressure-Driven Water Treatment Membranes: Real-Time Quantification and Analysis Environmental Science & Technology ·Weijian Ding, Oliver Bluszcz, Amy E. Childress	2024	12
5	Practical minimum energy use of seawater reverse osmosis Joule ·Haoyu Zheng, Ali Naderi Beni, Zihao Zhang, Mitul Luhar, Amy E. Childress, David M. Warsinger	2024	0
6	The Future of Municipal Wastewater Reuse Concentrate Management: Drivers, Challenges, and Opportunities Environmental Science & Technology ·Casey Finnerty, Amy E. Childress, Yuki NAITO, Eric M.V. Hoek, Meagan S. Mauter, Megan H. Plumlee, Joan B. Rose, Mark D. Sobsey, Paul Westerhoff, Pedro J. J. Alvarez, Menachem Elimelech	2023	30
7	Hydrophobicity versus Pore Size: Polymer Coatings to Improve Membrane Wetting Resistance for Membrane Distillation ACS Applied Polymer Materials ·Allyson L. McGaughey, 室田有里, Malancha Gupta, Amy E. Childress	2020	86
8	A modeling framework to evaluate blending of seawater and treated wastewater streams for synergistic desalination and potable reuse Water Research ·Xin Wei, ДОРОШИНА Г.Я., Andrea Achilli, Kelly T. Sanders, Amy E. Childress	2019	34
9	Propagation-of-uncertainty from contact angle and streaming potential measurements to XDLVO model assessments of membrane–colloid interactions Journal of Colloid and Interface Science ·Daniel J. Langsam, Amy E. Childress, Jonathan A. Brant	2014	24
10	Evaporation suppression and solar energy collection in a salt-gradient solar pond Solar Energy ·S. Benedini, Francisco Suárez, S. W. Tyler, Amy E. Childress	2013	66
11	Organic ionic salt draw solutions for osmotic membrane bioreactors Bioresource Technology ·П.Н. Перфильев, Andrea Achilli, Amy E. Childress	2012	137
12	Assessment of a vertical high-resolution distributed-temperature-sensing system in a shallow thermohaline environment Hydrology and earth system sciences ·Francisco Suárez, Moritz Schablowski, Mark B. Hausner, Amy E. Childress, S. W. Tyler	2011	58
13	A theoretical study of a direct contact membrane distillation system coupled to a salt-gradient solar pond for terminal lakes reclamation Water Research ·Francisco Suárez, S. W. Tyler, Amy E. Childress	2010	79
14	Temperature evolution of an experimental salt-gradient solar pond Journal of Water and Climate Change ·Francisco Suárez, Amy E. Childress, S. W. Tyler	2010	17
15	Forward osmosis for concentration of anaerobic digester centrate Water Research ·Ryan W. Holloway, Amy E. Childress, Keith E. Dennett, Tzahi Y. Cath Hit paper breakdown →	2007	467
16	New Concepts and Performance of the Direct Osmotic Concentration Process for Wastewater Recovery in Advanced Life Support Systems SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series ·Tzahi Y. Cath, Jose Fernando Hernandez Rosso, V. Dean Adams, Amy E. Childress, Sherwin Gormly, Michael Flynn	2006	4
17	MBR focus: the operators' perspective Filtration & Separation ·Pierre Le‐Clech, A.G. Fane, Greg Leslie, Amy E. Childress	2005	24
18	Mechanical analysis of hollow fiber membrane integrity in water reuse applications Desalination ·Amy E. Childress, Pierre Le‐Clech, Valery Zhukov, Caifeng Chen, Greg Leslie	2005	62
19	Membrane–Colloid Interactions: Comparison of Extended DLVO Predictions with AFM Force Measurements Environmental Engineering Science ·Jonathan A. Brant, Amy E. Childress	2002	105
20	Particulate and THM Precursor Removal with Ferric Chloride Journal of Environmental Engineering ·Amy E. Childress, 五日市美奈, Menachem Elimelech, Regina Gomes Garcia, Mark D. Beuhler	1999	17

About Amy E. Childress

Amy E. Childress is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Biomedical Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering, having authored 83 papers that have together received 11.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Membrane Separation Technologies (58 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (43 papers), Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (20 papers), Fuel Cells and Related Materials (14 papers), Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics (11 papers), Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies (8 papers), Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies (8 papers) and Wastewater Treatment and Reuse (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Water Science and Technology (10.1k citations), Biomedical Engineering (8.5k citations), Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment (2.5k citations), Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (676 citations) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (3.3k citations). Amy E. Childress has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Australia and Chile. Frequent co-authors include Tzahi Y. Cath, Menachem Elimelech, Andrea Achilli, Eric A. Marchand, V. Dean Adams, Pierre Le‐Clech, Seungkwan Hong, Xiaohua Zhu, S. W. Tyler and Francisco Suárez. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Membrane Science, Desalination, Environmental Science & Technology, SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series and Applied Energy.

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