Devin L. Shaffer

3.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
20 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Devin L. Shaffer is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Devin L. Shaffer has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Water Science and Technology, 13 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 8 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Devin L. Shaffer's work include Membrane Separation Technologies (16 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (11 papers) and Fuel Cells and Related Materials (6 papers). Devin L. Shaffer is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation Technologies (16 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (11 papers) and Fuel Cells and Related Materials (6 papers). Devin L. Shaffer collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and South Korea. Devin L. Shaffer's co-authors include Menachem Elimelech, Santiago Romero-Vargas Castrillón, Ngai Yin Yip, Humberto Jaramillo, Shihong Lin, Jay R. Werber, Moshe Ben‐Sasson, Xinglin Lu, Jack Gilron and Rahul Shevate and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, ACS Nano and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Devin L. Shaffer

19 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Forward osmosis: Where are we now?

2014 700 citations Devin L. Shaffer, Jay R. Werber et al. Desalination profile →
Desalination and Reuse of High-Salinity Shale Gas Produced Water: Drivers, Technologies, and Future Directions

2013 664 citations Devin L. Shaffer, Moshe Ben‐Sasson et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Devin L. Shaffer United States	13	2.0k	1.6k	658	488	424	20	2.5k
Sang-Ho Lee South Korea	18	1.5k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	385 0.6×	501 1.0×	298 0.7×	56	2.0k
Emily W. Tow United States	18	1.4k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	361 0.5×	511 1.0×	328 0.8×	26	1.8k
Jun Yin China	19	2.2k 1.1×	1.6k 1.0×	446 0.7×	230 0.5×	597 1.4×	41	2.8k
Clemens Fritzmann Germany	4	1.4k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	420 0.6×	447 0.9×	291 0.7×	7	1.8k
W. Shane Walker United States	22	1.3k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	618 0.9×	287 0.6×	224 0.5×	47	1.9k
Rodrigo Valladares Linares Saudi Arabia	26	2.6k 1.3×	2.1k 1.3×	875 1.3×	671 1.4×	270 0.6×	31	3.0k
Jonas Löwenberg Switzerland	6	1.4k 0.7×	983 0.6×	373 0.6×	456 0.9×	208 0.5×	7	1.8k
Silvia De Simone Italy	33	1.3k 0.7×	918 0.6×	372 0.6×	303 0.6×	1.2k 2.8×	65	2.5k
Nur Hashimah Alias Malaysia	25	973 0.5×	594 0.4×	375 0.6×	719 1.5×	371 0.9×	105	2.3k

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Singh, Maninderjeet, et al.. (2025). Two-Dimensional Covalent Organic Framework Films for High Dielectric Strength Electrically and Thermo-Mechanically Stable Low Permittivity Dielectrics. ACS Nano. 19(42). 37175–37185.

Shevate, Rahul, et al.. (2025). Highly Permselective Contorted Polyamide Desalination Membranes with Enhanced Free Volume Fabricated by mLbL Assembly. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17(6). 9716–9727. 1 indexed citations

Shaffer, Devin L., et al.. (2024). Quantifying steric, non-steric, and adsorption contributions to solute rejection in covalent organic framework nanofiltration membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. 715. 123491–123491. 2 indexed citations

Shaffer, Devin L., et al.. (2024). Wettability Alteration and Enhanced Oil Recovery in Carbonate Porous Media by Tuning Waterflood Chemistry. Energy & Fuels. 38(5). 3586–3597. 7 indexed citations

Shevate, Rahul, et al.. (2023). Membrane Distillation of Hypersaline Produced Water: Performance, Cleaning, and Membrane Reusability. ACS ES&T Water. 3(10). 3407–3417. 5 indexed citations

Lakraychi, Alae Eddine, et al.. (2023). Suppressing Shuttle Effect with a Size-Selective Covalent Organic Framework Based Bilayer Membrane. ACS Energy Letters. 8(12). 5032–5040. 15 indexed citations

Shevate, Rahul & Devin L. Shaffer. (2022). Large-Area 2D Covalent Organic Framework Membranes with Tunable Single-Digit Nanopores for Predictable Mass Transport. ACS Nano. 16(2). 2407–2418. 105 indexed citations

Ansari, Ali, Janire Peña‐Bahamonde, Meng Wang, et al.. (2021). Polyacrylic acid-brushes tethered to graphene oxide membrane coating for scaling and biofouling mitigation on reverse osmosis membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. 630. 119308–119308. 52 indexed citations

Shaffer, Devin L., Kathleen E. Feldman, Edwin P. Chan, Gery R. Stafford, & Christopher M. Stafford. (2019). Characterizing salt permeability in polyamide desalination membranes using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Journal of Membrane Science. 583. 248–257. 40 indexed citations

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Shaffer, Devin L., Jacob M. LaManna, David L. Jacobson, et al.. (2017). Studying water and solute transport through desalination membranes via neutron radiography. Journal of Membrane Science. 548. 667–675. 3 indexed citations

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Tousley, Marissa E., Devin L. Shaffer, Jung‐Hyun Lee, Chinedum O. Osuji, & Menachem Elimelech. (2016). Effect of Final Monomer Deposition Steps on Molecular Layer-by-Layer Polyamide Surface Properties. Langmuir. 32(42). 10815–10823. 18 indexed citations

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Shaffer, Devin L., Marissa E. Tousley, & Menachem Elimelech. (2016). Influence of polyamide membrane surface chemistry on gypsum scaling behavior. Journal of Membrane Science. 525. 249–256. 77 indexed citations

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Shaffer, Devin L., Humberto Jaramillo, Santiago Romero-Vargas Castrillón, Xinglin Lu, & Menachem Elimelech. (2015). Post-fabrication modification of forward osmosis membranes with a poly(ethylene glycol) block copolymer for improved organic fouling resistance. Journal of Membrane Science. 490. 209–219. 89 indexed citations

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Phuntsho, Sherub, Fezeh Lotfi, Seungkwan Hong, et al.. (2014). Membrane scaling and flux decline during fertiliser-drawn forward osmosis desalination of brackish groundwater. Water Research. 57. 172–182. 99 indexed citations

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Shaffer, Devin L., Jay R. Werber, Humberto Jaramillo, Shihong Lin, & Menachem Elimelech. (2014). Forward osmosis: Where are we now?. Desalination. 356. 271–284. 700 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lu, Xinglin, Santiago Romero-Vargas Castrillón, Devin L. Shaffer, Jun Ma, & Menachem Elimelech. (2013). In Situ Surface Chemical Modification of Thin-Film Composite Forward Osmosis Membranes for Enhanced Organic Fouling Resistance. Environmental Science & Technology. 47(21). 12219–12228. 178 indexed citations

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Shaffer, Devin L., et al.. (2013). Desalination and Reuse of High-Salinity Shale Gas Produced Water: Drivers, Technologies, and Future Directions. Environmental Science & Technology. 47(17). 9569–9583. 664 indexed citations breakdown →

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Castrillón, Santiago Romero-Vargas, Xinglin Lu, Devin L. Shaffer, & Menachem Elimelech. (2013). Amine enrichment and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) surface modification of thin-film composite forward osmosis membranes for organic fouling control. Journal of Membrane Science. 450. 331–339. 171 indexed citations

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Shaffer, Devin L., Ngai Yin Yip, Jack Gilron, & Menachem Elimelech. (2012). Seawater desalination for agriculture by integrated forward and reverse osmosis: Improved product water quality for potentially less energy. Journal of Membrane Science. 415-416. 1–8. 257 indexed citations

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Barreto, Rafael Ferreira, Teferi Tsegaye, Tommy L. Coleman, Devin L. Shaffer, & W. Tadesse. (2002). Land use effect on the distribution of soil physical and chemical properties under tropical rainforests of Puerto Rico. 5. 1910–1914. 4 indexed citations

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