Hanqing Fan

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Hanqing Fan is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Water Science and Technology and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Hanqing Fan has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 22 papers in Water Science and Technology and 13 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Hanqing Fan's work include Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (23 papers), Membrane Separation Technologies (22 papers) and Fuel Cells and Related Materials (10 papers). Hanqing Fan is often cited by papers focused on Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (23 papers), Membrane Separation Technologies (22 papers) and Fuel Cells and Related Materials (10 papers). Hanqing Fan collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and France. Hanqing Fan's co-authors include Ngai Yin Yip, Yuxuan Huang, Menachem Elimelech, Mohammad Heiranian, Li Wang, Ying Li, Ian H. Billinge, Maosheng Yao, Jinlong He and Guillaume Da and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Hanqing Fan

41 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Water transport in reverse osmosis membranes is governed by pore flow, not a solution-diffusion mechanism
    2023 159 citations Li Wang, Jinlong He et al. Science Advances profile →

Peers

Hanqing Fan
Cuijie Feng China
Zheng‐Yang Huo China
Tong Yu China
Yuan Bai China
Ping Chen China
Kyung‐Min Yeon South Korea
Pengxiao Liu China
Wenchao Yu China
Zhi Zhou United States
Xia Zhao China
Cuijie Feng China
Hanqing Fan
Citations per year, relative to Hanqing Fan Hanqing Fan (= 1×) peers Cuijie Feng

Countries citing papers authored by Hanqing Fan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hanqing Fan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hanqing Fan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hanqing Fan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hanqing Fan 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 Hanqing Fan. Hanqing Fan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Li, Danyang, Wenkai Liu, Xiaomao Wang, et al.. (2025). Nodular networks in hydrated polyamide desalination membranes enhance water transport. Science Advances. 11(18). eadt3324–eadt3324. 8 indexed citations
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Fan, Hanqing, et al.. (2025). A mechanistic framework for solvent transport in organic solvent nanofiltration membranes: Beyond empirical correlations. Journal of Membrane Science. 737. 124601–124601. 1 indexed citations
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Shocron, Amit N., et al.. (2025). Methods for evaluating transport parameters of low-salt-rejection reverse osmosis (LSRRO) membranes. Desalination. 620. 119588–119588.
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Fan, Hanqing & Menachem Elimelech. (2025). Solvent Transport in Disordered and Dynamic Membrane Pores: Implications for Reverse Osmosis and Nanofiltration Membranes. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(33). 17922–17931. 1 indexed citations
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Wu, Jishan, Javier A. Quezada-Renteria, Yuanmiaoliang Chen, et al.. (2025). Ultrahigh pressure compaction-resistant thin film crosslinked composite reverse osmosis membranes. Nature Communications. 16(1). 8165–8165. 4 indexed citations
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Fan, Hanqing, Mohammad Heiranian, & Menachem Elimelech. (2024). The solution-diffusion model for water transport in reverse osmosis: What went wrong?. Desalination. 580. 117575–117575. 26 indexed citations
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He, Jinlong, Hanqing Fan, Menachem Elimelech, & Ying Li. (2024). Molecular simulations of organic solvent transport in dense polymer membranes: Solution-diffusion or pore-flow mechanism?. Journal of Membrane Science. 708. 123055–123055. 22 indexed citations
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Fan, Hanqing, Jinlong He, Mohammad Heiranian, et al.. (2024). The physical basis for solvent flow in organic solvent nanofiltration. Science Advances. 10(24). eado4332–eado4332. 39 indexed citations
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Fan, Hanqing, Menachem Elimelech, & P. M. Biesheuvel. (2024). Theory of expansion and compression of polymeric materials: Implications for membrane solvent flow under compaction. Journal of Membrane Science. 697. 122576–122576. 17 indexed citations
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Shang, Bo, Fengyi Zhao, Yuanzuo Gao, et al.. (2024). Tailoring Interfaces for Enhanced Methanol Production from Photoelectrochemical CO2 Reduction. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(3). 2267–2274. 28 indexed citations
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Heiranian, Mohammad, Hanqing Fan, Li Wang, Xinglin Lu, & Menachem Elimelech. (2023). Mechanisms and models for water transport in reverse osmosis membranes: history, critical assessment, and recent developments. Chemical Society Reviews. 52(24). 8455–8480. 92 indexed citations
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Fan, Hanqing, et al.. (2022). Counterion Mobility in Ion-Exchange Membranes: Spatial Effect and Valency-Dependent Electrostatic Interaction. ACS ES&T Engineering. 2(7). 1274–1286. 47 indexed citations
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Fan, Hanqing, et al.. (2022). Donnan dialysis for phosphate recovery from diverted urine. Water Research. 226. 119302–119302. 6 indexed citations
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Chen, Haoxuan, Xiangyu Zhang, Ting Zhang, et al.. (2020). Ambient PM Toxicity Is Correlated with Expression Levels of Specific MicroRNAs. Environmental Science & Technology. 54(16). 10227–10236. 14 indexed citations
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Sun, Yan, et al.. (2019). Distinct impacts of light and heavy precipitation on PM 2.5 mass concentration in Beijing. AGUFM. 2019. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Jing, Haoxuan Chen, Xinyue Li, et al.. (2019). Differing toxicity of ambient particulate matter (PM) in global cities. Atmospheric Environment. 212. 305–315. 58 indexed citations
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Hou, Jianbo, et al.. (2018). Study on Influencing Factors of Heavy Oil Wastewater Treatment Via SUPERCRITICAL WATER OXIDATION. Fresenius environmental bulletin. 27(9). 6351–6355. 1 indexed citations
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Fan, Hanqing, et al.. (1992). A membrane reactor with two dispersion-free interfaces for homogeneous catalytic reactions. The Chemical Engineering Journal. 49(1). 35–43. 7 indexed citations

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