Jay R. Werber

7.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
35 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Jay R. Werber is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Water Science and Technology and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Jay R. Werber has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 22 papers in Water Science and Technology and 9 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Jay R. Werber's work include Membrane Separation Technologies (22 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (14 papers) and Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies (12 papers). Jay R. Werber is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation Technologies (22 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (14 papers) and Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies (12 papers). Jay R. Werber collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and China. Jay R. Werber's co-authors include Menachem Elimelech, Chinedum O. Osuji, Akshay Deshmukh, Shihong Lin, Devin L. Shaffer, Humberto Jaramillo, Ines Zucker, Jae‐Hong Kim, Meagan S. Mauter and François Perreault and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Environmental Science & Technology and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Jay R. Werber

32 papers receiving 5.9k 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.

Materials for next-generation desalination and water purification membranes

2016 2.3k citations Jay R. Werber, Chinedum O. Osuji et al. Nature Reviews Materials profile →
Forward osmosis: Where are we now?

2014 700 citations Jay R. Werber, Menachem Elimelech et al. 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 →
The role of nanotechnology in tackling global water challenges

2018 436 citations Ines Zucker, Jay R. Werber et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jay R. Werber United States	20	4.3k	3.9k	1.4k	1.3k	1.1k	35	5.9k
Gianluca Di Profio Italy	44	3.6k 0.8×	3.5k 0.9×	916 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	1.0k 0.9×	103	5.7k
Enrica Fontananova Italy	38	2.3k 0.5×	2.4k 0.6×	776 0.6×	1.3k 1.0×	778 0.7×	92	4.1k
Baoxia Mi United States	40	6.6k 1.5×	5.4k 1.4×	3.2k 2.3×	1.9k 1.5×	1.1k 1.0×	78	9.1k
Zhining Wang China	40	2.5k 0.6×	2.0k 0.5×	1.3k 1.0×	838 0.6×	667 0.6×	141	4.7k
Qing Shi China	38	2.0k 0.5×	1.5k 0.4×	1.0k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	1.2k 1.1×	131	4.6k
John Pellegrino United States	32	2.3k 0.5×	2.4k 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	925 0.9×	88	4.3k
Chang Liu China	33	2.0k 0.5×	1.8k 0.4×	597 0.4×	889 0.7×	1.0k 0.9×	146	3.9k
Xinfei Fan China	42	2.6k 0.6×	1.7k 0.4×	2.0k 1.4×	1.4k 1.1×	312 0.3×	146	6.1k
David A. Beattie Australia	39	1.4k 0.3×	1.5k 0.4×	862 0.6×	469 0.4×	868 0.8×	119	4.0k

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Huang, Yuhang, et al.. (2025). Hierarchically structured phytoglycogen aerogels for atmospheric water harvesting. Matter. 8(7). 102107–102107. 4 indexed citations

Chamani, Hooman, et al.. (2025). From Coated to Uncoated: Scanning Electron Microscopy Corrections to Estimate the True Surface Pore Size in Nanoporous Membranes. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17(46). 63804–63816.

Ferella, Francesco, et al.. (2025). Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement Using Bipolar Membrane Electrodialysis: Technical Analysis and Cost Breakdown of a Full-Scale Plant. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 64(13). 7085–7099. 2 indexed citations

Kang, Junhyeok, Sang Hoon Kang, Jeong Pil Kim, et al.. (2025). Oxidation-controlled nanoporous graphene laminate membranes via intercalation chemistry for desalination. Journal of Membrane Science. 735. 124515–124515.

Werber, Jay R., et al.. (2024). Interfacial crosslinking to prepare ultra-thin polydimethylsiloxane thin-film composite membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. 717. 123532–123532. 4 indexed citations

Zhu, Jiahao, et al.. (2024). Ultra-Thin Cation Exchange Membranes: Sulfonated Polyamide Thin-Film Composite Membranes with High Charge Density. Chemistry of Materials. 36(22). 11217–11226. 5 indexed citations

Werber, Jay R., et al.. (2022). Polymeric Microcapsules as Robust Mimics of Emulsion Liquid Membranes for Selective Ion Separations. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(23). 17352–17363. 4 indexed citations

Werber, Jay R., et al.. (2022). Tailored Mesoporous Microspheres by Polymerization-Induced Microphase Separation in Suspension. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 4(6). 4219–4233. 17 indexed citations

Werber, Jay R., et al.. (2020). Functionalized Polymersomes from a Polyisoprene-Activated Polyacrylamide Precursor. Langmuir. 37(1). 490–498. 6 indexed citations

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Ritt, Cody L., Jay R. Werber, Mengyi Wang, et al.. (2020). Ionization behavior of nanoporous polyamide membranes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(48). 30191–30200. 128 indexed citations

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Hampu, Nicholas, Jay R. Werber, & Marc A. Hillmyer. (2020). Co-Casting Highly Selective Dual-Layer Membranes with Disordered Block Polymer Selective Layers. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(40). 45351–45362. 15 indexed citations

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Wang, Yunkun, Jongho Lee, Jay R. Werber, & Menachem Elimelech. (2020). Capillary-driven desalination in a synthetic mangrove. Science Advances. 6(8). eaax5253–eaax5253. 69 indexed citations

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Porter, Cassandra J., Jay R. Werber, Cody L. Ritt, et al.. (2019). Controlled grafting of polymer brush layers from porous cellulosic membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. 596. 117719–117719. 31 indexed citations

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Davenport, Douglas M., Akshay Deshmukh, Jay R. Werber, & Menachem Elimelech. (2018). High-Pressure Reverse Osmosis for Energy-Efficient Hypersaline Brine Desalination: Current Status, Design Considerations, and Research Needs. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 5(8). 467–475. 278 indexed citations

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Werber, Jay R., et al.. (2017). Acyl-chloride quenching following interfacial polymerization to modulate the water permeability, selectivity, and surface charge of desalination membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. 535. 357–364. 63 indexed citations

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Lu, Xinglin, Xunda Feng, Jay R. Werber, et al.. (2017). Enhanced antibacterial activity through the controlled alignment of graphene oxide nanosheets. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(46). E9793–E9801. 298 indexed citations

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Werber, Jay R., Akshay Deshmukh, & Menachem Elimelech. (2016). The Critical Need for Increased Selectivity, Not Increased Water Permeability, for Desalination Membranes. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 3(4). 112–120. 572 indexed citations breakdown →

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Werber, Jay R., Chinedum O. Osuji, & Menachem Elimelech. (2016). Materials for next-generation desalination and water purification membranes. Nature Reviews Materials. 1(5). 2305 indexed citations breakdown →

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Werber, Jay R., Chinedum O. Osuji, & Menachem Elimelech. (2016). Erratum: Materials for next-generation desalination and water purification membranes. Nature Reviews Materials. 15 indexed citations

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Werber, Jay R., et al.. (2011). Analysis of 2,2’-Azobis (2-Amidinopropane) Dihydrochloride Degradation and Hydrolysis in Aqueous Solutions. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 100(8). 3307–3315. 103 indexed citations

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