Lies Eykens

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Lies Eykens is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Lies Eykens has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Water Science and Technology, 11 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 6 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Lies Eykens's work include Membrane Separation Technologies (14 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (11 papers) and Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (4 papers). Lies Eykens is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation Technologies (14 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (11 papers) and Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (4 papers). Lies Eykens collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, South Africa and Netherlands. Lies Eykens's co-authors include Kristien De Sitter, C. Dotremont, Luc Pinoy, Bart Van der Bruggen, Bart Van der Bruggen, Ivaylo Plamenov Hitsov, Ingmar Nopens, Yiannis Pontikes, Dominic Ormerod and Nele De Belie and has published in prestigious journals such as Cement and Concrete Research, Journal of Membrane Science and Construction and Building Materials.

In The Last Decade

Lies Eykens

21 papers receiving 1.3k 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 synthesis for membrane distillation: A review

2017 352 citations Lies Eykens, Kristien De Sitter et al. Separation and Purification Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lies Eykens Belgium	13	1.1k	808	574	294	242	21	1.3k
Kristien De Sitter Belgium	19	1.6k 1.4×	1.1k 1.4×	759 1.3×	417 1.4×	525 2.2×	29	1.9k
J.P. Méricq France	14	887 0.8×	664 0.8×	459 0.8×	171 0.6×	222 0.9×	31	1.1k
Saisai Lin China	12	752 0.7×	599 0.7×	392 0.7×	536 1.8×	301 1.2×	26	1.3k
Navya Thomas United Arab Emirates	16	707 0.6×	640 0.8×	293 0.5×	214 0.7×	293 1.2×	21	1.1k
Pak Wai Wong Hong Kong	16	676 0.6×	450 0.6×	463 0.8×	258 0.9×	136 0.6×	22	1.0k
Jason T. Arena United States	15	1.1k 0.9×	998 1.2×	186 0.3×	365 1.2×	150 0.6×	18	1.3k
Chun Heng Loh Singapore	16	894 0.8×	625 0.8×	133 0.2×	254 0.9×	421 1.7×	17	1.1k
Minwei Yao Australia	8	696 0.6×	446 0.6×	333 0.6×	185 0.6×	97 0.4×	8	812
Nawshad Akther Australia	22	1.2k 1.1×	1.0k 1.3×	325 0.6×	396 1.3×	303 1.3×	29	1.5k
Cheng‐Liang Chang Taiwan	18	479 0.4×	513 0.6×	199 0.3×	168 0.6×	213 0.9×	33	917

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lies Eykens

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Hertel, Tobias, et al.. (2025). Alkanolamines as grinding aids and hydration enhancers in blended cements with iron-rich non-ferrous metallurgy slag. Construction and Building Materials. 470. 140575–140575. 2 indexed citations

Soete, Jeroen, et al.. (2023). 3D printing of an iron-rich slag based hybrid mortar. A durable, sustainable and cost-competitive product?. Cement and Concrete Composites. 144. 105304–105304. 8 indexed citations

Pedersen, Malene Thostrup, Barbara Lothenbach, Frank Winnefeld, et al.. (2023). The hydration of ternary blended cements with Fe-rich slag from non-ferrous metallurgy and limestone. Cement and Concrete Research. 169. 107155–107155. 23 indexed citations

Nahra, Fady, et al.. (2020). Improving process efficiency of gold-catalyzed hydration of alkynes: merging catalysis with membrane separation. Green Chemistry. 22(8). 2598–2604. 19 indexed citations

Eykens, Lies, et al.. (2019). Volume intensified dilution of a ring‐closing metathesis in ethyl acetate by means of a membrane‐assisted process in solvent recycle. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. 94(9). 2990–2998. 3 indexed citations

Ormerod, Dominic, Eugen Merkul, Nadya Kaval, et al.. (2018). Synthesis of Pd Complexes Containing Tailed NHC Ligands and Their Use in a Semicontinuous Membrane-Assisted Suzuki Cross-Coupling Process. Organic Process Research & Development. 22(11). 1509–1517. 11 indexed citations

Eykens, Lies, Kristien De Sitter, Sabine Paulussen, et al.. (2018). Atmospheric plasma coatings for membrane distillation. Journal of Membrane Science. 554. 175–183. 21 indexed citations

Eykens, Lies, et al.. (2017). Recovery of brines from cheese making using membrane distillation at lab and pilot scale. Journal of Food Engineering. 219. 52–61. 11 indexed citations

Eykens, Lies, et al.. (2017). Wetting Resistance of Commercial Membrane Distillation Membranes in Waste Streams Containing Surfactants and Oil. Applied Sciences. 7(2). 118–118. 59 indexed citations

10.

Eykens, Lies, Kristien De Sitter, C. Dotremont, Luc Pinoy, & Bart Van der Bruggen. (2017). Coating techniques for membrane distillation: An experimental assessment. Separation and Purification Technology. 193. 38–48. 39 indexed citations

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Eykens, Lies, Ivaylo Plamenov Hitsov, Kristien De Sitter, et al.. (2017). Direct contact and air gap membrane distillation: Differences and similarities between lab and pilot scale. Desalination. 422. 91–100. 87 indexed citations

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Eykens, Lies, Klaus Rose, Kristien De Sitter, et al.. (2017). Functionalization of a Hydrophilic Commercial Membrane Using Inorganic-Organic Polymers Coatings for Membrane Distillation. Applied Sciences. 7(6). 637–637. 12 indexed citations

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Eykens, Lies, et al.. (2017). Development of polyethersulfone phase‐inversion membranes for membrane distillation using oleophobic coatings. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 134(46). 18 indexed citations

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Eykens, Lies. (2017). A Comprehensive Study of Membrane Distillation: Membrane Development, Configuration Assessment and Applications. 2 indexed citations

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Eykens, Lies, et al.. (2016). How to select a membrane distillation configuration? Process conditions and membrane influence unraveled. Desalination. 399. 105–115. 80 indexed citations

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Hitsov, Ivaylo Plamenov, Lies Eykens, Kristien De Sitter, et al.. (2016). Calibration and analysis of a direct contact membrane distillation model using Monte Carlo filtering. Journal of Membrane Science. 515. 63–78. 1 indexed citations

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Eykens, Lies, Kristien De Sitter, C. Dotremont, Luc Pinoy, & Bart Van der Bruggen. (2016). Characterization and performance evaluation of commercially available hydrophobic membranes for direct contact membrane distillation. Desalination. 392. 63–73. 100 indexed citations

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Eykens, Lies, Kristien De Sitter, C. Dotremont, Luc Pinoy, & Bart Van der Bruggen. (2016). How To Optimize the Membrane Properties for Membrane Distillation: A Review. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 55(35). 9333–9343. 229 indexed citations

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Hitsov, Ivaylo Plamenov, et al.. (2016). Full-scale direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) model including membrane compaction effects. Journal of Membrane Science. 524. 245–256. 50 indexed citations

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Eykens, Lies, Ivaylo Plamenov Hitsov, Kristien De Sitter, et al.. (2015). Influence of membrane thickness and process conditions on direct contact membrane distillation at different salinities. Journal of Membrane Science. 498. 353–364. 159 indexed citations

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