Menachem Elimelech

145.0k total citations · 70 hit papers
619 papers, 118.2k citations indexed

About

Menachem Elimelech is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Menachem Elimelech has authored 619 papers receiving a total of 118.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 437 papers in Water Science and Technology, 386 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 124 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Menachem Elimelech's work include Membrane Separation Technologies (370 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (264 papers) and Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies (123 papers). Menachem Elimelech is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation Technologies (370 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (264 papers) and Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies (123 papers). Menachem Elimelech collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Israel. Menachem Elimelech's co-authors include William A. Phillip, Jeffrey R. McCutcheon, Seungkwan Hong, Amy E. Childress, Jay R. Werber, Ngai Yin Yip, Nathalie Tufenkji, Anne M. Mayes, Kai Loon Chen and John G. Georgiadis and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Menachem Elimelech

608 papers receiving 115.7k citations

Hit Papers

Science and technology for water purificati... 1990 2026 2002 2014 2008 2011 2017 2016 2006 2.0k 4.0k 6.0k
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  1. Science and technology for water purification in the coming decades
    2008 7.0k citations Menachem Elimelech et al. profile →
  2. The Future of Seawater Desalination: Energy, Technology, and the Environment
    2011 5.3k citations Menachem Elimelech et al. profile →
  3. Maximizing the right stuff: The trade-off between membrane permeability and selectivity
    2017 2.6k citations Menachem Elimelech et al. profile →
  4. Materials for next-generation desalination and water purification membranes
    2016 2.3k citations Menachem Elimelech et al. Nature Reviews Materials profile →
  5. Forward osmosis: Principles, applications, and recent developments
    2006 2.1k citations Menachem Elimelech et al. Journal of Membrane Science profile →
  6. Membrane-based processes for sustainable power generation using water
    2012 1.4k citations Menachem Elimelech et al. profile →
  7. Environmental applications of graphene-based nanomaterials
    2015 1.2k citations Menachem Elimelech et al. profile →
  8. Antifouling membranes for sustainable water purification: strategies and mechanisms
    2016 1.1k citations Menachem Elimelech et al. profile →
  9. Chemical and physical aspects of natural organic matter (NOM) fouling of nanofiltration membranes
    1997 1.1k citations Menachem Elimelech et al. Journal of Membrane Science profile →
  10. Environmental Applications of Carbon-Based Nanomaterials
    2008 1.1k citations Menachem Elimelech et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  11. Influence of concentrative and dilutive internal concentration polarization on flux behavior in forward osmosis
    2006 1.1k citations Menachem Elimelech et al. Journal of Membrane Science profile →
  12. Particle Deposition and Aggregation: Measurement, Modelling and Simulation
    1995 1.0k citations Menachem Elimelech profile →
  13. Influence of membrane surface properties on initial rate of colloidal fouling of reverse osmosis and nanofiltration membranes
    2001 1.0k citations Menachem Elimelech et al. Journal of Membrane Science profile →
  14. Aggregation and Deposition of Engineered Nanomaterials in Aquatic Environments: Role of Physicochemical Interactions
    2010 972 citations Menachem Elimelech et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  15. Correlation Equation for Predicting Single-Collector Efficiency in Physicochemical Filtration in Saturated Porous Media
    2003 953 citations Menachem Elimelech et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  16. Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Exhibit Strong Antimicrobial Activity
    2007 941 citations Menachem Elimelech et al. profile →
  17. Colloid mobilization and transport in groundwater
    1996 928 citations Menachem Elimelech et al. profile →
  18. Membrane distillation at the water-energy nexus: limits, opportunities, and challenges
    2018 905 citations Shihong Lin, Menachem Elimelech et al. profile →
  19. Antibacterial Effects of Carbon Nanotubes: Size Does Matter!
    2008 904 citations Menachem Elimelech et al. profile →
  20. Effect of solution chemistry on the surface charge of polymeric reverse osmosis and nanofiltration membranes
    1996 858 citations Menachem Elimelech et al. Journal of Membrane Science profile →
  21. The Global Rise of Zero Liquid Discharge for Wastewater Management: Drivers, Technologies, and Future Directions
    2016 828 citations Menachem Elimelech et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  22. High Performance Thin-Film Composite Forward Osmosis Membrane
    2010 791 citations Menachem Elimelech et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  23. Antimicrobial Properties of Graphene Oxide Nanosheets: Why Size Matters
    2015 779 citations Menachem Elimelech et al. profile →
  24. A novel ammonia—carbon dioxide forward (direct) osmosis desalination process
    2005 776 citations Menachem Elimelech et al. Desalination profile →
  25. Emerging opportunities for nanotechnology to enhance water security
    2018 735 citations Pedro J. J. Alvarez, Menachem Elimelech et al. profile →
  26. Organic fouling of forward osmosis membranes: Fouling reversibility and cleaning without chemical reagents
    2009 727 citations Menachem Elimelech et al. Journal of Membrane Science profile →
  27. Organic Fouling and Chemical Cleaning of Nanofiltration Membranes:  Measurements and Mechanisms
    2004 703 citations Qilin Li, Menachem Elimelech Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  28. Forward osmosis: Where are we now?
    2014 700 citations Shihong Lin, Menachem Elimelech et al. Desalination profile →
  29. Water And Sanitation in Developing Countries: Including Health in the Equation
    2007 691 citations Menachem Elimelech et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  30. Desalination by ammonia–carbon dioxide forward osmosis: Influence of draw and feed solution concentrations on process performance
    2005 686 citations Menachem Elimelech et al. Journal of Membrane Science profile →
  31. Polyamide nanofiltration membrane with highly uniform sub-nanometre pores for sub-1 Å precision separation
    2020 682 citations Yu Zhu, Menachem Elimelech et al. Nature Communications profile →
  32. Desalination and Reuse of High-Salinity Shale Gas Produced Water: Drivers, Technologies, and Future Directions
    2013 664 citations Menachem Elimelech et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  33. Comparison of fouling behavior in forward osmosis (FO) and reverse osmosis (RO)
    2010 632 citations Menachem Elimelech et al. Journal of Membrane Science profile →
  34. Relating Nanofiltration Membrane Performance to Membrane Charge (Electrokinetic) Characteristics
    2000 616 citations Menachem Elimelech et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  35. Aggregation and Deposition Kinetics of Fullerene (C60) Nanoparticles
    2006 604 citations Menachem Elimelech et al. profile →
  36. Towards single-species selectivity of membranes with subnanometre pores
    2020 590 citations Cody L. Ritt, Menachem Elimelech et al. profile →
  37. Reverse Draw Solute Permeation in Forward Osmosis: Modeling and Experiments
    2010 587 citations Menachem Elimelech et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  38. The Critical Need for Increased Selectivity, Not Increased Water Permeability, for Desalination Membranes
    2016 572 citations Menachem Elimelech et al. Environmental Science & Technology Letters profile →
  39. Influence of humic acid on the aggregation kinetics of fullerene (C60) nanoparticles in monovalent and divalent electrolyte solutions
    2007 554 citations Menachem Elimelech et al. profile →
  40. Cake-Enhanced Concentration Polarization:  A New Fouling Mechanism for Salt-Rejecting Membranes
    2003 543 citations Menachem Elimelech et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  41. Chemical and physical aspects of organic fouling of forward osmosis membranes
    2008 542 citations Menachem Elimelech et al. Journal of Membrane Science profile →
  42. Internal concentration polarization in forward osmosis: role of membrane orientation
    2006 537 citations Menachem Elimelech et al. Desalination profile →
  43. Biofouling of reverse osmosis membranes: Role of biofilm-enhanced osmotic pressure
    2007 523 citations Menachem Elimelech et al. Journal of Membrane Science profile →
  44. Relating performance of thin-film composite forward osmosis membranes to support layer formation and structure
    2010 520 citations Menachem Elimelech et al. Journal of Membrane Science profile →
  45. Role of membrane surface morphology in colloidal fouling of cellulose acetate and composite aromatic polyamide reverse osmosis membranes
    1997 492 citations Menachem Elimelech et al. Journal of Membrane Science profile →
  46. Layer‐by‐Layer Assembly of Cross‐Functional Semi‐transparent MXene‐Carbon Nanotubes Composite Films for Next‐Generation Electromagnetic Interference Shielding
    2018 478 citations Guo‐Ming Weng, Evyatar Shaulsky et al. profile →
  47. Graphene oxide membranes with stable porous structure for ultrafast water transport
    2021 478 citations Cody L. Ritt, Menachem Elimelech et al. profile →
  48. Energy requirements of ammonia–carbon dioxide forward osmosis desalination
    2007 461 citations Menachem Elimelech et al. Desalination profile →
  49. Kinetics of deposition of colloidal particles in porous media
    1990 454 citations Menachem Elimelech et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  50. Fabrication of desalination membranes by interfacial polymerization: history, current efforts, and future directions
    2021 454 citations Xinglin Lu, Menachem Elimelech profile →
  51. Membrane-based processes for wastewater nutrient recovery: Technology, challenges, and future direction
    2015 440 citations Menachem Elimelech et al. profile →
  52. Thin-Film Composite Polyamide Membranes Functionalized with Biocidal Graphene Oxide Nanosheets
    2013 439 citations Menachem Elimelech et al. Environmental Science & Technology Letters profile →
  53. Evaluation of Removal of Noroviruses during Wastewater Treatment, Using Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR: Different Behaviors of Genogroups I and II
    2007 438 citations Menachem Elimelech et al. profile →
  54. The role of nanotechnology in tackling global water challenges
    2018 436 citations Ines Zucker, Menachem Elimelech et al. profile →
  55. Tailored design of nanofiltration membranes for water treatment based on synthesis–property–performance relationships
    2021 426 citations Menachem Elimelech et al. profile →
  56. Pathways and challenges for efficient solar-thermal desalination
    2019 420 citations Menachem Elimelech, Shihong Lin et al. Science Advances profile →
  57. A method for the simultaneous determination of transport and structural parameters of forward osmosis membranes
    2013 419 citations Menachem Elimelech et al. Journal of Membrane Science profile →
  58. Simultaneous nanocatalytic surface activation of pollutants and oxidants for highly efficient water decontamination
    2022 392 citations Lea R. Winter, Han‐Qing Yu et al. Nature Communications profile →
  59. Recent advances in ion selectivity with capacitive deionization
    2021 383 citations Menachem Elimelech, P. M. Biesheuvel et al. profile →
  60. Nanofoaming of Polyamide Desalination Membranes To Tune Permeability and Selectivity
    2018 356 citations Menachem Elimelech et al. Environmental Science & Technology Letters profile →
  61. Mechanism of Heterogeneous Fenton Reaction Kinetics Enhancement under Nanoscale Spatial Confinement
    2020 330 citations Meng Sun, Xuechen Zhou et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  62. Omniphobic Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) Membrane for Desalination of Shale Gas Produced Water by Membrane Distillation
    2016 323 citations Menachem Elimelech et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  63. High performance polyester reverse osmosis desalination membrane with chlorine resistance
    2020 296 citations Menachem Elimelech et al. profile →
  64. Potential and implemented membrane-based technologies for the treatment and reuse of flowback and produced water from shale gas and oil plays: A review
    2019 265 citations Menachem Elimelech et al. Desalination profile →
  65. Electrified Membranes for Water Treatment Applications
    2021 227 citations Meng Sun, Xiaoxiong Wang et al. profile →
  66. Electrified water treatment: fundamentals and roles of electrode materials
    2023 185 citations Kuichang Zuo, Sergi Garcia‐Segura et al. Nature Reviews Materials profile →
  67. 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 →
  68. Prospects of metal recovery from wastewater and brine
    2023 141 citations Menachem Elimelech et al. profile →
  69. More resilient polyester membranes for high-performance reverse osmosis desalination
    2024 126 citations Mingxin Huo, Tianchi Cao et al. profile →
  70. Microstructure optimization of bioderived polyester nanofilms for antibiotic desalination via nanofiltration
    2023 124 citations Liangliang Dong, Luis Francisco Villalobos et al. Science Advances profile →

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  • Water Science and Technology 79.2k
  • Biomedical Engineering 68.2k
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering 26.7k
  • Materials Chemistry 22.6k
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 19.6k
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20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
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New Methodology for Characterizing Ion Permeability and Selectivity of Ion-Exchange Membranes
2025 ·Environmental Science & Technology Letters ·Junwei Zhang, Amit N. Shocron, (unknown), Camille Violet, (unknown), Peter Lenz, Yanghua Duan, Ruoyu Wang, Arpita Iddya, Menachem Elimelech
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Precision-Engineered Crystalline Covalent Organic Framework Membranes with Staggered ABC Stacking for High-Performance Desalination
2025 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Junfa Yuan, Zhaohuan Mai, (unknown), (unknown), Jingwei Hou, Xue‐Li Cao, Shi‐Peng Sun, Yatao Zhang, Junyong Zhu, Menachem Elimelech
0
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The solution-diffusion model for water transport in reverse osmosis: What went wrong?
2024 ·Desalination ·Hanqing Fan, Mohammad Heiranian, Menachem Elimelech
26
4
Molecular simulations of organic solvent transport in dense polymer membranes: Solution-diffusion or pore-flow mechanism?
2024 ·Journal of Membrane Science ·Jinlong He, Hanqing Fan, Menachem Elimelech, Ying Li
22
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Hyping direct seawater electrolysis hinders electrolyzer development
2024 ·Joule ·J. Niklas Hausmann, Lea R. Winter, Mohd Adnan Khan, Menachem Elimelech, Md Golam Kibria, Tobias Sontheimer, Prashanth W. Menezes
17
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Scalable weaving of resilient membranes with on-demand superwettability for high-performance nanoemulsion separations
2024 ·Science Advances ·Yangyang Wang, Luis Francisco Villalobos, Lijun Liang, (unknown), Jian Li, Chen Chen, (unknown), (unknown), Liangliang Dong, Quan‐Fu An, (unknown), Yue Zhao, Menachem Elimelech
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The physical basis for solvent flow in organic solvent nanofiltration
2024 ·Science Advances ·Hanqing Fan, Jinlong He, Mohammad Heiranian, Weiyi Pan, Ying Li, Menachem Elimelech
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8
Tuning Metal–Organic Framework Linker Chemistry for Transition Metal Ion Separations
2024 ·ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·Camille Violet, (unknown), (unknown), Heather J. Kulik, John D. Fortner, Menachem Elimelech
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Ion selectivity in brackish groundwater desalination by electrodialysis: Experiments and theory
2024 ·Journal of Membrane Science ·Amit N. Shocron, (unknown), (unknown), Jouke E. Dykstra, Menachem Elimelech, Oded Nir
4
10
Regulation of molecular transport in polymer membranes with voltage-controlled pore size at the angstrom scale
2023 ·Nature Communications ·Yu Zhu, (unknown), Ruoyu Wang, Yunfeng Wang, Wangxi Fang, Menachem Elimelech, Shihong Lin, Jian Jin
45
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Significance of Co-ion Partitioning in Salt Transport through Polyamide Reverse Osmosis Membranes
2023 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·Li Wang, Tianchi Cao, (unknown), (unknown), P. M. Biesheuvel, Menachem Elimelech
25
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Electrified water treatment: fundamentals and roles of electrode materials breakdown →
2023 ·Nature Reviews Materials ·Kuichang Zuo, Sergi Garcia‐Segura, Gabriel Antonio Cerrón-Calle, Feng-Yang Chen, Xiaoyin Tian, Xiaoxiong Wang, Xiaochuan Huang, Haotian Wang, Pedro J. J. Alvarez, Jun Lou, Menachem Elimelech, Qilin Li
185
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Tutorial review of reverse osmosis and electrodialysis
2022 ·Journal of Membrane Science ·P. M. Biesheuvel, S. Porada, Menachem Elimelech, Jouke E. Dykstra
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In Situ Characterization of Dehydration during Ion Transport in Polymeric Nanochannels
2021 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Chenghai Lu, Chengzhi Hu, Cody L. Ritt, Xin Hua, Jingqiu Sun, Hai‐Lun Xia, Ying‐Ya Liu, Da‐Wei Li, Baiwen Ma, Menachem Elimelech, Jiuhui Qu
164
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Electrochemical-Osmotic Process for Simultaneous Recovery of Electric Energy, Water, and Metals from Wastewater
2020 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·Meng Sun, Mohan Qin, Chi Wang, Guo‐Ming Weng, Mingxin Huo, André D. Taylor, Jiuhui Qu, Menachem Elimelech
38
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Tunable Molybdenum Disulfide-Enabled Fiber Mats for High-Efficiency Removal of Mercury from Water
2020 ·ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·(unknown), Ines Zucker, (unknown), Evyatar Shaulsky, Julie B. Zimmerman, Menachem Elimelech
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Silica Removal Using Magnetic Iron–Aluminum Hybrid Nanomaterials: Measurements, Adsorption Mechanisms, and Implications for Silica Scaling in Reverse Osmosis
2019 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·Yan-Fang Guan, Mariana Marcos−Hernández, Xinglin Lu, Wei Cheng, Han‐Qing Yu, Menachem Elimelech, D. Villagrán
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Reactive, Self-Cleaning Ultrafiltration Membrane Functionalized with Iron Oxychloride Nanocatalysts
2018 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·Meng Sun, Ines Zucker, Douglas M. Davenport, Xuechen Zhou, Jiuhui Qu, Menachem Elimelech
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Nanotechnologies, Hazards and Resource Efficiency: A Three‐Tiered Approach to Assessing the Implications of Nanotechnology and Influencing its Development , by Michael Steinfeldt, Arnim von Gleich, Ulrich Petschow, and Rüdiger Haum
2008 ·Journal of Industrial Ecology ·Menachem Elimelech
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Special Paper: The global challenge for adequate and safe water
2006 ·Menachem Elimelech
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