Mingheng Li

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
87 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Mingheng Li is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Water Science and Technology and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Mingheng Li has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 37 papers in Water Science and Technology and 18 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Mingheng Li's work include Membrane Separation Technologies (36 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (28 papers) and Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows (12 papers). Mingheng Li is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation Technologies (36 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (28 papers) and Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows (12 papers). Mingheng Li collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Mingheng Li's co-authors include Panagiotis D. Christofides, Dan Shi, Yong X. Gan, Zhen Yu, Ahalapitiya H. Jayatissa, Xi Chen, Prashant Mhaskar, Nael H. El‐Farra, Yi Heng and Lutz Mädler and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Chemical Engineering Journal and Electrochimica Acta.

In The Last Decade

Mingheng Li

84 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Hydrothermal Synthesis of Nanomaterials 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 100 200 300
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. Hydrothermal Synthesis of Nanomaterials
    2020 396 citations Yong X. Gan, Zhen Yu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mingheng Li United States 25 729 726 593 472 457 87 2.3k
Ramgopal Uppaluri India 26 497 0.7× 883 1.2× 279 0.5× 437 0.9× 525 1.1× 56 2.1k
Jianguo Yang China 31 684 0.9× 556 0.8× 1.1k 1.9× 520 1.1× 2.2k 4.7× 294 4.1k
Zhuo Zhang China 22 488 0.7× 180 0.2× 431 0.7× 229 0.5× 560 1.2× 111 1.8k
Yong Luo China 35 1.2k 1.6× 342 0.5× 1.0k 1.8× 500 1.1× 1.8k 3.9× 188 4.1k
Hao Zhao China 30 575 0.8× 245 0.3× 1.1k 1.8× 441 0.9× 606 1.3× 146 2.8k
Younes Amini Iran 33 960 1.3× 353 0.5× 152 0.3× 276 0.6× 835 1.8× 61 2.8k
Bernard P. A. Grandjean Canada 32 790 1.1× 227 0.3× 1.3k 2.3× 490 1.0× 1.1k 2.3× 82 3.5k
M. Pons France 35 565 0.8× 403 0.6× 1.2k 2.0× 1.3k 2.8× 2.1k 4.6× 276 4.8k
Alessandro Paglianti Italy 29 1.9k 2.6× 720 1.0× 151 0.3× 337 0.7× 941 2.1× 135 2.8k
Ali Vatani Iran 32 569 0.8× 112 0.2× 268 0.5× 294 0.6× 1.5k 3.4× 79 2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Mingheng Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mingheng Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Mingheng Li. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Mingheng Li. The network helps show where Mingheng Li may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mingheng Li

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gu, Han, et al.. (2025). Enhancing municipal potable reuse recovery with flow-reversal RO: Pilot study, challenges, and retrofit considerations. Desalination. 601. 118594–118594. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Mingheng, et al.. (2025). Incorporating convection into the solution-diffusion framework enhances modeling accuracy in reverse osmosis. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 214. 441–445. 4 indexed citations
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Dudley, Edward G., et al.. (2025). Titanium Meets Carbon: Enhanced Reusable Filters for Oil–Water Separation and Environmental Remediation. Separations. 12(4). 83–83. 1 indexed citations
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Rubio, A., et al.. (2025). From waste to fuel: Catalytic pyrolysis transforms COVID-19 face masks into high-octane hydrocarbons. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7. 100133–100133. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Mingheng & Shihong Lin. (2024). Elucidating the use of pressure-recovery diagrams for analyzing energy consumption in reverse osmosis desalination. Desalination. 591. 118033–118033. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Mingheng, et al.. (2024). Inverse design of V-shape feed spacer for batch and semi-batch reverse osmosis. Desalination. 591. 118049–118049. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Mingheng, et al.. (2024). Bio-inspired design of next-generation ultrapermeable membrane systems. npj Clean Water. 7(1). 7 indexed citations
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Li, Mingheng, et al.. (2024). Novel Variable Configuration Design for Ultrahigh Recovery Reverse Osmosis Desalination of Brackish Water. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 63(13). 5813–5822. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Mingheng. (2023). An improved Closed-Circuit RO (CCRO) system: Design and cyclic simulation. Desalination. 554. 116519–116519. 16 indexed citations
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Li, Mingheng. (2023). Modeling, Simulation, and Optimization of Membrane Processes. Separations. 10(5). 303–303. 1 indexed citations
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Gan, Yong X., et al.. (2022). Seawater Corrosion of Copper and Its Alloy Coated with Hydrothermal Carbon. Coatings. 12(6). 798–798. 11 indexed citations
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Li, Mingheng, et al.. (2022). Novel dynamic and cyclic designs for ultra-high recovery waste and brackish water RO desalination. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 179. 473–483. 10 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Brian T., et al.. (2022). Filter Modified with Hydrophilic and Oleophobic Coating for Efficient and Affordable Oil/Water Separation. Separations. 9(10). 269–269. 7 indexed citations
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Arnold, Michael, et al.. (2021). Catalytic production of diesel-like oils from plastic wastes. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy. 13(6). 4 indexed citations
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Li, Mingheng. (2020). Dynamic Operation of Batch Reverse Osmosis and Batch Pressure Retarded Osmosis. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 59(7). 3097–3108. 27 indexed citations
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Li, Mingheng. (2020). Analysis and Design of Membrane Processes. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Mingheng. (2019). Predictive modeling of a commercial spiral wound seawater reverse osmosis module. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 148. 440–450. 17 indexed citations
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Gan, Yong X., et al.. (2017). Chemical Vapor Deposition of Bi-Te-Ni-Fe on Magnesium Oxide Substrate and Its Seebeck Effect. Coatings. 7(10). 164–164. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Mingheng. (2017). Systematic analysis and optimization of power generation in pressure retarded osmosis: Effect of multistage design. AIChE Journal. 64(1). 144–152. 12 indexed citations

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