Nikolay Voutchkov

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Nikolay Voutchkov is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Nikolay Voutchkov has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Water Science and Technology, 6 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 5 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Nikolay Voutchkov's work include Membrane Separation Technologies (14 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (6 papers) and Water Treatment and Disinfection (5 papers). Nikolay Voutchkov is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation Technologies (14 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (6 papers) and Water Treatment and Disinfection (5 papers). Nikolay Voutchkov collaborates with scholars based in United States, Saudi Arabia and Australia. Nikolay Voutchkov's co-authors include David L. Sedlak, Joseph G. Jacangelo, Mohammad Badruzzaman, Lauren Weinrich, Ori Lahav, Liat Birnhack, Sunny C. Jiang, Eric M.V. Hoek, Minglu Zhang and Cai Baoli and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Water Research and Desalination.

In The Last Decade

Nikolay Voutchkov

26 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Energy use for membrane seawater desalination – current s... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Energy use for membrane seawater desalination – current status and trends
    2017 414 citations Nikolay Voutchkov Desalination profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nikolay Voutchkov United States 14 1.1k 590 337 272 218 26 1.5k
Zheng-shuang Han China 8 994 0.9× 557 0.9× 128 0.4× 306 1.1× 178 0.8× 9 1.3k
Eric A. Marchand United States 13 793 0.7× 704 1.2× 160 0.5× 118 0.4× 233 1.1× 34 1.1k
Jonas Löwenberg Switzerland 6 1.4k 1.4× 983 1.7× 456 1.4× 141 0.5× 373 1.7× 7 1.8k
Yuening Li China 14 599 0.6× 508 0.9× 138 0.4× 190 0.7× 195 0.9× 32 1.2k
Chalor Jarusutthirak Thailand 13 1.0k 1.0× 630 1.1× 135 0.4× 280 1.0× 155 0.7× 18 1.3k
Dachao Lin China 21 672 0.6× 337 0.6× 203 0.6× 170 0.6× 90 0.4× 58 1.1k
Shaoqing Zhang China 9 822 0.8× 495 0.8× 133 0.4× 154 0.6× 162 0.7× 21 1.2k
Shahnawaz Sinha United States 14 524 0.5× 294 0.5× 352 1.0× 112 0.4× 85 0.4× 24 860
Domingo Zarzo Spain 12 643 0.6× 329 0.6× 300 0.9× 75 0.3× 140 0.6× 16 977
Hongtao Zhu China 20 503 0.5× 407 0.7× 116 0.3× 200 0.7× 127 0.6× 96 1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nikolay Voutchkov

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All Works

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Voutchkov, Nikolay, et al.. (2019). Balancing carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus concentration in seawater as a strategy to prevent accelerated membrane biofouling. Water Research. 165. 114978–114978. 24 indexed citations
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Badruzzaman, Mohammad, Nikolay Voutchkov, Lauren Weinrich, & Joseph G. Jacangelo. (2018). Selection of pretreatment technologies for seawater reverse osmosis plants: A review. Desalination. 449. 78–91. 170 indexed citations
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Voutchkov, Nikolay. (2018). Desalination Project Cost Estimating and Management. 33 indexed citations
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Voutchkov, Nikolay. (2017). Energy use for membrane seawater desalination – current status and trends. Desalination. 431. 2–14. 414 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jacangelo, Joseph G., Arun Subramani, & Nikolay Voutchkov. (2016). Emerging Energy Reducing Technologies for Desalination Applications. Water Intelligence Online. 15(0). 2139875468–2139875468. 2 indexed citations
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Subramani, Arun, Nikolay Voutchkov, & Joseph G. Jacangelo. (2014). Desalination energy minimization using thin film nanocomposite membranes. Desalination. 350. 35–43. 24 indexed citations
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Voutchkov, Nikolay, et al.. (2013). Investigation of environmental influences on membrane biofouling in a Southern California desalination pilot plant. Desalination. 319. 1–9. 29 indexed citations
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Zhang, Minglu, et al.. (2011). Composition and Variability of Biofouling Organisms in Seawater Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plants. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 77(13). 4390–4398. 69 indexed citations
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Voutchkov, Nikolay. (2010). Considerations for selection of seawater filtration pretreatment system. Desalination. 261(3). 354–364. 171 indexed citations
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Voutchkov, Nikolay. (2010). Seawater desalination: US desalination industry addresses obstacles to growth. Filtration & Separation. 47(6). 36–39. 2 indexed citations
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Birnhack, Liat, Nikolay Voutchkov, & Ori Lahav. (2010). Fundamental chemistry and engineering aspects of post-treatment processes for desalinated water—A review. Desalination. 273(1). 6–22. 106 indexed citations
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Voutchkov, Nikolay. (2009). Salinity tolerance evaluation methodology for desalination plant discharge. Desalination and Water Treatment. 1(1-3). 68–74. 9 indexed citations
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Voutchkov, Nikolay. (2009). SWRO pre-treatment systems: Choosing between conventional and membrane filtration. Filtration & Separation. 46. 5–8. 6 indexed citations
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Blute, Nicole, et al.. (2008). Integration of desalinated seawater into a distribution system: A corrosion pilot study. American Water Works Association. 100(9). 117–131. 13 indexed citations
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Voutchkov, Nikolay. (2005). SWRO desalination process: on the beach – seawater intakes. Filtration & Separation. 42(8). 24–27. 21 indexed citations
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Voutchkov, Nikolay. (2005). Desalination – water for the next generation. Filtration & Separation. 42(2). 14–25. 13 indexed citations
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Voutchkov, Nikolay. (2004). Seawater desalination costs cut through power plant co-location. Filtration & Separation. 41(7). 24–26. 15 indexed citations
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Voutchkov, Nikolay. (1992). Relationship for Clarification Efficiency of Circular Secondary Clarifiers. Water Science & Technology. 26(9-11). 2539–2542. 6 indexed citations

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