Noreddine Ghaffour

16.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
271 papers, 13.7k citations indexed

About

Noreddine Ghaffour is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Noreddine Ghaffour has authored 271 papers receiving a total of 13.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 240 papers in Water Science and Technology, 156 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 119 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Noreddine Ghaffour's work include Membrane Separation Technologies (213 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (133 papers) and Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (106 papers). Noreddine Ghaffour is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation Technologies (213 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (133 papers) and Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (106 papers). Noreddine Ghaffour collaborates with scholars based in Saudi Arabia, Australia and South Korea. Noreddine Ghaffour's co-authors include Gary Amy, Thomas M. Missimer, Lijo Francis, Ahmad S. Alsaadi, Hacène Mahmoudi, Mattheus F. A. Goosen, TorOve Leiknes, Jochen Bundschuh, Johannes S. Vrouwenvelder and Ho Kyong Shon and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and Energy & Environmental Science.

In The Last Decade

Noreddine Ghaffour

262 papers receiving 13.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Technical review and evaluation of the economics of water desalination: Current and future challenges for better water supply sustainability

2012 1.2k citations Noreddine Ghaffour et al. Desalination profile →
Membrane-based seawater desalination: Present and future prospects

2016 582 citations Noreddine Ghaffour et al. Desalination profile →
Renewable energy-driven desalination technologies: A comprehensive review on challenges and potential applications of integrated systems

2014 476 citations Noreddine Ghaffour, Jochen Bundschuh et al. Desalination profile →
Seawater electrolysis for hydrogen production: a solution looking for a problem?

2021 382 citations Noreddine Ghaffour et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Noreddine Ghaffour Saudi Arabia	66	10.5k	6.7k	5.7k	2.5k	1.6k	271	13.7k
Hassan A. Arafat United Arab Emirates	63	7.5k 0.7×	5.6k 0.8×	3.3k 0.6×	2.4k 0.9×	1.8k 1.2×	170	11.9k
Seungkwan Hong South Korea	62	12.4k 1.2×	10.3k 1.5×	2.5k 0.4×	4.2k 1.7×	1.9k 1.2×	236	15.0k
Tzahi Y. Cath United States	61	12.2k 1.2×	9.9k 1.5×	3.6k 0.6×	3.6k 1.4×	1.7k 1.1×	149	14.6k
Muhammad Roil Bilad Malaysia	48	4.3k 0.4×	3.0k 0.4×	2.1k 0.4×	1.7k 0.7×	1.6k 1.0×	346	8.4k
Kun‐Yi Andrew Lin Taiwan	70	8.0k 0.8×	4.8k 0.7×	7.4k 1.3×	2.1k 0.8×	2.0k 1.3×	506	18.7k
M. Khayet Spain	70	11.3k 1.1×	8.7k 1.3×	5.3k 0.9×	3.1k 1.2×	3.5k 2.3×	208	15.2k
Raf Dewil Belgium	55	4.6k 0.4×	4.6k 0.7×	2.4k 0.4×	967 0.4×	2.0k 1.3×	283	14.8k
Raphael Semiat Israel	50	5.2k 0.5×	3.8k 0.6×	1.3k 0.2×	1.3k 0.5×	1.4k 0.9×	200	7.8k
Ho Kyong Shon Australia	78	16.9k 1.6×	12.6k 1.9×	5.8k 1.0×	5.6k 2.2×	3.5k 2.2×	582	24.6k
Cees J.N. Buisman Netherlands	78	3.4k 0.3×	5.7k 0.8×	3.1k 0.5×	7.3k 2.9×	1.3k 0.8×	225	18.5k

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Sheng, Lu, et al.. (2025). Algal organic matter (AOM) characterization and removal efficiency using various seawater desalination pretreatment techniques. Desalination. 602. 118558–118558. 1 indexed citations

Tanudjaja, Henry J., et al.. (2025). Precise biofilm thickness prediction in SWRO desalination from planar camera images by DNN models. npj Clean Water. 8(1). 3 indexed citations

Son, Hyuk Soo, Alla Alpatová, Muhammad Saqib Nawaz, et al.. (2024). Pre-pilot forward osmosis – Membrane distillation hybrid system for sustainable produced water treatment and reducing volume of hazardous waste in oil and gas industry. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 69. 106628–106628. 5 indexed citations

Mohamed, Hend Omar, Mohamed Nejib Hedhili, Mohamed Ben Hassine, et al.. (2024). Sustainable energy production from domestic wastewater via bioelectrochemical reactors using MXene efficient electrodes decorated with transition metal nanoparticles. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 12(5). 113793–113793. 4 indexed citations

Kaczmarczyk, Michał, et al.. (2024). Renewable energy-driven membrane distillation in the context of life cycle assessment. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 192. 114249–114249. 18 indexed citations

Khan, Sher Jamal, et al.. (2024). Comparative performance of osmotic and thermal driven anaerobic membrane bioreactors for hazardous textile wastewater treatment. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 63. 105568–105568. 1 indexed citations

Nawaz, Muhammad Saqib, et al.. (2024). Optimizing electrocoagulation pre-treatment efficiency during simultaneous treatment of different produced water streams in a FO-MD hybrid system. Separation and Purification Technology. 336. 126290–126290. 15 indexed citations

Qamar, Adnan, et al.. (2023). Machine learning and computational approaches for designing membrane distillation modules. Separation and Purification Technology. 325. 124627–124627. 7 indexed citations

Ali, Emad, Jamel Orfi, Hany Al‐Ansary, et al.. (2023). Advanced structures of reversal multi-stage flash desalination. Desalination. 571. 117095–117095. 40 indexed citations

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Sreedhar, Nurshaun, Navya Thomas, Noreddine Ghaffour, & Hassan A. Arafat. (2023). The evolution of feed spacer role in membrane applications for desalination and water treatment: A critical review and future perspective. Desalination. 554. 116505–116505. 28 indexed citations

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Mohamed, Hend Omar, et al.. (2023). Co–TiO2 supported on reduced graphene oxide as a highly active and stable photocatalyst for hydrogen generation. Fuel. 338. 127232–127232. 14 indexed citations

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Chatla, Anjaneyulu, Ismail W. Almanassra, Tahar Laoui, et al.. (2023). Sulphate removal from aqueous solutions: State-of-the-art technologies and future research trends. Desalination. 558. 116615–116615. 41 indexed citations

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Nawaz, Muhammad Saqib, et al.. (2023). Evaluating dye recovery and reusability potential from dyebath effluent using forward osmosis membranes for minimum liquid discharge. Chemosphere. 338. 139433–139433. 3 indexed citations

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Obaid, M., Norah Alsadun, Osama Shekhah, et al.. (2023). Deployment of Superhydrophilic and Super-antifouling Cr-soc-MOF-1-Based Membrane for Ultrafast Separation of Stabilized Oil-in-Water Emulsions. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 15(25). 31067–31076. 21 indexed citations

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Obaid, M., Hend Omar Mohamed, Abayomi Babatunde Alayande, et al.. (2021). Facile fabrication of superhydrophilic and underwater superoleophobic nanofiber membranes for highly efficient separation of oil-in-water emulsion. Separation and Purification Technology. 272. 118954–118954. 31 indexed citations

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Son, Hyuk Soo, et al.. (2020). Impact of osmotic and thermal isolation barrier on concentration and temperature polarization and energy efficiency in a novel FO-MD integrated module. Journal of Membrane Science. 620. 118811–118811. 20 indexed citations

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Harrou, Fouzi, Tuoyuan Cheng, Ying Sun, TorOve Leiknes, & Noreddine Ghaffour. (2020). A Data-Driven Soft Sensor to Forecast Energy Consumption in Wastewater Treatment Plants: A Case Study. IEEE Sensors Journal. 21(4). 4908–4917. 72 indexed citations

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Bettahalli, N.M. Srivatsa, et al.. (2018). Polyoxadiazole hollow fibers for produced water treatment by direct contact membrane distillation. Desalination. 432. 32–39. 43 indexed citations

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Volpin, Federico, Laura Chekli, Sherub Phuntsho, et al.. (2018). Simultaneous phosphorous and nitrogen recovery from source-separated urine: A novel application for fertiliser drawn forward osmosis. Chemosphere. 203. 482–489. 95 indexed citations

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Chekli, Laura, Jung Eun Kim, Ibrahim El Saliby, et al.. (2017). Fertilizer drawn forward osmosis process for sustainable water reuse to grow hydroponic lettuce using commercial nutrient solution. Separation and Purification Technology. 181. 18–28. 82 indexed citations

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