Peter Desmond

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 996 citations indexed

About

Peter Desmond is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Desmond has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 996 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Water Science and Technology, 9 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 6 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Peter Desmond's work include Membrane Separation Technologies (18 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (6 papers) and Water Treatment and Disinfection (4 papers). Peter Desmond is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation Technologies (18 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (6 papers) and Water Treatment and Disinfection (4 papers). Peter Desmond collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and China. Peter Desmond's co-authors include Eberhard Morgenroth, Nicolas Derlon, An Ding, James P. Best, Bing Wu, Anthony G. Fane, Michael Burkhardt, Wouter Pronk, Cristian Picioreanu and Morez Jafari and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Water Research and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Peter Desmond

24 papers receiving 988 citations

Hit Papers

Gravity-driven membrane filtration for water and wastewat... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 100 200 300
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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. Gravity-driven membrane filtration for water and wastewater treatment: A review
    2018 369 citations Wouter Pronk, An Ding et al. Water Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter Desmond Germany 13 618 273 231 183 134 25 996
Thang Nguyen Australia 10 613 1.0× 381 1.4× 154 0.7× 187 1.0× 121 0.9× 12 1.1k
Jihyang Kweon South Korea 17 448 0.7× 303 1.1× 144 0.6× 217 1.2× 159 1.2× 40 931
Weiwei Cai China 19 670 1.1× 425 1.6× 163 0.7× 180 1.0× 112 0.8× 31 1.2k
Maryna Peter Switzerland 9 799 1.3× 287 1.1× 168 0.7× 252 1.4× 148 1.1× 14 1.1k
Shaoqing Zhang China 9 822 1.3× 495 1.8× 388 1.7× 154 0.8× 133 1.0× 21 1.2k
Nadia Farhat Saudi Arabia 19 683 1.1× 426 1.6× 152 0.7× 181 1.0× 90 0.7× 37 952
Yang Huo China 20 283 0.5× 170 0.6× 244 1.1× 177 1.0× 168 1.3× 73 1.0k
Wenfa Ng Singapore 15 429 0.7× 257 0.9× 288 1.2× 171 0.9× 70 0.5× 45 892
Börte Köse‐Mutlu Türkiye 15 505 0.8× 326 1.2× 104 0.5× 80 0.4× 80 0.6× 37 843
Jing Ai China 22 584 0.9× 302 1.1× 253 1.1× 133 0.7× 246 1.8× 60 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Peter Desmond

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Fields of papers citing papers by Peter Desmond

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Desmond

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Peter Desmond. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Peter Desmond 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 Peter Desmond. Peter Desmond 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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Desmond, Peter, et al.. (2026). Rethinking membrane biofouling: A functional and mechanistic perspective. Water Research X. 31. 100517–100517.
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Desmond, Peter, et al.. (2025). Feasibility and application of membrane aerated biofilm reactors for industrial wastewater treatment. Water Research. 280. 123523–123523. 5 indexed citations
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Zhang, Rourou, An Ding, Peter Desmond, et al.. (2024). Break through the trade-off between membrane fouling and pathogen removal in ultrafiltration process by poly(amino acid)s modified biochar. Separation and Purification Technology. 356. 129847–129847. 2 indexed citations
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Tiso, Till, Luo Liu, Matthias Weßling, et al.. (2024). Foam control in biotechnological processes—challenges and opportunities. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 25 indexed citations
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Lin, Wei, An Ding, Peter Desmond, et al.. (2024). A three-stage oxidation method improves sludge dewaterability by achieving sustained oxidation and phased enhanced coagulation: Ingeniously using H2O2 as a “converter”. Chemical Engineering Journal. 500. 157539–157539. 1 indexed citations
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Lin, Wei, Peter Desmond, Xu He, et al.. (2024). Sustained oxidation of Tea-Fe(III)/H2O2 simultaneously achieves sludge reduction and carbamazepine removal: The crucial role of EPS regulation. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 470. 134182–134182. 10 indexed citations
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Lin, Wei, et al.. (2024). Improving the phosphorus bioavailability of sludge: Comparison of oxidation treatments based on Mn(VII)-Fe(III) catalysis. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 59. 104986–104986. 4 indexed citations
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Zeng, Jie, Peter Desmond, Huu Hao Ngo, et al.. (2023). Membrane modification in enhancement of virus removal: A critical review. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 146. 198–216. 5 indexed citations
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Ren, Zixiao, Haiyan Cao, Peter Desmond, et al.. (2022). Ions play different roles in virus removal caused by different NOMs in UF process: Removal efficiency and mechanism analysis. Chemosphere. 313. 137644–137644. 7 indexed citations
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Desmond, Peter, Nadia Farhat, Jacqueline Traber, et al.. (2022). Controlling the hydraulic resistance of membrane biofilms by engineering biofilm physical structure. Water Research. 210. 118031–118031. 54 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiao, Zixiao Ren, Huu Hao Ngo, et al.. (2021). Membrane technology for rainwater treatment and reuse: A mini review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 51–63. 55 indexed citations
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Farhat, Nadia, Peter Desmond, Rodrigo Valladares Linares, et al.. (2020). Biofouling control by phosphorus limitation strongly depends on the assimilable organic carbon concentration. Water Research. 183. 116051–116051. 26 indexed citations
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Desmond, Peter, et al.. (2019). Source Community and Assembly Processes Affect the Efficiency of Microbial Microcystin Degradation on Drinking Water Filtration Membranes. Frontiers in Microbiology. 10. 843–843. 5 indexed citations
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Jafari, Morez, Nicolas Derlon, Peter Desmond, et al.. (2019). Biofilm compressibility in ultrafiltration: A relation between biofilm morphology, mechanics and hydraulic resistance. Water Research. 157. 335–345. 36 indexed citations
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Pronk, Wouter, An Ding, Eberhard Morgenroth, et al.. (2018). Gravity-driven membrane filtration for water and wastewater treatment: A review. Water Research. 149. 553–565. 369 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jafari, Morez, Peter Desmond, Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht, et al.. (2018). Effect of biofilm structural deformation on hydraulic resistance during ultrafiltration: A numerical and experimental study. Water Research. 145. 375–387. 50 indexed citations
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Desmond, Peter, James P. Best, Eberhard Morgenroth, & Nicolas Derlon. (2017). Linking composition of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) to the physical structure and hydraulic resistance of membrane biofilms. Water Research. 132. 211–221. 189 indexed citations

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