Quan‐Fu An

10.6k citations

227 papers · 8.9k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 48

Impact in

Water Science and Technology top 0.05%
- Membrane Separation Technologies
Surfaces, Coatings and Films top 0.5%

Papers in

Water Science and Technology 142
- Membrane Separation Technologies 142
Surfaces, Coatings and Films 31
- Polymer Surface Interaction Studies 23

Co-authors: Naixin Wang Kueir‐Rarn Lee Qiang Zhao Wei‐Song Hung Ming‐Jie Yin Jinwen Qian Juin‐Yih Lai Congjie Gao
Journals: Journal of Membrane Science (79 papers)Separation and Purification Technology (20 papers)Desalination (9 papers)Chemical Engineering Journal (8 papers)Journal of Materials Chemistry A (6 papers)
Partner nations: China Taiwan United States

In The Last Decade

Quan‐Fu An

220 papers receiving 8.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories log scale

Nanofiltration membranes for sustainable removal of heavy metal ions from polluted water: A review and future perspective 2024 · 66 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2024 Desalination
2023 Advanced Functional Materials
2023 Science Advances
2021 Nature Nanotechnology
2014 Chemistry of Materials

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All Works

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1	Recent progress on the development of non-fluorinated proton exchange membrane-A review Green Energy & Environment ·Peng Song, Yi Zhang, Xue Zhang, Jiaye Liu, Liang Wu, Adrian C. Fisher, Quan‐Fu An	2025	4
2	In-situ photopolymerization hydrogel bioadhesive for on-demand rapid sealing of kidney wounds Chinese Chemical Letters ·Yaling Wang, Huiting Zhang, Yu Zhao, Mingyang Liu, Ming‐Jie Yin, Quan‐Fu An, Yansheng Li	2025	0
3	Slot-die coating of vinyl-PDMS composite membranes for alcohol perm-selective pervaporation Journal of Membrane Science ·Fengkai Wang, Mengxin Shen, Z. Li, Yating Zhu, Jie Li, Naixin Wang, Hong Meng, Quan‐Fu An	2024	2
4	One-step exfoliation and etching of layered double hydroxide nanosheets to construct nanofiltration membranes with high water permeance Separation and Purification Technology ·Yahua Lu, Yafei He, Jie Li, Naixin Wang, Quan‐Fu An	2024	1
5	The construction of polysulfate membrane with improved ultrafiltration performance via zwitterionic copolymer segregation Separation and Purification Technology ·Ziyun Yang, Qiaohong Liu, Qianru Zhang, Yue Shen, Yijie Shi, Yushan Sun, Yaqian Li, Yuelian Peng, Quan‐Fu An	2024	2
6	Enhanced antifouling PSE hollow fiber membrane via zwitterionic copolymer segregation Journal of Membrane Science ·Zhipeng Wang, Ziyang Cheng, Qiaohong Liu, Chunguang Hou, Quan‐Fu An	2024	2
7	Scalable weaving of resilient membranes with on-demand superwettability for high-performance nanoemulsion separations Science Advances ·Yangyang Wang, Luis Francisco Villalobos, Lijun Liang, Bo Zhu, Jian Li, Chen Chen, Yunxiang Bai, Chunfang Zhang, Liangliang Dong, Quan‐Fu An, Hong Meng, Yue Zhao, Menachem Elimelech	2024	8
8	Nanofiltration membranes for sustainable removal of heavy metal ions from polluted water: A review and future perspective Desalination ·Mwema Wanjiya, Jia‐Chen Zhang, Bin Wu, Ming‐Jie Yin, Quan‐Fu An Hit paper breakdown →	2024	66
9	Hydrophobic ultrathin MOF membranes with tuning pore structure for efficient alcohol-permselective pervaporation Journal of Membrane Science ·Fengkai Wang, Hao Sun, Mengxin Shen, Jie Li, Naixin Wang, Hong Meng, Quan‐Fu An	2024	19
10	3D printed micro-structured hydrogel device with transmittance-changeable soft ‘armor’ camouflage for dual-encryption Chemical Engineering Journal ·Jia-Yue Zhang, Tian‐Run Lv, Yi-Han Xue, Wen-Hai Zhang, Ming‐Jie Yin, Quan‐Fu An	2024	2
11	3D microprinting of QR-code integrated hydrogel tactile sensor for real-time E-healthcare Chemical Engineering Journal ·Zirong Li, Tian‐Run Lv, Zhenxu Yang, Wenhai Zhang, Ming‐Jie Yin, Ken‐Tye Yong, Quan‐Fu An	2024	15
12	Defect engineering on zeolitic imidazolate framework membrane via thermal annealing for organic solvent nanofiltration Separation and Purification Technology ·Hao Sun, Xiaoting Li, Naixin Wang, Quan‐Fu An	2023	4
13	Rapid Fabrication of High‐Permeability Mixed Matrix Membranes at Mild Condition for CO₂ Capture (Small 19/2023) Small ·Shuo Li, Yu‐Jie Sun, Zhao‐Xu Wang, Chenggang Jin, Ming‐Jie Yin, Quan‐Fu An	2023	0
14	Defect-free PEO membrane fabrication by hydrogen bonding coupling thermal annealing for carbon capture Chemical Engineering Science ·Zhao‐Xu Wang, Wenhai Zhang, Gangqiang Yu, Ming‐Jie Yin, Shuo Li, Quan‐Fu An	2023	10
15	Construction of high-performance thin-film composite membrane for CO2 separation via interface engineering Separation and Purification Technology ·Zhao‐Xu Wang, Wei-Shi Sun, Wenhai Zhang, Shuo Li, Ming‐Jie Yin, Quan‐Fu An	2023	11
16	Multi-carboxyl based zwitterionic nanofiltration membrane with ion selectivity and anti-scaling performance Journal of Membrane Science ·Yue Shen, Jingyuan Zhou, Bin Wu, Mengni Ge, Naixin Wang, Yan Zhao, Quan‐Fu An, Bart Van der Bruggen	2023	37
17	Micro/Nano‐Fabrication of Flexible Poly(3,4‐Ethylenedioxythiophene)‐Based Conductive Films for High‐Performance Microdevices Small ·Tian‐Run Lv, Wenhai Zhang, Yang Yaqiong, Jia‐Chen Zhang, Ming‐Jie Yin, Zhigang Yin, Ken‐Tye Yong, Quan‐Fu An	2023	32
18	Rapid Fabrication of High‐Permeability Mixed Matrix Membranes at Mild Condition for CO₂ Capture Small ·Shuo Li, Yu‐Jie Sun, Zhao‐Xu Wang, Chenggang Jin, Ming‐Jie Yin, Quan‐Fu An	2023	38
19	Green Techniques for Rapid Fabrication of Unprecedentedly High-Performance PEO Membranes for CO₂ Capture ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering ·Wei-Shi Sun, Ming‐Jie Yin, Wenhai Zhang, Shuo Li, Naixin Wang, Quan‐Fu An	2021	25
20	Preparation and Applications of Positively Charged Polyethyleneimine Nanofiltration Membrane Huaxue jinzhan ·Feng-Yang Zhao, Yifang Mi, Quan‐Fu An, Congjie Gao	2016	7

About Quan‐Fu An

Quan‐Fu An is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Mechanical Engineering, Polymers and Plastics and Biomedical Engineering, having authored 227 papers that have together received 8.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Membrane Separation Technologies (142 papers), Membrane Separation and Gas Transport (134 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (43 papers), Graphene research and applications (30 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (27 papers), Synthesis and properties of polymers (26 papers), Fuel Cells and Related Materials (23 papers) and Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (23 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Water Science and Technology (5.7k citations), Surfaces, Coatings and Films (756 citations), Biomedical Engineering (4.5k citations), Mechanical Engineering (3.6k citations) and Materials Chemistry (2.9k citations). Quan‐Fu An has collaborated with scholars based in China, Taiwan and United States. Frequent co-authors include Naixin Wang, Kueir‐Rarn Lee, Qiang Zhao, Wei‐Song Hung, Ming‐Jie Yin, Jinwen Qian, Juin‐Yih Lai, Congjie Gao, Chien‐Chieh Hu and Manuel De Guzman. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Membrane Science, Separation and Purification Technology, Desalination, Chemical Engineering Journal and Journal of Materials Chemistry A.

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