R. Leysen

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

R. Leysen is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Leysen has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 23 papers in Materials Chemistry and 16 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in R. Leysen's work include Membrane Separation Technologies (15 papers), Membrane Separation and Gas Transport (14 papers) and Fuel Cells and Related Materials (12 papers). R. Leysen is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation Technologies (15 papers), Membrane Separation and Gas Transport (14 papers) and Fuel Cells and Related Materials (12 papers). R. Leysen collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Sweden and United Kingdom. R. Leysen's co-authors include Carlo Vandecasteele, W. Doyen, Tim Van Gestel, Bart Van der Bruggen, C. Dotremont, Anita Buekenhoudt, Jan Luyten, Inge Genné, Ph. Vermeiren and S. Kuypers and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B and Journal of Membrane Science.

In The Last Decade

R. Leysen

55 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

A review of pressure‐driven membrane processes in wastewa... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 200 400 600
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. A review of pressure‐driven membrane processes in wastewater treatment and drinking water production
    2003 728 citations Bart Van der Bruggen, Carlo Vandecasteele et al. Environmental Progress profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. Leysen Belgium 23 1.3k 962 835 656 632 56 2.5k
Tim Van Gestel Germany 17 1.0k 0.8× 720 0.7× 579 0.7× 428 0.7× 617 1.0× 29 1.9k
M. Persin France 28 1.4k 1.1× 780 0.8× 693 0.8× 414 0.6× 529 0.8× 74 2.4k
Manh Hoang Australia 28 2.0k 1.6× 1.6k 1.6× 1.2k 1.4× 584 0.9× 717 1.1× 70 3.4k
Dariush Bastani Iran 24 914 0.7× 738 0.8× 650 0.8× 463 0.7× 524 0.8× 63 2.1k
A. Bottino Italy 34 2.2k 1.7× 2.1k 2.2× 1.2k 1.4× 1.0k 1.6× 604 1.0× 94 4.0k
Seyed Saeid Hosseini Iran 31 1.6k 1.3× 1.0k 1.1× 2.2k 2.6× 718 1.1× 933 1.5× 71 3.4k
Li–guang Wu China 27 2.2k 1.7× 1.6k 1.7× 1.1k 1.3× 678 1.0× 1.0k 1.6× 83 3.1k
Katsuhiko Muroyama Japan 24 829 0.7× 1.2k 1.2× 557 0.7× 347 0.5× 637 1.0× 64 2.7k
Antonio Comite Italy 26 669 0.5× 716 0.7× 491 0.6× 393 0.6× 580 0.9× 78 2.0k
Reza Yegani Iran 30 1.6k 1.3× 1.1k 1.1× 695 0.8× 476 0.7× 439 0.7× 89 2.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by R. Leysen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. Leysen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of R. Leysen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of R. Leysen 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 R. Leysen. R. Leysen 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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Sitter, Kristien De, Petra Winberg, Jan D’Haen, et al.. (2005). Silica filled poly(1-trimethylsilyl-1-propyne) nanocomposite membranes: Relation between the transport of gases and structural characteristics. Journal of Membrane Science. 278(1-2). 83–91. 85 indexed citations
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Meeren, Paul Van der, et al.. (2004). Colloid–membrane interaction effects on flux decline during cross-flow ultrafiltration of colloidal silica on semi-ceramic membranes. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 6(7). 1408–1412. 35 indexed citations
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Buekenhoudt, Anita, et al.. (2003). Economic comparison between azeotropic distillation and different hybrid systems combining distillation with pervaporation for the dehydration of isopropanol. Separation and Purification Technology. 37(1). 33–49. 161 indexed citations
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Bruggen, Bart Van der, Carlo Vandecasteele, Tim Van Gestel, W. Doyen, & R. Leysen. (2003). A review of pressure‐driven membrane processes in wastewater treatment and drinking water production. Environmental Progress. 22(1). 46–56. 728 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gestel, Tim Van, Carlo Vandecasteele, Anita Buekenhoudt, et al.. (2002). Alumina and titania multilayer membranes for nanofiltration: preparation, characterization and chemical stability. Journal of Membrane Science. 207(1). 73–89. 229 indexed citations
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Brauns, Etienne, et al.. (2002). A new method of measuring and presenting the membrane fouling potential. Desalination. 150(1). 31–43. 42 indexed citations
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Gestel, Tim Van, Carlo Vandecasteele, Anita Buekenhoudt, et al.. (2002). Salt retention in nanofiltration with multilayer ceramic TiO2 membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. 209(2). 379–389. 116 indexed citations
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Diels, Ludo, et al.. (1997). Development of a membrane biofilm reactor for the degradation of chlorinated aromatics. Water Science & Technology. 36(1). 205–214. 6 indexed citations
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Luyten, Jan, J. Cooymans, & R. Leysen. (1997). Shaping of a RBAO-Membrane Support. Key engineering materials. 132-136. 1691–1694. 7 indexed citations
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Cooymans, J., et al.. (1997). Shaping of multilayer ceramic membranes by dip coating. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 17(2-3). 273–279. 28 indexed citations
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Vercauteren, Sven, Jeroen Luyten, R. Leysen, & Etienne F. Vansant. (1996). Synthesis and characterization of a pillared clay membrane. Journal of Membrane Science. 119(1). 161–168. 12 indexed citations
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Doyen, W., et al.. (1996). A comparison between polysulfone, zirconia and organo-mineral membranes for use in ultrafiltration. Journal of Membrane Science. 113(2). 247–258. 45 indexed citations
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Weyten, H., et al.. (1993). High Tc superconducting YBa2Cu3O7−x filaments: An improved thermal treatment. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 195. 31–37. 3 indexed citations
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Doyen, W., et al.. (1992). Tubular Organo-Mineral Membranes: An Interesting Alternative for Ultrafiltration. Key engineering materials. 61-62. 201–206. 1 indexed citations
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Vermeiren, Ph., et al.. (1985). Study of hydrogen evolving reaction in alkaline medium at nickel and cobalt based electrocatalysts. Electrochimica Acta. 30(9). 1253–1255. 14 indexed citations
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Leysen, R., et al.. (1983). Developments on IME-alkaline water electrolysis. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 8(2). 81–83. 8 indexed citations
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Leysen, R., et al.. (1980). Synthesis and characterization of polyantimonic acid membranes. Materials Research Bulletin. 15(4). 437–450. 10 indexed citations
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Leysen, R., et al.. (1978). On inorganic-membrane-electrolyte water electrolysis. Electrochimica Acta. 23(8). 803–804. 8 indexed citations
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Hopkins, B.J., R. Leysen, & Patrick Taylor. (1975). The role of impurities in the stability of ZnO surfaces. Surface Science. 48(2). 486–496. 21 indexed citations
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Leysen, R., et al.. (1973). Electronic and structural characteristics of ZnO (0001) surfaces. physica status solidi (a). 18(2). 613–621. 16 indexed citations

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