Raphael Semiat

9.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
200 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

Raphael Semiat is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Raphael Semiat has authored 200 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 130 papers in Water Science and Technology, 81 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 34 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Raphael Semiat's work include Membrane Separation Technologies (92 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (47 papers) and Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition (32 papers). Raphael Semiat is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation Technologies (92 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (47 papers) and Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition (32 papers). Raphael Semiat collaborates with scholars based in Israel, China and United States. Raphael Semiat's co-authors include David Hasson, Hilla Shemer, Abraham Sagiv, A. E. Dukler, Carlos G. Dosoretz, Alexander Drak, Anatoli Lisovskii, Chaim Aharoni, Yoram Cohen and Ilan Katz and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Water Research and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Raphael Semiat

198 papers receiving 7.6k 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.

Energy Issues in Desalination Processes

2008 593 citations Raphael Semiat profile →
Challenges and Solutions for Global Water Scarcity

2023 125 citations Hilla Shemer, Raphael Semiat et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Raphael Semiat Israel	50	5.2k	3.8k	1.4k	1.3k	1.3k	200	7.8k
Philippe Moulin France	38	5.0k 1.0×	3.2k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	1.4k 1.1×	148	7.6k
Alberto Tiraferri Italy	46	6.3k 1.2×	5.5k 1.5×	1.3k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	2.3k 1.7×	135	9.0k
Tiezheng Tong United States	37	4.5k 0.9×	3.0k 0.8×	1.0k 0.7×	2.0k 1.5×	1.3k 1.0×	86	6.4k
Jorge Rubio Brazil	43	4.6k 0.9×	2.0k 0.5×	1.7k 1.2×	708 0.5×	508 0.4×	135	6.6k
Pei Xu United States	54	5.5k 1.1×	3.9k 1.0×	1.0k 0.7×	1.9k 1.4×	2.0k 1.5×	185	9.3k
Am Jang South Korea	44	3.4k 0.7×	2.5k 0.7×	660 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	243	6.6k
Thomas Melin Germany	41	4.2k 0.8×	2.8k 0.7×	1.7k 1.2×	861 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	138	7.0k
Li’an Hou China	51	4.3k 0.8×	3.0k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	3.0k 2.3×	1.3k 1.0×	286	9.4k
Hu Yang China	58	5.9k 1.1×	2.0k 0.5×	803 0.6×	947 0.7×	761 0.6×	222	10.1k
Xiaomao Wang China	50	5.8k 1.1×	4.1k 1.1×	1.5k 1.1×	722 0.5×	1.3k 1.0×	177	7.6k

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Yuan, Ziyi, et al.. (2025). Superhydrophobic Modification of the PVDF Membrane by Fluorinated TiO₂ Nanoparticles To Improve Membrane Distillation Performance. ACS ES&T Water. 5(6). 2983–2991.

Semiat, Raphael, et al.. (2025). Graphite fiber felt modification at room temperature for enhanced and selective H₂O₂ electro-production. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(5). 117487–117487.

Semiat, Raphael, et al.. (2024). Development and application of a comprehensive numerical simulation model for microalgal pneumatic photobioreactors. Bioresource Technology. 418. 131962–131962. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Kaifang, Danlin Chen, Jiali Tang, et al.. (2024). PIM-1-based membranes mediated with CO2-philic MXene nanosheets for superior CO2/N2 separation. Chemical Engineering Journal. 483. 149305–149305. 30 indexed citations

Zhang, Manman, Raphael Semiat, & Xuezhong He. (2024). Highly CO2-selective composite membranes from amino-functionalized imidazolium-based Poly(ionic liquids). Separation and Purification Technology. 345. 127281–127281. 8 indexed citations

Sagiv, Abraham, Raphael Semiat, & Hilla Shemer. (2023). Simulation of CaCO3 reverse osmosis membrane scaling at a continuously increasing scaling propensity. Desalination and Water Treatment. 294. 20–28. 2 indexed citations

Hakizimana, Jean Népo, Sanaa Kouzbour, Bouchaib Gourich, et al.. (2022). Fouling control and modeling in reverse osmosis for seawater desalination: A review. Computers & Chemical Engineering. 162. 107794–107794. 59 indexed citations

Etim, U.J., Raphael Semiat, & Ziyi Zhong. (2021). CO<sub>2</sub> Valorization Reactions over Cu-Based Catalysts: Characterization and the Nature of Active Sites. 9(3). 53–53. 8 indexed citations

Shemer, Hilla, Raphael Semiat, & David Hasson. (2019). Re-mineralization of desalinated water using a mixture of CO2 and H2SO4. Desalination. 467. 170–174. 7 indexed citations

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Sagiv, Abraham, Panagiotis D. Christofides, Yoram Cohen, & Raphael Semiat. (2015). On the analysis of FO mass transfer resistances via CFD analysis and film theory. Journal of Membrane Science. 495. 198–205. 24 indexed citations

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Hasson, David, et al.. (2014). Simple Model for Characterizing a Donnan Dialysis Process. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 53(14). 6094–6102. 29 indexed citations

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Hasson, David, et al.. (2014). Simple modeling of Donnan separation processes. Journal of Membrane Science. 476. 348–355. 26 indexed citations

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Shemer, Hilla, et al.. (2013). Electrochemical Removal of Phosphate Ions from Treated Wastewater. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 52(38). 13795–13800. 22 indexed citations

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Shemer, Hilla, et al.. (2013). Rotating cylinder technique for assessing the effectiveness of anti-scalants. Water Research. 47(11). 3716–3722. 3 indexed citations

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Semiat, Raphael, et al.. (2012). Selenium removal from water and its recovery using iron (Fe3+) oxide/hydroxide-based nanoparticles sol (NanoFe) as an adsorbent. Separation and Purification Technology. 103. 167–172. 94 indexed citations

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Yuan, Pei‐Qing, Ning Kong, Zhenmin Cheng, & Raphael Semiat. (2009). Electrostatic potential on anti-scalants modified CaCO3 (104) surface: A molecular simulation study. Desalination. 238(1-3). 246–256. 18 indexed citations

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Yuan, Pei‐Qing, Zhenmin Cheng, Zhiming Zhou, Weikang Yuan, & Raphael Semiat. (2008). Zeta potential on the anti-scalant modified sub-micro calcite surface. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 328(1-3). 60–66. 22 indexed citations

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Qingfeng, Yang, Zi‐Feng Ma, David Hasson, & Raphael Semiat. (2004). Destruction of Anti-Scalants in RO Concentrates by Electrochemical Oxidation. Journal of Chemical Industry and Engineering. 55(2). 339–340. 8 indexed citations

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Nir, A., et al.. (2002). Shear-induced corrugation of free interfaces in concentrated suspensions. Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics. 102(2). 115–134. 17 indexed citations

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Hasson, David, et al.. (2000). Large seawater desalination projects: a timely solution to Israel's pressing water needs. Desalination. 128(2). 191–196. 2 indexed citations

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