Razi Epsztein

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Razi Epsztein is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Water Science and Technology and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Razi Epsztein has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 37 papers in Water Science and Technology and 13 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Razi Epsztein's work include Membrane Separation Technologies (37 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (36 papers) and Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies (17 papers). Razi Epsztein is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation Technologies (37 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (36 papers) and Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies (17 papers). Razi Epsztein collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and China. Razi Epsztein's co-authors include Menachem Elimelech, Cody L. Ritt, Ryan M. DuChanois, Mohan Qin, Evyatar Shaulsky, Aleksandr Noy, Nadir Dızge, Akshay Deshmukh, Sohum K. Patel and Zhangxin Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Razi Epsztein

46 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Towards single-species selectivity of membranes with subnanometre pores

2020 590 citations Razi Epsztein, Ryan M. DuChanois et al. Nature Nanotechnology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Razi Epsztein Israel	26	2.4k	2.3k	1.2k	593	458	48	3.5k
Weihua Qing China	25	1.2k 0.5×	1.4k 0.6×	762 0.6×	810 1.4×	379 0.8×	38	2.7k
Ryan M. DuChanois United States	16	1.4k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	724 0.6×	535 0.9×	352 0.8×	19	2.2k
Cody L. Ritt United States	16	1.6k 0.7×	1.7k 0.7×	735 0.6×	543 0.9×	672 1.5×	24	2.5k
Su Liu China	28	883 0.4×	641 0.3×	735 0.6×	284 0.5×	1.4k 3.0×	126	2.6k
Junjun Ma China	26	949 0.4×	1.4k 0.6×	750 0.6×	161 0.3×	562 1.2×	65	2.3k
Xuechen Zhou United States	20	817 0.3×	1.1k 0.5×	575 0.5×	155 0.3×	528 1.2×	29	2.0k
Dariush Bastani Iran	24	738 0.3×	914 0.4×	463 0.4×	650 1.1×	524 1.1×	63	2.1k
Antonio Comite Italy	26	716 0.3×	669 0.3×	393 0.3×	491 0.8×	580 1.3×	78	2.0k
Junsheng Yuan China	29	1.4k 0.6×	1.0k 0.5×	1.4k 1.1×	1.4k 2.4×	437 1.0×	127	3.1k
Xin Yan China	32	749 0.3×	1.1k 0.5×	1.2k 1.0×	274 0.5×	1.4k 3.0×	102	3.6k

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Gupta, Nishesh Kumar & Razi Epsztein. (2025). Upcycling Battery Waste into Photocatalysts for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Applications. ACS Sustainable Resource Management. 2(12). 2373–2396.

Birnhack, Liat, et al.. (2025). Partition energy in polyamide membranes and its link to ion-ion selectivity. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(1). 100099–100099. 1 indexed citations

Epsztein, Razi, et al.. (2025). Mainstream partial nitritation and anammox sustains competent nitrogen removal capability under recurrent seawater intrusions. Water Research. 290. 125097–125097.

Xu, Hengyu, et al.. (2025). Role of Ion Dehydration in Ion–Ion Selectivity of Dense Membranes. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(34). 17997–18009. 1 indexed citations

Kong, Wei, et al.. (2025). Direct Quantification of Ion Partitioning and Diffusion Resistances in Reverse Osmosis Membranes via Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(22). 11353–11364. 1 indexed citations

Birnhack, Liat, et al.. (2024). The importance of ionic hydration in the transport of monovalent anions through nanofiltration membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. 716. 123513–123513. 5 indexed citations

Meng, Sheng, Yun Guo, Boreum Lee, et al.. (2024). Electrified desalination processes: Where we are and where to go from performance and economic perspectives. Desalination. 600. 118486–118486. 5 indexed citations

Birnhack, Liat, et al.. (2024). Reliable methods to determine experimental energy barriers for transport in salt-rejecting membranes. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(1). 100090–100090. 5 indexed citations

Birnhack, Liat, et al.. (2024). Effect of solution ions on the charge and performance of nanofiltration membranes. npj Clean Water. 7(1). 32 indexed citations

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Liu, Kairui, Razi Epsztein, Shihong Lin, Jiuhui Qu, & Meng Sun. (2024). Ion–Ion Selectivity of Synthetic Membranes with Confined Nanostructures. ACS Nano. 18(33). 21633–21650. 37 indexed citations

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Jeong, Nohyeong, et al.. (2023). Exploring the Knowledge Attained by Machine Learning on Ion Transport across Polyamide Membranes Using Explainable Artificial Intelligence. Environmental Science & Technology. 57(46). 17851–17862. 31 indexed citations

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Shocron, Amit N., et al.. (2022). Comparison of Ion Selectivity in Electrodialysis and Capacitive Deionization. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 9(11). 889–899. 46 indexed citations

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Blotevogel, Jens, et al.. (2022). Indications of ion dehydration in diffusion-only and pressure-driven nanofiltration. Journal of Membrane Science. 648. 120358–120358. 40 indexed citations

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Zhou, Xuechen, Mohammad Heiranian, Meiqi Yang, et al.. (2021). Selective Fluoride Transport in Subnanometer TiO₂ Pores. ACS Nano. 15(10). 16828–16838. 25 indexed citations

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Nativ, Paz, et al.. (2021). Desalinated brackish water with improved mineral composition using monovalent-selective nanofiltration followed by reverse osmosis. Desalination. 520. 115364–115364. 38 indexed citations

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Epsztein, Razi, Ryan M. DuChanois, Cody L. Ritt, Aleksandr Noy, & Menachem Elimelech. (2020). Towards single-species selectivity of membranes with subnanometre pores. Nature Nanotechnology. 15(6). 426–436. 590 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lester, Yaal, Evyatar Shaulsky, Razi Epsztein, & Ines Zucker. (2019). Capacitive deionization for simultaneous removal of salt and uncharged organic contaminants from water. Separation and Purification Technology. 237. 116388–116388. 23 indexed citations

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Epsztein, Razi, Michael Beliavski, Sheldon Tarre, & Michal Green. (2017). Pressurized hydrogenotrophic denitrification reactor for small water systems. Journal of Environmental Management. 216. 315–319. 11 indexed citations

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Epsztein, Razi, Michael Beliavski, Sheldon Tarre, & Michal Green. (2016). Submerged bed versus unsaturated flow reactor: A pressurized hydrogenotrophic denitrification reactor as a case study. Chemosphere. 161. 151–156. 4 indexed citations

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Epsztein, Razi, Michael Beliavski, Sheldon Tarre, & Michal Green. (2015). High-rate hydrogenotrophic denitrification in a pressurized reactor. Chemical Engineering Journal. 286. 578–584. 25 indexed citations

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