Thomas Melin

9.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
138 papers, 7.0k citations indexed

About

Thomas Melin is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Melin has authored 138 papers receiving a total of 7.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Water Science and Technology, 42 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 38 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Thomas Melin's work include Membrane Separation Technologies (63 papers), Membrane Separation and Gas Transport (29 papers) and Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (25 papers). Thomas Melin is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation Technologies (63 papers), Membrane Separation and Gas Transport (29 papers) and Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (25 papers). Thomas Melin collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Thomas Melin's co-authors include Thomas Wintgens, Clemens Fritzmann, Jonas Löwenberg, Matthias Weßling, Stefan Sommer, D. Bixio, C. Thoeye, M. Scholz, Robert Rautenbach and Claudia Niewersch and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Melin

132 papers receiving 6.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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. State-of-the-art of reverse osmosis desalination
    2007 1.5k citations Thomas Wintgens, Thomas Melin et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Thomas Melin 4.2k 2.8k 1.7k 1.2k 1.1k 138 7.0k
Philippe Moulin 5.0k 1.2× 3.2k 1.2× 1.2k 0.7× 916 0.8× 1.4k 1.3× 148 7.6k
Muftah H. El‐Naas 3.4k 0.8× 1.8k 0.7× 1.8k 1.0× 1.2k 1.0× 538 0.5× 165 7.8k
İsmail Koyuncu 4.7k 1.1× 3.1k 1.1× 1.3k 0.8× 924 0.8× 1.2k 1.0× 286 7.4k
Moonis Ali Khan 3.7k 0.9× 2.1k 0.8× 999 0.6× 1.1k 0.9× 924 0.8× 239 8.3k
Zhichao Wu 5.8k 1.4× 3.7k 1.3× 986 0.6× 1.3k 1.1× 1.5k 1.3× 181 9.0k
A.I. Schäfer 6.6k 1.6× 3.7k 1.4× 1.1k 0.6× 1.8k 1.5× 1.2k 1.1× 223 10.1k
Pierre Le Cloirec 4.7k 1.1× 1.4k 0.5× 2.3k 1.4× 1.7k 1.4× 807 0.7× 243 10.2k
Muhammad Roil Bilad 4.3k 1.0× 3.0k 1.1× 1.6k 1.0× 722 0.6× 1.7k 1.5× 346 8.4k
Raphael Semiat 5.2k 1.2× 3.8k 1.4× 1.4k 0.8× 925 0.8× 1.3k 1.2× 200 7.8k
Raquel Ibáñez 2.6k 0.6× 2.1k 0.8× 789 0.5× 564 0.5× 1.1k 1.0× 101 4.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Thomas Melin

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Melin

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Melin

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Thomas Melin. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Thomas Melin 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 Thomas Melin. Thomas Melin 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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Carstensen, Frederike, Tobias Klement, Jochen Büchs, Thomas Melin, & Matthias Weßling. (2013). Continuous production and recovery of itaconic acid in a membrane bioreactor. Bioresource Technology. 137. 179–187. 46 indexed citations
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Melin, Thomas, et al.. (2011). CO2 Separation via the Post-Combustion Process with Membranes in Coal Power Plants. RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen). 4 indexed citations
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Friel, Sharon, Marco Akerman, Trevor Hancock, et al.. (2011). Addressing the Social and Environmental Determinants of Urban Health Equity: Evidence for Action and a Research Agenda. Journal of Urban Health. 88(5). 860–874. 69 indexed citations
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Mueller, Nicole C., Bart Van der Bruggen, Patricia Luis, et al.. (2011). Nanofiltration and nanostructured membranes—Should they be considered nanotechnology or not?. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 211-212. 275–280. 36 indexed citations
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Klement, Tobias, et al.. (2010). Fermentative Produktion von Itakonsäure mit Ustilago maydis. Chemie Ingenieur Technik. 82(9). 1511–1511. 3 indexed citations
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Yüce, Süleyman, et al.. (2010). Siloxane removal from landfill and digester gas – A technology overview. Bioresource Technology. 101(9). 2913–2923. 185 indexed citations
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Yüce, Süleyman, et al.. (2010). Suitability of Tedlar® gas sampling bags for siloxane quantification in landfill gas. Talanta. 82(1). 92–98. 47 indexed citations
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Krull, Florian, et al.. (2010). Ionic liquid silver salt complexes for propene/propane separation. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 13(2). 725–731. 32 indexed citations
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Westermann, Thomas & Thomas Melin. (2009). Flow-through membrane microreactor for intensified heterogeneous catalysis. RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen). 3 indexed citations
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Melin, Thomas, et al.. (2008). Membranes producing nitrogen-enriched combustion air in diesel engines: Assessment via dimensionless numbers. Journal of Membrane Science. 323(1). 105–112. 10 indexed citations
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Fink, Guido, et al.. (2008). Sorption behavior of potential organic wastewater indicators with soils. Water Research. 43(4). 951–960. 67 indexed citations
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Melin, Thomas, et al.. (2007). Hochfrequente Permeatrückspülung zum Einsatz bei der Mikro‐ und Ultrafiltration. Chemie Ingenieur Technik. 79(9). 1411–1412. 1 indexed citations
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Lyko, Sven, Djamila Al-Halbouni, Thomas Wintgens, et al.. (2007). Polymeric compounds in activated sludge supernatant — Characterisation and retention mechanisms at a full-scale municipal membrane bioreactor. Water Research. 41(17). 3894–3902. 99 indexed citations
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Melin, Thomas, et al.. (2005). Membranreaktoren. Chemie Ingenieur Technik. 77(11). 1655–1668. 1 indexed citations
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Melin, Thomas & Robert Rautenbach. (2004). Membranverfahren Grundlagen der Modul- und Anlagenauslegung. RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen). 122 indexed citations
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Melin, Thomas, et al.. (2003). Application of Gas Permeation in Fuel Cell Powered Vehicles. Chemie Ingenieur Technik. 75(11). 1598–1605. 2 indexed citations
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Melin, Thomas, et al.. (2003). Membrantechnik. Chemie Ingenieur Technik. 75(12). 1869–1876. 1 indexed citations
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Sommer, Stefan, et al.. (2002). Integrated System Design for Dewatering of Solvents with Microporous Inorganic Membranes. Chemie Ingenieur Technik. 74(5). 638–639. 1 indexed citations
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Melin, Thomas, et al.. (2002). Band-broadening effects in preparative free-flow zone electrophoresis. Electrophoresis. 23(14). 2252–2252. 5 indexed citations
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Melin, Thomas, et al.. (2001). Membrane Reactors for Hydrogen Production. Chemie Ingenieur Technik. 73(6). 768–768. 4 indexed citations

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