Yanling Liu

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Yanling Liu is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yanling Liu has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Water Science and Technology, 32 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 28 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yanling Liu's work include Membrane Separation Technologies (44 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (27 papers) and Membrane Separation and Gas Transport (22 papers). Yanling Liu is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation Technologies (44 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (27 papers) and Membrane Separation and Gas Transport (22 papers). Yanling Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Belgium. Yanling Liu's co-authors include Xiaomao Wang, Xia Huang, Yuefeng F. Xie, Shengji Xia, Kunpeng Wang, Hong-wei Yang, Kaiming Fan, Menachem Elimelech, Danyang Li and Bart Van der Bruggen and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Society Reviews, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Yanling Liu

48 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

Tailored design of nanofiltration membranes for water treatment based on synthesis–property–performance relationships

2021 426 citations Kunpeng Wang, Xiaomao Wang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yanling Liu China	25	1.9k	1.4k	809	470	352	50	2.1k
Zhou Yong China	30	2.3k 1.3×	1.8k 1.3×	947 1.2×	761 1.6×	390 1.1×	104	2.8k
Gwo Sung Lai Malaysia	29	1.8k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	565 0.7×	472 1.0×	403 1.1×	40	2.0k
Yinghui Mo China	19	1.4k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	702 0.9×	781 1.7×	378 1.1×	36	2.3k
Pengrui Jin Belgium	21	1.2k 0.7×	912 0.6×	580 0.7×	243 0.5×	244 0.7×	50	1.5k
Die Ling Zhao Singapore	23	1.4k 0.7×	1.0k 0.7×	418 0.5×	406 0.9×	783 2.2×	35	2.0k
Anna Jawor United States	7	1.6k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	612 0.8×	433 0.9×	337 1.0×	8	1.8k
Yue Cui Singapore	21	1.3k 0.7×	1.0k 0.7×	506 0.6×	352 0.7×	223 0.6×	28	1.7k
Wenyuan Ye Belgium	14	1.3k 0.7×	917 0.7×	323 0.4×	212 0.5×	268 0.8×	16	1.5k
Derrick S. Dlamini South Africa	21	1.2k 0.7×	810 0.6×	355 0.4×	301 0.6×	289 0.8×	43	1.6k
Masoud Rahbari‐Sisakht Iran	22	1.3k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	742 0.9×	467 1.0×	233 0.7×	39	1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Yanling Liu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yanling Liu

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Liu, Peng, Pengrui Jin, Xuewu Zhu, et al.. (2025). DFT-assisted machine learning for polyester membrane design in textile wastewater recovery applications. Water Research. 279. 123438–123438. 7 indexed citations

Zhang, Ziyan, Yanling Liu, Wei‐Hua Xu, et al.. (2025). Esterified Chlorine-Resistant Nanofiltration Membranes with Enhanced Removal of Disinfection Byproducts for Efficient Water Purification. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(5). 2875–2885. 6 indexed citations

Xu, Wei‐Hua, Kaiming Fan, Linjun Li, et al.. (2025). Performance Evolution of Polyelectrolyte Hollow Fiber Nanofiltration Membranes under Chlorine Exposure: Mechanisms and Insights for Application. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(43). 23633–23643.

Fan, Kaiming, Yanling Liu, Xiaoping Wang, & Shengji Xia. (2025). Mechanisms underlying the relationship between polyol molecular configuration and dense polyester membrane performance. Separation and Purification Technology. 376. 134048–134048. 1 indexed citations

Fan, Kaiming, et al.. (2025). Tailored design of nanofiltration membrane with MoS2 quantum dots for enhancing selectivity and scaling resistance. Separation and Purification Technology. 364. 132520–132520. 7 indexed citations

Liu, Yanyan, Yanling Liu, Hongbing Wang, et al.. (2024). One-pot fabrication of highly permeable P84/UiO-66-NH2-PEI membrane for the efficient removal of heavy metals from wastewater. Separation and Purification Technology. 354. 129022–129022. 13 indexed citations

Cheng, Peng, et al.. (2024). Distinct Efficacies of Interlayers in Tailoring Polyamide Nanofiltration Membrane Performance for Organic Micropollutant Removal: Dependent on Substrate Characteristics. Environmental Science & Technology. 58(31). 14022–14033. 25 indexed citations

Zhang, Kunpeng, Peng Cheng, Yanling Liu, & Shengji Xia. (2024). Efficient removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances by a metal-organic framework membrane with high selectivity and stability. Water Research. 265. 122276–122276. 27 indexed citations

Fan, Kaiming, et al.. (2024). Evolving trends in tannic acid-modified thin-film composite membranes: A comprehensive review. Journal of Membrane Science. 713. 123257–123257. 17 indexed citations

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Liu, Yanling, et al.. (2024). A machine learning based framework to tailor properties of nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membranes for targeted removal of organic micropollutants. Water Research. 268(Pt A). 122677–122677. 28 indexed citations

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Fan, Kaiming, Zhaohuan Mai, Yanling Liu, et al.. (2023). Fabrication of Dense Polyester Nanofiltration Membranes with Superior Fouling and Chlorine Resistance: Effect of Polyol Monomer Properties and Underlying Mechanisms. ACS ES&T Engineering. 3(11). 1738–1747. 16 indexed citations

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Fan, Kaiming, et al.. (2023). Exploration of a two-stage polymerization mechanism in construction of dense polyester membranes for drinking water treatment. Desalination. 573. 117203–117203. 14 indexed citations

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Liu, Yanling, Kunpeng Wang, Kaiming Fan, et al.. (2023). Hexane Treatment to Facilely Tailor Polyamide Nanofiltration Membrane Performance: The Critical Role of Treatment Duration. ACS ES&T Engineering. 3(11). 1706–1715. 12 indexed citations

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Cheng, Peng, Xiaoping Wang, Kaiming Fan, et al.. (2023). Enhancing Nanofiltration Selectivity of Metal–Organic Framework Membranes via a Confined Interfacial Polymerization Strategy. Environmental Science & Technology. 57(34). 12879–12889. 42 indexed citations

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Liu, Yanling, et al.. (2023). Enhancing nanofiltration membrane selectivity between mineral salts and organic pollutants by sulfonic acid functionalization for drinking water treatment. Journal of Membrane Science. 693. 122358–122358. 23 indexed citations

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Wang, Kunpeng, Wenjie Fu, Xiaomao Wang, et al.. (2022). Molecular Design of the Polyamide Layer Structure of Nanofiltration Membranes by Sacrificing Hydrolyzable Groups toward Enhanced Separation Performance. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(24). 17955–17964. 35 indexed citations

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Liu, Yanling, Kunpeng Wang, Zixuan Zhou, et al.. (2022). Boosting the Performance of Nanofiltration Membranes in Removing Organic Micropollutants: Trade-Off Effect, Strategy Evaluation, and Prospective Development. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(22). 15220–15237. 85 indexed citations

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Xia, Shengji, et al.. (2021). Effect of Pre-Oxidation on Coagulation/Ceramic Membrane Treatment of Yangtze River Water. Membranes. 11(5). 369–369. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Yanling, Junyong Zhu, Junfeng Zheng, et al.. (2020). A Facile and Scalable Fabrication Procedure for Thin-Film Composite Membranes: Integration of Phase Inversion and Interfacial Polymerization. Environmental Science & Technology. 54(3). 1946–1954. 71 indexed citations

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Yan, Xuewei, et al.. (2019). Numerical simulation of dendrite growth in Ni-based superalloy casting during directional solidification process. Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China. 29(2). 338–348. 12 indexed citations

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