Youssef Belmabkhout

23.6k total citations · 14 hit papers
146 papers, 21.0k citations indexed

About

Youssef Belmabkhout is a scholar working on Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Youssef Belmabkhout has authored 146 papers receiving a total of 21.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 108 papers in Inorganic Chemistry, 77 papers in Materials Chemistry and 75 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Youssef Belmabkhout's work include Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (104 papers), Covalent Organic Framework Applications (50 papers) and Membrane Separation and Gas Transport (48 papers). Youssef Belmabkhout is often cited by papers focused on Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (104 papers), Covalent Organic Framework Applications (50 papers) and Membrane Separation and Gas Transport (48 papers). Youssef Belmabkhout collaborates with scholars based in Saudi Arabia, United States and France. Youssef Belmabkhout's co-authors include Mohamed Eddaoudi, Abdelhamid Sayari, Karim Adil, Prashant M. Bhatt, Amy Cairns, Amandine Cadiau, Rodrigo Serna-Guerrero, Osama Shekhah, Łukasz Wojtas and Ayalew H. Assen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Youssef Belmabkhout

140 papers receiving 20.8k citations

Hit Papers

Porous materials with opt... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2013 2017 2016 2015 2014 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Porous materials with optimal adsorption thermodynamics and kinetics for CO2 separation
    2013 2.1k citations Youssef Belmabkhout, Amy Cairns et al. profile →
  2. Gas/vapour separation using ultra-microporous metal–organic frameworks: insights into the structure/separation relationship
    2017 1.2k citations Karim Adil, Youssef Belmabkhout et al. profile →
  3. A metal-organic framework–based splitter for separating propylene from propane
    2016 1.0k citations Amandine Cadiau, Karim Adil et al. profile →
  4. MOF Crystal Chemistry Paving the Way to Gas Storage Needs: Aluminum-Based soc-MOF for CH4, O2, and CO2 Storage
    2015 710 citations Youssef Belmabkhout, Prashant M. Bhatt et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  5. Made-to-order metal-organic frameworks for trace carbon dioxide removal and air capture
    2014 583 citations Osama Shekhah, Youssef Belmabkhout et al. profile →
  6. Stabilization of Amine-Containing CO2 Adsorbents: Dramatic Effect of Water Vapor
    2010 542 citations Youssef Belmabkhout et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  7. Mixed matrix formulations with MOF molecular sieving for key energy-intensive separations
    2018 524 citations Gongping Liu, Valeriya Chernikova et al. Nature Materials profile →
  8. Flue gas treatment via CO2 adsorption
    2011 516 citations Youssef Belmabkhout et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →
  9. Tunable Rare-Earth fcu-MOFs: A Platform for Systematic Enhancement of CO2 Adsorption Energetics and Uptake
    2013 485 citations Dong‐Xu Xue, Amy Cairns et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  10. Imaging defects and their evolution in a metal–organic framework at sub-unit-cell resolution
    2019 480 citations Lingmei Liu, Zhijie Chen et al. Nature Chemistry profile →
  11. A Fine-Tuned Fluorinated MOF Addresses the Needs for Trace CO2 Removal and Air Capture Using Physisorption
    2016 439 citations Prashant M. Bhatt, Youssef Belmabkhout et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  12. Fluorinated MOF platform for selective removal and sensing of SO2 from flue gas and air
    2019 362 citations Prashant M. Bhatt, Karim Adil et al. profile →
  13. ZIF-62 glass foam self-supported membranes to address CH4/N2 separations
    2023 126 citations Youssef Belmabkhout et al. Nature Materials profile →
  14. Comparative review of Direct air capture technologies: From technical, commercial, economic, and environmental aspects
    2024 54 citations Jamal Chaouki, Youssef Belmabkhout et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Youssef Belmabkhout Saudi Arabia 74 14.4k 11.8k 9.7k 3.0k 2.2k 146 21.0k
Philip L. Llewellyn France 77 15.6k 1.1× 12.2k 1.0× 6.4k 0.7× 2.4k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 238 20.2k
Jong‐San Chang South Korea 68 16.6k 1.2× 14.1k 1.2× 5.3k 0.5× 4.5k 1.5× 2.2k 1.0× 258 24.5k
Jarad A. Mason United States 45 14.0k 1.0× 11.3k 1.0× 5.9k 0.6× 1.9k 0.7× 1.5k 0.7× 74 18.2k
Unni Olsbye Norway 72 21.6k 1.5× 18.1k 1.5× 5.1k 0.5× 3.0k 1.0× 1.7k 0.8× 240 27.6k
Krista S. Walton United States 60 10.7k 0.7× 8.2k 0.7× 4.9k 0.5× 1.9k 0.7× 1.8k 0.9× 148 14.9k
Young Kyu Hwang South Korea 57 11.0k 0.8× 9.5k 0.8× 3.8k 0.4× 4.1k 1.4× 1.8k 0.8× 180 17.4k
Marco Daturi France 67 11.8k 0.8× 14.1k 1.2× 4.6k 0.5× 1.6k 0.5× 1.9k 0.9× 235 19.8k
Karl Petter Lillerud Norway 64 21.3k 1.5× 16.6k 1.4× 4.4k 0.4× 2.3k 0.8× 2.1k 1.0× 184 25.8k
Chongli Zhong China 76 11.8k 0.8× 11.1k 0.9× 6.4k 0.7× 2.9k 1.0× 2.2k 1.0× 362 19.5k
Rui‐Biao Lin China 63 15.3k 1.1× 13.4k 1.1× 4.4k 0.5× 1.1k 0.4× 2.4k 1.1× 150 18.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Belmabkhout, Youssef, et al.. (2025). Integrated CO2 capture and green hydrogen production: A promising approach for energy and cost reductions. Chemical Engineering Journal. 509. 161361–161361. 8 indexed citations
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Abushaban, Almotasembellah, et al.. (2025). Review of membrane distillation for desalination applications: Advanced modeling, specific energy consumption, and water production cost. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 71. 107296–107296. 14 indexed citations
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Assen, Ayalew H., et al.. (2025). Passive Adsorptive Direct air capture (PADAC) using a Nature-assisted temperature Swing Process: A sustainable solution for residential CO2 emissions. Energy Conversion and Management. 338. 119925–119925. 2 indexed citations
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Gandra, Upendar Reddy, Ravi P. Pandey, L. Palanikumar, et al.. (2025). Cu-TCPP Metal–Organic Nanosheets Embedded Thin-Film Composite Membranes for Enhanced Cyanide Detection and Removal: A Multifunctional Approach to Water Treatment and Environmental Safety. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17(6). 9563–9574. 10 indexed citations
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Chaouki, Jamal, et al.. (2024). Comparative review of Direct air capture technologies: From technical, commercial, economic, and environmental aspects. Chemical Engineering Journal. 484. 149411–149411. 54 indexed citations breakdown →
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Assen, Ayalew H., Karim Adil, & Youssef Belmabkhout. (2024). Lab-scale insights into green metal–organic framework sorbents for gas separation or purification. Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry. 49. 100948–100948. 7 indexed citations
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Chernikova, Valeriya, Osama Shekhah, Youssef Belmabkhout, Madhavan Karunakaran, & Mohamed Eddaoudi. (2023). A Zeolite‐Like Metal–Organic Framework Based Membrane for Reverse Selective Hydrogen Separation and Butane Isomer Sieving. Angewandte Chemie. 135(16). 3 indexed citations
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Li, Jiantang, Dorina F. Sava, Vincent Guillerm, et al.. (2023). Using small building blocks to assemble ultra-complex, multifaceted metal-organic frameworks with zeolitic, mesoporous subnetwork. Chem. 10(2). 567–577. 12 indexed citations
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Ouikhalfan, Mohammed, et al.. (2023). Addressing sustainable energy intermittence for green ammonia production. Energy Reports. 9. 4507–4517. 43 indexed citations
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Ouikhalfan, Mohammed, et al.. (2022). Water Vapor Adsorption by Porous Materials: From Chemistry to Practical Applications. Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data. 67(7). 1617–1653. 37 indexed citations
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Cuadrado‐Collados, Carlos, Georges Mouchaham, Luke Daemen, et al.. (2020). Quest for an Optimal Methane Hydrate Formation in the Pores of Hydrolytically Stable Metal–Organic Frameworks. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 142(31). 13391–13397. 81 indexed citations
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Nandi, Shyamapada, Himanshu Aggarwal, Mohammad Wahiduzzaman, et al.. (2019). Revisiting the water sorption isotherm of MOF using electrical measurements. Chemical Communications. 55(88). 13251–13254. 12 indexed citations
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Liu, Lingmei, Zhijie Chen, Jianjian Wang, et al.. (2019). Imaging defects and their evolution in a metal–organic framework at sub-unit-cell resolution. Nature Chemistry. 11(7). 622–628. 480 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jiang, Hao, Jiangtao Jia, Aleksander Shkurenko, et al.. (2018). Enriching the Reticular Chemistry Repertoire: Merged Nets Approach for the Rational Design of Intricate Mixed-Linker Metal–Organic Framework Platforms. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 140(28). 8858–8867. 151 indexed citations
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Xue, Dong‐Xu, Amandine Cadiau, Łukasz J. Weseliński, et al.. (2018). Topology meets MOF chemistry for pore-aperture fine tuning: ftw-MOF platform for energy-efficient separations via adsorption kinetics or molecular sieving. Chemical Communications. 54(49). 6404–6407. 73 indexed citations
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Liu, Gongping, Valeriya Chernikova, Yang Liu, et al.. (2018). Mixed matrix formulations with MOF molecular sieving for key energy-intensive separations. Nature Materials. 17(3). 283–289. 524 indexed citations breakdown →
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Guillerm, Vincent, Łukasz J. Weseliński, Youssef Belmabkhout, et al.. (2014). Discovery and introduction of a (3,18)-connected net as an ideal blueprint for the design of metal–organic frameworks. Nature Chemistry. 6(8). 673–680. 411 indexed citations
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Shekhah, Osama, Liling Fu, Rachid Sougrat, et al.. (2012). Successful implementation of the stepwise layer-by-layer growth of MOF thin films on confined surfaces: mesoporous silica foam as a first case study. Chemical Communications. 48(93). 11434–11434. 94 indexed citations

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