Zhangxin Wang

6.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
67 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Zhangxin Wang is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhangxin Wang has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Water Science and Technology, 41 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 29 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Zhangxin Wang's work include Membrane Separation Technologies (49 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (33 papers) and Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (26 papers). Zhangxin Wang is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation Technologies (49 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (33 papers) and Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (26 papers). Zhangxin Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Israel. Zhangxin Wang's co-authors include Shihong Lin, Menachem Elimelech, Deyin Hou, Thomas Horseman, Shoujian Gao, Zhenyi Wang, Yu Zhu, Huile Jin, Jian Jin and Jian Jin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Zhangxin Wang

64 papers receiving 5.1k 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.

Nanoparticle-templated nanofiltration membranes for ultrahigh performance desalination

2018 701 citations Zhenyi Wang, Zhangxin Wang et al. Nature Communications profile →
Pathways and challenges for efficient solar-thermal desalination

2019 420 citations Zhangxin Wang, Thomas Horseman et al. profile →
Wetting, Scaling, and Fouling in Membrane Distillation: State-of-the-Art Insights on Fundamental Mechanisms and Mitigation Strategies

2020 326 citations Thomas Horseman, Zhangxin 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
Zhangxin Wang China	32	4.0k	2.7k	1.9k	1.4k	844	67	5.2k
Chanhee Boo United States	36	5.1k 1.3×	3.8k 1.4×	1.9k 1.0×	1.6k 1.1×	955 1.1×	49	6.0k
Gianluca Di Profio Italy	44	3.6k 0.9×	3.5k 1.3×	1.8k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	1.0k 1.2×	103	5.7k
Akshay Deshmukh United States	24	3.9k 1.0×	2.9k 1.1×	1.8k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	691 0.8×	41	4.7k
Davide Mattia United Kingdom	38	2.2k 0.6×	2.9k 1.1×	881 0.5×	1.2k 0.8×	1.0k 1.2×	117	5.7k
Enrica Fontananova Italy	38	2.3k 0.6×	2.4k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	1.3k 0.9×	778 0.9×	92	4.1k
Baoxia Mi United States	40	6.6k 1.7×	5.4k 2.0×	2.2k 1.2×	1.9k 1.4×	1.1k 1.3×	78	9.1k
Weihua Qing China	25	1.4k 0.4×	1.2k 0.5×	553 0.3×	762 0.5×	810 1.0×	38	2.7k
Qinglin Huang China	36	1.6k 0.4×	1.5k 0.6×	626 0.3×	741 0.5×	906 1.1×	158	3.8k
Le Shi China	28	2.1k 0.5×	1.1k 0.4×	4.2k 2.2×	1.1k 0.8×	804 1.0×	72	5.9k
Ran Niu China	36	1.4k 0.3×	637 0.2×	2.5k 1.3×	542 0.4×	687 0.8×	132	4.2k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhong, Quanfa, Wangbao Gong, Guangjun Wang, et al.. (2025). Unravelling molecular transformation of dissolved organic matter in UV/Dichloroisocyanurate, UV/Chlorine, and UV/Chloramine processes using high resolution mass spectrometry. Separation and Purification Technology. 379. 135032–135032.

Wang, Hailan, et al.. (2025). Low-salt-rejection reverse osmosis membranes decrease energy consumption and economic cost in a wastewater zero liquid discharge system. Desalination. 620. 119629–119629.

Zhou, Lei, Di He, Zhangxin Wang, & Yuanmiaoliang Chen. (2025). Boosting vapor flux in osmotic distillation: A comprehensive evaluation of operating conditions and membrane properties. Chemical Engineering Journal Advances. 22. 100719–100719. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Yuanmiaoliang, et al.. (2024). Transforming membrane distillation to a membraneless fabric distillation for desalination. Nature Water. 2(1). 52–61. 29 indexed citations

Zhang, Hailong, et al.. (2024). Highly selective removal of thallous ions from wastewater using Prussian Blue biochar composite. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 21479–21479. 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Wenting, Yuanmiaoliang Chen, Xiaojia He, & Zhangxin Wang. (2023). Mechanistic insights to the reversibility of membrane wetting in membrane distillation. Journal of Membrane Science. 685. 121958–121958. 7 indexed citations

Chen, Yuanmiaoliang, et al.. (2023). Surfactant pretreatment as a novel fouling mitigation strategy for membrane distillation. Journal of Membrane Science. 683. 121790–121790. 7 indexed citations

Wang, Zhangxin, et al.. (2023). Thin‐Film Composite Membrane with a Hydrophobic Substrate for Robust Membrane Distillation. Advanced Materials Technologies. 8(7). 9 indexed citations

Shao, Senlin, et al.. (2023). Spatio-temporal progression and influencing mechanism of local wetting in membrane distillation. Journal of Membrane Science. 670. 121374–121374. 17 indexed citations

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Zheng, Libing, Mathias Ulbricht, Bart Van der Bruggen, et al.. (2023). Making waves: Magneto-responsive membranes with special and switchable wettability: new opportunities for membrane distillation. Water Research. 249. 120939–120939. 4 indexed citations

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Lee, Boreum, Li Wang, Zhangxin Wang, Nathanial J. Cooper, & Menachem Elimelech. (2023). Directing the research agenda on water and energy technologies with process and economic analysis. Energy & Environmental Science. 16(3). 714–722. 47 indexed citations

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Li, Kun, et al.. (2022). A Staged Forward Osmosis Process for Simultaneous Desalination and Concentration of Textile Wastewaters. ACS ES&T Water. 3(7). 1817–1825. 16 indexed citations

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Cao, Tianchi, Julianne Rolf, Zhangxin Wang, Camille Violet, & Menachem Elimelech. (2022). Distinct impacts of natural organic matter and colloidal particles on gypsum crystallization. Water Research. 218. 118500–118500. 58 indexed citations

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Liu, Yongjie, Thomas Horseman, Zhangxin Wang, et al.. (2021). Negative Pressure Membrane Distillation for Excellent Gypsum Scaling Resistance and Flux Enhancement. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(2). 1405–1412. 44 indexed citations

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Zhang, Hailong, Jianying Qi, Fang Liu, et al.. (2021). One-pot synthesis of magnetic Prussian blue for the highly selective removal of thallium(I) from wastewater: Mechanism and implications. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 423(Pt A). 126972–126972. 44 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhangxin, et al.. (2021). Module-scale analysis of low-salt-rejection reverse osmosis: Design guidelines and system performance. Water Research. 209. 117936–117936. 30 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhenyi, Zhangxin Wang, Shihong Lin, et al.. (2018). Nanoparticle-templated nanofiltration membranes for ultrahigh performance desalination. Nature Communications. 9(1). 2004–2004. 701 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Zhangxin & Shihong Lin. (2017). Membrane fouling and wetting in membrane distillation and their mitigation by novel membranes with special wettability. Water Research. 112. 38–47. 277 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhangxin & Shihong Lin. (2017). The impact of low-surface-energy functional groups on oil fouling resistance in membrane distillation. Journal of Membrane Science. 527. 68–77. 61 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xinying, et al.. (2015). Water-Mediated Selective Synthesis of Pyrazolo[1,5-a]quinazolin-5(4H)-ones and [1,2,4]Triazolo[1,5-a]quinazolin-5(4H)-one via Copper-Catalyzed Cascade Reactions. Synthetic Communications. 45(21). 2426–2435. 5 indexed citations

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