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Desalination
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Desalination

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Published by: Elsevier

https://www.journals.elsevier.com/desalination

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Engineering and Technology 18 322 845 75
Chemistry 78 354 716 62

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 1047
Documents by Best Scientists*: 1746
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 22
SCIMAGO H-index: 244
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.721
Impact Factor: 9.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Desalination?

The journal facilitates discussions on Membrane, Desalination, Environmental engineering, Chemical engineering and Membrane technology. The studies on Membrane discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Chromatography and Analytical chemistry. Issues in Chromatography were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Adsorption and Aqueous solution.

Topics in Desalination were tackled in line with various other fields like Reverse osmosis, Waste management, Seawater, Process engineering and Brine. It holds forums on Environmental engineering that merges themes from other disciplines such as Water quality, Geothermal desalination and Brackish water. The journal explores topics in Chemical engineering which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Membrane distillation, Polymer chemistry and Polymer.

Some problems in Membrane technology that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Microfiltration, Filtration, Ultrafiltration, Electrodialysis and Ultrafiltration. While work presented in Desalination provided substantial information on Wastewater, it also covered topics in Pulp and paper industry, Effluent and Sewage treatment. The works on Fouling deal in particular with Membrane fouling.

  • Membrane (34.21%)
  • Desalination (28.02%)
  • Environmental engineering (25.42%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Membrane distillation: A comprehensive review (1387 citations)
  • State-of-the-art of reverse osmosis desalination (1314 citations)
  • Cationic and anionic dye adsorption by agricultural solid wastes: A comprehensive review (947 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Desalination:

The journal publications facilitate discussions on Membrane, Membrane technology, Environmental engineering, Desalination and Chromatography. Most of the works presented in the most cited papers deal with Membrane but they intersect with the subject of Chemical engineering. The published papers explore topics in Desalination which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Reverse osmosis, Waste management, Seawater and Process engineering.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Organic chemistry
  • Composite material
  • Oxygen

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main research concerns discussed in the journal are Chemical engineering, Desalination, Membrane, Reverse osmosis and Salt (chemistry). Topics in Chemical engineering explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Activated carbon, Copper, Nanowire and Chemisorption. In the journal, Seawater, Potable water, Energy consumption and Biochemical engineering are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Desalination research.

It emphasizes research on Membrane, which includes concerns such as Nanofiltration. Desalination facilitates discussions on Reverse osmosis that incorporate concepts from other fields like Composite number, Microstructure, Polyamide and Micelle. Issues in Salt (chemistry) were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Nanocomposite, Fouling, Wastewater, Nanocrystal and Pulp and paper industry.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Sustainable potassium chloride production from concentrated KCl brine via a membrane-promoted crystallization process (0 citations)
  • Optimal planning of hybrid renewable energy system considering virtual energy storage of desalination plant based on mixed-integer NSGA-III (0 citations)
  • Facile polyamide microstructure adjustment of the composite reverse osmosis membrane assisted by PF127/SDS mixed micelles for improving seawater desalination performance (0 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Desalination (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Nidal Hilal (139 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Enrico Drioli (105 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ahmad Fauzi Ismail (97 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Ho Kyong Shon (80 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 12 less than at the previous edition,
  • Anthony G. Fane (77 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Desalination (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (173 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Technology, Sydney (139 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 14 less than at the previous edition,
  • Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (134 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of New South Wales (127 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Nanyang Technological University (123 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2022 edition, 35.71% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 11.11% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 22.22% of all publications and 66.67% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Energy for desalination: A state-of-the-art review

    Haya Nassrullah;Shaheen Fatima Anis;Raed Hashaikeh;Nidal Hilal;Nidal Hilal

    (2020)
    490 Citations
  • Lithium recovery from brine: Recent developments and challenges

    Unknown

    (2022)
    402 Citations
  • Semiconductor photothermal materials enabling efficient solar steam generation toward desalination and wastewater treatment

    Idris Ibrahim;Dong Han Seo;Andrew M. McDonagh;Ho Kyong Shon

    (2021)
    364 Citations
  • Engineering antifouling reverse osmosis membranes: A review

    Shuaifei Zhao;Zhipeng Liao;Zhipeng Liao;Anthony Fane;Jiansheng Li

    (2021)
    329 Citations
  • State-of-the-art of renewable energy sources used in water desalination: Present and future prospects

    Jochen Bundschuh;Michał Kaczmarczyk;Noreddine Ghaffour;Barbara Tomaszewska

    (2021)
    302 Citations
  • Forward osmosis membranes and processes: A comprehensive review of research trends and future outlook

    Wafa Suwaileh;Nirenkumar Pathak;Hokyong Shon;Nidal Hilal;Nidal Hilal

    (2020)
    282 Citations
  • A review of membrane wettability for the treatment of saline water deploying membrane distillation

    Minwei Yao;Leonard D. Tijing;Gayathri Naidu;Seung-Hyun Kim

    (2020)
    267 Citations

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