2026 Alberto Figoli: Engineering and Technology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Chemistry	68	6647	6030	149	133	375	14285
Engineering and Technology	68	1254	1189	30	30	353	13712

Overview

Alberto Figoli is affiliated with the National Research Council (CNR) in Italy and has produced extensive research primarily in the fields of engineering and environmental science. Their work spans a significant number of publications focused on membrane technologies and related environmental applications.

The main areas of study for Alberto Figoli include:

Engineering
Environmental Science

The subfields within these domains that Figoli has contributed to encompass:

Water Science and Technology
Mechanical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Biomaterials

Research topics reflect a deep engagement with membrane technology and nanomaterials, specifically:

Membrane Separation Technologies
Membrane Separation and Gas Transport
Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
Extraction and Separation Processes
Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications

Frequent publication venues include journals with a focus on membranes and chemical engineering:

Membranes (18 publications)
SSRN Electronic Journal (10 publications)
Journal of Membrane Science (9 publications)
Separation and Purification Technology (6 publications)
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (5 publications)

Among notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Alberto Figoli are:

"Toward the Next Generation of Sustainable Membranes from Green Chemistry Principles," 2020, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
"Removal of Dyes Using Graphene Oxide (GO) Mixed Matrix Membranes," 2020, Membranes
"Recent advances in polymer membranes employing non-toxic solvents and materials," 2021, Green Chemistry
"Finely tailored pore structure of polyamide nanofiltration membranes for highly-efficient application in water treatment," 2020, Chemical Engineering Journal
"A systematic review on carbohydrate biopolymers for adsorptive remediation of copper ions from aqueous environments-part A: Classification and modification strategies," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment

Frequent coauthors in Figoli's research include:

Francesco Galiano
Francesca Russo
Bartolo Gabriele
Qusay F. Alsalhy
Raffaella Mancuso

Best Publications

Evaluation of pervaporation process of kiwifruit juice by SPME-GC/Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry ☆

A. Figoli;A. Tagarelli;B. Cavaliere;C. Voci

513
Citations
Towards non-toxic solvents for membrane preparation: a review

A. Figoli;T. Marino;S. Simone;E. Di Nicolò

457
Citations
Remediation of inorganic arsenic in groundwater for safe water supply: A critical assessment of technological solutions

Priyanka Mondal;Subhamoy Bhowmick;Subhamoy Bhowmick;Debashis Chatterjee;Alberto Figoli

383
Citations
Advances in biopolymer-based membrane preparation and applications

Francesco Galiano;Kelly Briceño;Tiziana Marino;Antonio Molino

362
Citations
Influence of operating parameters on the arsenic removal by nanofiltration

Alberto Figoli;Alfredo Cassano;Alessandra Criscuoli;M. Salatul Islam Mozumder

309
Citations
Progress of Nanocomposite Membranes for Water Treatment

Claudia Ursino;Roberto Castro-Muñoz;Enrico Drioli;Lassaad Gzara

265
Citations
Preparation of hollow fibre membranes from PVDF/PVP blends and their application in VMD

S. Simone;A. Figoli;A. Criscuoli;M.C. Carnevale

240
Citations
Towards the dehydration of ethanol using pervaporation cross-linked poly(vinyl alcohol)/graphene oxide membranes

Roberto Castro-Muñoz;Roberto Castro-Muñoz;Roberto Castro-Muñoz;Juan Buera-González;Óscar de la Iglesia;Francesco Galiano

216
Citations
Treatment of dye solutions by vacuum membrane distillation

A. Criscuoli;J. Zhong;A. Figoli;M.C. Carnevale

213
Citations
Toward the Next Generation of Sustainable Membranes from Green Chemistry Principles

Wancen Xie;Tong Li;Alberto Tiraferri;Enrico Drioli

206
Citations
New frontiers in sustainable membrane preparation: Cyrene™ as green bioderived solvent

T. Marino;F. Galiano;Antonio Molino;A. Figoli

189
Citations
Integrated membrane process for the production of highly nutritional kiwifruit juice

A. Cassano;A. Figoli;A. Tagarelli;G. Sindona

171
Citations
Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) Technology - a Promising Approach for Industrial Water Reuse

Jan Hoinkis;Shamim A. Deowan;Volker Panten;Alberto Figoli

169
Citations
Removal of Dyes Using Graphene Oxide (GO) Mixed Matrix Membranes.

Rana J. Kadhim;Faris H. Al-Ani;Muayad Al-shaeli;Qusay F. Alsalhy

157
Citations
Dimethyl Isosorbide As a Green Solvent for Sustainable Ultrafiltration and Microfiltration Membrane Preparation

Francesca Russo;Francesco Galiano;Francesco Pedace;Fabio Aricò

152
Citations
Recent advances in polymer membranes employing non-toxic solvents and materials

Dong Zou;Suzana P. Nunes;Ivo F. J. Vankelecom;Alberto Figoli

145
Citations
Novel PVDF hollow fiber membranes for vacuum and direct contact membrane distillation applications

E. Drioli;A. Ali;S. Simone;F. Macedonio

143
Citations
A Review on Electrospun Membranes for Potential Air Filtration Application

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138
Citations
Polyethersulfone membranes prepared with Rhodiasolv®Polarclean as water soluble green solvent

Tiziana Marino;Enrico Blasi;Sergio Tornaghi;Emanuele Di Nicolò

137
Citations
Performance of PDMS membranes in pervaporation: Effect of silicalite fillers and comparison with SBS membranes

A. Dobrak;A. Figoli;S. Chovau;F. Galiano

132
Citations
Pervaporation, Vapour Permeation and Membrane Distillation: Principles and Applications

Angelo Basile;Alberto Figoli;Mohamed Khayet

111
Citations
Towards azeotropic MeOH-MTBE separation using pervaporation chitosan-based deep eutectic solvent membranes

Roberto Castro-Muñoz;Roberto Castro-Muñoz;Asma Msahel;Francesco Galiano;Marcin Serocki

102
Citations