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Efrem Curcio publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Efrem Curcio sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 219 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Efrem Curcio D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Efrem Curcio sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Efrem Curcio is affiliated with the University of Calabria in Italy. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Environmental Science, with significant contributions in subfields such as Biomedical Engineering, Water Science and Technology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

The scientist's work focuses on key topics including:

  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
  • Extraction and Separation Processes
  • Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Protein purification and stability

Efrem Curcio has co-authored multiple publications with frequent collaborators, including:

  • Sergio Santoro
  • Ahmet H. Avci
  • Marco Aquino
  • Salvatore Straface
  • Humberto Estay

Publication venues where Curcio has contributed significantly include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Desalination
  • Separation and Purification Technology
  • Journal of Water Process Engineering
  • Membranes

Recent representative papers illustrate the scope of their research interests:

  • The advent of thermoplasmonic membrane distillation, 2022, Chemical Society Reviews
  • Recovering water from lithium-rich brines by a fractionation process based on membrane distillation-crystallization, 2021, Journal of Water Process Engineering
  • Photothermal Sweeping Gas Membrane Distillation and Reverse Electrodialysis for light-to-heat-to-power conversion, 2021, Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification
  • Membrane technology for a sustainable copper mining industry: The Chilean paradigm, 2021, Cleaner Engineering and Technology
  • Fouling resistant, high flux, charge tunable hybrid ultrafiltration membranes using polymer chains grafted graphene oxide for NOM removal, 2020, Chemical Engineering Journal

Best Publications

  • Potential of membrane distillation in seawater desalination: Thermal efficiency, sensitivity study and cost estimation

    Sulaiman Al-Obaidani;Sulaiman Al-Obaidani;Efrem Curcio;Francesca Macedonio;Gianluca Di Profio

  • Membrane Distillation and Related Operations—A Review

    Efrem Curcio;Enrico Drioli

  • Photothermal Membrane Distillation for Seawater Desalination

    Antonio Politano;Pietro Argurio;Gianluca Di Profio;Vanna Sanna

  • Effect of additives in the casting solution on the formation of PVDF membranes

    Enrica Fontananova;Johannes C. Jansen;Alessandra Cristiano;Efrem Curcio

  • Membrane technology in renewable-energy-driven desalination

    Aamer Ali;Ramato Ashu Tufa;Francesca Macedonio;Efrem Curcio

  • Membrane distillation-crystallization of seawater reverse osmosis brines

    Xiaosheng Ji;Efrem Curcio;Sulaiman Al Obaidani;Gianluca Di Profio

  • MEMBRANE CONTACTORS: FUNDAMENTALS, APPLICATIONS AND POTENTIALITIES

    E. Drioli;A. Criscuoli;Efrem Curcio

  • Mass transfer and metabolic reactions in hepatocyte spheroids cultured in rotating wall gas-permeable membrane system

    Efrem Curcio;Simona Salerno;Giuseppe Barbieri;Loredana De Bartolo

  • Progress and prospects in reverse electrodialysis for salinity gradient energy conversion and storage

    Ramato Ashu Tufa;Sylwin Pawlowski;Joost Veerman;Karel Bouzek

  • Integrated membrane systems for seawater desalination: energetic and exergetic analysis, economic evaluation, experimental study

    Francesca Macedonio;Efrem Curcio;Enrico Drioli

  • Removal of Emerging Micropollutants by Activated Sludge Process and Membrane Bioreactors and the Effects of Micropollutants on Membrane Fouling: A Review

    Abreham Tesfaye Besha;Abaynesh Yihdego Gebreyohannes;Ramato Ashu Tufa;Dawit Nega Bekele

  • Membrane distillation operated at high seawater concentration factors: Role of the membrane on CaCO3 scaling in presence of humic acid

    Efrem Curcio;Xiaosheng Ji;Gianluca Di Profio;Al Obaidani Sulaiman

  • Process intensification in the textile industry: the role of membrane technology.

    B. Van der Bruggen;E. Curcio;E. Drioli

  • Integrated system for recovery of CaCO3, NaCl and MgSO4·7H2O from nanofiltration retentate

    Enrico Drioli;Efrem Curcio;Alessandra Criscuoli;Gianluca Di Profio

  • Membrane Distillation and Reverse Electrodialysis for Near-Zero Liquid Discharge and low energy seawater desalination

    Ramato Ashu Tufa;Efrem Curcio;Efrem Curcio;Etienne Brauns;Willem van Baak

  • Progress in membrane crystallization

    Enrico Drioli;Enrico Drioli;Gianluca Di Profio;Efrem Curcio

  • Integrating Membrane Contactors Technology and Pressure-Driven Membrane Operations for Seawater Desalination: Energy, Exergy and Costs Analysis

    E. Drioli;E. Curcio;G. Di Profio;F. Macedonio

  • The advent of thermoplasmonic membrane distillation.

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  • State of the Art and Recent Progresses in Membrane Contactors

    E. Drioli;E. Curcio;G. di Profio

  • Integrated membrane operations for seawater desalination

    Enrico Drioli;Alessandra Criscuoli;Efrem Curcio

  • Influence of the structural properties of poly(vinylidene fluoride) membranes on the heterogeneous nucleation rate of protein crystals.

    Efrem Curcio;Enrica Fontananova;Gianluca Di Profio;Enrico Drioli

Frequent Co-Authors

Enrico Drioli
Enrico Drioli National Research Council (CNR)
Giuseppe Barbieri
Giuseppe Barbieri National Research Council (CNR)
Antonio Politano
Antonio Politano University of L'Aquila
Francesca Macedonio
Francesca Macedonio University of Calabria
Karel Bouzek
Karel Bouzek University of Chemistry and Technology
Hassan A. Arafat
Hassan A. Arafat Khalifa University
Augustinus Bader
Augustinus Bader Leipzig University
João G. Crespo
João G. Crespo Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Raffaele Molinari
Raffaele Molinari University of Calabria
Riccardo d'Agostino
Riccardo d'Agostino University of Bari Aldo Moro

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