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Johannes S. Vrouwenvelder 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 Johannes S. Vrouwenvelder sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 194 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Johannes S. Vrouwenvelder 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 Johannes S. Vrouwenvelder sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Saudi Arabia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Saudi Arabia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Saudi Arabia Leader Award

Overview

Johannes S. Vrouwenvelder is affiliated with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia. Their research spans multiple areas within environmental science and engineering, with a strong emphasis on membrane technologies and water treatment processes.

The scientist has contributed extensively to several disciplines, including:

  • Environmental Science
  • Engineering

Within these fields, their work focuses particularly on the following subfields:

  • Water Science and Technology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Pollution
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Key topics in their research portfolio include:

  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
  • Water Treatment and Disinfection
  • Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics
  • Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods
  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications

Vrouwenvelder has published in a range of scientific venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Desalination
  • Water Research
  • Journal of Membrane Science
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Membranes

Notable recent publications include:

  • Effects of nano- and microplastics on kidney: Physicochemical properties, bioaccumulation, oxidative stress and immunoreaction, 2021, Chemosphere
  • Cost of fouling in full-scale reverse osmosis and nanofiltration installations in the Netherlands, 2020, Desalination
  • Textile dye wastewater treatment by direct contact membrane distillation: Membrane performance and detailed fouling analysis, 2021, Journal of Membrane Science
  • Membrane filtration performance enhancement and biofouling mitigation using symmetric spacers with helical filaments, 2020, Desalination
  • Controlling the hydraulic resistance of membrane biofilms by engineering biofilm physical structure, 2022, Water Research

In their collaborations, Vrouwenvelder frequently works alongside:

  • Luca Fortunato
  • Bastiaan Blankert
  • Nadia Farhat
  • Noreddine Ghaffour
  • Cristian Picioreanu

Best Publications

  • Biological Stability of Drinking Water: Controlling Factors, Methods, and Challenges

    Emmanuelle I. Prest;Frederik Hammes;Mark C. M. van Loosdrecht;Johannes S. Vrouwenvelder;Johannes S. Vrouwenvelder

  • Forward osmosis niches in seawater desalination and wastewater reuse

    R. Valladares Linares;Z. Li;Sarper Sarp;Sz S. Bucs

  • Biofouling of spiral-wound nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membranes: A feed spacer problem

    Johannes Vrouwenvelder;D. A. Graf von der Schulenburg;J. C. Kruithof;M. L. Johns

  • Monitoring microbiological changes in drinking water systems using a fast and reproducible flow cytometric method.

    E.I. Prest;F. Hammes;S. Kötzsch;M.C.M. van Loosdrecht

  • Life cycle cost of a hybrid forward osmosis - low pressure reverse osmosis system for seawater desalination and wastewater recovery

    R. Valladares Linares;Z. Li;V. Yangali-Quintanilla;N. Ghaffour

  • Flow cytometric bacterial cell counts challenge conventional heterotrophic plate counts for routine microbiological drinking water monitoring

    S. Van Nevel;S. Koetzsch;C.R. Proctor;M.D. Besmer

  • Short-term adhesion and long-term biofouling testing of polydopamine and poly(ethylene glycol) surface modifications of membranes and feed spacers for biofouling control.

    Daniel J. Miller;Paula A. Araújo;Patrícia B. Correia;Matthew M. Ramsey

  • The Membrane Fouling Simulator: A practical tool for fouling prediction and control

    J.S. Vrouwenvelder;J.A.M. van Paassen;L.P. Wessels;A.F. van Dam

  • Diagnosis, prediction and prevention of biofouling of NF and RO membranes

    J.S. Vrouwenvelder;D. van der Kooij

  • Quantitative biofouling diagnosis in full scale nanofiltration and reverse osmosis installations

    J.S. Vrouwenvelder;S.A. Manolarakis;J.P. van der Hoek;J.A.M. van Paassen

  • Biofouling potential of chemicals used for scale control in RO and NF membranes

    J.S. Vrouwenvelder;S.A. Manolarakis;H.R. Veenendaal;D. van der Kooij

  • Three-dimensional modeling of biofouling and fluid dynamics in feed spacer channels of membrane devices

    C. Picioreanu;J.S. Vrouwenvelder;M.C.M. van Loosdrecht

  • Effects of nano- and microplastics on kidney: Physicochemical properties, bioaccumulation, oxidative stress and immunoreaction.

    Xuemei Meng;Jiawei Zhang;Wenjing Wang;Graciela Gonzalez-Gil

  • Do biological-based strategies hold promise to biofouling control in MBRs?

    Lilian Malaeb;Pierre Le-Clech;Johannes S. Vrouwenvelder;Johannes S. Vrouwenvelder;George M. Ayoub

  • In-situ biofilm characterization in membrane systems using Optical Coherence Tomography: formation, structure, detachment and impact of flux change.

    C. Dreszer;Adam D. Wexler;S. Drusová;T. Overdijk

  • Biofouling in spiral wound membrane systems: Three-dimensional CFD model based evaluation of experimental data

    J.S. Vrouwenvelder;C. Picioreanu;J.C. Kruithof;M.C.M. van Loosdrecht

  • Cost of fouling in full-scale reverse osmosis and nanofiltration installations in the Netherlands

    M. Jafari;M. Jafari;M. Vanoppen;J. M.C. van Agtmaal;E. R. Cornelissen

  • Effect of different commercial feed spacers on biofouling of reverse osmosis membrane systems: A numerical study

    Szilard Bucs;Szilard Bucs;Andrea I. Radu;Vasile Lavric;Johannes S. Vrouwenvelder;Johannes S. Vrouwenvelder

  • Chemical cleaning of biofouling in reverse osmosis membranes evaluated using magnetic resonance imaging

    S. A. Creber;Johannes Vrouwenvelder;M. C.M. van Loosdrecht;M. L. Johns

  • Phosphate limitation to control biofouling

    J.S. Vrouwenvelder;F. Beyer;K. Dahmani;N. Hasan

  • Pressure drop increase by biofilm accumulation in spiral wound RO and NF membrane systems: role of substrate concentration, flow velocity, substrate load and flow direction.

    Johannes Vrouwenvelder;C. Hinrichs;W. G.J. van der Meer;M. C.M. van Loosdrecht

  • Periodic air/water cleaning for control of biofouling in spiral wound membrane elements

    E.R. Cornelissen;J.S. Vrouwenvelder;S.G.J. Heijman;X.D. Viallefont

Frequent Co-Authors

M.C.M. van Loosdrecht
M.C.M. van Loosdrecht Delft University of Technology
Cristian Picioreanu
Cristian Picioreanu King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Noreddine Ghaffour
Noreddine Ghaffour King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Michael L. Johns
Michael L. Johns University of Western Australia
Pascal E. Saikaly
Pascal E. Saikaly King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Gary L. Amy
Gary L. Amy Clemson University
Frederik Hammes
Frederik Hammes Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Bruce E. Logan
Bruce E. Logan Pennsylvania State University
Wulin Yang
Wulin Yang Peking University
Ho Kyong Shon
Ho Kyong Shon University of Technology Sydney

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