2026 Mathias Ulbricht: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	81	2592	2503	152	145	423	23180
Chemistry	81	3258	2944	242	220	431	23024

Overview

Mathias Ulbricht is affiliated with the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany, contributing extensively to research in engineering, environmental science, and materials science. Their research particularly focuses on membrane separation technologies and related applications.

The primary fields of study for Ulbricht include:

Engineering
Environmental Science
Materials Science

Within these fields, they concentrate on subfields such as:

Water Science and Technology
Biomedical Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Materials Chemistry
Mechanical Engineering

The main research topics covered by Ulbricht encompass:

Membrane Separation Technologies
Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
Fuel Cells and Related Materials
Membrane Separation and Gas Transport
Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions

Some of the recent significant publications by Mathias Ulbricht are:

Preparation of antibiofouling nanocomposite PVDF/Ag-SiO2 membrane and long-term performance evaluation in the MBR system fed by real pharmaceutical wastewater (2020, Separation and Purification Technology)
Progress in alumina ceramic membranes for water purification: Status and prospects (2022, Water Research)
Three-Dimensional Analysis of the Natural-Organic-Matter Distribution in the Cake Layer to Precisely Reveal Ultrafiltration Fouling Mechanisms (2021, Environmental Science & Technology)
High performance isotropic polyethersulfone membranes for heavy oil-in-water emulsion separation (2020, Separation and Purification Technology)
Membrane Life Cycle Management: An Exciting Opportunity for Advancing the Sustainability Features of Membrane Separations (2023, Environmental Science & Technology)

Ulbricht has frequently published in the following venues:

Chemie Ingenieur Technik
Journal of Membrane Science
Separation and Purification Technology
Membranes
Water Research

The scientist collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including:

Baiwen Ma
Lukas Fischer
Chengzhi Hu
Alexandra Wittmar
H. J. Schultz

Best Publications

Advanced functional polymer membranes

Mathias Ulbricht

2763
Citations
Characteristics, performance and stability of polyethersulfone ultrafiltration membranes prepared by phase separation method using different macromolecular additives

Heru Susanto;Heru Susanto;Mathias Ulbricht

587
Citations
Thinking the future of membranes: Perspectives for advanced and new membrane materials and manufacturing processes

Suzana Pereira Nunes;P. Zeynep Culfaz-Emecen;Guy Z. Ramon;Tymen Visser

576
Citations
Surface modification of ultrafiltration membranes by low temperature plasma II. Graft polymerization onto polyacrylonitrile and polysulfone

Mathias Ulbricht;Georges Belfort

510
Citations
Photo-induced graft polymerization surface modifications for the preparation of hydrophilic and low-proten-adsorbing ultrafiltration membranes☆

Mathias Ulbricht;Heike Matuschewski;Annett Oechel;Hans-Georg Hicke

442
Citations
Membrane separations using molecularly imprinted polymers

Mathias Ulbricht

417
Citations
Photo-irradiation for preparation, modification and stimulation of polymeric membranes

Dongming He;Heru Susanto;Mathias Ulbricht

413
Citations
Receptor and transport properties of imprinted polymer membranes – a review

S A Piletsky;T L Panasyuk;E Piletskaya;Ian Alan Nicholls

360
Citations
Surface Functionalization of Porous Polypropylene Membranes with Molecularly Imprinted Polymers by Photograft Copolymerization in Water

Sergey A. Piletsky;Heike Matuschewski;Uwe Schedler;André Wilpert

316
Citations
Porous Polypropylene Membranes with Different Carboxyl Polymer Brush Layers for Reversible Protein Binding via Surface-Initiated Graft Copolymerization

Mathias Ulbricht;Hu Yang

297
Citations
Photografted Thin Polymer Hydrogel Layers on PES Ultrafiltration Membranes: Characterization, Stability, and Influence on Separation Performance

Heru Susanto;Mathias Ulbricht

285
Citations
Surface modification of polypropylene microporous membranes with a novel glycopolymer

Qian Yang;Zhi-Kang Xu, ,†;† Zheng-Wei Dai;‡ and Jian-Li Wang

274
Citations
Molecularly imprinted polymer membranes for substance-selective solid-phase extraction from water by surface photo-grafting polymerization

Tatiana A Sergeyeva;Heike Matuschewski;Sergiy A Piletsky;Jürgen Bendig

254
Citations
Exploiting Synergetic Effects of Graphene Oxide and a Silver-Based Metal-Organic Framework To Enhance Antifouling and Anti-Biofouling Properties of Thin-Film Nanocomposite Membranes.

Mostafa Dadashi Firouzjaei;Ahmad Arabi Shamsabadi;Sadegh Aghapour Aktij;S Fatemeh Seyedpour

244
Citations
Composites of functional polymeric hydrogels and porous membranes

Qian Yang;Nadia Adrus;Falk Tomicki;Mathias Ulbricht

243
Citations
Preparation and characterization of low fouling novel hybrid ultrafiltration membranes based on the blends of GO−TiO2 nanocomposite and polysulfone for humic acid removal

Mahendra Kumar;Zahra Gholamvand;Anne Morrissey;Kieran Nolan

226
Citations
Self‐Supporting, Double Stimuli‐Responsive Porous Membranes From Polystyrene‐block‐poly(N,N‐dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) Diblock Copolymers

Felix Schacher;Mathias Ulbricht;Axel H. E. Müller

205
Citations
Ultrafiltration of polysaccharide–protein mixtures: Elucidation of fouling mechanisms and fouling control by membrane surface modification

Heru Susanto;Heru Susanto;Hassan Arafat;Hassan Arafat;Elisabeth M.L. Janssen;Elisabeth M.L. Janssen;Mathias Ulbricht

196
Citations
Impedometric herbicide chemosensors based on molecularly imprinted polymers

Tanya Panasyuk-Delaney;Vladimir M Mirsky;Mathias Ulbricht;Otto S Wolfbeis

192
Citations
Surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization : A new method for preparation of polymeric membrane adsorbers

Nripen Singh;Jun Wang;Mathias Ulbricht;S. Ranil Wickramasinghe

192
Citations
Photograft-polymer-modified microporous membranes with environment-sensitive permeabilities

Mathias Ulbricht

188
Citations