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Menachem Elimelech

Menachem Elimelech

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2026

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Best Scientists

D-Index
206
Citations
151956
World Ranking
236
National Ranking
157

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
206
Citations
153560
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3
National Ranking
2

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
212
Citations
160244
World Ranking
2
National Ranking
2

Menachem Elimelech 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 Menachem Elimelech sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 651 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Menachem Elimelech 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 Menachem Elimelech sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 212 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in United States Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Outstanding Achievements in Environmental Science and Technology Award, American Chemical Society
  • 2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in United States Leader Award
  • 2017 - Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Engineering
  • 2015 - Elected Fellow, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP)
  • 2006 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to the theory and practice of advanced filtration technologies for the treatment and reuse of potable water.
  • 1996 - Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers
  • 1990 - Research Initiation Award, National Science Foundation

Overview

Menachem Elimelech is affiliated with Rice University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Environmental Science, with significant contributions to various subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Water Science and Technology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Mechanical Engineering.

The main research topics addressed by Menachem Elimelech include:

  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
  • Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Membrane Separation and Gas Transport
  • Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques

Menachem Elimelech has contributed to a range of scholarly publications, including frequent publications in the following venues:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Journal of Membrane Science
  • Nature Communications
  • Nature Water
  • Science Advances

notable recent papers include:

  • "Polyamide nanofiltration membrane with highly uniform sub-nanometre pores for sub-1 Å precision separation" (2020) in Nature Communications
  • "Towards single-species selectivity of membranes with subnanometre pores" (2020) in Nature Nanotechnology
  • "Graphene oxide membranes with stable porous structure for ultrafast water transport" (2021) in Nature Nanotechnology
  • "Fabrication of desalination membranes by interfacial polymerization: history, current efforts, and future directions" (2021) in Chemical Society Reviews
  • "Tailored design of nanofiltration membranes for water treatment based on synthesis-property-performance relationships" (2021) in Chemical Society Reviews

Frequent collaborators in Menachem Elimelech's research include Li Wang, Cody L. Ritt, Hanqing Fan, Sohum K. Patel, and Jae-Hong Kim.

The scientist's research has been recognized with several awards, including:

  • Outstanding Achievements in Environmental Science and Technology Award, American Chemical Society (2022)
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Engineering (2017)
  • Elected Fellow, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) (2015)
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering (2006) for contributions to the theory and practice of advanced filtration technologies for the treatment and reuse of potable water
  • Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers (1996)
  • Research Initiation Award, National Science Foundation (1990)

Best Publications

  • Science and technology for water purification in the coming decades

    Mark A. Shannon;Paul W. Bohn;Paul W. Bohn;Menachem Elimelech;Menachem Elimelech;John G. Georgiadis

  • The Future of Seawater Desalination: Energy, Technology, and the Environment

    Menachem Elimelech;William A. Phillip

  • Maximizing the right stuff: The trade-off between membrane permeability and selectivity

    Ho Bum Park;Jovan Kamcev;Lloyd M. Robeson;Menachem Elimelech

  • Forward osmosis: Principles, applications, and recent developments

    Tzahi Y. Cath;Amy E. Childress;Menachem Elimelech

  • Particle Deposition and Aggregation: Measurement, Modelling and Simulation

    Menachem Elimelech

  • Materials for next-generation desalination and water purification membranes

    Jay R. Werber;Chinedum O. Osuji;Menachem Elimelech

  • Environmental applications of carbon-based nanomaterials.

    Meagan S. Mauter;Menachem Elimelech

  • Membrane-based processes for sustainable power generation using water

    Bruce E. Logan;Menachem Elimelech

  • Chemical and physical aspects of natural organic matter (NOM) fouling of nanofiltration membranes

    Seungkwan Hong;Menachem Elimelech

  • Colloid mobilization and transport in groundwater

    Joseph N Ryan;Menachem Elimelech

  • Environmental applications of graphene-based nanomaterials.

    François Perreault;Andreia Fonseca de Faria;Menachem Elimelech

  • Single-walled carbon nanotubes exhibit strong antimicrobial activity.

    Seoktae Kang;Mathieu Pinault;Lisa D. Pfefferle;Menachem Elimelech

  • Influence of concentrative and dilutive internal concentration polarization on flux behavior in forward osmosis

    Jeffrey R. McCutcheon;Menachem Elimelech

  • Influence of membrane surface properties on initial rate of colloidal fouling of reverse osmosis and nanofiltration membranes

    Eric M Vrijenhoek;Seungkwan Hong;Menachem Elimelech

  • Correlation equation for predicting single-collector efficiency in physicochemical filtration in saturated porous media.

    Nathalie Tufenkji;Menachem Elimelech

  • Antibacterial Effects of Carbon Nanotubes: Size Does Matter!

    Seoktae Kang;Moshe Herzberg;Debora F. Rodrigues;Menachem Elimelech

  • Aggregation and deposition of engineered nanomaterials in aquatic environments: role of physicochemical interactions.

    Adamo R. Petosa;Deb P. Jaisi;Ivan R. Quevedo;Menachem Elimelech

  • Antifouling membranes for sustainable water purification: strategies and mechanisms

    Runnan Zhang;Yanan Liu;Mingrui He;Yanlei Su

  • Water and sanitation in developing countries: including health in the equation.

    Maggie A. Montgomery;Menachem Elimelech

  • A novel ammonia-carbon dioxide forward (direct) osmosis desalination process

    Jeffrey R. McCutcheon;Robert L. McGinnis;Menachem Elimelech

  • Effect of solution chemistry on the surface charge of polymeric reverse osmosis and nanofiltration membranes

    Amy E. Childress;Menachem Elimelech

Frequent Co-Authors

Chinedum O. Osuji
Chinedum O. Osuji University of Pennsylvania
Long D. Nghiem
Long D. Nghiem University of Technology Sydney
Alberto Tiraferri
Alberto Tiraferri Polytechnic University of Turin
Shihong Lin
Shihong Lin Vanderbilt University
Seungkwan Hong
Seungkwan Hong Korea University
Subir Bhattacharjee
Subir Bhattacharjee University of Alberta
Joseph N. Ryan
Joseph N. Ryan University of Colorado Boulder
William E. Price
William E. Price University of Wollongong
Nathalie Tufenkji
Nathalie Tufenkji McGill University
Emmanuel P. Giannelis
Emmanuel P. Giannelis Cornell University

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