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Samer Adham

Samer Adham

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Engineering and Technology
Qatar
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
43
Citations
7779
World Ranking
7059
National Ranking
3

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
43
Citations
6457
World Ranking
6258
National Ranking
13

Samer Adham 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 Samer Adham sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 162 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Samer Adham 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 Samer Adham 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: 43 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% 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

  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Qatar Leader Award

Overview

Samer Adham is affiliated with Qatar University in Qatar. Their research spans multiple fields with a focus on Engineering, Environmental Science, and Materials Science. Their work primarily addresses Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering, among other subfields.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the domain of membrane technologies and water treatment. Their main research topics include:

  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
  • Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics
  • Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies
  • Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods

Their recent papers reflect a diverse focus on membrane applications and water treatment technologies. Notable recent publications include:

  • Membrane distillation: recent technological developments and advancements in membrane materials (2021), published in Emergent Materials
  • Salinity gradient energy generation by pressure retarded osmosis: A review (2020), published in Desalination
  • Designing Flexible and Porous Fibrous Membranes for Oil Water Separation-A Review of Recent Developments (2020), published in Polymer Reviews
  • Protocol for Preparing Synthetic Solutions Mimicking Produced Water from Oil and Gas Operations (2021), published in ACS Omega
  • Validation and application of a membrane filtration evaluation protocol for oil-water separation (2021), published in Journal of Water Process Engineering

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Samer Adham include Joel Minier-Matar, Mariam Al Ali Al-Maadeed, Mashael Al-Maas, Mohammad K. Hassan, and Alamgir Karim.

The researcher's work appears repeatedly in specific venues, indicating a focused contribution to these journals and conferences. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Desalination
  • Journal of Water Process Engineering
  • Emergent Materials
  • Water
  • ACS Omega

Best Publications

  • Role of membranes and activated carbon in the removal of endocrine disruptors and pharmaceuticals

    Shane A. Snyder;Samer Adham;Adam M. Redding;Fred S. Cannon

  • Adsorption of organic pollutants by natural and modified clays: A comprehensive review

    Abdelrahman M. Awad;Shifa M.R. Shaikh;Rem Jalab;Mona H. Gulied

  • Mechanism of Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and MS2 virus removal by MF and UF

    Joseph G. Jacangelo;Samer S. Adham;Jean-Michel Laîné

  • Application of Membrane Distillation for desalting brines from thermal desalination plants

    Samer Adham;Altaf Hussain;Joel Minier Matar;Raul Dores

  • Investigation of seawater reverse osmosis fouling and its relationship to pretreatment type.

    Manish Kumar;Samer S. Adham;William R. Pearce

  • Innovative beneficial reuse of reverse osmosis concentrate using bipolar membrane electrodialysis and electrochlorination processes

    Mohammad Badruzzaman;Joan Oppenheimer;Samer Adham;Manish Kumar

  • Effect of coagulation on the size of MF and UF membrane foulants.

    Kerry J. Howe;Ashish Marwah;Kuang-Ping Chiu;Samer S. Adham

  • Predicting and Verifying Organics Removal by PAC< in an Ultrafiltration System

    Samer S. Adham;Vernon L. Snoeyink;Mark M. Clark;Jean Luc Bersillon

  • The status of forward osmosis technology implementation

    Abdelrahman M. Awad;Rem Jalab;Joel Minier-Matar;Samer Adham

  • Membrane applications and opportunities for water management in the oil & gas industry

    Samer Adham;Altaf Hussain;Joel Minier-Matar;Arnold Janson

  • Are membrane bioreactors ready for widespread application

    Glen T. Daigger;Bruce E. Rittmann;Samer Adham;Gianni Andreottola

  • Perchlorate and nitrate treatment by ion exchange integrated with biological brine treatment.

    S. Geno Lehman;Mohammad Badruzzaman;Samer Adham;Deborah J. Roberts

  • Effect of operational parameters on distillate flux in direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD): Comparison between experimental and model predicted performance

    Yehia M. Manawi;Majeda Khraisheh;Ahmad Kayvani Fard;Farid Benyahia

  • Feasibility of the membrane bioreactor process for water reclamation

    S. Adham;P. Gagliardo;L. Boulos;J. Oppenheimer

  • Characteristics and costs of MF and UF plants

    Samer S. Adham;Joseph G. Jacangelo;Jean-Michel Laîné

  • Hydrogen-based hollow-fiber membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR) for removing oxidized contaminants

    B.E. Rittmann;R. Nerenberg;K.-C. Lee;K.-C. Lee;I. Najm

  • UF with pretreatment for removing DBP precursors

    Joseph G. Jacangelo;Jean-Michel Laîné;Edward W. Cummings;Samer S. Adham

  • Beneficial phosphate recovery from reverse osmosis (RO) concentrate of an integrated membrane system using polymeric ligand exchanger (PLE).

    Manish Kumar;Mohammad Badruzzaman;Samer Adham;Joan Oppenheimer

  • A predictive model for the assessment of the temperature polarization effect in direct contact membrane distillation desalination of high salinity feed

    Yehia M. Manawi;Majeda A.M.M. Khraisheh;Ahmad Kayvani Fard;Farid Benyahia

  • Membrane distillation: recent technological developments and advancements in membrane materials

    Altaf Hussain;Arnie Janson;Joel Minier Matar;Samer Adham;Samer Adham

  • Low‐pressure membranes: assessing integrity

    Samer S. Adham;Joseph G. Jacangelo;Jean-Michel Laîné

Frequent Co-Authors

Majeda Khraisheh
Majeda Khraisheh Qatar University
Mustafa S. Nasser
Mustafa S. Nasser Qatar University
Anthony G. Fane
Anthony G. Fane University of New South Wales
Deepalekshmi Ponnamma
Deepalekshmi Ponnamma Qatar University
Joseph G. Jacangelo
Joseph G. Jacangelo Johns Hopkins University
Alamgir Karim
Alamgir Karim University of Houston
Simon Judd
Simon Judd Cranfield University
Rong Wang
Rong Wang Nanyang Technological University
Bruce E. Rittmann
Bruce E. Rittmann Arizona State University

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