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Vahid Vatanpour

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Engineering and Technology
Iran
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
88
Citations
25339
World Ranking
2315
National Ranking
11

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
88
Citations
24995
World Ranking
326
National Ranking
5

Vahid Vatanpour 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 Vahid Vatanpour sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 322 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Vahid Vatanpour 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 Vahid Vatanpour sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 88 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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 Iran Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Iran Leader Award

Overview

Vahid Vatanpour is affiliated with Kharazmi University in Iran and works primarily in the fields of engineering, environmental science, and materials science. Their research spans several subfields, including water science and technology, biomedical engineering, materials chemistry, mechanical engineering, and electrical and electronic engineering.

The scientist's research focuses extensively on membrane technologies, with more than 300 publications addressing various aspects of membrane separation technologies. Other main topics include graphene and nanomaterials applications, membrane-based ion separation techniques, membrane separation and gas transport, fuel cells and related materials, electrospun nanofibers in biomedical applications, and MXene and MAX phase materials.

Vatanpour has published multiple papers in notable journals. Some recent works include:

  • "Cellulose acetate in fabrication of polymeric membranes: A review" (2022, Chemosphere)
  • "Removal of antibiotics from wastewaters by membrane technology: Limitations, successes, and future improvements" (2022, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • "Chitin and derivative chitosan-based structures - Preparation strategies aided by deep eutectic solvents: A review" (2021, Carbohydrate Polymers)
  • "Photocatalytic-membrane technology: a critical review for membrane fouling mitigation" (2020, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry)
  • "Hydrogel membranes: A review" (2020, Materials Science and Engineering C)

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including İsmail Koyuncu, Alireza Khataee, Mohammad Reza Saeb, Mohammad Reza Ganjali, and Ahmad Dehqan. Their publications appear predominantly in journals such as Separation and Purification Technology, Chemosphere, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Carbohydrate Polymers, and Desalination.

Best Publications

  • Preparation of a novel antifouling mixed matrix PES membrane by embedding graphene oxide nanoplates

    Sirus Zinadini;Ali Akbar Zinatizadeh;Masoud Rahimi;Vahid Vatanpour

  • Fabrication and characterization of novel antifouling nanofiltration membrane prepared from oxidized multiwalled carbon nanotube/polyethersulfone nanocomposite

    Vahid Vatanpour;Sayed Siavash Madaeni;Rostam Moradian;Sirus Zinadini

  • TiO2 embedded mixed matrix PES nanocomposite membranes: Influence of different sizes and types of nanoparticles on antifouling and performance

    Vahid Vatanpour;Sayed Siavash Madaeni;Ali Reza Khataee;Ehsan Salehi

  • Novel antibifouling nanofiltration polyethersulfone membrane fabricated from embedding TiO2 coated multiwalled carbon nanotubes

    Vahid Vatanpour;Sayed Siavash Madaeni;Rostam Moradian;Sirus Zinadini

  • Thin film nanocomposite reverse osmosis membrane modified by reduced graphene oxide/TiO2 with improved desalination performance

    Mahdie Safarpour;Alireza Khataee;Vahid Vatanpour;Vahid Vatanpour

  • Decolorization of C.I. Acid Blue 9 solution by UV/Nano-TiO2, Fenton, Fenton-like, electro-Fenton and electrocoagulation processes: A comparative study

    A.R. Khataee;V. Vatanpour;A.R. Amani Ghadim

  • Cellulose acetate in fabrication of polymeric membranes: A review.

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  • Removal of antibiotics from wastewaters by membrane technology: Limitations, successes, and future improvements.

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  • Boehmite nanoparticles as a new nanofiller for preparation of antifouling mixed matrix membranes

    Vahid Vatanpour;Sayed Siavash Madaeni;Laleh Rajabi;Sirus Zinadini

  • Preparation and characterization of graphene oxide/TiO2 blended PES nanofiltration membrane with improved antifouling and separation performance

    Mahdie Safarpour;Vahid Vatanpour;Vahid Vatanpour;Alireza Khataee

  • Preparation of a Novel Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) Ultrafiltration Membrane Modified with Reduced Graphene Oxide/Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) Nanocomposite with Enhanced Hydrophilicity and Antifouling Properties

    Mahdie Safarpour;Alireza Khataee;Vahid Vatanpour

  • High-performance pure and Fe3+-ion doped ZnS quantum dots as green nanophotocatalysts for the removal of malachite green under UV-light irradiation.

    Hamid Reza Rajabi;Omid Khani;Mojtaba Shamsipur;Vahid Vatanpour

  • Novel high flux antifouling nanofiltration membranes for dye removal containing carboxymethyl chitosan coated Fe3O4 nanoparticles

    S. Zinadini;A.A. Zinatizadeh;M. Rahimi;V. Vatanpour

  • A new approach to improve antifouling property of PVDF membrane using in situ polymerization of PAA functionalized TiO2 nanoparticles

    S.S. Madaeni;S. Zinadini;V. Vatanpour

  • Fouling reduction and retention increment of polyethersulfone nanofiltration membranes embedded by amine-functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes

    Vahid Vatanpour;Majid Esmaeili;Mohammad Hossein Davood Abadi Farahani

  • Electro-Fenton treatment of dye solution containing Orange II: Influence of operational parameters

    Nezamaddin Daneshvar;Soheil Aber;Vahid Vatanpour;Mohammad Hossein Rasoulifard

  • Preparation of antibiofouling polyethersulfone mixed matrix NF membrane using photocatalytic activity of ZnO/MWCNTs nanocomposite

    Sirus Zinadini;Saeed Rostami;Vahid Vatanpour;Elham Jalilian

  • Novel chitosan/poly(vinyl) alcohol thin adsorptive membranes modified with amino functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes for Cu(II) removal from water: Preparation, characterization, adsorption kinetics and thermodynamics

    E. Salehi;S.S. Madaeni;L. Rajabi;V. Vatanpour

  • Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) removal by photocatalysts: A review.

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  • Improvement in flux and antifouling properties of PVC ultrafiltration membranes by incorporation of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles

    Hesamoddin Rabiee;Vahid Vatanpour;Mohammad Hossein Davood Abadi Farahani;Hamed Zarrabi

  • Preparation and characterization of a novel polyethersulfone (PES) ultrafiltration membrane modified with a CuO/ZnO nanocomposite to improve permeability and antifouling properties

    Nazanin Nasrollahi;Vahid Vatanpour;Soheil Aber;Soheil Aber;Niyaz Mohammad Mahmoodi

  • Development of a novel high flux and fouling-resistant thin film composite nanofiltration membrane by embedding reduced graphene oxide/TiO2

    Mahdie Safarpour;Vahid Vatanpour;Vahid Vatanpour;Alireza Khataee;Majid Esmaeili;Majid Esmaeili

  • Effect of reduced graphene oxide/TiO2 nanocomposite with different molar ratios on the performance of PVDF ultrafiltration membranes

    Mahdie Safarpour;Alireza Khataee;Vahid Vatanpour;Vahid Vatanpour

Frequent Co-Authors

Alireza Khataee
Alireza Khataee Istanbul Technical University
Mohammad Reza Ganjali
Mohammad Reza Ganjali University of Tehran
Sayed Siavash Madaeni
Sayed Siavash Madaeni Razi University
Sirus Zinadini
Sirus Zinadini Razi University
Mohammad Reza Saeb
Mohammad Reza Saeb Gdańsk Medical University
Masoud Rahimi
Masoud Rahimi Razi University
Ali Akbar Zinatizadeh
Ali Akbar Zinatizadeh Razi University
Abdolreza Moghadassi
Abdolreza Moghadassi Arak University
Alireza Badiei
Alireza Badiei University of Tehran
Hamid Reza Rajabi
Hamid Reza Rajabi Razi University

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