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D-Index
58
Citations
9013
World Ranking
2575
National Ranking
782

William B. Krantz 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 William B. Krantz sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 198 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William B. Krantz 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 William B. Krantz sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% 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

  • 1988 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1984 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

William B. Krantz is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on membrane separation technologies and related fields within engineering and environmental science.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Engineering
  • Environmental Science

Subfields associated with their work cover:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

The key topics researched by William B. Krantz include:

  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
  • Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics
  • Membrane Separation and Gas Transport
  • Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies

William B. Krantz has published in several venues, especially in the field of membrane science. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Membrane Science
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Desalination
  • Separation and Purification Technology
  • Experimental Eye Research

Recent papers authored or coauthored by William B. Krantz include:

  • "Technical and economic feasibility of the concurrent desalination and boron removal (CDBR) process" (2020), published in Desalination
  • "Characterization of colloidal fouling in forward osmosis via ultrasonic time- (UTDR) and frequency-domain reflectometry (UFDR)" (2020), published in Journal of Membrane Science
  • "Mitigation of membrane fouling by whey protein via water hammer" (2021), published in Journal of Membrane Science
  • "Centrifugal reverse osmosis (CRO) − a novel energy-efficient membrane process for desalination near local thermodynamic equilibrium" (2021), published in Journal of Membrane Science
  • "Membrane performance of pressure-retarded osmosis using simulated hydroxide-based CO2-captured draw solutions" (2024), published in Separation and Purification Technology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with William B. Krantz include:

  • Mohamed Aslam
  • Filicia Wicaksana
  • Mohammed Farid
  • Anthony Wong
  • Tzyy Haur Chong

William B. Krantz has been recognized with awards such as:

  • Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1988)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1984)

Best Publications

  • Emergency water supply: a review of potential technologies and selection criteria.

    Siew-Leng Loo;Anthony Gordon Fane;William B. Krantz;William B. Krantz;Teik-Thye Lim

  • Formation and Characterization of Polyamide Membranes via Interfacial Polymerization

    Guo-Yong Chai;William B. Krantz

  • Arctic patterned-ground ecosystems: A synthesis of field studies and models along a North American Arctic Transect

    D. A. Walker;H. E. Epstein;V. E. Romanovsky;C. L. Ping

  • A novel hybrid process of reverse electrodialysis and reverse osmosis for low energy seawater desalination and brine management

    Weiyi Li;William B. Krantz;Emile R. Cornelissen;Jan W. Post

  • Real-time measurement of inorganic fouling of RO desalination membranes using ultrasonic time-domain reflectometry

    Anurag P Mairal;Alan R Greenberg;William B Krantz;Leonard J Bond

  • Optimization of operating conditions for a continuous membrane distillation crystallization process with zero salty water discharge

    Guizi Chen;Yinghong Lu;William B. Krantz;Rong Wang

  • Effect of evaporation step on macrovoid formation in wet-cast polymeric membranes

    Fritz G. Paulsen;Saeed S. Shojaie;William B. Krantz

  • Frost‐boil ecosystems: complex interactions between landforms, soils, vegetation and climate

    Donald A. Walker;Howard E. Epstein;William A. Gould;Alexia M. Kelley

  • Towards temperature driven forward osmosis desalination using Semi-IPN hydrogels as reversible draw agents.

    Yufeng Cai;Wenming Shen;Siew-Leng Loo;William B. Krantz

  • Oxidative degradation of polyamide reverse osmosis membranes: Studies of molecular model compounds and selected membranes

    Neil P. Soice;Adrian C. Maladono;Doreen Y. Takigawa;Arlan D. Norman

  • Stability of Thin Liquid Films Flowing Down a Plane

    W. B. Krantz;S. L. Goren

  • Investigation of corrugation phenomenon in the inner contour of hollow fibers during the non-solvent induced phase-separation process

    Sina Bonyadi;Tai Shung Chung;William B. Krantz

  • Superabsorbent Cryogels Decorated with Silver Nanoparticles as a Novel Water Technology for Point-of-Use Disinfection

    Siew-Leng Loo;Anthony G. Fane;Teik-Thye Lim;William B. Krantz;William B. Krantz

  • Enhancing the properties and gas separation performance of PBI–polyimides blend carbon molecular sieve membranes via optimization of the pyrolysis process

    Seyed Saeid Hosseini;Mohammad Reza Omidkhah;Abdolsamad Zarringhalam Moghaddam;Vahid Pirouzfar

  • Fabrication of poly (ECTFE) membranes via thermally induced phase separation

    Senthilkumar Ramaswamy;Alan R Greenberg;William B Krantz

  • Vapor-induced phase separation—effect of the humid air exposure step on membrane morphology: Part I. Insights from mathematical modeling

    V.P. Khare;A.R. Greenberg;W.B. Krantz

  • Dense polymer film and membrane formation via the dry-cast process part I. Model development

    Saeed S. Shojaie;William B. Krantz;Alan R. Greenberg

  • Effects of the support on the characteristics and permselectivity of thin film composite membranes

    Xuesong Li;Qing Li;Wangxi Fang;Rong Wang

  • Studies of oxidative degradation in polyamide RO membrane barrier layers using pendant drop mechanical analysis

    Neil P. Soice;Alan R. Greenberg;William B. Krantz;Arlan D. Norman

  • Energy-efficient reverse osmosis desalination process

    Tzyy Haur Chong;Siew-Leng Loo;William B. Krantz;William B. Krantz

  • Linear stability theory model for finger formation in asymmetric membranes

    Roderick J. Ray;William B. Krantz;Robert L. Sani

  • Energy-efficient desalination by forward osmosis using responsive ionic liquid draw solutes

    Yufeng Cai;Wenming Shen;Jing Wei;Tzyy Haur Chong

  • CO2 switchable dual responsive polymers as draw solutes for forward osmosis desalination

    Yufeng Cai;Wenming Shen;Rong Wang;William B. Krantz

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony G. Fane
Anthony G. Fane University of New South Wales
Alan R. Greenberg
Alan R. Greenberg University of Colorado Boulder
Xiao Hu
Xiao Hu Nanyang Technological University
Rong Wang
Rong Wang Nanyang Technological University
Jia Wei Chew
Jia Wei Chew Chalmers University of Technology
Teik-Thye Lim
Teik-Thye Lim Nanyang Technological University
Leonard J. Bond
Leonard J. Bond Iowa State University
Donald A. Walker
Donald A. Walker University of Alaska Fairbanks
Chuyang Y. Tang
Chuyang Y. Tang National University of Singapore
Tai-Shung Chung
Tai-Shung Chung National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

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