Desalination

Aims & Scope

Desalination is an inter-disciplinary journal publishing high quality papers on desalination materials, processes and related technologies.

Desalination welcomes submissions detailing work that is clearly connected to water desalting including applications of desalination to seawater, groundwater and waste waters, such as thermal, membrane, sorption and hybrid processes.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	9.8

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.721

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	244

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Engineering, Environmental Science and Materials Science, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Membrane distillation: A comprehensive review

  Citation: 2294

  Authors: Abdullah, Naif, Nidal

• Nanofiltration membranes review: Recent advances and future prospects

  Citation: 1744

  Authors: A.W., Y.H., W.L., Y.T., D.L., N.

• State-of-the-art of reverse osmosis desalination

  Citation: 1662

  Authors: C., J., T., T.

• Cationic and anionic dye adsorption by agricultural solid wastes: A comprehensive review

  Citation: 1544

  Authors: Mohamad Amran Mohd, Dalia Khalid, Wan Azlina Wan Abdul, Azni

• Electrodialysis, a mature technology with a multitude of new applications

  Citation: 1320

  Authors: H.

• Advances in seawater desalination technologies

  Citation: 1319

  Authors: Akili D., Ibrahim K., Jong-Mihn

• Technical review and evaluation of the economics of water desalination: Current and future challenges for better water supply sustainability

  Citation: 1306

  Authors: Noreddine, Thomas M., Gary L.

• Membrane technology enhancement in oil–water separation. A review

  Citation: 1147

  Authors: M., R., M.S., N., A., M.A., N., A.F.

• Reverse osmosis desalination: A state-of-the-art review

  Citation: 1074

  Authors: Muhammad, Mohamed, Noora N., Naif A., Nidal

• A review of the effects of emerging contaminants in wastewater and options for their removal

  Citation: 1073

  Authors: N., A.F., M.R., T.

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