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Process Optimization and Integration

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Fungmin Liew
AZ Technology (United States)
2
Anurag Jaswal
Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
3
Mengjie Liu
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
4
Muzammil Khan
Murdoch University
5
Yingchao Dong
Xinjiang Institute of Engineering
6
András Domokos
Budapest University of Technology and Economics
7
Penglei Li
China University of Geosciences
8
Andrew Marina
Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group
9
Piero Morseletto
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
10
Waqar Muhammad Ashraf
Process Systems Enterprise (United Kingdom)

Rising Stars Papers

1
Chaotic evolution optimization: A novel metaheuristic algorithm inspired by chaotic dynamics
Chaos Solitons & Fractals|2025
87 cit.
2
A novel multi-objective optimization framework for optimal integrated energy system planning with demand response under multiple uncertainties
Information Sciences|2024
34 cit.
3
Data Information integrated Neural Network (DINN) algorithm for modelling and interpretation performance analysis for energy systems
Energy and AI|2024
33 cit.
4
Comparison of Kolmogorov–Arnold Networks and Multi-Layer Perceptron for modelling and optimisation analysis of energy systems
Energy and AI|2025
29 cit.
5
Machine learning assisted improved desalination pilot system design and experimentation for the circular economy
Journal of Water Process Engineering|2024
27 cit.
6
Robust Coordinated Planning of Multi-Region Integrated Energy Systems With Categorized Demand Response
IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid|2024
25 cit.
7
Bi-level coordinated operation optimization of multi-park integrated energy systems considering categorized demand response and uncertainty: A unified adaptive robust optimization approach
Renewable Energy|2025
21 cit.
8
Driving towards net-zero from the energy sector: Leveraging machine intelligence for robust optimization of coal and combined cycle gas power stations
Energy Conversion and Management|2024
16 cit.
9
Partial derivative-based dynamic sensitivity analysis expression for non-linear auto regressive with exogenous (NARX) model case studies on distillation columns and model's interpretation investigation
Chemical Engineering Journal Advances|2024
12 cit.
10
Semantic-aware transformer with feature integration for remote sensing change detection
Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence|2024
9 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Zhishan Zhang
Peking University
2
Yu Zhuang
Dalian University of Technology
3
Yongtu Liang
China University of Petroleum, Beijing
4
Dongmei Xu
Shandong University of Science and Technology
5
Xinqiang You
Fuzhou University
6
Divyanshu Kumar Shekhar
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
7
Zong Yang Kong
Sunway University
8
Yongtu Liang
China University of Petroleum, Beijing
9
Man Kee Lam
Universiti Sains Malaysia
10
Bing Shen How
Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
A hybrid framework for forecasting power generation of multiple renewable energy sources
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews|2022
236 cit.
2
Review of carbon capture absorbents for CO<sub>2</sub> utilization
Greenhouse Gases Science and Technology|2022
227 cit.
3
Process intensification from conventional to advanced distillations: Past, present, and future
Process Safety and Environmental Protection|2022
91 cit.
4
Future era of techno-economic analysis: Insights from review
Frontiers in Sustainability|2022
75 cit.
5
Influence of hydrogen blending on the operation of natural gas pipeline network considering the compressor power optimization
Applied Energy|2024
56 cit.
6
Energy-Efficient Hybrid Reactive-Extractive Distillation with a Preconcentration Column for Recovering Isopropyl Alcohol and Diisopropyl Ether from Wastewater: Process Design, Optimization, and Intensification
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research|2022
55 cit.
7
Piperazine-functionalized porous anion exchange membranes for efficient acid recovery by diffusion dialysis
Journal of Membrane Science|2022
46 cit.
8
Microbial degradation and transformation of benzo[a]pyrene by using a white-rot fungus Pleurotus eryngii F032
Chemosphere|2022
46 cit.
9
Eco-efficient heat-integrated extractive distillation process using ionic liquid as entrainer for ethyl acetate-isopropyl alcohol-water mixture
Separation and Purification Technology|2022
44 cit.
10
Design of novel side-stream hybrid reactive-extractive distillation for sustainable ternary separation of THF/ethanol/water using mixed entrainer
Process Safety and Environmental Protection|2022
37 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Ignacio E. Grossmann
Carnegie Mellon University
2
Manfred Morari
ETH Zurich
3
Efstratios N. Pistikopoulos
Texas A&M University
4
Lorenz T. Biegler
Carnegie Mellon University
5
Mahmoud M. El‐Halwagi
Texas A&M University
6
Rafiqul Gani
Danish Centre for Marine Research
7
Robin Smith
University of Manchester
8
Fengqi You
Cornell University
9
Marianthi Ierapetritou
University of Delaware
10
Bernhard Ø. Palsson
University of California San Diego

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
On the implementation of an interior-point filter line-search algorithm for large-scale nonlinear programming
Mathematical Programming|2005
9.4k cit.
2
Model predictive control: Theory and practice—A survey
Automatica|1989
5.3k cit.
3
What is flux balance analysis?
Nature Biotechnology|2010
4.1k cit.
4
The explicit linear quadratic regulator for constrained systems
Automatica|2002
3.2k cit.
5
Control of systems integrating logic, dynamics, and constraints
Automatica|1999
3.1k cit.
6
Robust constrained model predictive control using linear matrix inequalities
Automatica|1996
2.5k cit.
7
Model predictive control: past, present and future
Computers & Chemical Engineering|1999
2.3k cit.
8
Quantitative prediction of cellular metabolism with constraint-based models: the COBRA Toolbox v2.0
Nature Protocols|2011
1.9k cit.
9
A protocol for generating a high-quality genome-scale metabolic reconstruction
Nature Protocols|2010
1.9k cit.
10
An outer-approximation algorithm for a class of mixed-integer nonlinear programs
Mathematical Programming|1986
1.4k cit.

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