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Deok Hyun Moon

Deok Hyun Moon

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
42
Citations
6577
World Ranking
7419
National Ranking
55

Deok Hyun Moon publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Deok Hyun Moon sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 132 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Deok Hyun Moon D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Deok Hyun Moon sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Deok Hyun Moon is affiliated with Chosun University in South Korea and has contributed extensively to environmental science and engineering. Their research primarily focuses on areas including environmental science, with 43 publications, and engineering, with 27. Specializations within these fields include biomedical engineering, pollution, industrial and manufacturing engineering, mechanical engineering, and water science and technology.

The scientist's work covers specific topics such as heavy metals in the environment, thermochemical biomass conversion processes, recycling and waste management techniques, coal and its by-products, microplastics and plastic pollution, municipal solid waste management, and adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal.

Recent publications by Deok Hyun Moon include:

  • "Upgrading biogas into syngas through dry reforming," 2021, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • "Catalytic Pyrolysis of Polystyrene over Steel Slag under CO2 Environment," 2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Naturally manufactured biochar materials based sensor electrode for the electrochemical detection of polystyrene microplastics," 2024, Chemosphere
  • "Strategic management of harmful chemicals produced from pyrolysis of plastic cup waste using CO2 as a reaction medium," 2022, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • "Virtuous utilization of carbon dioxide in pyrolysis of polylactic acid," 2023, Chemical Engineering Journal

Moon frequently publishes in journals such as the Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers, Chemical Engineering Journal, Agriculture, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, and Sustainability.

Collaborations form a key part of their academic output. Regular collaborators include Eilhann E. Kwon with 12 joint works, Sungyup Jung with 10, Agamemnon Koutsospyros with 9, Sang Hyeop Park with 8, and Jinsung An with 6 coauthored publications.

Best Publications

  • Speciation and phytoavailability of lead and antimony in a small arms range soil amended with mussel shell, cow bone and biochar: EXAFS spectroscopy and chemical extractions.

    Mahtab Ahmad;Sang Soo Lee;Jung Eun Lim;Sung Eun Lee

  • Impacts of biochar application on upland agriculture: A review.

    Kumuduni Niroshika Palansooriya;Yong Sik Ok;Yasser Mahmoud Awad;Sang Soo Lee

  • Effects of natural and calcined oyster shells on Cd and Pb immobilization in contaminated soils

    Yong Sik Ok;Sang Eun Oh;Mahtab Ahmad;Seunghun Hyun

  • Arsenic immobilization by calcium–arsenic precipitates in lime treated soils

    Deok Hyun Moon;Dimitris Dermatas;Nektaria Menounou

  • Impact of soybean stover- and pine needle-derived biochars on Pb and As mobility, microbial community, and carbon stability in a contaminated agricultural soil.

    Mahtab Ahmad;Yong Sik Ok;Byung Yong Kim;Jae Hyung Ahn

  • Immobilization of lead in a Korean military shooting range soil using eggshell waste: an integrated mechanistic approach.

    Mahtab Ahmad;Yohey Hashimoto;Deok Hyun Moon;Sang Soo Lee

  • Stabilization of Pb and Cd contaminated soils and soil quality improvements using waste oyster shells

    Yong Sik Ok;Jung Eun Lim;Deok Hyun Moon

  • Application of eggshell waste for the immobilization of cadmium and lead in a contaminated soil

    Yong Sik Ok;Sang Soo Lee;Weon Tai Jeon;Sang Eun Oh

  • Immobilization of lead in contaminated firing range soil using biochar

    Deok Hyun Moon;Jae Woo Park;Yoon Young Chang;Yong Sik Ok

  • Arsenic and lead release from fly ash stabilized/solidified soils under modified semi-dynamic leaching conditions.

    Deok Hyun Moon;Dimitris Dermatas

  • An evaluation of lead leachability from stabilized/solidified soils under modified semi-dynamic leaching conditions

    Deok Hyun Moon;Dimitris Dermatas

  • Ettringite-induced heave in chromite ore processing residue (COPR) upon ferrous sulfate treatment.

    Dimitris Dermatas;Maria Chrysochoou;Deok Hyun Moon;Dennis G. Grubb

  • An evaluation of arsenic release from monolithic solids using a modified semi-dynamic leaching test.

    Dimitris Dermatas;Deok Hyun Moon;Nektaria Menounou;Xiaoguang Meng

  • Mechanism for the stabilization/solidification of arsenic-contaminated soils with Portland cement and cement kiln dust.

    In-Ho Yoon;Deok Hyun Moon;Kyoung-Woong Kim;Keun-Young Lee

  • Effects of biochar, cow bone, and eggshell on Pb availability to maize in contaminated soil irrigated with saline water

    Yaser A. Almaroai;Yaser A. Almaroai;Adel R.A. Usman;Adel R.A. Usman;Mahtab Ahmad;Mahtab Ahmad;Deok Hyun Moon

  • Upgrading biogas into syngas through dry reforming

    Sungyup Jung;Jechan Lee;Deok Hyun Moon;Ki Hyun Kim

  • Heavy metal immobilization in soil near abandoned mines using eggshell waste and rapeseed residue.

    Sang Soo Lee;Jung Eun Lim;Samy A.M.Abd El-Azeem;Bongsu Choi

  • Production and use of biochar from buffalo‐weed (Ambrosia trifida L.) for trichloroethylene removal from water

    Mahtab Ahmad;Mahtab Ahmad;Deok Hyun Moon;Meththika Vithanage;Agamemnon Koutsospyros

  • Assessment of cement kiln dust (CKD) for stabilization/solidification (S/S) of arsenic contaminated soils.

    Deok Hyun Moon;Mahmoud Wazne;In-Ho Yoon;Dennis G. Grubb

  • Monitoring of selected veterinary antibiotics in environmental compartments near a composting facility in Gangwon Province, Korea

    Yong Sik Ok;Sung Chul Kim;Kwon Rae Kim;Sang Soo Lee

  • Modeling adsorption kinetics of trichloroethylene onto biochars derived from soybean stover and peanut shell wastes

    Mahtab Ahmad;Sang Soo Lee;Sang Eun Oh;Dinesh Mohan

Frequent Co-Authors

Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok Korea University
Sang Soo Lee
Sang Soo Lee Yonsei University
Mahtab Ahmad
Mahtab Ahmad Quaid-i-Azam University
Eilhann E. Kwon
Eilhann E. Kwon Hanyang University
Min Gyu Kim
Min Gyu Kim Pohang University of Science and Technology
Adel R.A. Usman
Adel R.A. Usman Assiut University
Kitae Baek
Kitae Baek Jeonbuk National University
Nabeel Khan Niazi
Nabeel Khan Niazi University of Agriculture Faisalabad
Sang-Eun Oh
Sang-Eun Oh Kangwon National University
Meththika Vithanage
Meththika Vithanage University of Sri Jayewardenepura

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