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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 47 4006 3677 2 2 164 8411

Guebuem Kim publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Guebuem Kim between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Guebuem Kim published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 7.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2025. 35 of the 229 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2025. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 7 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 23 publications
1995 2025

229 publications in total across all disciplines

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Guebuem Kim: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 1
1997 1
1998 1
1999 7
2000 4
2001 4
2002 5
2003 3
2004 2
2005 7
2006 3
2007 2
2008 9
2009 3
2010 11
2011 9
2012 8
2013 6
2014 5
2015 11
2016 4
2017 7
2018 6
2019 12
2020 15
2021 13
2022 14
2023 20
2024 12
2025 23
Total 229
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Guebuem Kim publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Guebuem Kim sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 158–167 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 164 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458 164
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Guebuem Kim D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Guebuem Kim sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 47 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202 47
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Korea Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Korea Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Korea Leader Award

Overview

Guebuem Kim is affiliated with Seoul National University in South Korea and has a research focus centered on Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their work predominantly spans subfields such as Oceanography, Ecology, Geochemistry and Petrology, Global and Planetary Change, and Environmental Chemistry.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics including Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, and Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes.

Frequent publication venues for their research include Frontiers in Marine Science, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Marine Chemistry, Ocean Science Journal, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

They have collaborated regularly with certain coauthors, notably:

  • Jeomshik Hwang
  • Hyeong Kyu Kwon
  • Heejun Han
  • Hyung-Mi Cho
  • Hojong Seo

Some recent papers authored by or involving Guebuem Kim are:

  • "Tracing terrestrial versus marine sources of dissolved organic carbon in a coastal bay using stable carbon isotopes" (2020), published in Biogeosciences
  • "Global subterranean estuaries modify groundwater nutrient loading to the ocean" (2024), published in Limnology and Oceanography Letters
  • "Stable Carbon Isotopes Suggest Large Terrestrial Carbon Inputs to the Global Ocean" (2021), published in Global Biogeochemical Cycles
  • "Significant seasonal changes in optical properties of brown carbon in the midlatitude atmosphere" (2020), published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • "Tracing river water versus wastewater sources of trace elements using rare earth elements in the Nakdong River estuarine waters" (2020), published in Marine Pollution Bulletin

Best Publications

  • Global estimate of submarine groundwater discharge based on an observationally constrained radium isotope model

    Eun Young Kwon;Guebuem Kim;Francois Primeau;Willard S. Moore

  • A continuous monitor for assessment of 222Rn in the coastal ocean

    W. C. Burnett;G. Kim;D. Lane-Smith

  • Submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) into the Yellow Sea revealed by 228Ra and 226Ra isotopes: Implications for global silicate fluxes

    Guebuem Kim;Jae Woong Ryu;Han Soeb Yang;Seong Taek Yun

  • Submarine groundwater discharge: updates on its measurement techniques, geophysical drivers, magnitudes, and effects

    Makoto Taniguchi;Henrietta Dulai;Kimberly M. Burnett;Isaac R. Santos;Isaac R. Santos

  • Estimating submarine inputs of groundwater and nutrients to a coastal bay using radium isotopes

    Dong-Woon Hwang;Dong-Woon Hwang;Guebuem Kim;Yong-Woo Lee;Han-Soeb Yang

  • Large submarine groundwater discharge and benthic eutrophication in Bangdu Bay on volcanic Jeju Island, Korea

    Dong-Woon Hwang;Yong-Woo Lee;Guebuem Kim

  • Tidal pumping of groundwater into the coastal ocean revealed from submarine 222Rn and CH4 monitoring

    Guebuem Kim;Dong Woon Hwang

  • Large submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) from a volcanic island

    Guebuem Kim;Kang-Kun Lee;Kwan-Suk Park;Dong-Woon Hwang

  • A simple and rapid method for analyzing radon in coastal and ground waters using a radon-in-air monitor

    Jong-Mi Lee;Guebuem Kim

  • Linking groundwater-borne nutrients and dinoflagellate red-tide outbreaks in the southern sea of Korea using a Ra tracer

    Yong-Woo Lee;Guebuem Kim

  • Radium tracing nutrient inputs through submarine groundwater discharge in the global ocean.

    Hyung-Mi Cho;Guebuem Kim;Eun Young Kwon;Nils Moosdorf

  • Measurement of 224Ra and 226Ra activities in natural waters using a radon-in-air monitor

    Guebuem Kim;W. C. Burnett;H. Dulaiova;P. W. Swarzenski

  • Use of and to trace groundwater discharge into the Chesapeake Bay

    N Hussain;T.M Church;G Kim

  • Submarine groundwater discharge from oceanic islands standing in oligotrophic oceans: Implications for global biological production and organic carbon fluxes

    Guebuem Kim;Jong-Sun Kim;Dong-Woon Hwang

  • A relationship between submarine groundwater-borne nutrients traced by Ra isotopes and the intensity of dinoflagellate red-tides occurring in the southern sea of Korea

    Yong-Woo Lee;Guebuem Kim;Weol-Ae Lim;Dong-Woon Hwang

  • Nutrient inputs from submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) in Masan Bay, an embayment surrounded by heavily industrialized cities, Korea.

    Yong-Woo Lee;Dong-Woon Hwang;Dong-Woon Hwang;Guebuem Kim;Won-Chan Lee

  • The atmospheric cycling and air–sea exchange of mercury species in the South and equatorial Atlantic Ocean

    C.H. Lamborg;K.R. Rolfhus;W.F. Fitzgerald;G. Kim

  • A sudden bottom-water formation during the severe winter 2000-2001: The case of the East/Japan Sea

    Kyung-Ryul Kim;Guebuem Kim;Kuh Kim;V. Lobanov

  • Submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) as a main nutrient source for benthic and water-column primary production in a large intertidal environment of the Yellow Sea

    Hannelore Waska;Guebuem Kim

  • A radon-thoron isotope pair as a reliable earthquake precursor.

    Yong Hwa Oh;Guebuem Kim

  • Atmospheric wet deposition of trace elements to Chesapeake and Delaware Bays

    Guebuem Kim;Joseph R. Scudlark;Thomas M. Church

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas M. Church
Thomas M. Church University of Delaware
William C. Burnett
William C. Burnett Florida State University
Kuh Kim
Kuh Kim Seoul National University
Eric D. Galbraith
Eric D. Galbraith McGill University
Willard S. Moore
Willard S. Moore University of South Carolina
Alan J. Kaufman
Alan J. Kaufman University of Maryland, College Park
Isaac R. Santos
Isaac R. Santos University of Gothenburg
Huiming Bao
Huiming Bao Louisiana State University
Axel Timmermann
Axel Timmermann Pusan National University
Thorsten Dittmar
Thorsten Dittmar Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

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