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Hocheol Song

Hocheol Song

Hanyang University
Korea

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
12451
World Ranking
9296
National Ranking
164

Hocheol Song publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hocheol Song sits on this spectrum.

61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 163 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Hocheol Song D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Hocheol Song is affiliated with Hanyang University in South Korea and has made contributions primarily in the fields of Engineering and Environmental Science. Their research spans various subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Water Science and Technology, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Pollution.

The main topics they focus on are Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes, Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal, Heavy metals in environment, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques, Arsenic contamination and mitigation, Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, and Biofuel production and bioconversion.

Hocheol Song's recent papers include:

  • "Cadmium stress in plants: A critical review of the effects, mechanisms, and tolerance strategies" (2020) published in Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology
  • "Iron-modified biochar and water management regime-induced changes in plant growth, enzyme activities, and phytoavailability of arsenic, cadmium and lead in a paddy soil" (2020) published in Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "A review of recent advancements in utilization of biomass and industrial wastes into engineered biochar" (2020) published in Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Engineered biochar for environmental decontamination in aquatic and soil systems: a review" (2022) published in Carbon Research
  • "Insights into upstream processing of microalgae: A review" (2021) published in Bioresource Technology

Frequent collaborators include Gihoon Kwon, Kwangsuk Yoon, Jörg Rinklebe, Eilhann E. Kwon, and Hailong Wang.

Hocheol Song has published extensively in several journals, often contributing to:

  • Chemical Engineering Journal (13 publications)
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials (10 publications)
  • The Science of The Total Environment (9 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (8 publications)
  • Bioresource Technology (5 publications)

Best Publications

  • Biochar application to low fertility soils: A review of current status, and future prospects

    Ali El-Naggar;Ali El-Naggar;Sang Soo Lee;Jörg Rinklebe;Jörg Rinklebe;Muhammad Farooq;Muhammad Farooq

  • Production of bioplastic through food waste valorization.

    Yiu Fai Tsang;Vanish Kumar;Pallabi Samadar;Yi Yang

  • Reduction of chlorinated ethanes by nanosized zero-valent iron: kinetics, pathways, and effects of reaction conditions.

    Hocheol Song;Elizabeth R. Carraway

  • Lignin valorization for the production of renewable chemicals: State-of-the-art review and future prospects.

    Leichang Cao;Iris K.M. Yu;Yaoyu Liu;Xiuxiu Ruan

  • Defluoridation from aqueous solutions by granular ferric hydroxide (GFH).

    Eva Kumar;Amit Bhatnagar;Minkyu Ji;Woosik Jung

  • Iron-modified biochar and water management regime-induced changes in plant growth, enzyme activities, and phytoavailability of arsenic, cadmium and lead in a paddy soil.

    Ergang Wen;Xing Yang;Hanbo Chen;Sabry M. Shaheen

  • Fabrication and environmental applications of multifunctional mixed metal-biochar composites (MMBC) from red mud and lignin wastes.

    Dong Wan Cho;Kwangsuk Yoon;Yongtae Ahn;Yuqing Sun

  • Reduction of p-nitrophenol by magnetic Co-carbon composites derived from metal organic frameworks

    Zubair Hasan;Dong-Wan Cho;Chul-Min Chon;Kwangsuk Yoon

  • A review of recent advancements in utilization of biomass and industrial wastes into engineered biochar.

    Gihoon Kwon;Amit Bhatnagar;Hailong Wang;Eilhann E. Kwon

  • Halonitromethane formation potentials in drinking waters.

    Jia Hu;Hocheol Song;Jesse W. Addison;Tanju Karanfil

  • A novel chitosan/clay/magnetite composite for adsorption of Cu(II) and As(V)

    Dong-Wan Cho;Byong-Hun Jeon;Chul-Min Chon;Yongje Kim

  • Removal characteristics of trace compounds of landfill gas by activated carbon adsorption.

    Ho Chul Shin;Jin Won Park;Kwinam Park;Ho Cheol Song

  • Magnetic chitosan composite for adsorption of cationic and anionic dyes in aqueous solution

    Dong-Wan Cho;Byong-Hun Jeon;Chul-Min Chon;Franklin W. Schwartz

  • Aluminium-biochar composites as sustainable heterogeneous catalysts for glucose isomerisation in a biorefinery

    Iris K.M. Yu;Xinni Xiong;Daniel C.W. Tsang;Lei Wang

  • A review on functional polymer-clay based nanocomposite membranes for treatment of water.

    Kezia Buruga;Hocheol Song;Jin Shang;Nanthi Bolan

  • Removal of toxic elements from aqueous environments using nano zero-valent iron- and iron oxide-modified biochar: a review

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  • Adsorption of nitrate and Cr(VI) by cationic polymer-modified granular activated carbon

    Dong-Wan Cho;Chul-Min Chon;Yongje Kim;Byong-Hun Jeon

  • Insights into upstream processing of microalgae: A review

    Ehsan Daneshvar;Yong Sik Ok;Samad Tavakoli;Binoy Sarkar

  • Effect of amorphous silica and silica sand on removal of chromium(VI) by zero-valent iron.

    Young Ju Oh;Hocheol Song;Won Sik Shin;Sang June Choi

  • Comparative analysis of halonitromethane and trihalomethane formation and speciation in drinking water: the effects of disinfectants, pH, bromide, and nitrite.

    Jia Hu;Hocheol Song;Tanju Karanfil

  • Production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural from starch-rich food waste catalyzed by sulfonated biochar

    Leichang Cao;Leichang Cao;Iris K.M. Yu;Season S. Chen;Daniel C.W. Tsang

  • Fabrication of engineered biochar from paper mill sludge and its application into removal of arsenic and cadmium in acidic water.

    Kwangsuk Yoon;Dong Wan Cho;Daniel C.W. Tsang;Nanthi Bolan

  • Phosphoric acid-activated wood biochar for catalytic conversion of starch-rich food waste into glucose and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural.

    Leichang Cao;Iris K.M. Yu;Daniel C.W. Tsang;Shicheng Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Eilhann E. Kwon
Eilhann E. Kwon Hanyang University
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok Korea University
Byong-Hun Jeon
Byong-Hun Jeon Hanyang University
Daniel C.W. Tsang
Daniel C.W. Tsang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Jörg Rinklebe
Jörg Rinklebe University of Wuppertal
Tanju Karanfil
Tanju Karanfil Clemson University
Sabry M. Shaheen
Sabry M. Shaheen Kafrelsheikh University
Amit Bhatnagar
Amit Bhatnagar Lappeenranta University of Technology
Hailong Wang
Hailong Wang Foshan University
Chi Sun Poon
Chi Sun Poon Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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