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Hocheol Song

Hocheol Song

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 61 9296 8423 164 163 163 12451

Hocheol Song publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Hocheol Song between 1998 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Hocheol Song published across 28 years, from 1998 to 2025, averaging 7.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2024. 33 of the 217 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2024. 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 4 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 4 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 20 publications 2025: 13 publications
1998 2025

217 publications in total across all disciplines

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Hocheol Song: publications per year, 1998 to 2025
Year Publications
1998 1
1999 0
2000 0
2001 1
2002 4
2003 1
2004 4
2005 6
2006 0
2007 4
2008 5
2009 6
2010 7
2011 13
2012 8
2013 5
2014 4
2015 8
2016 11
2017 9
2018 17
2019 19
2020 12
2021 8
2022 16
2023 15
2024 20
2025 13
Total 217
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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.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 161–180 publications, is where this scientist sits. 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
61–80 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.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350 163
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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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.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 60–61 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
40–41 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.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882 61
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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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

  • 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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