2026 Jong-Jin Baik: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	50	4929	4720	39	38	203	10621

Overview

Jong-Jin Baik is affiliated with Seoul National University in South Korea. Their research primarily centers on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with a focus on atmospheric and environmental engineering subfields.

The scientist's work covers a variety of topics, including:

Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
Climate variability and models
Urban Heat Island Mitigation
Wind and Air Flow Studies
Precipitation Measurement and Analysis
Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation

Jong-Jin Baik has contributed extensively to the academic literature, with numerous publications appearing in several key journals. The most frequent publication venues include:

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society
Urban Climate
Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences
Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Baik are:

"Chaos synchronization in generalized Lorenz systems and an application to image encryption" (2021, Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation)
"Evaluation of 30 urban land surface models in the Urban-PLUMBER project: Phase 1 results" (2023, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society)
"Is Weather Chaotic?: Coexistence of Chaos and Order within a Generalized Lorenz Model" (2020, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society)
"Air Quality Change in Seoul, South Korea under COVID-19 Social Distancing: Focusing on PM2.5" (2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
"Do heat waves worsen air quality? A 21-year observational study in Seoul, South Korea" (2023, The Science of The Total Environment)

The scientist often collaborates with several frequent co-authors, including Han-Gyul Jin, Beom-Soon Han, Kyeongjoo Park, Seong-Ho Hong, and Seung-Bu Park. Collaboration is a significant part of their research approach, contributing to a broad network within the environmental and atmospheric science communities.

Best Publications

The International Urban Energy Balance Models Comparison Project: First Results from Phase 1

C.S.B. Grimmond;M. Blackett;M.J. Best;J. Barlow

648
Citations
Initial results from Phase 2 of the international urban energy balance model comparison

C.S.B. Grimmond;M. Blackett;M.J. Best;J.J. Baik

473
Citations
Spatial and Temporal Structure of the Urban Heat Island in Seoul

Yeon-Hee Kim;Jong-Jin Baik

463
Citations
A numerical study of the effects of ambient wind direction on flow and dispersion in urban street canyons using the RNG k–ε turbulence model

Jae-Jin Kim;Jong-Jin Baik

440
Citations
Maximum Urban Heat Island Intensity in Seoul

Yeon-Hee Kim;Jong-Jin Baik

428
Citations
Interdecadal Changes in Summertime Typhoon Tracks

Chang-Hoi Ho;Jong-Jin Baik;Joo-Hong Kim;Dao-Yi Gong

420
Citations
A Numerical Study of Flow and Pollutant Dispersion Characteristics in Urban Street Canyons

Jong-Jin Baik;Jae-Jin Kim

357
Citations
Urban impacts on precipitation

Ji-Young Han;Jong-Jin Baik;Hyunho Lee

273
Citations
Dry and Moist Convection Forced by an Urban Heat Island

Jong-Jin Baik;Yeon-Hee Kim;Hye-Yeong Chun

268
Citations
Urban street-canyon flows with bottom heating

Jae-Jin Kim;Jong-Jin Baik

260
Citations
A Numerical Study of Thermal Effects on Flow and Pollutant Dispersion in Urban Street Canyons

Jae-Jin Kim;Jong-Jin Baik

229
Citations
Effects of building roof greening on air quality in street canyons

Jong-Jin Baik;Kyung-Hwan Kwak;Seung-Bu Park;Young-Hee Ryu

204
Citations
Daily maximum urban heat island intensity in large cities of Korea

Y.-H. Kim;J.-J. Baik

201
Citations
Upper-level eddy angular momentum fluxes and tropical cyclone intensity change

Mark Demaria;Jong-Jin Baik;John Kaplan

200
Citations
Quantitative Analysis of Factors Contributing to Urban Heat Island Intensity

Young-Hee Ryu;Jong-Jin Baik

199
Citations
A laboratory model of urban street-canyon flows

Jong Jin Baik;Rae Seol Park;Hye Yeong Chun;Jae Jin Kim

199
Citations
Modeling reactive pollutant dispersion in an urban street canyon

Jong-Jin Baik;Yoon-So Kang;Jae-Jin Kim

192
Citations
On the escape of pollutants from urban street canyons

Jong-Jin Baik;Jae-Jin Kim

187
Citations
Momentum Flux by Thermally Induced Internal Gravity Waves and Its Approximation for Large-Scale Models

Hye Yeong Chun;Jong Jin Baik

183
Citations
Urban Flow and Dispersion Simulation Using a CFD Model Coupled to a Mesoscale Model

Jong-Jin Baik;Seung-Bu Park;Jae-Jin Kim

173
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

C. S. B. Grimmond University of Reading

Gert-Jan Steeneveld Wageningen University & Research

Stephen E. Belcher Met Office

Alberto Martilli Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas

Janet F. Barlow University of Reading

Keith W. Oleson National Center for Atmospheric Research

Fei Chen National Center for Atmospheric Research

Manabu Kanda Tokyo Institute of Technology

James A. Voogt University of Western Ontario

Valéry Masson Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées

External Links

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