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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 58 3247 3106 22 21 327 13059

Jong Seong Khim publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jong Seong Khim between 1999 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jong Seong Khim published across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025, averaging 13.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 38 publications in 2021. 59 of the 372 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 38. Peak 38 publications in 2021. 1999: 3 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 1 publication 2005: 2 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 24 publications 2018: 24 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 29 publications 2021: 38 publications 2022: 35 publications 2023: 28 publications 2024: 25 publications 2025: 34 publications
1999 2025

372 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jong Seong Khim: publications per year, 1999 to 2025
Year Publications
1999 3
2000 7
2001 3
2002 2
2003 1
2004 1
2005 2
2006 5
2007 2
2008 4
2009 2
2010 14
2011 13
2012 15
2013 8
2014 15
2015 10
2016 14
2017 24
2018 24
2019 14
2020 29
2021 38
2022 35
2023 28
2024 25
2025 34
Total 372
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Jong Seong Khim publications per year - data summary

  • Jong Seong Khim, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Seoul National University, has 372 publications recorded across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1999 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2021, with 38 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2003 and 2004, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 13.8 papers per year over the whole span, or 13.8 per year counting only the 27 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 160 publications, 43% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1999-2007: 26 publications (2.9 per year); 2008-2016: 95 publications (10.6 per year); 2017-2025: 251 publications (27.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Jong Seong Khim 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 Jong Seong Khim sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 321–330 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 327 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106 327
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Jong Seong Khim publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 66 ranges running from 41–50 to 690+ publications.
  • Jong Seong Khim, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Seoul National University, records 327 publications - the 89th percentile of the discipline.
  • 89% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Jong Seong Khim, and about 11% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 161–170 publications range, and Jong Seong Khim ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 121–130 publications, holding 617 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 67% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 690 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Jong Seong Khim 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 Jong Seong Khim sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 58 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166 58
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Jong Seong Khim D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 97 ranges running from 30 to 126+ D-Index.
  • Jong Seong Khim, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Seoul National University, records 58 D-Index - the 67th percentile of the discipline.
  • 67% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Jong Seong Khim, and about 33% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 51 D-Index range, and Jong Seong Khim ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 45 D-Index, holding 348 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 54 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more, 92 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Jong Seong Khim is affiliated with Seoul National University in South Korea. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a substantial body of work distributed across related subfields including Ecology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Oceanography, Pollution, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of environmental and ecological issues. Notable areas include:

  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Marine and coastal plant biology

Khim has contributed extensively to several academic journals. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Marine Pollution Bulletin (34 publications)
  • The Science of The Total Environment (19 publications)
  • Environment International (15 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (12 publications)
  • Regional Studies in Marine Science (11 publications)

Highlighted recent papers authored or co-authored by Khim include:

  • "The Blue Economy and the United Nations' sustainable development goals: Challenges and opportunities" (2020) published in Environment International
  • "Ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in sediments and water from the coastal areas of the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea" (2020) published in Environment International
  • "Occurrence, distribution and affecting factors of microplastics in agricultural soils along the lower reaches of Yangtze River, China" (2021) published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Accumulation and ecological risk of heavy metals in soils along the coastal areas of the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea: A comparative study of China and South Korea" (2020) published in Environment International
  • "Perfluoroalkyl substances in marine food webs from South China Sea: Trophic transfer and human exposure implication" (2022) published in Journal of Hazardous Materials

Throughout their career, Khim has frequently collaborated with other researchers. Regular co-authors include:

  • Jung-Hyun Lee
  • Seongjin Hong
  • Bong-Oh Kwon
  • Changkeun Lee
  • Seo Joon Yoon

Best Publications

  • Endocrine disruption and consequences of chronic exposure to ibuprofen in Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes) and freshwater cladocerans Daphnia magna and Moina macrocopa.

    Sunyoung Han;Kyungho Choi;Jungkon Kim;Kyunghee Ji

  • The Blue Economy and the United Nations' sustainable development goals: Challenges and opportunities.

    Ki-Hoon Lee;Junsung Noh;Jong Seong Khim

  • Aquatic toxicology of perfluorinated chemicals.

    John P. Giesy;Jonathan E. Naile;Jong Seong Khim;Paul D. Jones

  • Characterization and Distribution of Trace Organic Contaminants in Sediment from Masan Bay, Korea. 1. Instrumental Analysis

    Jong Seong Khim;Kurunthachalam Kannan;Daniel L. Villeneuve;Chul Hwan Koh

  • Perfluorinated compounds in water, sediment, soil and biota from estuarine and coastal areas of Korea

    Jonathan E. Naile;Jong Seong Khim;Tieyu Wang;Chunli Chen

  • Ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in sediments and water from the coastal areas of the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea.

    Kang Tian;Qiumei Wu;Qiumei Wu;Peng Liu;Wenyou Hu

  • A review of sources, multimedia distribution and health risks of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in China

    Tieyu Wang;Pei Wang;Jing Meng;Shijie Liu

  • Relative potencies of individual polychlorinated naphthalenes to induce dioxin-like responses in fish and mammalian in vitro bioassays.

    D. L. Villeneuve;K. Kannan;J. S. Khim;J. Falandysz

  • Relative potencies of individual polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to induce dioxinlike and estrogenic responses in three cell lines

    D. L. Villeneuve;J. S. Khim;J. S. Khim;K. Kannan;J. P. Giesy

  • Trace organic contaminants in sediment and water from Ulsan Bay and its vicinity, Korea.

    J. S. Khim;K. T. Lee;K. Kannan;D. L. Villeneuve

  • Occurrence, distribution and affecting factors of microplastics in agricultural soils along the lower reaches of Yangtze River, China.

    Lu Cao;Lu Cao;Di Wu;Peng Liu;Wenyou Hu

  • Perfluorinated compounds in streams of the Shihwa industrial zone and Lake Shihwa, South Korea

    Pawel Rostkowski;Nobuyoshi Yamashita;Iris Man Ka So;Sachi Taniyasu

  • Hydroxylated Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers and Bisphenol A in Pregnant Women and Their Matching Fetuses: Placental Transfer and Potential Risks

    Yi Wan;Kyungho Choi;Sunmi Kim;Kyunghee Ji

  • Polychlorinated Naphthalenes and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Fishes from Michigan Waters Including the Great Lakes

    Kurunthachalam Kannan;Nobuyoshi Yamashita;Takashi Imagawa;W. I. M. Decoen

  • Ecological risk assessment of arsenic and metals in sediments of coastal areas of northern Bohai and Yellow Seas, China

    Wei Luo;Yonglong Lu;Tieyu Wang;Wenyou Hu

  • Alkylphenols, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and organochlorines in sediment from Lake Shihwa, Korea: Instrumental and bioanalytical characterization

    Jong Seong Khim;Jong Seong Khim;Daniel L. Villeneuve;Kurunthachalam Kannan;Kyu Tae Lee

  • Perfluorinated compounds in surface waters from Northern China: comparison to level of industrialization.

    Tieyu Wang;Jong Seong Khim;Chunli Chen;Jonathan E. Naile

  • Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), dibenzofurans (PCDFs), biphenyls (PCBs), and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and 2,3,7,8-TCDD equivalents (TEQs) in sediment from the Hyeongsan River, Korea.

    C.-H. Koh;J.S. Khim;K. Kannan;D.L. Villeneuve

  • Distributions and bioconcentration characteristics of perfluorinated compounds in environmental samples collected from the west coast of Korea.

    Jonathan E. Naile;Jong Seong Khim;Seongjin Hong;Jinsoon Park

  • Biosurfactant-assisted bioremediation of crude oil by indigenous bacteria isolated from Taean beach sediment.

    Dong Wan Lee;Hanbyul Lee;Bong Oh Kwon;Jong Seong Khim

  • Relative potencies of individual polychlorinated napthalenes to induce dioxin-like responses in fish and mammalian in vitro bioassays

    Daniel L. Villeneuve;Jong Seong Khim;Kurunthachalam Kannan;Jerzy Falandysz

Frequent Co-Authors

John P. Giesy
John P. Giesy University of Saskatchewan
Seongjin Hong
Seongjin Hong Chungnam National University
Tieyu Wang
Tieyu Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Kurunthachalam Kannan
Kurunthachalam Kannan University at Albany, State University of New York
Un Hyuk Yim
Un Hyuk Yim Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology
Yonglong Lu
Yonglong Lu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Won Joon Shim
Won Joon Shim Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology
Wenyou Hu
Wenyou Hu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Paul D. Jones
Paul D. Jones University of Saskatchewan
Xiaowei Zhang
Xiaowei Zhang Nanjing University

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