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D-Index
64
Citations
10885
World Ranking
8236
National Ranking
141

Kitae Baek 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 Kitae Baek sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 233 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kitae Baek 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 Kitae Baek 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: 64 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kitae Baek is affiliated with Jeonbuk National University in South Korea. Their scholarly work primarily lies in the fields of Environmental Science and Engineering, with a focused contribution to subfields such as Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Environmental Chemistry, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

Their research addresses multiple key topics including advanced oxidation water treatment, environmental remediation with nanomaterials, arsenic contamination and mitigation, adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal, heavy metals in the environment, water treatment and disinfection, and electrochemical analysis and applications.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Jong-Gook Kim, Hye-Bin Kim, Won-Gune Jeong, Daniel S. Alessi, and Eilhann E. Kwon.

Kitae Baek has published extensively in several scientific venues, with the highest number of publications appearing in Chemosphere, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Chemical Engineering Journal, The Science of The Total Environment, and Environmental Research.

Selected recent publications by Kitae Baek include:

  • Occurrence and removal of microplastics in wastewater treatment plants and drinking water purification facilities: A review (2021, Chemical Engineering Journal)
  • Interaction of biochar stability and abiotic aging: Influences of pyrolysis reaction medium and temperature (2021, Chemical Engineering Journal)
  • Mobility of arsenic in soil amended with biochar derived from biomass with different lignin contents: Relationships between lignin content and dissolved organic matter leaching (2020, Chemical Engineering Journal)
  • Bioremediation strategies with biochar for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)-contaminated soils: A review (2021, Environmental Research)
  • Removal of 1,2-dichloroethane in groundwater using Fenton oxidation (2022, Journal of Hazardous Materials)

Best Publications

  • Adsorption characteristics of As(V) on iron-coated zeolite.

    Chil-Sung Jeon;Kitae Baek;Joon-Kyu Park;Young-Ki Oh

  • Low-carbon and low-alkalinity stabilization/solidification of high-Pb contaminated soil

    Lei Wang;Kequan Yu;Kequan Yu;Jiang-Shan Li;Daniel C.W. Tsang

  • Arsenic speciation and bioaccessibility in arsenic-contaminated soils: sequential extraction and mineralogical investigation.

    Eun Jung Kim;Jong-Chan Yoo;Kitae Baek

  • A combination of ferric nitrate/EDDS-enhanced washing and sludge-derived biochar stabilization of metal-contaminated soils.

    Jong Chan Yoo;Jingzi Beiyuan;Lei Wang;Daniel C.W. Tsang

  • Removal of arsenic from groundwater by micellar-enhanced ultrafiltration (MEUF).

    Javed Iqbal;Ho-Jeong Kim;Jung-Seok Yang;Kitae Baek

  • Novel synergy of Si-rich minerals and reactive MgO for stabilisation/solidification of contaminated sediment

    Lei Wang;Liang Chen;Dong Wan Cho;Daniel C.W. Tsang

  • Removal mechanisms of copper using steel-making slag: adsorption and precipitation

    Do-Hyung Kim;Min-Chul Shin;Hyun-Doc Choi;Chang-Il Seo

  • Biodiesel production from waste cooking oil using biochar derived from chicken manure as a porous media and catalyst

    Jong-Min Jung;Jeong-Ik Oh;Kitae Baek;Jechan Lee

  • Immobilization of lead in contaminated firing range soil using biochar

    Deok Hyun Moon;Jae Woo Park;Yoon Young Chang;Yong Sik Ok

  • Electrolyte conditioning-enhanced electrokinetic remediation of arsenic-contaminated mine tailing

    Kitae Baek;Do-Hyung Kim;Sung-Woo Park;Byung-Gon Ryu

  • Adsorption of Cr(VI) onto cationic surfactant-modified activated carbon

    Hyun-Doc Choi;Woo-Sung Jung;Jung-Min Cho;Byung-Gon Ryu

  • Occurrence and removal of microplastics in wastewater treatment plants and drinking water purification facilities: A review

    Yan Laam Cheng;Jong-Gook Kim;Hye-Bin Kim;Jeong Hwan Choi

  • Assessment of metals contamination of soils in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

    Tserennyam Batjargal;Enktur Otgonjargal;Kitae Baek;Jung-Seok Yang

  • Electrokinetic extraction of heavy metals from dredged marine sediment

    Kyung-Jo Kim;Do-Hyung Kim;Jong-Chan Yoo;Kitae Baek

  • Effect of dissolved organic carbon from sludge, Rice straw and spent coffee ground biochar on the mobility of arsenic in soil.

    Hye-Bin Kim;Seon-Hee Kim;Eun-Ki Jeon;Do-Hyung Kim

  • Recycling dredged sediment into fill materials, partition blocks, and paving blocks: Technical and economic assessment

    Lei Wang;Liang Chen;Daniel C.W. Tsang;Jiang-Shan Li

  • Electrokinetic remediation of Zn and Ni-contaminated soil.

    Do-Hyung Kim;Byung-Gon Ryu;Sung-Woo Park;Chang-Il Seo

  • Electrolyte conditioning for electrokinetic remediation of As, Cu, and Pb-contaminated soil

    Byung Gon Ryu;Geun-Yong Park;Ji-Won Yang;Kitae Baek

  • Enhanced adsorption of arsenic onto alum sludge modified by calcination

    Eun-Ki Jeon;Sori Ryu;Sung-Woo Park;Lei Wang

  • Mechanistic insights into red mud, blast furnace slag, or metakaolin-assisted stabilization/solidification of arsenic-contaminated sediment.

    Lei Wang;Lei Wang;Liang Chen;Daniel C.W. Tsang;Yaoyu Zhou;Yaoyu Zhou

  • Extraction behavior of As, Pb, and Zn from mine tailings with acid and base solutions

    Jung-Seok Yang;Ju Young Lee;Kitae Baek;Tae-Soon Kwon

  • Removal characteristics of anionic metals by micellar-enhanced ultrafiltration.

    Kitae Baek;Bo-Kyong Kim;Hyun-Jeong Cho;Ji-Won Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Ji-Won Yang
Ji-Won Yang Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Daniel C.W. Tsang
Daniel C.W. Tsang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Eilhann E. Kwon
Eilhann E. Kwon Hanyang University
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok Korea University
Lei Wang
Lei Wang Zhejiang University
Daniel S. Alessi
Daniel S. Alessi University of Alberta
Xiangdong Li
Xiangdong Li Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Deok Hyun Moon
Deok Hyun Moon Chosun University
Akram N. Alshawabkeh
Akram N. Alshawabkeh Northeastern University
Chi Sun Poon
Chi Sun Poon Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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