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D-Index
55
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8752
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3915
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30

Kwang-Ho Choo 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 Kwang-Ho Choo sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 165 publications — 49th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Kwang-Ho Choo 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 Kwang-Ho Choo sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kwang-Ho Choo is affiliated with Kyungpook National University in South Korea. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and engineering, with significant contributions to the study of water treatment and membrane technologies.

The scientist has published extensively in the fields of environmental science, particularly water science and technology, and biomedical engineering. Their work also touches on molecular biology, pollution, and health-related toxicology and mutagenesis. The key research topics include membrane separation technologies, bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, water treatment and disinfection, wastewater treatment and nitrogen removal, membrane-based ion separation techniques, solar-powered water purification methods, and advanced oxidation water treatment.

Several frequent coauthors collaborate with Kwang-Ho Choo, highlighting ongoing research partnerships. These include Hyeona Park, Vincenzo Naddeo, Kibaek Lee, Vincenzo Belgiorno, and Syed Salman Ali Shah.

The scientist regularly publishes in notable journals, with multiple papers appearing in Chemical Engineering Journal, The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Membrane Science, npj Clean Water, and Chemosphere. These publication venues reflect the multidisciplinary nature and applied focus of their research.

Recent papers authored by or involving Kwang-Ho Choo include:

  • A critical review on nanomaterials membrane bioreactor (NMs-MBR) for wastewater treatment, 2020, npj Clean Water
  • Wastewater treatment and fouling control in an electro algae-activated sludge membrane bioreactor, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Highly robust and efficient Ti-based Sb-SnO2 anode with a mixed carbon and nitrogen interlayer for electrochemical 1,4-dioxane removal from water, 2020, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Desalination: From Ancient to Present and Future, 2021, Water
  • Coronavirus in water media: Analysis, fate, disinfection and epidemiological applications, 2021, Journal of Hazardous Materials

Best Publications

  • Membrane fouling mechanisms in the membrane-coupled anaerobic bioreactor

    Kwang-Ho Choo;Chung-Hak Lee

  • The methods of identification, analysis, and removal of endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) in water.

    Hyun-Shik Chang;Kwang-Ho Choo;Byungwhan Lee;Sang-June Choi

  • Use of ultrafiltration membranes for the separation of TiO2 photocatalysts in drinking water treatment

    Soo-Ah Lee;Kwang-Ho Choo;Chung-Hak Lee;Ho In Lee

  • Iron and manganese removal and membrane fouling during UF in conjunction with prechlorination for drinking water treatment

    Kwang-Ho Choo;Haebum Lee;Sang-June Choi

  • Hydrophilic modification of polypropylene microfiltration membranes by ozone-induced graft polymerization

    Young Wang;Jae-Hong Kim;Kwang-Ho Choo;Yoon-Sik Lee

  • Hydrodynamic behavior of anaerobic biosolids during crossflow filtration in the membrane anaerobic bioreactor

    Kwang Ho Choo;Chung Hak Lee

  • Activated carbons impregnated with iron oxide nanoparticles for enhanced removal of bisphenol A and natural organic matter

    Hak-Soon Park;Janardhan Reddy Koduru;Kwang-Ho Choo;Byungwhan Lee

  • Crossing the Border between Laboratory and Field: Bacterial Quorum Quenching for Anti-Biofouling Strategy in an MBR

    Seonki Lee;Seung Kook Park;Hyeokpil Kwon;Sang Hyun Lee

  • Selective adsorption of bisphenol A by organic–inorganic hybrid mesoporous silicas

    Yong-Ho Kim;Byunghwan Lee;Kwang-Ho Choo;Sang-June Choi

  • Water-Energy Interactions in Water Reuse

    Valentina Lazarova;Kwang-Ho Choo;Peter Cornel

  • Effect of the removal of DOMs on the performance of a coagulation-UF membrane system for drinking water production

    Pyung kyu Park;Chung hak Lee;Sang June Choi;Kwang Ho Choo

  • Hybridization of physical cleaning and quorum quenching to minimize membrane biofouling and energy consumption in a membrane bioreactor

    Nuwan A. Weerasekara;Kwang-Ho Choo;Chung-Hak Lee

  • Effect of anaerobic digestion broth composition on membrane permeability

    K.-H. Choo;C.-H. Lee

  • Flux Enhancement with Powdered Activated Carbon Addition in the Membrane Anaerobic Bioreactor

    Heesu Park;Kwang-Ho Choo;Chung-Hak Lee

  • A critical review on nanomaterials membrane bioreactor (NMs-MBR) for wastewater treatment

    Md. Nahid Pervez;Malini Balakrishnan;Shadi Wajih Hasan;Kwang-Ho Choo

  • Effect of coagulant types on textile wastewater reclamation in a combined coagulation/ultrafiltration system

    Kwang-Ho Choo;Sang-June Choi;Eui-Deog Hwang

  • Quorum sensing and quenching in membrane bioreactors: Opportunities and challenges for biofouling control.

    Kibaek Lee;Huarong Yu;Xiaolei Zhang;Kwang-Ho Choo

  • Rejection characteristics of organic and inorganic pollutants by ultra low-pressure nanofiltration of surface water for drinking water treatment☆

    Monthon Thanuttamavong;Kazuo Yamamoto;Jeong Ik Oh;Kwang Ho Choo

  • Use of a photocatalytic membrane reactor for the removal of natural organic matter in water: Effect of photoinduced desorption and ferrihydrite adsorption

    Kwang-Ho Choo;Ran Tao;Min-Jin Kim

  • Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using grape seed extract and their application for reductive catalysis of Direct Orange 26

    Yao Ping;Jun Zhang;Tieling Xing;Guoqiang Chen

  • Optimizing the coagulant dose to control membrane fouling in combined coagulation/ultrafiltration systems for textile wastewater reclamation

    Bae-Bok Lee;Kwang-Ho Choo;Daeic Chang;Sang-June Choi

  • Effective removal of bisphenol A (BPA) from water using a goethite/activated carbon composite

    Janardhan Reddy Koduru;Lakshmi Prasanna Lingamdinne;Jiwan Singh;Kwang-Ho Choo

Frequent Co-Authors

Vincenzo Belgiorno
Vincenzo Belgiorno University of Salerno
Shadi W. Hasan
Shadi W. Hasan Khalifa University
Mark M. Benjamin
Mark M. Benjamin University of Washington
Gregory V. Korshin
Gregory V. Korshin University of Washington
Wonyong Choi
Wonyong Choi Pohang University of Science and Technology
Hyunwoong Park
Hyunwoong Park Kyungpook National University
Kazuo Yamamoto
Kazuo Yamamoto University of Tokyo
Jae-Hong Kim
Jae-Hong Kim Yale University
Craig S. Criddle
Craig S. Criddle Stanford University
Ho Nam Chang
Ho Nam Chang Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

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