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Kwang-Yul Kim 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-Yul Kim sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 173 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kwang-Yul Kim 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-Yul Kim sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kwang-Yul Kim is affiliated with Seoul National University in South Korea, with a research focus predominantly in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work encompasses several subfields including Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, and Oceanography.

The scientist's research covers a variety of topics related to climate and atmospheric phenomena. Key areas of study include:

  • Climate variability and models
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Meteorological phenomena and simulations
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Tropical and extratropical cyclones research

Notable recent papers authored by Kwang-Yul Kim include:

  • "Physical and chemical mechanisms of the daily-to-seasonal variation of PM10 in Korea," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Impact of climate change on the primary production and related biogeochemical cycles in the coastal and sea ice zone of the Southern Ocean," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Role of Ural blocking in Arctic sea ice loss and its connection with Arctic warming in winter," 2020, Climate Dynamics
  • "Diurnal and seasonal variation of planetary boundary layer height over East Asia and its climatic change as seen in the ERA-5 reanalysis data," 2022, SN Applied Sciences
  • "Characteristics of stratospheric polar vortex fluctuations associated with sea ice variability in the Arctic winter," 2020, Climate Dynamics

Their frequent publication venues reflect a focus on climate and atmospheric research:

  • Climate Dynamics
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • SN Applied Sciences
  • Atmospheric Research
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Kwang-Yul Kim has collaborated regularly with several coauthors, including:

  • Hyung-Ju Park
  • Seunguk Kim
  • Jinju Kim
  • Dong-Jae Cho
  • Beom Seok Kim

The scientist's work integrates multidisciplinary approaches to understanding climate variability, with special consideration on polar and atmospheric dynamics. Their contributions span analytical and modeling studies centered on both regional and global climate systems, as evidenced by the variety of topics and publications represented in their portfolio.

Best Publications

  • Effect of drake and panamanian gateways on the circulation of an Ocean model

    Uwe Mikolajewicz;Ernst Maier-Reimer;Thomas J. Crowley;Kwang-Yul Kim

  • Detection of volcanic, solar and greenhouse gas signals in paleo‐reconstructions of Northern Hemispheric temperature

    Gabriele C. Hegerl;Thomas J. Crowley;Steven K. Baum;Kwang-Yul Kim

  • EOFs of Harmonizable Cyclostationary Processes

    Kwang-Y. Kim;Gerald R. North

  • Sea ice, rain-on-snow and tundra reindeer nomadism in Arctic Russia.

    Bruce C. Forbes;Timo Kumpula;Nina Meschtyb;Roza Laptander

  • EOFs of One-Dimensional Cyclostationary Time Series: Computations, Examples, and Stochastic Modeling

    Kwang-Y. Kim;Gerald R. North;Jianping Huang

  • Comparison of proxy records of climate change and solar forcing

    Thomas J. Crowley;Kwang-Yul Kim

  • Uncovering an anthropogenic sea-level rise signal in the Pacific Ocean

    B. D. Hamlington;M. W. Strassburg;R. R. Leben;W. Han

  • Reconstructing sea level using cyclostationary empirical orthogonal functions

    B. D. Hamlington;R. R. Leben;R. S. Nerem;W. Han

  • Modeling ocean heat content changes during the last millennium

    Thomas J. Crowley;Steven K. Baum;Kwang-Yul Kim;Gabriele C. Hegerl

  • Detection of Forced Climate Signals. Part 1: Filter Theory

    Gerald R. North;Kwang-Y. Kim;Samuel S. P. Shen;James W. Hardin

  • Modeling 100,000-year climate fluctuations in pre-pleistocene time series.

    Thomas J. Crowley;Kwang-Yul Kim;John G. Mengel;David A. Short

  • Propagation and initiation mechanisms of the Madden-Julian oscillation

    Kyong-Hwan Seo;Kyong-Hwan Seo;Kwang-Yul Kim

  • Contribution of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation to Global Mean Sea Level Trends

    B. D. Hamlington;R. R. Leben;M. W. Strassburg;R. S. Nerem

  • Impact of MJO on the diurnal cycle of rainfall over the western Maritime Continent in the austral summer

    Ji-Hyun Oh;Kwang-Yul Kim;Gyu-Ho Lim

  • Modeling the temperature response to forced climate change over the last six centuries

    Thomas J. Crowley;Kwang-Yul Kim

  • An ongoing shift in Pacific Ocean sea level

    B. D. Hamlington;S. H. Cheon;P. R. Thompson;M. A. Merrifield

  • Comparison of GCM and Energy Balance Model Simulations of Seasonal Temperature Changes over the Past 18 000 Years

    William T. Hyde;Thomas J. Crowley;Kwang-Yul Kim;Gerald R. North

  • Theoretical foundation of cyclostationary EOF analysis for geophysical and climatic variables: Concepts and examples

    Kwang-Yul Kim;Benjamin Hamlington;Hanna Na

  • Spectral Approach to Optimal Estimation of the Global Average Temperature

    Samuel S. P. Shen;Gerald R. North;Kwang-Y. Kim

  • Temporal and Spatial Evolution of the Asian Summer Monsoon in the Seasonal Cycle of Synoptic Fields

    Young-Kwon Lim;Kwang-Yul Kim;Hee-Sang Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerald R. North
Gerald R. North Texas A&M University
Thomas J. Crowley
Thomas J. Crowley University of Edinburgh
R. S. Nerem
R. S. Nerem University of Colorado Boulder
Sang-Wook Yeh
Sang-Wook Yeh Hanyang University
Shoshiro Minobe
Shoshiro Minobe Hokkaido University
Weiqing Han
Weiqing Han University of Colorado Boulder
Su-Jong Jeong
Su-Jong Jeong Seoul National University
Kyong-Hwan Seo
Kyong-Hwan Seo Pusan National University
Soon-Chang Yoon
Soon-Chang Yoon Seoul National University
Seok-Woo Son
Seok-Woo Son Seoul National University

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