2026 Kwang-Yul Kim: 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	43	7192	6913	54	53	173	6079

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

250
Citations
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

225
Citations
EOFs of Harmonizable Cyclostationary Processes

Kwang-Y. Kim;Gerald R. North

213
Citations
Sea ice, rain-on-snow and tundra reindeer nomadism in Arctic Russia.

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

210
Citations
EOFs of One-Dimensional Cyclostationary Time Series: Computations, Examples, and Stochastic Modeling

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

195
Citations
Comparison of proxy records of climate change and solar forcing

Thomas J. Crowley;Kwang-Yul Kim

172
Citations
Uncovering an anthropogenic sea-level rise signal in the Pacific Ocean

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

150
Citations
Reconstructing sea level using cyclostationary empirical orthogonal functions

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

150
Citations
Modeling ocean heat content changes during the last millennium

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

145
Citations
Detection of Forced Climate Signals. Part 1: Filter Theory

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

138
Citations
Modeling 100,000-year climate fluctuations in pre-pleistocene time series.

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

137
Citations
Propagation and initiation mechanisms of the Madden-Julian oscillation

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

133
Citations
Contribution of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation to Global Mean Sea Level Trends

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

131
Citations
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

127
Citations
Modeling the temperature response to forced climate change over the last six centuries

Thomas J. Crowley;Kwang-Yul Kim

104
Citations
An ongoing shift in Pacific Ocean sea level

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

104
Citations
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

103
Citations
Theoretical foundation of cyclostationary EOF analysis for geophysical and climatic variables: Concepts and examples

Kwang-Yul Kim;Benjamin Hamlington;Hanna Na

94
Citations
Spectral Approach to Optimal Estimation of the Global Average Temperature

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

93
Citations
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

90
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerald R. North Texas A&M University

Thomas J. Crowley University of Edinburgh

R. S. Nerem University of Colorado Boulder

Sang-Wook Yeh Hanyang University

Shoshiro Minobe Hokkaido University

Weiqing Han University of Colorado Boulder

Su-Jong Jeong Seoul National University

Kyong-Hwan Seo Pusan National University

Soon-Chang Yoon Seoul National University

Seok-Woo Son Seoul National University

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