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Sungmin Hong

Sungmin Hong

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
41
Citations
6719
World Ranking
7690
National Ranking
57

Sungmin Hong 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 Sungmin Hong sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 132 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sungmin Hong 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 Sungmin Hong sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Sungmin Hong is affiliated with Inha University in South Korea and conducts research primarily in the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work spans multiple subfields including Atmospheric Science, Radiological and Ultrasound Technology, Earth-Surface Processes, Pollution, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The scientist's research concentrates on several main topics, such as:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Radioactivity and Radon Measurements
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Aeolian processes and effects
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts

Sungmin Hong has contributed to various scientific publications, appearing in journals that include:

  • Molecules
  • Atmospheric Pollution Research
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Marine Geology
  • Scientific Reports

Recent papers by the scientist include:

  • "Post-glaciation depositional changes in Wijdefjorden, northern Svalbard, using grain-size end-member modelling" (2024) published in Marine Geology
  • "Characterization of trace elements and Pb isotopes in PM2.5 and isotopic source identification during haze episodes in Seoul, Korea" (2022) published in Atmospheric Pollution Research
  • "Ocean and Atmospheric Observations at the Remote Ieodo Ocean Research Station in the Northern East China Sea" (2021) published in Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "A Study on the Classification and Understanding of Travel Boundary by City Population Scale Based on Mobile Travel Data" (2021) published in Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
  • "Reliable Ultra Trace Analysis of Cd, U and Zn Concentrations in Greenland Snow and Ice by Using Ultraclean Methods for Contamination Control" (2020) published in Molecules

Frequent collaborators of Sungmin Hong include:

  • Yeongcheol Han
  • Soon Do Hur
  • Ahhyung Lee
  • Sang-Bum Hong
  • Changhee Han

This body of work reflects contributions in environmental and planetary research areas with applications ranging from atmospheric pollution and marine science to geologic and cryospheric studies. The interdisciplinary nature of the topics and collaborations indicates active engagement across multiple scientific domains related to earth systems and their changes.

Best Publications

  • Greenland ice evidence of hemispheric lead pollution two millennia ago by greek and roman civilizations.

    Sungmin Hong;Jean-Pierre Candelone;Clair C. Patterson;Claude F. Boutron

  • History of Ancient Copper Smelting Pollution During Roman and Medieval Times Recorded in Greenland Ice

    Sungmin Hong;Jean-Pierre Candelone;Clair C. Patterson;Claude F. Boutron

  • Lead from Carthaginian and Roman Spanish Mines Isotopically Identified in Greenland Ice Dated from 600 B.C. to 300 A.D.

    Kevin J. R. Rosman;Warrick Chisholm;Sungmin Hong;Jean-Pierre Candelone

  • Post-Industrial Revolution changes in large-scale atmospheric pollution of the northern hemisphere by heavy metals as documented in central Greenland snow and ice

    Jean-Pierre Candelone;Sungmin Hong;Christian Pellone;Claude F. Boutron;Claude F. Boutron

  • Isotopic evidence to account for changes in the concentration of lead in Greenland snow between 1960 and 1988

    K.J.R. Rosman;W. Chisholm;C.F. Boutron;C.F. Boutron;J.P. Candelone

  • An improved method for decontaminating polar snow or ice cores for heavy metal analysis

    Jean-Pierre Candelone;Sungmin Hong;Claude F. Boutron;Claude F. Boutron

  • Passive air sampling of polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides at the Korean Arctic and Antarctic research stations: implications for long-range transport and local pollution.

    Sung-Deuk Choi;Song-Yee Baek;Yoon-Seok Chang;Frank Wania

  • Past and recent changes in the large-scale tropospheric cycles of lead and other heavy metals as documented in Antarctic and Greenland snow and ice: A review

    Claude F. Boutron;Claude F. Boutron;Jean-Pierre Candelone;Sungmin Hong

  • Meteoric smoke fallout over the Holocene epoch revealed by iridium and platinum in Greenland ice

    Paolo Gabrielli;Paolo Gabrielli;Carlo Barbante;John M. C. Plane;Anita Varga

  • A reconstruction of changes in copper production and copper emissions to the atmosphere during the past 7000 years

    Sungmin Hong;Jean-Pierre Candelone;Jean-Pierre Candelone;Michel Soutif;Claude F. Boutron;Claude F. Boutron

  • Snow chemistry across Antarctica

    N. Bertler;P.A. Mayewski;A. Aristarain;P. Barrett

  • Atmospheric Mercury Concentrations from Several Observatory Sites in the Northern Hemisphere

    Ki-Hyun Kim;R. Ebinghaus;W. H. Schroeder;P. Blanchard

  • Atmospheric pollution for trace elements in the remote high-altitude atmosphere in central Asia as recorded in snow from Mt. Qomolangma (Everest) of the Himalayas

    Khanghyun Lee;Soon Do Hur;Shugui Hou;Sungmin Hong

  • Greenland snow and ice cores: unique archives of large-scale pollution of the troposphere of the Northern Hemisphere by lead and other heavy metals

    Claude F. Boutron;Claude F. Boutron;Jean-Pierre Candelone;Sungmin Hong

  • Seasonal patterns of heavy metal deposition to the snow on Lambert Glacier basin, East Antarctica

    Soon Do Hur;Xiao Cunde;Sungmin Hong;Carlo Barbante

  • Lead isotopic compositions in the EPICA Dome C ice core and Southern Hemisphere Potential Source Areas

    P Vallelonga;P Gabrielli;Eleonora Balliana;Eleonora Balliana;A Wegner

  • Aerosol composition and its sources at the King Sejong Station, Antarctic peninsula

    Vinit K Mishra;Ki-Hyun Kim;Sungmin Hong;Khanghyun Lee

  • An 800-year record of atmospheric As, Mo, Sn, and Sb in central Asia in high-altitude ice cores from Mt. Qomolangma (Everest), Himalayas.

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  • Variations in atmospheric trace elements in Dome C (East Antarctica) ice over the last two climatic cycles

    Paolo Gabrielli;Paolo Gabrielli;Carlo Barbante;Claude F. Boutron;Claude F. Boutron;Gulio Cozzi

  • A 200 Year Record of Atmospheric Cobalt, Chromium, Molybdenum, and Antimony in High Altitude Alpine Firn and Ice

    K. Van De Velde;C. Ferrari;C. Barbante;I. Moret

  • Speciation analysis of organolead compounds in Greenland snow at the femtogram-per-gram level by capillary gas chromatography/atomic emission spectrometry

    Ryszard. Lobinski;Claude F. Boutron;Jean Pierre. Candelone;Sungmin. Hong

Frequent Co-Authors

Claude F. Boutron
Claude F. Boutron Grenoble Alpes University
Christophe Ferrari
Christophe Ferrari Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur
Carlo Barbante
Carlo Barbante Ca Foscari University of Venice
Paolo Gabrielli
Paolo Gabrielli The Ohio State University
Kevin J.R. Rosman
Kevin J.R. Rosman Curtin University
Shugui Hou
Shugui Hou Nanjing University
Paolo Cescon
Paolo Cescon Ca Foscari University of Venice
Hideaki Motoyama
Hideaki Motoyama National Institute of Polar Research
Paul Vallelonga
Paul Vallelonga Department of Transport, Western Australia
Vin Morgan
Vin Morgan University of Tasmania

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