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D-Index
47
Citations
8096
World Ranking
5807
National Ranking
47

Taehyoung Lee 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 Taehyoung Lee sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 170 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Taehyoung Lee 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 Taehyoung Lee sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Taehyoung Lee is affiliated with Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in South Korea. Their research primarily focuses on environmental and earth sciences, with significant contributions to atmospheric science and health-related studies.

Their scholarly work spans several interconnected fields:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within these fields, they have addressed diverse subfields including:

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Global and Planetary Change

Taehyoung Lee's research covers various main topics, such as:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Vehicle emissions and performance
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Odor and Emission Control Technologies

Their publication record includes studies published in several prominent venues, among which the most frequent are:

  • Atmospheric Environment
  • Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
  • Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Atmospheric Research

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "The Korea-United States Air Quality (KORUS-AQ) field study" (2021) published in Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • "Investigation of factors controlling PM2.5 variability across the South Korean Peninsula during KORUS-AQ" (2020) in Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • "Changes in inorganic aerosol compositions over the Yellow Sea area from impact of Chinese emissions mitigation" (2020) in Atmospheric Research
  • "Coarse particulate matter air quality in East Asia: implications for fine particulate nitrate" (2023) in Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • "Temporal and spatial variations of aerosol optical properties over the Korean peninsula during KORUS-AQ" (2021) in Atmospheric Environment

In their collaborative work, Taehyoung Lee frequently coauthors with several researchers, including:

  • Taehyun Park
  • Min-Suk Bae
  • Seokwon Kang
  • Jihee Ban
  • Jinsoo Park

Best Publications

  • Sea spray aerosol as a unique source of ice nucleating particles

    Paul J. DeMott;Thomas C. J. Hill;Christina S. McCluskey;Kimberly A. Prather

  • Enhanced role of transition metal ion catalysis during in-cloud oxidation of SO2.

    Eliza Harris;Bärbel Sinha;Bärbel Sinha;Dominik van Pinxteren;Andreas Tilgner

  • Chemical and physical transformations of organic aerosol from the photo-oxidation of open biomass burning emissions in an environmental chamber

    C. J. Hennigan;M. A. Miracolo;G. J. Engelhart;A. A. May

  • Atmospheric ammonia and particulate inorganic nitrogen over the United States

    C. L. Heald;J. L. Collett;T. Lee;K. B. Benedict

  • Speciation of “brown” carbon in cloud water impacted by agricultural biomass burning in eastern China

    Yury Desyaterik;Yele Sun;Yele Sun;Xinhua Shen;Xinhua Shen;Taehyoung Lee;Taehyoung Lee

  • Gas-particle partitioning of primary organic aerosol emissions: 3. Biomass burning

    Andrew A. May;Andrew A. May;Ezra J. T. Levin;Christopher J. Hennigan;Christopher J. Hennigan;Ilona Riipinen;Ilona Riipinen

  • Optical, physical, and chemical properties of tar balls observed during the Yosemite Aerosol Characterization Study

    Jenny L. Hand;W. C. Malm;Alexander Laskin;D. E. Day

  • The Korea–United States Air Quality (KORUS-AQ) field study

    James H. Crawford;Joon-Young Ahn;Jassim Al-Saadi;Limseok Chang

  • Measurements of reactive trace gases and variable O3 formation rates in some South Carolina biomass burning plumes

    S. K. Akagi;Robert J. Yokelson;I. R. Burling;S. Meinardi

  • Chemical Smoke Marker Emissions During Flaming and Smoldering Phases of Laboratory Open Burning of Wildland Fuels

    Taehyoung Lee;Amy P. Sullivan;Laura Mack;Jose L. Jimenez

  • Processing of atmospheric organic matter by California radiation fogs

    Jeffrey L. Collett;Pierre Herckes;Sarah Youngster;Taehyoung Lee

  • Aerosol emissions from prescribed fires in the United States: A synthesis of laboratory and aircraft measurements

    A. A. May;A. A. May;G. R. McMeeking;T. Lee;T. Lee;J. W. Taylor

  • Secondary organic aerosol production from local emissions dominates the organic aerosol budget over Seoul, South Korea, during KORUS-AQ

    Benjamin A. Nault;Benjamin A. Nault;Pedro Campuzano-Jost;Pedro Campuzano-Jost;Douglas A. Day;Douglas A. Day;Jason C. Schroder;Jason C. Schroder

  • Humidity‐dependent optical properties of fine particles during the Big Bend Regional Aerosol and Visibility Observational Study

    William C. Malm;Derek E. Day;Sonia M. Kreidenweis;Jeffrey L. Collett

  • Hygroscopic growth behavior of a carbon-dominated aerosol in Yosemite National Park

    Christian M. Carrico;Sonia M. Kreidenweis;William C. Malm;Derek E. Day

  • Fog chemistry in the Texas–Louisiana Gulf Coast corridor

    Suresh Raja;Ravikrishna Raghunathan;Xiao-Ying Yu;Taehyoung Lee

  • Characterization of cloud water chemistry at Mount Tai, China: Seasonal variation, anthropogenic impact, and cloud processing

    Jia Guo;Yan Wang;Xinhua Shen;Zhe Wang;Zhe Wang

  • Observations of fine and coarse particle nitrate at several rural locations in the United States

    Taehyoung Lee;Xiao-Ying Yu;Benjamin Ayres;Sonia M. Kreidenweis

  • Loss of Fine Particle Ammonium from Denuded Nylon Filters

    Xiao-Ying Yu;Taehyoung Lee;Benjamin Ayres;Sonia M. Kreidenweis

  • Aqueous phase sulfate production in clouds in eastern China

    Xinhua Shen;Taehyoung Lee;Jia Guo;Jia Guo;Xinfeng Wang;Xinfeng Wang

  • Investigation of factors controlling PM 2.5 variability across the South Korean Peninsula during KORUS-AQ.

    Carolyn E. Jordan;Carolyn E. Jordan;James H. Crawford;Andreas J. Beyersdorf;Andreas J. Beyersdorf;Thomas F. Eck;Thomas F. Eck

  • Measurements of reactive trace gases and variable O3 formation rates in some South Carolina biomass burning plumes [Discussions]

    S. K. Akagi;R. J. Yokelson;I. R. Burling;S. Meinardi

  • Processing of Atmospheric Organic Matter by California Radiation Fogs

    J. L. Collett;S. B. Youngster;T. Lee;H. Chang

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey L. Collett
Jeffrey L. Collett Colorado State University
Sonia M. Kreidenweis
Sonia M. Kreidenweis Colorado State University
Gavin R. McMeeking
Gavin R. McMeeking Colorado State University
Amy P. Sullivan
Amy P. Sullivan Colorado State University
William C. Malm
William C. Malm Colorado State University
Jose L. Jimenez
Jose L. Jimenez University of Colorado Boulder
Pierre Herckes
Pierre Herckes Arizona State University
Christian M. Carrico
Christian M. Carrico New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Hartmut Herrmann
Hartmut Herrmann Leibniz Association
Pedro Campuzano-Jost
Pedro Campuzano-Jost University of Colorado Boulder

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