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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 75 1261 1195 7 7 245 23498

Won Joon Shim publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Won Joon Shim between 1986 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Won Joon Shim published across 41 years, from 1986 to 2026, averaging 6.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2014. 9 of the 277 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2014. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 26 publications 2014: 30 publications 2015: 26 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 21 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 8 publications 2026: 1 publication
1986 2026

277 publications in total across all disciplines

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Won Joon Shim: publications per year, 1986 to 2026
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 1
1997 0
1998 1
1999 1
2000 1
2001 0
2002 5
2003 3
2004 3
2005 10
2006 5
2007 9
2008 7
2009 11
2010 10
2011 9
2012 15
2013 26
2014 30
2015 26
2016 8
2017 19
2018 8
2019 7
2020 7
2021 5
2022 9
2023 21
2024 10
2025 8
2026 1
Total 277
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Won Joon Shim 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 Won Joon Shim sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 241–250 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 245 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217 245
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Won Joon Shim 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 Won Joon Shim sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 75 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67 75
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Korea Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Korea Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Korea Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Korea Leader Award

Overview

Won Joon Shim is affiliated with the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology in South Korea. Their research activities predominantly focus on environmental science, with significant attention to pollution, industrial and manufacturing engineering, and ocean engineering. They have also contributed work related to health, toxicology, mutagenesis, and nature and landscape conservation.

The scholar's main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science

Subfields that Won Joon Shim extensively studies are:

  • Pollution
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation

Topics central to their research encompass:

  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
  • Turtle Biology and Conservation
  • Biodegradable Polymer Synthesis and Properties
  • Effects and Risks of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact

Among their recently published papers are:

  • The physical oceanography of the transport of floating marine debris, 2020, Environmental Research Letters
  • Microplastics and nanoplastics in the marine-atmosphere environment, 2022, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • Rapid Production of Micro- and Nanoplastics by Fragmentation of Expanded Polystyrene Exposed to Sunlight, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Nationwide monitoring of microplastics in bivalves from the coastal environment of Korea, 2020, Environmental Pollution
  • Ecological risk assessment of microplastics in coastal, shelf, and deep sea waters with a consideration of environmentally relevant size and shape, 2020, Environmental Pollution

Won Joon Shim frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Environmental Pollution
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Sang Hee Hong
  • Gi Myung Han
  • Soeun Eo
  • Youna Cho
  • Young Kyoung Song

Best Publications

  • Combined Effects of UV Exposure Duration and Mechanical Abrasion on Microplastic Fragmentation by Polymer Type

    Young Kyoung Song;Young Kyoung Song;Sang Hee Hong;Sang Hee Hong;Mi Jang;Mi Jang;Gi Myung Han

  • Identification methods in microplastic analysis: a review

    Won Joon Shim;Won Joon Shim;Sang Hee Hong;Sang Hee Hong;Soeun Eo Eo;Soeun Eo Eo

  • Size-Dependent Effects of Micro Polystyrene Particles in the Marine Copepod Tigriopus japonicus

    Kyun-Woo Lee;Won Joon Shim;Oh Youn Kwon;Jung-Hoon Kang

  • A comparison of microscopic and spectroscopic identification methods for analysis of microplastics in environmental samples.

    Young Kyoung Song;Sang Hee Hong;Mi Jang;Gi Myung Han

  • The physical oceanography of the transport of floating marine debris

    Erik van Sebille;Stefano Aliani;Kara Lavender Law;Nikolai Maximenko

  • Nanoplastics in the Aquatic Environment. Critical Review

    Albert A. Koelmans;Ellen Besseling;Won J. Shim;Won J. Shim

  • Large Accumulation of Micro-sized Synthetic Polymer Particles in the Sea Surface Microlayer

    Young Kyoung Song;Sang Hee Hong;Mi Jang;Jung-Hoon Kang

  • Identification and quantification of microplastics using Nile Red staining.

    Won Joon Shim;Young Kyoung Song;Sang Hee Hong;Mi Jang

  • Sorption capacity of plastic debris for hydrophobic organic chemicals

    Hwang Lee;Won Joon Shim;Jung Hwan Kwon

  • Spatiotemporal distribution and annual load of microplastics in the Nakdong River, South Korea

    Soeun Eo;Sang Hee Hong;Young Kyoung Song;Gi Myung Han

  • Microplastics and nanoplastics in the marine-atmosphere environment

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  • Relationships among the abundances of plastic debris in different size classes on beaches in South Korea.

    Jongmyoung Lee;Sunwook Hong;Young Kyung Song;Young Kyung Song;Sang Hee Hong;Sang Hee Hong

  • Abundance and characteristics of microplastics in market bivalves from South Korea.

    Youna Cho;Won Joon Shim;Mi Jang;Gi Myung Han

  • Horizontal and Vertical Distribution of Microplastics in Korean Coastal Waters.

    Young Kyoung Song;Young Kyoung Song;Sang Hee Hong;Sang Hee Hong;Soeun Eo;Soeun Eo;Mi Jang;Mi Jang

  • Estimation of lost tourism revenue in Geoje Island from the 2011 marine debris pollution event in South Korea.

    Yong Chang Jang;Sunwook Hong;Jongmyoung Lee;Mi Jeong Lee

  • Occurrence and Distribution of Microplastics in the Sea Surface Microlayer in Jinhae Bay, South Korea

    Young Kyoung Song;Young Kyoung Song;Sang Hee Hong;Sang Hee Hong;Mi Jang;Mi Jang;Gi Myung Han

  • Abundance, composition, and distribution of microplastics larger than 20 μm in sand beaches of South Korea.

    Soeun Eo;Sang Hee Hong;Young Kyoung Song;Jongsu Lee

  • Marine neustonic microplastics around the southeastern coast of Korea.

    Jung-Hoon Kang;Jung-Hoon Kang;Oh Youn Kwon;Kyun-Woo Lee;Young Kyoung Song;Young Kyoung Song

  • Distribution of small plastic debris in cross-section and high strandline on Heungnam beach, South Korea

    Nak Won Heo;Sang Hee Hong;Gi Myung Han;Sunwook Hong

  • Microplastics in the Ocean.

    Won Joon Shim;Won Joon Shim;Richard C. Thomposon

  • Horizontal and vertical distribution of PCBs and chlorinated pesticides in sediments from Masan Bay, Korea.

    Sang Hee Hong;Un Hyuk Yim;Won Joon Shim;Jae Ryoung Oh

  • Spatio-temporal distribution and characteristics of PAHs in sediments from Masan Bay, Korea.

    U.H. Yim;S.H. Hong;W.J. Shim;J.R. Oh

Frequent Co-Authors

Sang Hee Hong
Sang Hee Hong Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology
Un Hyuk Yim
Un Hyuk Yim Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology
Narayanan Kannan
Narayanan Kannan Taylor's University
Jong Seong Khim
Jong Seong Khim Seoul National University
John P. Giesy
John P. Giesy University of Saskatchewan
Seongjin Hong
Seongjin Hong Chungnam National University
Jae-Seong Lee
Jae-Seong Lee Sungkyunkwan University
Sunghwan Kim
Sunghwan Kim Kyungpook National University
Changhoon Lee
Changhoon Lee Yonsei University
Kyu Tae Lee
Kyu Tae Lee Seoul National University

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