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Youn-Joo An

Youn-Joo An

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
55
Citations
14969
World Ranking
3788
National Ranking
29

Youn-Joo An 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 Youn-Joo An sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 250 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Youn-Joo An 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 Youn-Joo An sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Youn-Joo An is affiliated with Konkuk University in South Korea and specializes in Environmental Science. Their research extensively covers topics related to microplastics, environmental toxicology, and waste management, with a significant focus on pollution and ecotoxicological effects. The subfields of study in which Youn-Joo An has contributed include Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Chemistry, and Biomaterials.

The main topics reflected in their body of work are:

  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Biodegradable Polymer Synthesis and Properties
  • Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Applications
  • Heavy Metals in Environment

Youn-Joo An has coauthored research frequently with several scholars, including Jin Il Kwak, Lia Kim, Dokyung Kim, Rongxue Cui, and Sun-Hwa Nam.

The scientist's work has been published repeatedly in key venues, showing a pattern of contribution to journals focused on environmental science and toxicology. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology
  • Aquatic Toxicology

Representative recent papers by Youn-Joo An include the following:

  • Microplastic digestion generates fragmented nanoplastics in soils and damages earthworm spermatogenesis and coelomocyte viability, 2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Post COVID-19 pandemic: Biofragmentation and soil ecotoxicological effects of microplastics derived from face masks, 2021, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Nanoplastic ingestion induces behavioral disorders in terrestrial snails: trophic transfer effects via vascular plants, 2020, Environmental Science Nano
  • Potential environmental risk of solar cells: Current knowledge and future challenges, 2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Microplastics disrupt accurate soil organic carbon measurement based on chemical oxidation method, 2021, Chemosphere

Best Publications

  • Current research trends on plastic pollution and ecological impacts on the soil ecosystem: A review

    Yooeun Chae;Youn-Joo An

  • Toxicity and bioavailability of copper nanoparticles to the terrestrial plants mung bean (Phaseolus radiatus) and wheat (Triticum aestivum): plant agar test for water-insoluble nanoparticles.

    Woo-Mi Lee;Youn-Joo An;Hyeon Yoon;Hee-Seok Kweon

  • Microbial toxicity of metal oxide nanoparticles (CuO, NiO, ZnO, and Sb2O3) to Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, and Streptococcus aureus.

    Yong-Wook Baek;Youn-Joo An

  • Effects of micro- and nanoplastics on aquatic ecosystems: Current research trends and perspectives

    Yooeun Chae;Youn-Joo An

  • Soybean susceptibility to manufactured nanomaterials with evidence for food quality and soil fertility interruption.

    John H. Priester;Yuan Ge;Randall E. Mielke;Allison M. Horst

  • Effect of silver nanoparticles in crop plants Phaseolus radiatus and Sorghum bicolor: Media effect on phytotoxicity

    Woo-Mi Lee;Jin Il Kwak;Youn-Joo An

  • Trophic transfer and individual impact of nano-sized polystyrene in a four-species freshwater food chain.

    Yooeun Chae;Dokyung Kim;Shin Woong Kim;Youn-Joo An

  • Microplastic digestion generates fragmented nanoplastics in soils and damages earthworm spermatogenesis and coelomocyte viability.

    Jin Il Kwak;Youn-Joo An

  • Soil ecotoxicity assessment using cadmium sensitive plants.

    Youn-Joo An

  • Combined effect of copper, cadmium, and lead upon Cucumis sativus growth and bioaccumulation

    Youn-Joo An;Young-Mi Kim;Tae-Im Kwon;Seung-Woo Jeong

  • Escherichia coli and total coliforms in water and sediments at lake marinas.

    Youn-Joo An;Donald H Kampbell;G Peter Breidenbach

  • Mixture Toxicity of Nickel and Microplastics with Different Functional Groups on Daphnia magna.

    Dokyung Kim;Yooeun Chae;Youn-Joo An

  • Soil microplastics inhibit the movement of springtail species.

    Shin Woong Kim;Youn-Joo An

  • Polystyrene nanoplastics inhibit reproduction and induce abnormal embryonic development in the freshwater crustacean Daphnia galeata.

    Rongxue Cui;Shin Woong Kim;Youn-Joo An

  • Effects of micro-sized polyethylene spheres on the marine microalga Dunaliella salina: Focusing on the algal cell to plastic particle size ratio.

    Yooeun Chae;Dasom Kim;Youn-Joo An

  • Nanoplastic ingestion induces behavioral disorders in terrestrial snails: trophic transfer effects via vascular plants

    Yooeun Chae;Youn-Joo An

  • Post COVID-19 pandemic: biofragmentation and soil ecotoxicological effects of microplastics derived from face masks

    Jin Il Kwak;Youn-Joo An

  • Effects of zinc oxide and titanium dioxide nanoparticles on green algae under visible, UVA, and UVB irradiations: No evidence of enhanced algal toxicity under UV pre-irradiation

    Woo-Mi Lee;Youn-Joo An

  • Zinc oxide nanoparticles delay soybean development: a standard soil microcosm study.

    Sung-Ji Yoon;Jin Il Kwak;Woo-Mi Lee;Patricia A. Holden

  • Potential environmental risk of solar cells: Current knowledge and future challenges.

    Jin Il Kwak;Sun-Hwa Nam;Lia Kim;Youn-Joo An

  • Multispecies toxicity test for silver nanoparticles to derive hazardous concentration based on species sensitivity distribution for the protection of aquatic ecosystems.

    Jin Il Kwak;Rongxue Cui;Sun-Hwa Nam;Shin Woong Kim

  • Assessment of comparative toxicities of lead and copper using plant assay

    Youn-Joo An

  • Multigenerational Study of Gold Nanoparticles in Caenorhabditis elegans: Transgenerational Effect of Maternal Exposure

    Shin Woong Kim;Jin Il Kwak;Youn-Joo An

  • Total, dissolved, and bioavailable metals at Lake Texoma marinas.

    Youn-Joo An;Donald H Kampbell

Frequent Co-Authors

Jorge L. Gardea-Torresdey
Jorge L. Gardea-Torresdey The University of Texas at El Paso
Roger M. Nisbet
Roger M. Nisbet University of California, Santa Barbara
Joshua P. Schimel
Joshua P. Schimel University of California, Santa Barbara
Sharon L. Walker
Sharon L. Walker Drexel University
Jose A. Hernandez-Viezcas
Jose A. Hernandez-Viezcas The University of Texas at El Paso
Sang Hee Hong
Sang Hee Hong Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology
Jae-Seong Lee
Jae-Seong Lee Sungkyunkwan University
Uwe A. Schneider
Uwe A. Schneider Universität Hamburg
John T. Wilson
John T. Wilson Environmental Protection Agency
Glenn W. Suter
Glenn W. Suter Environmental Protection Agency

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