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Yowhan Son

Yowhan Son

Korea University
Korea

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
35
Citations
4483
World Ranking
7403
National Ranking
4

Yowhan Son publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yowhan Son sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 218 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Yowhan Son D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yowhan Son sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Yowhan Son is affiliated with Korea University in South Korea and focuses primarily on research within Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans a range of subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Plant Science, Soil Science, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The researcher's contributions cover several main topics such as Forest Ecology and Management, Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Ecology and Conservation Studies, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications, and Agriculture, Soil, Plant Science.

Yowhan Son has authored research published across multiple academic journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Climate Change Research
  • Environmental Biology Research
  • Land Degradation and Development
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Recent publications illustrate their engagement with ecological and environmental issues. Notable papers include:

  • "The toxicological effect on pak choi of co-exposure to degradable and non-degradable microplastics with oxytetracycline in the soil" (2023) published in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
  • "Structural characteristics of dissolved black carbon and its interactions with organic and inorganic contaminants: A critical review" (2023) published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Both the selection and complementarity effects underpin the effect of structural diversity on aboveground biomass in tropical forests" (2023) published in Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • "Unraveling the ecological threads: How invasive alien plants influence soil carbon dynamics" (2024) published in Journal of Environmental Management
  • "Identifying potential vegetation establishment areas on the dried Aral Sea floor using satellite images" (2020) published in Land Degradation and Development

The researcher collaborates regularly with several co-authors, with frequent partnerships including Hyung-Sub Kim, Heejae Jo, Seongjun Kim, Choonsig Kim, and Gwang-Jung Kim.

Best Publications

  • EXOTIC PLANT SPECIES INVADE HOT SPOTS OF NATIVE PLANT DIVERSITY

    Thomas J. Stohlgren;Thomas J. Stohlgren;Dan Binkley;Geneva W. Chong;Mohammed A. Kalkhan

  • Forest biomass carbon sinks in East Asia, with special reference to the relative contributions of forest expansion and forest growth

    Jingyun Fang;Jingyun Fang;Zhaodi Guo;Zhaodi Guo;Huifeng Hu;Tomomichi Kato

  • Canopy dynamics and aboveground production of five tree species with different leaf longevities

    Stith T. Gower;Peter B. Reich;Yowhan Son

  • Differences in Soil and Leaf Litterfall Nitrogen Dynamics for Five Forest Plantations

    Stith T. Gower;Yowhan Son

  • The effect of multi-walled carbon nanotubes on soil microbial activity.

    Haegeun Chung;Yowhan Son;Tae Kyung Yoon;Seungwook Kim

  • Soil Carbon Dioxide Characteristics under Different Forest Types and after Harvest

    Ivan J. Fernandez;Yowhan Son;Chuck R. Kraske;Lindsey E. Rustad

  • Precipitation affects soil microbial and extracellular enzymatic responses to warming

    Guanlin Li;Guanlin Li;Seongjun Kim;Seung Hyun Han;Hanna Chang

  • Biomass and Carbon Storage in an Age-Sequence of Korean Pine (Pinus koraiensis) Plantation Forests in Central Korea

    Xiaodong Li;Myong Jong Yi;Yowhan Son;Pil Sun Park

  • Experimental warming studies on tree species and forest ecosystems: a literature review

    Haegeun Chung;Hiroyuki Muraoka;Masahiro Nakamura;Saerom Han

  • Multi-Temporal Analysis of Forest Fire Probability Using Socio-Economic and Environmental Variables

    Sea Jin Kim;Sea Jin Kim;Chul Hee Lim;Gang Sun Kim;Jongyeol Lee

  • High concentrations of single-walled carbon nanotubes lower soil enzyme activity and microbial biomass.

    Lixia Jin;Yowhan Son;Tae Kyung Yoon;Yu Jin Kang

  • Do Forests Receive Occult Inputs of Nitrogen

    Dan Binkley;Yowhan Son;David W. Valentine

  • Contribution of climate change and rising CO2 to terrestrial carbon balance in East Asia: A multi-model analysis

    Shilong Piao;Philippe Ciais;Mark Lomas;Christian Beer

  • Nutrient supply and declines in leaf area and production in lodgepoie pine

    Dan Binkley;F.W. Smith;Y. Son

  • Single-walled carbon nanotubes alter soil microbial community composition

    Lixia Jin;Yowhan Son;Jared L. DeForest;Yu Jin Kang

  • Allometric equations for estimating the aboveground volume of five common urban street tree species in Daegu, Korea

    Tae Kyung Yoon;Chan Woo Park;Sun Jeoung Lee;Suin Ko

  • Influences of forest tending works on carbon distribution and cycling in a Pinus densiflora S. et Z. stand in Korea

    Choonsig Kim;Yowhan Son;Woo Kyun Lee;Jaeyeob Jeong

  • Non-symbiotic nitrogen fixation in forest ecosystems

    Yowhan Son

  • Allometry and biomass of Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis) in central Korea.

    Yowhan Son;Jae Woo Hwang;Zin Suh Kim;Woo Kyun Lee

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Changes Under Douglas‐fir With and Without Red Alder

    Andreas Rothe;Kermit Cromack;Sigrid C. Resh;Ender Makineci

  • HydroKorea and CarboKorea: cross-scale studies of ecohydrology and biogeochemistry in a heterogeneous and complex forest catchment of Korea

    Joon Kim;Dongho Lee;Jinkyu Hong;Sinkyu Kang

  • Why are East Asian ecosystems important for carbon cycle research

    Jing Yun Fang;Yan Hong Tang;Yowhan Son

  • Carbon and nitrogen storage in an age-sequence of Pinus densiflora stands in Korea

    Nam Jin Noh;Yowhan Son;Sue Kyoung Lee;Kyung Won Seo

  • Biomass, production and nutrient distribution of a natural oak forest in central Korea

    Yowhan Son;In Hyeop Park;Myong Jong Yi;Hyun O Jin

  • Aboveground nitrogen and phosphorus use by five plantation-grown trees with different leaf longevities

    Yowhan Son;Stith T. Gower

  • Exotic Plant Species Invade Hot Spots of Native Plant Diversity

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Frequent Co-Authors

Woo-Kyun Lee
Woo-Kyun Lee Korea University
Seung Hyun Han
Seung Hyun Han Seoul National University
Hiroyuki Muraoka
Hiroyuki Muraoka Gifu University
Joon Kim
Joon Kim Seoul National University
Jingyun Fang
Jingyun Fang Peking University
Stuart J. Davies
Stuart J. Davies Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Ivan J. Fernandez
Ivan J. Fernandez University of Maine
Stith T. Gower
Stith T. Gower North Carolina State University
Seong Taek Yun
Seong Taek Yun Korea University
Menas Kafatos
Menas Kafatos Chapman University

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