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Environmental Sciences
Korea
2026

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
76
Citations
18651
World Ranking
1219
National Ranking
6

Medicine

D-Index
86
Citations
23693
World Ranking
14264
National Ranking
51

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Yun-Chul Hong is affiliated with New Generation University College in Ethiopia and holds expertise primarily in environmental science. Their research contributions span multiple disciplines, with a strong emphasis on health, toxicology, and mutagenesis, supported by 118 publications in this subfield. Additional areas of focus include general health professions, molecular biology, pollution, and cancer research.

Their work frequently addresses the intersections of environment and health, covering topics such as air quality and its health impacts, climate change and health effects, and the risks associated with endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Other notable research topics include energy and environment impacts, cognitive aging related to health and environment, noise effects and management, and air quality monitoring and forecasting.

Yun-Chul Hong has contributed to a range of academic journals and venues, with a significant number of publications appearing in the following:

  • Environment International
  • ISEE Conference Abstracts
  • Environmental Research
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Epidemiology and Health

Their recent publications illustrate a focus on both environmental factors and genetic contributions to health outcomes. Select recent papers include:

  • Cross-ancestry genome-wide meta-analysis of 61,047 cases and 947,237 controls identifies new susceptibility loci contributing to lung cancer, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • Prenatal exposure to mixtures of heavy metals and neurodevelopment in infants at 6 months, 2020, Environmental Research
  • Association of bisphenol A, bisphenol F, and bisphenol S with ADHD symptoms in children, 2022, Environment International
  • Environmental and Genetic Risk Factors of Congenital Anomalies: an Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, 2021, Journal of Korean Medical Science
  • Impact of environmental exposure to persistent organic pollutants on lung cancer risk, 2020, Environment International

The scientist frequently collaborates with a group of colleagues, indicating strong cooperative research efforts. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Youn-Hee Lim
  • Dong-Wook Lee
  • Choong Ho Shin
  • Johanna Inhyang Kim
  • Young Ah Lee

Best Publications

  • Large-scale association analysis identifies new lung cancer susceptibility loci and heterogeneity in genetic susceptibility across histological subtypes

    James D McKay;Rayjean J Hung;Younghun Han;Xuchen Zong

  • Obesity, metabolic factors and risk of different histological types of lung cancer: A Mendelian randomization study

    Robert Carreras-Torres;Mattias Johansson;Philip C. Haycock;Kaitlin H. Wade

  • Air Pollution and Symptoms of Depression in Elderly Adults

    Youn-Hee Lim;Ho Kim;Jin Hee Kim;Sanghyuk Bae

  • Effects of air pollutants on acute stroke mortality

    Yun Chul Hong;Jong Tae Lee;Ho Kim;Eun Hee Ha

  • Air pollution: a new risk factor in ischemic stroke mortality.

    Yun Chul Hong;Jong Tae Lee;Ho Kim;Ho Jang Kwon

  • Genome-wide association analysis identifies new lung cancer susceptibility loci in never-smoking women in Asia.

    Qing Lan;Chao A. Hsiung;Keitaro Matsuo;Yun Chul Hong

  • Is air pollution a risk factor for low birth weight in Seoul

    Eun Hee Ha;Yun Chul Hong;Bo Eun Lee;Bock Hi Woo

  • Phthalates Exposure and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in School-Age Children

    Bung-Nyun Kim;Soo-Churl Cho;Yeni Kim;Min-Sup Shin

  • Relationship between Environmental Phthalate Exposure and the Intelligence of School-Age Children

    Soo Churl Cho;Soo Young Bhang;Yun Chul Hong;Min Sup Shin

  • Bisphenol A exposure is associated with oxidative stress and inflammation in postmenopausal women

    Yoon Jung Yang;Yun Chul Hong;Se Young Oh;Min Seon Park

  • Prenatal Exposure to Phthalates and Infant Development at 6 Months: Prospective Mothers and Children’s Environmental Health (MOCEH) Study

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  • An ecological time-series study of heat-related mortality in three European cities

    Ai Ishigami;Shakoor Hajat;R Sari Kovats;Luigi Bisanti

  • Ischemic stroke associated with decrease in temperature.

    Yun Chul Hong;Joung Ho Rha;Jong Tae Lee;Eun Hee Ha

  • Increased risk of lung cancer in individuals with a family history of the disease: A pooled analysis from the International Lung Cancer Consortium

    Michele L. Coté;Mei Liu;Stefano Bonassi;Monica Neri

  • Effects of diurnal temperature range on cardiovascular and respiratory hospital admissions in Korea.

    Youn-Hee Lim;Yun-Chul Hong;Ho Kim

  • Co-exposure to environmental lead and manganese affects the intelligence of school-aged children

    Yeni Kim;Boong Nyun Kim;Yun-Chul Hong;Min-Sup Shin

  • Association between polymorphisms of ERCC1 and XPD and survival in non-small-cell lung cancer patients treated with cisplatin combination chemotherapy

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  • Replication of Lung Cancer Susceptibility Loci at Chromosomes 15q25, 5p15, and 6p21: A Pooled Analysis From the International Lung Cancer Consortium

    Therese Truong;Rayjean J. Hung;Christopher I. Amos;Xifeng Wu

  • Ambient temperature and mortality: an international study in four capital cities of East Asia.

    Joo-Youn Chung;Yasushi Honda;Yun-Chul Hong;Xiao-Chuan Pan

  • The 5p15.33 Locus Is Associated with Risk of Lung Adenocarcinoma in Never-Smoking Females in Asia

    Chao Agnes Hsiung;Qing Lan;Yun Chul Hong;Chien Jen Chen;Chien Jen Chen

  • Long-Term Fine Particulate Matter Exposure and Major Depressive Disorder in a Community-Based Urban Cohort.

    Kyoung Nam Kim;Youn Hee Lim;Youn Hee Lim;Hyun Joo Bae;Myounghee Kim

  • Associations of Bisphenol A Exposure With Heart Rate Variability and Blood Pressure

    Sanghyuk Bae;Jin Hee Kim;Youn-Hee Lim;Hye Yin Park

  • Community level exposure to chemicals and oxidative stress in adult population

    Yun Chul Hong;Eun Young Park;Min Seon Park;Jeong Ah Ko

  • Air pollution and asthma among children in Seoul, Korea.

    Jong Tae Lee;Ho Kim;Hoyin Song;Yun Chul Hong

  • Analysis of heritability and shared heritability based on genome-wide association studies for thirteen cancer types

    Joshua N. Sampson;William A. Wheeler;Meredith Yeager;Orestis Panagiotou

  • Assessment of exposure to heavy metals and health risks among residents near abandoned metal mines in Goseong, Korea.

    Kyunghee Ji;Jungkon Kim;Jungkon Kim;Minjung Lee;Minjung Lee;Soyoung Park

  • Low blood levels of lead and mercury and symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity in children: A report of the children's health and environment research (CHEER)

    Mina Ha;Ho Jang Kwon;Myung Ho Lim;Young Koo Jee

  • Infant susceptibility of mortality to air pollution in Seoul, South Korea.

    Eun Hee Ha;Jong Tae Lee;Ho Kim;Yun Chul Hong

  • Asian Dust Storm and pulmonary function of school children in Seoul.

    Yun-Chul Hong;Xiao-Chuan Pan;Su-Young Kim;Kwangsik Park

  • Exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke and lung cancer by histological type: A pooled analysis of the International Lung Cancer Consortium (ILCCO)

    Claire H. Kim;Yuan Chin Amy Lee;Yuan Chin Amy Lee;Rayjean J. Hung;Sheila R. McNallan

  • Prenatal exposure to PM10 and NO2 and children's neurodevelopment from birth to 24months of age: Mothers and Children's Environmental Health (MOCEH) study

    Eunjeong Kim;Hyesook Park;Yun Chul Hong;Mina Ha

  • Prenatal bisphenol A and birth outcomes: MOCEH (Mothers and Children's Environmental Health) study.

    Bo Eun Lee;Hyesook Park;Yun Chul Hong;Mina Ha

  • PM(10) exposure, gaseous pollutants, and daily mortality in Inchon, South Korea.

    Yun Chul Hong;Jong Han Leem;Eun Hee Ha;David C. Christiani

Frequent Co-Authors

Ho Kim
Ho Kim Seoul National University
Neil E. Caporaso
Neil E. Caporaso National Institutes of Health
Maria Teresa Landi
Maria Teresa Landi National Institutes of Health
Daehee Kang
Daehee Kang Seoul National University
Keitaro Matsuo
Keitaro Matsuo Nagoya University
Stephen J. Chanock
Stephen J. Chanock National Institutes of Health
Hongbing Shen
Hongbing Shen Nanjing Medical University
Eric J. Duell
Eric J. Duell University of Barcelona
Meredith Yeager
Meredith Yeager Hood College
Jianjun Liu
Jianjun Liu Genome Institute of Singapore

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