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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
35,157
Country Rank
323
Institution Rank : 1
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
![Won Joon Shim](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/04/4516909.jpg)
Marine Pollution
Environmental pollution
Plastic pollution
Microplastics
Environmental chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,690
15,319
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
104,215
Country Rank
1,374
Institution Rank : 2
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
![Soo-Jin Heo](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,308
4,602
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
146,759
Country Rank
2,168
Institution Rank : 3
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
![Mi Jang](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/b8/4516761.jpg)
Marine environment
microplastic
analytical chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,825
5,868
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
190,630
Country Rank
2,996
Institution Rank : 224
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/5007.png)
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
![Soonhung Han](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/0e/416025.jpg)
CAD
ship design
STEP
VR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,258
1,757
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
274,921
Country Rank
4,650
Institution Rank : 6
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
![Eun Chan Yang](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/67/4516576.jpg)
Systematic Phycology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,538
1,484
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
286,742
Country Rank
4,874
Institution Rank : 7
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
![Hye-Min Kang](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/ac/4516627.jpg)
Ecotoxicology
Marine organism
Microplastics
MAPK signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,368
3,066
0.910
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
304,250
Country Rank
5,223
Institution Rank : 8
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
![Taek-Kyun Lee](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/72/4516874.jpg)
Marine Molecular Biology
Marine Pathogens
Marine viruses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,141
1,434
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
318,831
Country Rank
5,513
Institution Rank : 10
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
![Jae Hak Lee](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
ocean mixing
circulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,969
1,426
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
338,720
Country Rank
5,917
Institution Rank : 12
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
![Soeun Eo](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Microplastic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,755
2,681
0.973
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
424,834
Country Rank
7,478
Institution Rank : 13
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
![Hahn Chul Jung](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/85/4516603.jpg)
Satellite Geosciences
Remote Sensing
Water Resources
Natural Disasters
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,048
1,459
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
433,054
Country Rank
7,625
Institution Rank : 14
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
![Dong Han Choi](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/04/4516560.jpg)
Marine Ecology
(Meta)genomics
Biogeochemical cycles
Diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,996
862
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
552,097
Country Rank
9,713
Institution Rank : 561
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/5007.png)
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
![Sung Yong Kim](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/a2/516857.jpg)
Coastal oceanography
Air-sea and air-sea-land interaction processes
Ocean turbulence
Mesoscale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,391
612
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
585,541
Country Rank
10,264
Institution Rank : 16
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
![Hyun Soo Rho](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/49/4516636.jpg)
Marine nematodes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,264
674
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
603,428
Country Rank
10,576
Institution Rank : 18
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
![Kyeong Ok Kim](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/0c/4516733.jpg)
Coastal Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,201
571
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
609,028
Country Rank
10,675
Institution Rank : 19
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
![Jaehyun Ahn](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/39/4516658.jpg)
ocean color
atmospheric correction
vicarious calibration
remote sensing
ocean optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,182
737
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
639,182
Country Rank
11,231
Institution Rank : 20
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
![Youna Cho](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Microplastic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,086
1,083
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
669,189
Country Rank
11,770
Institution Rank : 22
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
![Sok Kuh Kang](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,000
369
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
682,579
Country Rank
11,990
Institution Rank : 24
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
![Jonguk Kim](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/fc/4516690.jpg)
hydrothermal vent
submarine volcanism
deepsea minerals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
963
646
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
720,592
Country Rank
12,675
Institution Rank : 25
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
![Taek Hee Han|Taekhee Han, T. H. Han, Taek H. Han](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/46/4516872.jpg)
Coastal Engineering
Ocean Energy
Composite Structure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
867
399
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
743,076
Country Rank
13,033
Institution Rank : 26
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
![Yeonjung Lee](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
814
464
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
756,120
Country Rank
13,239
Institution Rank : 28
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
![Yeon S Chang](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Coastal processes
coastal erosion
coastal engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
785
248
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
856,994
Country Rank
14,872
Institution Rank : 32
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
![Intae Kim](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/3c/4516649.jpg)
Chemical Oceanography & Marine Geochemistry
Trace Elements
Radionuclides
Tracers
Environmental Radioactivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
582
392
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
875,631
Country Rank
15,230
Institution Rank : 33
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
![Seungjae Baek](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
System software
operating system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
549
260
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
974,210
Country Rank
16,992
Institution Rank : 35
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
![Yong Sun Kim](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/6d/4516927.jpg)
physical oceanography. climate dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392
324
0.827
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,003,606
Country Rank
17,591
Institution Rank : 38
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
![Man-Woong Heo](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Ocean Science
Turbo Machinery
Heat Transfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
353
225
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
35,157
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
323
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
1
Won Joon Shim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,690
15,319
0.706
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
Marine Pollution
Environmental pollution
Plastic pollution
Microplastics
Environmental chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
104,215
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
1,374
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
2
Soo-Jin Heo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,308
4,602
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
146,759
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
2,168
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
3
Mi Jang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,825
5,868
0.860
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
Marine environment
microplastic
analytical chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
190,630
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
2,996
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/5007.png)
224
Soonhung Han
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,258
1,757
0.334
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/5007.png)
CAD
ship design
STEP
VR
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
274,921
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
4,650
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
6
Eun Chan Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,538
1,484
0.419
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
Systematic Phycology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
286,742
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
4,874
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
7
Hye-Min Kang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,368
3,066
0.910
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
Ecotoxicology
Marine organism
Microplastics
MAPK signaling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
304,250
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
5,223
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
8
Taek-Kyun Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,141
1,434
0.457
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
Marine Molecular Biology
Marine Pathogens
Marine viruses
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
318,831
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
5,513
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
10
Jae Hak Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,969
1,426
0.480
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
ocean mixing
circulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
338,720
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
5,917
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
12
Soeun Eo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,755
2,681
0.973
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
424,834
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
7,478
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
13
Hahn Chul Jung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,048
1,459
0.712
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
Satellite Geosciences
Remote Sensing
Water Resources
Natural Disasters
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
433,054
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
7,625
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
14
Dong Han Choi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,996
862
0.432
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
Marine Ecology
(Meta)genomics
Biogeochemical cycles
Diversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
552,097
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
9,713
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/5007.png)
561
Sung Yong Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,391
612
0.440
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/5007.png)
Coastal oceanography
Air-sea and air-sea-land interaction processes
Ocean turbulence
Mesoscale
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
585,541
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
10,264
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
16
Hyun Soo Rho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,264
674
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
603,428
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
10,576
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
18
Kyeong Ok Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,201
571
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
609,028
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
10,675
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
19
Jaehyun Ahn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,182
737
0.624
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
ocean color
atmospheric correction
vicarious calibration
remote sensing
ocean optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
639,182
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
11,231
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
20
Youna Cho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,086
1,083
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
669,189
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
11,770
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
22
Sok Kuh Kang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,000
369
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
682,579
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
11,990
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
24
Jonguk Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
963
646
0.671
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
hydrothermal vent
submarine volcanism
deepsea minerals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
720,592
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
12,675
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
25
Taek Hee Han|Taekhee Han, T. H. Han, Taek H. Han
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
867
399
0.460
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
Coastal Engineering
Ocean Energy
Composite Structure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
743,076
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
13,033
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
26
Yeonjung Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
814
464
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
756,120
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
13,239
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
28
Yeon S Chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
785
248
0.316
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
Coastal processes
coastal erosion
coastal engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
856,994
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
14,872
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
32
Intae Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
582
392
0.674
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
Chemical Oceanography & Marine Geochemistry
Trace Elements
Radionuclides
Tracers
Environmental Radioactivity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
875,631
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
15,230
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
33
Seungjae Baek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
549
260
0.474
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
System software
operating system
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
974,210
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
16,992
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
35
Yong Sun Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392
324
0.827
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
physical oceanography. climate dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
1,003,606
![South Korea](/flags/kr.png)
17,591
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
38
Man-Woong Heo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
353
225
0.637
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/17012.png)
Ocean Science
Turbo Machinery
Heat Transfer