Hocheol Song

11.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
179 papers, 9.6k citations indexed

About

Hocheol Song is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Water Science and Technology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Hocheol Song has authored 179 papers receiving a total of 9.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 48 papers in Water Science and Technology and 35 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Hocheol Song's work include Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (31 papers), Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (23 papers) and Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (21 papers). Hocheol Song is often cited by papers focused on Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (31 papers), Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (23 papers) and Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (21 papers). Hocheol Song collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and China. Hocheol Song's co-authors include Dong-Wan Cho, Eilhann E. Kwon, Jörg Rinklebe, Yong Sik Ok, Elizabeth R. Carraway, Kwangsuk Yoon, Amit Bhatnagar, Byong‐Hun Jeon, Tanju Karanfil and Sabry M. Shaheen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Environmental Science & Technology and Energy & Environmental Science.

In The Last Decade

Hocheol Song

168 papers receiving 9.4k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Biochar application to low fertility soils: A review of current status, and future prospects

2018 701 citations Jörg Rinklebe, Hocheol Song et al. profile →
Cadmium stress in plants: A critical review of the effects, mechanisms, and tolerance strategies

2020 411 citations Hocheol Song, Eilhann E. Kwon et al. profile →
Engineered biochar for environmental decontamination in aquatic and soil systems: a review

2022 169 citations Amit Bhatnagar, Deyi Hou et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hocheol Song South Korea	52	3.0k	2.7k	2.0k	1.3k	1.3k	179	9.6k
Mohammad Boshir Ahmed Australia	37	3.1k 1.0×	1.5k 0.5×	2.1k 1.1×	1.0k 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	73	7.8k
Shengsen Wang China	48	4.6k 1.5×	2.2k 0.8×	2.1k 1.1×	1.6k 1.2×	767 0.6×	132	8.5k
Tian C. Zhang United States	59	3.1k 1.1×	2.9k 1.1×	2.3k 1.2×	1.8k 1.3×	1.2k 0.9×	316	11.2k
Jiachao Zhang China	60	3.8k 1.3×	2.2k 0.8×	3.6k 1.8×	1.5k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	186	12.0k
Dezhi Sun China	56	3.4k 1.2×	1.7k 0.6×	2.1k 1.0×	1.6k 1.2×	1.3k 1.0×	340	10.2k
Yuqing Sun China	56	4.0k 1.3×	2.8k 1.0×	1.8k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	847 0.7×	201	10.6k
Marta Otero Portugal	54	3.3k 1.1×	2.2k 0.8×	1.9k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	791 0.6×	183	8.3k
Lu Wang China	58	4.8k 1.6×	2.4k 0.9×	2.0k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	1.8k 1.4×	312	10.3k
Yiu Fai Tsang Hong Kong	53	3.0k 1.0×	3.3k 1.2×	3.5k 1.8×	2.2k 1.6×	1.2k 1.0×	281	12.3k
Bing Wang China	55	3.9k 1.3×	2.2k 0.8×	2.0k 1.0×	2.0k 1.5×	603 0.5×	316	10.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hocheol Song

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kwon, Gihoon, et al.. (2025). Catalytic application of polyvinyl chloride in thermochemical conversion of biomass. Chemical Engineering Journal. 509. 161212–161212. 2 indexed citations

Lee, Taewoo, Dohee Kwon, Jee Young Kim, et al.. (2025). Recovery of chemicals and energy through thermo-chemical processing of plastic waste. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science. 108. 101219–101219. 8 indexed citations

Kwon, Gihoon, et al.. (2025). Pyrolysis of Fe-doped Perilla straw for value-added chemical production and functional biochar for Cr(VI) removal from water. Separation and Purification Technology. 378. 134644–134644.

Kim, Minyoung, et al.. (2025). Zero-waste valorisation of rapeseed through integration of CO2-assisted pyrolysis and biochar-catalysed transesterification. Energy Conversion and Management. 345. 120368–120368.

Kwon, Gihoon, et al.. (2024). Pyrolytic conversion of nylon-6 and red mud into N-doped carbon composite and its application into azo-dye degradation. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 181. 106619–106619. 7 indexed citations

Yoon, Kwangsuk, et al.. (2024). Thermo-chemical upcycling of cellulosic paper packaging waste into furfural and bio-fuel catalyst. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 183. 106844–106844. 2 indexed citations

Yoon, Kwangsuk, Hocheol Song, Sang Eun Shim, et al.. (2024). Fundamental studies of ruthenium species supported on boron nitride nanotubes: metal loading and pretreatment effects on CO oxidation. Catalysis Science & Technology. 14(21). 6198–6206.

Kwon, Dohee, Dongho Choi, Hocheol Song, et al.. (2024). Syngas production through CO2-mediated pyrolysis of polyoxymethylene. Energy. 304. 132118–132118. 4 indexed citations

Yoon, Kwangsuk, Dong-Wan Cho, Gihoon Kwon, et al.. (2023). Practical approach of As(V) adsorption by fabricating biochar with low basicity from FeCl3 and lignin. Chemosphere. 329. 138665–138665. 30 indexed citations

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Shaheen, Sabry M., Ahmed Mosa, Natasha Natasha, et al.. (2022). Removal of toxic elements from aqueous environments using nano zero-valent iron- and iron oxide-modified biochar: a review. Biochar. 4(1). 102 indexed citations

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Kwon, Gihoon, et al.. (2019). Pyrolysis of aquatic carbohydrates using CO2 as reactive gas medium: A case study of chitin. Energy. 177. 136–143. 22 indexed citations

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Sun, Yuqing, Dong-Wan Cho, Nigel Graham, et al.. (2019). Degradation of antibiotics by modified vacuum-UV based processes: Mechanistic consequences of H2O2 and K2S2O8 in the presence of halide ions. The Science of The Total Environment. 664. 312–321. 109 indexed citations

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Cho, Dong-Wan, Kwangsuk Yoon, Yongtae Ahn, et al.. (2019). Fabrication and environmental applications of multifunctional mixed metal-biochar composites (MMBC) from red mud and lignin wastes. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 374. 412–419. 219 indexed citations

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Byun, Joongmoo, et al.. (2011). Imaging Fractures by using VSP Data on Geothermal Site. Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration. 14(3). 227–233. 1 indexed citations

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Cho, Dong-Wan, et al.. (2010). Assessment of Adsorption Capacity of Mushroom Compost in AMD Treatment Systems. Economic and Environmental Geology. 43(1). 13–20.

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Song, Hocheol, Dong-Wan Cho, Sung Won Park, et al.. (2009). Stabilization of Heavy Metals using Ca-Citrate-Phosphate Solution:Effect of Soil Microorganisms. Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers. 31(4). 241–248. 1 indexed citations

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Kumar, Eva, Amit Bhatnagar, Min-Kyu Ji, et al.. (2008). Defluoridation from aqueous solutions by granular ferric hydroxide (GFH). Water Research. 43(2). 490–498. 260 indexed citations

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Yeo, Chang Dong, et al.. (2006). A case of renal infarction associated with protein C and S deficiency. Kidney Research and Clinical Practice. 25(3). 457–460. 1 indexed citations

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Song, Hocheol & Elizabeth R. Carraway. (2006). Reduction of Chlorinated Methanes by Nano-Sized Zero-Valent Iron. Kinetics, Pathways, and Effect of Reaction Conditions. Environmental Engineering Science. 23(2). 272–284. 50 indexed citations

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Song, Hocheol, et al.. (2006). Chinese Herbs Induced End-Stage Renal Disease in a Patient with Minimal Change Nephrotic Syndrome.. Kidney Research and Clinical Practice. 25(1). 99–102. 1 indexed citations

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