Sung Wook Won

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
82 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Sung Wook Won is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Sung Wook Won has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Water Science and Technology, 32 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 31 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Sung Wook Won's work include Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (60 papers), Extraction and Separation Processes (29 papers) and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (24 papers). Sung Wook Won is often cited by papers focused on Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (60 papers), Extraction and Separation Processes (29 papers) and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (24 papers). Sung Wook Won collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, China and United States. Sung Wook Won's co-authors include Yeoung‐Sang Yun, Sok Kim, M. Sathishkumar, Juan Mao, K. Sneha, In Seob Kwak, K. Vijayaraghavan, Su Bin Kang, Zhuo Wang and Jiyeong Park and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Water Research and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Sung Wook Won

77 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Cinnamon zeylanicum bark extract and powder mediated green synthesis of nano-crystalline silver particles and its bactericidal activity

2009 771 citations Sung Wook Won, Yeoung‐Sang Yun et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sung Wook Won South Korea	29	1.6k	962	734	645	637	82	3.1k
Muhammad Abbas Ahmad Zaini Malaysia	31	2.0k 1.2×	929 1.0×	648 0.9×	829 1.3×	450 0.7×	260	4.0k
Lucas Meili Brazil	38	1.9k 1.2×	1.1k 1.1×	440 0.6×	578 0.9×	814 1.3×	131	3.8k
Rifaqat Ali Khan Rao India	28	2.1k 1.3×	1.0k 1.1×	411 0.6×	632 1.0×	546 0.9×	65	3.7k
Vipin Kumar Saini India	27	2.4k 1.5×	1.0k 1.1×	696 0.9×	535 0.8×	580 0.9×	56	4.2k
Donbebe Wankasi Nigeria	21	2.0k 1.3×	783 0.8×	473 0.6×	574 0.9×	512 0.8×	50	3.6k
D. Harikishore Kumar Reddy South Korea	28	2.5k 1.6×	865 0.9×	640 0.9×	478 0.7×	741 1.2×	39	4.0k
Nani Indraswati Indonesia	20	2.6k 1.6×	664 0.7×	582 0.8×	726 1.1×	639 1.0×	38	4.2k
María Alexandre-Franco Spain	26	2.0k 1.3×	823 0.9×	427 0.6×	902 1.4×	655 1.0×	60	4.0k
Mohammed F. Hamza China	37	1.3k 0.8×	1.6k 1.7×	998 1.4×	684 1.1×	814 1.3×	128	3.9k
Laura Bulgariu Romania	31	2.3k 1.4×	414 0.4×	528 0.7×	475 0.7×	832 1.3×	124	3.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Sung Wook Won

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sung Wook Won

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All Works

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Choi, Jin‐Oh, et al.. (2026). Size-selective adsorption and multi-cycle treatment performance of hierarchical pitch-derived activated carbon for real textile effluent. Desalination. 627. 119975–119975.

Park, Chan-Woo, Numan Yanar, Ishaq Ahmad, et al.. (2025). Superior particle filtration of multilayer electrospun nanofiber air filters by combination of electrostatic and mechanical mechanisms. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(5). 118594–118594. 3 indexed citations

Won, Sung Wook, et al.. (2025). Selective elevation of d-orbital energies by Mn/Fe dual-atom catalyst accelerating sulfur redox kinetics in lithium-sulfur batteries. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 114. 906–918.

Kang, Su Bin, et al.. (2025). Polyethylenimine-Impregnated Powdered Activated Carbon for Efficient Removal of Reactive Yellow 2 from Aqueous Solutions. Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering. 43(1). 253–266.

Kang, Su Bin, et al.. (2024). Recycling of Waste Oyster Shells for Fluoride Removal from Hydrofluoric Acid Wastewater. Recycling. 9(5). 86–86. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Zhuo, Su Bin Kang, Hyung Joong Yun, & Sung Wook Won. (2023). Efficient removal of arsenate from water using electrospun polyethylenimine/polyvinyl chloride nanofiber sheets. Reactive and Functional Polymers. 184. 105514–105514. 11 indexed citations

Wang, Zhuo, Su Bin Kang, & Sung Wook Won. (2023). Upcycling polyvinyl chloride waste into highly efficient amine-functionalized nanofiber membrane adsorbent through the dissolution-modification-reforming process. Journal of Cleaner Production. 417. 138022–138022. 7 indexed citations

Kang, Su Bin, Zhuo Wang, & Sung Wook Won. (2023). Recovery of Palladium from Acidic Solution Using Polyethylenimine-Crosslinked Calcium Silicate Hydrate Derived from Oyster Shell Waste: Adsorption and Mechanisms. Adsorption Science & Technology. 2023. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Zhuo & Sung Wook Won. (2023). Polyethylenimine-Crosslinked 3-Aminopropyltriethoxysilane-Grafted Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes for Efficient Adsorption of Reactive Yellow 2 from Water. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(3). 2954–2954. 5 indexed citations

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Kang, Su Bin, Zhuo Wang, Weilan Zhang, Kyoung‐Yeol Kim, & Sung Wook Won. (2023). Removal of short- and long-chain PFAS from aquatic systems using electrostatic attraction of polyethylenimine-polyvinyl chloride electrospun nanofiber adsorbent. Separation and Purification Technology. 326. 124853–124853. 25 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhuo, Su Bin Kang, & Sung Wook Won. (2022). Removal of Reactive Black 5 from Water by Polyethylenimine-Crosslinked Polyvinyl Chloride Electrospun Nanofiber Adsorbent. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhuo, Su Bin Kang, Euntae Yang, & Sung Wook Won. (2022). Preparation of adsorptive polyethyleneimine/polyvinyl chloride electrospun nanofiber membrane: Characterization and application. Journal of Environmental Management. 316. 115155–115155. 24 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhuo, et al.. (2021). Adsorption and Desorption Properties of Polyethylenimine/Polyvinyl Chloride Cross-Linked Fiber for the Treatment of Azo Dye Reactive Yellow 2. Molecules. 26(6). 1519–1519. 17 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhuo, Su Bin Kang, & Sung Wook Won. (2021). Recovery of Pd(II) from Aqueous Solution by Polyethylenimine-Crosslinked Chitin Biosorbent. Coatings. 11(5). 593–593. 6 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhuo, Su Bin Kang, & Sung Wook Won. (2021). Selective adsorption of palladium(II) from aqueous solution using epichlorohydrin crosslinked polyethylenimine-chitin adsorbent: Batch and column studies. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 9(2). 105058–105058. 33 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhuo, Su Bin Kang, Hyung Joong Yun, & Sung Wook Won. (2021). Polyethylenimine-crosslinked chitin biosorbent for efficient recovery of Pd(II) from acidic solution: Characterization and adsorption mechanism. Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications. 2. 100091–100091. 9 indexed citations

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Kang, Su Bin, Zhuo Wang, & Sung Wook Won. (2020). Adsorption Characteristics of Methylene Blue on PAA-PSBF Adsorbent. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhuo, Su Bin Kang, & Sung Wook Won. (2020). Removal of Reactive Black 5 from Aqueous Solution using Polyethylenimine-Crosslinked Chitin: Batch and Fixed-bed Column Studies. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 78. 97–102. 3 indexed citations

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Won, Sung Wook, et al.. (2018). ROBUST STABILIZATION OF MEASURE DIFFERENTIAL SYSTEMS WITH IMPULSE, TIME DELAY AND NONLINEAR UNCERTAINTY. Open Access System for Information Sharing (Pohang University of Science and Technology).

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Kwak, In Seob, Sung Wook Won, Yong Sik Chung, & Yeoung‐Sang Yun. (2012). Ruthenium recovery from acetic acid waste water through sorption with bacterial biosorbent fibers. Bioresource Technology. 128. 30–35. 55 indexed citations

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