Won Joon Shim

22.0k total citations · 8 hit papers
240 papers, 15.9k citations indexed

About

Won Joon Shim is a scholar working on Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Won Joon Shim has authored 240 papers receiving a total of 15.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 142 papers in Pollution, 131 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 60 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in Won Joon Shim's work include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (100 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (88 papers) and Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (60 papers). Won Joon Shim is often cited by papers focused on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (100 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (88 papers) and Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (60 papers). Won Joon Shim collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and China. Won Joon Shim's co-authors include Sang Hee Hong, Gi Myung Han, Young Kyoung Song, Mi Jang, Soeun Eo, Un Hyuk Yim, Jung-Hoon Kang, Oh Youn Kwon, Jong-Myoung Lee and Kyun‐Woo Lee and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Won Joon Shim

232 papers receiving 15.5k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Combined Effects of UV Exposure Duration and Mechanical Abrasion on Microplastic Fragmentation by Polymer Type

2017 1.2k citations Young Kyoung Song, Sang Hee Hong et al. profile →
Identification methods in microplastic analysis: a review

2016 759 citations Won Joon Shim, Sang Hee Hong et al. profile →
Size-Dependent Effects of Micro Polystyrene Particles in the Marine Copepod Tigriopus japonicus

2013 744 citations Won Joon Shim et al. profile →
A comparison of microscopic and spectroscopic identification methods for analysis of microplastics in environmental samples

2015 654 citations Young Kyoung Song, Sang Hee Hong et al. Marine Pollution Bulletin profile →
Large Accumulation of Micro-sized Synthetic Polymer Particles in the Sea Surface Microlayer

2014 473 citations Young Kyoung Song, Sang Hee Hong et al. profile →
Spatiotemporal distribution and annual load of microplastics in the Nakdong River, South Korea

2019 469 citations Soeun Eo, Sang Hee Hong et al. profile →
Identification and quantification of microplastics using Nile Red staining

2016 465 citations Won Joon Shim, Young Kyoung Song et al. Marine Pollution Bulletin profile →
Sorption capacity of plastic debris for hydrophobic organic chemicals

2013 451 citations Won Joon Shim et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Won Joon Shim South Korea	66	12.6k	8.0k	4.8k	2.5k	1.9k	240	15.9k
Steven J. Rowland United Kingdom	48	10.0k 0.8×	6.5k 0.8×	2.6k 0.5×	2.4k 0.9×	2.0k 1.1×	150	15.6k
Andrew Turner United Kingdom	56	10.4k 0.8×	5.8k 0.7×	3.9k 0.8×	1.5k 0.6×	1.5k 0.8×	288	13.8k
A. Dick Vethaak Netherlands	54	9.8k 0.8×	5.5k 0.7×	4.6k 1.0×	1.8k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	140	13.9k
François Galgani France	58	16.3k 1.3×	10.0k 1.2×	3.9k 0.8×	3.0k 1.2×	3.1k 1.7×	221	20.3k
Hideshige Takada Japan	68	12.5k 1.0×	5.7k 0.7×	8.3k 1.7×	1.6k 0.6×	881 0.5×	211	17.8k
Sang Hee Hong South Korea	55	9.8k 0.8×	6.6k 0.8×	3.1k 0.6×	2.1k 0.8×	1.3k 0.7×	189	12.5k
Eddy Y. Zeng China	77	12.5k 1.0×	5.2k 0.7×	11.9k 2.5×	1.6k 0.6×	506 0.3×	384	23.5k
Matthew MacLeod Sweden	54	6.3k 0.5×	3.7k 0.5×	6.3k 1.3×	1.8k 0.7×	471 0.3×	170	14.6k
Chenxi Wu China	54	10.6k 0.8×	7.2k 0.9×	1.6k 0.3×	2.5k 1.0×	559 0.3×	204	14.0k
Swee J. Teh United States	37	5.3k 0.4×	3.4k 0.4×	2.2k 0.5×	1.1k 0.4×	631 0.3×	128	8.7k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Jang, Mi, Won Joon Shim, Youna Cho, et al.. (2024). Hazardous chemical additives within marine plastic debris and fishing gear: Occurrence and implications. Journal of Cleaner Production. 442. 141115–141115. 26 indexed citations

Song, Young Kyoung, Sang Hee Hong, Soeun Eo, & Won Joon Shim. (2023). Fragmentation of nano- and microplastics from virgin- and additive-containing polypropylene by accelerated photooxidation. Environmental Pollution. 327. 121590–121590. 20 indexed citations

Eo, Soeun, et al.. (2023). Occurrence and characteristics of microplastics in greywater from a research vessel. Environmental Pollution. 341. 122941–122941. 16 indexed citations

Eo, Soeun, Sang Hee Hong, Youna Cho, et al.. (2023). Spatial distribution and historical trend of microplastic pollution in sediments from enclosed bays of South Korea. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 193. 115121–115121. 15 indexed citations

Alam, Md Badrul, et al.. (2023). Identification and quantification of photodegradation products of disposed expanded polystyrene buoy used in aquaculture. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 192. 114998–114998. 10 indexed citations

Isobe, Atsuhiko, et al.. (2023). A Numerical Model Approach Toward a Settling Process and Feedback Loop of Ocean Microplastics Absorbed Into Phytoplankton Aggregates. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 128(5). 4 indexed citations

Liu, Xiaoshan, Dawoon Jung, Sang-Woo Lee, et al.. (2017). Characterization of endocrine disruption potentials of coastal sediments of Taean, Korea employing H295R and MVLN assays–Reconnaissance at 5 years after Hebei Spirit oil spill. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 127. 264–272. 8 indexed citations

Lee, Sangwoo, Seongjin Hong, Xiaoshan Liu, et al.. (2017). Endocrine disrupting potential of PAHs and their alkylated analogues associated with oil spills. Environmental Science Processes & Impacts. 19(9). 1117–1125. 44 indexed citations

Kim, Cheol-Min, Inae Lee, Dawoon Jung, et al.. (2016). Reconnaissance of dioxin-like and estrogen-like toxicities in sediments of Taean, Korea-seven years after the Hebei Spirit oil spill. Chemosphere. 168. 1203–1210. 6 indexed citations

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Jung, Dawoon, Sangwoo Lee, Cheol-Min Kim, et al.. (2016). Searching for novel modes of toxic actions of oil spill using E. coli live cell array reporter system – A Hebei Spirit oil spill study. Chemosphere. 169. 669–677. 4 indexed citations

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Lee, Sang-Woo, Woong‐Hee Shin, Seongjin Hong, et al.. (2015). Measured and predicted affinities of binding and relative potencies to activate the AhR of PAHs and their alkylated analogues. Chemosphere. 139. 23–29. 37 indexed citations

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Jang, Yong Chang, et al.. (2015). Estimating the Global Inflow and Stock of Plastic Marine Debris Using Material Flow Analysis. 18(4). 263–273. 3 indexed citations

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Lee, Hyo Jin, Chang Joon Kim, Gi Hoon Hong, et al.. (2014). Congener-specific accumulation and environmental risk assessment of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in diverse Korean sewage sludge types. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 21(12). 7480–7488. 10 indexed citations

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Song, Young Kyoung, Won Joon Shim, Mi Jang, Sang Hee Hong, & Gi Myung Han. (2014). A Nile Red Staining Method for Microplastic Identification and Quantification. 143–143. 5 indexed citations

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Lee, Changhoon, Jong‐Hyeon Lee, Jihye Lee, et al.. (2013). Monitoring toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in intertidal sediments for five years after the Hebei Spirit oil spill in Taean, Republic of Korea. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 76(1-2). 241–249. 37 indexed citations

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Jung, Jee-Hyun, et al.. (2012). Effects of 4-Nonlyphenol Exposure on P. olivaceus and S. schlegeli Vitellogenesis. 16(1). 9–18. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Juan, et al.. (2010). Nonylphenol in bivalves and sediments in the northeast coast of China. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 22(11). 1735–1740. 26 indexed citations

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Sebesvári, Zita, Fabrice G. Renaud, Masatoshi Morita, et al.. (2008). POPS ANALYSIS AND MONITORING IN THE ASIAN COASTAL HYDROSPHERE. UNU Collections (United Nations University). 70. 1406–1409. 2 indexed citations

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Shim, Won Joon, et al.. (2004). Trend of butyltin contamination in the age-dated sediment cores from the coastal environment of Korea. 48–48. 1 indexed citations

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Shim, Won Joon, et al.. (2002). Horizontal and Vertical Distribution of Butyltin Compounds in Sediments from Shipyards in Korea. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 43(3). 277–283. 41 indexed citations

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