Wontae Lee

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Wontae Lee is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Wontae Lee has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Water Science and Technology, 6 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 4 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Wontae Lee's work include Membrane Separation Technologies (6 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (6 papers) and Radioactive element chemistry and processing (3 papers). Wontae Lee is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation Technologies (6 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (6 papers) and Radioactive element chemistry and processing (3 papers). Wontae Lee collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Albania. Wontae Lee's co-authors include Muhammad Yaqub, Md. Jamal Uddin, Rita E. Ampiaw, Yeon-Koo Jeong, Am Jang, Seoktae Kang, Mehmet Dilaver, Mehmet Kobya, Suraj Kumar Bhagat and Younggyu Son and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Chemosphere.

In The Last Decade

Wontae Lee

15 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

Adsorptive removal of dyes from wastewater using a metal-organic framework: A review

2021 346 citations Md. Jamal Uddin, Rita E. Ampiaw et al. Chemosphere profile →

Peers

Wontae Lee

WST

POLLU

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Noorul Hudai Abdullah Malaysia

K. El Kacemi Morocco

Boqiang Gao China

Xue Tian China

Fook-Sin Wong Singapore

Guoxue Li China

Kwangsuk Yoon South Korea

Yoon‐Young Chang South Korea

Zhirong Sun China

Rafael R. Solís Spain

Noorul Hudai Abdullah Malaysia

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892 ×1.0

WST

397 ×0.8

149 ×0.4

POLLU

115 ×0.5

RESE

234 ×1.3

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Countries citing papers authored by Wontae Lee

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wontae Lee

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wontae Lee

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wontae Lee. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wontae Lee based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Wontae Lee. Wontae Lee is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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16 of 16 papers shown

Yaqub, Muhammad, et al.. (2025). Optimizing uranium removal from groundwater using machine learning models for enhancing the uranium-adsorption process. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(5). 118151–118151.

Yaqub, Muhammad, et al.. (2024). Cesium adsorption from an aqueous medium for environmental remediation: A comprehensive analysis of adsorbents, sources, factors, models, challenges, and opportunities. The Science of The Total Environment. 950. 175368–175368. 12 indexed citations

Yaqub, Muhammad & Wontae Lee. (2024). Testing functional polyketones to remove scaling calcium and magnesium from real reverse osmosis concentrate and optimizing the process using machine learning models. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 63. 105553–105553. 2 indexed citations

Yaqub, Muhammad & Wontae Lee. (2023). Artificial intelligence models for predicting calcium and magnesium removal by polyfunctional ketone using ensemble machine learners. Chemosphere. 345. 140422–140422. 4 indexed citations

Yaqub, Muhammad, et al.. (2023). Treating Textile Wastewater to Achieve Zero Liquid Discharge: a Comprehensive Techno-economic Analysis. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 234(10). 6 indexed citations

Yaqub, Muhammad, et al.. (2022). Synthesis of heated aluminum oxide particles impregnated with Prussian blue for cesium and natural organic matter adsorption: Experimental and machine learning modeling. Chemosphere. 313. 137336–137336. 7 indexed citations

Uddin, Md. Jamal, Rita E. Ampiaw, & Wontae Lee. (2021). Adsorptive removal of dyes from wastewater using a metal-organic framework: A review. Chemosphere. 284. 131314–131314. 346 indexed citations breakdown →

Lee, Wontae, et al.. (2021). The Current State of Management and Disposal of Wastes Related to COVID-19 : A review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 43(12). 739–746. 7 indexed citations

Ampiaw, Rita E. & Wontae Lee. (2020). Persimmon tannins as biosorbents for precious and heavy metal adsorption in wastewater: a review. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 17(8). 3835–3846. 25 indexed citations

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Uddin, Md. Jamal, Yeon-Koo Jeong, & Wontae Lee. (2020). Microbial fuel cells for bioelectricity generation through reduction of hexavalent chromium in wastewater: A review. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 46(20). 11458–11481. 55 indexed citations

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Yaqub, Muhammad & Wontae Lee. (2019). Zero-liquid discharge (ZLD) technology for resource recovery from wastewater: A review. The Science of The Total Environment. 681. 551–563. 277 indexed citations

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Lee, Wontae, et al.. (2018). Removal of selected pharmaceuticals and personal care products in reclaimed water during simulated managed aquifer recharge. The Science of The Total Environment. 640-641. 671–677. 32 indexed citations

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Lee, Wontae, et al.. (2017). Occurrence and removal of contaminants of emerging concern in water reclamation facilities in Korea. Desalination and Water Treatment. 95. 109–117. 1 indexed citations

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Lee, Wontae, Younggyu Son, Yongtae Ahn, et al.. (2015). Microbial behavior and characteristics of biomass during starvation and their influence on ultrafiltration of activated sludge. Desalination and Water Treatment. 57(16). 7487–7494. 1 indexed citations

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Jang, Am, et al.. (2015). Fatty acids fouling on forward osmosis membrane: impact of pH. Desalination and Water Treatment. 57(16). 7531–7537. 15 indexed citations

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Lee, Wontae. (2003). Sludge characteristics and their contribution to microfiltration in submerged membrane bioreactors. Journal of Membrane Science. 216(1-2). 217–227. 467 indexed citations

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