Wonyong Choi

68.1k total citations · 16 hit papers
422 papers, 60.3k citations indexed

About

Wonyong Choi is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wonyong Choi has authored 422 papers receiving a total of 60.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 284 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 199 papers in Materials Chemistry and 87 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Wonyong Choi's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (255 papers), TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (163 papers) and Advanced oxidation water treatment (79 papers). Wonyong Choi is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (255 papers), TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (163 papers) and Advanced oxidation water treatment (79 papers). Wonyong Choi collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and China. Wonyong Choi's co-authors include Michael R. Hoffmann, Detlef W. Bahnemann, Scot T. Martin, Hyunwoong Park, Alok D. Bokare, Andreas Termin, Wooyul Kim, Hyoung−il Kim, Jungwon Kim and Gun‐hee Moon and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Wonyong Choi

412 papers receiving 59.1k citations

Hit Papers

Environmental Application... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1995 1994 2014 2012 2003 5.0k 10.0k 15.0k
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.

  1. Environmental Applications of Semiconductor Photocatalysis
    1995 16.3k citations Wonyong Choi et al. profile →
  2. The Role of Metal Ion Dopants in Quantum-Sized TiO2: Correlation between Photoreactivity and Charge Carrier Recombination Dynamics
    1994 3.3k citations Wonyong Choi et al. profile →
  3. Review of iron-free Fenton-like systems for activating H2O2 in advanced oxidation processes
    2014 2.0k citations Wonyong Choi et al. profile →
  4. Surface modification of TiO2 photocatalyst for environmental applications
    2012 862 citations Hyunwoong Park, Wooyul Kim et al. profile →
  5. Linear correlation between inactivation of E. coli and OH radical concentration in TiO2 photocatalytic disinfection
    2003 677 citations Min Cho, Wonyong Choi et al. profile →
  6. Platinized WO3 as an Environmental Photocatalyst that Generates OH Radicals under Visible Light
    2010 664 citations Wonyong Choi et al. profile →
  7. Activation of Persulfates by Graphitized Nanodiamonds for Removal of Organic Compounds
    2016 613 citations Wonyong Choi et al. profile →
  8. The Technology Horizon for Photocatalytic Water Treatment: Sunrise or Sunset?
    2018 613 citations Pedro J. J. Alvarez, Wonyong Choi et al. profile →
  9. Effects of TiO2 Surface Fluorination on Photocatalytic Reactions and Photoelectrochemical Behaviors
    2004 573 citations Hyunwoong Park, Wonyong Choi profile →
  10. Photoinduced charge transfer processes in solar photocatalysis based on modified TiO2
    2015 514 citations Hyunwoong Park, Wonyong Choi et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
  11. Modified carbon nitride nanozyme as bifunctional glucose oxidase-peroxidase for metal-free bioinspired cascade photocatalysis
    2019 497 citations Jinwoo Lee, Wonyong Choi et al. Nature Communications profile →
  12. Two-dimensional materials in semiconductor photoelectrocatalytic systems for water splitting
    2018 457 citations Tae Hwa Jeon, Wonyong Choi et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
  13. Heteroatom Dopants Promote Two‐Electron O2 Reduction for Photocatalytic Production of H2O2 on Polymeric Carbon Nitride
    2020 422 citations Wonyong Choi et al. profile →
  14. Selective electroreduction of CO2 to acetone by single copper atoms anchored on N-doped porous carbon
    2020 403 citations Wonyong Choi, Bupmo Kim et al. Nature Communications profile →
  15. Mechanistic analysis of multiple processes controlling solar-driven H2O2 synthesis using engineered polymeric carbon nitride
    2021 320 citations Wonyong Choi et al. Nature Communications profile →
  16. Photo-assisted technologies for environmental remediation
    2025 42 citations Bo Weng, Meng Zhang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wonyong Choi South Korea 111 45.6k 35.0k 12.2k 8.9k 5.4k 422 60.3k
Detlef W. Bahnemann Germany 99 46.0k 1.0× 35.7k 1.0× 11.5k 0.9× 6.5k 0.7× 3.7k 0.7× 552 58.9k
Lizhi Zhang China 127 33.7k 0.7× 30.6k 0.9× 17.1k 1.4× 8.3k 0.9× 6.7k 1.2× 545 52.7k
Jincai Zhao China 112 30.1k 0.7× 24.6k 0.7× 8.1k 0.7× 6.2k 0.7× 3.8k 0.7× 495 44.0k
Michael R. Hoffmann United States 102 28.6k 0.6× 23.4k 0.7× 8.1k 0.7× 9.4k 1.1× 4.9k 0.9× 405 52.5k
Danlian Huang China 131 22.9k 0.5× 22.2k 0.6× 10.1k 0.8× 10.4k 1.2× 7.4k 1.4× 362 46.3k
Xie Quan China 109 20.8k 0.5× 17.7k 0.5× 11.1k 0.9× 12.1k 1.3× 8.5k 1.6× 801 46.6k
Jimmy C. Yu Hong Kong 122 33.1k 0.7× 31.0k 0.9× 12.7k 1.0× 2.7k 0.3× 4.2k 0.8× 501 48.7k
Rose Amal Australia 108 25.6k 0.6× 21.9k 0.6× 12.0k 1.0× 3.5k 0.4× 4.1k 0.8× 619 42.4k
Yongfa Zhu China 136 46.0k 1.0× 40.7k 1.2× 24.9k 2.0× 3.4k 0.4× 3.9k 0.7× 676 59.8k
Hongqi Sun Australia 111 25.9k 0.6× 17.5k 0.5× 6.9k 0.6× 19.1k 2.1× 9.3k 1.7× 400 41.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wonyong Choi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wonyong Choi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wonyong Choi 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 Wonyong Choi. Wonyong Choi is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Weng, Bo, Meng Zhang, Yingzheng Lin, et al.. (2025). Photo-assisted technologies for environmental remediation. 1(3). 201–215. 42 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kim, Eun Sil, et al.. (2024). Alpha effect-driven enhancement of CO2 capture kinetics and size-controlled NaHCO3 crystals: Promoter-added NaOH absorbent study. Separation and Purification Technology. 343. 126943–126943. 3 indexed citations
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Wong, Kien Tiek, Choe Earn Choong, Wooyul Kim, et al.. (2024). Coproduction of hydrogen peroxide and formic acid as potential hydrogen-carrier through photocatalytic reformation of sacrificial chemical. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 357. 124256–124256. 7 indexed citations
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Pan, Donglai, et al.. (2024). Integrated electrocatalytic synthesis of ammonium nitrate from dilute NO gas on metal organic frameworks-modified gas diffusion electrodes. Nature Communications. 15(1). 7243–7243. 10 indexed citations
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Lee, Yoojin, et al.. (2023). Direct photoconversion of nitrite to dinitrogen on Pd/TiO2 coupled with photooxidation of aquatic pollutants. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 327. 122432–122432. 10 indexed citations
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Kim, Sungjoong, et al.. (2023). Trajectory Generation Algorithm for Terrain Following based on Terrain Elevation. Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences. 51(6). 391–398. 2 indexed citations
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Choi, Wonyong, et al.. (2023). Selective Control and Characteristics of Water Oxidation and Dioxygen Reduction in Environmental Photo(electro)catalytic Systems. Accounts of Chemical Research. 56(7). 867–877. 29 indexed citations
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Jeon, Tae Hwa, Zhenyu Wu, Feng-Yang Chen, et al.. (2022). Cobalt–Copper Nanoparticles on Three-Dimensional Substrate for Efficient Ammonia Synthesis via Electrocatalytic Nitrate Reduction. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 126(16). 6982–6989. 42 indexed citations
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Jeon, Tae Hwa, Bupmo Kim, Chuhyung Kim, et al.. (2021). Solar photoelectrochemical synthesis of electrolyte-free H2O2 aqueous solution without needing electrical bias and H2. Energy & Environmental Science. 14(5). 3110–3119. 64 indexed citations
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Kim, Pil Soo, Sunghan Choi, So‐Yoen Kim, et al.. (2019). Organometallic Iridium(III) Complex Sensitized Ternary Hybrid Photocatalyst for CO2 to CO Conversion. Chemistry - A European Journal. 25(59). 13609–13623. 17 indexed citations
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Jee, Seohyeon, Bupmo Kim, Jung‐Keun Kim, et al.. (2019). A highly active, robust photocatalyst heterogenized in discrete cages of metal–organic polyhedra for CO2 reduction. Energy & Environmental Science. 13(2). 519–526. 70 indexed citations
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Ye, Youngjin, Yuri Mackeyev, Min Cho, et al.. (2013). C60 aminofullerene-magnetite nanocomposite designed for efficient visible light photocatalysis and magnetic recovery. Carbon. 69. 92–100. 29 indexed citations
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Jeong, Daun, Kitae Kim, & Wonyong Choi. (2012). Accelerated dissolution of iron oxides in ice. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 12(22). 11125–11133. 54 indexed citations
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Kim, Gonu & Wonyong Choi. (2010). Charge-transfer surface complex of EDTA-TiO2 and its effect on photocatalysis under visible light. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 100(1-2). 77–83. 160 indexed citations
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Choi, Wonyong, et al.. (2010). Photo-decomposition Characteristics of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene in a UV/$H_2O_2$ Process. Journal of The Korean Society of Water and Wastewater. 24(6). 775–788. 2 indexed citations
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Jeong, Joonseon, Jee Yeon Kim, Min Chul Cho, Wonyong Choi, & Jeyong Yoon. (2007). Inactivation of Escherichia coli in the electrochemical disinfection process using a Pt anode. Chemosphere. 67(4). 652–659. 113 indexed citations
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Choi, Wonyong, et al.. (2003). Nano Pt particles on TiO2 and their effects on photocatalytic reactivity. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 9(1). 96–101. 30 indexed citations
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Lee, Jinwoo, et al.. (2003). Rapid Sonochemical Synthesis of Spherical-shaped Mesoporous SBA-15 silica and Ti-incorporated SBA-15 Silica Materials. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 9(1). 83–88. 16 indexed citations

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