Yong-Gu Lee

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

About

Yong-Gu Lee is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yong-Gu Lee has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Water Science and Technology, 19 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 13 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yong-Gu Lee's work include Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (20 papers), Membrane Separation Technologies (9 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Sensors (8 papers). Yong-Gu Lee is often cited by papers focused on Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (20 papers), Membrane Separation Technologies (9 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Sensors (8 papers). Yong-Gu Lee collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and China. Yong-Gu Lee's co-authors include Kangmin Chon, Jaegwan Shin, Sang-Won Kim, Yongeun Park, Jinwoo Kwak, Changgil Son, Kyung Hwa Cho, Am Jang, Sang-Ho Lee and Zeeshan Haider Jaffari and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Yong-Gu Lee

53 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.

Machine-learning-based prediction and optimization of emerging contaminants' adsorption capacity on biochar materials

2023 127 citations Zeeshan Haider Jaffari, Jaegwan Shin et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yong-Gu Lee South Korea	21	667	338	231	211	183	57	1.3k
Seong‐Nam Nam South Korea	23	735 1.1×	312 0.9×	281 1.2×	310 1.5×	380 2.1×	51	1.7k
Ning Cheng China	10	694 1.0×	274 0.8×	231 1.0×	363 1.7×	231 1.3×	14	1.3k
Weigao Zhao China	22	619 0.9×	389 1.2×	290 1.3×	531 2.5×	246 1.3×	59	1.4k
Yu‐Sheng Li China	13	617 0.9×	180 0.5×	259 1.1×	362 1.7×	152 0.8×	29	1.2k
Camila C. Amorim Brazil	23	751 1.1×	268 0.8×	229 1.0×	516 2.4×	301 1.6×	76	1.6k
Mengkai Li China	25	1.0k 1.5×	338 1.0×	238 1.0×	386 1.8×	348 1.9×	72	1.8k
Min Zhao China	26	691 1.0×	575 1.7×	314 1.4×	451 2.1×	218 1.2×	121	2.0k
Xue Shen China	21	696 1.0×	204 0.6×	314 1.4×	121 0.6×	122 0.7×	41	1.2k
Ahmet Karagündüz Türkiye	18	537 0.8×	179 0.5×	333 1.4×	122 0.6×	98 0.5×	57	1.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yong-Gu Lee

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All Works

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Shin, Jaegwan, Sangho Lee, Jinwoo Kwak, et al.. (2024). Post-calcination as an effective approach to enhance adsorption of arsenic and antimony anions by Mg/Al layered double hydroxide-decorated spent coffee ground biochars: Role of charge properties and active sites. Environmental Pollution. 361. 124850–124850. 6 indexed citations

Jaffari, Zeeshan Haider, Jaegwan Shin, Jinwoo Kwak, et al.. (2023). Machine-learning-based prediction and optimization of emerging contaminants' adsorption capacity on biochar materials. Chemical Engineering Journal. 466. 143073–143073. 127 indexed citations breakdown →

Shin, Jaegwan, Jinwoo Kwak, Sangwon Kim, et al.. (2023). Enhanced selectivity and recovery of phosphate and nitrate ions onto coffee ground waste biochars via co-precipitation of Mg/Al layered double hydroxides: A potential slow-release fertilizer. Environmental Research. 231(Pt 3). 116266–116266. 27 indexed citations

Rho, Hojung, Yong-Gu Lee, Jaeweon Cho, Yun Chul Woo, & Kangmin Chon. (2023). A novel approach to measure carbonate alkalinity in aqueous solutions using a total organic carbon analyzer. The Science of The Total Environment. 903. 166127–166127. 3 indexed citations

Shin, Jaegwan, Jinwoo Kwak, Sang-Won Kim, et al.. (2022). Highly selective recovery of phosphate ions using a novel carbonaceous adsorbent synthesized via co-pyrolysis of spent coffee grounds and steel slags: A potential phosphatic fertilizer. Chemical Engineering Journal. 451. 138978–138978. 37 indexed citations

Rho, Hojung, Sang-Won Kim, Jaegwan Shin, et al.. (2022). Effects of two-step cleaning sequences on foulant extraction from multibore ultrafiltration membranes in a pilot-scale membrane filtration system for surface water treatment. Chemosphere. 297. 134164–134164. 16 indexed citations

Kwak, Jinwoo, Sangho Lee, Jaegwan Shin, et al.. (2022). Synthesis and applications of bismuth-impregnated biochars originated from spent coffee grounds for efficient adsorption of radioactive iodine: A mechanism study. Environmental Pollution. 313. 120138–120138. 17 indexed citations

Lee, Yong-Gu, et al.. (2021). Oxidative Treatments of Pesticides in Rainwater Runoff by HOCl, O3, and O3/H2O2: Effects of pH, Humic Acids and Inorganic Matters. Separations. 8(7). 101–101. 13 indexed citations

Lee, Yong-Gu, Hojung Rho, Sang-Won Kim, et al.. (2021). Consecutive chemical cleanings of hollow fiber ultrafiltration membranes from a pilot-scale surface water treatment plant. Membrane Water Treatment. 12(4). 139. 5 indexed citations

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Shin, Jaegwan, Jinwoo Kwak, Yong-Gu Lee, et al.. (2021). Changes in adsorption mechanisms of radioactive barium, cobalt, and strontium ions using spent coffee waste biochars via alkaline chemical activation: Enrichment effects of O-containing functional groups. Environmental Research. 199. 111346–111346. 44 indexed citations

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Lee, Yong-Gu, Jaegwan Shin, Jinwoo Kwak, et al.. (2021). Effects of NaOH Activation on Adsorptive Removal of Herbicides by Biochars Prepared from Ground Coffee Residues. Energies. 14(5). 1297–1297. 33 indexed citations

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Lee, Yong-Gu, Jaegwan Shin, Jinwoo Kwak, et al.. (2021). Enhanced Adsorption Capacities of Fungicides Using Peanut Shell Biochar via Successive Chemical Modification with KMnO4 and KOH. Separations. 8(4). 52–52. 21 indexed citations

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Lee, Yong-Gu, et al.. (2020). Selective Immobilization of Antimony Using Brucite-rich Precipitate Produced during In Situ Hypochlorous Acid Formation through Seawater Electrolysis in a Nuclear Power Plant. Energies. 13(17). 4493–4493. 6 indexed citations

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Shin, Jaegwan, Yong-Gu Lee, Sangho Lee, et al.. (2020). Single and competitive adsorptions of micropollutants using pristine and alkali-modified biochars from spent coffee grounds. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 400. 123102–123102. 97 indexed citations

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Hussain, Fida, Hye-Weon Yu, Kangmin Chon, et al.. (2020). Real-time biomonitoring of oxygen uptake rate and biochemical oxygen demand using a novel optical biogas respirometric system. Journal of Environmental Management. 277. 111467–111467. 19 indexed citations

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Waleed, Muhammad, Jungdae Kim, & Yong-Gu Lee. (2012). Measurement of Cell Thickness using Optical Tweezers for Single Cell Transfection. 대한기계학회 춘추학술대회. 95–96.

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Lee, Yong-Gu, et al.. (2010). A Study on the Use of a Continuous Fiber Soil Reinforcement System to Revegetate a Cut Slope. 13(3). 73–83. 1 indexed citations

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Lee, Yong-Gu, et al.. (2004). A Robust PID Control Method with Neural Network. Journal of information and communication convergence engineering. 2(1). 46–51. 3 indexed citations

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Jeong, Seung-Il, et al.. (1998). Separation of 20(R&S) Prosapogenin Isomers of Ginsenoside-$Rg_2$ and -$Rg_3$ from Ginseng Saponins by Reversed-Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography. Analytical Science and Technology. 11(5). 404–408. 1 indexed citations

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Lee, Yong-Gu, et al.. (1998). Property and Inhibition of the Hydrolysis of Ginseng Saponins by Organic Acids Neutralization in Ginseng Extract Preparations. Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science. 6(4). 305–310. 4 indexed citations

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