(† These authors contributed equally to this work)

Submitted

• Combined Reproductive Toxicity of PET Microfibers and Cadmium on Male Zebrafish: Molecular to Organismal Effects, Submitted.   

Published

1. S. Shahzad, F. Hussain,  S. E. H. Mehdi, A. Sharma, S. Pandey, W.C. Kang, H.W. Yoon, Y.R. Yang, M.Rahimnejad, S.E. Oh*, Uncovering the aerobic degradation dynamics of polystyrene (PS) and polyethylene (PE) by mealworms through real-time oxygen monitoring, Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts (2025), accepted.
   DOI:  10.1039/D5EM00454C  (2024 IF: 3.9, Top 26.1% in Analytical Chemistry, Q2)

2. S. Shahzad, F. Hussain, A. Sharma, S. E. H. Mehdi, S. Pandey, W.C. Kang, H.W. Yoon, Y.R. Yang, S.E. Oh*, Plastic-to-CO₂: measuring mealworm-induced plastics degradation via aerobic respiration rates, Biodegradation (2025), 36, 85.
   DOI: 10.1007/s10532-025-10179-5 (2024 IF: 3.2, Top 42.3% in Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology, Q2)

3.  S. W. Sardara, M. N. Do, K. H. Lee, J.H. Lee, M.H. Song, G. Lammeld, H.W. Yoon, J.T. Kim*, Determination of neonicotinoids in honey and pollen with probabilistic risk assessment for humans and pollinators in South Korea, Science of the Total Environment 1000 (2025), 180387.
   DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.180387  (2024 IF: 8.0, Top 10.4% in Environmental Sciences, Q1)

4. H.W. Yoon†, J.H. Kim†, E.J. Kim*, Y.S. Chang*, Towards the Next Decade for Research on the Environmental Impact of Nanoscale Zerovalent Iron on Microorganisms, Environmental Science: Nano (2025), 12(5), 2507-2515
   DOI: 10.1039/D4EN01226G (2023 IF: 5.8, Top 17.8% in Environmental Sciences; Inside Front Cover, Q1)

5. R.S. Kim, Y.W. Heo, H.W. Yoon, J.W. Park*, Dechlorinated Zebrafish Embryos Improve Evaluation of Nanotoxicity, Frontiers in Toxicology (2024), 6, 1476110,  
   DOI: 10.3389/ftox.2024.1476110 (2023 IF: 3.6, Top 28.3% in Toxicology, Q2)

6.  R.S. Kim, J.M. Jo, H.W. Yoon*, J.W. Park*, Ultra-high performance concrete alleviates ecotoxicological effects in aquatic organisms, Science of the Total Environment  928 (2024), 172538.
   DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172538 (2022 IF: 9.8, Top 9.4% in Environmental Sciences, Q1)

7. J.S. Choi, H.W. Yoon, Y.W. Heo, T.H.Kim, J.W.Park*, Comparison of gut toxicity and microbiome effects in zebrafish exposed to polypropylene microplastics: interesting effects of UV-weathering on microbiome, Journal of Hazardous Materials 470 (2024),  134209
   DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134209 (2022 IF: 13.6, Top 3.3% in Environmental Sciences, Q1)

Before joining KNU

8.  M. Esterhuizen, C.B. Park, Y. J. Kim, T.Y. Kim, H.W. Yoon, F. Andres, R. Rodriguez-Rodriguez, S. Tanabe, A perspective on the role of physiological stresses in cancer, diabetes, and cognitive disease as environmental diseases, Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences (2023) 10:1274221,
   DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2023.1274221 (2022 IF: 5.0, Top 29.4% in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Q2)

9. KH. Kim, I.G. Song, H.W. Yoon*, J.W. Park* Sub-micron microplastics affect nitrogen cycling by altering microbial abundance and activities in a soil-legume system, Journal of Hazardous Materials 460 (2023), 129915.
   DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132504 (2022 IF: 13.6, Top 3.6% in Environmental Sciences, Q1)

10. M. Esterhuizen*, M. Lutsko, Y.S. Kim, H.W. Yoon, C.B. Park, Y.J. Kim, S. Pflugmacher, Titanium (IV) oxide anatase nanoparticles as vectors for diclofenac: assessing the antioxidative responses to single and combined exposures in the aquatic macrophyte Egeria densa, Ecotoxicology 32 (2023), 394-402.
    DOI: 10.1007/s10646-023-02646-7 (2021 IF: 2.935,  Top 50.2% in Ecology, Q3)

11. I.G. Song, Y.G. Kang, J.H. Kim, H.W. Yoon, W.Y. Um, Y.S. Chang*, Assessment of sulfidated nanoscale zerovalent iron for in-situ remediation of cadmium-contaminated acidic groundwater in a zinc smelter, Journal of Hazardous Materials 441 (2022), 129915.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129915 (2021 IF: 14.224, Top 3.2% in Environmental Sciences, Q1)

12. K.H. Kim†, H.W. Yoon†, J.S. Choi, Y.J. Jung, J.W. Park*, Chronic effects of nano and microplastics on reproduction and development of marine copepod Tigriopus japonicus, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 243 (2022), 113962.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113962 (2021 IF: 7.129, Top 6.0% in Toxicology, Q1)

13. H.W. Yoon, J.T. Kim, Y.S. Chang*, E.J. Kim*, Fragmentation of nanoplastics driven by plant-microbe rhizosphere interaction during abiotic stress combination, Environmental Science: Nano (2021), 8(10), 2802-2810.
    DOI: 10.1039/D1EN00230A (2020 IF: 8.131, Top 8.0% in Environmental Sciences; Front Cover, Q1)

14. H.R. Hyun, H.W. Yoon, E.S. Lyou, J.J. Kim, S.Y. Kwon, T.K. Lee*, Short-term legacy effects of mercury contamination on plant growth and nifH-harboring microbial community in rice paddy soil, Microbial Ecology (2021), 82(4), 932-941.
    DOI: 10.1007/s00248-021-01722-x  (2020 IF: 4.552, Top 7.2% in Marine & Freshwater Biology, Q1)

15. Y.G. Kang, S.H. Hong, H.W. Yoon, I.G. Song, K.W. Cho, Y.S. Chang*, Mechanically combined persulfate on zerovalent iron: Mechanistic insights into reduction and oxidation processes, Chemical Engineering Journal 414 (2021), 128772.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2021.128772 (2020 IF: 13.273, Top 3.7% in Environmental Engineering, Q1)

16. H.W. Yoon, Y.G. Kang, Y.S. Chang*, and J.H. Kim*, Effects of zerovalent iron nanoparticles on the photosynthesis and biochemical adaption of soil-grown Arabidopsis thaliana, Nanomaterials (2019), 9(11), 1543.
    DOI: 10.3390/nano9111543 (2018 IF: 4.034, Top 24.2% in Materials Sciences, Q1)

17. T. T. Le†, H.W. Yoon†, M.H. Son, Y.G. Kang, and Y.S. Chang*, Treatability of hexabromocyclododecane using Pd/Fe nanoparticles in the soil-plant system: Effects of humic acids, Science of the Total Environment 689 (2019), 444-450.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.290 (2018 IF: 5.589, Top 10.7% in Environmental Sciences, Q1)

18. M.H. Son, J. Gong, S.H. Seo, H.W. Yoon, and Y.S. Chang*, Photosensitized diastereoisomer-specific degradation of hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) in the presence of humic acid in aquatic systems, Journal of Hazardous Materials 369 (2019), 171-179.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.02.035 (2017 IF: 6.434, Top 5.3% in Environmental Sciences, Q1)

19. Y.G. Kang, H.W. Yoon, C.S. Lee, E.J. Kim, and Y.S. Chang*, Advanced oxidation and adsorptive bubble separation of dyes using MnO2-coated Fe3O4 nanocomposite, Water Research 151 (2019), 413-422.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.12.038 (2017 IF: 7.051, Top 1.1% in Water Resources, Q1)

20. H.W. Yoon†, M. Pangging†, M.H. Jang, Y.S. Hwang, and Y.S. Chang*, Comparative toxicity of surface-modified zerovalent iron nanoparticles to aquatic and terrestrial organisms, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 163 (2018), 436-443.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.07.099 (2017 IF: 3.974, Top 17% in Toxicology, Q1)

21. A. Dwivedi†, H.W. Yoon†, J. Singh, K.H. Chae, S.C. Nho, D.S. Hwang, and Y.S. Chang*, Uptake, distribution and transformation of zerovalent iron nanoparticles in the edible plant Cucumis sativus, Environmental Science & Technology (2018), 52(17), 10057-10066.
    DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b01960 (2017 IF: 6.653, Top 4.5% in Environmental Sciences, Q1)

22. Y.G. Kang, H.W. Yoon, W.J. Lee, E.J. Kim, and Y.S. Chang*, A comparative study of peroxide oxidants activated by nZVI: Removal of 1,4-dioxane and Arsenic(III) in contaminated water, Chemical Engineering Journal 334 (2018), 2511-2519.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2017.11.076 (2016 IF: 6.216, Top 4.4% in Chemical Engineering, Q1)

23. A. Dwivedi, R. Permana, J. Singh, H.W. Yoon, K.H. Chae, Y.S. Chang, and D.S. Hwang*, Tunichrome mimetic matrix, its perspective in abatement for carcinogenic hexavalent chromium and specific coordination behavior, Chemical Engineering Journal 328 (2017), 629–638.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2017.07.078 (2016 IF: 6.216, Top 4.4% in Chemical Engineering, Q1)

24. A. Dwivedi, R. Permana, J. Singh, H.W. Yoon, K.H. Chae, Y.S. Chang*, and D.S. Hwang*, Tunichrome-inspired gold-enrichment dispersion matrix and its application in water treatment: A proof of concept investigation, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2017), 9(23), 19815-19824.
    DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b03064 (2015 IF: 7.145, Top 9.2% in Materials Sciences, Q1)

25. T. T. Le, M.H. Son, I.H. Nam, H.W. Yoon, Y.G. Kang, and Y.S. Chang*, Transformation of hexabromocyclododecane in contaminated soil in association with microbial diversity, Journal of Hazardous Materials 325 (2017), 82-89.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.11.058  (2015 IF: 4.836, Top 1.5% in Civil Engineering, Q1)

26. J.H. Kim, Y.J. Oh, H.W. Yoon, I.H. Hwang, and Y.S. Chang*, Iron nanoparticle-induced activation of plasma membrane H+-ATPase promotes stomatal opening in Arabidopsis thaliana, Environmental Science & Technology (2015), 49(2), 1113-1119.
    DOI: 10.1021/es504375t (2013 IF: 5.481, Top 3.7% in Environmental Sciences, Q1)

1. I.G. Song, K.H. Kim, H.W. Yoon, J.W. Park, Toxicity assessment of food additive (E171) in aquatic environments (식품첨가물 E171이 수생물에 미치는 독성평가), Korean Journal of Environmental Biology (환경생물) (2023), 41(1), 41-53.

1. Methods for treating dyes from wastewater using advanced oxidation processes and adsorptive bubble separation
   Korea- Registration No. 10-2248852 (2021), Korea- Application No. 10-2019-0065846 (2019)

2. Synthesis of manganese oxide-coated magnetic nano-composite
   Korea –Registration No. 10-1558299 (2015), Korea – Application No. 10-2014-0010462 (2014)