Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering

Research output

Research output per year 1988 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

• 82420 Citations
• 139 h-index
• 1943 Article
• 184 Comment/debate
• 172 Review article
• 21 Chapter
• 65 More
  • 20 Editorial
  • 17 Conference contribution
  • 8 Letter
  • 6 Conference article
  • 5 Paper
  • 4 Book
  • 3 Short survey
  • 2 Foreword/postscript

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2024

  Biochar in environmental management: Outlook and conclusion

  Ok, Y. S., Withana, P. A., Joseph, S. & Lehmann, J., 2024 Jun 3, Biochar for Environmental Management: Science, Technology and Implementation. Taylor and Francis, p. 855-867 13 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• 2023

  Complementing compost with biochar for agriculture, soil remediation and climate mitigation

  Khan, N., Bolan, N., Jospeh, S., Anh, M. T. L., Meier, S., Kookana, R., Borchard, N., Sánchez-Monedero, M. A., Jindo, K., Solaiman, Z. M., Alrajhi, A. A., Sarkar, B., Basak, B. B., Wang, H., Wong, J. W. C., Manu, M. K., Kader, M. A., Wang, Q., Li, R. & Ok, Y. S. & 2 others, Withana, P. A. & Qiu, R., 2023 Jan, Advances in Agronomy. Sparks, D. L. (ed.). Academic Press Inc., p. 1-90 90 p. (Advances in Agronomy; vol. 179).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  Open Access

  • Endogenic 100%
  • Agricultural Companies 100%
  • Biodegradable Waste 100%
  • Labile Carbon 100%
  • Urban Entities 100%
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Marine Microplastics: Abundance, Ecotoxic Consequences of Associated Anthropogenic Contaminants and Interactions with Microorganisms

  Tarafdar, A., Mohamed, D. F. M. S. & Kwon, J. H., 2023, Energy, Environment, and Sustainability. Springer, p. 11-46 36 p. (Energy, Environment, and Sustainability).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Anthropogenic Interactions 100%
  • Anthropogenic Contaminants 100%
  • Microorganism 100%
  • Biofilm 20%
  • Trophic Level 20%
  3 Citations (Scopus)
• 2022

  Engineered biochar as a potential adsorbent for carbon dioxide capture

  Dissanayake, P. D., Palansooriya, K. N., Withana, P. A., Senadeera, S. S., Yuan, X., Ok, Y. S., Samaraweera, H., Wang, S., Mašek, O. & Shang, J., 2022 Jan 1, Biochar in Agriculture for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals. Elsevier, p. 345-359 15 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Carbon Dioxide Capture 100%
  • Potential Adsorbent 100%
  • Engineered Biochar 100%
  • Carbon Dioxide 100%
  • Adsorption 100%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Land degradation

  Olsson, L., Barbosa, H., Bhadwal, S., Cowie, A., Delusca, K., Flores-Renteria, D., Hermans, K., Jobbagy, E., Kurz, W., Li, D., Sonwa, D. J., Stringer, L., Crews, T., Dallimer, M., Eekhout, J., Erb, K., Haughey, E., Houghton, R., Iqbal, M. M. & Johnson, F. X. & 24 others, Lee, W. K., Morton, J., Oliva, F. G., Petzold, J., Rahimi, M., Renou-Wilson, F., Tengberg, A., Verchot, L., Vincent, K., Moreno, J. M., Vera, C., Barau, A. S., Olsson, L., Barbosa, H., Bhadwal, S., Cowie, A., Delusca, K., Flores-Renteria, D., Hermans, K., Jobbagy, E., Kurz, W., Li, D., Sonwa, D. J. & Stringer, L., 2022 Jan 1, Climate Change and Land: An IPCC Special Report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems. Cambridge University Press, p. 345-436 92 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  Open Access
  73 Citations (Scopus)

• Mechanism of metal sorption by biochar

  Samanta, P., Dey, S., Jung, J. & Ghosh, A. R., 2022 Jan 1, BioChar: Applications for Bioremediation of Contaminated Systems. de Gruyter, p. 117-146 30 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  Open Access

  • Biochar 100%
  • Membrane Electrostatics 14%
  • Base Station Activation 14%
  • Complexation Interaction 14%
  • Membrane Sorption 14%

• RESILIENCE-BASED PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT OF SUSTAINABLE COASTAL CITIES AND LANDSCAPES USING SPATIAL-TEMPORAL SIMULATIONS

  Chon, J., 2022 Jan 1, The Routledge Handbook of Sustainable Cities and Landscapes in the Pacific Rim. Taylor and Francis, p. 321-335 15 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • City System 100%
  • Coastal Socio-ecological Systems 50%
  • Systems-centered 50%
  • Sustainable Landscape 50%
  • Recreation Activities 50%

• Woody species composition, diversity, structure and uses of selected church forests in Central Ethiopia

  Kifle, E. T., Khamzina, A., Son, Y. W., Noulèkoun, F., Abdelkadir, A. & Tadesse, W., 2022 Jan 12, State of the Art in Ethiopian Church Forests and Restoration Options. Springer International Publishing, p. 205-223 19 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Croton Macrostachyus 100%
  • Eucalyptus Globulus 100%
  • Podocarpus 100%
  • Line Transect 66%
  • Importance Value Index 66%
  1 Citation (Scopus)
• 2020

  Arsenic removal from water using biochar-based sorbents production, characterization, and sequestration mechanisms

  Amen, R., Bashir, H., Bibi, I., Hussain, M. M., Shaheen, S. M., Shahid, M., Shakoor, M. B., Hina, K., Wang, H., Bundschuh, J., Ok, Y. S., Rinklebe, J. & Niazi, N. K., 2020 Mar 23, Soil and Groundwater Remediation Technologies: A Practical Guide. CRC Press, p. 63-80 18 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Determination of the unsaturated hydraulic conductivity of soil: Theoretical and in situ approaches

  Lu, D., Xia, Y., Geng, N., Lee, S. S., Bundschuh, J. & Ok, Y. S., 2020 Mar 23, Soil and Groundwater Remediation Technologies: A Practical Guide. CRC Press, p. 285-293 9 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• Electrical resistivity tomography monitoring and modeling of preferential flow in unsaturated soils

  Lu, D., Zhang, C., Sarmah, A. K., Xia, Y., Geng, N., Wong, J. T. F., Bundschuh, J. & Ok, Y. S., 2020 Mar 23, Soil and Groundwater Remediation Technologies: A Practical Guide. CRC Press, p. 271-283 13 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Impact of forest degradation in North Korea and restoration methodology

  Lee, W. K., Lee, S. G. & Choi, H. A., 2020 Oct 30, Development Prospects for North Korea. Taylor and Francis, p. 174-190 17 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• Microbe-mediated remediation of heavy metal contamination

  Samanta, P., Ghosh, A. R. & Jung, J., 2020 Jun 26, Microbes, Environment and Human Welfare. Nova Science Publishers, Inc., p. 27-64 38 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Microorganism 100%
  • Complex Formation 100%
  • Bioremediation 100%
  • Biotransformation 100%
  • Microbial Remediation 100%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• New technologies for monitoring contaminated soil and groundwater

  Palansooriya, K. N., Dou, X., Rinklebe, J., Bolan, N. S. & Ok, Y. S., 2020 Mar 23, Soil and Groundwater Remediation Technologies: A Practical Guide. CRC Press, p. 295-314 20 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• Persistence and bioaccumulation potential of alternative brominated flame retardants

  Lee, H. J. & Kwon, J. H., 2020, Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry. Oh, J.-E. (ed.). Elsevier B.V., p. 191-214 24 p. (Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry; vol. 88).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Bioaccumulation 100%
  • Bromine 100%
  • Flame Retardant 100%
  • Bioconversion 20%
  • Persistent Organic Pollutant 20%
  2 Citations (Scopus)
• 2019

  Soil organic carbon dynamics: Impact of land use changes and management practices: A review

  Ramesh, T., Bolan, N. S., Kirkham, M. B., Wijesekara, H., Kanchikerimath, M., Srinivasa Rao, C., Sandeep, S., Rinklebe, J., Ok, Y. S., Choudhury, B. U., Wang, H., Tang, C., Wang, X., Song, Z. & Freeman, O. W., 2019, Advances in Agronomy. Sparks, D. L. (ed.). Academic Press Inc., p. 1-107 107 p. (Advances in Agronomy; vol. 156).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Soil Organic Carbon Dynamics 100%
  • Changing Practice 100%
  • Particulate Organic Carbon 66%
  • Carbon Particulates 66%
  • Land Management Practices 66%
  302 Citations (Scopus)

• Sustainable sludge management by removing emerging contaminants from urban wastewater using carbon nanotubes

  Sarkar, B., Mandal, S., Tsang, Y. F., Vithanage, M., Biswas, J. K., Yi, H., Dou, X. & Ok, Y. S., 2019 Jan 1, Industrial and Municipal Sludge: Emerging Concerns and Scope for Resource Recovery. Elsevier, p. 553-571 19 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Carbon Nanotube 100%
  • Wastewater Treatment 100%
  • Sludge Management 100%
  • Contaminants of Emerging Concern 100%
  • Urban Wastewater 100%
  20 Citations (Scopus)
• 2018

  Biochar as an (im)mobilizing agent for the potentially toxic elements in contaminated soils

  Shaheen, S. M., El-Naggar, A., Wang, J., Hassan, N. E. E., Niazi, N. K., Wang, H., Tsang, D. C. W., Ok, Y. S., Bolan, N. & Rinklebe, J., 2018 Jan 1, Biochar from Biomass and Waste: Fundamentals and Applications. Elsevier, p. 255-274 20 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Organic Carbon 100%
  • Functional Group 100%
  • Sorption 100%
  • Contaminated Soil 100%
  • Biochar 100%
  56 Citations (Scopus)

• Redox-mediated biochar-contaminant interactions in soil

  Xu, Y., Yan, Y., Obadamudalige, N. L., Ok, Y. S., Bolan, N. & Li, Q., 2018 Jan 1, Biochar from Biomass and Waste: Fundamentals and Applications. Elsevier, p. 409-419 11 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Redox Reactions 100%
  • Biochar 100%
  • Functional Group 100%
  • Heavy Metal 100%
  • Contaminant Interactions 100%
  9 Citations (Scopus)
• 2017

  Chemical characterization of mine sites

  Xiong, X., Tsang, D. C. W. & Ok, Y. S., 2017 Jan 1, Spoil to Soil: Mine Site Rehabilitation and Revegetation. CRC Press, p. 17-32 16 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Acid Mine Drainage 100%
  • Economic Development 100%
  • Soil Fertility 100%
  • Environmental Degradation 100%
  • Soil Bacteria 100%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Use of biowaste for mine site rehabilitation: A meta-analysis on soil carbon dynamics

  Wijesekara, H., Bolan, N. S., Colyvas, K., Seshadri, B., Ok, Y. S., Awad, Y. M., Xu, Y., Thangavel, R., Surapaneni, A., Saint, C. & Vithanage, M., 2017 Jan 1, Spoil to Soil: Mine Site Rehabilitation and Revegetation. CRC Press, p. 59-74 16 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Mine Rehabilitation 100%
  • Poor Soils 100%
  • Site Rehabilitation 100%
  • Fired Clay 50%
  • Gold Sand 50%
  3 Citations (Scopus)