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Kyungyeon Ra

Environmental Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Early career · publishing since 2017Rising activity
Water Treatment and DisinfectionUrban Stormwater Management SolutionsBiosensors and Analytical DetectionGeotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresWater Systems and Optimization

Publications

26

Citations

425

Est. group size

~14

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

10

Publishing since 2017

Research summary
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Kyungyeon Ra studies how water quality changes as it moves through buildings and infrastructure, particularly during periods of low use, stagnation, or after pipe repairs. This includes investigating drinking water safety in schools, offices, and residential buildings, as well as the environmental impacts of materials used to rehabilitate sewer and stormwater pipes (such as cured-in-place-pipe linings). The work combines building plumbing science with infrastructure materials research to address contamination risks and inform remediation practices.

Building water quality and plumbing systemsWater stagnation and opportunistic pathogensPipe rehabilitation materials (cured-in-place-pipe)Stormwater and sewer infrastructure impactsDrinking water safety and remediation

Publication output has fluctuated over the past decade with a notable gap in 2021, a peak in 2023, and an apparent sharp increase projected for 2026, suggesting an active but variable publication pace.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.8/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 4 publications182019: 4 publications192020: 3 publications20212022: 2 publications222023: 5 publications5232024: 1 publication242025: 1 publication252026: 5 publications526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Environmental Science Water Research & Technology×3
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×3
  • PLOS Water×2
  • Environmental Science & Technology×2
  • Mendeley Data×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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