Prof. Taehoon Hong was nominated for ‘Marquis Who's Who in the World 2012 (29th Edition)', one of the world’s top biographical dictionary. Prof. Hong was also nominated for ‘Marquis Who's Who in Asia 2012 (2nd Edition)'. Prof. Hong has been listed in ‘American Biographical Institute (ABI) ’s International Profiles of Accomplished Leaders’ and ‘Cambridge International Biographical Centre (IBC) ’s Dictionary of International Biography’, two other world’s top biographical dictionary.