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Bumjoon J. Kim publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bumjoon J. Kim sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 377 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Bumjoon J. Kim D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bumjoon J. Kim sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Korea Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Korea Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Korea Leader Award

Overview

Bumjoon J. Kim is affiliated with the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea. Their research spans the fields of engineering and materials science, with a significant focus on electrical and electronic engineering, polymers and plastics, materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, and organic chemistry.

Their work covers a range of scientific topics, including:

  • Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
  • Thin-Film Transistor Technologies

Recent publications illustrate the breadth of their research interests. Examples include:

  • "Elastomeric electrolytes for high-energy solid-state lithium batteries", 2022, Nature
  • "Eco-Friendly Polymer Solar Cells: Advances in Green-Solvent Processing and Material Design", 2020, ACS Nano
  • "A 3D Hierarchical Host with Enhanced Sodiophilicity Enabling Anode-Free Sodium-Metal Batteries", 2022, Advanced Materials
  • "Dimerized small-molecule acceptors enable efficient and stable organic solar cells", 2023, Joule
  • "Material Design and Device Fabrication Strategies for Stretchable Organic Solar Cells", 2022, Advanced Materials

Frequent coauthors that have collaborated extensively with Bumjoon J. Kim include:

  • Jin-Woo Lee
  • Seungjin Lee
  • Taek-Soo Kim
  • Tan Ngoc-Lan Phan
  • Young Jun Lee

The scientist often publishes in leading journals within their research domain. The most common publication venues associated with their work are:

  • Advanced Energy Materials
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Advanced Materials
  • Chemistry of Materials

Best Publications

  • Flexible, highly efficient all-polymer solar cells

    Taesu Kim;Jae-Han Kim;Tae Eui Kang;Changyeon Lee

  • Control of nanoparticle location in block copolymers.

    Julia J. Chiu;Bumjoon J. Kim;Edward J. Kramer;David J. Pine

  • Recent Advances, Design Guidelines, and Prospects of All-Polymer Solar Cells.

    Changyeon Lee;Seungjin Lee;Geon-U Kim;Wonho Lee

  • The influence of poly(3-hexylthiophene) regioregularity on fullerene-composite solar cell performance.

    Claire H. Woo;Barry C. Thompson;Bumjoon J. Kim;Michael F. Toney

  • From Fullerene-Polymer to All-Polymer Solar Cells: The Importance of Molecular Packing, Orientation, and Morphology Control.

    Hyunbum Kang;Wonho Lee;Jiho Oh;Taesu Kim

  • Determining the role of polymer molecular weight for high-performance all-polymer solar cells: its effect on polymer aggregation and phase separation.

    Hyunbum Kang;Mohammad Afsar Uddin;Changyeon Lee;Ki Hyun Kim

  • Effect of Areal Chain Density on the Location of Polymer-Modified Gold Nanoparticles in a Block Copolymer Template

    Bumjoon J. Kim;Joona Bang;Craig J. Hawker;Edward J. Kramer

  • Photocrosslinkable Polythiophenes for Efficient, Thermally Stable, Organic Photovoltaics

    Bumjoon J. Kim;Bumjoon J. Kim;Yoshikazu Miyamoto;Biwu Ma;Jean M. J. Fréchet

  • High-performance all-polymer solar cells via side-chain engineering of the polymer acceptor: the importance of the polymer packing structure and the nanoscale blend morphology.

    Changyeon Lee;Hyunbum Kang;Wonho Lee;Taesu Kim

  • Nanoparticle‐Induced Phase Transitions in Diblock‐Copolymer Films

    Bumjoon J. Kim;Julia J. Chiu;Gi Ra Yi;David J. Pine

  • Hybrid particle-field simulations of polymer nanocomposites.

    Scott W. Sides;Bumjoon J. Kim;Edward J. Kramer;Glenn H. Fredrickson

  • A 3D Hierarchical Host with Enhanced Sodiophilicity Enabling Anode‐Free Sodium‐Metal Batteries

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  • Striped, Ellipsoidal Particles by Controlled Assembly of Diblock Copolymers

    Se Gyu Jang;Debra J. Audus;Daniel Klinger;Daniel V. Krogstad

  • Material Design and Device Fabrication Strategies for Stretchable Organic Solar Cells

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  • Solvent-resistant Organic Transistors and Thermally Stable Organic Photovoltaics Based on Cross-linkable Conjugated Polymers

    Hyeong Jun Kim;A-Reum Han;Chul-Hee Cho;Hyunbum Kang

  • Dimerized small-molecule acceptors enable efficient and stable organic solar cells

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  • Eco-Friendly Polymer Solar Cells: Advances in Green-Solvent Processing and Material Design.

    Seungjin Lee;Dahyun Jeong;Changkyun Kim;Changyeon Lee

  • Sequentially Fluorinated PTAA Polymers for Enhancing VOC of High-Performance Perovskite Solar Cells

    Youngwoong Kim;Eui Hyuk Jung;Geunjin Kim;Donguk Kim

  • Creating Surfactant Nanoparticles for Block Copolymer Composites through Surface Chemistry

    Bumjoon J. Kim;Joona Bang;Craig J. Hawker;Julia J. Chiu

  • Effect of Addition of a Diblock Copolymer on Blend Morphology and Performance of Poly(3-hexylthiophene):Perylene Diimide Solar Cells

    Sridhar Rajaram;Paul B. Armstrong;Bumjoon J. Kim;Jean M. J. Fréchet

  • Nanoparticle surfactants as a route to bicontinuous block copolymer morphologies.

    Bumjoon J. Kim;Glenn H. Fredrickson;Craig J. Hawker;Edward J. Kramer

  • Efficient colorimetric pH sensor based on responsive polymer-quantum dot integrated graphene oxide.

    Kwanyeol Paek;Hyunseung Yang;Junhyuk Lee;Junwoo Park

  • Effects of Solubilizing Group Modification in Fullerene Bis-Adducts on Normal and Inverted Type Polymer Solar Cells

    Ki-Hyun Kim;Hyunbum Kang;Hyeong Jun Kim;Pan Seok Kim

Frequent Co-Authors

Joona Bang
Joona Bang Korea University
Craig J. Hawker
Craig J. Hawker University of California, Santa Barbara
Gi-Ra Yi
Gi-Ra Yi Pohang University of Science and Technology
Han Young Woo
Han Young Woo Korea University
Edward J. Kramer
Edward J. Kramer University of California, Santa Barbara
Ki-Hyun Kim
Ki-Hyun Kim Hanyang University
Joon Hak Oh
Joon Hak Oh Seoul National University
Biwu Ma
Biwu Ma Florida State University
Felix Sunjoo Kim
Felix Sunjoo Kim Chung-Ang University
Jean M. J. Fréchet
Jean M. J. Fréchet University of California, Berkeley

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