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Materials Science

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76
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3237
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Engineering and Technology

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81
Citations
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World Ranking
490
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167

Chang-Jin Kim publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Chang-Jin Kim sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 319 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Chang-Jin Kim D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Chang-Jin Kim sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Chang-Jin Kim is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within engineering, with a focus on subfields such as Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Biomedical Engineering, Computational Mechanics, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work covers key topics including Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity, Electrowetting and Microfluidic Technologies, Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence, Biosensors and Analytical Detection, Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation, Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics, and Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer.

Notable recent publications by Chang-Jin Kim include:

  • "Current commercialization status of electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD) digital microfluidics" (2020), Lab on a Chip
  • "Superhydrophobic drag reduction in turbulent flows: a critical review" (2021), Experiments in Fluids
  • "Superhydrophobic Drag Reduction for Turbulent Flows in Open Water" (2020), Physical Review Applied
  • "Superhydrophobic drag reduction in high-speed towing tank" (2020), Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • "Prognostic Relevance of HJURP Expression in Patients with Surgically Resected Colorectal Cancer" (2020), International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Their frequent co-authors reflect a collaborative research approach and include Ning Yu, Qining Leo Wang, Hyeongjoo Kim, Muchen Xu, and Dongjun Jeong.

Chang-Jin Kim's research outputs have appeared in several key publication venues, with multiple contributions to Lab on a Chip, Droplet, and Russian Peasant Studies. They have also published multiple articles in Experiments in Fluids and Journal of Fluid Mechanics.

Best Publications

  • Creating, transporting, cutting, and merging liquid droplets by electrowetting-based actuation for digital microfluidic circuits

    Sung Kwon Cho;Hyejin Moon;Chang-Jin Kim

  • Turning a surface superrepellent even to completely wetting liquids

    Tingyi Leo Liu;Chang-Jin C J Kim

  • Large Slip of Aqueous Liquid Flow over a Nanoengineered Superhydrophobic Surface

    Chang-Hwan Choi;Chang-Jin Kim

  • Low voltage electrowetting-on-dielectric

    Hyejin Moon;Sung Kwon Cho;Robin L. Garrell;Chang-Jin “Cj” Kim

  • Electrowetting and electrowetting-on-dielectric for microscale liquid handling

    Junghoon Lee;Hyejin Moon;Jesse Fowler;Thomas Schoellhammer

  • Characterization of Nontoxic Liquid-Metal Alloy Galinstan for Applications in Microdevices

    Tingyi Liu;P. Sen;Chang-Jin Kim

  • Boiling heat transfer on superhydrophilic, superhydrophobic, and superbiphilic surfaces

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  • Effective slip and friction reduction in nanograted superhydrophobic microchannels

    Chang-Hwan Choi;Umberto Ulmanella;Joonwon Kim;Chih-Ming Ho

  • Surface-tension-driven microactuation based on continuous electrowetting

    Junghoon Lee;Chang-Jin Kim

  • Structured surfaces for a giant liquid slip.

    Choongyeop Lee;Chang-Hwan Choi;Chang-Jin “Cj” Kim

  • Underwater restoration and retention of gases on superhydrophobic surfaces for drag reduction.

    Choongyeop Lee;Chang-Jin Kim

  • Surface engineering for phase change heat transfer: A review

    Daniel Attinger;Christophe Frankiewicz;Amy R. Betz;Thomas M. Schutzius

  • Droplet Actuation by Electrowetting-on-Dielectric (EWOD): A Review

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  • An integrated digital microfluidic chip for multiplexed proteomic sample preparation and analysis by MALDI-MS.

    Hyejin Moon;Aaron R. Wheeler;Robin L. Garrell;Joseph A. Loo

  • Superhydrophobic drag reduction in laminar flows: a critical review

    Choongyeop Lee;Chang-Hwan Choi;Chang-Jin Kim

  • Silicon-processed overhanging microgripper

    C.-J. Kim;A.P. Pisano;R.S. Muller

  • Characterization of electrowetting actuation on addressable single-side coplanar electrodes

    Ui-Chong Yi;Chang-Jin Kim

  • Digital Microfluidics with In-Line Sample Purification for Proteomics Analyses with MALDI-MS

    Aaron R. Wheeler;Hyejin Moon;Christopher A. Bird;Rachel R. Ogorzalek Loo

  • Electrowetting-Based Microfluidics for Analysis of Peptides and Proteins by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry

    Aaron R. Wheeler;Hyejin Moon;Chang-Jin “Cj” Kim;Joseph A. Loo

  • Light actuation of liquid by optoelectrowetting

    Pei Yu Chiou;Hyejin Moon;Hiroshi Toshiyoshi;Chang Jin Kim

  • Measurement of mechanical properties for MEMS materials

    Taechung Yi;Chang-Jin Kim

  • Equilibrium behavior of sessile drops under surface tension, applied external fields, and material variations

    Benjamin Shapiro;Hyejin Moon;Robin L. Garrell;Chang-Jin “Cj” Kim

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce Dunn
Bruce Dunn University of California, Los Angeles
Chang-Hwan Choi
Chang-Hwan Choi Stevens Institute of Technology
Li-Hua Xu
Li-Hua Xu Yunnan University
Chih-Ming Ho
Chih-Ming Ho University of California, Los Angeles
Wen-Jun Li
Wen-Jun Li Sun Yat-sen University
Ming C. Wu
Ming C. Wu University of California, Berkeley
Stanley F. Nelson
Stanley F. Nelson University of California, Los Angeles
Joseph A. Loo
Joseph A. Loo University of California, Los Angeles
Aaron R. Wheeler
Aaron R. Wheeler University of Toronto
Richard S. Muller
Richard S. Muller University of California, Berkeley

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