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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 67 5112 4945 192 189 457 16107

Heon Lee publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Heon Lee between 1983 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Heon Lee published across 44 years, from 1983 to 2026, averaging 12.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 44 publications in 2009. 15 of the 538 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 44. Peak 44 publications in 2009. 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 3 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 26 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 44 publications 2010: 21 publications 2011: 34 publications 2012: 19 publications 2013: 25 publications 2014: 40 publications 2015: 32 publications 2016: 26 publications 2017: 30 publications 2018: 24 publications 2019: 25 publications 2020: 29 publications 2021: 30 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 14 publications 2026: 1 publication
1983 2026

538 publications in total across all disciplines

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Heon Lee: publications per year, 1983 to 2026
Year Publications
1983 1
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 1
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 1
1995 0
1996 5
1997 4
1998 1
1999 3
2000 2
2001 1
2002 0
2003 2
2004 3
2005 14
2006 9
2007 26
2008 13
2009 44
2010 21
2011 34
2012 19
2013 25
2014 40
2015 32
2016 26
2017 30
2018 24
2019 25
2020 29
2021 30
2022 18
2023 18
2024 22
2025 14
2026 1
Total 538
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Heon Lee 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 Heon Lee sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 450–469 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 457 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216 457
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Heon Lee 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 Heon Lee sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 66–67 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490 67
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Overview

Heon Lee is affiliated with Korea University in South Korea and has contributed extensively to research in the field of Engineering. Their work spans several subfields, including Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Civil and Structural Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

The main topics addressed in Heon Lee's research include Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies, Urban Heat Island Mitigation, Optical properties and cooling technologies in crystalline materials, Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications, and Photonic Crystals and Applications.

Some of their recent notable publications are:

  • Spectrally Selective Inorganic-Based Multilayer Emitter for Daytime Radiative Cooling, 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Single-step manufacturing of hierarchical dielectric metalens in the visible, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Holographic metasurface gas sensors for instantaneous visual alarms, 2021, Science Advances
  • Scalable manufacturing of high-index atomic layer-polymer hybrid metasurfaces for metaphotonics in the visible, 2023, Nature Materials
  • Three-dimensional electronic microfliers inspired by wind-dispersed seeds, 2021, Nature

Frequent collaborators with whom Heon Lee has coauthored multiple publications include Dongwoo Chae, Soomin Son, Sucheol Ju, Junsuk Rho, and Hangyu Lim.

The venues where Heon Lee has frequently published include arXiv (Cornell University), ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Advanced Optical Materials, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, and Small.

Best Publications

  • Methylammonium Chloride Induces Intermediate Phase Stabilization for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells

    Minjin Kim;Minjin Kim;Gi Hwan Kim;Tae Kyung Lee;In Woo Choi

  • Fingertip skin-inspired microstructured ferroelectric skins discriminate static/dynamic pressure and temperature stimuli.

    Jonghwa Park;Marie Kim;Youngoh Lee;Heon Sang Lee

  • Spectrally Selective Inorganic-Based Multilayer Emitter for Daytime Radiative Cooling

    Dongwoo Chae;Mingeon Kim;Pil Hoon Jung;Soomin Son

  • High Performance of Planar Perovskite Solar Cells Produced from PbI2(DMSO) and PbI2(NMP) Complexes by Intramolecular Exchange

    Yimhyun Jo;Kyoung Suk Oh;Kyoung Suk Oh;Minjin Kim;Minjin Kim;Ka Hyun Kim

  • Single-step manufacturing of hierarchical dielectric metalens in the visible.

    Gwanho Yoon;Kwan Kim;Daihong Huh;Heon Lee

  • Three-dimensional electronic microfliers inspired by wind-dispersed seeds.

    Bong Hoon Kim;Kan Li;Kan Li;Jin-Tae Kim;Yoonseok Park

  • Rheological and electrical properties of polycarbonate/multi-walled carbon nanotube composites

    Y.T. Sung;M.S. Han;K.H. Song;J.W. Jung

  • A Janus emitter for passive heat release from enclosures

    Se Yeon Heo;Gil Ju Lee;Do Hyeon Kim;Yeong Jae Kim

  • Sub-ambient daytime radiative cooling by silica-coated porous anodic aluminum oxide

    Dasol Lee;Myeongcheol Go;Soomin Son;Minkyung Kim

  • Transparent and high gas barrier films based on poly(vinyl alcohol)/graphene oxide composites

    Hye Min Kim;Jung Kyoo Lee;Heon Sang Lee

  • Fabrication of Superhydrophobic and Oleophobic Surfaces with Overhang Structure by Reverse Nanoimprint Lithography

    Hak Jong Choi;Soyoung Choo;Ju Hyeon Shin;Kang In Kim

  • Enhanced performance of solar cells with anti-reflection layer fabricated by nano-imprint lithography

    Kang Soo Han;Ju Hyeon Shin;Woo Young Yoon;Heon Lee

  • High-Temperature–Short-Time Annealing Process for High-Performance Large-Area Perovskite Solar Cells

    Minjin Kim;Minjin Kim;Gi Hwan Kim;Kyoung Suk Oh;Kyoung Suk Oh;Yimhyun Jo

  • Visibly Transparent Radiative Cooler under Direct Sunlight

    Minkyung Kim;Dasol Lee;Soomin Son;Younghwan Yang

  • Colored emitters with silica-embedded perovskite nanocrystals for efficient daytime radiative cooling

    Soomin Son;Sanghyun Jeon;Dongwoo Chae;Sang Yeop Lee

  • Highly bendable bilayer-type photo-actuators comprising of reduced graphene oxide dispersed in hydrogels.

    Dowan Kim;Heon Sang Lee;Jinhwan Yoon

  • Printable Nanocomposite Metalens for High-Contrast Near-Infrared Imaging

    Gwanho Yoon;Kwan Kim;Se Um Kim;Seunghoon Han

  • Fabrication of anti-reflection structure on protective layer of solar cells by hot-embossing method

    Kang Soo Han;Hyunju Lee;Donghwan Kim;Heon Lee

  • Electrically conductive transparent papers using multiwalled carbon nanotubes

    Rira Jung;Hun-Sik Kim;Yeseul Kim;Soon-Min Kwon

  • Effects of crystallinity and crosslinking on the thermal and rheological properties of ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer

    Y.T. Sung;C.K. Kum;H.S. Lee;J.S. Kim

  • Nitrogen doping effects on the structure behavior and the field emission performance of double-walled carbon nanotubes

    Kyoung Yong Chun;Heon Sang Lee;Cheol Jin Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Gun Young Jung
Gun Young Jung Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
Sang-Chul Jung
Sang-Chul Jung Sunchon National University
Junsuk Rho
Junsuk Rho Pohang University of Science and Technology
Young-Kwon Park
Young-Kwon Park University of Seoul
Ji-Won Son
Ji-Won Son Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Sun-Jae Kim
Sun-Jae Kim Sejong University
Jeong Min Baik
Jeong Min Baik Sungkyunkwan University
Sung-Man Lee
Sung-Man Lee Kangwon National University
Jang-Joo Kim
Jang-Joo Kim Seoul National University
Jinhwan Yoon
Jinhwan Yoon Pusan National University

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