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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Korea
2026

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
69
Citations
18714
World Ranking
414
National Ranking
4

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Korea Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Korea Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Korea Leader Award
  • 2013 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions to turbulence, fluidstructure interaction and optomicro fluidics to find the fundamental physics of these flows and their applications using various numerical and experimental techniques

Overview

Hyung Jin Sung is affiliated with the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea. Their research spans multiple areas within engineering with a particular focus on computational mechanics, biomedical engineering, aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, and environmental engineering.

The scientist's recent publications demonstrate a strong engagement with fluid dynamics, sensor technology, and biomimetics. Notable papers include:

  • Battery-free, wireless soft sensors for continuous multi-site measurements of pressure and temperature from patients at risk for pressure injuries (2021) published in Nature Communications
  • Wireless, multimodal sensors for continuous measurement of pressure, temperature, and hydration of patients in wheelchair (2023) published in npj Flexible Electronics
  • A lubricant-infused slip surface for drag reduction (2020) published in Physics of Fluids
  • Specialization of tuna: A numerical study on the function of caudal keels (2020) published in Physics of Fluids
  • Acoustofluidic generation of droplets with tunable chemical concentrations (2020) published in Lab on a Chip

The main topics that define their investigations include:

  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
  • Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies
  • Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms
  • Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis
  • Wind and Air Flow Studies
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Micro and Nano Robotics

Hyung Jin Sung frequently publishes in specialized venues such as:

  • Physics of Fluids
  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow
  • Lab on a Chip
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

The scientist predominantly collaborates with a consistent group of co-authors, including:

  • Yingzheng Liu
  • Qian Mao
  • Zepeng Chen
  • Wei-Xi Huang
  • Chunxiao Xu

Hyung Jin Sung's scholarly contributions are situated primarily in the field of engineering, with a significant emphasis on computational mechanics and biomedical engineering.

In recognition of their work, they were named a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2013, acknowledged for contributions related to turbulence, fluid-structure interaction, and optomicrofluidics. This recognition highlights investigations into the fundamental physics of complex flows using both numerical and experimental methods.

Best Publications

  • Nanoforest of hydrothermally grown hierarchical ZnO nanowires for a high efficiency dye-sensitized solar cell.

    Seung Hwan Ko;Daeho Lee;Hyun Wook Kang;Koo Hyun Nam

  • Simulation of flexible filaments in a uniform flow by the immersed boundary method

    Wei-Xi Huang;Soo Jai Shin;Hyung Jin Sung

  • An implicit velocity decoupling procedure for the incompressible Navier–Stokes equations

    Kyoungyoun Kim;Seung‐Jin Baek;Hyung Jin Sung

  • Highly Stretchable, Hysteresis-Free Ionic Liquid-Based Strain Sensor for Precise Human Motion Monitoring.

    Dong Yun Choi;Min Hyeong Kim;Yong Suk Oh;Soo Ho Jung

  • Control of turbulent separated flow over a backward-facing step by local forcing

    KB Chun;Hyung Jin Sung

  • Annealing-free, flexible silver nanowire–polymer composite electrodes via a continuous two-step spray-coating method

    Dong Yun Choi;Hyun Wook Kang;Hyung Jin Sung;Sang Soo Kim

  • Recent advances in microfluidic actuation and micro-object manipulation via surface acoustic waves

    Ghulam Destgeer;Hyung Jin Sung

  • Very-large-scale motions in a turbulent boundary layer

    Jae Hwa Lee;Hyung Jin Sung

  • Effects of channel geometrical configuration and shoulder width on PEMFC performance at high current density

    Dewan Hasan Ahmed;Hyung Jin Sung

  • Two-fluid Mixing in a Microchannel

    Ying Zheng Liu;Byoung Jae Kim;Hyung Jin Sung

  • Three-dimensional simulation of a flapping flag in a uniform flow

    Wei-Xi Huang;Hyung Jin Sung

  • Continuous separation of particles in a PDMS microfluidic channel via travelling surface acoustic waves (TSAW).

    Ghulam Destgeer;Kyung Heon Lee;Jin Ho Jung;Anas Alazzam

  • Drag Reduction by Spanwise Wall Oscillation in Wall-Bounded Turbulent Flows

    Jung Il Choi;Chun Xiao Xu;Hyung Jin Sung

  • Drag reduction by spanwise wall oscillation in wall-bounded turbulent flows

    Ji Choi;CX Xu;Hyung Jin Sung

  • Dynamic mode decomposition of turbulent cavity flows for self-sustained oscillations

    Abu Seena;Hyung Jin Sung

  • Development of an array of pressure sensors with PVDF film

    I Lee;Hyung Jin Sung

  • An immersed boundary method for fluid–flexible structure interaction

    Wei-Xi Huang;Hyung Jin Sung

  • Enhanced photoluminescence, Raman spectra and field-emission behavior of indium-doped ZnO nanostructures

    Khalid Mahmood;Seung Bin Park;Hyung Jin Sung

  • Direct numerical simulation of the turbulent boundary layer over a cube-roughened wall

    Jae Hwa Lee;Hyung Jin Sung;Per-Åge Krogstad

  • Direct numerical simulation of the turbulent boundary layer over a rod-roughened wall

    Seung-Hyun Lee;Hyung Jin Sung

  • Numerical simulation of the flow behind a rotary oscillating circular cylinder

    Seung-Jin Baek;Hyung Jin Sung

Frequent Co-Authors

Wei-Xi Huang
Wei-Xi Huang Tsinghua University
Seung Hwan Ko
Seung Hwan Ko Seoul National University
Yingzheng Liu
Yingzheng Liu Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Seunghyup Yoo
Seunghyup Yoo Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Junyeob Yeo
Junyeob Yeo Kyungpook National University
Tamer A. Zaki
Tamer A. Zaki Johns Hopkins University
Ronald J. Adrian
Ronald J. Adrian Arizona State University
Sukjoon Hong
Sukjoon Hong Hanyang University
Inkyu Park
Inkyu Park Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Costas P. Grigoropoulos
Costas P. Grigoropoulos University of California, Berkeley

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