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Hyungjun Kim

Hyungjun Kim

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Chemistry
Korea
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
80
Citations
22008
World Ranking
2712
National Ranking
82

Chemistry

D-Index
77
Citations
20996
World Ranking
4019
National Ranking
56

Hyungjun 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 Hyungjun Kim sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 372 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.

Hyungjun 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 Hyungjun Kim sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% 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

Overview

Hyungjun Kim is affiliated with Yonsei University in South Korea. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Engineering, Materials Science, and Energy. Within these broad areas, Kim's work delves into several subfields including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry, Catalysis, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials

Hyungjun Kim has contributed to multiple scientific publications, with frequent appearances in the following venues:

  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Small
  • Nature Communications
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Notable recent papers include:

  • Redirecting dynamic surface restructuring of a layered transition metal oxide catalyst for superior water oxidation, 2021, Nature Catalysis
  • Time-resolved observation of C-C coupling intermediates on Cu electrodes for selective electrochemical CO2 reduction, 2020, Energy & Environmental Science
  • On the importance of the electric double layer structure in aqueous electrocatalysis, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Selective electrochemical reduction of nitric oxide to hydroxylamine by atomically dispersed iron catalyst, 2021, Nature Communications
  • A unifying mechanism for cation effect modulating C1 and C2 productions from CO2 electroreduction, 2022, Nature Communications

Frequent collaborators of Hyungjun Kim include:

  • Seung-Jae Shin
  • Chang Hyuck Choi
  • Kug-Seung Lee
  • William A. Goddard
  • Dong Hyun Kim

Best Publications

  • Tuning selectivity of electrochemical reactions by atomically dispersed platinum catalyst

    Chang Hyuck Choi;Minho Kim;Han Chang Kwon;Sung June Cho

  • Strengthening effect of single-atomic-layer graphene in metal–graphene nanolayered composites

    Youbin Kim;Jinsup Lee;Min Sun Yeom;Jae Won Shin

  • Achieving Selective and Efficient Electrocatalytic Activity for CO2 Reduction Using Immobilized Silver Nanoparticles.

    Cheonghee Kim;Hyo Sang Jeon;Hyo Sang Jeon;Taedaehyeong Eom;Michael Shincheon Jee;Michael Shincheon Jee

  • Reversible and cooperative photoactivation of single-atom Cu/TiO2 photocatalysts

    Byoung-Hoon Lee;Sunghak Park;Minho Kim;Arun K. Sinha

  • Redirecting dynamic surface restructuring of a layered transition metal oxide catalyst for superior water oxidation

    Jian Wang;Se-Jun Kim;Jiapeng Liu;Yang Gao

  • The Achilles' heel of iron-based catalysts during oxygen reduction in an acidic medium

    Chang Hyuck Choi;Hyung-Kyu Lim;Min Wook Chung;Gajeon Chon

  • Structural Characterization of Drug-like Compounds by Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry: Comparison of Theoretical and Experimentally Derived Nitrogen Collision Cross Sections

    Iain Campuzano;Matthew F. Bush;Carol V. Robinson;Claire Beaumont

  • Time-resolved observation of C–C coupling intermediates on Cu electrodes for selective electrochemical CO2 reduction

    Younghye Kim;Sojung Park;Seung-Jae Shin;Woong Choi

  • Electronic-Mechanical Coupling in Graphene from in situ Nanoindentation Experiments and Multiscale Atomistic Simulations

    Mingyuan Huang;Tod A. Pascal;Tod A. Pascal;Hyungjun Kim;Hyungjun Kim;William A. Goddard;William A. Goddard

  • Toward a Lithium–“Air” Battery: The Effect of CO2 on the Chemistry of a Lithium–Oxygen Cell

    Hyung-Kyu Lim;Hee-Dae Lim;Kyu-Young Park;Dong-Hwa Seo

  • Highly Efficient, Selective, and Stable CO2 Electroreduction on a Hexagonal Zn Catalyst.

    Da Hye Won;Hyeyoung Shin;Jaekang Koh;Jaehoon Chung

  • Dye-sensitized MoS2 photodetector with enhanced spectral photoresponse.

    Seong Hun Yu;Youngbin Lee;Sung Kyu Jang;Jinyeong Kang

  • Hydrogen Peroxide Synthesis via Enhanced Two-Electron Oxygen Reduction Pathway on Carbon-Coated Pt Surface

    Chang Hyuck Choi;Han Chang Kwon;Sunwoo Yook;Hyeyoung Shin

  • Facile CO2 Electro-Reduction to Formate via Oxygen Bidentate Intermediate Stabilized by High-Index Planes of Bi Dendrite Catalyst

    Jai Hyun Koh;Da Hye Won;Taedaehyeong Eom;Nak Kyoon Kim

  • Effect of NaBH4 on properties of nanoscale zero-valent iron and its catalytic activity for reduction of p-nitrophenol

    Sungjun Bae;Suji Gim;Hyungjun Kim;Khalil Hanna

  • Atomic Layer Deposition on 2D Materials

    Hyun Gu Kim;Han-Bo-Ram Lee

  • Fabrication of WC–Co coatings by cold spray deposition

    Hyung-Jun Kim;Chang-Hee Lee;Soon-Young Hwang

  • Bilirubin Nanoparticles as a Nanomedicine for Anti‐inflammation Therapy

    Yonghyun Lee;Hyungjun Kim;Sukmo Kang;Jinju Lee

  • Long-Range Electron Transfer over Graphene-Based Catalyst for High-Performing Oxygen Reduction Reactions: Importance of Size, N-doping, and Metallic Impurities

    Chang Hyuck Choi;Hyung-Kyu Lim;Min Wook Chung;Jong Cheol Park

  • Nitrite reduction mechanism on a Pd surface.

    Hyeyoung Shin;Sungyoon Jung;Sungjun Bae;Woojin Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Soo-Hyun Kim
Soo-Hyun Kim Yeungnam University
Jae Min Myoung
Jae Min Myoung Yonsei University
Zonghoon Lee
Zonghoon Lee Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Stephen M. Rossnagel
Stephen M. Rossnagel IBM (United States)
Joseph E Greene
Joseph E Greene University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Taeyoon Lee
Taeyoon Lee Yonsei University
William A. Goddard
William A. Goddard California Institute of Technology
Seongil Im
Seongil Im Yonsei University
Jong Hyun Ahn
Jong Hyun Ahn Yonsei University
Cyril Cabral
Cyril Cabral IBM (United States)

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