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2025

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Chemistry

D-Index
81
Citations
25617
World Ranking
3214
National Ranking
45

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Hyunjoo Lee is affiliated with the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea. Their research spans multiple fields with a strong focus on engineering, energy, and materials science. Within these broad disciplines, their work often addresses subfields such as renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, catalysis, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist's research emphasizes topics related to catalytic processes, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, fuel cells and related materials, as well as catalysis and oxidation reactions. Additional topics include catalysis and hydrodesulfurization studies, advanced battery technologies research, and CO2 reduction techniques and catalysts.

Hyunjoo Lee has contributed extensively to scholarly literature, publishing in frequently cited venues such as ACS Catalysis, ECS Meeting Abstracts, SSRN Electronic Journal, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, and the Chemical Engineering Journal.

Among their recent papers are the following:

  • Highly durable metal ensemble catalysts with full dispersion for automotive applications beyond single-atom catalysts, 2020, Nature Catalysis
  • Quasi-graphitic carbon shell-induced Cu confinement promotes electrocatalytic CO2 reduction toward C2+ products, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Active Surface Area and Intrinsic Catalytic Oxygen Evolution Reactivity of NiFe LDH at Reactive Electrode Potentials Using Capacitances, 2023, ACS Catalysis
  • Controlling the Oxidation State of Pt Single Atoms for Maximizing Catalytic Activity, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Heterogeneous Atomic Catalysts Overcoming the Limitations of Single-Atom Catalysts, 2020, ACS Nano

Frequent co-authors who collaborate with Hyunjoo Lee include Sangyong Shin, Sun Seo Jeon, Hojin Jeong, Yunji Choi, and Gunjoo Kim, reflecting an active collaborative research network.

Best Publications

  • Shaping binary metal nanocrystals through epitaxial seeded growth.

    Susan E. Habas;Hyunjoo Lee;Hyunjoo Lee;Velimir Radmilovic;Gabor A. Somorjai;Gabor A. Somorjai

  • Platinum Nanoparticle Shape Effects on Benzene Hydrogenation Selectivity

    Kaitlin M. Bratlie;Hyunjoo Lee;Kyriakos Komvopoulos;Peidong Yang

  • Single‐Atom Catalyst of Platinum Supported on Titanium Nitride for Selective Electrochemical Reactions

    Sungeun Yang;Jiwhan Kim;Young Joo Tak;Aloysius Soon

  • Morphological Control of Catalytically Active Platinum Nanocrystals

    Hyunjoo Lee;Susan E. Habas;Sasha Kweskin;Derek Butcher

  • Photocatalytic Oxidation of Arsenite in TiO2 Suspension: Kinetics and Mechanisms

    Hyunjoo Lee;Wonyong Choi

  • Localized Pd Overgrowth on Cubic Pt Nanocrystals for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Formic Acid

    Hyunjoo Lee;Susan E. Habas;Gabor A. Somorjai;Peidong Yang

  • Investigation of the Support Effect in Atomically Dispersed Pt on WO3−x for Utilization of Pt in the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

    Jinkyu Park;Seonggyu Lee;Hee-Eun Kim;Ara Cho

  • Support Effects in Single-Atom Platinum Catalysts for Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction

    Sungeun Yang;Young Joo Tak;Jiwhan Kim;Aloysius Soon

  • Synthesis of functionalized porous silicas via templating method as heavy metal ion adsorbents: the introduction of surface hydrophilicity onto the surface of adsorbents

    Byunghwan Lee;Younghun Kim;Hyunjoo Lee;Jongheop Yi

  • Selective Activation of Methane on Single-Atom Catalyst of Rhodium Dispersed on Zirconia for Direct Conversion

    Yongwoo Kwon;Tae Yong Kim;Gihun Kwon;Jongheop Yi

  • Highly durable metal ensemble catalysts with full dispersion for automotive applications beyond single-atom catalysts

    Hojin Jeong;Ohmin Kwon;Beom-Sik Kim;Junemin Bae

  • General technoeconomic analysis for electrochemical coproduction coupling carbon dioxide reduction with organic oxidation

    Jonggeol Na;Bora Seo;Jeongnam Kim;Jeongnam Kim;Chan Woo Lee

  • Uncoupling the size and support effects of Ni catalysts for dry reforming of methane

    Joung Woo Han;Jun Seong Park;Min Suk Choi;Hyunjoo Lee

  • Balancing activity, stability and conductivity of nanoporous core-shell iridium/iridium oxide oxygen evolution catalysts.

    Yong-Tae Kim;Pietro Papa Lopes;Shin-Ae Park;A-Yeong Lee

  • Ultrathin IrO2 Nanoneedles for Electrochemical Water Oxidation

    Jinkyu Lim;Dongmin Park;Sun Seo Jeon;Chi-Woo Roh

  • Single-Atom Catalysts of Precious Metals for Electrochemical Reactions.

    Jiwhan Kim;Hee-Eun Kim;Hyunjoo Lee

  • Extractive Desulfurization Using Fe-Containing Ionic Liquids

    Nan Hee Ko;Je Seung Lee;Eun Soo Huh;Hyunjoo Lee

  • A Combination of Two Visible-Light Responsive Photocatalysts for Achieving the Z-Scheme in the Solid State

    Hyeong Jin Yun;Hyunjoo Lee;Nam Dong Kim;David Minzae Lee

  • Fully Dispersed Rh Ensemble Catalyst To Enhance Low-Temperature Activity.

    Hojin Jeong;Geonhee Lee;Beom-Sik Kim;Junemin Bae

  • Quasi-graphitic carbon shell-induced Cu confinement promotes electrocatalytic CO2 reduction toward C2+ products.

    Ji-Yong Kim;Deokgi Hong;Jae-Chan Lee;Hyoung Gyun Kim

  • The Role of Organic Capping Layers of Platinum Nanoparticles in Catalytic Activity of CO Oxidation

    JeongYoung Park;Cesar Aliaga;J. Russell Renzas;Hyunjoo Lee;Hyunjoo Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeong-Myeong Ha
Jeong-Myeong Ha Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Jungho Jae
Jungho Jae Pusan National University
Dong Jin Suh
Dong Jin Suh Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Jongheop Yi
Jongheop Yi Seoul National University
Ho Seok Park
Ho Seok Park Sungkyunkwan University
Mario Kupnik
Mario Kupnik Technical University of Darmstadt
Sanghee Kim
Sanghee Kim Seoul National University
Axel Thielscher
Axel Thielscher Technical University of Denmark
Omer Oralkan
Omer Oralkan North Carolina State University
Jeong Woo Han
Jeong Woo Han Seoul National University

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