2026 Ick Soo Kim: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	71	4320	4183	199	195	363	15178

Overview

Ick Soo Kim is affiliated with Shinshu University in Japan, focusing research primarily in the fields of Materials Science and Engineering.

The main areas of study for this researcher include:

Materials Science (154 publications)
Engineering (74 publications)

Their work extends across several key subfields such as:

Biomaterials (95 publications)
Biomedical Engineering (40 publications)
Polymers and Plastics (27 publications)
Electrical and Electronic Engineering (21 publications)
Organic Chemistry (16 publications)

Research topics explored by Ick Soo Kim cover a range of advanced materials and applications, including:

Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (122 publications)
Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (40 publications)
Conducting polymers and applications (30 publications)
Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (26 publications)
Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications (22 publications)
Wound Healing and Treatments (18 publications)
Silk-based biomaterials and applications (18 publications)

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (8 publications)
Materials Today Communications (6 publications)
Fibers and Polymers (6 publications)
Materials Research Express (5 publications)
ACS Omega (5 publications)

Collaborations with other researchers are a notable part of Kim's body of work. Frequent coauthors include:

Azeem Ullah (40 joint publications)
Mayakrishnan Gopiraman (28 joint publications)
Sana Ullah (25 joint publications)
Muhammad Qamar Khan (19 joint publications)
Chunhong Zhu (16 joint publications)

Representative recent publications by Ick Soo Kim are as follows:

"Thiol-functionalized cellulose nanofiber membranes for the effective adsorption of heavy metal ions in water," 2020, Carbohydrate Polymers
"Functional nanocomposites and their potential applications: A review," 2021, Journal of Polymer Research
"Reusability Comparison of Melt-Blown vs Nanofiber Face Mask Filters for Use in the Coronavirus Pandemic," 2020, ACS Applied Nano Materials
"Manuka honey incorporated cellulose acetate nanofibrous mats: Fabrication and in vitro evaluation as a potential wound dressing," 2020, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
"A review on the fabrication of several carbohydrate polymers into nanofibrous structures using electrospinning for removal of metal ions and dyes," 2020, Carbohydrate Polymers

Best Publications

A Review of Structure Construction of Silk Fibroin Biomaterials from Single Structures to Multi-Level Structures.

Yu Qi;Hui Wang;Kai Wei;Ya Yang

518
Citations
Nanofibers as new-generation materials: From spinning and nano-spinning fabrication techniques to emerging applications

Ahmed Barhoum;Ahmed Barhoum;Kaushik Pal;Hubert Rahier;Hasan Uludag

430
Citations
Tensile and creep properties of an oxide dispersion-strengthened ferritic steel

R.L. Klueh;P.J. Maziasz;I.S. Kim;L. Heatherly

292
Citations
Electrospun poly(vinyl alcohol) nanofibers: effects of degree of hydrolysis and enhanced water stability

Jong-Chul Park;Takeru Ito;Kyu-Oh Kim;Kwan-Woo Kim

279
Citations
Thiol-functionalized cellulose nanofiber membranes for the effective adsorption of heavy metal ions in water.

Hyeong Yeol Choi;Jong Hyuk Bae;Yohei Hasegawa;Sol An

270
Citations
A review of doping modulation in graphene

Hoik Lee;Keewook Paeng;Ick Soo Kim

268
Citations
Functional nanocomposites and their potential applications: A review

Tufail Hassan;Abdul Salam;Amina Khan;Saif Ullah Khan

243
Citations
Reusability Comparison of Melt-Blown vs Nanofiber Face Mask Filters for Use in the Coronavirus Pandemic

Sana Ullah;Azeem Ullah;Jaeyun Lee;Yeonsu Jeong

238
Citations
Defect and void evolution in oxide dispersion strengthened ferritic steels under 3.2 MeV Fe+ ion irradiation with simultaneous helium injection

I.-S Kim;J.D Hunn;N Hashimoto;D.L Larson

192
Citations
Three-dimensional atom probe observation of nanoscale titanium-oxygen clustering in an oxide-dispersion-strengthened Fe-12Cr-3W-0.4Ti + Y2O3 ferritic alloy

D. J Larson;P. J Maziasz;I.-S Kim;K Miyahara

190
Citations
Manuka honey incorporated cellulose acetate nanofibrous mats: Fabrication and in vitro evaluation as a potential wound dressing.

Azeem Ullah;Sana Ullah;Muhammad Qamar Khan;Motahira Hashmi

166
Citations
Fabrication of nano-hydroxyapatite on electrospun silk fibroin nanofiber and their effects in osteoblastic behavior.

Kai Wei;Yuan Li;Kyu-Oh Kim;Yuya Nakagawa

161
Citations
Cellulose acetate nanofibers embedded with AgNPs anchored TiO2 nanoparticles for long term excellent antibacterial applications.

Abdul Wahab Jatoi;Abdul Wahab Jatoi;Ick Soo Kim;Qing-Qing Ni

160
Citations
Zein/cellulose acetate hybrid nanofibers: Electrospinning and characterization

Shamshad Ali;Shamshad Ali;Zeeshan Khatri;Zeeshan Khatri;Kyung Wha Oh;Ick Soo Kim

151
Citations
Tunichrome-inspired pyrogallol functionalized chitosan for tissue adhesion and hemostasis.

Naresh D. Sanandiya;Suyoung Lee;Sangchul Rho;Hoik Lee

150
Citations
Functional nanocomposite aerogels based on nanocrystalline cellulose for selective oil/water separation and antibacterial applications

Yan Zhang;Maoli Yin;Xinghuan Lin;Xuehong Ren

139
Citations
Stabilized nanofibers of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) crosslinked by unique method for efficient removal of heavy metal ions

Sana Ullah;Motahira Hashmi;Nadir Hussain;Azeem Ullah

139
Citations
Copper oxide (CuO) loaded polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanofiber membranes for antimicrobial breath mask applications

Motahira Hashmi;Sana Ullah;Ick Soo Kim

137
Citations
Control of the morphology of cellulose acetate nanofibers via electrospinning

Hoik Lee;Masayoshi Nishino;Daewon Sohn;Jung Soon Lee

123
Citations
An efficient, reusable copper-oxide/carbon-nanotube catalyst for N-arylation of imidazole

Mayakrishnan Gopiraman;Sundaram Ganesh Babu;Zeeshan Khatri;Wei Kai

121
Citations
Dry Synthesis of Easily Tunable Nano Ruthenium Supported on Graphene: Novel Nanocatalysts for Aerial Oxidation of Alcohols and Transfer Hydrogenation of Ketones

Mayakrishnan Gopiraman;Sundaram Ganesh Babu;Zeeshan Khatri;Wei Kai

117
Citations
The effect of grain boundary serration on creep resistance in a wrought nickel-based superalloy

H.U. Hong;I.S. Kim;B.G. Choi;M.Y. Kim

116
Citations