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D-Index
71
Citations
15178
World Ranking
4318
National Ranking
199

Ick Soo 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 Ick Soo Kim sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 363 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ick Soo 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 Ick Soo Kim sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

  • 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

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • A review of doping modulation in graphene

    Hoik Lee;Keewook Paeng;Ick Soo Kim

  • Functional nanocomposites and their potential applications: A review

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

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

    Sana Ullah;Azeem Ullah;Jaeyun Lee;Yeonsu Jeong

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

  • 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

  • Zein/cellulose acetate hybrid nanofibers: Electrospinning and characterization

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

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

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

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

    Yan Zhang;Maoli Yin;Xinghuan Lin;Xuehong Ren

  • 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

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

    Motahira Hashmi;Sana Ullah;Ick Soo Kim

  • Control of the morphology of cellulose acetate nanofibers via electrospinning

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

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Byoung-Suhk Kim
Byoung-Suhk Kim Jeonbuk National University
Seong Hun Kim
Seong Hun Kim Hanyang University
Ill-Min Chung
Ill-Min Chung Konkuk University
Seung Soon Im
Seung Soon Im Hanyang University
Hak Yong Kim
Hak Yong Kim Jeonbuk National University
Hyung Joon Cha
Hyung Joon Cha Pohang University of Science and Technology
Young Hwan Park
Young Hwan Park Seoul National University
P.J. Maziasz
P.J. Maziasz Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Qing-Qing Ni
Qing-Qing Ni Shinshu University
Tung-Shi Huang
Tung-Shi Huang Auburn University

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