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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 70 5813 5272 89 89 315 18759

In S. Kim publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by In S. Kim between 1972 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. In S. Kim published across 55 years, from 1972 to 2026, averaging 7.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2009. 13 of the 407 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1972 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2009. 1972: 1 publication 1973: 1 publication 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 19 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 29 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 18 publications 2018: 21 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 26 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 20 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 12 publications 2026: 1 publication
1972 2026

407 publications in total across all disciplines

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In S. Kim: publications per year, 1972 to 2026
Year Publications
1972 1
1973 1
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 1
1995 0
1996 3
1997 2
1998 4
1999 2
2000 10
2001 9
2002 9
2003 8
2004 14
2005 19
2006 12
2007 13
2008 13
2009 29
2010 16
2011 14
2012 9
2013 9
2014 10
2015 15
2016 18
2017 18
2018 21
2019 21
2020 26
2021 15
2022 20
2023 16
2024 16
2025 12
2026 1
Total 407
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In S. Kim publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where In S. Kim sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 301–320 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 315 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764 315
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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In S. Kim D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where In S. Kim sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 70–71 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 68th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646 70
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

In S. Kim is affiliated with the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of engineering and environmental science, with significant contributions to biomedical engineering, water science and technology, electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, and mechanical engineering.

The scientist's work spans several key topics including membrane separation technologies, membrane-based ion separation techniques, fuel cells and related materials, membrane separation and gas transport, graphene research and applications, nanopore and nanochannel transport studies, and graphene and nanomaterials applications.

In S. Kim has published extensively, with notable recent papers including:

  • PIP/TMC Interfacial Polymerization with Electrospray: Novel Loose Nanofiltration Membrane for Dye Wastewater Treatment (2020) in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Developments and future prospects of reverse electrodialysis for salinity gradient power generation: Influence of ion exchange membranes and electrodes (2020) in Desalination
  • Clean power generation from salinity gradient using reverse electrodialysis technologies: Recent advances, bottlenecks, and future direction (2022) in Chemical Engineering Journal
  • A comprehensive review of the feasibility of pressure retarded osmosis: Recent technological advances and industrial efforts towards commercialization (2020) in Desalination
  • Influence of hydrodynamic operating conditions on organic fouling of spiral-wound forward osmosis membranes: Fouling-induced performance deterioration in FO-RO hybrid system (2020) in Water Research

Their frequent coauthors include Jaewon Jang, Chulmin Lee, Yesol Kang, Thanh-Tin Nguyen, and Rusnang Syamsul Adha.

The scientist publishes regularly in journals such as Desalination, Journal of Membrane Science, Membranes, Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

In addition to journal articles, In S. Kim has contributed to book publications. One identified book is Seawater Reverse Osmosis Desalination: Assessment and Pre-treatment of Fouling and Scaling, published by UWA Publishing in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Occurrence and removal of pharmaceuticals and endocrine disruptors in South Korean surface, drinking, and waste waters.

    Sang D. Kim;Jaeweon Cho;In S. Kim;Brett J. Vanderford

  • Effect of different substrates on the performance, bacterial diversity, and bacterial viability in microbial fuel cells

    Kyu-Jung Chae;Mi-Jin Choi;Jin-Wook Lee;Kyoung-Yeol Kim

  • Biological hydrogen production measured in batch anaerobic respirometers

    Bruce E. Logan;Sang Eun Oh;In S. Kim;Steven Van Ginkel

  • The effects of digestion temperature and temperature shock on the biogas yields from the mesophilic anaerobic digestion of swine manure

    K.J. Chae;Am Jang;S.K. Yim;In S. Kim

  • Mass Transport through a Proton Exchange Membrane (Nafion) in Microbial Fuel Cells

    Kyu Jung Chae;Mijin Choi;Folusho F. Ajayi;Wooshin Park

  • Anaerobic bio-hydrogen production from ethanol fermentation: the role of pH

    Moon H. Hwang;Nam J. Jang;Seung H. Hyun;In S. Kim

  • Two-Dimensional Ti3C2Tx MXene Membranes as Nanofluidic Osmotic Power Generators.

    Seunghyun Hong;Fangwang Ming;Yusuf Shi;Renyuan Li

  • Effect of low pH on the activity of hydrogen utilizing methanogen in bio-hydrogen process

    In S. Kim;Moon H. Hwang;Nam J. Jang;Seong H. Hyun

  • Cleaning strategies for flux recovery of an ultrafiltration membrane fouled by natural organic matter.

    Hongjoo Lee;Gary Amy;Jaeweon Cho;Yeomin Yoon

  • Enhanced biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons using nonionic surfactants in soil slurry

    In S Kim;Jong-Sup Park;Kyoung-Woong Kim

  • Biofouling potential of various NF membranes with respect to bacteria and their soluble microbial products (SMP): Characterizations, flux decline, and transport parameters

    Noeon Park;Boksoon Kwon;In S. Kim;Jaeweon Cho

  • Microbial Fuel Cells: Recent Advances, Bacterial Communities and Application Beyond Electricity Generation

    In S. Kim;Kyu Jung Chae;Mi Jin Choi;Willy Verstraete

  • Characterization and evaluation of aerobic granules in sequencing batch reactor.

    Am Jang;Young-Han Yoon;In S. Kim;Kwang-Soo Kim

  • Methanogenesis control by employing various environmental stress conditions in two-chambered microbial fuel cells.

    Kyu-Jung Chae;Mi-Jin Choi;Kyoung-Yeol Kim;F.F. Ajayi

  • Effect of organics on sulfur-utilizing autotrophic denitrification under mixotrophic conditions

    S.E. Oh;Y.B. Yoo;J.C. Young;I.S. Kim

  • Overview of systems engineering approaches for a large-scale seawater desalination plant with a reverse osmosis network

    Young M. Kim;Seung J. Kim;Yong S. Kim;Sangho Lee

  • Effects of biofouling on ion transport through cation exchange membranes and microbial fuel cell performance

    Mi-Jin Choi;Kyu-Jung Chae;Folusho F. Ajayi;Kyoung-Yeol Kim

  • Selective inhibition of methanogens for the improvement of biohydrogen production in microbial electrolysis cells

    Kyu-Jung Chae;Mi-Jin Choi;Kyoung-Yeol Kim;F.F. Ajayi

  • Fouling of ultrafiltration membrane by effluent organic matter: A detailed characterization using different organic fractions in wastewater

    HK Shon;S Vigneswaran;IS Kim;Jaeweon Cho

  • Removal of headspace CO2 increases biological hydrogen production.

    Wooshin Park;Seung H. Hyun;Sang Eun Oh;Bruce E. Logan

  • The effect of calcium on the membrane biofouling in the membrane bioreactor (MBR).

    In S. Kim;Namjung Jang

Frequent Co-Authors

Am Jang
Am Jang Sungkyunkwan University
Ho Kyong Shon
Ho Kyong Shon University of Technology Sydney
Saravanamuthu Vigneswaran
Saravanamuthu Vigneswaran University of Technology Sydney
M. Obaid
M. Obaid King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Sang-Eun Oh
Sang-Eun Oh Kangwon National University
Moon-Ho Ham
Moon-Ho Ham Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
Joon Ha Kim
Joon Ha Kim Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
Heechul Choi
Heechul Choi Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
Huu Hao Ngo
Huu Hao Ngo University of Technology Sydney
Linda Zou
Linda Zou Victoria University

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