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Joon I. Jang

Joon I. Jang

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
43
Citations
8440
World Ranking
17102
National Ranking
329

Joon I. Jang 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 Joon I. Jang sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 162 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Joon I. Jang 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 Joon I. Jang sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Joon I. Jang is affiliated with Sogang University in South Korea and has contributed extensively to the field of Materials Science, with a focus on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and related subfields.

Their research spans several topics within Materials Science, including:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Crystal Structures and Properties
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Solid-state Spectroscopy and Crystallography
  • Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
  • 2D Materials and Applications

Jang has published numerous papers, frequently collaborating with other researchers. Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Jeong Bin Cho
  • Mercouri G. Kanatzidis
  • Jennifer A. Aitken
  • Andrew J. Craig
  • Hye Ryung Byun

The scientist's recent papers cover a range of subjects in chemistry and materials science. Notable recent publications include:

  • α-Li2ZnGeS4: A Wide-Bandgap Diamond-like Semiconductor with Excellent Balance between Laser-Induced Damage Threshold and Second Harmonic Generation Response (2020, Chemistry of Materials)
  • Phase Matching, Strong Frequency Doubling, and Outstanding Laser-Induced Damage Threshold in the Biaxial, Quaternary Diamond-like Semiconductor Li4CdSn2S7 (2020, Chemistry of Materials)
  • Bi3(SeO3)3(Se2O5)F: A Polar Bismuth Selenite Fluoride with Polyhedra of Highly Distortive Lone Pair Cations and Strong Second-Harmonic Generation Response (2020, Chemistry of Materials)
  • Boosting quantum yields in two-dimensional semiconductors via proximal metal plates (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Simultaneous Enhancement of Charge Separation and Hole Transportation in a W:α-Fe2O3/MoS2 Photoanode: A Collaborative Approach of MoS2 as a Heterojunction and W as a Metal Dopant (2021, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces)

The scientist frequently publishes in certain academic venues, including:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Chemistry of Materials
  • Journal of Alloys and Compounds
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Best Publications

  • Ruddlesden-Popper Hybrid Lead Iodide Perovskite 2D Homologous Semiconductors

    Constantinos C. Stoumpos;Duyen H. Cao;Daniel J. Clark;Joshua Young;Joshua Young

  • Hybrid Germanium Iodide Perovskite Semiconductors: Active Lone Pairs, Structural Distortions, Direct and Indirect Energy Gaps, and Strong Nonlinear Optical Properties

    Constantinos C. Stoumpos;Laszlo Frazer;Daniel J. Clark;Yong Soo Kim;Yong Soo Kim

  • Strong second harmonic generation from the tantalum thioarsenates A3Ta2AsS11 (A = K and Rb).

    Tarun K. Bera;Joon I. Jang;John B. Ketterson;Mercouri G. Kanatzidis

  • Soluble semiconductors AAsSe2 (A = Li, Na) with a direct-band-gap and strong second harmonic generation: a combined experimental and theoretical study.

    Tarun K Bera;Joon I Jang;Jung-Hwan Song;Christos D Malliakas

  • Chalcogenide chemistry in ionic liquids: nonlinear optical wave-mixing properties of the double-cubane compound [Sb7S8Br2](AlCl4)3.

    Qichun Zhang;In Chung;Joon I. Jang;John B. Ketterson

  • Soluble direct-band-gap semiconductors LiAsS2 and NaAsS2: large electronic structure effects from weak As...S interactions and strong nonlinear optical response.

    Tarun K. Bera;Jung Hwan Song;Arthur J. Freeman;Joon I. Jang

  • Li2CdGeS4, A Diamond-Like Semiconductor with Strong Second-Order Optical Nonlinearity in the Infrared and Exceptional Laser Damage Threshold

    Jacilynn A. Brant;Daniel J. Clark;Yong Soo Kim;Yong Soo Kim;Joon I. Jang

  • Selective enhancement of optical nonlinearity in two-dimensional organic-inorganic lead iodide perovskites.

    F. O. Saouma;C. C. Stoumpos;J. Wong;M. G. Kanatzidis

  • Direct vapor phase growth process and robust photoluminescence properties of large area MoS2 layers

    V. Senthilkumar;Le C. Tam;Yong Soo Kim;Yong Soo Kim;Yumin Sim

  • Helical Polymer 1/∞[P2Se62-]: Strong Second Harmonic Generation Response and Phase-Change Properties of Its K and Rb Salts

    In Chung;In Chung;Christos D. Malliakas;Christos D. Malliakas;Joon I. Jang;Christian G. Canlas

  • α-Li2ZnGeS4: A Wide-Bandgap Diamond-like Semiconductor with Excellent Balance between Laser-Induced Damage Threshold and Second Harmonic Generation Response

    Jian-Han Zhang;Daniel J. Clark;Jacilynn A. Brant;Kimberly A. Rosmus

  • Strong optical nonlinearity of CVD-grown MoS 2 monolayer as probed by wavelength-dependent second-harmonic generation

    D. J. Clark;V. Senthilkumar;C. T. Le;D. L. Weerawarne

  • Outstanding Laser Damage Threshold in Li2MnGeS4 and Tunable Optical Nonlinearity in Diamond-Like Semiconductors

    Jacilynn A. Brant;Daniel J. Clark;Yong Soo Kim;Yong Soo Kim;Joon I. Jang

  • Multiphoton Absorption Coefficients of Organic–Inorganic Lead Halide Perovskites CH3NH3PbX3 (X = Cl, Br, I) Single Crystals

    Felix Ochieng Saouma;Dae Young Park;Sung Hyuk Kim;Mun Seok Jeong

  • New Metal Chalcogenides Ba4CuGa5Q12 (Q = S, Se) Displaying Strong Infrared Nonlinear Optical Response

    Shu Ming Kuo;Yu Ming Chang;In Chung;In Chung;Joon Ik Jang;Joon Ik Jang

  • Flexible Polar Nanowires of Cs5BiP4Se12 from Weak Interactions between Coordination Complexes: Strong Nonlinear Optical Second Harmonic Generation

    In Chung;In Chung;Jung Hwan Song;Joon I. Jang;Arthur J. Freeman

  • Phase Transitions of Formamidinium Lead Iodide Perovskite under Pressure.

    Shaojie Jiang;Yiliang Luan;Joon I. Jang;Tom Baikie

  • A Polar and Chiral Indium Telluride Featuring Supertetrahedral T2 Clusters and Nonlinear Optical Second Harmonic Generation

    Qichun Zhang;In Chung;Joon I. Jang;John B. Ketterson

  • Polarization-selective three-photon absorption and subsequent photoluminescence in CsPbBr 3 single crystal at room temperature

    D. J. Clark;C. C. Stoumpos;F. O. Saouma;M. G. Kanatzidis

  • Evidence for Room Temperature Electric Polarization in R M n 2 O 5 Multiferroics

    V. Balédent;S. Chattopadhyay;P. Fertey;M. B. Lepetit

  • Strongly Nonlinear Optical Glass Fibers from Noncentrosymmetric Phase-Change Chalcogenide Materials

    In Chung;In Chung;Joon I. Jang;Christos D. Malliakas;John B. Ketterson

  • 1 /∞(ZrPSe6 - ): A Soluble Photoluminescent Inorganic Polymer and Strong Second Harmonic Generation Response of Its Alkali Salts

    Santanu Banerjee;Christos D. Malliakas;Joon I. Jang;John B. Ketterson

Frequent Co-Authors

Mercouri G. Kanatzidis
Mercouri G. Kanatzidis Northwestern University
John B Ketterson
John B Ketterson Northwestern University
Yong Soo Kim
Yong Soo Kim University of Ulsan
Christos D. Malliakas
Christos D. Malliakas Northwestern University
Arthur J Freeman
Arthur J Freeman Northwestern University
Martha Greenblatt
Martha Greenblatt Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Constantinos C. Stoumpos
Constantinos C. Stoumpos University of Crete
Robert P. H. Chang
Robert P. H. Chang Northwestern University
Kang Min Ok
Kang Min Ok Sogang University
Mun Seok Jeong
Mun Seok Jeong Hanyang University

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