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Joona Bang

Joona Bang

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
46
Citations
8557
World Ranking
11403
National Ranking
507

Joona Bang 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 Joona Bang sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 221 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Joona Bang 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 Joona Bang sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Joona Bang is a researcher affiliated with Korea University in South Korea, specializing in materials science and engineering. Their work spans multiple disciplines, with significant contributions to fields such as electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, polymers and plastics, biomedical engineering, and organic chemistry.

Their research focuses on several main topics including:

  • Block Copolymer Self-Assembly
  • Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Synthesis and properties of polymers
  • Polymer Surface Interaction Studies
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties

Joona Bang has published extensively in journals related to polymer science and materials, with frequent appearances in these venues:

  • ACS Applied Polymer Materials
  • Polymer Korea
  • ACS Nano
  • ACS Macro Letters
  • Sustainable Materials and Technologies

Some of their recent published papers include:

  • "High-Voltage-Driven Surface Structuring and Electrochemical Stabilization of Ni-Rich Layered Cathode Materials for Li Rechargeable Batteries," 2020, Advanced Energy Materials
  • "Ligand-Assisted Direct Photolithography of Perovskite Nanocrystals Encapsulated with Multifunctional Polymer Ligands for Stable, Full-Colored, High-Resolution Displays," 2021, Nano Letters
  • "Segmented Polyurethanes and Thermoplastic Elastomers from Elemental Sulfur with Enhanced Thermomechanical Properties and Flame Retardancy," 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Amphiphilic Bottlebrush Polymeric Binders for High-Mass-Loading Cathodes in Lithium-Ion Batteries," 2021, Advanced Energy Materials
  • "Chemically resistant and thermally stable quantum dots prepared by shell encapsulation with cross-linkable block copolymer ligands," 2020, NPG Asia Materials

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as Jong Hyuk Park, June Huh, Seung Jae Hong, Jaewan Ko, and Junsoo Moon, with successive multiple joint publications indicating ongoing research partnerships.

Their work contributes to the development and characterization of advanced polymers and battery materials, with applied significance in areas like polymeric binders, nanocrystals for display technologies, and flame-retardant elastomers. This positions them at the intersection of polymer chemistry, materials science, and engineering disciplines.

Best Publications

  • Block copolymer nanolithography: translation of molecular level control to nanoscale patterns

    Joona Bang;Unyong Jeong;Du Yeol Ryu;Thomas P. Russell

  • Layer-by-layer assembly of graphene oxide nanosheets on polyamide membranes for durable reverse-osmosis applications.

    Wansuk Choi;Jungkyu Choi;Joona Bang;Jung Hyun Lee

  • Effect of Areal Chain Density on the Location of Polymer-Modified Gold Nanoparticles in a Block Copolymer Template

    Bumjoon J. Kim;Joona Bang;Craig J. Hawker;Edward J. Kramer

  • Defect-free nanoporous thin films from ABC triblock copolymers.

    Joona Bang;Seung Hyun Kim;Eric Drockenmuller;Matthew J. Misner

  • Molecular Layer-by-Layer Assembled Thin-Film Composite Membranes for Water Desalination

    Joung Eun Gu;Seunghye Lee;Christopher M. Stafford;Jong Suk Lee

  • Sphere, cylinder, and vesicle nanoaggregates in poly(styrene-b-isoprene) diblock copolymer solutions

    Joona Bang;Sumeet Jain;Zhibo Li;Timothy P. Lodge

  • Creating Surfactant Nanoparticles for Block Copolymer Composites through Surface Chemistry

    Bumjoon J. Kim;Joona Bang;Craig J. Hawker;Julia J. Chiu

  • Facile Routes to Patterned Surface Neutralization Layers for Block Copolymer Lithography

    Joona Bang;Joonwon Bae;Peter Lowenhielm;Christian Spiessberger

  • Distribution of Nanoparticles in Lamellar Domains of Block Copolymers

    Julia J. Chiu;Bumjoon J. Kim;Gi Ra Yi;Joona Bang

  • Multiscale, hierarchically patterned topography for directing human neural stem cells into functional neurons.

    Kisuk Yang;Hyunjung Jung;Hak Rae Lee;Jong Seung Lee

  • High-Voltage-Driven Surface Structuring and Electrochemical Stabilization of Ni-Rich Layered Cathode Materials for Li Rechargeable Batteries

    Seok Hyun Song;Seok Hyun Song;Moses Cho;Inchul Park;Jong Gyu Yoo

  • Directed assembly of high molecular weight block copolymers: highly ordered line patterns of perpendicularly oriented lamellae with large periods.

    Eunhye Kim;Hyungju Ahn;Sungmin Park;Hoyeon Lee

  • Tailor-made polyamide membranes for water desalination.

    Wansuk Choi;Joung Eun Gu;Sang Hee Park;Sang Hee Park;Seyong Kim

  • Effect of Humidity on the Ordering of PEO-Based Copolymer Thin Films

    Joona Bang;Bumjoon J. Kim;Gila E. Stein;Thomas P. Russell

  • Controlled Ordering of Block Copolymer Thin Films by the Addition of Hydrophilic Nanoparticles

    Sung Chan Park;Bumjoon J. Kim;Craig J. Hawker;Edward J. Kramer

  • Origin of the Thermoreversible fcc-bcc Transition in Block Copolymer Solutions

    Timothy P. Lodge;Joona Bang;Moon Jeong Park;Kookheon Char

  • Strategies for controlling intra- and intermicellar packing in block copolymer solutions: illustrating the flexibility of the self-assembly toolbox.

    Timothy P. Lodge;Joona Bang;Zhibo Li;Marc A. Hillmyer

  • Square Packing and Structural Arrangement of ABC Triblock Copolymer Spheres in Thin Films

    Chuanbing Tang;Joona Bang;Gila E. Stein;Glenn H. Fredrickson

  • Ligand-Assisted Direct Photolithography of Perovskite Nanocrystals Encapsulated with Multifunctional Polymer Ligands for Stable, Full-Colored, High-Resolution Displays.

    Jaewan Ko;Kyungyeon Ma;Joonyoung F. Joung;Sungnam Park

  • Segmented Polyurethanes and Thermoplastic Elastomers from Elemental Sulfur with Enhanced Thermomechanical Properties and Flame Retardancy

    Kyung-Seok Kang;Anthony Phan;Chisom Olikagu;Taeheon Lee

  • Thermoreversible, epitaxial fcc bcc transitions in block copolymer solutions.

    Joona Bang;Timothy P. Lodge;Xiaohui Wang;Kristin L. Brinker

  • Facile Synthesis of Thermally Stable Core-Shell Gold Nanoparticles via Photo-Cross-Linkable Polymeric Ligands

    Misang Yoo;Seyong Kim;Jongmin Lim;Edward J. Kramer

Frequent Co-Authors

Craig J. Hawker
Craig J. Hawker University of California, Santa Barbara
Bumjoon J. Kim
Bumjoon J. Kim Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Timothy P. Lodge
Timothy P. Lodge University of Minnesota
Du Yeol Ryu
Du Yeol Ryu Yonsei University
Ji Hyun Kim
Ji Hyun Kim Seoul National University
Sung Hyun Kim
Sung Hyun Kim Korea University
Edward J. Kramer
Edward J. Kramer University of California, Santa Barbara
Jinhan Cho
Jinhan Cho Korea University
Hyungju Ahn
Hyungju Ahn Pohang University of Science and Technology
Thomas P. Russell
Thomas P. Russell University of Massachusetts Amherst

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