2026 Ki Buem 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	48	10813	10447	481	474	295	8957

Overview

Ki Buem Kim is affiliated with Sejong University in South Korea and works primarily in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their research covers a range of topics focused on materials behavior, structure, and processing.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

Engineering
Materials Science

Within these, their key subfields of study are:

Mechanical Engineering
Materials Chemistry
Aerospace Engineering
Mechanics of Materials
Automotive Engineering

Ki Buem Kim's research topics emphasize various advanced and applied materials areas, including:

High Entropy Alloys Studies
High-Temperature Coating Behaviors
Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
Metallic Glasses and Amorphous Alloys
Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties
Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties
Advanced materials and composites

The scientist has published extensively, with frequent appearances in key journals. Their most common publication venues are:

Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Journal of Materials Research and Technology
Materials
Composites Part B Engineering
Rare Metals

Some recent representative papers are:

Nano-scale structural evolution of quaternary AlCrFeNi based high entropy alloys by the addition of specific minor elements and its effect on mechanical characteristics, 2021, Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Outstanding strengthening behavior and dynamic mechanical properties of in-situ Al-Al3Ni composites by Cu addition, 2020, Composites Part B Engineering
Understanding microstructure and mechanical properties of (AlTa0.76) CoCrFeNi2.1 eutectic high entropy alloys via thermo-physical parameters, 2020, Journal of Material Science and Technology
Beyond strength-ductility trade-off: 3D interconnected heterostructured composites by liquid metal dealloying, 2021, Composites Part B Engineering
Investigation of phase-transformation path in TiZrHf(VNbTa)x refractory high-entropy alloys and its effect on mechanical property, 2021, Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

Sung Hwan Hong
Hae Jin Park
Gian Song
Gyeol Chan Kang
Elyorjon Jumaev

Best Publications

"Work-Hardenable" ductile bulk metallic glass.

Jayanta Das;Jayanta Das;Mei Bo Tang;Ki Buem Kim;Ralf Theissmann

1103
Citations
Fabrication of Fe-based bulk metallic glass by selective laser melting: A parameter study

Hyo Yun Jung;Su Ji Choi;Konda G. Prashanth;Mihai Stoica

372
Citations
Heterogeneity of a Cu47.5Zr47.5Al5 bulk metallic glass

K. B. Kim;J. Das;F. Baier;M. B. Tang

270
Citations
Deformation-induced martensitic transformation in Cu-Zr-(Al,Ti) bulk metallic glass composites

S. Pauly;J. Das;J. Bednarcik;N. Mattern

207
Citations
High-strength Ti-base ultrafine eutectic with enhanced ductility

J. Das;K. B. Kim;F. Baier;W. Löser

178
Citations
High strength ductile Cu-base metallic glass

J. Eckert;J. Das;K.B. Kim;K.B. Kim;F. Baier

171
Citations
Phase stability and its effect on the deformation behavior of Ti–Nb–Ta–In/Cr β alloys

Wei Xu;KB Kim;KB Kim;J Das;M Calin

130
Citations
High-strength bulk Al-based bimodal ultrafine eutectic composite with enhanced plasticity

Jin Man Park;Jin Man Park;Norbert Mattern;Uta Kühn;Jürgen Eckert

127
Citations
Investigation of structure and mechanical properties of TiZrHfNiCuCo high entropy alloy thin films synthesized by magnetron sputtering

Young Seok Kim;Hae Jin Park;Sang Chul Mun;Elyorjon Jumaev

127
Citations
Nanostructure–dendrite composites in the Fe–Zr binary alloy system exhibiting high strength and plasticity

Jin Man Park;Sung Woo Sohn;Tae Eung Kim;Do Hyang Kim

119
Citations
Fabrication and mechanical properties of Ni¿Nb metallic glass particle-reinforced Al-based metal matrix composite

P Yu;KB Kim;J Das;F Baier

116
Citations
Work hardening ability of ductile Ti45Cu40Ni7.5Zr5Sn2.5 and Cu47.5Zr47.5Al5 bulk metallic glasses

K. B. Kim;J. Das;S. Venkataraman;S. Yi

102
Citations
Microscopic deformation mechanism of a Ti66.1Nb13.9Ni4.8Cu8Sn7.2 nanostructure–dendrite composite

KB Kim;J Das;J Das;Wei Xu;Wei Xu;ZF Zhang

102
Citations
High strength ultrafine eutectic Fe–Nb–Al composites with enhanced plasticity

J.M. Park;K.B. Kim;W.T. Kim;M.H. Lee

102
Citations
Novel Multicomponent Amorphous Alloys

Brian Cantor;K.B. Kim;Paul J. Warren

99
Citations
Deformation-induced rotational eutectic colonies containing length-scale heterogeneity in an ultrafine eutectic Fe83Ti7Zr6B4 alloy

Jin Man Park;Do Hyang Kim;Ki Buem Kim;Won Tae Kim

97
Citations
Interfacial reaction during the fabrication of Ni60Nb40 metallic glass particles-reinforced Al based MMCs

P. Yu;Laichang Zhang;W.Y. Zhang;J. Das

97
Citations
Formation of a bimodal eutectic structure in Ti-Fe-Sn alloys with enhanced plasticity

J. H. Han;K. B. Kim;S. Yi;J. M. Park

95
Citations
Modeling deformation behavior of Cu–Zr–Al bulk metallic glass matrix composites

S. Pauly;G. Liu;G. Wang;J. Das

92
Citations
Enhanced proton conductivity of yttrium-doped barium zirconate with sinterability in protonic ceramic fuel cells

Ka-Young Park;Yongho Seo;Ki Buem Kim;Sun-Ju Song

91
Citations
Amorphization in mechanically alloyed (Ti, Zr, Nb)-(Cu, Ni)-Al equiatomic alloys

Laichang Zhang;K.B. Kim;K.B. Kim;P. Yu;W.Y. Zhang

87
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