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D-Index
56
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19686
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8118
National Ranking
343

Ki Kang 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 Ki Kang Kim sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 146 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ki Kang 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 Ki Kang Kim sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ki Kang Kim is affiliated with Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea and specializes in research within the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their research predominantly focuses on several subfields including Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Biomedical Engineering, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The main topics covered in their work are as follows:

  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • Graphene research and applications
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties

Ki Kang Kim has contributed to numerous scientific publications, particularly in journals such as:

  • ACS Nano
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Advanced Materials
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Advanced Science

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Ki Kang Kim include:

  • Large-scale synthesis of graphene and other 2D materials towards industrialization, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Low Ohmic contact resistance and high on/off ratio in transition metal dichalcogenides field-effect transistors via residue-free transfer, 2023, Nature Nanotechnology
  • Tip-Induced Nano-Engineering of Strain, Bandgap, and Exciton Funneling in 2D Semiconductors, 2021, Advanced Materials
  • Deep Learning-Assisted Quantification of Atomic Dopants and Defects in 2D Materials, 2021, Advanced Science
  • Atomic and structural modifications of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides for various advanced applications, 2022, Chemical Science

Frequent collaborators in Ki Kang Kim's research include:

  • Soo Ho Choi
  • Soo Min Kim
  • Young Hee Lee
  • Young-Min Kim
  • Mun Seok Jeong

Best Publications

  • Efficient Reduction of Graphite Oxide by Sodium Borohydride and Its Effect on Electrical Conductance

    Hyeon‐Jin Shin;Hyeon‐Jin Shin;Ki Kang Kim;Anass Benayad;Seon‐Mi Yoon

  • Synthesis of monolayer hexagonal boron nitride on Cu foil using chemical vapor deposition.

    Ki Kang Kim;Allen Hsu;Xiaoting Jia;Soo Min Kim

  • Synthesis of Few-Layer Hexagonal Boron Nitride Thin Film by Chemical Vapor Deposition

    Yumeng Shi;Christoph Hamsen;Christoph Hamsen;Xiaoting Jia;Ki Kang Kim

  • van der Waals Epitaxy of MoS2 Layers Using Graphene As Growth Templates

    Yumeng Shi;Wu Zhou;Wu Zhou;Ang-Yu Lu;Wenjing Fang

  • Effect of Acid Treatment on Carbon Nanotube-Based Flexible Transparent Conducting Films

    Hong-Zhang Geng;Ki Kang Kim;Kang Pyo So;Young Sil Lee

  • Synthesis of Large‐Area Graphene Layers on Poly‐Nickel Substrate by Chemical Vapor Deposition: Wrinkle Formation

    Seung Jin Chae;Fethullah Güneş;Ki Kang Kim;Eun Sung Kim

  • Synthesis and Characterization of Hexagonal Boron Nitride Film as a Dielectric Layer for Graphene Devices

    Ki Kang Kim;Allen Hsu;Xiaoting Jia;Soo Min Kim

  • Work function engineering of graphene electrode via chemical doping.

    Yumeng Shi;Ki Kang Kim;Alfonso Reina;Mario Hofmann

  • Understanding and controlling the substrate effect on graphene electron-transfer chemistry via reactivity imprint lithography

    Qing Hua Wang;Zhong Jin;Ki Kang Kim;Andrew J. Hilmer

  • Synthesis of large-area multilayer hexagonal boron nitride for high material performance

    Soo Min Kim;Allen Hsu;Min Ho Park;Sang Hoon Chae

  • Enhancing the conductivity of transparent graphene films via doping

    Ki Kang Kim;Alfonso Reina;Yumeng Shi;Hyesung Park

  • Wafer-scale single-crystal hexagonal boron nitride film via self-collimated grain formation.

    Joo Song Lee;Joo Song Lee;Soo Ho Choi;Seok Joon Yun;Yong In Kim

  • Doped graphene electrodes for organic solar cells

    Hyesung Park;Jill A Rowehl;Ki Kang Kim;Vladimir Bulovic

  • Fermi Level Engineering of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by AuCl3 Doping

    Ki Kang Kim;Jung Jun Bae;Hyeon Ki Park;Soo Min Kim

  • Phase-Engineered Synthesis of Centimeter-Scale 1T′- and 2H-Molybdenum Ditelluride Thin Films

    Jin Cheol Park;Seok Joon Yun;Hyun Kim;Ji-Hoon Park

  • Anisotropic electrical conductivity of MWCNT/PAN nanofiber paper

    Eun Ju Ra;Kay Hyeok An;Ki Kang Kim;Seung Yol Jeong

  • Biexciton Emission from Edges and Grain Boundaries of Triangular WS2 Monolayers

    Min Su Kim;Seok Joon Yun;Yongjun Lee;Changwon Seo

  • Large-Area Monolayer Hexagonal Boron Nitride on Pt Foil

    Ji-Hoon Park;Jin Cheol Park;Seok Joon Yun;Hyun Kim

  • Reduction-controlled viologen in bisolvent as an environmentally stable n-type dopant for carbon nanotubes.

    Soo Min Kim;Jin Ho Jang;Ki Kang Kim;Hyeon Ki Park

  • Synthesis of Patched or Stacked Graphene and hBN Flakes: A Route to Hybrid Structure Discovery

    Soo Min Kim;Allen Hsu;P. T. Araujo;Yi-Hsien Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Young Hee Lee
Young Hee Lee Sungkyunkwan University
Jae-Young Choi
Jae-Young Choi Sungkyunkwan University
Hyeon-Jin Shin
Hyeon-Jin Shin Samsung (South Korea)
Han Wang
Han Wang University of Southern California
Cheol-Woong Yang
Cheol-Woong Yang Sungkyunkwan University
Gang Hee Han
Gang Hee Han Incheon National University
Yumeng Shi
Yumeng Shi Shenzhen University

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