2026 Ki Kang 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	56	8120	7853	343	340	146	19686

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Materials Science

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19686

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

2673
Citations
Synthesis of monolayer hexagonal boron nitride on Cu foil using chemical vapor deposition.

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

1408
Citations
Synthesis of Few-Layer Hexagonal Boron Nitride Thin Film by Chemical Vapor Deposition

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

1360
Citations
van der Waals Epitaxy of MoS2 Layers Using Graphene As Growth Templates

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

1140
Citations
Effect of Acid Treatment on Carbon Nanotube-Based Flexible Transparent Conducting Films

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

1103
Citations
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

1063
Citations
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

626
Citations
Work function engineering of graphene electrode via chemical doping.

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

605
Citations
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

592
Citations
Synthesis of large-area multilayer hexagonal boron nitride for high material performance

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

580
Citations
Enhancing the conductivity of transparent graphene films via doping

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

472
Citations
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

431
Citations
Doped graphene electrodes for organic solar cells

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

354
Citations
Fermi Level Engineering of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by AuCl3 Doping

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

307
Citations
Phase-Engineered Synthesis of Centimeter-Scale 1T′- and 2H-Molybdenum Ditelluride Thin Films

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

297
Citations
Anisotropic electrical conductivity of MWCNT/PAN nanofiber paper

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

283
Citations
Biexciton Emission from Edges and Grain Boundaries of Triangular WS2 Monolayers

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

270
Citations
Large-Area Monolayer Hexagonal Boron Nitride on Pt Foil

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

265
Citations
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

244
Citations
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

223
Citations