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Kijung Yong 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 Kijung Yong sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 235 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kijung Yong 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 Kijung Yong sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kijung Yong is affiliated with Pohang University of Science and Technology in South Korea. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Energy, Materials Science, and Engineering, with notable contributions in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Catalysis, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their work spans a range of topics related to advanced photocatalysis techniques, ammonia synthesis and nitrogen reduction, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, hydrogen storage and materials, advanced battery technologies, copper-based nanomaterials and applications, as well as perovskite materials and their applications.

Frequent co-authors in their research include Hyogyun Roh, Hyun Sik Moon, Chaeeun Lim, Yongju Yun, and Yung-Jung Hsu. They have collaborated extensively within these networks, producing multiple studies together.

Kijung Yong's publications are often featured in prominent scientific venues, including Applied Surface Science, Chemical Engineering Journal, ACS Energy Letters, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, and Advanced Materials.

Significant recent papers include:

  • Boron doping induced charge transfer switching of a C3N4/ZnO photocatalyst from Z-scheme to type II to enhance photocatalytic hydrogen production, 2020, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Spatial Separation of Cocatalysts on Z-Scheme Organic/Inorganic Heterostructure Hollow Spheres for Enhanced Photocatalytic H2 Evolution and In-Depth Analysis of the Charge-Transfer Mechanism, 2022, Advanced Materials
  • Various metal (Fe, Mo, V, Co)-doped Ni2P nanowire arrays as overall water splitting electrocatalysts and their applications in unassisted solar hydrogen production with STH 14 %, 2021, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • MOF-derived NiCoZnP nanoclusters anchored on hierarchical N-doped carbon nanosheets array as bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall water splitting, 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • 2D-structured V-doped Ni(Co,Fe) phosphides with enhanced charge transfer and reactive sites for highly efficient overall water splitting electrocatalysts, 2021, Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Best Publications

  • Controlled growth of well-aligned ZnO nanorod array using a novel solution method.

    Youngjo Tak;Kijung Yong

  • Boron doping induced charge transfer switching of a C3N4/ZnO photocatalyst from Z-scheme to type II to enhance photocatalytic hydrogen production

    Donghyung Kim;Kijung Yong

  • Fabrication of ZnO/CdS core/shell nanowire arrays for efficient solar energy conversion

    Youngjo Tak;Suk Joon Hong;Jae Sung Lee;Kijung Yong

  • Enhancing Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells to Moisture by the Facile Hydrophobic Passivation

    Insung Hwang;Inyoung Jeong;Inyoung Jeong;Jinwoo Lee;Min Jae Ko;Min Jae Ko

  • Mechanism Study of ZnO Nanorod-Bundle Sensors for H2S Gas Sensing

    Jaehyun Kim;Kijung Yong

  • Spatial Separation of Cocatalysts on Z‐Scheme Organic/Inorganic Heterostructure Hollow Spheres for Enhanced Photocatalytic H2 Evolution and In‐Depth Analysis of the Charge‐Transfer Mechanism

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  • Novel nanowire array based highly efficient quantum dot sensitized solar cell.

    Minsu Seol;Heejin Kim;Youngjo Tak;Kijung Yong

  • Controlled Growth and Characterization of Tungsten Oxide Nanowires Using Thermal Evaporation of WO3 Powder

    Yunho Baek;Kijung Yong

  • CuO/ZnO Heterostructured Nanorods: Photochemical Synthesis and the Mechanism of H2S Gas Sensing

    Jaehyun Kim;Wooseok Kim;Kijung Yong

  • Generation of oxygen vacancies in ZnO nanorods/films and their effects on gas sensing properties

    Wooseok Kim;Mingi Choi;Kijung Yong

  • Resistive switching characteristics of ZnO thin film grown on stainless steel for flexible nonvolatile memory devices

    Seunghyup Lee;Heejin Kim;Dong-Jin Yun;Shi-Woo Rhee

  • Fabrication of CuO–ZnO nanowires on a stainless steel mesh for highly efficient photocatalytic applications

    Sungmook Jung;Kijung Yong

  • Solution-Based Synthesis of a CdS Nanoparticle/ZnO Nanowire Heterostructure Array

    Youngjo Tak;Suk Joon Hong;Jae Sung Lee;Kijung Yong

  • Direct growth of core–shell SiC–SiO2 nanowires and field emission characteristics

    Yonghwan Ryu;Youngjo Tak;Kijung Yong

  • A light incident angle switchable ZnO nanorod memristor: reversible switching behavior between two non-volatile memory devices.

    Jinjoo Park;Seunghyup Lee;Junghan Lee;Kijung Yong

  • Superhydrophobic ZnO Nanowire Surface: Chemical Modification and Effects of UV Irradiation

    Geunjae Kwak;Minsu Seol;Youngjo Tak;Kijung Yong

  • Type-II CdS nanoparticle–ZnO nanowire heterostructure arrays fabricated by a solution process: enhanced photocatalytic activity

    Youngjo Tak;Hyeyoung Kim;Dongwook Lee;Kijung Yong

  • Counter Electrodes for Quantum-Dot-Sensitized Solar Cells

    Insung Hwang;Kijung Yong

  • Simple but Effective Way To Enhance Photoelectrochemical Solar-Water-Splitting Performance of ZnO Nanorod Arrays: Charge-Trapping Zn(OH)2 Annihilation and Oxygen Vacancy Generation by Vacuum Annealing

    Minki Baek;Donghyung Kim;Kijung Yong

  • CdS/CdSe co-sensitized brookite H:TiO2 nanostructures: Charge carrier dynamics and photoelectrochemical hydrogen generation

    Yung Shan Chang;Mingi Choi;Minki Baek;Ping Yen Hsieh

  • Highly efficient visible light photocatalysis of novel CuS/ZnO heterostructure nanowire arrays

    Mikyung Lee;Kijung Yong

Frequent Co-Authors

Jae Sung Lee
Jae Sung Lee Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Jae-Hyun Kim
Jae-Hyun Kim Ajou University
Andrew J. Gellman
Andrew J. Gellman Carnegie Mellon University
Jinwoo Lee
Jinwoo Lee Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Ji-Wook Jang
Ji-Wook Jang Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Van-Duong Dao
Van-Duong Dao Phenikaa University
Ho-Suk Choi
Ho-Suk Choi Chungnam National University
Wooyul Kim
Wooyul Kim Korea Institute of Energy Technology
Shi-Woo Rhee
Shi-Woo Rhee Pohang University of Science and Technology
John G. Ekerdt
John G. Ekerdt The University of Texas at Austin

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