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Kwan-Soo Lee

Kwan-Soo Lee

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Korea
2022

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 53 1013 931 23 23 298 9417

Kwan-Soo Lee publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kwan-Soo Lee between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kwan-Soo Lee published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 8.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2015. 9 of the 321 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2015. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 21 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 24 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 7 publications
1990 2025

321 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kwan-Soo Lee: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 0
1992 1
1993 0
1994 2
1995 2
1996 4
1997 5
1998 3
1999 6
2000 8
2001 9
2002 11
2003 10
2004 9
2005 7
2006 12
2007 11
2008 21
2009 19
2010 16
2011 16
2012 17
2013 11
2014 18
2015 24
2016 12
2017 17
2018 15
2019 3
2020 4
2021 8
2022 5
2023 5
2024 2
2025 7
Total 321
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Kwan-Soo Lee publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kwan-Soo Lee sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 659+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 155. Most scientists, 155, have 147–156 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 297–306 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 10 scientists 57–66 publications: 23 scientists 67–76 publications: 32 scientists 77–86 publications: 62 scientists 87–96 publications: 67 scientists 97–106 publications: 91 scientists 107–116 publications: 113 scientists 117–126 publications: 115 scientists 127–136 publications: 130 scientists 137–146 publications: 140 scientists 147–156 publications: 155 scientists 157–166 publications: 132 scientists 167–176 publications: 133 scientists 177–186 publications: 130 scientists 187–196 publications: 140 scientists 197–206 publications: 115 scientists 207–216 publications: 125 scientists 217–226 publications: 117 scientists 227–236 publications: 99 scientists 237–246 publications: 92 scientists 247–256 publications: 100 scientists 257–266 publications: 95 scientists 267–276 publications: 88 scientists 277–286 publications: 77 scientists 287–296 publications: 74 scientists 297–306 publications: 74 scientists 307–316 publications: 62 scientists 317–326 publications: 70 scientists 327–336 publications: 59 scientists 337–346 publications: 58 scientists 347–356 publications: 45 scientists 357–366 publications: 44 scientists 367–376 publications: 36 scientists 377–386 publications: 41 scientists 387–396 publications: 32 scientists 397–406 publications: 23 scientists 407–416 publications: 28 scientists 417–426 publications: 27 scientists 427–436 publications: 25 scientists 437–446 publications: 23 scientists 447–456 publications: 23 scientists 457–466 publications: 20 scientists 467–476 publications: 12 scientists 477–486 publications: 24 scientists 487–496 publications: 18 scientists 497–506 publications: 12 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 21 scientists 527–536 publications: 12 scientists 537–546 publications: 8 scientists 547–556 publications: 16 scientists 557–566 publications: 3 scientists 567–576 publications: 11 scientists 577–586 publications: 6 scientists 587–596 publications: 5 scientists 597–606 publications: 6 scientists 607–616 publications: 7 scientists 617–626 publications: 7 scientists 627–636 publications: 10 scientists 637–646 publications: 4 scientists 647–656 publications: 3 scientists 657–658 publications: 2 scientists 659+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 659+

This scientist: 298 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 10
57–66 23
67–76 32
77–86 62
87–96 67
97–106 91
107–116 113
117–126 115
127–136 130
137–146 140
147–156 155
157–166 132
167–176 133
177–186 130
187–196 140
197–206 115
207–216 125
217–226 117
227–236 99
237–246 92
247–256 100
257–266 95
267–276 88
277–286 77
287–296 74
297–306 74 298
307–316 62
317–326 70
327–336 59
337–346 58
347–356 45
357–366 44
367–376 36
377–386 41
387–396 32
397–406 23
407–416 28
417–426 27
427–436 25
437–446 23
447–456 23
457–466 20
467–476 12
477–486 24
487–496 18
497–506 12
507–516 13
517–526 21
527–536 12
537–546 8
547–556 16
557–566 3
567–576 11
577–586 6
587–596 5
597–606 6
607–616 7
617–626 7
627–636 10
637–646 4
647–656 3
657–658 2
659+ 100
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Kwan-Soo Lee D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kwan-Soo Lee sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 93+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 53 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 83 scientists 31 D-Index: 113 scientists 32 D-Index: 144 scientists 33 D-Index: 153 scientists 34 D-Index: 189 scientists 35 D-Index: 158 scientists 36 D-Index: 139 scientists 37 D-Index: 127 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 126 scientists 40 D-Index: 104 scientists 41 D-Index: 100 scientists 42 D-Index: 107 scientists 43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44 D-Index: 103 scientists 45 D-Index: 79 scientists 46 D-Index: 88 scientists 47 D-Index: 70 scientists 48 D-Index: 83 scientists 49 D-Index: 44 scientists 50 D-Index: 64 scientists 51 D-Index: 56 scientists 52 D-Index: 50 scientists 53 D-Index: 48 scientists 54 D-Index: 58 scientists 55 D-Index: 52 scientists 56 D-Index: 48 scientists 57 D-Index: 42 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 37 scientists 61 D-Index: 42 scientists 62 D-Index: 44 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 33 scientists 65 D-Index: 29 scientists 66 D-Index: 23 scientists 67 D-Index: 29 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 19 scientists 70 D-Index: 34 scientists 71 D-Index: 26 scientists 72 D-Index: 19 scientists 73 D-Index: 18 scientists 74 D-Index: 19 scientists 75 D-Index: 14 scientists 76 D-Index: 19 scientists 77 D-Index: 8 scientists 78 D-Index: 18 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 17 scientists 82 D-Index: 11 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 7 scientists 85 D-Index: 9 scientists 86 D-Index: 8 scientists 87 D-Index: 6 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 10 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 4 scientists 93+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 83
31 113
32 144
33 153
34 189
35 158
36 139
37 127
38 130
39 126
40 104
41 100
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88
47 70
48 83
49 44
50 64
51 56
52 50
53 48 53
54 58
55 52
56 48
57 42
58 34
59 42
60 37
61 42
62 44
63 22
64 33
65 29
66 23
67 29
68 24
69 19
70 34
71 26
72 19
73 18
74 19
75 14
76 19
77 8
78 18
79 16
80 12
81 17
82 11
83 16
84 7
85 9
86 8
87 6
88 6
89 7
90 10
91 4
92 4
93+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Korea Leader Award

Overview

Kwan-Soo Lee is a researcher affiliated with Hanyang University in South Korea, whose work primarily spans the fields of engineering and medicine. Their research focuses largely on mechanical engineering and related subfields such as surfaces, coatings and films, aerospace engineering, and civil and structural engineering.

The main topics of their research include heat transfer and optimization, surface modification and superhydrophobicity, icing and de-icing technologies, heat transfer and boiling studies, refrigeration and air conditioning technologies, thermal radiation and cooling technologies, and solar thermal and photovoltaic systems.

Notable recent papers authored by or involving Kwan-Soo Lee include:

  • Frost growth mechanism and its behavior under ultra-low temperature conditions, 2021, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Frost modeling under cryogenic conditions, 2020, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Thermal enhancement of an air-cooled motor with a flow guide, 2021, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Frost formation from general-low to ultra-low temperatures: A review, 2022, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Recent progress on developing anti-frosting and anti-fouling functional surfaces for air source heat pumps, 2020, Energy and Buildings

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Kwan-Soo Lee include Haijun Jeong, Sungjoon Byun, Dong Rip Kim, Seounghwan Hyeon, and Hobin Son.

Key publication venues for their work are:

  • International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Energy and Buildings
  • Applied Thermal Engineering
  • International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer
  • International Journal of Production Research

Best Publications

  • A one-dimensional model for frost formation on a cold flat surface

    Kwan-Soo Lee;Woo-Seung Kim;Tae-Hee Lee

  • Influence of design parameters on the heat transfer and flow friction characteristics of the heat exchanger with slit fins

    Jeom-Yul Yun;Kwan-Soo Lee

  • Prediction of the frost formation on a cold flat surface

    Kwan-Soo Lee;Sung Jhee;Dong-Keun Yang

  • Effect of surface treatments on the frosting/defrosting behavior of a fin-tube heat exchanger

    Sung Jhee;Kwan-Soo Lee;Woo-Seung Kim

  • Optimum design of a radial heat sink under natural convection

    Seung Hwan Yu;Kwan Soo Lee;Se Jin Yook

  • Multidisciplinary optimization of a pin-fin radial heat sink for LED lighting applications

    Daeseok Jang;Seung-Hwan Yu;Kwan-Soo Lee

  • Natural convection around a radial heat sink

    Seung Hwan Yu;Kwan Soo Lee;Se Jin Yook

  • Optimum design of a radial heat sink with a fin-height profile for high-power LED lighting applications

    Daeseok Jang;Se-Jin Yook;Kwan Soo Lee

  • Dimensionless correlations of frost properties on a cold plate

    Dong-Keun Yang;Kwan-Soo Lee

  • Frosting characteristics on hydrophobic and superhydrophobic surfaces: A review

    Min-Hwan Kim;Hisuk Kim;Kwan-Soo Lee;Dong Rip Kim

  • Correlations and optimization of a heat exchanger with offset-strip fins

    Min-Soo Kim;Jonghyeok Lee;Se-Jin Yook;Kwan-Soo Lee

  • Modeling for predicting frosting behavior of a fin-tube heat exchanger

    Dong-Keun Yang;Kwan-Soo Lee;Simon Song

  • Transport phenomena in the thin-film region of a micro-channel

    Kyoungwoo Park;Kwan-Joong Noh;Kwan-Soo Lee

  • Frosting and defrosting characteristics of a fin according to surface contact angle

    Kyoungmin Kim;Kwan-Soo Lee

  • A model on the basis of analytics for computing maximum heat transfer in porous fins

    Balaram Kundu;Balaram Kundu;Dipankar Bhanja;Kwan-Soo Lee

  • Investigation of heat transfer characteristics on various kinds of fin-and-tube heat exchangers with interrupted surfaces

    J.Y. Yun;K.S. Lee

  • The orientation effect for cylindrical heat sinks with application to LED light bulbs

    Daeseok Jang;Seung-Jae Park;Se-Jin Yook;Kwan-Soo Lee

  • Frosting model for predicting macroscopic and local frost behaviors on a cold plate

    Donghee Kim;Chiwon Kim;Kwan-Soo Lee

  • Fin spacing optimization of a fin-tube heat exchanger under frosting conditions

    Dong-Keun Yang;Kwan-Soo Lee;Simon Song

  • Frosting and defrosting characteristics of surface-treated louvered-fin heat exchangers: Effects of fin pitch and experimental conditions

    Kyoungmin Kim;Kwan-Soo Lee

  • Flow and heat transfer characteristics of the evaporating extended meniscus in a micro-capillary channel

    Kyoungwoo Park;Kwan-Soo Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Balaram Kundu
Balaram Kundu Jadavpur University
Se-Jin Yook
Se-Jin Yook Hanyang University
Jin-Seong Park
Jin-Seong Park Hanyang University
Chang Sik Lee
Chang Sik Lee Hanyang University
Bingxi Li
Bingxi Li Michigan Technological University
Ranjan Das
Ranjan Das Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
Antonio Campo
Antonio Campo The University of Texas at San Antonio
Abdul Aziz
Abdul Aziz King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Su Han Park
Su Han Park Chonnam National University
Hyunchul Ju
Hyunchul Ju Inha University

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