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Kwang-Yong Kim

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Korea
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
60
Citations
11708
World Ranking
707
National Ranking
13

Kwang-Yong Kim 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 Kwang-Yong Kim sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 486 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kwang-Yong Kim 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 Kwang-Yong Kim sits on this spectrum.

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: 60 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Korea Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Korea Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Korea Leader Award
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Kwang-Yong Kim is affiliated with Inha University in South Korea. Their research focuses on the field of Engineering, with an emphasis on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computational Mechanics, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. The scientific contributions include extensive work on topics such as turbomachinery performance and optimization, fluid dynamics and turbulent flows, heat transfer mechanisms, microfluidic and capillary electrophoresis applications, microfluidic and bio-sensing technologies, innovative microfluidic and catalytic techniques innovation, and heat transfer and optimization.

The scientist has published papers in a variety of venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Micromachines
  • Energies
  • Korean Journal of Hospitality & Tourism
  • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
  • Aerospace Science and Technology

Notable recent papers include:

  • "A Review of Passive Micromixers with a Comparative Analysis" (2020), published in Micromachines
  • "Investigation of Mixing Performance of Two-Dimensional Micromixer Using Tesla Structures with Different Shapes of Obstacles" (2020), published in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
  • "Effects of channel geometry and electrode architecture on reactant transportation in membraneless microfluidic fuel cells: A review" (2021), published in Fuel
  • "Effects of installation location of fluidic oscillators on aerodynamic performance of an airfoil" (2020), published in Aerospace Science and Technology
  • "Design Optimization of the Impeller and Volute of a Centrifugal Pump to Improve the Hydraulic Performance and Flow Stability" (2020), published in Journal of Fluids Engineering

Collaborations are prominent in their career, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Shakhawat Hossain
  • Cong-Τruong Dinh
  • Tien-Dung Vuong
  • Hyeon-Seok Shim
  • Sang-Bum Ma

Kwang-Yong Kim has contributed to academic literature beyond journal articles by authoring a book titled Analysis and Design Optimization of Micromixers, published by Springer Nature in 2020.

Recognition of their professional standing includes being named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Evaluation of the mixing performance of three passive micromixers

    Shakhawat Hossain;M.A. Ansari;Kwang-Yong Kim

  • Multiple surrogate modeling for axial compressor blade shape optimization

    Abdus Samad;Kwang-Yong Kim;Tushar Goel;Raphael T. Haftka

  • Experimental and numerical analyses of train-induced unsteady tunnel flow in subway

    J.Y. Kim;K.Y. Kim

  • Shape optimization of a fan-shaped hole to enhance film-cooling effectiveness

    Ki-Don Lee;Kwang-Yong Kim

  • A novel passive micromixer based on unbalanced splits and collisions of fluid streams

    Mubashshir Ahmad Ansari;Kwang-Yong Kim;Khalid Anwar;Sun Min Kim

  • Comparative study on performance of a zigzag printed circuit heat exchanger with various channel shapes and configurations

    Sang-Moon Lee;Kwang-Yong Kim

  • Mixing performance of a planar micromixer with circular obstructions in a curved microchannel

    Afroz Alam;Arshad Afzal;Kwang-Yong Kim

  • Analysis of mixing in a curved microchannel with rectangular grooves

    Afroz Alam;Kwang-Yong Kim

  • Passive split and recombination micromixer with convergent–divergent walls

    Arshad Afzal;Kwang-Yong Kim

  • A Review of Passive Micromixers with a Comparative Analysis

    Wasim Raza;Shakhawat Hossain;Kwang-Yong Kim

  • Optimization of a microchannel heat sink with temperature dependent fluid properties

    Afzal Husain;Kwang Yong Kim

  • Shape Optimization of Micro-Channel Heat Sink for Micro-Electronic Cooling

    A. Husain;Kwang-Yong Kim

  • Evaluation of heat transfer performances of various rib shapes

    Mi-Ae Moon;Min-Jung Park;Kwang-Yong Kim

  • Shape optimization of a micromixer with staggered herringbone groove

    Mubashshir Ahmad Ansari;Kwang-Yong Kim

  • Hotspot thermal management using a microchannel-pinfin hybrid heat sink

    Danish Ansari;Kwang-Yong Kim

  • Surrogate based optimization of a laidback fan-shaped hole for film-cooling

    Ki-Don Lee;Kwang-Yong Kim

  • Design optimization of axial flow compressor blades with three-dimensional Navier-Stokes solver

    Sang Yun Lee;Kwang Yong Kim

  • A micromixer with two-layer serpentine crossing channels having excellent mixing performance at low Reynolds numbers

    Shakhawat Hossain;Insu Lee;Sun Min Kim;Kwang-Yong Kim

  • Design optimization of rib-roughened channel to enhance turbulent heat transfer

    Hong-Min Kim;Kwang-Yong Kim

  • Analysis and optimization of a micromixer with a modified Tesla structure

    Shakhawat Hossain;Mubashshir A. Ansari;Afzal Husain;Kwang Yong Kim

  • Enhanced multi-objective optimization of a microchannel heat sink through evolutionary algorithm coupled with multiple surrogate models

    Afzal Husain;Kwang Yong Kim

  • Numerical treatment of pebble contact in the flow and heat transfer analysis of a pebble bed reactor core

    Jung-Jae Lee;Goon-Cherl Park;Kwang-Yong Kim;Won-Jae Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Jin-Hyuk Kim
Jin-Hyuk Kim Korea Institute of Industrial Technology
Raphael T. Haftka
Raphael T. Haftka University of Florida
Wei Shyy
Wei Shyy Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Myung S. Jhon
Myung S. Jhon Carnegie Mellon University
Hyoung Jin Choi
Hyoung Jin Choi Inha University
Mosab Kaseem
Mosab Kaseem Sejong University
S. M. Riazul Islam
S. M. Riazul Islam University of Aberdeen
Ernesto Benini
Ernesto Benini University of Padua

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