2026 Kwangjin An: 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	53	9062	8749	393	387	135	17804
Chemistry	52	13361	12028	257	253	116	17349

Overview

Kwangjin An is affiliated with the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science, Engineering, and Chemical Engineering, with a focus on topics related to catalytic processes, renewable energy, and materials chemistry.

The main fields of study covered in their work include:

Materials Science
Engineering
Chemical Engineering

Subfields in which they have contributed significantly include:

Materials Chemistry
Catalysis
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Biomedical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

The core topics addressed by Kwangjin An encompass:

Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
Catalysts for Methane Reforming
Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis

The scientist has published numerous papers in various scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

ACS Catalysis
Chemical Engineering Journal
Green Chemistry
Catalysis Science & Technology
Catalysis Today

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Kwangjin An are the following:

"Recycling Carbon Dioxide through Catalytic Hydrogenation: Recent Key Developments and Perspectives", 2020, ACS Catalysis
"Cobalt Ferrite Nanoparticles to Form a Catalytic Co-Fe Alloy Carbide Phase for Selective CO₂ Hydrogenation to Light Olefins", 2020, ACS Catalysis
"An efficient hydrogenation catalytic model hosted in a stable hyper-crosslinked porous-organic-polymer: from fatty acid to bio-based alkane diesel synthesis", 2020, Green Chemistry
"Atomically Alloyed Fe-Co Catalyst Derived from a N-Coordinated Co Single-Atom Structure for CO₂ Hydrogenation", 2021, ACS Catalysis
"Coke resistant NiCo/CeO2 catalysts for dry reforming of methane derived from core@shell Ni@Co nanoparticles", 2023, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Frequent co-authors working alongside Kwangjin An include:

Eonu Nam
Hojeong Lee
Jihun Kim
Jihyeon Lee
Sinmyung Yoon

Best Publications

Ultra-large-scale syntheses of monodisperse nanocrystals.

Jongnam Park;Kwangjin An;Yosun Hwang;Je-Geun Park

4840
Citations
Magnetic Fluorescent Delivery Vehicle Using Uniform Mesoporous Silica Spheres Embedded with Monodisperse Magnetic and Semiconductor Nanocrystals

Jaeyun Kim;Ji Eun Lee;Jinwoo Lee;Jung Ho Yu

1235
Citations
Large-Scale Synthesis of Uniform and Extremely Small-Sized Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for High-Resolution T1 Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast Agents

Byung Hyo Kim;Nohyun Lee;Hyoungsu Kim;Kwangjin An

1046
Citations
Development of a T1 contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging using MnO nanoparticles.

Hyon Bin Na;Jung Hee Lee;Kwangjin An;Yong Il Park

754
Citations
Size and Shape Control of Metal Nanoparticles for Reaction Selectivity in Catalysis

Kwangjin An;Gabor A. Somorjai

684
Citations
Synthesis of Uniform Ferrimagnetic Magnetite Nanocubes

Dokyoon Kim;Nohyun Lee;Mihyun Park;Byung Hyo Kim

557
Citations
Synthesis and biomedical applications of hollow nanostructures

Kwangjin An;Taeghwan Hyeon

445
Citations
Enhanced CO Oxidation Rates at the Interface of Mesoporous Oxides and Pt Nanoparticles

Kwangjin An;Kwangjin An;Selim Alayoglu;Selim Alayoglu;Nathan Musselwhite;Nathan Musselwhite;Sheba Plamthottam;Sheba Plamthottam

436
Citations
Recycling Carbon Dioxide through Catalytic Hydrogenation: Recent Key Developments and Perspectives

Eun Cheol Ra;Kwang Young Kim;Eun Hyup Kim;Hojeong Lee

390
Citations
Large‐Scale Soft Colloidal Template Synthesis of 1.4 nm Thick CdSe Nanosheets

Jae Sung Son;Xiao-Dong Wen;Jin Joo;Jungseok Chae

387
Citations
Generalized fabrication of multifunctional nanoparticle assemblies on silica spheres

Jaeyun Kim;Ji Eun Lee;Jinwoo Lee;Youngjin Jang

274
Citations
Evidence of Highly Active Cobalt Oxide Catalyst for the Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis and CO2 Hydrogenation

Gérôme Melaet;Walter T. Ralston;Cheng-Shiuan Li;Selim Alayoglu

269
Citations
Synthesis of uniform hollow oxide nanoparticles through nanoscale acid etching.

Kwangjin An;Soon Gu Kwon;Mihyun Park;Hyon Bin Na

242
Citations
High structure sensitivity of vapor-phase furfural decarbonylation/hydrogenation reaction network as a function of size and shape of Pt nanoparticles.

Vladimir V. Pushkarev;Nathan Musselwhite;Nathan Musselwhite;Kwangjin An;Selim Alayoglu;Selim Alayoglu

238
Citations
Catalytic CO Oxidation over Au Nanoparticles Supported on CeO2 Nanocrystals: Effect of the Au–CeO2 Interface

Hyunwoo Ha;Sinmyung Yoon;Kwangjin An;Hyun You Kim

236
Citations
Synthesis, characterization, and self-assembly of pencil-shaped CoO nanorods

Kwangjin An;Nohyun Lee;Jongnam Park;Sung Chul Kim

236
Citations
Synthesis of hollow iron nanoframes.

Dokyoon Kim;Jongnam Park;Kwangjin An;Nam-Keun Yang

202
Citations
Simple and generalized synthesis of oxide-metal heterostructured nanoparticles and their applications in multimodal biomedical probes.

Sang-Hyun Choi;Hyon Bin Na;Yong Il Park;Kwangjin An

197
Citations
MR Tracking of Transplanted Cells With “Positive Contrast” Using Manganese Oxide Nanoparticles

Assaf A. Gilad;Piotr Walczak;Michael T. McMahon;Michael T. McMahon;Hyon Bin Na

197
Citations
Nanocatalysis I: Synthesis of Metal and Bimetallic Nanoparticles and Porous Oxides and Their Catalytic Reaction Studies

Kwangjin An;Kwangjin An;Gabor A. Somorjai;Gabor A. Somorjai

181
Citations
Antiferromagnetic MnO nanoparticles with ferrimagnetic Mn 3 O 4 shells: Doubly inverted core-shell system

A. E. Berkowitz;G. F. Rodriguez;J. I. Hong;K. An

180
Citations