2026 Kyungkon 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	40	12782	12365	587	580	171	8871

Overview

Kyungkon Kim is affiliated with Ewha Womans University in South Korea and has contributed extensively to engineering and materials science research. Their primary fields of study include engineering, with a focus on electrical and electronic engineering, and materials science, emphasizing polymers and plastics as well as materials chemistry and organic chemistry.

The main research topics that Kyungkon Kim has worked on include:

Conducting polymers and applications
Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
Perovskite Materials and Applications
Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research
Thin-Film Transistor Technologies
Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films

Frequent coauthors in their research have been:

Shafidah Shafian
Ka Yeon Ryu
Du Yeol Ryu
Juhwan Lee
Won-Suk Kim

The scientist has published notably in the following venues, with multiple contributions in each:

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Solar RRL
Advanced Materials Interfaces
Polymers
Macromolecules

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Kyungkon Kim include:

"Opportunities and Challenges for Perovskite Solar Cells Based on Vacuum Thermal Evaporation," 2022, Advanced Materials Technologies
"Energy recycling under ambient illumination for internet-of-things using metal/oxide/metal-based colorful organic photovoltaics," 2021, Nanotechnology
"High-Efficiency Vivid Color CIGS Solar Cell Employing Nondestructive Structural Coloration," 2022, Solar RRL
"Immobilization of Conjugated Polymer Domains for Highly Stable Non-Fullerene-Based Organic Solar Cells," 2022, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
"Panchromatically Responsive Organic Photodiodes utilizing a Noninvasive Narrowband Color Electrode," 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Best Publications

High-efficiency photovoltaic devices based on annealed poly(3-hexylthiophene) and 1-(3-methoxycarbonyl)-propyl-1- phenyl-(6,6)C61 blends

Marisol Reyes-Reyes;Kyungkon Kim;David L. Carroll

1701
Citations
Nano‐embossed Hollow Spherical TiO2 as Bifunctional Material for High‐Efficiency Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells

Hyung Jun Koo;Yong Joo Kim;Yoon Hee Lee;Wan In Lee

646
Citations
Formation of highly efficient dye-sensitized solar cells by hierarchical pore generation with nanoporous TiO2spheres

Yong Joo Kim;Mi Hyeon Lee;Hark Jin Kim;Gooil Lim

560
Citations
Roles of donor and acceptor nanodomains in 6% efficient thermally annealed polymer photovoltaics

Kyungkon Kim;Jiwen Liu;Manoj A. G. Namboothiry;David L. Carroll

497
Citations
A highly efficient organic sensitizer for dye-sensitized solar cells

Suyoung Hwang;Jung Ho Lee;Chanmoo Park;Hoinglae Lee

438
Citations
Meso-Structure Formation for Enhanced Organic Photovoltaic Cells

Marisol Reyes-Reyes;Kyungkon Kim;James Dewald;Román López-Sandoval

389
Citations
Selective positioning of organic dyes in a mesoporous inorganic oxide film

Kyungtae Lee;Se Woong Park;Min Jae Ko;Kyungkon Kim

287
Citations
Roles of Au and Ag nanoparticles in efficiency enhancement of poly(3-octylthiophene)/C 60 bulk heterojunction photovoltaic devices

Kyungkon Kim;David L. Carroll

244
Citations
Two-step sol-gel method-based TiO2 nanoparticles with uniform morphology and size for efficient photo-energy conversion devices

Sangwook Lee;In Sun Cho;Ji Hae Lee;Dong Hoe Kim

238
Citations
Importance of Solubilizing Group and Backbone Planarity in Low Band Gap Polymers for High Performance Ambipolar field-effect Transistors

Joong Suk Lee;Seon Kyoung Son;Sanghoon Song;Hyunjung Kim

219
Citations
An inter-laboratory stability study of roll-to-roll coated flexible polymer solar modules

Suren Gevorgyan;Andrew James Medford;Eva Bundgaard;Subarna B. Sapkota

169
Citations
Solution processed WO3 layer for the replacement of PEDOT:PSS layer in organic photovoltaic cells

Hana Choi;Hana Choi;Bongsoo Kim;Min Jae Ko;Doh Kwon Lee

163
Citations
Performance Optimization of Polymer Solar Cells Using Electrostatically Sprayed Photoactive Layers

Joon-Sung Kim;Won-Suk Chung;Kyungkon Kim;Dong Young Kim

159
Citations
High performance organic photosensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells

Hunbae Im;Sukwon Kim;Chanmoo Park;Seok Hoon Jang

136
Citations
Thienyl-substituted methanofullerene derivatives for organic photovoltaic cells

Jung Hei Choi;Kyung-In Son;Taehee Kim;Kyungkon Kim

124
Citations
ITO/ATO/TiO2 triple-layered transparent conducting substrates for dye-sensitized solar cells

Beomjin Yoo;Kyungkon Kim;Seung Hoon Lee;Won Mok Kim

117
Citations
Preparation of PPV Nanotubes and Nanorods and Carbonized Products Derived Therefrom

Kyungkon Kim;Jung Ii Jin

117
Citations
Transparent solar cells based on dye‐sensitized nanocrystalline semiconductors

Nam-Gyu Park;Kyungkon Kim

115
Citations
Completely Transparent Conducting Oxide-Free and Flexible Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Fabricated on Plastic Substrates

Kicheon Yoo;Jae Yup Kim;Jin Ah Lee;Jin Soo Kim

113
Citations
Formation of efficient dye-sensitized solar cells by introducing an interfacial layer of long-range ordered mesoporous TiO2 thin film

Yong Joo Kim;Yoon Hee Lee;Mi Hyeon Lee;Hark Jin Kim

110
Citations
Highly durable and flexible dye-sensitized solar cells fabricated on plastic substrates: PVDF-nanofiber-reinforced TiO2 photoelectrodes†

Yuelong Li;Doh Kwon Lee;Jin Young Kim;Bongsoo Kim

96
Citations