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D-Index
40
Citations
8871
World Ranking
12778
National Ranking
587

Kyungkon Kim 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 Kyungkon Kim sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 171 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kyungkon Kim 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 Kyungkon Kim sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

  • A highly efficient organic sensitizer for dye-sensitized solar cells

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

  • Meso-Structure Formation for Enhanced Organic Photovoltaic Cells

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

  • Selective positioning of organic dyes in a mesoporous inorganic oxide film

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

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

    Kyungkon Kim;David L. Carroll

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

  • 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

  • Performance Optimization of Polymer Solar Cells Using Electrostatically Sprayed Photoactive Layers

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

  • High performance organic photosensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells

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

  • Thienyl-substituted methanofullerene derivatives for organic photovoltaic cells

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

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

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

  • Preparation of PPV Nanotubes and Nanorods and Carbonized Products Derived Therefrom

    Kyungkon Kim;Jung Ii Jin

  • Transparent solar cells based on dye‐sensitized nanocrystalline semiconductors

    Nam-Gyu Park;Kyungkon Kim

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Nam-Gyu Park
Nam-Gyu Park Sungkyunkwan University
Min Jae Ko
Min Jae Ko Hanyang University
Bongsoo Kim
Bongsoo Kim Pusan National University
David L. Carroll
David L. Carroll Wake Forest University
Du Yeol Ryu
Du Yeol Ryu Yonsei University
Jin Young Kim
Jin Young Kim Seoul National University
Sung-Yeon Jang
Sung-Yeon Jang Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Dong-Wook Kim
Dong-Wook Kim Ewha Womans University
Wan In Lee
Wan In Lee Inha University
Hae Jung Son
Hae Jung Son Korea Institute of Science and Technology

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