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Minhaeng Cho

Minhaeng Cho

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Chemistry
Korea
2025

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Chemistry

D-Index
76
Citations
21321
World Ranking
4229
National Ranking
59

Minhaeng Cho publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Minhaeng Cho sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 368 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Minhaeng Cho D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Minhaeng Cho sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Korea Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Korea Leader Award

Overview

Minhaeng Cho is a researcher affiliated with Korea University in South Korea. Their academic focus spans multiple areas within engineering and physics, especially emphasizing spectroscopy and molecular physics. The main fields of study covered by their work include Engineering and Physics and Astronomy, with notable contributions to several subfields such as Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biophysics, Biomedical Engineering, and Spectroscopy.

Their research topics broadly center on spectroscopy and quantum chemical studies, spectroscopy techniques in biomedical and chemical research, and spectroscopy and laser applications. Additional topics of work include advanced fluorescence microscopy techniques, laser-matter interactions and applications, advanced battery materials and technologies, and photoreceptor and optogenetics research.

Minhaeng Cho has published extensively across various scientific journals. Frequent publication venues for their research are:

  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Recent representative papers include:

  • "Vibrational Spectroscopic Map, Vibrational Spectroscopy, and Intermolecular Interaction" (2020, Chemical Reviews)
  • "Wettability of graphene, water contact angle, and interfacial water structure" (2022, Chem)
  • "Operando Raman and UV-Vis spectroscopic investigation of the coloring and bleaching mechanism of self-powered photochromic devices for smart windows" (2021, Nano Energy)
  • "Wettability of graphene and interfacial water structure" (2021, Chem)
  • "Modeling and Simulation of Concentrated Aqueous Solutions of LiTFSI for Battery Applications" (2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C)

Collaborations have been a consistent aspect of their work, with frequent co-authors including Kyungwon Kwak, Tai Hyun Yoon, Seok-Cheol Hong, Jonggu Jeon, and Kwang Seob Jeong. These collaborations reflect a network of researchers engaged in various intersecting fields related to spectroscopy and materials science.

Best Publications

  • Two-dimensional spectroscopy of electronic couplings in photosynthesis

    Tobias Brixner;Tobias Brixner;Jens Stenger;Jens Stenger;Harsha M. Vaswani;Harsha M. Vaswani;Minhaeng Cho

  • Coherent Two-Dimensional Optical Spectroscopy

    Minhaeng Cho

  • CHROMOPHORE-SOLVENT DYNAMICS

    Graham R. Fleming;Minhaeng Cho

  • Two-Dimensional Optical Spectroscopy

    Minhaeng Cho

  • Exciton analysis in 2D electronic spectroscopy.

    Minhaeng Cho;Harsha M. Vaswani;Tobias Brixner;Jens Stenger

  • Instantaneous normal mode analysis of liquid water

    Minhaeng Cho;Graham R. Fleming;Shinji Saito;Iwao Ohmine

  • Two Photon Absorption Properties of 1,3,5-Tricyano-2,4,6-tris(styryl)benzene Derivatives

    Bong Rae Cho;Kyung Hwa Son;Sang Hae Lee;Young-Suk Song

  • Vibrational Spectroscopic Map, Vibrational Spectroscopy, and Intermolecular Interaction.

    Carlos R. Baiz;Bartosz Błasiak;Jens Bredenbeck;Minhaeng Cho

  • Correlation between electronic and molecular structure distortions and vibrational properties. II. Amide I modes of NMA–nD2O complexes

    Sihyun Ham;Joo Hee Kim;Hochan Lee;Minhaeng Cho

  • The Integrated Photon Echo and Solvation Dynamics

    Minhaeng Cho;Jae Young Yu;Taiha Joo;Yutaka Nagasawa

  • Off-resonant transient birefringence in liquids

    Minhaeng Cho;Mei Du;Norbert F. Scherer;Norbert F. Scherer;Graham Fl Fleming

  • Molecular dynamics simulation study of N-methylacetamide in water. II. Two-dimensional infrared pump–probe spectra

    Kijeong Kwac;Minhaeng Cho

  • Amide I vibrational dynamics of N-methylacetamide in polar solvents: the role of electrostatic interactions.

    M. F. DeCamp;L. DeFlores;J. M. McCracken;A. Tokmakoff

  • Ultrafast solvent dynamics: Connection between time resolved fluorescence and optical Kerr measurements

    Minhaeng Cho;Sandra J. Rosenthal;Norbert F. Scherer;Lawrence D. Ziegler;Lawrence D. Ziegler

  • Infrared probes for studying the structure and dynamics of biomolecules

    Heejae Kim;Minhaeng Cho

  • Two-photon absorption and nonlinear optical properties of octupolar molecules.

    Won-Ho Lee;Hochan Lee;Jin-A Kim;Jun-Ho Choi

  • Molecular dynamics simulation study of N-methylacetamide in water. I. Amide I mode frequency fluctuation

    Kijeong Kwac;Minhaeng Cho

  • Nitrile and thiocyanate IR probes: Quantum chemistry calculation studies and multivariate least-square fitting analysis

    Jun Ho Choi;Kwang Im Oh;Hochan Lee;Chewook Lee

  • Nanometric Water Channels in Water-in-Salt Lithium Ion Battery Electrolyte

    Joonhyung Lim;Kwanghee Park;Hochan Lee;Jungyu Kim

  • Femtosecond characterization of vibrational optical activity of chiral molecules

    Hanju Rhee;Young Gun June;Jang Soo Lee;Kyung Koo Lee

  • Non-Gaussian statistics of amide I mode frequency fluctuation of N-methylacetamide in methanol solution: Linear and nonlinear vibrational spectra

    Kijeong Kwac;Hochan Lee;Minhaeng Cho

Frequent Co-Authors

Graham R. Fleming
Graham R. Fleming University of California, Berkeley
Bong Rae Cho
Bong Rae Cho Korea University
Norbert F. Scherer
Norbert F. Scherer University of Chicago
Mischa Bonn
Mischa Bonn Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
Taiha Joo
Taiha Joo Pohang University of Science and Technology
Shaul Mukamel
Shaul Mukamel University of California, Irvine
Ho Jang
Ho Jang Korea University
Sandra J. Rosenthal
Sandra J. Rosenthal Vanderbilt University
Yousung Jung
Yousung Jung Seoul National University

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