World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Award Badge
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Korea
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 61 651 593 10 10 369 13093

Moo Hwan Kim publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Moo Hwan Kim between 1990 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Moo Hwan Kim published across 34 years, from 1990 to 2023, averaging 12.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2011. 9 of the 411 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2011. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 4 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 20 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 21 publications 2010: 23 publications 2011: 32 publications 2012: 32 publications 2013: 26 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 27 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 27 publications 2018: 22 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 5 publications
1990 2023

411 publications in total across all disciplines

View publications per year as a table
Moo Hwan Kim: publications per year, 1990 to 2023
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 0
1992 0
1993 3
1994 1
1995 1
1996 4
1997 2
1998 5
1999 8
2000 6
2001 8
2002 6
2003 11
2004 9
2005 11
2006 20
2007 9
2008 15
2009 21
2010 23
2011 32
2012 32
2013 26
2014 18
2015 27
2016 15
2017 27
2018 22
2019 19
2020 6
2021 14
2022 4
2023 5
Total 411
Download as CSV

Moo Hwan 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 Moo Hwan Kim sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 659+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 155. Most scientists, 155, have 147–156 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 367–376 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 10 scientists 57–66 publications: 23 scientists 67–76 publications: 32 scientists 77–86 publications: 62 scientists 87–96 publications: 67 scientists 97–106 publications: 91 scientists 107–116 publications: 113 scientists 117–126 publications: 115 scientists 127–136 publications: 130 scientists 137–146 publications: 140 scientists 147–156 publications: 155 scientists 157–166 publications: 132 scientists 167–176 publications: 133 scientists 177–186 publications: 130 scientists 187–196 publications: 140 scientists 197–206 publications: 115 scientists 207–216 publications: 125 scientists 217–226 publications: 117 scientists 227–236 publications: 99 scientists 237–246 publications: 92 scientists 247–256 publications: 100 scientists 257–266 publications: 95 scientists 267–276 publications: 88 scientists 277–286 publications: 77 scientists 287–296 publications: 74 scientists 297–306 publications: 74 scientists 307–316 publications: 62 scientists 317–326 publications: 70 scientists 327–336 publications: 59 scientists 337–346 publications: 58 scientists 347–356 publications: 45 scientists 357–366 publications: 44 scientists 367–376 publications: 36 scientists 377–386 publications: 41 scientists 387–396 publications: 32 scientists 397–406 publications: 23 scientists 407–416 publications: 28 scientists 417–426 publications: 27 scientists 427–436 publications: 25 scientists 437–446 publications: 23 scientists 447–456 publications: 23 scientists 457–466 publications: 20 scientists 467–476 publications: 12 scientists 477–486 publications: 24 scientists 487–496 publications: 18 scientists 497–506 publications: 12 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 21 scientists 527–536 publications: 12 scientists 537–546 publications: 8 scientists 547–556 publications: 16 scientists 557–566 publications: 3 scientists 567–576 publications: 11 scientists 577–586 publications: 6 scientists 587–596 publications: 5 scientists 597–606 publications: 6 scientists 607–616 publications: 7 scientists 617–626 publications: 7 scientists 627–636 publications: 10 scientists 637–646 publications: 4 scientists 647–656 publications: 3 scientists 657–658 publications: 2 scientists 659+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 659+

This scientist: 369 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View publications distribution as a table
Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 10
57–66 23
67–76 32
77–86 62
87–96 67
97–106 91
107–116 113
117–126 115
127–136 130
137–146 140
147–156 155
157–166 132
167–176 133
177–186 130
187–196 140
197–206 115
207–216 125
217–226 117
227–236 99
237–246 92
247–256 100
257–266 95
267–276 88
277–286 77
287–296 74
297–306 74
307–316 62
317–326 70
327–336 59
337–346 58
347–356 45
357–366 44
367–376 36 369
377–386 41
387–396 32
397–406 23
407–416 28
417–426 27
427–436 25
437–446 23
447–456 23
457–466 20
467–476 12
477–486 24
487–496 18
497–506 12
507–516 13
517–526 21
527–536 12
537–546 8
547–556 16
557–566 3
567–576 11
577–586 6
587–596 5
597–606 6
607–616 7
617–626 7
627–636 10
637–646 4
647–656 3
657–658 2
659+ 100
Download as CSV

Moo Hwan 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 Moo Hwan Kim sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 93+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 61 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 61 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 83
31 113
32 144
33 153
34 189
35 158
36 139
37 127
38 130
39 126
40 104
41 100
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88
47 70
48 83
49 44
50 64
51 56
52 50
53 48
54 58
55 52
56 48
57 42
58 34
59 42
60 37
61 42 61
62 44
63 22
64 33
65 29
66 23
67 29
68 24
69 19
70 34
71 26
72 19
73 18
74 19
75 14
76 19
77 8
78 18
79 16
80 12
81 17
82 11
83 16
84 7
85 9
86 8
87 6
88 6
89 7
90 10
91 4
92 4
93+ 100
Download as CSV

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Korea Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Korea Leader Award

Overview

Moo Hwan Kim is affiliated with Pohang University of Science and Technology in South Korea. The focus of their research lies primarily in engineering and materials science, with subfields including mechanical engineering, computational mechanics, materials chemistry, aerospace engineering, and biomedical engineering.

Their work encompasses several specialized topics, including:

  • Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies
  • Heat Transfer and Optimization
  • Fusion materials and technologies
  • Heat transfer and supercritical fluids
  • Nuclear Engineering Thermal-Hydraulics
  • Nuclear reactor physics and engineering
  • Fluid Dynamics and Thin Films

Moo Hwan Kim has a range of publications, with frequent contributions to several scholarly venues. Notably, the most common publication outlets include:

  • International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer (4 publications)
  • Nuclear Engineering and Design (3 publications)
  • Applied Thermal Engineering (3 publications)
  • Fusion Engineering and Design (2 publications)
  • Physica Scripta (2 publications)

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Moo Hwan Kim include:

  • Experimental investigation of buoyancy effects on local heat transfer of supercritical pressure CO2 in horizontal semicircular tube, 2020, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Advanced Boiling-A Scalable Strategy for Self-Assembled Three-Dimensional Graphene, 2021, ACS Nano
  • Experimental investigation on comprehensive thermal-hydraulic performance of supercritical CO2 in a NACA 0020 airfoil fin printed circuit heat exchanger, 2023, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Modeling of local heat transfer on supercritical pressure CO2 in horizontal semicircular tube, 2021, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Experimental study of hypervapotron channel with square fin structure for divertor cooling by one-side, electric joule heating system, 2020, Fusion Engineering and Design

Moo Hwan Kim collaborates often with several researchers, with frequent co-authors being:

  • HangJin Jo (19 co-publications)
  • Ji Hwan Lim (8 co-publications)
  • Hoongyo Oh (8 co-publications)
  • Minkyu Park (7 co-publications)
  • Donkoan Hwang (6 co-publications)

Best Publications

  • A study of nucleate boiling heat transfer on hydrophilic, hydrophobic and heterogeneous wetting surfaces

    HangJin Jo;Ho Seon Ahn;SoonHo Kang;Moo Hwan Kim

  • Numerical investigation on thermal–hydraulic performance of new printed circuit heat exchanger model ☆

    Dong Eok Kim;Moo Hwan Kim;Jae Eun Cha;Seong O. Kim

  • Review of boiling heat transfer enhancement on micro/nanostructured surfaces

    Dong Eok Kim;Dong In Yu;Dong Wook Jerng;Moo Hwan Kim

  • Effect of nanoparticle deposition on capillary wicking that influences the critical heat flux in nanofluids

    Hyung Dae Kim;Moo Hwan Kim

  • Effect of nanoparticles on CHF enhancement in pool boiling of nano-fluids

    Hyungdae Kim;Jeongbae Kim;Moo Hwan Kim

  • Experimental studies on CHF characteristics of nano-fluids at pool boiling

    Hyung Dae Kim;Jeongbae Kim;Moo Hwan Kim

  • Effect of liquid spreading due to nano/microstructures on the critical heat flux during pool boiling

    Ho Seon Ahn;Hang Jin Jo;Soon Ho Kang;Moo Hwan Kim

  • Pool boiling CHF enhancement by micro/nanoscale modification of zircaloy-4 surface

    Ho Seon Ahn;Chan Lee;Hyungdae Kim;HangJin Jo

  • Experimental investigation of heat transfer in vertical upward and downward supercritical CO2 flow in a circular tube

    Dong Eok Kim;Moo-Hwan Kim

  • Boiling heat transfer and critical heat flux evaluation of the pool boiling on micro structured surface

    Seol Ha Kim;Gi Cheol Lee;Jun Young Kang;Kiyofumi Moriyama

  • Effects of nano-fluid and surfaces with nano structure on the increase of CHF

    Seontae Kim;Hyung Dae Kim;Hyungmo Kim;Ho Seon Ahn

  • Experimental study of the characteristics and mechanism of pool boiling CHF enhancement using nanofluids

    Hyungdae Kim;Moohwan Kim

  • Experimental study of the effects of flow acceleration and buoyancy on heat transfer in a supercritical fluid flow in a circular tube

    Dong Eok Kim;Moo Hwan Kim

  • Experimental study of critical heat flux enhancement during forced convective flow boiling of nanofluid on a short heated surface

    Ho Seon Ahn;Hyungdae Kim;HangJin Jo;SoonHo Kang

  • Flow pattern transition instability during flow boiling in a single microchannel

    Cheol Huh;Jeongbae Kim;Moo Hwan Kim

  • A Review on Critical Heat Flux Enhancement With Nanofluids and Surface Modification

    Ho Seon Ahn;Moo Hwan Kim

  • The effect of capillary wicking action of micro/nano structures on pool boiling critical heat flux

    Ho Seon Ahn;Chan Lee;Joonwon Kim;Moo Hwan Kim

  • EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON CHF CHARACTERISTICS OF WATER-TIO2 NANO-FLUIDS

    Hyungdae Kim;Jeongbae Kim;Moo Hwan Kim

  • Numerical analysis of air-foil shaped fin performance in printed circuit heat exchanger in a supercritical carbon dioxide power cycle

    Tae Ho Kim;Jin Gyu Kwon;Sung Ho Yoon;Hyun Sun Park

  • Optimization and thermodynamic analysis of supercritical CO2 Brayton recompression cycle for various small modular reactors

    Joo Hyun Park;Hyun Sun Park;Jin Gyu Kwon;Tae Ho Kim

  • An Experimental Study of Flow Condensation Heat Transfer Inside Circular and Rectangular Mini-Channels

    Jeong Seob Shin;Moo Hwan Kim

  • Technical Note Effect of nanoparticles on CHF enhancement in pool boiling of nano-fluids

    Hyungdae Kim;Jeongbae Kim;Moo Hwan Kim

Frequent Co-Authors

Ho Seon Ahn
Ho Seon Ahn Incheon National University
Massoud Kaviany
Massoud Kaviany University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jae Sung Lee
Jae Sung Lee Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Dong-Pyo Kim
Dong-Pyo Kim Pohang University of Science and Technology
Michael L. Corradini
Michael L. Corradini University of Wisconsin–Madison
Adrian Bejan
Adrian Bejan Duke University
Ji-Wook Jang
Ji-Wook Jang Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Adam Z. Weber
Adam Z. Weber Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Dong-Hyun Kim
Dong-Hyun Kim Kyung Hee University
Kijung Yong
Kijung Yong Pohang University of Science and Technology

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering opens doors to a range of interdisciplinary careers that often benefit from supplementary education. For those interested in criminal justice applications, understanding the pathway to how to become a criminal profiler provides insight into merging engineering skills with behavioral science for forensic analysis and profiling technologies.

Meanwhile, students considering people-focused roles may find the overview of types of therapy degrees useful. These programs can complement technical backgrounds by developing critical interpersonal and therapeutic skills.

For those seeking flexibility, exploring the best easiest counseling degree programs can provide a strategic option to balance intense engineering studies with accessible online counseling courses.

Additionally, professionals aiming to specialize in behavioral interventions may consider accelerated credentials through programs like the accelerated ABA program. This pathway offers efficient training that supports careers blending engineering innovation with applied behavioral analysis.

Best Scientists Citing Moo Hwan Kim

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles