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D-Index
87
Citations
25420
World Ranking
1977
National Ranking
56

Sang-Jae 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 Sang-Jae Kim sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 370 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sang-Jae 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 Sang-Jae Kim sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 87 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Sang-Jae Kim is affiliated with Jeju National University in South Korea and has a substantial body of research across engineering and materials science. Their work primarily spans electrical and electronic engineering, biomedical engineering, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, polymers and plastics, as well as renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

The scientist's research contributions include a broad array of topics such as advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials, supercapacitor materials and fabrication, conducting polymers and applications, advanced battery technologies research, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, advancements in battery materials, and tactile and sensory interactions.

The recent academic papers published by Sang-Jae Kim reflect this diversity and depth. These include the following:

  • Recent Advances in Triboelectric Nanogenerators: From Technological Progress to Commercial Applications (2023, ACS Nano)
  • Comprehensive Insight into the Mechanism, Material Selection and Performance Evaluation of Supercapatteries (2020, Nano-Micro Letters)
  • Materials Beyond Conventional Triboelectric Series for Fabrication and Applications of Triboelectric Nanogenerators (2021, Advanced Energy Materials)
  • Probing the energy conversion process in piezoelectric-driven electrochemical self-charging supercapacitor power cell using piezoelectrochemical spectroscopy (2020, Nature Communications)
  • A critical review on transition metal phosphide based catalyst for electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction: Gibbs free energy, composition, stability, and true identity of active site (2022, Coordination Chemistry Reviews)

The scientist frequently publishes in several leading venues, including:

  • Nano Energy (18 publications)
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A (10 publications)
  • Chemical Engineering Journal (10 publications)
  • Small (7 publications)
  • Sustainable Materials and Technologies (5 publications)

Sang-Jae Kim has collaborated extensively with other researchers, with frequent co-authors as follows:

  • Parthiban Pazhamalai (47 joint publications)
  • Karthikeyan Krishnamoorthy (45 joint publications)
  • Nirmal Prashanth Maria Joseph Raj (34 joint publications)
  • Gaurav Khandelwal (30 joint publications)
  • Vimal Kumar Mariappan (23 joint publications)

The research outputs reflect a clear focus on energy-related materials and device innovations, particularly in areas involving nanogenerators, supercapacitors, and electrocatalysts. This multidisciplinary approach encompasses fundamental studies and applied technologies within materials science and engineering domains.

Best Publications

  • The chemical and structural analysis of graphene oxide with different degrees of oxidation

    Karthikeyan Krishnamoorthy;Murugan Veerapandian;Kyusik Yun;S.-J. Kim

  • Recent Advances in Triboelectric Nanogenerators: From Technological Progress to Commercial Applications.

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  • Antibacterial Efficiency of Graphene Nanosheets against Pathogenic Bacteria via Lipid Peroxidation

    Karthikeyan Krishnamoorthy;Murugan Veerapandian;Ling-He Zhang;Kyusik Yun

  • Graphene oxide as a photocatalytic material

    Karthikeyan Krishnamoorthy;Rajneesh Mohan;S.-J. Kim

  • A highly sensitive electrochemical sensor for nitrite detection based on Fe2O3 nanoparticles decorated reduced graphene oxide nanosheets

    Sivaprakasam Radhakrishnan;Sivaprakasam Radhakrishnan;Karthikeyan Krishnamoorthy;Chinnathambi Sekar;Jeyaraj Wilson

  • Investigation of Raman and photoluminescence studies of reduced graphene oxide sheets

    Karthikeyan Krishnamoorthy;Murugan Veerapandian;Rajneesh Mohan;Sang-Jae Kim

  • One pot hydrothermal growth of hierarchical nanostructured Ni3S2 on Ni foam for supercapacitor application

    Karthikeyan Krishnamoorthy;Ganesh Kumar Veerasubramani;Sivaprakasam Radhakrishnan;Sang Jae Kim

  • Improved activity of a graphene–TiO2 hybrid electrode in an electrochemical supercapacitor

    Ananthakumar Ramadoss;Sang Jae Kim

  • Enhanced activity of a hydrothermally synthesized mesoporous MoS2 nanostructure for high performance supercapacitor applications

    Ananthakumar Ramadoss;Taehyun Kim;Gui-Shik Kim;Sang Jae Kim

  • Enhanced photocatalytic activity of Cu-doped ZnO nanorods

    Rajneesh Mohan;Karthikeyan Krishnamoorthy;Sang-Jae Kim

  • Supercapacitive properties of hydrothermally synthesized sphere like MoS2 nanostructures

    Karthikeyan Krishnamoorthy;Ganesh Kumar Veerasubramani;Sivaprakasam Radhakrishnan;Sang Jae Kim

  • Graphene nanosheets: Ultrasound assisted synthesis and characterization

    Karthikeyan Krishnamoorthy;Gui-Shik Kim;Sang Jae Kim

  • Mechanistic investigation on the toxicity of MgO nanoparticles toward cancer cells

    Karthikeyan Krishnamoorthy;Jeong Yong Moon;Ho Bong Hyun;Somi Kim Cho

  • Comprehensive Insight into the Mechanism, Material Selection and Performance Evaluation of Supercapatteries

    Saravanakumar Balasubramaniam;Ankita Mohanty;Suresh Kannan Balasingam;Sang Jae Kim

  • Antibacterial activity of MgO nanoparticles based on lipid peroxidation by oxygen vacancy

    Karthikeyan Krishnamoorthy;Karthikeyan Krishnamoorthy;Govindasamy Manivannan;Sang Jae Kim;Kadarkaraithangam Jeyasubramanian

  • Two-dimensional siloxene nanosheets: novel high-performance supercapacitor electrode materials

    Karthikeyan Krishnamoorthy;Parthiban Pazhamalai;Sang-Jae Kim

  • Piezoelectric-Driven Self-Charging Supercapacitor Power Cell

    Ananthakumar Ramadoss;Balasubramaniam Saravanakumar;Seung Woo Lee;Young-Soo Kim

  • Flexible, Hybrid Piezoelectric Film (BaTi(1–x)ZrxO3)/PVDF Nanogenerator as a Self-Powered Fluid Velocity Sensor

    Nagamalleswara Rao Alluri;Balasubramaniam Saravanakumar;Sang-Jae Kim

  • Materials Beyond Conventional Triboelectric Series for Fabrication and Applications of Triboelectric Nanogenerators

    Gaurav Khandelwal;Nirmal Prashanth Maria Joseph Raj;Sang-Jae Kim

  • Probing the energy conversion process in piezoelectric-driven electrochemical self-charging supercapacitor power cell using piezoelectrochemical spectroscopy.

    Karthikeyan Krishnamoorthy;Parthiban Pazhamalai;Vimal Kumar Mariappan;Swapnil Shital Nardekar

  • An investigation of the electrical transport properties of graphene-oxide thin films

    Gunasekaran Venugopal;Gunasekaran Venugopal;Karthikeyan Krishnamoorthy;Rajneesh Mohan;Sang-Jae Kim

  • Graphdiyne–ZnO Nanohybrids as an Advanced Photocatalytic Material

    Sakthivel Thangavel;Karthikeyan Krishnamoorthy;Velmurugan Krishnaswamy;Nandhakumar Raju

Frequent Co-Authors

Karthikeyan Krishnamoorthy
Karthikeyan Krishnamoorthy Jeju National University
Parthiban Pazhamalai
Parthiban Pazhamalai Jeju National University
Taro Yamashita
Taro Yamashita Tohoku University
Yoshihiko Takano
Yoshihiko Takano National Institute for Materials Science
Hiroshi Maeda
Hiroshi Maeda Kumamoto University
Zhong Lin Wang
Zhong Lin Wang Georgia Institute of Technology
Kazumasa Togano
Kazumasa Togano National Institute for Materials Science
Kyung Hyun Choi
Kyung Hyun Choi Jeju National University
Hyeon Suk Shin
Hyeon Suk Shin Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Dong-Won Kim
Dong-Won Kim Hanyang University

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