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Seong-Ju Hwang

Seong-Ju Hwang

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Chemistry
Korea
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
68
Citations
15173
World Ranking
4913
National Ranking
182

Chemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
15133
World Ranking
6587
National Ranking
102

Seong-Ju Hwang 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 Seong-Ju Hwang sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 344 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Seong-Ju Hwang 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 Seong-Ju Hwang sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Seong-Ju Hwang is affiliated with Yonsei University in South Korea. Their research focuses on materials science, energy, and engineering, with significant contributions spanning multiple subfields and topics.

The main fields of study include:

  • Materials Science
  • Energy
  • Engineering

The corresponding subfields in their research are:

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Polymers and Plastics

Their work covers a range of specialized topics, notably:

  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Conducting polymers and applications

Seong-Ju Hwang has published extensively in prominent journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • ACS Nano
  • Advanced Science
  • Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Nano Energy

Notable recent papers include:

  • Atomically Dispersed Co2-N6 and Fe-N4 Costructures Boost Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Both Alkaline and Acidic Media, 2021, Advanced Materials
  • Recent Advances in Developing Hybrid Materials for Sodium-Ion Battery Anodes, 2020, ACS Energy Letters
  • Cooperation between Dual Metal Atoms and Nanoclusters Enhances Activity and Stability for Oxygen Reduction and Evolution, 2023, ACS Nano
  • 2D inorganic nanosheets as versatile building blocks for hybrid electrode materials for supercapacitor, 2020, Coordination Chemistry Reviews
  • Unique advantages of 2D inorganic nanosheets in exploring high-performance electrocatalysts: Synthesis, application, and perspective, 2020, Coordination Chemistry Reviews

Frequent co-authors in Seong-Ju Hwang's research include:

  • Xiaoyan Jin
  • Nam Hee Kwon
  • So Yeon Yun
  • Min Gyu Kim
  • Hyungjun Kim

Best Publications

  • Fine tuning of the face orientation of ZnO crystals to optimize their photocatalytic activity

    Eue Soon Jang;Jung Hee Won;Seong Ju Hwang;Jin Ho Choy

  • Visible light active platinum-ion-doped TiO2 photocatalyst.

    Soonhyun Kim;Seong Ju Hwang;Wonyong Choi

  • Mesoporous Layer-by-Layer Ordered Nanohybrids of Layered Double Hydroxide and Layered Metal Oxide: Highly Active Visible Light Photocatalysts with Improved Chemical Stability

    Jayavant L. Gunjakar;Tae Woo Kim;Hyo Na Kim;In Young Kim

  • Atomically Dispersed Co2 -N6 and Fe-N4 Costructures Boost Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Both Alkaline and Acidic Media.

    Zhe Wang;Xiaoyan Jin;Chao Zhu;Yipu Liu

  • Quantum-Dot-Sensitized Solar Cell with Unprecedentedly High Photocurrent

    Jin Wook Lee;Dae Yong Son;Tae Kyu Ahn;Hee Won Shin

  • Self-assembly of layered double hydroxide 2D nanoplates with graphene nanosheets: an effective way to improve the photocatalytic activity of 2D nanostructured materials for visible light-induced O2 generation

    Jayavant L. Gunjakar;In Young Kim;Jang Mee Lee;Nam Suk Lee

  • Remarkable capacity retention of nanostructured manganese oxide upon cycling as an electrode material for supercapacitor

    Pitchai Ragupathy;Dae-Hoon Park;Guy Campet;H. N. Vasan

  • New inorganic-based drug delivery system of indole-3-acetic acid-layered metal hydroxide nanohybrids with controlled release rate

    Jae Hun Yang;Yang Su Han;Man Park;Taeun Park

  • Highly Selective Photoreduction of CO 2 with Suppressing H 2 Evolution over Monolayer Layered Double Hydroxide under Irradiation above 600 nm

    Ling Tan;Si Min Xu;Zelin Wang;Yanqi Xu

  • Controlled release of donepezil intercalated in smectite clays.

    Jin Kuen Park;Young Bin Choy;Jae Min Oh;Jae Min Oh;Ju Young Kim

  • Ordered Mesoporous C 3 N 5 with a Combined Triazole and Triazine Framework and Its Graphene Hybrids for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction (ORR).

    In Young Kim;Sungho Kim;Xiaoyan Jin;Selvarajan Premkumar

  • Relationship between Chemical Bonding Nature and Electrochemical Property of LiMn2O4 Spinel Oxides with Various Particle Sizes: “Electrochemical Grafting” Concept

    Nadine Treuil;Christine Labrugère;Michel Menetrier;Josik Portier

  • Cocatalyst-Free Photocatalysts for Efficient Visible-Light-Induced H2 Production: Porous Assemblies of CdS Quantum Dots and Layered Titanate Nanosheets

    Hyo Na Kim;Tae Woo Kim;In Young Kim;Seong Ju Hwang

  • Recent Advances in Developing Hybrid Materials for Sodium-Ion Battery Anodes

    Jang Mee Lee;Gurwinder Singh;Wangsoo Cha;Sungho Kim

  • Heterostructured Visible-Light-Active Photocatalyst of Chromia-Nanoparticle-Layered Titanate†

    Tae Woo Kim;Su Gil Hur;Seong Ju Hwang;Hyunwoong Park

  • Bifunctional 2D Superlattice Electrocatalysts of Layered Double Hydroxide–Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Active for Overall Water Splitting

    Md. Shahinul Islam;Minho Kim;Xiaoyan Jin;Seung Mi Oh

  • A novel synthetic route to TiO2-pillared layered titanate with enhanced photocatalytic activity

    Jin-Ho Choy;Hyun-Cheol Lee;Hyun Jung;Seong-Ju Hwang

  • A strong electronic coupling between graphene nanosheets and layered titanate nanoplates: a soft-chemical route to highly porous nanocomposites with improved photocatalytic activity.

    In Young Kim;Jang Mee Lee;Tae Woo Kim;Hyo Na Kim

  • Cooperation between Dual Metal Atoms and Nanoclusters Enhances Activity and Stability for Oxygen Reduction and Evolution.

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  • Soft-chemical exfoliation route to layered cobalt oxide monolayers and its application for film deposition and nanoparticle synthesis.

    Tae Woo Kim;Tae Woo Kim;Eun Jin Oh;Ah Young Jee;Seung Tae Lim

  • Mesoporous Iron Oxide-Layered Titanate Nanohybrids: Soft-Chemical Synthesis, Characterization, and Photocatalyst Application

    Tae Woo Kim;Hyung Wook Ha;Mi Jeong Paek;Sang Hoon Hyun

Frequent Co-Authors

Jin-Ho Choy
Jin-Ho Choy Ewha Womans University
Hyungjun Kim
Hyungjun Kim Yonsei University
Sahn Nahm
Sahn Nahm Korea University
Min Gyu Kim
Min Gyu Kim Pohang University of Science and Technology
Wonyong Choi
Wonyong Choi Pohang University of Science and Technology
Sung-Jin Kim
Sung-Jin Kim Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Yong-Mook Kang
Yong-Mook Kang Korea University
Hyunwoong Park
Hyunwoong Park Kyungpook National University
Valeri Petkov
Valeri Petkov Central Michigan University
Zhaochao Xu
Zhaochao Xu Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics

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