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Seung Soon Im

Seung Soon Im

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
61
Citations
11646
World Ranking
6865
National Ranking
286

Chemistry

D-Index
66
Citations
13213
World Ranking
7424
National Ranking
121

Seung Soon Im 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 Seung Soon Im sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 220 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Seung Soon Im 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 Seung Soon Im sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Seung Soon Im is affiliated with Hanyang University in South Korea and works primarily in the fields of engineering and materials science. Their research focuses on several subfields, including electrical and electronic engineering, polymers and plastics, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, and electrochemistry.

The scientist has contributed to topics such as gas sensing nanomaterials and sensors, transition metal oxide nanomaterials, conducting polymers and their applications, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, fuel cells and related materials, and electrochemical analysis and applications.

Seung Soon Im's recent publications cover diverse areas of materials science and engineering. Key papers include:

  • "Sonochemical synthesis of PEDOT:PSS intercalated ammonium vanadate nanofiber composite for room-temperature NH3 sensing" (2020), published in Sensors and Actuators B Chemical
  • "Development of Binder Free Fe Substituted NiCo2O4 Electrocatalyst Using Electrostatic Spray Deposition for Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction" (2024), published in ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • "A random forest-based method for reconstructing pressure fields in tropical cyclones from wind data" (2025), published in Atmospheric Research

The publication venues associated with Seung Soon Im demonstrate an interdisciplinary approach spanning chemical sensors, electrochemical systems, and atmospheric research:

  • Sensors and Actuators B Chemical
  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • Atmospheric Research

Frequent collaboration is evident with several coauthors, reflecting a network of research partnerships. The scientist has coauthored papers with:

  • Se Hun Lee
  • Jae Hoon Bang
  • Jichang Kim
  • Changyong Park
  • Myung Sik Choi

Best Publications

  • Preparation and characterization of polyaniline nanoparticles synthesized from DBSA micellar solution

    Moon Gyu Han;Seok Ki Cho;Seong Geun Oh;Seung Soon Im

  • Linking Lipid Metabolism to the Innate Immune Response in Macrophages through Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein -1a

    Seung Soon Im;Leyla Yousef;Christoph Blaschitz;Janet Z. Liu

  • Melting behavior of poly(butylene succinate) during heating scan by DSC

    E. S. Yoo;S. S. Im

  • Biodegradable polymer blends of poly(L-lactic acid) and gelatinized starch

    Jun Wuk Park;Seung Soon Im;Soo Hyun Kim;Young Ha Kim

  • Synthesis and characterization of polyaniline nanoparticles in SDS micellar solutions

    Byoung-Jin Kim;Seong-Geun Oh;Moon-Gyu Han;Seung-Soon Im

  • Silica nanofibers from electrospinning/sol-gel process

    Sung-Seen Choi;Seung Goo Lee;Seung Soon Im;Seong Hun Kim

  • Phase behavior and morphology in blends of poly(L‐lactic acid) and poly(butylene succinate)

    Jun Wuk Park;Seung Soon Im

  • Preparation of Polyaniline Nanoparticles in Micellar Solutions as Polymerization Medium

    Byoung Jin Kim;Seong-Geun Oh;Moon Gyu Han;Seung Soon Im

  • Poly(ethylene terephthalate) nanocomposites by in situ interlayer polymerization: the thermo-mechanical properties and morphology of the hybrid fibers

    Jin-Hae Chang;Sung Jong Kim;Yong Lak Joo;Seungsoon Im

  • Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) nanoparticles prepared in aqueous DBSA solutions

    Jeong Wan Choi;Moon Gyu Han;Sook Young Kim;Seong Geun Oh

  • Spherical polypyrrole nanoparticles as a highly efficient counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells

    Sang Soo Jeon;Chulwoo Kim;Jaejung Ko;Seung Soon Im

  • Biodegradability of cellulose fabrics

    Chung Hee Park;Yun Kyung Kang;Seung Soon Im

  • Liver X Receptors in Atherosclerosis and Inflammation

    Seung Soon Im;Timothy F. Osborne

  • CNT/PEDOT core/shell nanostructures as a counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells

    Hyun-Jun Shin;Sang Soo Jeon;Seung Soon Im

  • Synthesis and Characteristics of a Biobased High-Tg Terpolyester of Isosorbide, Ethylene Glycol, and 1,4-Cyclohexane Dimethanol: Effect of Ethylene Glycol as a Chain Linker on Polymerization

    Won Jae Yoon;Sung Yeon Hwang;Jun Mo Koo;Yoo Jin Lee

  • Polyethylene/Clay Nanocomposite by In-Situ Exfoliation of Montmorillonite During Ziegler-Natta Polymerization of Ethylene

    Yong-Hyun Jin;Hong-Jo Park;Seung-Soon Im;Seung-Yeop Kwak

  • SREBP-1c mediates the insulin-dependent hepatic glucokinase expression.

    So-Youn Kim;Ha-il Kim;Tae-Hyun Kim;Seung-Soon Im

  • Different Glucose Uptake and Glycolytic Mechanisms Between Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Intrahepatic Mass-Forming Cholangiocarcinoma with Increased 18F-FDG Uptake

    Jong Doo Lee;Woo Ick Yang;Young Nyun Park;Kyung Sik Kim

  • Coffee and health.

    Jae-Hoon Bae;Jae-Hyung Park;Seung-Soon Im;Dae-Kyu Song

  • Investigation on the Solubilization Locus of Aniline-HCl Salt in SDS Micelles with 1H NMR Spectroscopy

    Byoung Jin Kim;Seung Soon Im;Seong Geun Oh

  • High-performance dye-sensitized solar cells based on PEDOT nanofibers as an efficient catalytic counter electrode

    Tae Hyun Lee;Kwangseok Do;Young Woo Lee;Sang Soo Jeon

Frequent Co-Authors

Timothy F. Osborne
Timothy F. Osborne Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Ick Soo Kim
Ick Soo Kim Shinshu University
Seong Hun Kim
Seong Hun Kim Hanyang University
Yong Soo Kang
Yong Soo Kang Hanyang University
Jaejung Ko
Jaejung Ko Korea University
Stephen G. Young
Stephen G. Young University of California, Los Angeles
Chulwoo Kim
Chulwoo Kim Korea University
Chong Seung Yoon
Chong Seung Yoon Hanyang University
Soo-Jin Park
Soo-Jin Park Inha University
Isao Noda
Isao Noda University of Delaware

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