2026 Sung-Hoon Ahn: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	73	316	287	1	1	404	22820
Materials Science	69	4591	4443	168	166	340	18989

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Korea Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Korea Leader Award

Overview

Sung-Hoon Ahn is affiliated with Seoul National University in South Korea and has a significant body of research primarily in the field of engineering. Their work spans several subfields including biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, industrial and manufacturing engineering, and polymers and plastics.

The scientist's research focuses on a range of topics, including:

Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
Advanced machining processes and optimization
Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques
Laser Material Processing Techniques
Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection
Digital Transformation in Industry

Their recent publications demonstrate a focus on materials and sensor technology with notable papers such as:

"Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) Actuators: The Role of Material, Form, and Scaling Effects" (2023), published in Advanced Materials
"Piezoelectric strain sensor with high sensitivity and high stretchability based on kirigami design cutting" (2022), published in npj Flexible Electronics
"Stretchable Biaxial and Shear Strain Sensors Using Diffractive Structural Colors" (2020), published in ACS Nano
"Current Applications and Development of Composite Manufacturing Processes for Future Mobility" (2022), published in International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing-Green Technology
"Broken stitch detection method for sewing operation using CNN feature map and image-processing techniques" (2021), published in Expert Systems with Applications

Sung-Hoon Ahn collaborates regularly with a group of frequent coauthors, which include:

Hyungjung Kim
Ying-Jun Quan
Ji-Hyeon Song
Min-Soo Kim
Jun Young Choi

The scholar's works are often published in venues such as:

International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing-Green Technology
Academic Society for Appropriate Technology
International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing
SSRN Electronic Journal
Manufacturing Letters

Best Publications

Anisotropic material properties of fused deposition modeling ABS

Sung Hoon Ahn;Michael Montero;Dan Odell;Shad Roundy

2852
Citations
A flexible and highly sensitive strain-gauge sensor using reversible interlocking of nanofibres

Changhyun Pang;Gil-Yong Lee;Tae-il Kim;Sang Moon Kim

1828
Citations
Condition monitoring and fault detection of wind turbines and related algorithms: A review

Z. Hameed;Y.S. Hong;Y.M. Cho;S.H. Ahn

1392
Citations
Measurement of anisotropic compressive strength of rapid prototyping parts

C.S. Lee;S.G. Kim;H.J. Kim;S.H. Ahn

615
Citations
Recent Advances in the Application of Natural Fiber Based Composites

Jitendra K. Pandey;S. H. Ahn;Caroline S. Lee;Amar K. Mohanty

485
Citations
Optimization of hybrid renewable energy power systems: A review

Binayak Bhandari;Kyung Tae Lee;Gil Yong Lee;Young Man Cho

460
Citations
Review of biomimetic underwater robots using smart actuators

Won-Shik Chu;Kyung-Tae Lee;Sung-Hyuk Song;Min-Woo Han

407
Citations
A Comparison of Energy Consumption in Bulk Forming, Subtractive, and Additive Processes: Review and Case Study

Hae-Sung Yoon;Hae-Sung Yoon;Jang-Yeob Lee;Jang-Yeob Lee;Hyung-Soo Kim;Min-Soo Kim

366
Citations
Shape Memory Alloy-Based Soft Gripper with Variable Stiffness for Compliant and Effective Grasping.

Wei Wang;Sung-Hoon Ahn

340
Citations
Mathematical modeling of hybrid renewable energy system: A review on small hydro-solar-wind power generation

Binayak Bhandari;Shiva Raj Poudel;Kyung-Tae Lee;Sung-Hoon Ahn;Sung-Hoon Ahn

339
Citations
Review of Manufacturing Processes for Soft Biomimetic Robots

Kyu-Jin Cho;Je-Sung Koh;Sangwoo Kim;Won-Shik Chu

321
Citations
A novel off-grid hybrid power system comprised of solar photovoltaic, wind, and hydro energy sources

Binayak Bhandari;Kyung-Tae Lee;Caroline Sunyong Lee;Chul-Ki Song

304
Citations
A review on IPMC material as actuators and sensors: Fabrications, characteristics and applications

Binayak Bhandari;Gil-Yong Lee;Sung-Hoon Ahn

286
Citations
Smart Machining Process Using Machine Learning: A Review and Perspective on Machining Industry

Dong-Hyeon Kim;Thomas J. Y. Kim;Xinlin Wang;Mincheol Kim

286
Citations
An Overview of Shape Memory Alloy-Coupled Actuators and Robots

Hugo Rodrigue;Hugo Rodrigue;Wei Wang;Min Woo Han;Thomas J.Y. Kim

261
Citations
Locomotion of inchworm-inspired robot made of smart soft composite (SSC)

Wei Wang;Jang Yeob Lee;Hugo Rodrigue;Sung Hyuk Song

259
Citations
Room-temperature synthesis of nanoporous 1D microrods of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) with highly enhanced photocatalytic activity and stability.

Rajendra C. Pawar;Suhee Kang;Jung Hyun Park;Jong-ho Kim

255
Citations
Material Characterization of Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) ABS by Designed Experiments

Michael Montero;Shad Roundy;Dan Odell;Sung-Hoon Ahn

234
Citations
A turtle-like swimming robot using a smart soft composite (SSC) structure

Hyung-Jung Kim;Sung-Hyuk Song;Sung-Hoon Ahn

220
Citations
Gold nanoparticle modified graphitic carbon nitride/multi-walled carbon nanotube (g-C3N4/CNTs/Au) hybrid photocatalysts for effective water splitting and degradation

Rajendra C. Pawar;Suhee Kang;Sung Hoon Ahn;Caroline Sunyong Lee

216
Citations
Hybrid manufacturing in micro/nano scale: A Review

Won-Shik Chu;Chung-Soo Kim;Hyun-Taek Lee;Jung-Oh Choi

187
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Caroline Sunyong Lee Hanyang University

Doo-Man Chun University of Ulsan

Kyu-Jin Cho Seoul National University

Jinkyu Yang Seoul National University

Maenghyo Cho Seoul National University

David Dornfeld University of California, Berkeley

Christian Brecher RWTH Aachen University

Paul K. Wright University of California, Berkeley

George S. Springer Stanford University

Gareth Thomas Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

External Links

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