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D-Index
70
Citations
15561
World Ranking
5940
National Ranking
92

Sung-Jin Kim publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sung-Jin Kim sits on this spectrum.

61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 371 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Sung-Jin Kim D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sung-Jin Kim sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Sung-Jin Kim is affiliated with the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea. Their research primarily centers on materials science and engineering, with a notable focus on materials chemistry and electrical and electronic engineering. Their work spans subfields including electronic, optical and magnetic materials, inorganic chemistry, and spectroscopy.

The topics frequently addressed in their research include:

  • Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Advancements in Battery Materials

Sung-Jin Kim has contributed publications to various scientific venues. The venues with the highest number of publications include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Nanomaterials

Recent papers authored by or involving Sung-Jin Kim demonstrate a focus on energy storage materials and photocatalysis, including:

  • "Manganese and Vanadium Oxide Cathodes for Aqueous Rechargeable Zinc-Ion Batteries: A Focused View on Performance, Mechanism, and Developments," 2020, ACS Energy Letters
  • "An analysis of the electrochemical mechanism of manganese oxides in aqueous zinc batteries," 2022, Chem
  • "Highly Efficient Aggregation-Induced Red-Emissive Organic Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Materials with Prolonged Fluorescence Lifetime for Time-Resolved Luminescence Bioimaging," 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "Visible-Light Photocatalytic Conversion of Carbon Dioxide by Ni(II) Complexes with N4S2 Coordination: Highly Efficient and Selective Production of Formate," 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Robust Copper Metal-Organic Framework-Embedded Polysiloxanes for Biomedical Applications: Its Antibacterial Effects on MRSA and In Vitro Cytotoxicity," 2021, Nanomaterials

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Sung-Jin Kim include:

  • Youngmee Kim
  • Sujin Kim
  • Jaekook Kim
  • So-Hyeon Yang
  • Mi-Kyung Han

Best Publications

  • Cu2+-Selective Ratiometric and “Off-On” Sensor Based on the Rhodamine Derivative Bearing Pyrene Group

    Ying Zhou;Fang Wang;Youngmee Kim;Sung Jin Kim

  • New BODIPY derivatives as OFF-ON fluorescent chemosensor and fluorescent chemodosimeter for Cu2+: cooperative selectivity enhancement toward Cu2+.

    Xin Qi;Eun Jin Jun;Li Xu;Sung Jin Kim

  • Pyrophosphate-selective fluorescent chemosensor at physiological pH: formation of a unique excimer upon addition of pyrophosphate.

    Ha Na Lee;Zhaochao Xu;Sook Kyung Kim;K. M. K. Swamy

  • Naphthalimide Modified Rhodamine Derivative: Ratiometric and Selective Fluorescent Sensor for Cu2+ Based on Two Different Approaches

    Jun Feng Zhang;Ying Zhou;Juyoung Yoon;Youngmee Kim

  • Hg2+ Selective Fluorescent and Colorimetric Sensor: Its Crystal Structure and Application to Bioimaging

    Xiaoqiang Chen;Seong Won Nam;Min Jung Jou;Youngmee Kim

  • Bio-functionalization of metal–organic frameworks by covalent protein conjugation

    Suhyun Jung;Youngmee Kim;Sung Jin Kim;Tae Hwan Kwon

  • Thin‐Film Formation of Imidazolium‐Based Conjugated Polydiacetylenes and Their Application for Sensing Anionic Surfactants

    Xiaoqiang Chen;Sunwoo Kang;Min Jung Kim;Joohee Kim

  • A new multifunctional Schiff base as a fluorescence sensor for Al3+ and a colorimetric sensor for CN− in aqueous media: an application to bioimaging

    Seul Ah Lee;Ga Rim You;Ye Won Choi;Hyun Yong Jo

  • n-Type nanostructured thermoelectric materials prepared from chemically synthesized ultrathin Bi2Te3 nanoplates.

    Jae Sung Son;Moon Kee Choi;Mi Kyung Han;Kunsu Park

  • Sulfur-doped graphene as a potential alternative metal-free electrocatalyst and Pt-catalyst supporting material for oxygen reduction reaction

    Ji Eun Park;Yu Jin Jang;Yeo Jin Kim;Mi Sun Song

  • A new fluorescein derivative bearing a boronic acid group as a fluorescent chemosensor for fluoride ion.

    K. M.K. Swamy;Yoon Ju Lee;Han Na Lee;Jihyun Chun

  • Simple but effective way to sense pyrophosphate and inorganic phosphate by fluorescence changes.

    Han Na Lee;K. M. K. Swamy;Sook Kyung Kim;Ji-Young Kwon

  • Rhodamine hydrazone derivatives as Hg2+ selective fluorescent and colorimetric chemosensors and their applications to bioimaging and microfluidic system.

    Ha Na Kim;Seong Won Nam;K. M.K. Swamy;Yan Jin

  • Preparation of layered MnO2 via thermal decomposition of KMnO4 and its electrochemical characterizations

    Sa Heum Kim;Sung Jin Kim;Seung M. Oh

  • Porphyrinic metal–organic frameworks from custom-designed porphyrins

    Seong Huh;Sung-Jin Kim;Youngmee Kim

  • A selenolactone-based fluorescent chemodosimeter to monitor mecury/methylmercury species in vitro and in vivo

    Xiaoqiang Chen;Xiaoqiang Chen;Kyung Hwa Baek;Youngmee Kim;Sung Jin Kim

  • Pyrophosphate selective fluorescent chemosensors based on coumarin–DPA–Cu(II) complexes

    Min Jung Kim;K. M.K. Swamy;Kyung Mi Lee;Arun R. Jagdale

  • Manipulation of fluorescent and colorimetric changes of fluorescein derivatives and applications for sensing silver ions.

    K. M.K. Swamy;Ha Na Kim;Jung Huyn Soh;Youngmee Kim

  • [Mn(tmc)(O2)]+: a side-on peroxido manganese(III) complex bearing a non-heme ligand.

    Mi Sook Seo;Ja Young Kim;Jamespandi Annaraj;Youngmee Kim

  • A single molecule that acts as a fluorescence sensor for zinc and cadmium and a colorimetric sensor for cobalt.

    Eun Joo Song;Juhye Kang;Ga Rim You;Gyeong Jin Park

Frequent Co-Authors

Youngmee Kim
Youngmee Kim Ewha Womans University
Cheal Kim
Cheal Kim Seoul National University of Science and Technology
Juyoung Yoon
Juyoung Yoon Ewha Womans University
Mercouri G. Kanatzidis
Mercouri G. Kanatzidis Northwestern University
Wonwoo Nam
Wonwoo Nam Ewha Womans University
Seong-Ju Hwang
Seong-Ju Hwang Yonsei University
Jin-Ho Choy
Jin-Ho Choy Ewha Womans University
Jin Yong Lee
Jin Yong Lee Sungkyunkwan University
Wooyoung Lee
Wooyoung Lee Yonsei University
Chongmok Lee
Chongmok Lee Ewha Womans University

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