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Sunggak Kim

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
46
Citations
7603
World Ranking
16055
National Ranking
93

Sunggak 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 Sunggak Kim sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 283 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sunggak 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 Sunggak 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: 46 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Sunggak Kim is affiliated with Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Their research profile currently does not list recent papers, co-authors, or frequent publication venues.

No specific book publications or awards have been recorded for this scientist to date.

There is also no available data on main fields of study, subfields, or main topics related to their research work.

This profile is based solely on the available affiliation information without additional publication or research details.

Best Publications

  • Zinc-Modified Cyanoborohydride as a Selective Reducing Agent

    Sunggak Kim;Chang Ho Oh;Jae Suk Ko;Kyo Han Ahn

  • TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF ERYTHROMYCINS. 5. TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF ERYTHRONOLIDE A

    E. J. Corey;P. B. Hopkins;S. Kim;S. Yoo

  • A simple and mild esterification method for carboxylic acids using mixed carboxylic-carbonic anhydrides

    Sunggak Kim;Jae In Lee;Youn Chul Kim

  • Total Synthesis of Erythromycins. 4. Total Synthesis of Erythronolide B1

    E. J. Corey;Sunggak Kim;Sung eun Yoo;K. C. Nicolaou

  • Ate complex from diisobutylaluminum hydride and n-butyllithium as a powerful and selective reducing agent for the reduction of selected organic compounds containing various functional groups

    Sunggak Kim;Kyo Han Ahn

  • NOVEL RADICAL REACTION OF PHENYLSULFONYL OXIME ETHERS. A FREE RADICAL ACYLATION APPROACH

    Sunggak Kim;Ill Young Lee;Joo-Yong Yoon;Dong Hyun Oh

  • Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Pyrazines Based on α-Diazo Oxime Ethers

    Nicole S. Y. Loy;Sunggak Kim;Cheol-Min Park

  • 1,1'-Thiocarbonyldi-2,2'-pyridone. A new useful reagent for functional group conversions under essentially neutral conditions

    Sunggak Kim;Kyu Yang Yi

  • Palladium-catalyzed ortho-alkenylation of aryl hydrogen phosphates using a new mono-phosphoric acid directing group

    Li Yan Chan;Sunggak Kim;Taekyu Ryu;Phil Ho Lee

  • Tin-Free Radical-Mediated CC-Bond Formations with Alkyl Allyl Sulfones as Radical Precursors†

    Sunggak Kim;Chae Jo Lim

  • Selective benzoylation of diols with 1-(benzoyloxy)benzotriazole

    Sunggak Kim;Heung Chang;Wan Joo Kim

  • Di-2-Pyridyl thionocarbonate. A new reagent for the preparation of isothiocyanates and carbodiimides.

    Sunggak Kim;Kyu Yang Yi

  • Palladium-Catalyzed C–H Arylation Using Phosphoramidate as a Directing Group at Room Temperature

    Bathoju Chandra Chary;Sunggak Kim;Youngchul Park;Jinsik Kim

  • Highly efficient intramolecular addition of aminyl radicals to carbonyl groups: a new ring expansion reaction leading to lactams

    Unknown

  • Selective removal of tetrahydropyranyl ethers in the presence of tert-butyldimethylsilyl ethers with magnesium bromide in ether

    Sunggak Kim;Jung Ho Park

  • Copper ion promoted esterification of (S)-2-pyridyl thioates and 2-pyridyl esters. Efficient methods for the preparation of hindered esters

    Sunggak Kim;Jae In Lee

  • Tin‐Free Radical Carbonylation: Thiol Ester Synthesis Using Alkyl Allyl Sulfone Precursors, Phenyl Benzenethiosulfonate, and CO

    Sangmo Kim;Sunggak Kim;Noboru Otsuka;Ilhyong Ryu

  • Free Radical-Mediated Ketone Synthesis from Alkyl Iodides via Sequential Radical Acylation Approach

    Sunggak Kim;Joo-Yong Yoon

  • Facile Generation of Alkoxy Radicals from N-Alkoxyphthalimides

    Sunggak Kim;Tai Au Lee;Yukwan Song

  • New radical cascade reactions incorporating multiple one-carbon radical synthons: A versatile synthetic methodology for vicinal singly and doubly acylated oxime ethers [4]

    Ilhyong Ryu;Hiroki Kuriyama;Satoshi Minakata;Mitsuo Komatsu

  • Novel Radical Cyclizations of Alkyl Azides. A New Route to N-Heterocycles

    Unknown

  • An efficient preparation of indolizines through a tandem palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction and cycloisomerization

    Hyunseok Kim;Kwangmoo Lee;Sunggak Kim;Phil Ho Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Phil Ho Lee
Phil Ho Lee Kangwon National University
Ilhyong Ryu
Ilhyong Ryu Osaka Metropolitan University
Kyo Han Ahn
Kyo Han Ahn Pohang University of Science and Technology
Sukbok Chang
Sukbok Chang Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Sangyong Jon
Sangyong Jon Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Tomoya Miura
Tomoya Miura Kyoto University
Cheolmin Park
Cheolmin Park Yonsei University
Nobuharu Iwasawa
Nobuharu Iwasawa Tokyo Institute of Technology
Satoshi Minakata
Satoshi Minakata Osaka University
Tae-Lim Choi
Tae-Lim Choi Seoul National University

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