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42
Citations
9618
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12481
National Ranking
568

Sunkook Kim 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 Sunkook Kim sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 201 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sunkook Kim 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 Sunkook Kim sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Sunkook Kim is affiliated with Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea. Their research spans several core areas within engineering and materials science, focusing predominantly on the intersection of electrical and electronic engineering and materials chemistry. Their work includes significant contributions in biomedical engineering as well.

The primary fields of study include:

  • Engineering
  • Materials Science

Their research extends into specialized subfields such as:

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Hardware and Architecture

Kim's main research topics involve advanced materials and electronic devices, particularly:

  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials
  • Semiconductor materials and devices
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Thin-Film Transistor Technologies

The scientist has published numerous papers, with recent articles including:

  • Highly sensitive active pixel image sensor array driven by large-area bilayer MoS2 transistor circuitry, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Sensory Adaptation and Neuromorphic Phototransistors Based on CsPb(Br1-xIx)3 Perovskite and MoS2 Hybrid Structure, 2020, ACS Nano
  • Neuromorphic Active Pixel Image Sensor Array for Visual Memory, 2021, ACS Nano
  • Highly Linear and Stable Flexible Temperature Sensors Based on Laser-Induced Carbonization of Polyimide Substrates for Personal Mobile Monitoring, 2020, Advanced Materials Technologies
  • Chaotic Organic Crystal Phosphorescent Patterns for Physical Unclonable Functions, 2021, Advanced Materials

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Kim are:

  • Srinivas Gandla
  • Pavan Pujar
  • Muhammad Naqi
  • Arindam Bala
  • Seongin Hong

Kim's research appears prominently in the following publication venues:

  • ACS Nano
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Advanced Electronic Materials
  • Advanced Materials
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Best Publications

  • High-mobility and low-power thin-film transistors based on multilayer MoS2 crystals

    Sunkook Kim;Sunkook Kim;Aniruddha Konar;Wan-Sik Hwang;Jong Hak Lee

  • High-detectivity multilayer MoS(2) phototransistors with spectral response from ultraviolet to infrared.

    Woong Choi;Mi Yeon Cho;Aniruddha Konar;Jong Hak Lee

  • Large-area atomically thin MoS2 nanosheets prepared using electrochemical exfoliation.

    Na Liu;Paul Kim;Ji Heon Kim;Jun Ho Ye

  • Low-Power Flexible Organic Light-Emitting Diode Display Device

    Sunkook Kim;Hyuk-Jun Kwon;Sunghun Lee;Hongshik Shim

  • Two-dimensional Layered MoS2 Biosensors Enable Highly Sensitive Detection of Biomolecules

    Joonhyung Lee;Piyush Dak;Yeonsung Lee;Heekyeong Park

  • Improved growth behavior of atomic-layer-deposited high-k dielectrics on multilayer MoS2 by oxygen plasma pretreatment.

    Jaehyun Yang;Sunkook Kim;Woong Choi;Sang Han Park

  • Highly Crystalline CVD-grown Multilayer MoSe2 Thin Film Transistor for Fast Photodetector

    Chulseung Jung;Seung Min Kim;Hyunseong Moon;Gyuchull Han

  • Highly sensitive active pixel image sensor array driven by large-area bilayer MoS2 transistor circuitry

    Seongin Hong;Nicolò Zagni;Sooho Choo;Na Liu

  • Sensory Adaptation and Neuromorphic Phototransistors Based on CsPb(Br1-xIx)3 Perovskite and MoS2 Hybrid Structure.

    Seongin Hong;Seung Hee Choi;Jongsun Park;Hocheon Yoo

  • A Highly Sensitive Capacitive Touch Sensor Integrated on a Thin-Film-Encapsulated Active-Matrix OLED for Ultrathin Displays

    Sunkook Kim;Woong Choi;Woojin Rim;Youngtea Chun

  • High-Mobility Transistors Based on Large-Area and Highly Crystalline CVD-Grown MoSe2 Films on Insulating Substrates.

    Jong-Soo Rhyee;Junyeon Kwon;Piyush Dak;Jin Hee Kim

  • Giant Photoamplification in Indirect‐Bandgap Multilayer MoS2 Phototransistors with Local Bottom‐Gate Structures

    Junyeon Kwon;Young Ki Hong;Gyuchull Han;Inturu Omkaram

  • A highly sensitive chemical gas detecting transistor based on highly crystalline CVD-grown MoSe2 films

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  • Atomic layer deposited Al2O3 for gate dielectric and passivation layer of single-walled carbon nanotube transistors

    Sunkook Kim;Yi Xuan;P. D. Ye;Saeed Mohammadi

  • High-Performance Flexible Multilayer MoS2 Transistors on Solution-Based Polyimide Substrates

    Won Geun Song;Hyuk-Jun Kwon;Jozeph Park;Junyeob Yeo

  • Neuromorphic Active Pixel Image Sensor Array for Visual Memory.

    Seongin Hong;Seongin Hong;Haewon Cho;Byung Ha Kang;Kyungho Park

  • Interface studies of ZnO nanowire transistors using low-frequency noise and temperature-dependent I-V measurements

    Sanghyun Ju;Sunkook Kim;Saeed Mohammadi;David B. Janes

  • Highly Linear and Stable Flexible Temperature Sensors Based on Laser-Induced Carbonization of Polyimide Substrates for Personal Mobile Monitoring

    Srinivas Gandla;Muhammad Naqi;Mingoo Lee;Jung Joon Lee

  • Optical Enhancement of Indirect Bandgap 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides for Multi‐Functional Optoelectronic Sensors

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  • Chaotic Organic Crystal Phosphorescent Patterns for Physical Unclonable Functions

    Healin Im;Jinsik Yoon;Jinho Choi;Jinsang Kim

  • Fully transparent thin-film transistors based on aligned carbon nanotube arrays and indium tin oxide electrodes.

    Sunkook Kim;Sanghyun Ju;Ju Hee Back;Yi Xuan

  • Wireless Real-Time Temperature Monitoring of Blood Packages: Silver Nanowire-Embedded Flexible Temperature Sensors.

    Doo Young Youn;Uihyun Jung;Muhammad Naqi;Seon Jin Choi

  • Erratum to: A highly sensitive chemical gas detecting transistor based on highly crystalline CVD-grown MoSe2 films

    Jongyeol Baek;Demin Yin;Na Liu;Inturu Omkaram

  • Analysis of flicker noise in two-dimensional multilayer MoS2 transistors

    Hyuk-Jun Kwon;Hongki Kang;Jaewon Jang;Sunkook Kim

  • SensoryAdaptation and Neuromorphic PhototransistorsBased on CsPb(Br1–xIx)3 Perovskite and MoS2 HybridStructure

    Seongin Hong;Seung Hee Choi;Jongsun Park;Hocheon Yoo

Frequent Co-Authors

Hyungju Ahn
Hyungju Ahn Pohang University of Science and Technology
Costas P. Grigoropoulos
Costas P. Grigoropoulos University of California, Berkeley
Hyun Jae Kim
Hyun Jae Kim Yonsei University
Hyung Koun Cho
Hyung Koun Cho Sungkyunkwan University
Cheol-Woong Yang
Cheol-Woong Yang Sungkyunkwan University
Yunseok Kim
Yunseok Kim Sungkyunkwan University
Jae-Young Choi
Jae-Young Choi Sungkyunkwan University
Deji Akinwande
Deji Akinwande The University of Texas at Austin
Won-Sub Yoon
Won-Sub Yoon Sungkyunkwan University
Jinsang Kim
Jinsang Kim University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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