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Tae Kyu Kim

Tae Kyu Kim

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
55
Citations
8060
World Ranking
8732
National Ranking
371

Chemistry

D-Index
56
Citations
8482
World Ranking
11918
National Ranking
220

Tae Kyu 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 Tae Kyu Kim sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 162 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Tae Kyu 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 Tae Kyu Kim sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Tae Kyu Kim is affiliated with Yonsei University in South Korea and works primarily within the fields of Energy and Materials Science. Their research extensively covers Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, as well as Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. The scope of their studies also touches on Inorganic Chemistry and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their scientific work is focused on specialized topics including:

  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Copper-based Nanomaterials and Applications
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications
  • Health and Wellbeing Research

Tae Kyu Kim has contributed to multiple research papers, some of the recent notable publications include:

  • Highly Durable and Fully Dispersed Cobalt Diatomic Site Catalysts for CO2 Photoreduction to CH4, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Pyrrolic N-Stabilized Monovalent Ni Single-Atom Electrocatalyst for Efficient CO2 Reduction: Identifying the Role of Pyrrolic-N and Synergistic Electrocatalysis, 2022, Advanced Functional Materials
  • Recent advances in metal-organic framework-based photocatalysts for hydrogen production, 2021, Sustainable Energy & Fuels
  • Asymmetric gradient orbital interaction of hetero-diatomic active sites for promoting C − C coupling, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Significant Improvements on BiVO4@CoPi Photoanode Solar Water Splitting Performance by Extending Visible-Light Harvesting Capacity and Charge Carrier Transportation, 2020, ACS Applied Energy Materials

Publishes predominantly in venues such as:

  • ACS Applied Energy Materials
  • Korean Society for Leisure Sciences
  • Applied Surface Science
  • ChemCatChem
  • Advanced Functional Materials

Frequent collaborators include researchers such as:

  • D. Praveen Kumar
  • D. Amaranatha Reddy
  • A. Putta Rangappa
  • Madhusudana Gopannagari
  • K. Arun Joshi Reddy

Best Publications

  • Ultrafast X-ray Diffraction of Transient Molecular Structures in Solution

    Hyotcherl Ihee;Maciej Lorenc;Tae Kyu Kim;Qin Y. Kong

  • Ultrathin MoS2 layers anchored exfoliated reduced graphene oxide nanosheet hybrid as a highly efficient cocatalyst for CdS nanorods towards enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production

    D. Praveen Kumar;Sangyeob Hong;D. Amaranatha Reddy;Tae Kyu Kim

  • Femtosecond Soft X-ray Spectroscopy of Solvated Transition-Metal Complexes: Deciphering the Interplay of Electronic and Structural Dynamics

    Nils Huse;Hana Cho;Hana Cho;Kiryong Hong;Lindsey Jamula

  • Surface oxygen vacancy assisted electron transfer and shuttling for enhanced photocatalytic activity of a Z-scheme CeO2–AgI nanocomposite

    M. Jahurul Islam;D. Amaranatha Reddy;Jiha Choi;Tae Kyu Kim

  • Hierarchical dandelion-flower-like cobalt-phosphide modified CdS/reduced graphene oxide-MoS2 nanocomposites as a noble-metal-free catalyst for efficient hydrogen evolution from water

    D. Amaranatha Reddy;Jiha Choi;Seunghee Lee;Yujin Kim

  • Photo-induced spin-state conversion in solvated transition metal complexes probed via time-resolved soft X-ray spectroscopy.

    Nils Huse;Tae Kyu Kim;Lindsey Jamula;James K. McCusker

  • Reduced graphene oxide wrapped ZnS–Ag2S ternary composites synthesized via hydrothermal method: Applications in photocatalyst degradation of organic pollutants

    D. Amaranatha Reddy;Rory Ma;Myong Yong Choi;Tae Kyu Kim

  • Heterostructured WS2‐MoS2 Ultrathin Nanosheets Integrated on CdS Nanorods to Promote Charge Separation and Migration and Improve Solar‐Driven Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

    D. Amaranatha Reddy;Hanbit Park;Rory Ma;D. Praveen Kumar

  • Few layered black phosphorus/MoS2 nanohybrid: A promising co-catalyst for solar driven hydrogen evolution

    D. Amaranatha Reddy;Eun Hwa Kim;Madhusudana Gopannagari;Yujin Kim

  • Noble metal-free ultrathin MoS2 nanosheet-decorated CdS nanorods as an efficient photocatalyst for spectacular hydrogen evolution under solar light irradiation

    D. Praveen Kumar;Sangyeob Hong;D. Amaranatha Reddy;Tae Kyu Kim

  • Hydrazine-assisted formation of ultrathin MoS2 nanosheets for enhancing their co-catalytic activity in photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

    D. Amaranatha Reddy;Hanbit Park;Sangyeob Hong;D. Praveen Kumar

  • Rational Synthesis of Metal–Organic Framework-Derived Noble Metal-Free Nickel Phosphide Nanoparticles as a Highly Efficient Cocatalyst for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

    D. Praveen Kumar;Jiha Choi;Sangyeob Hong;D. Amaranatha Reddy

  • Highly durable and fully dispersed Co diatomic site catalysts for CO2 photoreduction to CH4

    Jinming Wang;Eunhyo Kim;Dharani Praveen Kumar;Akkammagari Putta Rangappa

  • An oxygen-vacancy rich 3D novel hierarchical MoS2/BiOI/AgI ternary nanocomposite: enhanced photocatalytic activity through photogenerated electron shuttling in a Z-scheme manner.

    M. Jahurul Islam;D. Amaranatha Reddy;Noh Soo Han;Jiha Choi

  • Transformation of CeO2 into a mixed phase CeO2/Ce2O3 nanohybrid by liquid phase pulsed laser ablation for enhanced photocatalytic activity through Z-scheme pattern

    Rory Ma;M. Jahurul Islam;D. Amaranatha Reddy;Tae Kyu Kim

  • In situ preparation of few-layered WS2 nanosheets and exfoliation into bilayers on CdS nanorods for ultrafast charge carrier migrations toward enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production

    Madhusudana Gopannagari;D. Praveen Kumar;D. Amaranatha Reddy;Sangyeob Hong

  • Impulsive solvent heating probed by picosecond x-ray diffraction.

    M. Cammarata;M. Lorenc;M. Lorenc;T. K. Kim;J. H. Lee

  • Enhanced photocatalytic activity and anti-photocorrosion of AgI nanostructures by coupling with graphene-analogue boron nitride nanosheets

    Jiha Choi;D. Amaranatha Reddy;Tae Kyu Kim

  • Self-assembled macro porous ZnS–graphene aerogels for photocatalytic degradation of contaminants in water

    D. Amaranatha Reddy;Jiha Choi;Seunghee Lee;Rory Ma

  • Excellent photocatalytic hydrogen production over CdS nanorods via using noble metal-free copper molybdenum sulfide (Cu 2 MoS 4 ) nanosheets as co-catalysts

    Sangyeob Hong;D. Praveen Kumar;D. Amaranatha Reddy;Jiha Choi

  • Green synthesis of AgI-reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites: Toward enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity for organic dye removal

    D. Amaranatha Reddy;Seunghee Lee;Jiha Choi;Seonhwa Park

Frequent Co-Authors

D. Amaranatha Reddy
D. Amaranatha Reddy Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing, Kurnool
Hyotcherl Ihee
Hyotcherl Ihee Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Michael Wulff
Michael Wulff European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
Qingyu Kong
Qingyu Kong Argonne National Laboratory
James K. McCusker
James K. McCusker Michigan State University
Frank M. F. de Groot
Frank M. F. de Groot Utrecht University
Yoon Sup Lee
Yoon Sup Lee Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Shin-ichi Adachi
Shin-ichi Adachi High Energy Accelerator Research Organization
Haesik Yang
Haesik Yang Pusan National University
Aaron M. Lindenberg
Aaron M. Lindenberg Stanford University

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