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Tae Whan Kim

Tae Whan Kim

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
56
Citations
11668
World Ranking
8237
National Ranking
348

Tae Whan 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 Whan Kim sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 480 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Tae Whan 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 Whan Kim sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Tae Whan Kim is affiliated with Hanyang University in South Korea and has contributed to fields primarily within materials science and engineering. Their research encompasses several subfields including materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, computer vision and pattern recognition, atomic and molecular physics and optics, and radiation.

The scientist has authored publications on topics such as quantum dots synthesis and properties, perovskite materials and applications, chalcogenide semiconductor thin films, nanocluster synthesis and applications, luminescence properties of advanced materials, radiation detection and scintillator technologies, and semiconductor quantum structures and devices.

Their work has appeared in a variety of scientific venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Advanced Materials (2 publications)
  • SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers (2 publications)
  • Nature (1 publication)
  • Light Science & Applications (1 publication)
  • Chemistry of Materials (1 publication)

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Tae Whan Kim include:

  • "Efficient and stable blue quantum dot light-emitting diode," 2020, Nature
  • "Hybridisation of perovskite nanocrystals with organic molecules for highly efficient liquid scintillators," 2020, Light Science & Applications
  • "Efficient Blue-Light-Emitting Cd-Free Colloidal Quantum Well and Its Application in Electroluminescent Devices," 2020, Chemistry of Materials
  • "Crystallographic and Photophysical Analysis on Facet-Controlled Defect-Free Blue-Emitting Quantum Dots," 2024, Advanced Materials
  • "Light-emitting MOS junction for ultrahigh-resolution quantum dot displays," 2023, Nano Energy

The scientist frequently collaborates with a range of co-authors, including:

  • Taehyung Kim (5 coauthored works)
  • Kwanghee Kim (2 coauthored works)
  • Seon-Myeong Choi (2 coauthored works)
  • Dae-Young Chung (2 coauthored works)
  • Eunjoo Jang (2 coauthored works)

The focus of Tae Whan Kim's research lies in developing and studying quantum dot technologies and advanced materials with applications in optoelectronics and scintillator technologies. This includes work on colloidal quantum wells, perovskite nanocrystals, and the photophysical properties of defect-controlled quantum dots.

The breadth of research topics and frequent publication record across multiple high-impact venues reflect a specialization in materials science and engineering, especially in the integration of nanoscale materials for electronic and photonic applications.

Best Publications

  • White-light generation through ultraviolet-emitting diode and white-emitting phosphor

    Jong Su Kim;Pyung Eun Jeon;Yun Hyung Park;Jun Chul Choi

  • Recent advances in energy-saving chemiresistive gas sensors: A review

    Sanjit Manohar Majhi;Ali Mirzaei;Hyoun Woo Kim;Sang Sub Kim

  • Flexible Organic Bistable Devices Based on Graphene Embedded in an Insulating Poly(methyl methacrylate) Polymer Layer

    Dong Ick Son;Tae Whan Kim;Jae Ho Shim;Jae Hun Jung

  • Flexible three-dimensional artificial synapse networks with correlated learning and trainable memory capability.

    Chaoxing Wu;Tae Whan Kim;Hwan Young Choi;Dmitri B. Strukov

  • Enhanced Triboelectric Nanogenerators Based on MoS2 Monolayer Nanocomposites Acting as Electron-Acceptor Layers

    Chaoxing Wu;Tae Whan Kim;Jae Hyeon Park;Haoqun An

  • Wearable Electricity Generators Fabricated Utilizing Transparent Electronic Textiles Based on Polyester/Ag Nanowires/Graphene Core–Shell Nanocomposites

    Chaoxing Wu;Tae Whan Kim;Fushan Li;Tailiang Guo

  • Reduced graphene-oxide acting as electron-trapping sites in the friction layer for giant triboelectric enhancement

    Chaoxing Wu;Tae Whan Kim;Hwan Young Choi

  • Optoelectronic Perovskite Synapses for Neuromorphic Computing

    Fumin Ma;Yangbin Zhu;Zhongwei Xu;Yang Liu

  • Enhanced field emission properties of molybdenum disulphide few layer nanosheets synthesized by hydrothermal method

    Chandrasekar Perumal Veeramalai;Fushan Li;Yang Liu;Yang Liu;Zhongwei Xu;Zhongwei Xu

  • Electrical memory devices based on inorganic/organic nanocomposites

    Tae Whan Kim;Yang Yang;Fushan Li;Wei Lek Kwan

  • Carrier transport in flexible organic bistable devices of ZnO nanoparticles embedded in an insulating poly(methyl methacrylate) polymer layer.

    Dong-Ick Son;Dong-Hee Park;Won Kook Choi;Sung-Hwan Cho

  • Structural, optical, and electronic properties of colloidal CuO nanoparticles formed by using a colloid-thermal synthesis process

    Dong Ick Son;Chan Ho You;Tae Whan Kim

  • Photoresponse mechanisms of ultraviolet photodetectors based on colloidal ZnO quantum dot-graphene nanocomposites

    Dong Ick Son;Hee Yeon Yang;Tae Whan Kim;Won Il Park

  • Mimicking Classical Conditioning Based on a Single Flexible Memristor

    Chaoxing Wu;Tae Whan Kim;Tailiang Guo;Fushan Li

  • Fluorescent Microarrays of in Situ Crystallized Perovskite Nanocomposites Fabricated for Patterned Applications by Using Inkjet Printing

    Yang Liu;Fushan Li;Lichun Qiu;Kaiyu Yang

  • Self-Powered Tactile Sensor with Learning and Memory

    Chaoxing Wu;Chaoxing Wu;Tae Whan Kim;Jae Hyeon Park;Bonmin Koo

  • Bistable Organic Memory Device with Gold Nanoparticles Embedded in a Conducting Poly(N-vinylcarbazole) Colloids Hybrid

    Dong Ick Son;Dong Ick Son;Dong Hee Park;Jong Bin Kim;Ji Won Choi

  • Degradation mechanisms of silver nanowire electrodes under ultraviolet irradiation and heat treatment.

    Dong Chul Choo;Tae Whan Kim

  • GaN-Based White-Light-Emitting Diodes Fabricated with a Mixture of Ba3MgSi2O8:Eu2+ and Sr2SiO4:Eu2+ Phosphors

    Jong Su Kim;Ji Young Kang;Pyung Eun Jeon;Jin Chul Choi

  • Selective NO2 sensor based on Bi2O3 branched SnO2 nanowires

    Jae Hoon Bang;Myung Sik Choi;Ali Mirzaei;Ali Mirzaei;Yong Jung Kwon

  • Nonvolatile flexible organic bistable devices fabricated utilizing CdSe/ZnS nanoparticles embedded in a conducting poly N-vinylcarbazole polymer layer

    Dong-Ick Son;Ji-Hwan Kim;Dong-Hee Park;Won Kook Choi

Frequent Co-Authors

Chaoxing Wu
Chaoxing Wu Fuzhou University
Won Kook Choi
Won Kook Choi Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Tailiang Guo
Tailiang Guo Fuzhou University
Sang-Wook Kim
Sang-Wook Kim Ajou University
Jeong Yong Lee
Jeong Yong Lee Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Sungho Jin
Sungho Jin University of California, San Diego
Won Il Park
Won Il Park Hanyang University
Zhong Lin Wang
Zhong Lin Wang Georgia Institute of Technology
Hyoun Woo Kim
Hyoun Woo Kim Hanyang University
D. Mangalaraj
D. Mangalaraj Bharathiar University

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