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Tae Yeon Seong

Tae Yeon Seong

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Materials Science
Korea
2022

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 69 4644 4492 170 168 619 17117

Tae Yeon Seong publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Tae Yeon Seong between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Tae Yeon Seong published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 16.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 52 publications in 2005. 19 of the 660 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 52. Peak 52 publications in 2005. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 15 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 18 publications 2000: 27 publications 2001: 23 publications 2002: 23 publications 2003: 23 publications 2004: 48 publications 2005: 52 publications 2006: 32 publications 2007: 22 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 22 publications 2010: 21 publications 2011: 31 publications 2012: 31 publications 2013: 30 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 20 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 23 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 29 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 8 publications
1986 2025

660 publications in total across all disciplines

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Tae Yeon Seong: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 0
1988 0
1989 1
1990 0
1991 3
1992 0
1993 4
1994 4
1995 2
1996 4
1997 15
1998 11
1999 18
2000 27
2001 23
2002 23
2003 23
2004 48
2005 52
2006 32
2007 22
2008 16
2009 22
2010 21
2011 31
2012 31
2013 30
2014 15
2015 20
2016 14
2017 16
2018 23
2019 14
2020 29
2021 20
2022 17
2023 9
2024 11
2025 8
Total 660
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Tae Yeon Seong 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 Yeon Seong sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 610–629 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 619 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99 619
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Tae Yeon Seong 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 Yeon Seong sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 68–69 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469 69
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Korea Leader Award
  • 2018 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society For significant contributions to advancing the characterization and processing of compound semiconductor materials including their use in optoelectronic devices.
  • 2013 - SPIE Fellow

Overview

Tae Yeon Seong is affiliated with Korea University in South Korea. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, materials science, and physics and astronomy with an emphasis on electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, condensed matter physics, atomic and molecular physics and optics, and biomedical engineering.

The main topics of Seong's work include:

  • GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials
  • ZnO doping and properties
  • Semiconductor materials and devices
  • Ga2O3 and related materials
  • Advanced memory and neural computing
  • Semiconductor quantum structures and devices
  • Perovskite materials and applications

Their recent publications demonstrate research activity across several key journals:

  • "Micro-Light Emitting Diode: From Chips to Applications," 2021, Laser & Photonics Review
  • "Exploring dopant effects in stannic oxide nanoparticles for CO2 electro-reduction to formate," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "Visibly Transparent and Infrared Reflective Coatings for Personal Thermal Management and Thermal Camouflage," 2022, Advanced Functional Materials
  • "Realization of an Artificial Visual Nervous System using an Integrated Optoelectronic Device Array," 2021, Advanced Materials
  • "Improving the Leakage Characteristics and Efficiency of GaN-based Micro-Light-Emitting Diode with Optimized Passivation," 2020, ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology

Seong frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology
  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • Advanced Optical Materials
  • Advanced Materials
  • Advanced Functional Materials

They collaborate repeatedly with a number of co-authors, including:

  • Hiroshi Amano
  • Su-Kyung Kim
  • Tae-Ju Lee
  • Hwan-Hee Jeong
  • Jong-Ho Kim

Tae Yeon Seong has received professional recognition as a Fellow of the Materials Research Society in 2018 for contributions to the characterization and processing of compound semiconductor materials, including optoelectronic device applications. They were also named an SPIE Fellow in 2013.

Best Publications

  • The emergence and prospects of deep-ultraviolet light-emitting diode technologies

    Michael Kneissl;Michael Kneissl;Tae Yeon Seong;Jung Han;Hiroshi Amano

  • Quantum Confinement in Amorphous Silicon Quantum Dots Embedded in Silicon Nitride

    Nae Man Park;Chel Jong Choi;Tae Yeon Seong;Seong Ju Park

  • Quantum confinement effect of silicon nanocrystals in situ grown in silicon nitride films

    Tae Youb Kim;Nae Man Park;Kyung Hyun Kim;Gun Yong Sung

  • Growth and characterization of hypothetical zinc-blende ZnO films on GaAs(001) substrates with ZnS buffer layers

    A. B.M. Almamun Ashrafi;Akio Ueta;Adrian Avramescu;Hidekazu Kumano

  • Facile Control of C2H5OH Sensing Characteristics by Decorating Discrete Ag Nanoclusters on SnO2 Nanowire Networks

    In Sung Hwang;Joong Ki Choi;Hyung Sik Woo;Sun Jung Kim

  • Superplastic Deformation of Defect-Free Au Nanowires via Coherent Twin Propagation

    Jong Hyun Seo;Jong Hyun Seo;Youngdong Yoo;Na Young Park;Sang Won Yoon;Sang Won Yoon

  • Micro-Light Emitting Diode: From Chips to Applications

    Peter J. Parbrook;Peter J. Parbrook;Brian Corbett;Jung Han;Tae Yeon Seong

  • Low-resistance Pt/Ni/Au ohmic contacts to p-type GaN

    Ja Soon Jang;In Sik Chang;Han Ki Kim;Tae Yeon Seong

  • Electrochemical and structural properties of radio frequency sputtered cobalt oxide electrodes for thin-film supercapacitors

    Han-Ki Kim;Han-Ki Kim;Tae-Yeon Seong;Jae-Hong Lim;Won Ii Cho

  • Low-resistance Ti/Au ohmic contacts to Al-doped ZnO layers

    Han Ki Kim;Sang Heon Han;Tae Yeon Seong;Won Kook Choi

  • Ohmic-Contact Technology for GaN-Based Light-Emitting Diodes: Role of P-Type Contact

    J.O. Song;Jun-Seok Ha;Tae-Yeon Seong

  • High electron concentration and mobility in Al-doped n-ZnO epilayer achieved via dopant activation using rapid-thermal annealing

    Kyoung Kook Kim;Shigeru Niki;Jin Yong Oh;June O. Song

  • Wafer-level fabrication of GaN-based vertical light-emitting diodes using a multi-functional bonding material system

    Sang Youl Lee;Kwang Ki Choi;Hwan-Hee Jeong;Hee Seok Choi

  • Light output performance of red AlGaInP-based light emitting diodes with different chip geometries and structures

    Jeong-Tak Oh;Sang-Youl Lee;Yong-Tae Moon;Ji Hyung Moon

  • Ohmic and degradation mechanisms of Ag contacts on p-type GaN

    June O. Song;Joon Seop Kwak;Yongjo Park;Tae Yeon Seong

  • Enhanced ethanol sensing properties of TiO2 nanotube sensors

    Youngjae Kwon;Hyunsu Kim;Sangmin Lee;In Joo Chin

  • Plasma damage-free sputtering of indium tin oxide cathode layers for top-emitting organic light-emitting diodes

    Han Ki Kim;D. G. Kim;K. S. Lee;M. S. Huh

  • Formation of low resistance nonalloyed Al/Pt ohmic contacts on n-type ZnO epitaxial layer

    Han Ki Kim;Kyoung Kook Kim;Seong Ju Park;Tae Yeon Seong

  • Formation of low resistance Pt ohmic contacts to p-type GaN using two-step surface treatment

    Ja Soon Jang;Seong Ju Park;Tae Yeon Seong

  • Effect of hydrogen peroxide treatment on the characteristics of Pt Schottky contact on n-type ZnO

    Sang Ho Kim;Han Ki Kim;Tae Yeon Seong

Frequent Co-Authors

Han-Ki Kim
Han-Ki Kim Sungkyunkwan University
Seong-Ju Park
Seong-Ju Park Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
Joon Seop Kwak
Joon Seop Kwak Sunchon National University
Gerald B. Stringfellow
Gerald B. Stringfellow University of Utah
Jaehee Cho
Jaehee Cho Jeonbuk National University
Hiroshi Amano
Hiroshi Amano Nagoya University
Takhee Lee
Takhee Lee Seoul National University
Donghwan Kim
Donghwan Kim Korea University
Sungho Jin
Sungho Jin University of California, San Diego
Cheolsoo Sone
Cheolsoo Sone Samsung (South Korea)

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