2026 Yong-Hyun Kim: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	52	9463	9135	416	410	226	11959

Yong-Hyun 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 Yong-Hyun Kim sits on this spectrum.

50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 226 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yong-Hyun 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 Yong-Hyun Kim sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Yong-Hyun Kim is affiliated with the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a particular focus on Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Their scholarly work covers several specialized subfields, including:

Materials Chemistry
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Polymers and Plastics
Biomedical Engineering

Key research topics explored by Yong-Hyun Kim include:

Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
Perovskite Materials and Applications
Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures
Semiconductor Materials and Devices
Topological Materials and Phenomena
Graphene Research and Applications

Their recent publications demonstrate a range of investigations in materials and nanostructures, illustrating engagement with cutting-edge scientific problems. Notable papers include:

"N2-dopant of graphene with electrochemically switchable bifunctional ORR/OER catalysis for Zn-air battery" (2020), published in Energy storage materials
"Origin of the Stability and Transition from Anionic to Cationic Surface Ligand Passivation of All-Inorganic Cesium Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals" (2020), published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
"Derivation of a governing rule in triboelectric charging and series from thermoelectricity" (2022), published in Physical Review Research
"Tailored growth of single-crystalline InP tetrapods" (2021), published in Nature Communications
"Ni Nanoparticles on Ni Core/N-Doped Carbon Shell Heterostructures for Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution" (2021), published in ACS Applied Nano Materials

Yong-Hyun Kim has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, which include:

Sohee Jeong
Yeunhee Lee
Eui-Cheol Shin
Jaegwan Jung
Ho-Hyun Nahm

Their work has been published repeatedly in notable venues such as:

Nature Communications
Physical Review B
Coatings
Small
arXiv (Cornell University)

Best Publications

Hydrogen storage in novel organometallic buckyballs.

Yufeng Zhao;Yong-Hyun Kim;A. C. Dillon;M. J. Heben

871
Citations
Suppression of Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Electrochemical N2 Reduction Using Single-Atom Catalysts: A Computational Guideline

Changhyeok Choi;Seoin Back;Na Young Kim;Juhyung Lim

669
Citations
Single-atom catalysts for CO2 electroreduction with significant activity and selectivity improvements

Seoin Back;Juhyung Lim;Na Young Kim;Yong-Hyun Kim

518
Citations
Chemical structures of hydrazine-treated graphene oxide and generation of aromatic nitrogen doping

Sungjin Park;Yichen C. Hu;Jin Ok Hwang;Eui-Sup Lee

437
Citations
Steric-Hindrance-Driven Shape Transition in PbS Quantum Dots: Understanding Size-Dependent Stability

Hyekyoung Choi;Jae-Hyeon Ko;Yong-Hyun Kim;Sohee Jeong

429
Citations
Reversible Lithium-Ion Insertion in Molybdenum Oxide Nanoparticles

Se-Hee Lee;Yong-Hyun Kim;Rohit Deshpande;Philip A. Parilla

409
Citations
Transparent Conductive Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Networks with Precisely Tunable Ratios of Semiconducting and Metallic Nanotubes

Jeffrey L. Blackburn;Teresa M. Barnes;Matthew C. Beard;Yong-Hyun Kim

394
Citations
Theory, synthesis, and oxygen reduction catalysis of Fe-porphyrin-like carbon nanotube.

Duck Hyun Lee;Won Jun Lee;Won Jong Lee;Sang Ouk Kim

393
Citations
Nondissociative Adsorption of H 2 Molecules in Light-Element-Doped Fullerenes

Yong-Hyun Kim;Yufeng Zhao;Andrew Williamson;Michael J. Heben

390
Citations
Tailored semiconducting carbon nanotube networks with enhanced thermoelectric properties

Azure D. Avery;Ben H. Zhou;Jounghee Lee;Eui Sup Lee

360
Citations
Workfunction-Tunable, N-Doped Reduced Graphene Transparent Electrodes for High-Performance Polymer Light-Emitting Diodes

Jin Ok Hwang;Ji Sun Park;Dong Sung Choi;Ju Young Kim

339
Citations
Enhanced nanoscale friction on fluorinated graphene.

Sangku Kwon;Jae-Hyeon Ko;Ki-Joon Jeon;Yong-Hyun Kim

325
Citations
Effects of sulfur doping on graphene-based nanosheets for use as anode materials in lithium-ion batteries

Young Soo Yun;Young Soo Yun;Viet-Duc Le;Haegyeom Kim;Sung-Jin Chang

250
Citations
Ultrastable PbSe nanocrystal quantum dots via in situ formation of atomically thin halide adlayers on PbSe(100).

Ju Young Woo;Jae-Hyeon Ko;Jung Hoon Song;Kyungnam Kim

226
Citations
Electronic structure of radially deformed BN and BC 3 nanotubes

Yong-Hyun Kim;K. J. Chang;S. G. Louie;S. G. Louie

223
Citations
Defective fullerenes and nanotubes as molecular magnets: An ab initio study

Yong Hyun Kim;Jin Choi;K. J. Chang;David Tománek

209
Citations
Solid State Enabled Reversible Four Electron Storage

Thomas A. Yersak;H. Alex Macpherson;Seul Cham Kim;Viet-Duc Le

194
Citations
Band-gap modification by radial deformation in carbon nanotubes

Chan-Jeong Park;Yong-Hyun Kim;K. J. Chang

190
Citations
Ambient Carbon Dioxide Capture by Boron-Rich Boron Nitride Nanotube

Heechol Choi;Young Choon Park;Yong-Hyun Kim;Yoon Sup Lee

174
Citations
Enhancement of the anisotropic photocurrent in ferroelectric oxides by strain gradients

Kanghyun Chu;Byung-Kweon Jang;Ji Ho Sung;Yoon Ah Shin

173
Citations