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Yong Tae Kang

Yong Tae Kang

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
48
Citations
8591
World Ranking
1295
National Ranking
26

Yong Tae Kang publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yong Tae Kang sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 177 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

Yong Tae Kang D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yong Tae Kang sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 83 scientists 31 D-Index: 113 scientists 32 D-Index: 144 scientists 33 D-Index: 153 scientists 34 D-Index: 189 scientists 35 D-Index: 158 scientists 36 D-Index: 139 scientists 37 D-Index: 127 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 126 scientists 40 D-Index: 104 scientists 41 D-Index: 100 scientists 42 D-Index: 107 scientists 43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44 D-Index: 103 scientists 45 D-Index: 79 scientists 46 D-Index: 88 scientists 47 D-Index: 70 scientists 48 D-Index: 83 scientists 49 D-Index: 44 scientists 50 D-Index: 64 scientists 51 D-Index: 56 scientists 52 D-Index: 50 scientists 53 D-Index: 48 scientists 54 D-Index: 58 scientists 55 D-Index: 52 scientists 56 D-Index: 48 scientists 57 D-Index: 42 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 37 scientists 61 D-Index: 42 scientists 62 D-Index: 44 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 33 scientists 65 D-Index: 29 scientists 66 D-Index: 23 scientists 67 D-Index: 29 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 19 scientists 70 D-Index: 34 scientists 71 D-Index: 26 scientists 72 D-Index: 19 scientists 73 D-Index: 18 scientists 74 D-Index: 19 scientists 75 D-Index: 14 scientists 76 D-Index: 19 scientists 77 D-Index: 8 scientists 78 D-Index: 18 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 17 scientists 82 D-Index: 11 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 7 scientists 85 D-Index: 9 scientists 86 D-Index: 8 scientists 87 D-Index: 6 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 10 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 4 scientists 93+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

Overview

Yong Tae Kang is affiliated with Korea University in South Korea and works primarily within the field of Engineering. Their research encompasses several key subfields including Mechanical Engineering, Computational Mechanics, Biomedical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The main topics of Yong Tae Kang's work focus on:

  • Adsorption and Cooling Systems
  • Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
  • Heat Transfer and Optimization
  • Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies
  • Heat transfer and supercritical fluids
  • Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics
  • Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems

Yong Tae Kang has published extensively in several prominent scientific venues, with their most frequent publication outlets including:

  • Energy (23 publications)
  • Journal of Cleaner Production (8 publications)
  • Applied Thermal Engineering (8 publications)
  • International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer (8 publications)
  • Energy Conversion and Management (7 publications)

Their recent noteworthy papers are as follows:

  • "Review on applications of metal-organic frameworks for CO2 capture and the performance enhancement mechanisms," 2022, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • "Review of nanoabsorbents for capture enhancement of CO2 and its industrial applications with design criteria," 2020, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • "CO2 adsorption on zeolite 13X modified with hydrophobic octadecyltrimethoxysilane for indoor application," 2022, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • "Performance improvement of solar-assisted ground-source heat pumps with parallelly connected heat sources in heating-dominated areas," 2021, Energy
  • "Self-recovering passive cooling utilizing endothermic reaction of NH4NO3/H2O driven by water sorption for photovoltaic cell," 2023, Nature Communications

Frequent collaborators of Yong Tae Kang include:

  • Seonggon Kim
  • Jae Won Lee
  • M. Khoshvaght-Aliabadi
  • Parvaneh Ghodrati
  • Ronghuan Xu

Best Publications

  • Enhanced thermal conductivity and viscosity of copper nanoparticles in ethylene glycol nanofluid

    J. Garg;B. Poudel;M. Chiesa;J. B. Gordon

  • Analysis of convective instability and heat transfer characteristics of nanofluids

    Jake Kim;Yong Tae Kang;Chang Kyun Choi

  • The effect of nano-particles on the bubble absorption performance in a binary nanofluid

    Jin Kyeong Kim;Jun Young Jung;Yong Tae Kang

  • Thermal conductivity measurement of methanol-based nanofluids with Al2O3 and SiO2 nanoparticles

    Changwei Pang;Jung Yeul Jung;Jae Won Lee;Yong Tae Kang

  • Review on combined heat and mass transfer characteristics in nanofluids

    Changwei Pang;Jae Won Lee;Yong Tae Kang

  • Enhancement of heat transfer for thermal energy storage application using stearic acid nanocomposite with multi-walled carbon nanotubes

    Ting Xian Li;Ting Xian Li;Ju Hyuk Lee;Ru Zhu Wang;Yong Tae Kang

  • Absorption performance enhancement by nano-particles and chemical surfactants in binary nanofluids

    Jin Kyeong Kim;Jun Young Jung;Yong Tae Kang

  • Analytical investigation of two different absorption modes: falling film and bubble types

    Yong Tae Kang;Atsushi Akisawa;Takao Kashiwagi

  • CO2 absorption enhancement by methanol-based Al2O3 and SiO2 nanofluids in a tray column absorber

    Israel Torres Pineda;Jae Won Lee;Inhwa Jung;Yong Tae Kang

  • Thermal conductivity and heat transfer performance enhancement of phase change materials (PCM) containing carbon additives for heat storage application

    Da Hee Choi;Juhyuk Lee;Hiki Hong;Yong Tae Kang

  • Performance analysis of an integrated energy storage and energy upgrade thermochemical solid–gas sorption system for seasonal storage of solar thermal energy

    Tingxian Li;Tingxian Li;Ruzhu Wang;Jeremiah K. Kiplagat;Yong Tae Kang

  • Heat and mass transfer enhancement of binary nanofluids for H2O/LiBr falling film absorption process

    Yong Tae Kang;Hyun June Kim;Kang Il Lee

  • Evaporation kinetics of sessile water droplets on micropillared superhydrophobic surfaces.

    Wei Xu;Rajesh Leeladhar;Yong Tae Kang;Chang Hwan Choi;Chang Hwan Choi

  • Heat exchanger design effect on the system performance of silica gel adsorption refrigeration systems

    K.C.A. Alam;B.B. Saha;Y.T. Kang;A. Akisawa

  • The effects of nanoparticles on absorption heat and mass transfer performance in NH3/H2O binary nanofluids

    Jin Ki Lee;Junemo Koo;Hiki Hong;Yong Tae Kang

  • Review of advanced absorption cycles: performance improvement and temperature lift enhancement

    Y.T Kang;Y Kunugi;T Kashiwagi

  • Review on CO2 hydrate formation/dissociation and its cold energy application

    Qibei Sun;Yong Tae Kang

  • A combined power cycle using refuse incineration and LNG cold energy

    Takahiko Miyazaki;Y. T. Kang;A. Akisawa;T. Kashiwagi

  • Mass transfer enhancement during CO2 absorption process in methanol/Al2O3 nanofluids

    Jae Hyung Kim;Chung Woo Jung;Yong Tae Kang

  • CO2 absorption enhancement by Al2O3 nanoparticles in NaCl aqueous solution

    Jae Won Lee;Yong Tae Kang

  • Thermal conductivity and viscosity of water-in-oil nanoemulsions

    M. Chiesa;J. Garg;Y.T. Kang;G. Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Atsushi Akisawa
Atsushi Akisawa Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Chang-Hwan Choi
Chang-Hwan Choi Stevens Institute of Technology
Tingxian Li
Tingxian Li Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Ruzhu Wang
Ruzhu Wang Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Yongchan Kim
Yongchan Kim Korea University
Matteo Chiesa
Matteo Chiesa Khalifa University
Clement Kleinstreuer
Clement Kleinstreuer North Carolina State University
Bidyut Baran Saha
Bidyut Baran Saha Kyushu University
Youngsuk Nam
Youngsuk Nam Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Zhifeng Ren
Zhifeng Ren University of Houston

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