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2022

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Materials Science

D-Index
82
Citations
25592
World Ranking
2456
National Ranking
75

Yoong Ahm 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 Yoong Ahm Kim sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 382 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yoong Ahm 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 Yoong Ahm Kim sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Korea Leader Award

Overview

Yoong Ahm Kim is a researcher affiliated with Chonnam National University in South Korea. Their work primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with significant contributions to Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Their research portfolio also includes focused studies in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials as well as Polymers and Plastics.

The scholar's research topics cover a range of applied and fundamental areas including supercapacitor materials and fabrication, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, advancements in battery materials, graphene research and applications, carbon nanotubes in composites, and conducting polymers and their applications.

Notable recent publications by Yoong Ahm Kim include:

  • Carbon Nanomaterials as Versatile Platforms for Biosensing Applications, 2020, Micromachines
  • Sulfur-doped carbon nanotubes as a conducting agent in supercapacitor electrodes, 2020, Journal of Alloys and Compounds
  • Vertical graphene on rice-husk-derived SiC/C composite for highly selective photocatalytic CO2 reduction into CO, 2023, Carbon
  • Electrospun polyacrylonitrile/cyclodextrin-derived hierarchical porous carbon nanofiber/MnO2 composites for supercapacitor applications, 2020, Carbon
  • Perspective on carbon nanotubes as conducting agent in lithium-ion batteries: the status and future challenges, 2023, Carbon Letters

The frequent collaborators of this researcher include Sadhasivam Thangarasu, Nagaraj Murugan, Go Bong Choi, Tae Hwan Oh, and Jae-Hyung Wee.

The most common venues for their publications are Carbon, Carbon Letters, SSRN Electronic Journal, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, and Journal of Energy Storage, indicating a strong focus on materials related to carbon-based technologies and energy storage solutions.

Best Publications

  • General equation for the determination of the crystallite size La of nanographite by Raman spectroscopy

    L. G. Cançado;K. Takai;T. Enoki;M. Endo

  • Vapor-grown carbon fibers (VGCFs) - Basic properties and their battery applications

    M Endo;Y.A Kim;T Hayashi;K Nishimura

  • Nitrogen-doped graphene: beyond single substitution and enhanced molecular sensing

    Ruitao Lv;Qing Li;Andrés R. Botello-Méndez;Takuya Hayashi

  • Bulk production of a new form of sp(2) carbon: crystalline graphene nanoribbons.

    Jessica Campos-Delgado;José Manuel Romo-Herrera;Xiaoting Jia;David A. Cullen

  • Controlled synthesis and transfer of large-area WS2 sheets: from single layer to few layers.

    Ana Laura Elías;Néstor Perea-López;Andrés Castro-Beltrán;Andrés Castro-Beltrán;Ayse Berkdemir

  • Fabrication of electrospinning-derived carbon nanofiber webs for the anode material of lithium-ion secondary batteries

    Chan Kim;Kap Seung Yang;Masahilo Kojima;Kazuto Yoshida

  • Nanotechnology: 'buckypaper' from coaxial nanotubes.

    M. Endo;H. Muramatsu;T. Hayashi;Y. A. Kim

  • Measuring the degree of stacking order in graphite by Raman spectroscopy

    L.G. Cançado;L.G. Cançado;K. Takai;T. Enoki;M. Endo

  • Structural characterization of cup-stacked-type nanofibers with an entirely hollow core

    M. Endo;Y. A. Kim;T. Hayashi;Y. Fukai

  • Self-Sustained Thin Webs Consisting of Porous Carbon Nanofibers for Supercapacitors via the Electrospinning of Polyacrylonitrile Solutions Containing Zinc Chloride**

    Chan Kim;Bui Thi Nhu Ngoc;Kap Seung Yang;Masashito Kojima

  • Synthesis and Characterization of Porous Carbon Nanofibers with Hollow Cores Through the Thermal Treatment of Electrospun Copolymeric Nanofiber Webs

    Chan Kim;Young Il Jeong;Bui Thi Nhu Ngoc;Kap Seung Yang

  • Applications of carbon nanotubes in the twenty-first century.

    Morinobu Endo;Takuaya Hayashi;Yoong Ahm Kim;Mauricio Terrones

  • New direction in nanotube science

    M. Terrones;A. Jorio;M. Endo;A.M. Rao

  • Carbon nanotubes with high bone-tissue compatibility and bone-formation acceleration effects.

    Yuki Usui;Kaoru Aoki;Nobuyo Narita;Narumichi Murakami

  • Thermal stability and structural changes of double-walled carbon nanotubes by heat treatment

    Y.A. Kim;H. Muramatsu;T. Hayashi;M. Endo

  • Raman Spectroscopy of Boron-Doped Single-Layer Graphene

    Yoong Ahm Kim;Kazunori Fujisawa;Hiroyuki Muramatsu;Takuya Hayashi

  • Selective and Efficient Impregnation of Metal Nanoparticles on Cup-Stacked-Type Carbon Nanofibers

    Morinobu Endo;Yoong Ahm Kim;Masay Ezaka;Koji Osada

  • Effect of ball milling on morphology of cup-stacked carbon nanotubes

    Y.A. Kim;T. Hayashi;Y. Fukai;M. Endo

  • Synthesis of thick and crystalline nanotube arrays by spray pyrolysis

    R. Kamalakaran;M. Terrones;T. Seeger;Ph. Kohler-Redlich

  • Multi-walled carbon nanotube-reinforced magnesium alloy composites

    Y. Shimizu;S. Miki;T. Soga;I. Itoh

Frequent Co-Authors

Morinobu Endo
Morinobu Endo Shinshu University
Takuya Hayashi
Takuya Hayashi Shinshu University
Mauricio Terrones
Mauricio Terrones Pennsylvania State University
Yong Chae Jung
Yong Chae Jung Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Humberto Terrones
Humberto Terrones Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Kap Seung Yang
Kap Seung Yang Chonnam National University
A. G. Souza Filho
A. G. Souza Filho Universidade Federal do Ceará
Katsumi Kaneko
Katsumi Kaneko Shinshu University
Riichiro Saito
Riichiro Saito Tohoku University

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