2026 Young Hee Lee: 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	144	198	191	5	5	1030	89266

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Materials Science

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Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Korea Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Korea Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Korea Leader Award
2020 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Overview

Young Hee Lee is affiliated with Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea and has made significant contributions to the fields of materials science and engineering. Their research focuses primarily on two-dimensional materials and their applications, along with related subfields such as materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, atomic and molecular physics, and biomedical engineering.

The main fields of study in their work include:

Materials Science
Engineering

Within these areas, their subfields of specialty encompass:

Materials Chemistry
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Biomedical Engineering
Information Systems

Key topics explored in their research involve:

2D Materials and Applications
Graphene Research and Applications
Perovskite Materials and Applications
MXene and MAX Phase Materials
Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
Nanowire Synthesis and Applications
Quantum Dots Synthesis and Properties

Frequent collaborators in their work include:

Young-Min Kim
Seok Joon Yun
Ki Kang Kim
Dinh Loc Duong
Ji-Hee Kim

The venues where Young Hee Lee has most frequently published consist of:

ACS Nano
arXiv (Cornell University)
Advanced Materials
Nature Communications
Nano Letters

Recent papers illustrate the scope and impact of their research, including the following:

Bandgap engineering of two-dimensional semiconductor materials, 2020, npj 2D Materials and Applications
Large-scale synthesis of graphene and other 2D materials towards industrialization, 2022, Nature Communications
Flat-surface-assisted and self-regulated oxidation resistance of Cu(111), 2022, Nature
Hot carrier photovoltaics in van der Waals heterostructures, 2021, Nature Reviews Physics
Fabrication of 1D Te/2D ReS₂ Mixed-Dimensional van der Waals p-n Heterojunction for High-Performance Phototransistor, 2021, ACS Nano

In 2020, Young Hee Lee was recognized as a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences.

Best Publications

Crystalline Ropes of Metallic Carbon Nanotubes

Andreas Thess;Roland Lee;Pavel Nikolaev;Hongjie Dai

8465
Citations
Recent Development of Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides and Their Applications

Wonbong Choi;Nitin Choudhary;Gang Hee Han;Juhong Park

2747
Citations
Efficient Reduction of Graphite Oxide by Sodium Borohydride and Its Effect on Electrical Conductance

Hyeon‐Jin Shin;Hyeon‐Jin Shin;Ki Kang Kim;Anass Benayad;Seon‐Mi Yoon

2673
Citations
Dense dislocation arrays embedded in grain boundaries for high-performance bulk thermoelectrics

Sang Il Kim;Kyu Hyoung Lee;Hyeon A Mun;Hyun Sik Kim;Hyun Sik Kim

2122
Citations
Fully sealed, high-brightness carbon-nanotube field-emission display

W. B. Choi;D. S. Chung;J. H. Kang;H. Y. Kim

2020
Citations
Evidence of Graphitic AB Stacking Order of Graphite Oxides

Hae-Kyung Jeong;Yun Pyo Lee;Rob J. W. E. Lahaye;Min-Ho Park

1261
Citations
Phase patterning for ohmic homojunction contact in MoTe2

Suyeon Cho;Sera Kim;Jung Ho Kim;Jiong Zhao

1207
Citations
Bandgap engineering of two-dimensional semiconductor materials

A. Chaves;J. G. Azadani;Hussain Alsalman;Hussain Alsalman;D. R. da Costa

1152
Citations
Electrochemical Properties of High-Power Supercapacitors Using Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Electrodes

K. H. An;W. S. Kim;Y. S. Park;J.-M. Moon

1129
Citations
Effect of Acid Treatment on Carbon Nanotube-Based Flexible Transparent Conducting Films

Hong-Zhang Geng;Ki Kang Kim;Kang Pyo So;Young Sil Lee

1103
Citations
Bandgap opening in few-layered monoclinic MoTe 2

Dong Hoon Keum;Suyeon Cho;Jung Ho Kim;Duk Hyun Choe

1072
Citations
Synthesis of Large‐Area Graphene Layers on Poly‐Nickel Substrate by Chemical Vapor Deposition: Wrinkle Formation

Seung Jin Chae;Fethullah Güneş;Ki Kang Kim;Eun Sung Kim

1063
Citations
Supercapacitors Using Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotube Electrodes

K. H. An;W. S. Kim;Y. S. Park;Y. C. Choi

861
Citations
Asymmetric Supercapacitors Based on Graphene/MnO2 Nanospheres and Graphene/MoO3 Nanosheets with High Energy Density

Jian Chang;Meihua Jin;Fei Yao;Tae Hyung Kim

754
Citations
Carbon-Based Electrochemical Capacitors

Arunabha Ghosh;Young Hee Lee

651
Citations
Enhanced Sensitivity of a Gas Sensor Incorporating Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotube–Polypyrrole Nanocomposites

Kay Hyeok An;Seung Yol Jeong;Ha Ryong Hwang;Young Hee Lee

644
Citations
van der Waals Layered Materials: Opportunities and Challenges

Dinh Loc Duong;Seok Joon Yun;Young Hee Lee

618
Citations
Hydrogen storage in single-walled carbon nanotubes

Seung Mi Lee;Young Hee Lee

600
Citations
Synthesis of large-area multilayer hexagonal boron nitride for high material performance

Soo Min Kim;Allen Hsu;Min Ho Park;Sang Hoon Chae

580
Citations
High-Capacitance Supercapacitor Using a Nanocomposite Electrode of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube and Polypyrrole

Kay Hyeok An;Kwan Ku Jeon;Jeong Ku Heo;Seong Chu Lim

570
Citations
Coaxial fiber supercapacitor using all-carbon material electrodes.

Viet Thong Le;Heetae Kim;Arunabha Ghosh;Jaesu Kim

570
Citations
Adsorption of NH3 and NO2 molecules on carbon nanotubes

Hyunju Chang;Jae Do Lee;Seung Mi Lee;Young Hee Lee

558
Citations