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D-Index
37
Citations
6314
World Ranking
8840
National Ranking
65

Young J. Kim publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Young J. Kim sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 137 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Young J. Kim D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Young J. Kim sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Young J. Kim is affiliated with the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea. Their research primarily focuses on materials science, engineering, and chemical engineering, with significant contributions across various subfields, including materials chemistry, catalysis, electrical and electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

The main topics of their work include catalytic processes in materials science, catalysis and oxidation reactions, catalysts for methane reforming, plasma applications and diagnostics, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, ammonia synthesis and nitrogen reduction, and catalysis and hydrodesulfurization studies.

Frequent publication venues for Young J. Kim include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Journal of environmental chemical engineering
  • Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials

Some recent papers by Young J. Kim are:

  • Inhibiting Oxygen Release from Li-rich, Mn-rich Layered Oxides at the Surface with a Solution Processable Oxygen Scavenger Polymer, 2021, Advanced Energy Materials
  • Unraveling the origin of extraordinary lean NOx reduction by CO over Ir-Ru bimetallic catalyst at low temperature, 2020, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Impact of Pd:Pt ratio of Pd/Pt bimetallic catalyst on CH4 oxidation, 2022, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Nonthermal plasma in practical-scale honeycomb catalysts for the removal of toluene, 2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Design and analysis of SOFC stack with different types of external manifolds, 2020, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated extensively with Young J. Kim include:

  • Iljeong Heo
  • Jin Hee Lee
  • Sung Bong Kang
  • Young-Woo You
  • Young Sun Mok

Best Publications

  • Atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Seoul, Korea

    Seung S. Park;Young J. Kim;Chang H. Kang

  • New Era of Air Quality Monitoring from Space: Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS)

    Jhoon Kim;Ukkyo Jeong;Myoung Hwan Ahn;Jae H. Kim

  • Influences of relative humidity and particle chemical composition on aerosol scattering properties during the 2006 PRD campaign

    Xingang Liu;Yafang Cheng;Yuanhang Zhang;Jinsang Jung

  • Source contributions to fine particulate matter in an urban atmosphere.

    Seung S. Park;Young J. Kim

  • Aerosol chemistry and the effect of aerosol water content on visibility impairment and radiative forcing in Guangzhou during the 2006 Pearl River Delta campaign

    Jinsang Jung;Hanlim Lee;Young J. Kim;Xingang Liu

  • Characteristics of aerosol size distributions and new particle formation in the summer in Beijing

    Dingli Yue;Min Hu;Zhijun Wu;Zhibin Wang

  • Visibility impairment during Yellow Sand periods in the urban atmosphere of Kwangju, Korea

    Kyung W Kim;Young J Kim;Seung J Oh

  • Impact of the smoke aerosol from Russian forest fires on the atmospheric environment over Korea during May 2003

    Kwon H. Lee;Jeong E. Kim;Young J. Kim;Jhoon Kim

  • Stabilization of the Mass Absorption Cross Section of Black Carbon for Filter-Based Absorption Photometry by the use of a Heated Inlet

    Y. Kondo;L. Sahu;M. Kuwata;Y. Miyazaki

  • Fine particulate matter characteristics and its impact on visibility impairment at two urban sites in Korea : Seoul and Incheon

    Young J. Kim;Kyung W. Kim;Shin D. Kim;Bo K. Lee

  • Atmospheric Aerosol Monitoring from Satellite Observations: A History of Three Decades

    Kwon H. Lee;Zhanqing Li;Young J. Kim;Alexander Kokhanovsky

  • PM2.5 carbon measurements in two urban areas: Seoul and Kwangju, Korea

    Seung S. Park;Young J. Kim;Kochy Fung

  • Estimation of the contributions of long range transported aerosol in East Asia to carbonaceous aerosol and PM concentrations in Seoul, Korea using highly time resolved measurements: a PSCF model approach

    Ukkyo Jeong;Jhoon Kim;Hanlim Lee;Jinsang Jung

  • Optical properties of atmospheric aerosols obtained by in situ and remote measurements during 2006 Campaign of Air Quality Research in Beijing (CAREBeijing‐2006)

    Jinsang Jung;Hanlim Lee;Young J. Kim;Xingang Liu

  • Aerosol lidar ratio characteristics measured by a multi-wavelength Raman lidar system at Anmyeon Island, Korea

    Young M. Noh;Young J. Kim;Byoung C. Choi;Toshiyuki Murayama

  • Long-term MAX-DOAS network observations of NO 2 in Russia and Asia (MADRAS) during the period 2007–2012: instrumentation, elucidation of climatology, and comparisons with OMI satellite observations and global model simulations

    Y. Kanaya;H. Irie;H. Irie;H. Takashima;H. Takashima;H. Iwabuchi;H. Iwabuchi

  • Chemical composition of post-harvest biomass burning aerosols in Gwangju, Korea.

    Seong Y Ryu;Jeong E Kim;H Zhuanshi;Young J Kim

  • Seasonal characteristics of lidar ratios measured with a Raman lidar at Gwangju, Korea in spring and autumn

    Young M. Noh;Young J. Kim;Detlef Müller

  • Characteristics of PM2.5 carbonaceous aerosol in the Sihwa industrial area, Korea

    Seung S. Park;Young J. Kim;Kochy Fung

  • PM2.5 particles and size-segregated ionic species measured during fall season in three urban sites in Korea

    Seung S. Park;Seung S. Park;Young J. Kim

  • Atmospheric and biological environmental monitoring

    Young J. Kim

Frequent Co-Authors

Detlef Müller
Detlef Müller University of Hertfordshire
Jhoon Kim
Jhoon Kim Yonsei University
Nobuo Sugimoto
Nobuo Sugimoto National Institute for Environmental Studies
Xingang Liu
Xingang Liu Beijing Normal University
Min Hu
Min Hu Peking University
Yutaka Kondo
Yutaka Kondo National Institute of Polar Research
Nobuyuki Takegawa
Nobuyuki Takegawa Tokyo Metropolitan University
Yuanhang Zhang
Yuanhang Zhang Peking University
Hitoshi Irie
Hitoshi Irie Chiba University
Shaojia Fan
Shaojia Fan Sun Yat-sen University

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