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Young-Kyu Han

Young-Kyu Han

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Engineering and Technology
Korea
2026
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Chemistry
Korea
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
75
Citations
20347
World Ranking
3459
National Ranking
110

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
73
Citations
19544
World Ranking
862
National Ranking
10

Chemistry

D-Index
74
Citations
19838
World Ranking
4679
National Ranking
66

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Korea Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Korea Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Korea Leader Award

Overview

Young-Kyu Han is affiliated with Dongguk University in South Korea and has a substantial publication record primarily in the fields of engineering and materials science. Their work focuses on key subfields such as electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, and molecular biology.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of specialized areas including:

  • Supercapacitor materials and fabrication
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Advanced photocatalysis techniques
  • Advancements in battery materials
  • Electrocatalysts for energy conversion
  • MXene and MAX phase materials
  • Electrochemical sensors and biosensors

Frequent publication venues for Young-Kyu Han include:

  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • International Journal of Energy Research
  • Small

Co-authorship patterns indicate collaboration with several researchers, notably:

  • Yun Suk Huh
  • Kugalur Shanmugam Ranjith
  • Nilesh R. Chodankar
  • Ganji Seeta Rama Raju
  • Seung-Kyu Hwang

Representative recent papers by Young-Kyu Han include:

  • "True Meaning of Pseudocapacitors and Their Performance Metrics: Asymmetric versus Hybrid Supercapacitors", 2020, Small
  • "Full-spectrum-responsive Bi2S3@CdS S-scheme heterostructure with intimated ultrathin RGO toward photocatalytic Cr(VI) reduction and H2O2 production: Experimental and DFT studies", 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • "Highly efficient and robust noble-metal free bifunctional water electrolysis catalyst achieved via complementary charge transfer", 2021, Nature Communications
  • "The role of NF-κB in breast cancer initiation, growth, metastasis, and resistance to chemotherapy", 2023, Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
  • "Reproductive toxic potential of phthalate compounds - State of art review", 2021, Pharmacological Research

Best Publications

  • True Meaning of Pseudocapacitors and Their Performance Metrics: Asymmetric versus Hybrid Supercapacitors

    Nilesh R. Chodankar;Hong Duc Pham;Ashok Kumar Nanjundan;Joseph F. S. Fernando

  • Dendritic Nanostructured Waste Copper Wires for High-Energy Alkaline Battery

    Nilesh R. Chodankar;Su‑Hyeon Ji;Young‑Kyu Han;Do‑Heyoung Kim

  • A Thienoisoindigo-Naphthalene Polymer with Ultrahigh Mobility of 14.4 cm2/V·s That Substantially Exceeds Benchmark Values for Amorphous Silicon Semiconductors

    Gyoungsik Kim;Seok-Ju Kang;Gitish K. Dutta;Young-Kyu Han

  • Prospects of using nanotechnology for food preservation, safety, and security.

    Vivek K. Bajpai;Madhu Kamle;Shruti Shukla;Dipendra Kumar Mahato

  • Hierarchical hollow spheres of Fe2O3 @polyaniline for lithium ion battery anodes.

    Jae‐Min Jeong;Bong Gill Choi;Soon Chang Lee;Kyoung G. Lee

  • New material for transporting electrons and organic electroluminescent display using the same

    Seok-Hee Yoon;Jae-Soon Bae;Youn-Gu Lee;Sung-Gap Im

  • Full-spectrum-responsive Bi2S3@CdS S-scheme heterostructure with intimated ultrathin RGO toward photocatalytic Cr(VI) reduction and H2O2 production: Experimental and DFT studies

    Seyed Majid Ghoreishian;Kugalur Shanmugam Ranjith;Bumjun Park;Seung-Kyu Hwang

  • Ultra-low overpotential and high rate capability in Li–O2 batteries through surface atom arrangement of PdCu nanocatalysts

    Ran Choi;Jaepyeong Jung;Gyubong Kim;Kyeongse Song

  • How Do Li Atoms Pass through the Al2O3 Coating Layer during Lithiation in Li-ion Batteries?

    Sung Chul Jung;Young-Kyu Han

  • Highly efficient and robust noble-metal free bifunctional water electrolysis catalyst achieved via complementary charge transfer

    Nam Khen Oh;Jihyung Seo;Sangjin Lee;Hyung-Jin Kim

  • Co-metal–organic framework derived CoSe2@MoSe2 core–shell structure on carbon cloth as an efficient bifunctional catalyst for overall water splitting

    Swati J. Patil;Nilesh R. Chodankar;Seung-Kyu Hwang;Pragati A. Shinde

  • Flexible Few-Layered Graphene for the Ultrafast Rechargeable Aluminum-Ion Battery

    Sung Chul Jung;Yong-Ju Kang;Dong-Joo Yoo;Jang Wook Choi

  • Development of gold nanoparticle-aptamer-based LSPR sensing chips for the rapid detection of Salmonella typhimurium in pork meat

    Seo Yeong Oh;Nam Su Heo;Shruti Shukla;Hye-Jin Cho

  • An enzyme-free electrochemical sensor based on reduced graphene oxide/Co3O4 nanospindle composite for sensitive detection of nitrite

    Yuvaraj Haldorai;Jun Yeong Kim;A.T. Ezhil Vilian;Nam Su Heo

  • Pd nanospheres decorated reduced graphene oxide with multi-functions: Highly efficient catalytic reduction and ultrasensitive sensing of hazardous 4-nitrophenol pollutant.

    A.T. Ezhil Vilian;Sang Rak Choe;Krishnan Giribabu;Sung-Chan Jang;Sung-Chan Jang

  • Improved reversibility in lithium-oxygen battery: Understanding elementary reactions and surface charge engineering of metal alloy catalyst

    Byung Gon Kim;Hyung-Jin Kim;Seoin Back;Kwan Woo Nam

  • Anisotropic Volume Expansion of Crystalline Silicon during Electrochemical Lithium Insertion: An Atomic Level Rationale

    Sung Chul Jung;Jang Wook Choi;Young-Kyu Han

  • Hexagonal Co3O4 anchored reduced graphene oxide sheets for high-performance supercapacitors and non-enzymatic glucose sensing

    A.T Ezhil Vilian;Bose Dinesh;Muruganantham Rethinasabapathy;Seung-Kyu Hwang

  • Atom-Level Understanding of the Sodiation Process in Silicon Anode Material.

    Sung Chul Jung;Dae Soo Jung;Jang Wook Choi;Young-Kyu Han

  • Atomic-Level Understanding toward a High-Capacity and High-Power Silicon Oxide (SiO) Material

    Sung Chul Jung;Hyung-Jin Kim;Jae-Hun Kim;Young-Kyu Han

  • Why is tris(trimethylsilyl) phosphite effective as an additive for high-voltage lithium-ion batteries?

    Young-Kyu Han;Jaeik Yoo;Taeeun Yim

  • Porous three-dimensional graphene foam/Prussian blue composite for efficient removal of radioactive (137)Cs.

    Sung-Chan Jang;Yuvaraj Haldorai;Go-Woon Lee;Seung-Kyu Hwang

Frequent Co-Authors

Yun Suk Huh
Yun Suk Huh Inha University
Vivek K. Bajpai
Vivek K. Bajpai Dongguk University
Nilesh R. Chodankar
Nilesh R. Chodankar Khalifa University
Taeeun Yim
Taeeun Yim Incheon National University
Yoon Sup Lee
Yoon Sup Lee Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Bong Gill Choi
Bong Gill Choi Kangwon National University
Deepak P. Dubal
Deepak P. Dubal Queensland University of Technology
Jae Su Yu
Jae Su Yu Kyung Hee University
Jang Wook Choi
Jang Wook Choi Seoul National University
Goli Nagaraju
Goli Nagaraju Imperial College London

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