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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 55 8423 8137 356 353 201 29149

Young-Woo Son publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Young-Woo Son between 2001 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Young-Woo Son published across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025, averaging 9.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2015. 14 of the 232 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2015. 2001: 1 publication 2002: 3 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 9 publications
2001 2025

232 publications in total across all disciplines

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Young-Woo Son: publications per year, 2001 to 2025
Year Publications
2001 1
2002 3
2003 4
2004 2
2005 5
2006 4
2007 9
2008 9
2009 10
2010 12
2011 12
2012 13
2013 10
2014 14
2015 16
2016 14
2017 15
2018 11
2019 8
2020 15
2021 14
2022 8
2023 9
2024 5
2025 9
Total 232
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Young-Woo Son 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 Young-Woo Son sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 190–209 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 201 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891 201
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Young-Woo Son 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 Young-Woo Son sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 54–55 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 34th percentile

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

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621 55
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Overview

Young-Woo Son is affiliated with the Korea Institute for Advanced Study in South Korea. Their research primarily focuses on interdisciplinary studies within materials science and physics, addressing complex phenomena in low-dimensional materials and quantum systems.

The main fields of study for Young-Woo Son include:

  • Materials Science
  • Physics and Astronomy

Within these areas, the scientist's subfields of study cover:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

Their work addresses several key topics:

  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • Topological Materials and Phenomena
  • Graphene research and applications
  • Quantum and electron transport phenomena
  • Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
  • Advanced Condensed Matter Physics
  • Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism

Young-Woo Son has published numerous scholarly articles across a range of venues. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Coherent many-body exciton in van der Waals antiferromagnet NiPS3," 2020, Nature
  • "Anomalous optical excitations from arrays of whirlpooled lattice distortions in moiré superlattices," 2022, Nature Materials
  • "Anomalous Dimensionality-Driven Phase Transition of MoTe2 in Van der Waals Heterostructure," 2021, Advanced Functional Materials
  • "Multiferroic-Enabled Magnetic-Excitons in 2D Quantum-Entangled Van der Waals Antiferromagnet NiI2," 2021, Advanced Materials
  • "First-principles study of two-dimensional ferroelectrics using self-consistent Hubbard parameters," 2020, Physical Review B

Frequent publication venues for this scientist include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical Review B
  • Nature
  • Advanced Materials
  • Nano Letters

Young-Woo Son collaborates regularly with several researchers, including:

  • Hyeonsik Cheong
  • Wooil Yang
  • Jae Hoon Kim
  • Je-Geun Park
  • Beom Hyun Kim

Best Publications

  • Energy Gaps in Graphene Nanoribbons

    Young-Woo Son;Young-Woo Son;Marvin L. Cohen;Marvin L. Cohen;Steven G. Louie;Steven G. Louie

  • Half-metallic graphene nanoribbons

    Young-Woo Son;Marvin L. Cohen;Marvin L. Cohen;Steven G. Louie;Steven G. Louie

  • Recent Advances in Two-Dimensional Materials beyond Graphene

    Ganesh R. Bhimanapati;Zhenqiu Lin;Vincent Meunier;Vincent Meunier;Yeonwoong Jung

  • Quasiparticle energies and band gaps in graphene nanoribbons.

    Li Yang;Li Yang;Cheol-Hwan Park;Cheol-Hwan Park;Young-Woo Son;Marvin L. Cohen;Marvin L. Cohen

  • Negative thermal expansion coefficient of graphene measured by Raman spectroscopy.

    Duhee Yoon;Young-Woo Son;Hyeonsik Cheong

  • Gate-tunable phase transitions in thin flakes of 1T-TaS2

    Yijun Yu;Fangyuan Yang;Xiu Fang Lu;Ya Jun Yan

  • Anisotropic behaviours of massless Dirac fermions in graphene under periodic potentials

    Cheol-Hwan Park;Cheol-Hwan Park;Li Yang;Li Yang;Young-Woo Son;Marvin L. Cohen;Marvin L. Cohen

  • Effects of strain on electronic properties of graphene

    Seon-Myeong Choi;Seung-Hoon Jhi;Young-Woo Son

  • Bandgap modulation of carbon nanotubes by encapsulated metallofullerenes.

    Jhinhwan Lee;H. Kim;S.-J. Kahng;G. Kim

  • Magnetic ordering at the edges of graphitic fragments: Magnetic tail interactions between the edge-localized states

    Hosik Lee;Young-Woo Son;Noejung Park;Seungwu Han

  • New generation of massless Dirac fermions in graphene under external periodic potentials.

    Cheol-Hwan Park;Cheol-Hwan Park;Li Yang;Li Yang;Young-Woo Son;Young-Woo Son;Marvin L. Cohen;Marvin L. Cohen

  • Origin of Anomalous Electronic Structures of Epitaxial Graphene on Silicon Carbide

    Seungchul Kim;Jisoon Ihm;Hyoung Joon Choi;Young Woo Son

  • Interference effect on Raman spectrum of graphene on SiO 2 / Si

    Duhee Yoon;Hyerim Moon;Young Woo Son;Jin Sik Choi

  • Strain-dependent splitting of the double-resonance Raman scattering band in graphene.

    Duhee Yoon;Young-Woo Son;Hyeonsik Cheong

  • Friction anisotropy-driven domain imaging on exfoliated monolayer graphene.

    Jin Sik Choi;Jin-Soo Kim;Ik-Su Byun;Duk Hyun Lee

  • Electron beam supercollimation in graphene superlattices.

    Cheol-Hwan Park;Young-Woo Son;Li Yang;Marvin L. Cohen

  • Lipid Exchange Envelope Penetration (LEEP) of Nanoparticles for Plant Engineering: A Universal Localization Mechanism

    Min Hao Wong;Rahul P. Misra;Juan P. Giraldo;Juan P. Giraldo;Seon-Yeong Kwak

  • Tuning On–Off Current Ratio and Field-Effect Mobility in a MoS2–Graphene Heterostructure via Schottky Barrier Modulation

    Chih Jen Shih;Qing Hua Wang;Youngwoo Son;Zhong Jin

  • A metallic mosaic phase and the origin of Mott-insulating state in 1T-TaS2.

    Liguo Ma;Cun Ye;Yijun Yu;Xiu Fang Lu

  • Coherent many-body exciton in van der Waals antiferromagnet NiPS3.

    Soonmin Kang;Kangwon Kim;Beom Hyun Kim;Jonghyeon Kim

  • Dirac electrons in a dodecagonal graphene quasicrystal.

    Sung Joon Ahn;Pilkyung Moon;Tae Hoon Kim;Hyun Woo Kim

  • Erratum: Half-metallic graphene nanoribbons

    Young-Woo Son;Marvin L. Cohen;Steven G. Louie

Frequent Co-Authors

Hyeonsik Cheong
Hyeonsik Cheong Sogang University
Marvin L. Cohen
Marvin L. Cohen University of California, Berkeley
Steven G. Louie
Steven G. Louie University of California, Berkeley
Jisoon Ihm
Jisoon Ihm Seoul National University
Danil W. Boukhvalov
Danil W. Boukhvalov Nanjing Forestry University
Li Yang
Li Yang Washington University in St. Louis
Bae Ho Park
Bae Ho Park Konkuk University
Seungwu Han
Seungwu Han Seoul National University
Hyoung Joon Choi
Hyoung Joon Choi Yonsei University

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