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Materials Science

D-Index
67
Citations
19198
World Ranking
5037
National Ranking
188

Chemistry

D-Index
67
Citations
18625
World Ranking
6815
National Ranking
110

Yun-Hi 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 Yun-Hi Kim sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 474 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yun-Hi 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 Yun-Hi Kim sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Yun-Hi Kim is affiliated with Gyeongsang National University in South Korea and has contributed extensively to the fields of engineering and materials science, with a particular focus on electrical and electronic engineering as well as polymers and plastics.

The scientist's research covers a broad spectrum of topics, emphasizing conducting polymers and their applications, organic electronics and photovoltaics, and organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). Other areas of interest include perovskite materials, luminescence and fluorescent materials, advanced memory and neural computing, and thin-film transistor technologies.

Kim has a notable publication record with frequent appearances in several reputable journals and conference proceedings. These include:

  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Polymer Science
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry C
  • Dyes and Pigments

Some recent papers highlight ongoing research themes and developments:

  • Neuromorphic sensorimotor loop embodied by monolithically integrated, low-voltage, soft e-skin (2023) published in Science
  • Highly Efficient Deep-Blue OLEDs using a TADF Emitter with a Narrow Emission Spectrum and High Horizontal Emitting Dipole Ratio (2020) published in Advanced Materials
  • Dimerized small-molecule acceptors enable efficient and stable organic solar cells (2023) published in Joule
  • Efficient, Thermally Stable, and Mechanically Robust All-Polymer Solar Cells Consisting of the Same Benzodithiophene Unit-Based Polymer Acceptor and Donor with High Molecular Compatibility (2020) published in Advanced Energy Materials
  • Breaking the Efficiency Limit of Deep-Blue Fluorescent OLEDs Based on Anthracene Derivatives (2021) published in Advanced Materials

Frequent collaborators in their research include Soon-Ki Kwon, Bumjoon J. Kim, Cheng Sun, Jin-Woo Lee, and Hyung Jin Cheon.

The scientist's main areas of scholarly focus are reflected across a diverse set of subfields involving prominent engineering disciplines and materials chemistry, complemented by work in organic chemistry and biomedical engineering.

Best Publications

  • Highly stretchable polymer semiconductor films through the nanoconfinement effect

    Jie Xu;Sihong Wang;Ging Ji Nathan Wang;Chenxin Zhu

  • Record high hole mobility in polymer semiconductors via side-chain engineering.

    Il Kang;Hui-Jun Yun;Dae Sung Chung;Soon-Ki Kwon

  • A diketopyrrolopyrrole-containing hole transporting conjugated polymer for use in efficient stable organic–inorganic hybrid solar cells based on a perovskite

    Young Soo Kwon;Jongchul Lim;Hui-Jun Yun;Yun-Hi Kim

  • Novel Blue Emitting Material with High Color Purity

    Y. H. Kim;D. C. Shin;S.-H. Kim;C.-H. Ko

  • Multi-scale ordering in highly stretchable polymer semiconducting films.

    Jie Xu;Jie Xu;Hung-Chin Wu;Chenxin Zhu;Anatol Ehrlich

  • Investigation of Structure–Property Relationships in Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Based Polymer Semiconductors via Side-Chain Engineering

    Jang Yeol Back;Hojeong Yu;Inho Song;Il Kang

  • High‐Purity‐Blue and High‐Efficiency Electroluminescent Devices Based on Anthracene

    Yun-Hi Kim;Hyun-Cheol Jeong;Sung-Han Kim;Kiyull Yang

  • Side-Chain-Induced Rigid Backbone Organization of Polymer Semiconductors through Semifluoroalkyl Side Chains

    Boseok Kang;Ran Kim;Seon Baek Lee;Soon-Ki Kwon

  • Deep-blue phosphorescence from perfluoro carbonyl-substituted iridium complexes.

    Sunghun Lee;Seul-Ong Kim;Hyun Shin;Hui-Jun Yun

  • Effect of Selenophene in a DPP Copolymer Incorporating a Vinyl Group for High-Performance Organic Field-Effect Transistors

    Il Kang;Tae Kyu An;Jung-a Hong;Hui-Jun Yun

  • Dramatic inversion of charge polarity in diketopyrrolopyrrole-based organic field-effect transistors via a simple nitrile group substitution.

    Hui-Jun Yun;Seok-Ju Kang;Yong Xu;Seul Ong Kim

  • Highly Efficient Deep-Blue OLEDs using a TADF Emitter with a Narrow Emission Spectrum and High Horizontal Emitting Dipole Ratio

    Hyoungcheol Lim;Hyung Jin Cheon;Seung-Je Woo;Soon-Ki Kwon

  • Dimerized small-molecule acceptors enable efficient and stable organic solar cells

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  • Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence from Azasiline Based Intramolecular Charge-Transfer Emitter (DTPDDA) and a Highly Efficient Blue Light Emitting Diode

    Jin Won Sun;Jang Yeol Baek;Kwon-Hyeon Kim;Chang-Ki Moon

  • High-Mobility Air-Stable Naphthalene Diimide-Based Copolymer Containing Extended π-Conjugation for n-Channel Organic Field Effect Transistors

    Ran Kim;Paul S. K. Amegadze;Il Kang;Hui-Jun Yun

  • H‐Aggregation Strategy in the Design of Molecular Semiconductors for Highly Reliable Organic Thin Film Transistors

    Seul-ong Kim;Tae Kyu An;Jun Chen;Il Kang

  • Highly rigid and twisted anthracene derivatives: a strategy for deep blue OLED materials with theoretical limit efficiency

    Hyuntae Park;Jonghee Lee;Il Kang;Hye Yong Chu

  • Effect of Substitution of Methyl Groups on the Luminescence Performance of Ir(III) Complexes: Preparation, Structures, Electrochemistry, Photophysical Properties and Their Applications in Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (OLEDs)

    Sungouk Jung;Youngjin Kang;Hyung-Sun Kim;Yun-Hi Kim

  • Dense Local Triplet States and Steric Shielding of a Multi‐Resonance TADF Emitter Enable High‐Performance Deep‐Blue OLEDs

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  • Complementary Absorbing Star-Shaped Small Molecules for the Preparation of Ternary Cascade Energy Structures in Organic Photovoltaic Cells

    Hyojung Cha;Dae Sung Chung;Suk Young Bae;Min Jung Lee

  • Efficient, Thermally Stable, and Mechanically Robust All-Polymer Solar Cells Consisting of the Same Benzodithiophene Unit-Based Polymer Acceptor and Donor with High Molecular Compatibility

    Jin-Woo Lee;Cheng Sun;Boo Soo Ma;Hyeong Jun Kim

  • Iridium Complexes with Cyclometalated 2-Cycloalkenyl-Pyridine Ligands as Highly Efficient Emitters for Organic Light-Emitting Diodes†

    Dong Min Kang;Jae-Wook Kang;Jong Won Park;Sung Ouk Jung

  • Extremely deep blue and highly efficient non-doped organic light emitting diodes using an asymmetric anthracene derivative with a xylene unit

    Ran Kim;Sunghun Lee;Kwon-Hyeon Kim;Yun-Ji Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Soon-Ki Kwon
Soon-Ki Kwon Gyeongsang National University
Chan Eon Park
Chan Eon Park Pohang University of Science and Technology
Dae Sung Chung
Dae Sung Chung Pohang University of Science and Technology
Jang-Joo Kim
Jang-Joo Kim Seoul National University
Yong-Young Noh
Yong-Young Noh Pohang University of Science and Technology
Hyungju Ahn
Hyungju Ahn Pohang University of Science and Technology
Kilwon Cho
Kilwon Cho Pohang University of Science and Technology
Mario Caironi
Mario Caironi Italian Institute of Technology
Jaeyoung Jang
Jaeyoung Jang Hanyang University
Jin Young Kim
Jin Young Kim Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology

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