Da Wan Kim

2.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
40 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Da Wan Kim is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Cognitive Neuroscience and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Da Wan Kim has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 22 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 19 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Da Wan Kim's work include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (31 papers), Tactile and Sensory Interactions (22 papers) and Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (19 papers). Da Wan Kim is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (31 papers), Tactile and Sensory Interactions (22 papers) and Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (19 papers). Da Wan Kim collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, Canada and United States. Da Wan Kim's co-authors include Changhyun Pang, Sangyul Baik, Heon Joon Lee, Suk Ho Bhang, Sungwoo Chun, Tae‐Jin Lee, Youngjin Park, Hyeongho Min, Ji Won Kim and Youngkwan Lee and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Da Wan Kim

37 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. A wet-tolerant adhesive patch inspired by protuberances in suction cups of octopi
    2017 469 citations Sangyul Baik, Da Wan Kim et al. Nature profile →
  2. Bioinspired Adhesive Architectures: From Skin Patch to Integrated Bioelectronics
    2019 258 citations Sangyul Baik, Heon Joon Lee et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Da Wan Kim South Korea 21 1.5k 576 567 445 443 40 2.0k
Sangyul Baik South Korea 19 1.2k 0.9× 594 1.0× 611 1.1× 342 0.8× 311 0.7× 32 1.9k
Heon Joon Lee South Korea 14 981 0.7× 356 0.6× 344 0.6× 346 0.8× 291 0.7× 20 1.4k
Hoon Yi South Korea 19 774 0.5× 334 0.6× 265 0.5× 175 0.4× 191 0.4× 35 1.3k
Zhigang Suo United States 8 1.2k 0.8× 178 0.3× 397 0.7× 128 0.3× 415 0.9× 11 1.8k
Qihan Liu United States 22 2.3k 1.6× 208 0.4× 313 0.6× 494 1.1× 776 1.8× 57 3.0k
Sungwoo Chun South Korea 28 2.2k 1.5× 232 0.4× 218 0.4× 822 1.8× 828 1.9× 58 2.6k
Quansan Yang United States 14 1.3k 0.9× 182 0.3× 450 0.8× 101 0.2× 424 1.0× 22 2.2k
Andrew G. Gillies United States 12 1.7k 1.2× 268 0.5× 178 0.3× 399 0.9× 553 1.2× 16 2.3k
Hong Hu China 21 758 0.5× 397 0.7× 255 0.4× 115 0.3× 237 0.5× 56 1.3k
Changhong Linghu China 17 924 0.6× 404 0.7× 195 0.3× 130 0.3× 186 0.4× 35 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Da Wan Kim

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Fields of papers citing papers by Da Wan Kim

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Da Wan Kim

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Da Wan Kim. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Da Wan Kim based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Da Wan Kim. Da Wan Kim is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fattahimoghaddam, Hossein, Hyojung Cha, Xiaowu Tang, et al.. (2025). Polymer semiconductor-coated 3D bilayer cellulose nanofiber/polydimethylsiloxane aerogel for enhanced solar-driven interfacial water evaporation. Desalination. 611. 118947–118947. 9 indexed citations
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Jeon, Seung Hwan, Jin-Hyung Kim, Da Wan Kim, et al.. (2025). Energy-autonomous and skin-adaptive sensor patch with monolithically nano-interconnected interfaces for spatiotemporal teleoperation. Materials Science and Engineering R Reports. 165. 100995–100995.
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Kim, Da Wan, et al.. (2025). Spatiotemporal molecular tracing of ultralow-volume biofluids via a soft skin-adaptive optical monolithic patch sensor. Nature Communications. 16(1). 3272–3272. 3 indexed citations
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Min, Hyeongho, Seung Hwan Jeon, Minseok Kim, et al.. (2024). Autonomous self‐healing 3D micro‐suction adhesives for multi‐layered amphibious soft skin electronics. InfoMat. 6(10). 10 indexed citations
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Jeon, Seung Hwan, Jinhyung Kim, Yong Son, et al.. (2024). Super‐adaptive electroactive programmable adhesive materials to challenging surfaces: From intelligent soft robotics to XR haptic interfaces. InfoMat. 7(2). 11 indexed citations
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Jeon, Seung Hwan, Jin Ho Song, Da Wan Kim, et al.. (2023). A Spatially Selective Electroactive‐Actuating Adhesive Electronics for Multi‐Object Manipulation and Adaptive Haptic Interaction. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(6). 8 indexed citations
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Choi, Dong‐Soo, Jin Woo Bae, Seok‐Han Lee, et al.. (2022). Emotion-interactive empathetic transparent skin cushion with tailored frequency-dependent hydrogel–plasticized nonionic polyvinyl chloride interconnections. Chemical Engineering Journal. 442. 136142–136142. 14 indexed citations
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Lee, Heon Joon, et al.. (2022). Soft Microdenticles on Artificial Octopus Sucker Enable Extraordinary Adaptability and Wet Adhesion on Diverse Nonflat Surfaces. Advanced Science. 9(31). e2202978–e2202978. 38 indexed citations
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Lee, Ji‐Hyun, Sangyul Baik, Da Wan Kim, et al.. (2022). Ultra-intimate hydrogel hybrid skin patch with asymmetric elastomeric spatula-like cylinders. Chemical Engineering Journal. 444. 136581–136581. 25 indexed citations
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Kim, Da Wan, et al.. (2022). A biodegradable bioinspired oil-coated adhesive film for enhanced wet adhesion. Surfaces and Interfaces. 35. 102415–102415. 7 indexed citations
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Baik, Sangyul, Ji‐Hyun Lee, Eun Je Jeon, et al.. (2021). Diving beetle–like miniaturized plungers with reversible, rapid biofluid capturing for machine learning–based care of skin disease. Science Advances. 7(25). 61 indexed citations
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Chun, Sungwoo, et al.. (2019). A transparent, glue-free, skin-attachable graphene pressure sensor with micropillars for skin-elasticity measurement. Nanotechnology. 30(33). 335501–335501. 38 indexed citations
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Choi, Seung‐Hoon, Kukro Yoon, Sang-Geun Lee, et al.. (2019). Conductive Hierarchical Hairy Fibers for Highly Sensitive, Stretchable, and Water‐Resistant Multimodal Gesture‐Distinguishable Sensor, VR Applications. Advanced Functional Materials. 29(50). 110 indexed citations
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Kim, Da Wan, Sangyul Baik, Hyeongho Min, et al.. (2019). Highly Permeable Skin Patch with Conductive Hierarchical Architectures Inspired by Amphibians and Octopi for Omnidirectionally Enhanced Wet Adhesion. Advanced Functional Materials. 29(13). 179 indexed citations
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Baik, Sangyul, Da Wan Kim, Youngjin Park, et al.. (2017). A wet-tolerant adhesive patch inspired by protuberances in suction cups of octopi. Nature. 546(7658). 396–400. 469 indexed citations breakdown →

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