Hyunsun A. Kim

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
149 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Hyunsun A. Kim is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Computational Theory and Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Hyunsun A. Kim has authored 149 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 57 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 33 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics. Recurrent topics in Hyunsun A. Kim's work include Topology Optimization in Engineering (66 papers), Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (52 papers) and Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms (30 papers). Hyunsun A. Kim is often cited by papers focused on Topology Optimization in Engineering (66 papers), Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (52 papers) and Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms (30 papers). Hyunsun A. Kim collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and South Korea. Hyunsun A. Kim's co-authors include Chris Bowen, Peter D. Dunning, Paul M. Weaver, Steve Dunn, David Betts, Aki Salo, Christopher J. Brampton, Peter Giddings, Glen Mullineux and Daniel J. Inman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Energy & Environmental Science and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Hyunsun A. Kim

139 papers receiving 4.0k citations

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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.

Piezoelectric and ferroelectric materials and structures for energy harvesting applications

2013 974 citations Chris Bowen, Hyunsun A. Kim et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hyunsun A. Kim United Kingdom	32	2.1k	1.3k	1.2k	1.1k	631	149	4.1k
Jihong Zhu China	41	3.6k 1.8×	2.5k 1.9×	3.0k 2.5×	781 0.7×	552 0.9×	241	7.8k
Afzal Suleman Canada	31	1.6k 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	602 0.5×	397 0.4×	1.4k 2.3×	212	4.2k
Mary Frecker United States	31	1.8k 0.9×	796 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	1.1k 1.1×	677 1.1×	224	3.8k
Fengwen Wang Denmark	30	3.0k 1.5×	1.7k 1.3×	1.1k 0.9×	843 0.8×	111 0.2×	84	4.7k
Liang Xia China	43	3.3k 1.6×	2.6k 1.9×	1.4k 1.1×	328 0.3×	168 0.3×	140	6.3k
Ping Zhu China	36	1.0k 0.5×	1.0k 0.8×	1.4k 1.2×	309 0.3×	158 0.3×	188	4.1k
Kazuhiro Saitou United States	30	1.5k 0.7×	882 0.7×	769 0.6×	533 0.5×	98 0.2×	189	3.5k
Steven M. Arnold United States	35	743 0.4×	3.1k 2.3×	1.1k 0.9×	370 0.3×	381 0.6×	251	4.3k
Tielin Shi China	44	1.1k 0.5×	1.2k 0.9×	1.6k 1.3×	1.2k 1.1×	159 0.3×	318	6.7k
Zhongqin Lin China	34	419 0.2×	1.3k 1.0×	2.7k 2.2×	752 0.7×	379 0.6×	210	4.1k

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Kim, Hyunsun A., et al.. (2025). Introducing large-scale multiphysics topology optimization for electric aircraft battery pack design. Computers & Structures. 313. 107748–107748. 1 indexed citations

Hyun, Jaeyub, et al.. (2025). Connectivity constraints for eigenvalue reduction in level-set topology optimization. Computers & Structures. 316. 107865–107865.

Kim, Hyunsun A., et al.. (2025). Thermal-fluid-electrochemical topology optimization of lithium-ion cooling plates via a level-set approach. Journal of Energy Storage. 141. 119242–119242.

Cronk, Ashley, et al.. (2024). Thermo-electrochemical level-set topology optimization of a heat exchanger for lithium-ion batteries for electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles. Applied Thermal Engineering. 250. 123461–123461. 7 indexed citations

Kim, Joo‐Young, et al.. (2024). AB0380 INHIBITION OF TOLL-LIKE RECEPTORS ALTERS MACROPHAGE CHOLESTEROL EFFLUX AND FOAM CELL FORMATION. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 83. 1436–1436. 1 indexed citations

Shin, Min‐Jeong, Hyunsun A. Kim, Young Lee, et al.. (2023). Mechanistic Investigation of WWOX Function in NF-kB-Induced Skin Inflammation in Psoriasis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(1). 167–167. 7 indexed citations

Hyun, Jaeyub, et al.. (2023). A modularized level set topology optimization methodology for vibro-acoustic problems. AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum. 1 indexed citations

Chambers, Robert, et al.. (2023). Gripping Aerial Topology Optimized Robot (GATOR). 129. 1–10. 1 indexed citations

Kim, Hyunsun A., et al.. (2023). Robust structural optimization in presence of manufacturing uncertainties through a boundary-perturbation method. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 66(6). 5 indexed citations

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Behrou, Reza, Maroun Abi Ghanem, Jinho Hong, et al.. (2020). Topology optimization of nonlinear periodically microstructured\n materials for tailored homogenized constitutive properties. arXiv (Cornell University). 20 indexed citations

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Kim, Hyunsun A., et al.. (2018). Fruit and Leaf Damage by Conogethes punctiferalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and Acrocercops transecta (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) in Walnut Orchards. Korean journal of applied entomology. 57(1). 33–38. 3 indexed citations

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Brampton, Christopher J., Keyu Wu, & Hyunsun A. Kim. (2015). New optimization method for steered fiber composites using the level set method. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 52(3). 493–505. 99 indexed citations

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Song, Yi-Zhe, et al.. (2014). Virtual visual sensors and their application in structural health monitoring. Structural Health Monitoring. 13(3). 251–264. 55 indexed citations

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Bowen, Chris, Hyunsun A. Kim, Paul M. Weaver, & Steve Dunn. (2013). Piezoelectric and ferroelectric materials and structures for energy harvesting applications. Energy & Environmental Science. 7(1). 25–44. 974 indexed citations breakdown →

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Betts, David, Hyunsun A. Kim, & Chris Bowen. (2012). Preliminary Study of Optimum Piezoelectric Cross-Ply Composites for Energy Harvesting. 2012. 1–8. 12 indexed citations

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Bowen, Chris, David Betts, Peter Giddings, Aki Salo, & Hyunsun A. Kim. (2011). A Study of Bistable Laminates of Generic Lay‐Up for Adaptive Structures. Strain. 48(3). 235–240. 22 indexed citations

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Kim, Hyunsun A., David Betts, Aki Salo, & Chris Bowen. (2010). Shape Memory Alloy-Piezoelectric Active Structures for Reversible Actuation of Bistable Composites. AIAA Journal. 48(6). 1265–1268. 61 indexed citations

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Kim, Hyunsun A.. (2010). Massed Residence and Settlement of Chosunjok in Seoul. 231–264. 1 indexed citations

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Kim, Hyunsun A., et al.. (2007). Smooth Boundary Based Optimisation Using Fixed Grid. The University of Bath Online Publications Store (The University of Bath). 81(1). 103–7. 5 indexed citations

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Kim, Hyunsun A., et al.. (2006). Microspore-derived Embryogenesis and Plant Regeneration from Anther Culture of Pulsatilla cernua var. koreana. Horticultural Science and Technology. 24(2). 290–295. 2 indexed citations

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