Ick Soo Kim

14.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
332 papers, 12.0k citations indexed

About

Ick Soo Kim is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ick Soo Kim has authored 332 papers receiving a total of 12.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 206 papers in Biomaterials, 128 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 89 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Ick Soo Kim's work include Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (183 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (79 papers) and Conducting polymers and applications (48 papers). Ick Soo Kim is often cited by papers focused on Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (183 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (79 papers) and Conducting polymers and applications (48 papers). Ick Soo Kim collaborates with scholars based in Japan, South Korea and Pakistan. Ick Soo Kim's co-authors include Mayakrishnan Gopiraman, Zeeshan Khatri, Byoung‐Suhk Kim, Hoik Lee, Sana Ullah, Kai Wei, Abdul Wahab Jatoi, Muhammad Qamar Khan, Azeem Ullah and Davood Kharaghani and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Power Sources and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Ick Soo Kim

326 papers receiving 11.8k citations

Hit Papers

A Review of Structure Construction of Silk Fibroin Biomat... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 2019 100 200 300
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 Review of Structure Construction of Silk Fibroin Biomaterials from Single Structures to Multi-Level Structures
    2017 384 citations Ick Soo Kim, Ke‐Qin Zhang et al. profile →
  2. Nanofibers as new-generation materials: From spinning and nano-spinning fabrication techniques to emerging applications
    2019 348 citations Ick Soo Kim 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
Ick Soo Kim Japan 61 5.9k 4.1k 3.1k 2.0k 1.5k 332 12.0k
Jinping Zhou China 58 5.2k 0.9× 3.6k 0.9× 1.7k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 1.4k 0.9× 195 10.9k
Cheol Sang Kim South Korea 64 5.8k 1.0× 5.7k 1.4× 3.1k 1.0× 1.8k 0.9× 1.8k 1.2× 316 12.2k
Lihui Chen China 57 3.5k 0.6× 4.5k 1.1× 2.0k 0.7× 2.4k 1.2× 1.7k 1.1× 418 11.6k
Mohamed H. El‐Newehy Saudi Arabia 57 4.1k 0.7× 3.2k 0.8× 1.8k 0.6× 1.4k 0.7× 2.1k 1.4× 266 9.6k
Jun Nie China 57 4.4k 0.7× 4.3k 1.0× 2.4k 0.8× 2.2k 1.1× 1.5k 1.0× 461 13.6k
Jie Cai China 52 6.4k 1.1× 3.7k 0.9× 1.4k 0.5× 1.4k 0.7× 1.6k 1.0× 120 11.0k
Weifeng Zhao China 58 2.8k 0.5× 4.9k 1.2× 2.6k 0.8× 1.3k 0.7× 1.5k 1.0× 286 11.2k
Chunyu Chang China 49 4.7k 0.8× 3.1k 0.8× 1.4k 0.5× 1.5k 0.8× 1.9k 1.3× 127 9.7k
Won Ho Park South Korea 66 11.4k 1.9× 6.7k 1.6× 2.0k 0.6× 3.1k 1.6× 1.5k 1.0× 312 16.9k
Chaobo Huang China 55 5.2k 0.9× 4.9k 1.2× 1.9k 0.6× 1.6k 0.8× 2.4k 1.5× 141 10.9k

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All Works

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Hameed, Javaria, et al.. (2025). Sunlight-driven efficient and robust degradation of reactive dyes (bemacid red and violet) using carboxylate complexes as a photocatalyst. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 729. 138829–138829.
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Iqbal, Muhammad, et al.. (2024). Eggshell membrane as a novel and green platform for the preparation of highly efficient and reversible curcumin-based colorimetric sensor for the monitoring of chicken freshness. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 266(Pt 1). 131089–131089. 7 indexed citations
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Gopiraman, Mayakrishnan, et al.. (2024). Design and Characterization of Polyvinyl Alcohol/Kappa‐Carrageenan Pickering Emulsion Biocomposite Films for Potential Wound Care Applications. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 113(1). e37850–e37850. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Feifei, Yi Zhang, Jian Shi, et al.. (2024). A multistage assembled laminar membrane for solar thermal conversion and nighttime electricity production. Chemical Engineering Journal. 492. 151940–151940. 9 indexed citations
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Choi, Yong Jun, et al.. (2024). Recent Advances in Dispersant Technology for Carbon Nanotubes toward Energy Device Applications. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(4). 11 indexed citations
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Hussain, Sadam, et al.. (2024). Deep Eutectic Solvent Dyeing of Cellulose Acetate Nanofibers with Disperse Dyes: Kinetics, Isotherm, and Thermodynamic Studies. Fibers and Polymers. 25(4). 1325–1337. 1 indexed citations
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Liang, Fanghua, Huilong Dong, Jiamu Dai, et al.. (2023). Fast Energy Storage of SnS2 Anode Nanoconfined in Hollow Porous Carbon Nanofibers for Lithium‐Ion Batteries. Advanced Science. 11(4). e2306711–e2306711. 51 indexed citations
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Lee, Hoik, et al.. (2022). A composite of carbon nanofiber/copper particle-anchored thiol-incorporated silica nanoparticles utilizable for heavy metal adsorption. Composites Communications. 34. 101256–101256. 4 indexed citations
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Mehdi, Mujahid, Qingping Zeng, Khalid Hussain Thebo, et al.. (2022). Regenerated Silk Nanofibers for Robust and Cyclic Adsorption–Desorption on Anionic Dyes. Langmuir. 38(20). 6376–6386. 23 indexed citations
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Hussain, Nadir, Mujahid Mehdi, Sana Ullah, et al.. (2021). Synthesis of Highly Conductive Electrospun Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate Nanofibers Using the Electroless Deposition Method. Nanomaterials. 11(2). 531–531. 26 indexed citations
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Haider, Md. Kaiser, Azeem Ullah, Muhammad Nauman Sarwar, et al.. (2021). Fabricating Antibacterial and Antioxidant Electrospun Hydrophilic Polyacrylonitrile Nanofibers Loaded with AgNPs by Lignin-Induced In-Situ Method. Polymers. 13(5). 748–748. 32 indexed citations
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Sarwar, Muhammad Nauman, Azeem Ullah, Md. Kaiser Haider, et al.. (2021). Evaluating Antibacterial Efficacy and Biocompatibility of PAN Nanofibers Loaded with Diclofenac Sodium Salt. Polymers. 13(4). 510–510. 42 indexed citations
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Ullah, Sana, Azeem Ullah, Jaeyun Lee, et al.. (2020). Reusability Comparison of Melt-Blown vs Nanofiber Face Mask Filters for Use in the Coronavirus Pandemic. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 3(7). 7231–7241. 192 indexed citations
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An, Sol, Jong Hyuk Bae, Ick Soo Kim, et al.. (2019). Thiol-based chemistry as versatile routes for the effective functionalization of cellulose nanofibers. Carbohydrate Polymers. 226. 115259–115259. 41 indexed citations
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Khan, Muhammad Qamar, Davood Kharaghani, Sana Ullah, et al.. (2019). The fabrications and characterizations of antibacterial PVA/Cu nanofibers composite membranes by synthesis of Cu nanoparticles from solution reduction, nanofibers reduction and immersion methods. Materials Research Express. 6(7). 75051–75051. 24 indexed citations
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Khan, Muhammad Qamar, Davood Kharaghani, Sana Ullah, et al.. (2018). Fabrication of antibacterial electrospun cellulose acetate/ silver-sulfadiazine nanofibers composites for wound dressings applications. Polymer Testing. 74. 39–44. 65 indexed citations
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Prabakaran, Mayakrishnan, Seung‐Hyun Kim, Venkatesan Hemapriya, et al.. (2016). Rhus verniciflua as a green corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in 1 M H2SO4. RSC Advances. 6(62). 57144–57153. 63 indexed citations

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