Kwonnam Sohn

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Kwonnam Sohn is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Kwonnam Sohn has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Materials Chemistry, 12 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 12 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Kwonnam Sohn's work include Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (8 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (8 papers) and Advancements in Battery Materials (7 papers). Kwonnam Sohn is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (8 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (8 papers) and Advancements in Battery Materials (7 papers). Kwonnam Sohn collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Sudan. Kwonnam Sohn's co-authors include Taeghwan Hyeon, Jiaxing Huang, Jinwoo Lee, Franklin Kim, Minsuk Kim, Sangjin Han, Richard P. Van Duyne, Emilie Ringe, Laurence D. Marks and Hyon Bin Na and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Kwonnam Sohn

30 papers receiving 3.1k 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. Protective catalytic layer powering activity and stability of electrocatalyst for high-energy lithium-sulfur pouch cell
    2025 24 citations Seoa Kim, Won‐Gwang Lim et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers

Kwonnam Sohn
Ziyang Lu China
Yee Yan Tay Singapore
Minghui Liang China
Shirui Guo United States
Huy Q. Ta China
Yanyun Ma China
Colin M. Hessel United States
Namdong Kim South Korea
Liping Song China
Sung‐Jin Chang South Korea
Ziyang Lu China
Kwonnam Sohn
Citations per year, relative to Kwonnam Sohn Kwonnam Sohn (= 1×) peers Ziyang Lu

Countries citing papers authored by Kwonnam Sohn

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kwonnam Sohn

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Kwonnam Sohn. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Kwonnam Sohn. The network helps show where Kwonnam Sohn may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kwonnam Sohn

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kwonnam Sohn. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kwonnam Sohn 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 Kwonnam Sohn. Kwonnam Sohn is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Kim, Seoa, Won‐Gwang Lim, Hyeonjung Jung, et al.. (2025). Protective catalytic layer powering activity and stability of electrocatalyst for high-energy lithium-sulfur pouch cell. Nature Communications. 16(1). 1649–1649. 24 indexed citations breakdown →
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Park, Jihyeon, Jiyoon Kim, Kyusung Kim, et al.. (2021). A systematic correlation between morphology of porous carbon cathode and electrolyte in lithium-sulfur battery. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 61. 561–573. 19 indexed citations
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Jeong, Daun, et al.. (2021). Cationic polymer-grafted graphene oxide/CNT cathode-coating material for lithium–sulfur batteries. RSC Advances. 11(41). 25305–25313. 5 indexed citations
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Chu, Hyunwon, Jinkwan Jung, Hyungjun Noh, et al.. (2020). Unraveling the Dual Functionality of High‐Donor‐Number Anion in Lean‐Electrolyte Lithium‐Sulfur Batteries. Advanced Energy Materials. 10(21). 149 indexed citations
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Kim, Kyusung, Jihyeon Park, Jiyeon Lee, et al.. (2020). Dual-Doping of Sulfur on Mesoporous Carbon as a Cathode for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction and Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 8(23). 8537–8548. 26 indexed citations
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Gueon, Donghee, et al.. (2018). Spherical Macroporous Carbon Nanotube Particles with Ultrahigh Sulfur Loading for Lithium–Sulfur Battery Cathodes. ACS Nano. 12(1). 226–233. 277 indexed citations
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Bernal, Rodrigo A., Amin Aghaei, Sang‐Jun Lee, et al.. (2014). Intrinsic Bauschinger Effect and Recoverable Plasticity in Pentatwinned Silver Nanowires Tested in Tension. Nano Letters. 15(1). 139–146. 85 indexed citations
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Sohn, Kwonnam, et al.. (2012). Oil absorbing graphene capsules by capillary molding. Chemical Communications. 48(48). 5968–5968. 131 indexed citations
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Filleter, Tobin, Seunghwa Ryu, Keonwook Kang, et al.. (2012). Nucleation‐Controlled Distributed Plasticity in Penta‐twinned Silver Nanowires. Small. 8(19). 2986–2993. 99 indexed citations
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Pradel, Ken C., Kwonnam Sohn, & Jiaxing Huang. (2011). Cross‐Flow Purification of Nanowires. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 50(15). 3412–3416. 56 indexed citations
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Connell, Justin G., et al.. (2010). Growth of Ge Nanowires from Au−Cu Alloy Nanoparticle Catalysts Synthesized from Aqueous Solution. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 1(23). 3360–3365. 22 indexed citations
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Sohn, Kwonnam, Franklin Kim, Ken C. Pradel, et al.. (2009). Construction of Evolutionary Tree for Morphological Engineering of Nanoparticles. ACS Nano. 3(8). 2191–2198. 100 indexed citations
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Choy, Jin‐Ho, et al.. (2004). Inorganic–Biomolecular Hybrid Nanomaterials as a Genetic Molecular Code System. Advanced Materials. 16(14). 1181–1184. 97 indexed citations
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Kim, Minsuk, Suk Bon Yoon, Kwonnam Sohn, et al.. (2003). Synthesis and characterization of spherical carbon and polymer capsules with hollow macroporous core and mesoporous shell structures. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 63(1-3). 1–9. 88 indexed citations
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Lee, Jinwoo, Kwonnam Sohn, & Taeghwan Hyeon. (2002). Low-cost and facile synthesis of mesocellular carbon foams. Chemical Communications. 2674–2675. 76 indexed citations
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Yu, Jong‐Sung, Suk Bon Yoon, Kwonnam Sohn, Jeong Yeon Kim, & Taeghwan Hyeon. (2002). Nanostructured Carbon Capsules with Hollow Core/Mesoporous Shell Structure. MRS Proceedings. 728.
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Kim, Minsuk, Kwonnam Sohn, Hyon Bin Na, & Taeghwan Hyeon. (2002). Synthesis of Nanorattles Composed of Gold Nanoparticles Encapsulated in Mesoporous Carbon and Polymer Shells. Nano Letters. 2(12). 1383–1387. 243 indexed citations
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Lee, Jinwoo, Kwonnam Sohn, & Taeghwan Hyeon. (2001). Fabrication of Novel Mesocellular Carbon Foams with Uniform Ultralarge Mesopores. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 123(21). 5146–5147. 246 indexed citations

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