Sung Chul Bae

6.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
72 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Sung Chul Bae is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Sung Chul Bae has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Materials Chemistry, 29 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 18 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Sung Chul Bae's work include Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (23 papers), Material Dynamics and Properties (15 papers) and Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization (11 papers). Sung Chul Bae is often cited by papers focused on Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (23 papers), Material Dynamics and Properties (15 papers) and Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization (11 papers). Sung Chul Bae collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Australia. Sung Chul Bae's co-authors include Steve Granick, Qian Chen, Bo Wang, Jing Yan, Erik Luijten, Stephen M. Anthony, Liangfang Zhang, J.B. Kuo, Bo Wang and Jonathan K. Whitmer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Sung Chul Bae

71 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

Directed self-assembly of a colloidal kagome lattice 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2012 250 500 750 1000
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. Directed self-assembly of a colloidal kagome lattice
    2011 1.0k citations Qian Chen, Sung Chul Bae et al. Nature profile →
  2. When Brownian diffusion is not Gaussian
    2012 438 citations Bo Wang, J.B. Kuo et al. Nature Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sung Chul Bae United States 28 3.0k 1.2k 1.2k 1.1k 968 72 5.4k
Erik Luijten United States 41 3.8k 1.3× 1.5k 1.2× 1.8k 1.5× 1.1k 1.0× 2.4k 2.5× 122 7.5k
Stefan U. Egelhaaf Germany 48 4.2k 1.4× 2.5k 2.0× 1.5k 1.2× 1.6k 1.5× 731 0.8× 155 8.2k
Emanuela Zaccarelli Italy 47 6.1k 2.0× 1.9k 1.5× 2.2k 1.9× 756 0.7× 1.2k 1.3× 169 8.4k
Richard P. Sear United Kingdom 35 2.6k 0.9× 592 0.5× 1.4k 1.1× 661 0.6× 497 0.5× 135 4.7k
Fernando A. Escobedo United States 43 3.0k 1.0× 1.0k 0.8× 1.8k 1.5× 644 0.6× 772 0.8× 183 5.5k
E. B. Sirota United States 40 2.4k 0.8× 1.3k 1.0× 1.1k 0.9× 899 0.8× 469 0.5× 104 6.0k
Michael Engel Germany 40 5.0k 1.7× 786 0.6× 1.3k 1.0× 493 0.5× 1.1k 1.2× 104 7.3k
Joachim Dzubiella Germany 44 2.9k 1.0× 2.0k 1.6× 2.1k 1.7× 1.7k 1.5× 464 0.5× 174 8.1k
Andrei V. Petukhov Netherlands 43 3.3k 1.1× 806 0.6× 1.1k 0.9× 508 0.5× 457 0.5× 197 6.2k
Thomas M. Truskett United States 41 4.1k 1.4× 577 0.5× 2.6k 2.2× 1.3k 1.2× 1.1k 1.1× 179 7.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sung Chul Bae

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jeena, M. T., L. Palanikumar, Eun Min Go, et al.. (2017). Mitochondria localization induced self-assembly of peptide amphiphiles for cellular dysfunction. Nature Communications. 8(1). 26–26. 212 indexed citations
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Guan, Juan, Bo Wang, Sung Chul Bae, & Steve Granick. (2014). Modular Stitching to Image Single-Molecule DNA Transport. Biophysical Journal. 106(2). 418a–418a.
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Yan, Jing, Kundan Chaudhary, Sung Chul Bae, Jennifer A. Lewis, & Steve Granick. (2013). Colloidal ribbons and rings from Janus magnetic rods. Nature Communications. 4(1). 1516–1516. 141 indexed citations
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Wang, Bo, J.B. Kuo, Sung Chul Bae, & Steve Granick. (2012). When Brownian diffusion is not Gaussian. Nature Materials. 11(6). 481–485. 438 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yan, Jing, et al.. (2012). Linking synchronization to self-assembly using magnetic Janus colloids. Nature. 491(7425). 578–581. 344 indexed citations
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Bae, Sung Chul, et al.. (2012). Heat Transfer at Solid–Gas Interfaces by Photoacoustics at Brillouin Frequencies. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 116(20). 10896–10903. 6 indexed citations
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Chen, Qian, Sung Chul Bae, & Steve Granick. (2011). Directed self-assembly of a colloidal kagome lattice. Nature. 469(7330). 381–384. 1012 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Qian, et al.. (2011). Triblock Colloids for Directed Self-Assembly. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 133(20). 7725–7727. 138 indexed citations
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Wang, Bo, Juan Guan, Stephen M. Anthony, et al.. (2010). Confining Potential when a Biopolymer Filament Reptates. Physical Review Letters. 104(11). 118301–118301. 56 indexed citations
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Yu, Yan, et al.. (2009). Vesicle Budding Induced by a Pore-Forming Peptide. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 132(1). 195–201. 64 indexed citations
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Zhang, Liangfang, et al.. (2007). Ligand–receptor binding on nanoparticle-stabilized liposome surfaces. Soft Matter. 3(5). 551–553. 18 indexed citations
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Jiang, Shan, Sung Chul Bae, & Steve Granick. (2007). PDMS Melts on Mica Studied by Confocal Raman Scattering. Langmuir. 24(4). 1489–1494. 20 indexed citations
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Bae, Sung Chul, et al.. (2006). Naturally formed epitaxial diamond crystals in rubies. Diamond and Related Materials. 16(2). 397–400. 6 indexed citations
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Bae, Sung Chul, Stephen M. Anthony, & Steve Granick. (2005). Stick or Slip ?: Measuring slip lengths with nm resolution. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 3 indexed citations
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Bae, Sung Chul, Zhiqun Lin, & Steve Granick. (2005). Conjugated Polymers Confined and Sheared:  Photoluminescence and Absorption Dichroism in a Surface Forces Apparatus. Macromolecules. 38(22). 9275–9279. 14 indexed citations
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Mukhopadhyay, Ashis, Sung Chul Bae, Jiang Zhao, & Steve Granick. (2004). How Confined Lubricants Diffuse During Shear. Physical Review Letters. 93(23). 236105–236105. 28 indexed citations
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Shim, Sangdeok, Taiha Joo, Sung Chul Bae, Kwang S. Kim, & Eunkyoung Kim. (2003). Ring Opening Dynamics of a Photochromic Diarylethene Derivative in Solution. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 107(40). 8106–8110. 58 indexed citations
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Mukhopadhyay, Ashis, Jiang Zhao, Sung Chul Bae, & Steve Granick. (2002). Contrasting Friction and Diffusion in Molecularly Thin Confined Films. Physical Review Letters. 89(13). 136103–136103. 54 indexed citations
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Zhao, Jiang, Sung Chul Bae, Feng Xie, & Steve Granick. (2001). Diffusion of Polymer-Coated Nanoparticles Studied by Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy. Macromolecules. 34(10). 3123–3126. 14 indexed citations
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Bae, Sung Chul. (1996). The Effect of Vibrationally Excited Levels on the Pressure Saturation of the Collisional Quenching of the $^3B_1\;State\;of\;SO_2. Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society. 17(1). 56–60. 1 indexed citations

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