Sung Kim

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
131 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Sung Kim is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Sung Kim has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 109 papers in Materials Chemistry, 60 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 38 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Sung Kim's work include Graphene research and applications (48 papers), Silicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence (35 papers) and Nanowire Synthesis and Applications (24 papers). Sung Kim is often cited by papers focused on Graphene research and applications (48 papers), Silicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence (35 papers) and Nanowire Synthesis and Applications (24 papers). Sung Kim collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Australia. Sung Kim's co-authors include Suk‐Ho Choi, Dong Hee Shin, Chan Wook Jang, Ju Hwan Kim, Chang Oh Kim, Jong Min Kim, Sungwon Hwang, E. H. Hwang, Soo Seok Kang and Cheolsoo Sone and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Sung Kim

129 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Anomalous Behaviors of Visible Luminescence from Graphene Quantum Dots: Interplay between Size and Shape

2012 578 citations Sung Kim, Sungwon Hwang et al. ACS Nano profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sung Kim South Korea	31	2.8k	1.4k	1.1k	583	404	131	3.4k
Zhixian Zhou United States	28	2.9k 1.1×	2.0k 1.4×	759 0.7×	307 0.5×	519 1.3×	72	3.8k
Dong Hee Shin South Korea	32	3.0k 1.1×	2.0k 1.5×	1.1k 1.0×	359 0.6×	426 1.1×	108	3.8k
Evren Mutlugün Türkiye	31	2.2k 0.8×	1.9k 1.4×	501 0.5×	383 0.7×	419 1.0×	101	2.8k
Suk‐Ho Choi South Korea	35	3.4k 1.2×	2.3k 1.7×	1.8k 1.7×	474 0.8×	545 1.3×	171	4.6k
Huide Wang China	39	3.1k 1.1×	2.5k 1.8×	782 0.7×	863 1.5×	443 1.1×	61	4.4k
Zengliang Shi China	29	1.5k 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	723 0.7×	394 0.7×	668 1.7×	105	2.5k
Yushen Liu China	31	1.7k 0.6×	1.3k 1.0×	467 0.4×	777 1.3×	430 1.1×	196	2.7k
Ibrahim Abdelwahab Singapore	29	2.6k 1.0×	2.1k 1.5×	519 0.5×	509 0.9×	586 1.5×	41	3.6k
Seth Coe‐Sullivan United States	21	3.8k 1.4×	3.3k 2.4×	525 0.5×	776 1.3×	354 0.9×	54	4.3k
Banani Chakraborty India	15	2.6k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	1.3k 1.1×	508 0.9×	546 1.4×	27	3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Sung Kim

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sung Kim

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Ryu, Yeon‐Mi, et al.. (2025). Composition-tunable valley polarization in monolayer Mo1-xWxS2 alloys. Current Applied Physics. 84. 12–18.

Kim, Sung, et al.. (2024). Magnetic domain study in Fe3GaTe2 ferromagnet with strong perpendicular anisotropy using magnetic force microscopy. Journal of Applied Physics. 136(12). 2 indexed citations

Kim, Tae Wan, et al.. (2024). Synergistic Performance of MoS₂/In_0.53Ga_0.47As Staggered Heterojunction for Broadband Optoelectronics. physica status solidi (b). 261(7). 1 indexed citations

Jang, Chan Wook, et al.. (2023). Thickness-dependent variations of atomic vibration, band-edge excitonic emission, and valleytronic response in layered Mo0.55W0.45S2 ternary compounds. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 976. 173142–173142. 1 indexed citations

Kim, Yeon-Ju, Haribalan Perumalsamy, Josua Markus, et al.. (2018). Development of Lactobacillus kimchicus DCY51T Mediated Gold Nanoparticles for Delivery of Ginsenoside Compound K with Photoluminescence and Internal Reflection Scattering Towards Cancer Cell Lines. 2(3). 1 indexed citations

Lee, Jinho, Chibeom Park, Intek Song, et al.. (2018). Highly reproducible alkali metal doping system for organic crystals through enhanced diffusion of alkali metal by secondary thermal activation. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 7617–7617. 6 indexed citations

Kim, Jong‐Min, Sung Kim, Sungwon Hwang, et al.. (2017). Strong enhancement of emission efficiency in GaN light-emitting diodes by plasmon-coupled light amplification of graphene. Nanotechnology. 29(5). 55201–55201. 4 indexed citations

Park, Joonbum, et al.. (2016). Possible flat band bending of the Bi1.5Sb0.5Te1.7Se1.3 crystal cleaved in an ambient air probed by terahertz emission spectroscopy. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 36343–36343. 5 indexed citations

Jang, Chan Wook, Dong Hee Shin, Jong Min Kim, et al.. (2016). Light-induced negative differential resistance in graphene/Si-quantum-dot tunneling diodes. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 30669–30669. 24 indexed citations

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Jerng, Sahng‐Kyoon, Jae Ho Jeon, Sanjib Baran Roy, et al.. (2016). Suppressed weak antilocalization in the topological insulator Bi₂Se₃proximity coupled to antiferromagnetic NiO. Nanoscale. 9(2). 844–849. 10 indexed citations

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Kim, Sung, Dong Hee Shin, Ju Hwan Kim, et al.. (2015). Resonance effects in thickness-dependent ultrafast carrier and phonon dynamics of topological insulator Bi₂Se₃. Nanotechnology. 27(4). 45705–45705. 14 indexed citations

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Park, Joonbum, et al.. (2014). Role of oxidation on surface conductance of the topological insulator Bi2Te2Se. Surface Science. 630. 153–157. 12 indexed citations

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Kim, Jungkil, et al.. (2014). Graphene/Si-nanowire heterostructure molecular sensors. Scientific Reports. 4(1). 5384–5384. 46 indexed citations

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Kim, Chang Oh, Sung Kim, Dong Hee Shin, et al.. (2014). High photoresponsivity in an all-graphene p–n vertical junction photodetector. Nature Communications. 5(1). 3249–3249. 178 indexed citations

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Kim, Namdong, Youngwook Kim, Sung Kim, et al.. (2014). Persistent Topological Surface State at the Interface of Bi₂Se₃ Film Grown on Patterned Graphene. ACS Nano. 8(2). 1154–1160. 34 indexed citations

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Kim, Jungkil, et al.. (2014). Graphene-quantum-dot nonvolatile charge-trap flash memories. Nanotechnology. 25(25). 255203–255203. 38 indexed citations

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Jang, Chan Wook, Ju Hwan Kim, Jong Min Kim, et al.. (2013). Rapid-thermal-annealing surface treatment for restoring the intrinsic properties of graphene field-effect transistors. Nanotechnology. 24(40). 405301–405301. 61 indexed citations

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Hwang, Sungwon, Dong Hee Shin, Chang Oh Kim, et al.. (2010). Plasmon-Enhanced Ultraviolet Photoluminescence from Hybrid Structures of Graphene/ZnO Films. Physical Review Letters. 105(12). 127403–127403. 124 indexed citations

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Kim, Sung, et al.. (2006). Structural and Optical Characterization of Ge Nanocrystals Showing Large Nonvolatile Memories in Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Structures. Journal of the Korean Physical Society. 49(3). 959–962. 2 indexed citations

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Kim, Sung, et al.. (2004). Optical Characterization of Si Nanocrystals in Si-rich SiOx and SiOx/SiO(2) Multilayers Grown by Ion Beam Sputtering. Journal of the Korean Physical Society. 45(1). 116–119. 7 indexed citations

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