Weon‐Guk Kim

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Weon‐Guk Kim is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Polymers and Plastics and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Weon‐Guk Kim has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 19 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 9 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Weon‐Guk Kim's work include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (24 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (18 papers) and Tactile and Sensory Interactions (9 papers). Weon‐Guk Kim is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (24 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (18 papers) and Tactile and Sensory Interactions (9 papers). Weon‐Guk Kim collaborates with scholars based in South Korea. Weon‐Guk Kim's co-authors include Yang‐Kyu Choi, Il‐Woong Tcho, Dowan Kim, Jin‐Ki Kim, Moon‐Seok Kim, Seung‐Bae Jeon, Daewon Kim, Sang-Jae Park, Joon‐Kyu Han and Ik Kyeong Jin and has published in prestigious journals such as ACS Nano, Energy & Environmental Science and Advanced Energy Materials.

In The Last Decade

Weon‐Guk Kim

24 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Triboelectric Nanogenerator: Structure, Mechanism, and Applications

2021 719 citations Weon‐Guk Kim, Dowan Kim et al. ACS Nano profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Weon‐Guk Kim South Korea	14	1.4k	1.0k	395	362	298	25	1.5k
Il‐Woong Tcho South Korea	16	1.5k 1.1×	1.1k 1.0×	407 1.0×	373 1.0×	343 1.2×	30	1.6k
Fengben Xi China	15	1.4k 1.0×	984 1.0×	411 1.0×	254 0.7×	472 1.6×	27	1.6k
Mingyuan Ma China	13	1.2k 0.9×	833 0.8×	361 0.9×	403 1.1×	252 0.8×	15	1.4k
Erjun Liang China	10	1.4k 1.0×	932 0.9×	503 1.3×	297 0.8×	289 1.0×	15	1.4k
Hang Guo China	21	1.1k 0.8×	581 0.6×	444 1.1×	190 0.5×	226 0.8×	41	1.3k
Abdelsalam Ahmed United States	16	1.3k 0.9×	845 0.8×	294 0.7×	294 0.8×	412 1.4×	19	1.4k
Hongmei Yang China	18	1.3k 0.9×	903 0.9×	293 0.7×	323 0.9×	393 1.3×	29	1.4k
Feifan Sheng China	19	1.6k 1.1×	955 0.9×	505 1.3×	290 0.8×	210 0.7×	23	1.8k
Qixuan Zeng China	21	1.3k 1.0×	865 0.9×	366 0.9×	423 1.2×	506 1.7×	32	1.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weon‐Guk Kim

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kim, Dowan, Yeonghun Kang, Weon‐Guk Kim, et al.. (2025). Synthesis of stretchable triboelectric material with strain-compensating ability using gradient interpenetrating polymer networks. Energy & Environmental Science. 18(9). 4080–4096. 4 indexed citations

Kim, Weon‐Guk, et al.. (2023). Wearable bead-based triboelectric nanogenerator with dual-mode operation for monitoring abnormal behavior in dementia patients. Nano Energy. 114. 108642–108642. 6 indexed citations

Tcho, Il‐Woong, Weon‐Guk Kim, Jin‐Ki Kim, et al.. (2022). A flutter-driven triboelectric nanogenerator for harvesting energy of gentle breezes with a rear-fixed fluttering film. Nano Energy. 98. 107197–107197. 54 indexed citations

Yun, Seong‐Yun, Il‐Woong Tcho, Weon‐Guk Kim, et al.. (2022). Mechanically robust triboelectric nanogenerator with a shear thickening fluid for impact monitoring. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 10(19). 10383–10390. 12 indexed citations

Han, Joon‐Kyu, Il‐Woong Tcho, Seung‐Bae Jeon, et al.. (2022). Self‐Powered Artificial Mechanoreceptor Based on Triboelectrification for a Neuromorphic Tactile System (Adv. Sci. 9/2022). Advanced Science. 9(9).

Kim, Weon‐Guk, Jin‐Ki Kim, Dowan Kim, Il‐Woong Tcho, & Yang‐Kyu Choi. (2022). A triboelectric nanogenerator implemented with an acoustic foam for a self-driven silent tire. Nano Energy. 96. 107090–107090. 18 indexed citations

Kim, Weon‐Guk, Dowan Kim, Il‐Woong Tcho, et al.. (2021). Triboelectric Nanogenerator: Structure, Mechanism, and Applications. ACS Nano. 15(1). 258–287. 719 indexed citations breakdown →

Kim, Weon‐Guk, Joon‐Kyu Han, Il‐Woong Tcho, et al.. (2020). Triboelectric nanogenerator for a repairable transistor with self-powered electro-thermal annealing. Nano Energy. 76. 105000–105000. 8 indexed citations

Tcho, Il‐Woong, Weon‐Guk Kim, & Yang‐Kyu Choi. (2020). A self-powered character recognition device based on a triboelectric nanogenerator. Nano Energy. 70. 104534–104534. 26 indexed citations

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Kim, Daewon, Weon‐Guk Kim, Ik Kyeong Jin, et al.. (2019). A study of the charge distribution and output characteristics of an ultra-thin tribo-dielectric layer. Nano Energy. 62. 458–464. 9 indexed citations

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Park, Jun-Young, Weon‐Guk Kim, Hagyoul Bae, et al.. (2018). On-Chip Curing by Microwave for Long Term Usage of Electronic Devices in Harsh Environments. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 14953–14953. 3 indexed citations

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Kim, Weon‐Guk, et al.. (2018). Multidirection and Multiamplitude Triboelectric Nanogenerator Composed of Porous Conductive Polymer with Prolonged Time of Current Generation. Advanced Energy Materials. 8(21). 35 indexed citations

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Tcho, Il‐Woong, Seung‐Bae Jeon, Sang-Jae Park, et al.. (2018). Disk-based triboelectric nanogenerator operated by rotational force converted from linear force by a gear system. Nano Energy. 50. 489–496. 65 indexed citations

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Jeon, Seung‐Bae, Sang-Jae Park, Weon‐Guk Kim, et al.. (2018). Self-powered wearable keyboard with fabric based triboelectric nanogenerator. Nano Energy. 53. 596–603. 84 indexed citations

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Jin, Ik Kyeong, Jun-Young Park, Byung-Hyun Lee, et al.. (2018). Self-powered data erasing of nanoscale flash memory by triboelectricity. Nano Energy. 52. 63–70. 11 indexed citations

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Jeon, Seung‐Bae, Sang-Jae Park, Weon‐Guk Kim, et al.. (2017). Self-powered fall detection system using pressure sensing triboelectric nanogenerators. Nano Energy. 41. 139–147. 66 indexed citations

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Bae, Hagyoul, Weon‐Guk Kim, Hongkeun Park, et al.. (2017). Energy-efficient all fiber-based local body heat mapping circuitry combining thermistor and memristor for wearable healthcare device. 18.4.1–18.4.4. 2 indexed citations

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Kim, Daewon, Il‐Woong Tcho, Ik Kyeong Jin, et al.. (2017). Direct-laser-patterned friction layer for the output enhancement of a triboelectric nanogenerator. Nano Energy. 35. 379–386. 114 indexed citations

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Tcho, Il‐Woong, Weon‐Guk Kim, Seung‐Bae Jeon, et al.. (2017). Surface structural analysis of a friction layer for a triboelectric nanogenerator. Nano Energy. 42. 34–42. 120 indexed citations

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Kim, Daewon, Weon‐Guk Kim, Ik Kyeong Jin, et al.. (2016). Triboelectric energy harvester with an ultra-thin tribo-dielectric layer by initiated CVD and investigation of underlying physics in the triboelectricity. 26.4.1–26.4.4. 2 indexed citations

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