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Sunjae Kim

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Mid career · publishing since 2009Rising activity
Heat Transfer and Boiling StudiesGa2O3 and related materialsZnO doping and propertiesRefrigeration and Air Conditioning TechnologiesSpacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies

Publications

63

Citations

647

Est. group size

~6

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

18

Publishing since 2009

Research summary
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Sunjae Kim's research spans thermal engineering and semiconductor materials, focusing on cryogenic flow and pool boiling heat transfer (important for spacecraft and cooling systems), wide-bandgap semiconductor materials like Ga2O3 for power electronics and X-ray detectors, and advanced chip packaging techniques such as copper hybrid bonding. Some recent publications also touch on unrelated topics like digital forensics for automotive systems and legal studies, suggesting either interdisciplinary collaborations or co-authorship on adjacent projects. The work combines experimental heat transfer studies with materials characterization and device fabrication.

Cryogenic and boiling heat transferGa2O3 wide-bandgap semiconductor materialsSemiconductor device fabrication and packagingX-ray detector materialsThermal management for extreme environments

Publication output has grown substantially over the past decade, rising from low single digits in 2017-2021 to a peak of 13-14 papers per year in 2022, 2024, and 2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 8.4/year recently
2017: 5 publications172018: 1 publication18192020: 4 publications202021: 4 publications212022: 13 publications222023: 4 publications232024: 10 publications242025: 14 publications14252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer×10
  • Journal of Korea Planning Association×6
  • Applied Thermal Engineering×5
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×5
  • Applied Energy×3
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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