World’s Top 0.25% Most Cited Scientist (2022). Stanford’s List of Top Scientists

      • Top 0.25% in the field of artificial intelligence

      • Top 0.5% in the field of human factors

      • Top 0.4% in all scientific fields considered together

      • The most cited faculty member in the Department of Media and Communication

      • Based on the 2021 Scopus citation database


World’s Top 0.5% Most Cited Scientist (2021). Stanford’s List of Top Scientists

      • Top 0.5% in the field of human factors

      • Only three scientists in top 150 are affiliated with Asian universities (City U of Hong Kong, Nanyang Technological U, and the U of Tokyo)

      • Top 0.4% in all scientific fields considered together

      • The most cited faculty member in the Department of Media and Communication

      • Based on the 2020 Scopus citation database


Outstanding Research Award (2021). City University of Hong Kong

      • The highest recognition of research excellence at the University

      • Only three humanities and social sciences faculty members have won the award before Kim since its inception in 2007


Early Promotion with Tenure (2021). City University of Hong Kong

  • The first and only faculty member ever awarded early promotion with tenure in the Department of Media and Communication

  • The only early promotion in entire University in 2021


World’s Top 1% Most Cited Scientist (2020). Stanford’s List of Top Scientists

  • Top 0.8% in the field of human factors

  • Top 0.7% in all scientific fields considered together

  • The most cited faculty member in the Department of Media and Communication

  • Based on the 2019 Scopus citation database


New Researcher Award (2018). City University of Hong Kong

  • The first and only recipient of the award in the Department of Media and Communication


Outstanding Paper Award (2015). National Research Foundation of Korea