World’s Top 0.5% Most Cited Scientist (2023). Stanford’s List of Top Scientists
Top 0.5% in the field of human factors (ranked number 1 in Asia)
Top 0.5% in all scientific fields considered together
The most cited faculty member in the Department of Media and Communication
Based on the 2022 Scopus citation database
World’s Top 0.5% Most Cited Scientist (2022). Stanford’s List of Top Scientists
Top 0.5% in the field of human factors (ranked number 2 in Asia)
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 (ranked number 2 in Asia)
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 (ranked number 3 in Asia)
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