Bong‐Sung Kim

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
127 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Bong‐Sung Kim is a scholar working on Surgery, Epidemiology and Rehabilitation. According to data from OpenAlex, Bong‐Sung Kim has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Surgery, 21 papers in Epidemiology and 20 papers in Rehabilitation. Recurrent topics in Bong‐Sung Kim's work include Breast Implant and Reconstruction (19 papers), Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques (19 papers) and Wound Healing and Treatments (18 papers). Bong‐Sung Kim is often cited by papers focused on Breast Implant and Reconstruction (19 papers), Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques (19 papers) and Wound Healing and Treatments (18 papers). Bong‐Sung Kim collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and United States. Bong‐Sung Kim's co-authors include Norbert Pallua, Jürgen Bernhagen, Gabriele Storti, Tim Ruhl, Justus P. Beier, Valerio Cervelli, Augusto Orlandi, Maria Giovanna Scioli, Gerrit Grieb and Richard Bucala and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Bong‐Sung Kim

117 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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Mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities in metabolic aberrations of diabetic wounds: a narrative review

2025 18 citations Samuel Knoedler, Michael Alfertshofer et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Impact of sex on the development of bacteremia in critically ill burn patients: A retrospective cohort study 2025 ·Burns ·(unknown), Thomas Scheier, Philipp K. Buehler, Bong‐Sung Kim, (unknown), (unknown), Silvio D. Brugger, Pascal M. Frey, (unknown)	1
2	The Use of Acellular Dermal Matrix May Not Increase 30-Day Complications in Direct-to-Implant Breast Reconstruction 2025 ·Annals of Plastic Surgery ·Samuel Knoedler, (unknown), Sarah Friedrich, (unknown), P. Niclas Broer, Mario Cherubino, (unknown), Bong‐Sung Kim, Bohdan Pomahač, Martin Kauke‐Navarro	8
3	Beauty Under Pressure: The Impact of Hypertension on Outcomes in 54,000 Cases of Esthetic Breast Surgery 2025 ·Aesthetic Plastic Surgery ·Samuel Knoedler, (unknown), Sarah Friedrich, (unknown), Dany Y. Matar, (unknown), Gabriele Storti, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Dennis P. Orgill, Adriana C. Panayi, Bong‐Sung Kim	2
4	∆9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Increases Growth Factor Release by Cultured Adipose Stem Cells and Adipose Tissue in vivo 2025 ·Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine ·Tim Ruhl, (unknown), M. Plum, Bong‐Sung Kim, Justus P. Beier, (unknown)	1
5	Single-Pedicled, Supercharged, or Bi-Pedicled? A Multi-Institutional Outcome Comparison of Pedicled TRAM Flap for Autologous Breast Reconstruction 2025 ·Clinical Breast Cancer ·Samuel Knoedler, Dany Y. Matar, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Dennis P. Orgill, Adriana C. Panayi, Bong‐Sung Kim	5
6	Severe burn injuries and the impact of mental health: insights from 7 years at Switzerland’s leading burn center 2025 ·Internal and Emergency Medicine ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Philipp Bühler, Pietro Giovanoli, Bong‐Sung Kim	1
7	Evaluation of the Effect of Botulinum Toxin A on the Lymphatic Endothelial Cells 2024 ·Aesthetic Plastic Surgery ·(unknown), Stefan Wolf, Lisanne Grünherz, Bong‐Sung Kim, Nicole Lindenblatt, Pietro Giovanoli, Epameinondas Gousopoulos	1
8	Hybrid biomaterial hydrogel loading iRGD&PS double modified lipid nanoparticles ameliorates diabetic wound healing through promoting efferocytosis and glycolysis-related macrophage reprogramming 2024 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·Wenqian Zhang, Shengming Zhang, Samuel Knoedler, (unknown), Kangkang Zha, Hui Li, Adriana C. Panayi, Michael Alfertshofer, Bong‐Sung Kim, Weixian Hu, Yanzhi Zhao, Qian Feng, Yuval Rinkevich, Bobin Mi, Guohui Liu	3
9	“Voiceless Pain”—Assessment of Pain in Patients with Obstetric Brachial Plexus Injuries: A Retrospective, Single Center Analysis 2024 ·Journal of Personalized Medicine ·(unknown), Bong‐Sung Kim, Ziyad Alharbi, Rudolf Rosenauer, Robert Schmidhammer, (unknown)	0
10	Unveiling Inequities: Racial Disparities in Risk-Reducing Mastectomy for Breast Cancer Prevention 2024 ·Clinical Breast Cancer ·Samuel Knoedler, Fortunay Diatta, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Seung Yong Song, Horacio F. Mayer, Bong‐Sung Kim, Martin Kauke‐Navarro, Bohdan Pomahač, Paris D. Butler	6
11	Preventive Paradox? Postoperative Outcomes After Risk-Reducing Mastectomy and Direct-to-Implant Breast Reconstruction 2024 ·Clinical Breast Cancer ·Samuel Knoedler, Jun Jiang, Philipp Moog, Michael Alfertshofer, Hans‐Guenther Machens, Andreas Kehrer, Gabriel Hundeshagen, Leonard Knoedler, (unknown), Bong‐Sung Kim, Dennis P. Orgill, Adriana C. Panayi	11
12	GPR55 inhibits the pro-adipogenic activity of anandamide in human adipose stromal cells 2023 ·Experimental Cell Research ·Tim Ruhl, (unknown), Bong‐Sung Kim, Justus P. Beier	2
13	Involvement of the Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) in Lipedema 2023 ·Metabolites ·(unknown), Stefan Wolf, (unknown), Gerrit Grieb, (unknown), (unknown), Jürgen Bernhagen, Nicole Lindenblatt, Epameinondas Gousopoulos, Bong‐Sung Kim	6
14	Outcome of Facial Burn Injuries Treated by a Nanofibrous Temporary Epidermal Layer 2023 ·Journal of Clinical Medicine ·(unknown), (unknown), Epameinondas Gousopoulos, Anna Wang, Riccardo Schweizer, Matthias Waldner, Gerrit Grieb, Philipp K. Buehler, Jan A. Plock, Bong‐Sung Kim	4
15	Infections in Burn Patients: A Retrospective View over Seven Years 2022 ·Medicina ·(unknown), David L. Freytag, (unknown), Ziyad Alharbi, Bong‐Sung Kim, Khosrow Siamak Houschyar, Georg Reumuth, (unknown), Hans–Oliver Rennekampff, Norbert Pallua, Gerrit Grieb	11
16	Trochanteric Femur Fractures: Application of Skeletal Traction during Surgery Does Not Alter Soft-Tissue Microcirculation 2021 ·Medicina ·(unknown), Bergita Ganse, Pascal C. Haefeli, Filippo Migliorini, Mario F. Scaglioni, Bryan J. M. van de Wall, Bong‐Sung Kim, Björn‐Christian Link, Frank J. P. Beeres, Sven Nebelung, Carsten Schoeneberg, Frank Hildebrand, Boyko Gueorguiev, Matthias Knobe	5
17	Adipose-Derived Stem/Stromal Cells in Kidney Transplantation: Status Quo and Future Perspectives 2021 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·Gabriele Storti, Evaldo Favi, (unknown), Bong‐Sung Kim, Valerio Cervelli	9
18	Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor—An Innovative Indicator for Free Flap Ischemia after Microsurgical Reconstruction 2021 ·Healthcare ·(unknown), David Simons, Bong‐Sung Kim, Christian Stoppe, Andrzej Piątkowski, Panagiotis Fikatas, Paul Christian Fuchs, (unknown), Norbert Pallua, Jürgen Bernhagen, Gerrit Grieb	4
19	Integrative Medicine and Plastic Surgery: A Synergy—Not an Antonym 2021 ·Medicina ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Paul Christian Fuchs, Bong‐Sung Kim, Matthias Kröz, Friedemann Schad, Harald Matthes, Gerrit Grieb	1
20	Risk Factors for Recurrence of Febrile Seizure in Children 2001 ·(unknown), Inchul Kim, Won Il Park, Bong‐Sung Kim, Hong-Jin Lee, (unknown)	0

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