Bum‐Joon Kim

10.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
249 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Bum‐Joon Kim is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Bum‐Joon Kim has authored 249 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 147 papers in Epidemiology, 78 papers in Infectious Diseases and 69 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Bum‐Joon Kim's work include Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (86 papers), Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (61 papers) and Hepatitis B Virus Studies (52 papers). Bum‐Joon Kim is often cited by papers focused on Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (86 papers), Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (61 papers) and Hepatitis B Virus Studies (52 papers). Bum‐Joon Kim collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Ethiopia. Bum‐Joon Kim's co-authors include Yoon‐Hoh Kook, Seoung-Ae Lee, Nam Yong Lee, Chang-Yong Cha, Byoung-Jun Kim, Won‐Jung Koh, Gill‐Han Bai, Young Kil Park, Seung‐Heon Lee and Chang Ki Kim and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Bum‐Joon Kim

240 papers receiving 6.5k citations

Hit Papers

Clinical Significance of Differentiation of Mycobacterium... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Clinical Significance of Differentiation of Mycobacterium massiliense from Mycobacterium abscessus
    2010 400 citations Bum‐Joon Kim, Yoon‐Hoh Kook et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bum‐Joon Kim South Korea 42 3.7k 2.3k 1.7k 1.4k 1.0k 249 6.6k
Peter M. H. Heegaard Denmark 46 1.2k 0.3× 1.5k 0.7× 2.1k 1.2× 1.8k 1.3× 466 0.5× 244 8.2k
Gerd Pluschke Switzerland 50 3.7k 1.0× 1.6k 0.7× 2.1k 1.2× 1.6k 1.1× 48 0.0× 263 7.7k
Han Sang Yoo South Korea 34 741 0.2× 1.1k 0.5× 1.1k 0.6× 600 0.4× 219 0.2× 256 4.5k
Bruce S. Klein United States 51 4.6k 1.2× 4.2k 1.9× 1.6k 1.0× 632 0.4× 59 0.1× 178 8.1k
Sérgio C. Oliveira Brazil 50 1.7k 0.4× 1.3k 0.6× 2.5k 1.4× 2.7k 1.9× 136 0.1× 266 8.6k
Qing Zhang China 36 2.0k 0.5× 1.3k 0.6× 3.0k 1.8× 227 0.2× 66 0.1× 178 8.3k
Anja A. Kühl Germany 48 1.1k 0.3× 1.4k 0.6× 2.4k 1.4× 227 0.2× 196 0.2× 219 8.8k
Ben J. Appelmelk Netherlands 48 1.9k 0.5× 2.0k 0.9× 2.3k 1.3× 617 0.4× 74 0.1× 108 8.6k
Luiz E. Bermudez United States 52 6.0k 1.6× 4.7k 2.1× 2.3k 1.3× 977 0.7× 38 0.0× 236 9.4k
Pietro Mastroeni United Kingdom 49 735 0.2× 2.7k 1.2× 1.6k 1.0× 174 0.1× 209 0.2× 173 8.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Bum‐Joon Kim

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bum‐Joon Kim

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bum‐Joon Kim

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Bum‐Joon Kim. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Bum‐Joon Kim based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Bum‐Joon Kim. Bum‐Joon Kim is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Lee, Ju Young, et al.. (2025). VLX600, an anticancer iron chelator, exerts antimicrobial effects on Mycobacterium abscessus infections. Microbiology Spectrum. 13(8). e0071925–e0071925.
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Lee, Ju Young, et al.. (2025). Secreted Chorismate Mutase: A Novel Prognostic Factor in Mycobacterium intracellulare Pulmonary Disease. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 232(6). 1365–1374.
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Lee, Mi‐Hyun, et al.. (2023). Protection against tuberculosis achieved by dissolving microneedle patches loaded with live Mycobacterium paragordonae in a BCG prime-boost strategy. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1178688–1178688. 4 indexed citations
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Kim, Bum‐Joon, Hitisha P. Zaveri, Valerie K. Jordan, et al.. (2018). RERE deficiency leads to decreased expression of GATA4 and the development of ventricular septal defects. Disease Models & Mechanisms. 11(9). 7 indexed citations
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Lee, So-Young, et al.. (2018). Naturally occurring hepatitis B virus reverse transcriptase mutations related to potential antiviral drug resistance and liver disease progression. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 24(16). 1708–1724. 34 indexed citations
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Seo, Sangjae, Jay I. Jeong, Bum‐Joon Kim, et al.. (2013). A mass weighted chemical elastic network model elucidates closed form domain motions in proteins. Protein Science. 22(5). 605–613. 20 indexed citations
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Kim, Byoung-Jun, et al.. (2013). Molecular Evidence of Lateral Gene Transfer in rpoB Gene of Mycobacterium yongonense Strains via Multilocus Sequence Analysis. PLoS ONE. 8(1). e51846–e51846. 16 indexed citations
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Kim, Byoung-Jun, et al.. (2012). Discovery of a Novel hsp65 Genotype within Mycobacterium massiliense Associated with the Rough Colony Morphology. PLoS ONE. 7(6). e38420–e38420. 25 indexed citations
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Park, Chul‐Hong, Yanqing Lu, Bum‐Joon Kim, et al.. (2011). Comparison of Anti-Adipogenesis Activity by Several Grape Extracts. Korean Journal of Food Preservation. 18(1). 119–123. 2 indexed citations
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Kim, Bum‐Joon, et al.. (2010). Naturally occurring hepatitis B virus X deletions and insertions among Korean chronic patients. Journal of Medical Virology. 83(1). 65–70. 26 indexed citations
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Kim, Hyeong-Do, Chul-Hee Min, Bum‐Joon Kim, et al.. (2007). Performance of a Micro-Spot High-Resolution Photoemission Beamline at PAL. AIP conference proceedings. 879. 477–480. 8 indexed citations
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Lee, Jung Hee, et al.. (2005). 충주지역에서 채집한 진드기의 Rickettsia 감염 실태 조사. Journal of Bacteriology and Virology. 35(3). 203–207. 5 indexed citations
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Kim, Bum‐Joon, Young Hwan Koh, Jongsik Chun, et al.. (2003). Differentiation of actinomycete genera based on partial rpoB gene sequences. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 13(6). 846–852. 7 indexed citations
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Kim, Bum‐Joon, et al.. (2002). Antifungal Activities Against Plasmodiophora brassicae Causing Club Root. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 12(6). 1022–1025. 4 indexed citations
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Kim, Keun‐Sung, et al.. (2001). Comparison of different PCR-based genotyping techniques for MRSA discrimination among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 11(5). 788–797. 1 indexed citations
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Kim, Bum‐Joon, et al.. (2001). Streptomyces Showing Antifungal Activities against Six Plant Pathogenic Fungi. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 11(6). 1120–1123. 4 indexed citations
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Kim, Bum‐Joon, et al.. (1999). Identification of mycobacterial species by comparative sequence analysis of the RNA polymerase gene (rpoB). Europe PMC (PubMed Central). 67. 12 indexed citations

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