Hail Kim

5.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
82 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Hail Kim is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Hail Kim has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Molecular Biology, 33 papers in Surgery and 23 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Hail Kim's work include Pancreatic function and diabetes (29 papers), Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (12 papers) and Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (12 papers). Hail Kim is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic function and diabetes (29 papers), Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (12 papers) and Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (12 papers). Hail Kim collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Japan. Hail Kim's co-authors include Yong‐Ho Ahn, Michael S. German, Chang‐Myung Oh, Seung‐Soon Im, Jun Namkung, Yasuhiro Kosaka, Kyung‐Sup Kim, Sangkyu Park, Takeshi Miyatsuka and Hyeongseok Kim and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Hail Kim

82 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Serotonin regulates pancreatic beta cell mass during pregnancy

2010 455 citations Hail Kim, Hiroki Mizukami et al. profile →
Psilocybin’s lasting action requires pyramidal cell types and 5-HT2A receptors

2025 27 citations Hail Kim et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hail Kim South Korea	33	1.5k	1.2k	916	795	612	82	3.8k
Sofianos Andrikopoulos Australia	38	2.1k 1.4×	1.2k 1.0×	1.8k 1.9×	1.1k 1.4×	612 1.0×	103	5.0k
Julio E. Ayala United States	31	1.6k 1.1×	972 0.8×	1.6k 1.8×	894 1.1×	274 0.4×	65	3.7k
Maria Sörhede Winzell Sweden	28	1.1k 0.7×	1.3k 1.1×	956 1.0×	1.2k 1.5×	297 0.5×	54	3.0k
Motonobu Anai Japan	44	3.0k 2.0×	1.4k 1.1×	1.2k 1.3×	1.3k 1.6×	414 0.7×	77	5.2k
Ângelo Rafael Carpinelli Brazil	37	1.6k 1.1×	2.0k 1.6×	1.3k 1.4×	1.5k 1.8×	870 1.4×	159	4.7k
Ian R. Sweet United States	37	2.1k 1.4×	1.4k 1.1×	777 0.8×	733 0.9×	587 1.0×	85	3.8k
Carla Roberta de Oliveira Carvalho Brazil	33	1.3k 0.9×	685 0.5×	1.5k 1.6×	1.1k 1.4×	349 0.6×	117	3.9k
Robert Gros Canada	37	2.1k 1.4×	607 0.5×	818 0.9×	1.0k 1.3×	548 0.9×	94	4.2k
Richard L. Printz United States	33	2.1k 1.4×	1.3k 1.0×	1.2k 1.3×	642 0.8×	353 0.6×	80	3.7k
Takehide Ogihara Japan	48	2.7k 1.8×	1.0k 0.8×	1.7k 1.8×	1.3k 1.6×	396 0.6×	96	5.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hail Kim

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kim, Minhee, Jun Young Choi, Hail Kim, et al.. (2025). Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Peripheral HTR2A Antagonists for Colorectal Cancer. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 68(2). 1716–1730. 1 indexed citations

Han, Sanghee, Yong Weon Yi, Hail Kim, et al.. (2025). Structure-activity relationship analysis of mono-methylated quercetins by comprehensive MS/MS analysis and anti-proliferative efficacy in human colorectal cancer cells. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 184. 117930–117930. 2 indexed citations

Choi, Won‐Mook, Hail Kim, Sung Won Chung, et al.. (2025). Synergistic effects of L-arginine and argininosuccinate synthetase 1 in inducing apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma. PubMed. 25(1). 79–90. 1 indexed citations

Kim, Hail, Minji Choi, Sanghee Han, et al.. (2023). Expression patterns of AEG-1 in the normal brain. Brain Structure and Function. 228(7). 1629–1641. 1 indexed citations

Han, Sanghee, Hail Kim, Hyun Jin Choi, et al.. (2023). Ethyl acetate fraction of Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus and its triterpenoids suppress proliferation and survival of colorectal cancer cells by inhibiting NF-κB and COX2. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 319(Pt 3). 117362–117362. 3 indexed citations

Hyun, Kwangbeom, et al.. (2023). Arginine 65 methylation of Neurogenin 3 by PRMT1 is required for pancreatic endocrine development of hESCs. Experimental & Molecular Medicine. 55(7). 1506–1519. 2 indexed citations

Park, Kihyoun, H.J. Lim, Jinyoung Kim, et al.. (2022). Lysosomal Ca2+-mediated TFEB activation modulates mitophagy and functional adaptation of pancreatic β-cells to metabolic stress. Nature Communications. 13(1). 1300–1300. 45 indexed citations

Choi, Won‐Il, Haushabhau S. Pagire, Jungsun Park, et al.. (2022). Synthesis and biological evaluation of tyrosine derivatives as peripheral 5HT2A receptor antagonists for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 239. 114517–114517. 9 indexed citations

Yoon, Byoung-Ha, et al.. (2021). Protein Arginine Methyltransferase 1 Is Essential for the Meiosis of Male Germ Cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(15). 7951–7951. 5 indexed citations

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Kim, Jiyoon, Hyeyon Kim, Shin Hye Noh, et al.. (2020). Grasp55−/− mice display impaired fat absorption and resistance to high-fat diet-induced obesity. Nature Communications. 11(1). 1418–1418. 19 indexed citations

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Moon, Joon Ho, Hyeongseok Kim, Hyunki Kim, et al.. (2020). Lactation improves pancreatic β cell mass and function through serotonin production. Science Translational Medicine. 12(541). 52 indexed citations

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Park, Jaeoh, Wonyoung Choi, Hail Kim, et al.. (2020). YAP and AP-1 Cooperate to Initiate Pancreatic Cancer Development from Ductal Cells in Mice. Cancer Research. 80(21). 4768–4779. 41 indexed citations

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Choi, Min Jeong, Saet-Byel Jung, Seong Eun Lee, et al.. (2020). An adipocyte-specific defect in oxidative phosphorylation increases systemic energy expenditure and protects against diet-induced obesity in mouse models. Diabetologia. 63(4). 837–852. 52 indexed citations

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Moon, Joon Ho, Kyuho Kim, Sho Osonoi, et al.. (2019). Serotonin Regulates Adult β-Cell Mass by Stimulating Perinatal β-Cell Proliferation. Diabetes. 69(2). 205–214. 41 indexed citations

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Choi, Wonsuk, Jun Namkung, Hyeongseok Kim, et al.. (2018). Serotonin signals through a gut-liver axis to regulate hepatic steatosis. Nature Communications. 9(1). 4824–4824. 124 indexed citations

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Kim, Hyeongseok, et al.. (2017). Ectopic serotonin production in β-cell specific transgenic mice. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 495(2). 1986–1991. 11 indexed citations

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Doan, Khanh V., Ann W. Kinyua, Dong Yang, et al.. (2016). FoxO1 in dopaminergic neurons regulates energy homeostasis and targets tyrosine hydroxylase. Nature Communications. 7(1). 12733–12733. 39 indexed citations

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Kim, Yong Kyung, Kyong Hye Joung, Min Jeong Ryu, et al.. (2015). Disruption of CR6-interacting factor-1 (CRIF1) in mouse islet beta cells leads to mitochondrial diabetes with progressive beta cell failure. Diabetologia. 58(4). 771–780. 19 indexed citations

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Chamberlain, Chester E., David Scheel, Kathleen McGlynn, et al.. (2014). Menin determines K-RAS proliferative outputs in endocrine cells. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 124(9). 4093–4101. 55 indexed citations

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Lee, Yoo‐Hyun, et al.. (2007). Potent HAT Inhibitory Effect of Aqueous Extract from Bellflower(platycodon grandiflorum) Roots on Androgen Receptor-mediated Transcriptional Regulation. Food Science and Biotechnology. 16(3). 457–462. 3 indexed citations

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