Hee-Sik Kim

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Hee-Sik Kim is a scholar working on Pollution, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Hee-Sik Kim has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Pollution, 6 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 4 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Hee-Sik Kim's work include Algal biology and biofuel production (6 papers), Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (5 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (4 papers). Hee-Sik Kim is often cited by papers focused on Algal biology and biofuel production (6 papers), Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (5 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (4 papers). Hee-Sik Kim collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, Japan and United States. Hee-Sik Kim's co-authors include Hee‐Mock Oh, Rishiram Ramanan, Dae‐Hyun Cho, Byung‐Dae Yoon, Seog June Lee, Gi-Seok Kwon, Ji-Won Yang, Yoon-E Choi, Tohoru Katsuragi and Yoshiki Tani and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Bioresource Technology and Biotechnology Advances.

In The Last Decade

Hee-Sik Kim

18 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Algae–bacteria interactions: Evolution, ecology and emerg... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 250 500 750
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. Algae–bacteria interactions: Evolution, ecology and emerging applications
    2015 931 citations Rishiram Ramanan, Dae‐Hyun Cho et al. Biotechnology Advances profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hee-Sik Kim South Korea 15 995 518 452 433 363 19 2.1k
Rishiram Ramanan South Korea 25 1.9k 1.9× 493 1.0× 557 1.2× 617 1.4× 645 1.8× 32 3.0k
Byung‐Hyuk Kim South Korea 18 1.1k 1.1× 300 0.6× 334 0.7× 330 0.8× 341 0.9× 58 1.7k
Anping Lei China 22 785 0.8× 660 1.3× 183 0.4× 237 0.5× 438 1.2× 54 1.8k
Jinghan Wang China 25 1.5k 1.5× 327 0.6× 406 0.9× 127 0.3× 260 0.7× 74 2.3k
Octavio Perez‐Garcia New Zealand 10 1.4k 1.4× 289 0.6× 282 0.6× 111 0.3× 446 1.2× 11 1.8k
Byung‐Dae Yoon South Korea 14 245 0.2× 364 0.7× 455 1.0× 201 0.5× 232 0.6× 18 1.2k
Michele S. Stanley United Kingdom 25 1.4k 1.4× 93 0.2× 228 0.5× 421 1.0× 757 2.1× 70 3.1k
Mathias Ahii Chia Nigeria 24 360 0.4× 247 0.5× 954 2.1× 278 0.6× 103 0.3× 87 1.6k
María Cuaresma Spain 22 1.6k 1.6× 92 0.2× 421 0.9× 139 0.3× 401 1.1× 39 1.9k
Zhanyou Chi China 27 1.8k 1.8× 217 0.4× 240 0.5× 100 0.2× 949 2.6× 97 2.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hee-Sik Kim

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hee-Sik Kim

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hee-Sik Kim. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hee-Sik 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 Hee-Sik Kim. Hee-Sik Kim is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Cho, Youngsuk, et al.. (2025). Lactobacillus brevis-Derived Exosomes Enhance Skin Barrier Integrity by Upregulating Key Barrier-Related Proteins. Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology. Volume 18. 1151–1162.
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Kim, Hee-Sik, et al.. (2025). Plastics aplenty in paddy lands: incidence of microplastics in Indian rice fields and ecotoxicity on paddy field phytoplankton. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 197(3). 308–308. 5 indexed citations
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Jeong, Yesul, Jiye Lee, Yang Hoon Huh, et al.. (2019). Biocompatible liquid-type carbon nanodots (C-paints) as light delivery materials for cell growth and astaxanthin induction of Haematococcus pluvialis. Materials Science and Engineering C. 109. 110500–110500. 25 indexed citations
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Ramanan, Rishiram, et al.. (2015). Algae–bacteria interactions: Evolution, ecology and emerging applications. Biotechnology Advances. 34(1). 14–29. 931 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lee, Seung‐Hoon, Hee‐Mock Oh, Sang‐Ah Lee, et al.. (2014). Higher Biomass Productivity of Microalgae in an Attached Growth System, Using Wastewater. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 24(11). 1566–1573. 97 indexed citations
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Kim, Eun Jung, et al.. (2014). Simultaneous treatment of municipal wastewater and biodiesel production by cultivation of Chlorella vulgaris with indigenous wastewater bacteria. Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering. 19(2). 201–210. 45 indexed citations
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Farooq, Wasif, et al.. (2013). Two-stage cultivation of two Chlorella sp. strains by simultaneous treatment of brewery wastewater and maximizing lipid productivity. Bioresource Technology. 132. 230–238. 168 indexed citations
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Allen, Paul J., Hee-Sik Kim, & J. Neggers. (2011). DEFORMATIONS OF d/BCK-ALGEBRAS. Bulletin of the Korean Mathematical Society. 48(2). 315–324. 14 indexed citations
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Kim, Hee-Sik & J. Neggers. (2008). THE SEMIGROUPS OF BINARY SYSTEMS AND SOME PERSPECTIVES. Bulletin of the Korean Mathematical Society. 45(4). 651–661. 17 indexed citations
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Kim, Hee-Sik, et al.. (2004). Effects of Crude Oil, Oil Components, and Bioremediation on Plant Growth. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A. 39(9). 2465–2472. 95 indexed citations
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Ahn, Chi‐Yong, et al.. (2003). Selective control of cyanobacteria by surfactin-containing culture broth of Bacillus subtilis C1. Biotechnology Letters. 25(14). 1137–1142. 67 indexed citations
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Ahn, Chi‐Yong, Hee-Sik Kim, Byung‐Dae Yoon, & Hee‐Mock Oh. (2002). Photosynthetic Characteristics and Cell Quota of Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Scenedesmus quadricauda under P Limitation. ALGAE. 17(2). 83–87. 1 indexed citations
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Kim, Hee-Sik, Yong Il Park, Hee‐Mock Oh, et al.. (2002). Extracellular production of a glycolipid biosurfactant, mannosylerythritol lipid, from Candida antarctica. Biotechnology Letters. 24(3). 225–229. 33 indexed citations
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Kim, Hee-Sik, et al.. (2002). Surface and physico-chemical properties of a glycolipid biosurfactant, mannosylerythritol lipid, from Candidaantarctica. Biotechnology Letters. 24(19). 1637–1641. 46 indexed citations
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Oh, Hee‐Mock, Seog June Lee, Myung-Hwan Park, et al.. (2001). Harvesting of Chlorella vulgaris using a bioflocculant from Paenibacillus sp. AM49. Biotechnology Letters. 23(15). 1229–1234. 200 indexed citations
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Oh, Hee‐Mock, Seog June Lee, Jeehwan Kim, Hee-Sik Kim, & Byung‐Dae Yoon. (2001). Seasonal Variation and Indirect Monitoring of Microcystin Concentrations in Daechung Reservoir, Korea. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 67(4). 1484–1489. 98 indexed citations
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Kim, Hee-Sik, Seung‐Hwan Park, Hee‐Mock Oh, et al.. (2000). Expression of sfp gene and hydrocarbon degradation by Bacillus subtilis. Biotechnology Letters. 22(18). 1431–1436. 14 indexed citations
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Kim, Hee-Sik, et al.. (1997). Production and properties of a lipopeptide biosurfactant from Bacillus subtilis C9. Journal of Fermentation and Bioengineering. 84(1). 41–46. 154 indexed citations
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Kwon, Gi-Seok, et al.. (1997). Characterization of bioflocculant produced by Bacillus sp. DP-152. Journal of Fermentation and Bioengineering. 84(2). 108–112. 85 indexed citations

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