Hyun Koo Kim

5.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
231 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Hyun Koo Kim is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Hyun Koo Kim has authored 231 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 68 papers in Surgery and 45 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Hyun Koo Kim's work include Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (55 papers), Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques (21 papers) and Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (19 papers). Hyun Koo Kim is often cited by papers focused on Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (55 papers), Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques (21 papers) and Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (19 papers). Hyun Koo Kim collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Japan. Hyun Koo Kim's co-authors include Young Ho Choi, Yeonho Choi, Byeong Hyeon Choi, Kook Nam Han, Yong Park, Hyunku Shin, Sunghoi Hong, Hyesun Jeong, Ji‐Ho Park and Seong‐Taek Yun and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Clinical Oncology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Hyun Koo Kim

212 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

Early-Stage Lung Cancer Diagnosis by Deep Learning-Based ... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 2023 100 200 300
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. Early-Stage Lung Cancer Diagnosis by Deep Learning-Based Spectroscopic Analysis of Circulating Exosomes
    2020 387 citations Hyunku Shin, Byeong Hyeon Choi et al. profile →
  2. Single test-based diagnosis of multiple cancer types using Exosome-SERS-AI for early stage cancers
    2023 227 citations Hyunku Shin, Byeong Hyeon Choi et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hyun Koo Kim South Korea 30 1.1k 989 908 637 488 231 4.0k
Jun Wu China 49 1.5k 1.3× 2.7k 2.7× 335 0.4× 653 1.0× 117 0.2× 253 7.4k
Robert R. Mercer United States 48 1.2k 1.0× 2.0k 2.0× 2.6k 2.9× 553 0.9× 152 0.3× 121 8.6k
Changling Li China 37 1.2k 1.1× 256 0.3× 444 0.5× 368 0.6× 238 0.5× 253 4.0k
Xiaoyan Xie China 40 508 0.5× 1.1k 1.2× 1.3k 1.4× 1.7k 2.7× 1.6k 3.4× 358 6.7k
Masashi Yoshida Japan 36 942 0.8× 271 0.3× 517 0.6× 836 1.3× 518 1.1× 266 4.8k
Jiajia Xu China 44 2.1k 1.9× 772 0.8× 374 0.4× 612 1.0× 111 0.2× 276 6.7k
Tingting Wang China 37 1.1k 1.0× 263 0.3× 281 0.3× 276 0.4× 55 0.1× 146 4.9k
Masahiro Ishikawa Japan 38 1.2k 1.1× 522 0.5× 215 0.2× 2.8k 4.3× 288 0.6× 238 7.1k
Yunqian Li China 29 843 0.8× 302 0.3× 338 0.4× 138 0.2× 94 0.2× 160 3.9k
Min Zhou China 39 1.4k 1.3× 835 0.8× 848 0.9× 835 1.3× 113 0.2× 355 5.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Hyun Koo Kim

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hyun Koo Kim

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hyun Koo Kim

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kim, Chang-Geun, et al.. (2024). Novel locally nebulized indocyanine green for simultaneous identification of tumor margin and intersegmental plane. International Journal of Surgery. 110(8). 4708–4715. 2 indexed citations
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Rho, Jiyun, Kyungsu Kim, Hwan Seok Yong, et al.. (2024). An injectable fluorescent and iodinated hydrogel for preoperative localization and dual image-guided surgery of pulmonary nodules. Biomaterials Science. 12(11). 2943–2950. 4 indexed citations
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Kim, Youngjae, et al.. (2024). Multi‐Biomarker Profiling for Precision Diagnosis of Lung Cancer. Small. 20(47). e2402919–e2402919. 6 indexed citations
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Shin, Hyunku, Byeong Hyeon Choi, Jihee Kim, et al.. (2023). Single test-based diagnosis of multiple cancer types using Exosome-SERS-AI for early stage cancers. Nature Communications. 14(1). 1644–1644. 227 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jang, You Jin, et al.. (2023). Single-port plus one port subcostal robotic-assisted minimally invasive McKewon esophagectomy using the daVinci Single-Port surgical system. Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery. 36(6). 4 indexed citations
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Kang, Ka‐Won, Byeong Hyeon Choi, Hyesun Jeong, et al.. (2021). Dual size-exclusion chromatography for efficient isolation of extracellular vesicles from bone marrow derived human plasma. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 217–217. 18 indexed citations
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Tang, Wei, Yevgeniya Gartshteyn, Hyun Koo Kim, et al.. (2021). Flexible optical imaging band system for the assessment of arthritis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Biomedical Optics Express. 12(3). 1651–1651. 1 indexed citations
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Kim, Hyun Koo, et al.. (2021). High Resolution, Deep Imaging Using Confocal Time-of-Flight Diffuse Optical Tomography. IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence. 43(7). 2206–2219. 31 indexed citations
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Park, Sunhwa, et al.. (2020). Efficacy of in situ well-based denitrification bio-barrier (WDB) remediating high nitrate flux in groundwater near a stock-raising complex. Journal of Environmental Management. 258. 110004–110004. 11 indexed citations
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Kim, Hyun Koo, et al.. (2019). Diffuse optical tomography of the breast: a potential modifiable biomarker of breast cancer risk with neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Biomedical Optics Express. 10(8). 4305–4305. 11 indexed citations
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Quan, Yu Hua, Byeong Hyeon Choi, Yeonho Choi, et al.. (2018). Self-targeted knockdown of CD44 improves cisplatin sensitivity of chemoresistant non-small cell lung cancer cells. Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology. 83(3). 399–410. 13 indexed citations
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Quan, Yu Hua, B.J. Kim, Ji‐Ho Park, et al.. (2014). Highly sensitive and selective anticancer effect by conjugated HA-cisplatin in non-small cell lung cancer overexpressed with CD44. Experimental Lung Research. 40(10). 475–484. 35 indexed citations
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Kim, Hyun Koo & Young Ho Choi. (2014). The feasibility of single-incision video-assisted thoracoscopic major pulmonary resection performed by surgeons experienced with a two-incision technique. Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. 20(3). 310–315. 17 indexed citations
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Kim, Hyun Koo, et al.. (2013). Computer-aided diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis with optical tomography, Part 2: image classification. Journal of Biomedical Optics. 18(7). 76002–76002. 27 indexed citations
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Kim, Hyun Koo, et al.. (2013). Computer-aided diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis with optical tomography, Part 1: feature extraction. Journal of Biomedical Optics. 18(7). 76001–76001. 27 indexed citations
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Yoo, Young A., Myoung Hee Kang, Hyun Joo Lee, et al.. (2011). Sonic Hedgehog Pathway Promotes Metastasis and Lymphangiogenesis via Activation of Akt, EMT, and MMP-9 Pathway in Gastric Cancer. Cancer Research. 71(22). 7061–7070. 282 indexed citations
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Kim, Heezoo, Heezoo Kim, Hyun Koo Kim, et al.. (2009). Successful Removal of Indigested Shell Using a Rigid Esophagoscope and a Pneumatic Lithotriptor. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 88(3). 1019–1021. 1 indexed citations

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