Jin Kyung Kim

7.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
60 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Jin Kyung Kim is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Molecular Biology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Jin Kyung Kim has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Epidemiology, 19 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Jin Kyung Kim's work include Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (17 papers), Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (8 papers) and Inflammasome and immune disorders (7 papers). Jin Kyung Kim is often cited by papers focused on Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (17 papers), Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (8 papers) and Inflammasome and immune disorders (7 papers). Jin Kyung Kim collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Japan. Jin Kyung Kim's co-authors include Eun‐Kyeong Jo, Chihiro Sasakawa, Dong–Min Shin, Prashanta Silwal, Seungwha Paik, Tae Sung Kim, Hyo Sun Jin, Jin‐Man Kim, Jae–Min Yuk and Chul‐Su Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Jin Kyung Kim

56 papers receiving 3.4k 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.

Molecular mechanisms regulating NLRP3 inflammasome activation

2015 1.1k citations Eun‐Kyeong Jo, Jin Kyung Kim et al. Cellular and Molecular Immunology profile →
An update on the regulatory mechanisms of NLRP3 inflammasome activation

2021 562 citations Seungwha Paik, Jin Kyung Kim et al. Cellular and Molecular Immunology profile →
Updated insights into the molecular networks for NLRP3 inflammasome activation

2025 32 citations Seungwha Paik, Jin Kyung Kim et al. Cellular and Molecular Immunology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jin Kyung Kim South Korea	24	2.0k	842	797	442	330	60	3.5k
Dong–Min Shin South Korea	19	1.4k 0.7×	957 1.1×	948 1.2×	560 1.3×	173 0.5×	23	3.1k
Haitao Guo United States	15	2.3k 1.2×	535 0.6×	1.5k 1.9×	249 0.6×	163 0.5×	20	3.7k
Mikhail A. Gavrilin United States	33	2.1k 1.1×	481 0.6×	1.5k 1.8×	280 0.6×	194 0.6×	71	3.7k
Xiangmei Zhou China	29	1.7k 0.8×	624 0.7×	664 0.8×	504 1.1×	225 0.7×	135	2.8k
Jenny P.-Y. Ting United States	17	2.6k 1.3×	655 0.8×	1.9k 2.4×	248 0.6×	215 0.7×	21	4.3k
Tatjana Eigenbrod Germany	23	2.5k 1.3×	504 0.6×	1.8k 2.2×	192 0.4×	301 0.9×	40	3.9k
Karen V. Swanson United States	15	3.2k 1.6×	593 0.7×	1.9k 2.3×	344 0.8×	227 0.7×	24	4.9k
Cameron R. Stewart Australia	22	2.4k 1.2×	765 0.9×	1.8k 2.3×	419 0.9×	372 1.1×	40	4.6k
Vijay Kumar Australia	27	1.2k 0.6×	619 0.7×	1.7k 2.1×	300 0.7×	284 0.9×	85	3.5k
Hang Thi Thu Nguyen United States	35	2.3k 1.1×	664 0.8×	763 1.0×	540 1.2×	617 1.9×	98	4.5k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Paik, Seungwha, Jin Kyung Kim, Hyo Jung Shin, et al.. (2025). Updated insights into the molecular networks for NLRP3 inflammasome activation. Cellular and Molecular Immunology. 22(6). 563–596. 32 indexed citations breakdown →

Lim, Ji Sun, Mi-Hee Yu, Junho Kang, et al.. (2025). Western diet-induced visceral adipose tissue inflammation promotes Alzheimer’s disease pathology via microglial activation in a mouse model. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 17. 1644988–1644988.

Lim, Ji Sun, Shin Kim, Hyunsu Lee, et al.. (2024). The Neuroprotective Effect of Therapeutic Hypothermia in Cognitive Impairment of an Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury Mouse Model. Medicina. 60(3). 350–350. 1 indexed citations

Kim, Young Jae, Sung‐Gwon Lee, So Young Park, et al.. (2024). Ubiquitin regulatory X (UBX) domain-containing protein 6 is essential for autophagy induction and inflammation control in macrophages. Cellular and Molecular Immunology. 21(12). 1441–1458. 5 indexed citations

Yuk, Jae–Min, Jin Kyung Kim, In Soo Kim, & Eun‐Kyeong Jo. (2024). TNF in Human Tuberculosis: A Double-Edged Sword. Immune Network. 24(1). e4–e4. 17 indexed citations

Kim, Jin Kyung, Prashanta Silwal, Young Jae Kim, et al.. (2023). Gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor alpha 4 coordinates autophagy, inflammation, and immunometabolism to promote innate immune activation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 2181915–2181915. 1 indexed citations

Park, Chang Ha, Jin Kyung Kim, Haejin Kwon, et al.. (2023). LED Lights Influenced Phytochemical Contents and Biological Activities in Kale (Brassica oleracea L. var. acephala) Microgreens. Antioxidants. 12(9). 1686–1686. 17 indexed citations

Silwal, Prashanta, Young Jae Kim, In Soo Kim, et al.. (2023). Chemical mimetics of the N-degron pathway alleviate systemic inflammation by activating mitophagy and immunometabolic remodeling. Experimental & Molecular Medicine. 55(2). 333–346. 8 indexed citations

Lee, Yoon Jee, Jin Kyung Kim, Young Jae Kim, et al.. (2022). Chemical modulation of SQSTM1/p62-mediated xenophagy that targets a broad range of pathogenic bacteria. Autophagy. 18(12). 2926–2945. 34 indexed citations

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Kim, Ji Eun, In Soo Kim, Sung‐Gwon Lee, et al.. (2021). MiR-144-3p is associated with pathological inflammation in patients infected with Mycobacteroides abscessus. Experimental & Molecular Medicine. 53(1). 136–149. 23 indexed citations

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Paik, Seungwha, Jin Kyung Kim, Prashanta Silwal, Chihiro Sasakawa, & Eun‐Kyeong Jo. (2021). An update on the regulatory mechanisms of NLRP3 inflammasome activation. Cellular and Molecular Immunology. 18(5). 1141–1160. 562 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cho, Dong‐Hyung, Jin Kyung Kim, & Eun‐Kyeong Jo. (2020). Mitophagy and Innate Immunity in Infection.. Europe PMC (PubMed Central). 43(1). 10–22. 66 indexed citations

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Kim, Sup, June‐Young Lee, Jin Kyung Kim, et al.. (2020). ESRRA (estrogen related receptor alpha) is a critical regulator of intestinal homeostasis through activation of autophagic flux via gut microbiota. Autophagy. 17(10). 2856–2875. 48 indexed citations

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Kim, Jin Kyung, Prashanta Silwal, & Eun‐Kyeong Jo. (2020). Host-Pathogen Dialogues in Autophagy, Apoptosis, and Necrosis during Mycobacterial Infection. Immune Network. 20(5). e37–e37. 22 indexed citations

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Silwal, Prashanta, Jin Kyung Kim, Jae–Min Yuk, & Eun‐Kyeong Jo. (2018). AMP-Activated Protein Kinase and Host Defense against Infection. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 19(11). 3495–3495. 56 indexed citations

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Kim, Jin Kyung, Yi Sak Kim, Hye‐Mi Lee, et al.. (2018). GABAergic signaling linked to autophagy enhances host protection against intracellular bacterial infections. Nature Communications. 9(1). 4184–4184. 135 indexed citations

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Kim, Yi Sak, Hye Mi Lee, Jin Kyung Kim, et al.. (2017). PPAR-α Activation Mediates Innate Host Defense through Induction of TFEB and Lipid Catabolism. The Journal of Immunology. 198(8). 3283–3295. 128 indexed citations

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Kim, Soo Yeon, Chul‐Su Yang, Hye‐Mi Lee, et al.. (2017). ESRRA (estrogen-related receptor α) is a key coordinator of transcriptional and post-translational activation of autophagy to promote innate host defense. Autophagy. 14(1). 152–168. 65 indexed citations

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Kim, Yi Sak, Chul‐Su Yang, Loi T. Nguyen, et al.. (2016). Mycobacterium abscessus ESX-3 plays an important role in host inflammatory and pathological responses during infection. Microbes and Infection. 19(1). 5–17. 27 indexed citations

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Jo, Eun‐Kyeong, Jin Kyung Kim, Dong–Min Shin, & Chihiro Sasakawa. (2015). Molecular mechanisms regulating NLRP3 inflammasome activation. Cellular and Molecular Immunology. 13(2). 148–159. 1069 indexed citations breakdown →

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