Kook Hwan Kim

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Kook Hwan Kim is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kook Hwan Kim has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Epidemiology and 5 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Kook Hwan Kim's work include Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (9 papers), Fibroblast Growth Factor Research (7 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (7 papers). Kook Hwan Kim is often cited by papers focused on Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (9 papers), Fibroblast Growth Factor Research (7 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (7 papers). Kook Hwan Kim collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Japan. Kook Hwan Kim's co-authors include Myung‐Shik Lee, JaeHun Cheong, KyeongJin Kim, Seong‐Hun Kim, Hyeong Hoe Kim, Young‐Ki Min, Jeong‐Beom Lee, Hun‐Mo Yang, Naoya Sakamoto and Kyeongjin Kim and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Nature Communications and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Kook Hwan Kim

28 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

Autophagy—a key player in cellular and body metabolism

2014 785 citations Kook Hwan Kim, Myung‐Shik Lee Nature Reviews Endocrinology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kook Hwan Kim South Korea	23	1.5k	1.3k	543	364	352	28	2.9k
Motoyuki Kohjima Japan	29	1.5k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	744 1.4×	610 1.7×	589 1.7×	104	3.4k
Ming Yin United States	24	1.3k 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	263 0.5×	424 1.2×	297 0.8×	36	3.1k
John Li United States	31	1.7k 1.1×	1.3k 1.0×	680 1.3×	262 0.7×	552 1.6×	82	4.0k
Hyon‐Seung Yi South Korea	31	867 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	646 1.2×	348 1.0×	288 0.8×	99	3.0k
Marta Varela‐Rey Spain	29	900 0.6×	1.7k 1.3×	251 0.5×	356 1.0×	302 0.9×	44	2.9k
Lihua Zhu China	25	1.1k 0.8×	963 0.7×	236 0.4×	338 0.9×	223 0.6×	46	2.6k
J.A. Solís-Herruzo Spain	27	1.7k 1.1×	999 0.8×	466 0.9×	899 2.5×	566 1.6×	82	3.3k
Ki M. Mak United States	32	1.9k 1.3×	912 0.7×	434 0.8×	1.1k 3.1×	512 1.5×	81	3.7k
Terri Pietka United States	27	1.2k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	1.2k 2.2×	92 0.3×	603 1.7×	51	3.7k
Atsushi Umemura Japan	27	1.9k 1.2×	1.6k 1.2×	272 0.5×	824 2.3×	557 1.6×	80	3.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kook Hwan Kim

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kim, H., Jooyoung Lee, Sang Bum Kim, et al.. (2022). Snail acetylation by autophagy‐derived acetyl‐coenzyme A promotes invasion and metastasis of KRAS ‐ LKB1 co‐mutated lung cancer cells. Cancer Communications. 42(8). 716–749. 42 indexed citations

Lee, Seul Gi, Kook Hwan Kim, Xuguang Zhu, et al.. (2022). Cell non-autonomous effect of hepatic growth differentiation factor 15 on the thyroid gland. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 13. 966644–966644. 1 indexed citations

Kim, Jinyoung, Kihyoun Park, Min Jung Kim, et al.. (2021). An autophagy enhancer ameliorates diabetes of human IAPP-transgenic mice through clearance of amyloidogenic oligomer. Nature Communications. 12(1). 183–183. 43 indexed citations

Kim, Jinyoung, Seong‐Hun Kim, Hyereen Kang, et al.. (2021). TFEB–GDF15 axis protects against obesity and insulin resistance as a lysosomal stress response. Nature Metabolism. 3(3). 410–427. 53 indexed citations

Lim, H.J., Kook Hwan Kim, Kihyoun Park, et al.. (2018). A novel autophagy enhancer as a therapeutic agent against metabolic syndrome and diabetes. Nature Communications. 9(1). 1438–1438. 125 indexed citations

Kim, Kook Hwan, Seong‐Hun Kim, Dai Hoon Han, et al.. (2018). Growth differentiation factor 15 ameliorates nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and related metabolic disorders in mice. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 6789–6789. 97 indexed citations

Kim, Kook Hwan & Myung‐Shik Lee. (2018). Pathogenesis of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis and Hormone-Based Therapeutic Approaches. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 9. 485–485. 59 indexed citations

Kim, Youngsoo, Seong‐Hun Kim, Kook Hwan Kim, et al.. (2015). Age-dependent gait abnormalities in mice lacking theRnf170gene linked to human autosomal-dominant sensory ataxia. Human Molecular Genetics. 24(25). 7196–7206. 10 indexed citations

Kim, Kook Hwan & Myung‐Shik Lee. (2015). FGF21 as a mediator of adaptive responses to stress and metabolic benefits of anti-diabetic drugs. Journal of Endocrinology. 226(1). R1–R16. 51 indexed citations

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Kim, Kook Hwan & Myung‐Shik Lee. (2014). Autophagy—a key player in cellular and body metabolism. Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 10(6). 322–337. 785 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kim, Seong‐Hun, Kook Hwan Kim, Mi‐Jeong Kim, et al.. (2014). Fibroblast growth factor 21 participates in adaptation to endoplasmic reticulum stress and attenuates obesity-induced hepatic metabolic stress. Diabetologia. 58(4). 809–818. 106 indexed citations

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Cho, Hyun Kook, So Young Kim, Kook Hwan Kim, Hyeong Hoe Kim, & JaeHun Cheong. (2013). Tumor suppressor protein VHL inhibits Hedgehog–Gli activation through suppression of Gli1 nuclear localization. FEBS Letters. 587(7). 826–832. 9 indexed citations

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Kim, Kook Hwan, Yeon Taek Jeong, Seong‐Hun Kim, et al.. (2013). Metformin-induced inhibition of the mitochondrial respiratory chain increases FGF21 expression via ATF4 activation. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 440(1). 76–81. 93 indexed citations

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Kim, Kook Hwan & Myung‐Shik Lee. (2013). Autophagy as a crosstalk mediator of metabolic organs in regulation of energy metabolism. Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders. 15(1). 11–20. 41 indexed citations

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Kim, Kook Hwan, Seong‐Hun Kim, Young‐Ki Min, et al.. (2013). Acute Exercise Induces FGF21 Expression in Mice and in Healthy Humans. PLoS ONE. 8(5). e63517–e63517. 233 indexed citations

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Kim, KyeongJin, Kook Hwan Kim, & JaeHun Cheong. (2010). Hepatitis B Virus X Protein Impairs Hepatic Insulin Signaling Through Degradation of IRS1 and Induction of SOCS3. PLoS ONE. 5(3). e8649–e8649. 45 indexed citations

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Kim, KyeongJin, et al.. (2009). Hepatitis C virus NS5A protein increases hepatic lipid accumulation via induction of activation and expression of PPARgamma. FEBS Letters. 583(17). 2720–2726. 45 indexed citations

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Kim, KyeongJin, Kook Hwan Kim, Hyeong Hoe Kim, & JaeHun Cheong. (2008). Hepatitis B virus X protein induces lipogenic transcription factor SREBP1 and fatty acid synthase through the activation of nuclear receptor LXRα. Biochemical Journal. 416(2). 219–230. 96 indexed citations

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Kim, Kook Hwan, Hye–Jun Shin, Kyeongjin Kim, et al.. (2007). Hepatitis B Virus X Protein Induces Hepatic Steatosis Via Transcriptional Activation of SREBP1 and PPARγ. Gastroenterology. 132(5). 1955–1967. 230 indexed citations

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Kim, Kook Hwan, et al.. (2007). HCV core protein induces hepatic lipid accumulation by activating SREBP1 and PPARγ. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 355(4). 883–888. 117 indexed citations

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