Kyung‐Jin Kim

6.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
176 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Kyung‐Jin Kim is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kyung‐Jin Kim has authored 176 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 118 papers in Molecular Biology, 70 papers in Materials Chemistry and 30 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kyung‐Jin Kim's work include Enzyme Structure and Function (63 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (43 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (18 papers). Kyung‐Jin Kim is often cited by papers focused on Enzyme Structure and Function (63 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (43 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (18 papers). Kyung‐Jin Kim collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Italy. Kyung‐Jin Kim's co-authors include Hogyun Seo, Hyeoncheol Francis Son, Hye-Young Sagong, Sang Yup Lee, Seongjoon Joo, So Young Choi, In Jin Cho, Tae Joo Shin, Derek A. Cogan and Bradley J. Backes and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Kyung‐Jin Kim

162 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories sort by overperformance

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.

Structural insight into molecular mechanism of poly(ethylene terephthalate) degradation

2018 578 citations Hogyun Seo, Hyeoncheol Francis Son et al. Nature Communications profile →
Rational Protein Engineering of Thermo-Stable PETase from Ideonella sakaiensis for Highly Efficient PET Degradation

2019 408 citations Hyeoncheol Francis Son, Hogyun Seo et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author						Papers	Cites
Kyung‐Jin Kim	2.2k	1.4k	1.3k	756	566	176	4.9k
Chunxia Zhou	1.5k 0.7×	790 0.6×	606 0.5×	603 0.8×	184 0.3×	161	3.8k
Huan Yang	1.2k 0.6×	263 0.2×	837 0.6×	661 0.9×	279 0.5×	215	3.9k
Jinchun Chen	2.2k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	2.6k 2.0×	1.2k 1.6×	530 0.9×	142	5.3k
Zhong‐Ji Qian	3.1k 1.4×	242 0.2×	506 0.4×	369 0.5×	206 0.4×	147	5.6k
Elmira Arab‐Tehrany	1.3k 0.6×	401 0.3×	2.8k 2.1×	1.4k 1.9×	487 0.9×	102	6.3k
Fabrizio Papa	874 0.4×	1.9k 1.3×	448 0.3×	454 0.6×	197 0.3×	100	4.6k
Haibo Zhang	1.9k 0.9×	278 0.2×	341 0.3×	1.1k 1.5×	265 0.5×	194	4.6k
Katrina Cornish	3.0k 1.4×	238 0.2×	778 0.6×	613 0.8×	544 1.0×	170	5.2k
Alok Dhawan	1.4k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	788 0.6×	1.7k 2.2×	425 0.8×	153	9.0k
Jie Shi	1.1k 0.5×	347 0.3×	288 0.2×	577 0.8×	559 1.0×	195	4.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Kyung‐Jin Kim

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Kyung‐Jin Kim's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Kyung‐Jin Kim with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Kyung‐Jin Kim more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Kyung‐Jin Kim

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Kyung‐Jin Kim. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Kyung‐Jin Kim. The network helps show where Kyung‐Jin Kim may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kyung‐Jin Kim

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

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Jeon, Byoung Seung, Eun Jung Kim, Hogyun Seo, et al.. (2025). Molecular Chain Elongation Mechanism for n ‐Caproate Biosynthesis by Megasphaera Hexanoica. Advanced Science. 12(44). e06069–e06069.

Park, Joon Young, et al.. (2024). Deep learning for NAD/NADP cofactor prediction and engineering using transformer attention analysis in enzymes. Metabolic Engineering. 87. 86–94. 5 indexed citations

Lee, Seul Hoo, et al.. (2024). Crystal Structure and Molecular Mechanism of Isocitrate Lyase from Chloroflexus aurantiacus. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

Hong, Hwaseok, et al.. (2023). Crystal Structure and Functional Characterization of Acetylornithine Aminotransferase from Corynebacterium glutamicum. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 71(22). 8471–8478. 1 indexed citations

Lee, Chung‐Gi, et al.. (2023). Development of a stepwise solvent-gradient SMB process for continuous-mode purification of methoxyethyl nucleoside phosphoramidites to be used as the key building blocks of oligonucleotide drugs. Chemical Engineering Journal. 470. 143990–143990. 1 indexed citations

Hong, Hwaseok, Uk‐Jae Lee, Seul Hoo Lee, et al.. (2023). Highly efficient site-specific protein modification using tyrosinase from Streptomyces avermitilis: Structural insight. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 255. 128313–128313. 2 indexed citations

Lee, Seul Hoo, Hogyun Seo, Hwaseok Hong, et al.. (2023). Three-directional engineering of IsPETase with enhanced protein yield, activity, and durability. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 459. 132297–132297. 22 indexed citations

Hong, Hwaseok, et al.. (2023). Discovery and rational engineering of PET hydrolase with both mesophilic and thermophilic PET hydrolase properties. Nature Communications. 14(1). 4556–4556. 70 indexed citations

Ahn, Jung Ho, Hogyun Seo, Jong An Lee, et al.. (2020). Enhanced succinic acid production by Mannheimia employing optimal malate dehydrogenase. Nature Communications. 11(1). 1970–1970. 225 indexed citations

10.

Kim, Kyung‐Jin, et al.. (2019). Point Cloud Registration Algorithm Based on RGB-D Camera for Shooting Volumetric Objects. Journal of Broadcast Engineering. 24(5). 765–774. 1 indexed citations

11.

Kim, Sang Woo, et al.. (2019). Crystal structure of geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase (crtE) from Nonlabens dokdonensis DSW-6. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 518(3). 479–485. 2 indexed citations

12.

Bae, Ji‐Eun, In Jung Kim, Kyung‐Jin Kim, & Ki Hyun Nam. (2018). Crystal structure of a substrate-binding protein from Rhodothermus marinus reveals a single α/β-domain. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 497(1). 368–373. 6 indexed citations

13.

Son, Hyeoncheol Francis & Kyung‐Jin Kim. (2017). Structural basis for substrate specificity of meso-diaminopimelic acid decarboxylase from Corynebacterium glutamicum. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 495(2). 1815–1821. 5 indexed citations

14.

Kim, Dong Ki, Kaushik Maiti, Jong‐Ik Hwang, et al.. (2009). A Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone-II Antagonist Induces Autophagy of Prostate Cancer Cells. Cancer Research. 69(3). 923–931. 44 indexed citations

15.

Kim, Myung Hee, Won‐Chan Choi, Jong Suk Lee, et al.. (2005). The molecular structure and catalytic mechanism of a quorum-quenching N-acyl-L-homoserine lactone hydrolase. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(49). 17606–17611. 100 indexed citations

16.

Kim, Kyung‐Jin, et al.. (2005). Bioavailability Assessment of Isoflavones between Soybean and Soybean Sprout in Rat. The Korean Journal of Nutrition. 38(5). 335–343. 1 indexed citations

17.

Kwon, Byung‐Doo & Kyung‐Jin Kim. (2003). An Application of Problem Based Learning to an Earth Science Course in Higher Education. Journal of the Korean earth science society. 24(2). 108–116. 2 indexed citations

18.

Cho, Sehyung, et al.. (1999). All-Trans- and 9-Cis-Retinoic Acid Regulate Proliferation and Apoptosis of HiB5 Hippocampal Progenitor Cells. 29–31.

19.

Park, Sungjin, Jin Han, Jae Young Seong, & Kyung‐Jin Kim. (1999). Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) Neuron-Specific Splicing of GnRH Transcript. 56–58. 1 indexed citations

20.

Kim, Kyung‐Jin, et al.. (1986). Effect of Heating Time on Contents of Amino Acids and Related Compounds in the Muscle Extract of Snakehead. Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 19(2). 141–146.

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact