Minjae Kim

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 790 citations indexed

About

Minjae Kim is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Minjae Kim has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 790 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 8 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Minjae Kim's work include Algal biology and biofuel production (17 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (15 papers) and Physiological and biochemical adaptations (5 papers). Minjae Kim is often cited by papers focused on Algal biology and biofuel production (17 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (15 papers) and Physiological and biochemical adaptations (5 papers). Minjae Kim collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and France. Minjae Kim's co-authors include EonSeon Jin, Mihwa Kim, Vivette D. D’Agati, Sang Won Park, H. Thomas Lee, Charles W. Emala, H. Thomas Lee, Stuart M. Pitson, Junil Kim and Chanho Park and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Minjae Kim

46 papers receiving 775 citations

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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.

Advances in single-cell omics and multiomics for high-resolution molecular profiling

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Minjae Kim South Korea	17	376	149	72	60	58	50	790
Kang Xiao China	21	837 2.2×	34 0.2×	30 0.4×	19 0.3×	32 0.6×	138	1.5k
Jiaping Wang China	17	219 0.6×	22 0.1×	49 0.7×	29 0.5×	19 0.3×	51	843
Na Su China	17	228 0.6×	139 0.9×	51 0.7×	24 0.4×	13 0.2×	70	825
Qinghui Li China	19	326 0.9×	29 0.2×	157 2.2×	47 0.8×	7 0.1×	71	1.0k
Grażyna E. Sroga United States	21	683 1.8×	14 0.1×	46 0.6×	110 1.8×	34 0.6×	41	1.5k
Xiaoyu Cui China	12	348 0.9×	27 0.2×	99 1.4×	9 0.1×	11 0.2×	24	941
Masanori Mukai Japan	17	537 1.4×	47 0.3×	106 1.5×	20 0.3×	78 1.3×	45	902
Jiani Chen China	17	408 1.1×	85 0.6×	335 4.7×	36 0.6×	9 0.2×	92	1.3k
Moumita Banerjee United States	9	271 0.7×	27 0.2×	33 0.5×	10 0.2×	11 0.2×	18	702
Yao Lin China	14	102 0.3×	51 0.3×	33 0.5×	14 0.2×	13 0.2×	74	576

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Minjae Kim

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Li, Zhongze, Minjae Kim, Bertrand Légeret, et al.. (2025). Knocking out the carboxyltransferase interactor 1 (CTI1) in Chlamydomonas boosted oil content by fivefold without affecting cell growth. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 23(4). 1230–1242. 3 indexed citations

Kim, Minjae, et al.. (2025). Increasing lipid accumulation in Chlamydomonas by serial knocking out of DYRKP1 kinase and ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase. Microbial Cell Factories. 24(1). 194–194.

Li, Zhun, Bum Soo Park, Minjae Kim, et al.. (2025). Exploration of a cultivation strategy to improve eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) production and growth of a Korean strain of Nannochloropsis oceanica cultivated under different light sources. Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts. 18(1). 55–55. 1 indexed citations

Kim, Minjae, Stéphan Cuiné, Jean‐Luc Putaux, et al.. (2024). The DYRKP1 kinase regulates cell wall degradation in Chlamydomonas by inducing matrix metalloproteinase expression. The Plant Cell. 36(12). 4988–5003. 3 indexed citations

Kim, Donghan, et al.. (2024). Strain tunable electronic ground states in two-dimensional iridate thin films. Applied Surface Science. 657. 159801–159801. 1 indexed citations

Kong, Fantao, et al.. (2024). Advances in algal lipid metabolism and their use to improve oil content. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 87. 103130–103130. 13 indexed citations

Kim, Minjae, et al.. (2024). Second stage of β-carotene biosynthesis under high light in Dunaliella salina is regulated by NADPH oxidase homologs. Algal Research. 78. 103416–103416. 2 indexed citations

Cazzaniga, Stefano, Minjae Kim, Federico Perozeni, et al.. (2023). Photosystem II monomeric antenna CP26 plays a key role in nonphotochemical quenching in Chlamydomonas. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 193(2). 1365–1380. 6 indexed citations

Joo, Sunjoo, et al.. (2022). Sex-linked deubiquitinase establishes uniparental transmission of chloroplast DNA. Nature Communications. 13(1). 1133–1133. 11 indexed citations

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Lee, Jaewang, Jaewang Lee, Minjae Kim, et al.. (2021). Molecular basis of ice-binding and cryopreservation activities of type III antifreeze proteins. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal. 19. 897–909. 11 indexed citations

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Oh, Taekgeun, et al.. (2021). Electrical and mechanical properties of high-strength strain-hardening cementitious composites containing silvered polyethylene fibers. Journal of Building Engineering. 46. 103719–103719. 11 indexed citations

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Kim, Minjae, et al.. (2020). A cost-effective and rapid aptasensor with chemiluminescence detection for the early diagnosis of prostate cancer. Microchemical Journal. 155. 104763–104763. 18 indexed citations

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Kim, Minjae, Jongrae Kim, Sanghee Kim, & EonSeon Jin. (2020). Heterologous Gene Expression System Using the Cold-Inducible CnAFP Promoter in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 30(11). 1777–1784. 5 indexed citations

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Song, Da, Minjae Kim, EonSeon Jin, et al.. (2019). Cryoprotective effect of an antifreeze protein purified from Tenebrio molitor larvae on vegetables. Food Hydrocolloids. 94. 585–591. 46 indexed citations

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Kim, Minjae, et al.. (2018). Isolation of primitive mouse extraembryonic endoderm (pXEN) stem cell lines. Stem Cell Research. 30. 100–112. 18 indexed citations

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Park, Hyunjoon, Minjae Kim, Hye‐Jin Kim, et al.. (2017). Heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) and chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPGs) function as endocytic receptors for an internalizing anti-nucleic acid antibody. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 14373–14373. 36 indexed citations

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Kim, Minjae, et al.. (2015). Creating Anti-icing Surfaces via the Direct Immobilization of Antifreeze Proteins on Aluminum. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 12019–12019. 65 indexed citations

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Kim, Minjae, et al.. (2013). The assessment of water-quality and well yield for operation of riverbank filtration in field scale. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 1 indexed citations

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Kim, Minjae, et al.. (2010). Transcriptomic Analysis of Zoysiagrass Using Expressed Sequence Tags. Horticulture Environment and Biotechnology. 51(6). 562–565. 1 indexed citations

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Kim, Mihwa, Minjae Kim, Sang Won Park, Stuart M. Pitson, & H. Thomas Lee. (2010). Isoflurane Protects Human Kidney Proximal Tubule Cells against Necrosis via Sphingosine Kinase and Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Generation. American Journal of Nephrology. 31(4). 353–362. 50 indexed citations

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