Minkoo Kim

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
124 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Minkoo Kim is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and Geology. According to data from OpenAlex, Minkoo Kim has authored 124 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 24 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and 24 papers in Geology. Recurrent topics in Minkoo Kim's work include 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage (24 papers), Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring (22 papers) and BIM and Construction Integration (15 papers). Minkoo Kim is often cited by papers focused on 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage (24 papers), Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring (22 papers) and BIM and Construction Integration (15 papers). Minkoo Kim collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, Hong Kong and United Kingdom. Minkoo Kim's co-authors include Hoon Sohn, Qian Wang, C. C. Chang, Jack C.P. Cheng, Qian Wang, Ioannis Brilakis, Jingjing Guo, Heng Li, Hyung Jin Lim and Fangxin Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Power Sources, Sensors and Journal of Sound and Vibration.

In The Last Decade

Minkoo Kim

111 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

  1. Applications of 3D point cloud data in the construction industry: A fifteen-year review from 2004 to 2018
    2019 311 citations Qian Wang, Minkoo Kim Advanced Engineering Informatics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Minkoo Kim South Korea 25 1.2k 1.1k 752 620 335 124 2.8k
Jiansong Zhang United States 27 359 0.3× 607 0.6× 1.3k 1.7× 72 0.1× 83 0.2× 182 3.2k
Dongsheng Li China 20 209 0.2× 418 0.4× 155 0.2× 144 0.2× 145 0.4× 99 1.5k
Chao Yin China 20 301 0.3× 162 0.2× 141 0.2× 151 0.2× 403 1.2× 62 1.5k
Bin Dai China 26 142 0.1× 111 0.1× 138 0.2× 411 0.7× 1.1k 3.2× 215 2.7k
Fei Kang China 33 146 0.1× 2.3k 2.2× 129 0.2× 231 0.4× 227 0.7× 93 3.6k
Yuxiang Sun China 28 215 0.2× 209 0.2× 73 0.1× 302 0.5× 1.6k 4.7× 159 2.9k
Xing Shi China 32 66 0.1× 188 0.2× 1.8k 2.3× 938 1.5× 182 0.5× 109 3.1k
Hyeonjoon Moon South Korea 25 65 0.1× 596 0.6× 82 0.1× 134 0.2× 957 2.9× 91 3.0k
Shi Pu China 24 801 0.7× 139 0.1× 163 0.2× 808 1.3× 167 0.5× 98 2.3k
Vagelis Plevris Qatar 26 105 0.1× 1.2k 1.1× 359 0.5× 69 0.1× 38 0.1× 102 1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Minkoo Kim

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Fields of papers citing papers by Minkoo Kim

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Minkoo 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 Minkoo Kim. The network helps show where Minkoo Kim may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Minkoo Kim

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Minkoo Kim. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Minkoo 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 Minkoo Kim. Minkoo 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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Won, Jeong-Hun, et al.. (2025). Assessment of construction workers' fall-from-height risk using multi-physiological data and virtual reality. Automation in Construction. 176. 106254–106254.
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Li, Fangxin, et al.. (2024). Data quality-oriented scan planning for steel structure scenes using a probabilistic genetic algorithm. Automation in Construction. 167. 105700–105700. 1 indexed citations
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Aela, Peyman, Hung-Lin Chi, Ali Fares, Tarek Zayed, & Minkoo Kim. (2024). UAV-based studies in railway infrastructure monitoring. Automation in Construction. 167. 105714–105714. 23 indexed citations
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Kim, Minkoo, et al.. (2023). Paddy rice, aggregation, and the development of Mumun social organization in Ulsan, southeastern Korea. Archaeological Research in Asia. 34. 100447–100447. 2 indexed citations
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Kim, Minkoo. (2023). Leadership in the Emergent Baekje State: State Formation in Central-Western Korea (ca. 200–400 CE). Open Archaeology. 9(1). 1 indexed citations
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Li, Fangxin, et al.. (2023). Range Image-Aided Edge Line Estimation for Dimensional Inspection of Precast Bridge Slab Using Point Cloud Data. Sustainability. 15(16). 12243–12243. 3 indexed citations
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Kim, Minkoo, Qian Wang, & Heng Li. (2019). Non-contact sensing based geometric quality assessment of buildings and civil structures: A review. Automation in Construction. 100. 163–179. 80 indexed citations
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Wang, Qian & Minkoo Kim. (2019). Applications of 3D point cloud data in the construction industry: A fifteen-year review from 2004 to 2018. Advanced Engineering Informatics. 39. 306–319. 311 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kim, Minkoo, et al.. (2017). Automated re-prefabrication system for buildings using robotics. Automation in Construction. 83. 184–195. 78 indexed citations
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Kim, Minkoo, et al.. (2016). Automated dimensional quality assurance of full-scale precast concrete elements using laser scanning and BIM. Automation in Construction. 72. 102–114. 206 indexed citations
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Kim, Minkoo. (2015). Rice in ancient Korea: status symbol or community food?. Antiquity. 89(346). 838–853. 20 indexed citations
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Rho, Seungmin, et al.. (2010). An Ontological and Rule-based Reasoning for Music Recommendation using Musical Moods. The Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology. 14(1). 108–118. 1 indexed citations
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Kim, Minkoo, et al.. (2010). Context recognition from incomplete situation with uncertainty management. 481–484.
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Kim, Minkoo, et al.. (2010). Stone-tool assemblages and alternative subsistence economy of the Songguk-ri culture in Jeju island. 36. 63–95. 1 indexed citations
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Kim, Minkoo, et al.. (2008). Sanguibacter soli sp. nov., isolated from soil of a ginseng field. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 58(3). 538–541. 6 indexed citations
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Kim, Minkoo, et al.. (2008). Parapedobacter soli sp. nov., isolated from soil of a ginseng field. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 58(2). 337–340. 10 indexed citations
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Khan, Umer, et al.. (2008). wFDT: weighted fuzzy decision trees for prognosis of breast cancer survivability. 45(2). 141–152. 24 indexed citations
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Kim, Minkoo. (2005). Making sense of small seeds : cultural complexity of Jomon hunter-gatherers and changes in plant exploitation at Sannai Maruyama. UMI Dissertation Services eBooks.
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Kim, Minkoo, Jitender S. Deogun, & Vijay V. Raghavan. (2001). Concept Based Retrieval Using Generalized Retrieval Functions. Fundamenta Informaticae. 47(1). 119–135. 1 indexed citations

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