Seokhee Kim

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Seokhee Kim is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Seokhee Kim has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Pharmacology and 8 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Seokhee Kim's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (13 papers), Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (11 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (9 papers). Seokhee Kim is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (13 papers), Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (11 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (9 papers). Seokhee Kim collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Sudan. Seokhee Kim's co-authors include Daniel Kahne, Thomas J. Silhavy, Juliana C. Malinverni, Tao Wu, Natividad Ruiz, Christine L. Hagan, Robert T. Sauer, Stephen C. Harrison, Piotr Sliz and John C. Werner and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Seokhee Kim

27 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Identification of a Multicomponent Complex Required for O... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 100 200 300 400 500
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. Identification of a Multicomponent Complex Required for Outer Membrane Biogenesis in Escherichia coli
    2005 593 citations Seokhee Kim, Daniel Kahne et al. profile →

Peers

Seokhee Kim
Luisa S. Gronenberg United States
Undine Mechold France
Wieland Steinchen Germany
Yoshikazu Kawai United Kingdom
Abel García-Pino Belgium
Thomas Hartsch Germany
Hervé Celia France
Kenneth C. Keiler United States
M.E. Cuff United States
Luisa S. Gronenberg United States
Seokhee Kim
Citations per year, relative to Seokhee Kim Seokhee Kim (= 1×) peers Luisa S. Gronenberg

Countries citing papers authored by Seokhee Kim

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Fields of papers citing papers by Seokhee Kim

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Seokhee Kim

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Seokhee Kim. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Seokhee 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 Seokhee Kim. Seokhee 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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Kim, Sang‐Woo, et al.. (2025). Discovery of a Two-Step Enzyme Cascade Converting Aspartate to Aminomalonate in Peptide Natural Product Biosynthesis. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(24). 20909–20918. 1 indexed citations
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Lee, Jung Ho, et al.. (2023). Evolutionary Spread of Distinct O‐methyltransferases Guides the Discovery of Unique Isoaspartate‐Containing Peptides, Pamtides. Advanced Science. 11(2). e2305946–e2305946. 5 indexed citations
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An, Joon Soo, Hyun‐Gyu Kim, Ji Yun Lee, et al.. (2023). Discovery and Biosynthesis of Cihunamides, Macrocyclic Antibacterial RiPPs with a Unique C−N Linkage Formed by CYP450 Catalysis. Angewandte Chemie. 135(26). 3 indexed citations
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An, Joon Soo, et al.. (2023). Exploring the Diverse Landscape of Biaryl-Containing Peptides Generated by Cytochrome P450 Macrocyclases. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(40). 22047–22057. 42 indexed citations
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Kim, Seokhee, et al.. (2023). A dual gene-specific mutator system installs all transition mutations at similar frequencies in vivo. Nucleic Acids Research. 51(10). e59–e59. 16 indexed citations
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An, Joon Soo, Hyun‐Gyu Kim, Ji Yun Lee, et al.. (2023). Discovery and Biosynthesis of Cihunamides, Macrocyclic Antibacterial RiPPs with a Unique C−N Linkage Formed by CYP450 Catalysis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(26). e202300998–e202300998. 35 indexed citations
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Chung, Hannah, et al.. (2022). Bioinformatic Expansion of Borosins Uncovers Trans-Acting Peptide Backbone N-Methyltransferases in Bacteria. Biochemistry. 61(3). 183–194. 14 indexed citations
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Kim, Seokhee, et al.. (2021). Development of a genome-targeting mutator for the adaptive evolution of microbial cells. Nucleic Acids Research. 50(7). e38–e38. 18 indexed citations
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Song, In‐Seok, et al.. (2021). Molecular mechanism underlying substrate recognition of the peptide macrocyclase PsnB. Nature Chemical Biology. 17(11). 1123–1131. 17 indexed citations
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Roh, Heejin, et al.. (2020). Genome Mining Reveals High Topological Diversity of ω-Ester-Containing Peptides and Divergent Evolution of ATP-Grasp Macrocyclases. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 142(6). 3013–3023. 38 indexed citations
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Choi, Yuri, et al.. (2020). Over-activation of a nonessential bacterial protease DegP as an antibiotic strategy. Communications Biology. 3(1). 547–547. 20 indexed citations
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Kim, Seokhee, et al.. (2020). Gene-specific mutagenesis enables rapid continuous evolution of enzymesin vivo. Nucleic Acids Research. 49(6). e32–e32. 52 indexed citations
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Lee, Chan‐Woo, et al.. (2019). Introduction of Bifunctionality into the Multidomain Architecture of the ω-Ester-Containing Peptide Plesiocin. Biochemistry. 59(3). 285–289. 18 indexed citations
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Kim, Seokhee, et al.. (2018). Identification of Nucleophilic Probes for Protease-Mediated Transpeptidation. Molecules. 23(9). 2109–2109. 1 indexed citations
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Kim, Seokhee, et al.. (2017). Enzymatic Cross-Linking of Side Chains Generates a Modified Peptide with Four Hairpin-like Bicyclic Repeats. Biochemistry. 56(37). 4927–4930. 37 indexed citations
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Kim, Sungjae, et al.. (2017). A Small Periplasmic Protein with a Hydrophobic C-Terminal Residue Enhances DegP Proteolysis as a Suicide Activator. Journal of Bacteriology. 200(3). 9 indexed citations
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Kim, Seokhee, et al.. (2015). A Conserved Activation Cluster Is Required for Allosteric Communication in HtrA-Family Proteases. Structure. 23(3). 517–526. 26 indexed citations
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Kim, Seokhee & Robert T. Sauer. (2014). Distinct regulatory mechanisms balance DegP proteolysis to maintain cellular fitness during heat stress. Genes & Development. 28(8). 902–911. 25 indexed citations
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Hagan, Christine L., Seokhee Kim, & Daniel Kahne. (2010). Reconstitution of Outer Membrane Protein Assembly from Purified Components. Science. 328(5980). 890–892. 208 indexed citations

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