So Young Kim

13.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
449 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

So Young Kim is a scholar working on Sensory Systems, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, So Young Kim has authored 449 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Sensory Systems, 64 papers in Molecular Biology and 62 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in So Young Kim's work include Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics (63 papers), Vestibular and auditory disorders (58 papers) and Ear Surgery and Otitis Media (21 papers). So Young Kim is often cited by papers focused on Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics (63 papers), Vestibular and auditory disorders (58 papers) and Ear Surgery and Otitis Media (21 papers). So Young Kim collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Ethiopia. So Young Kim's co-authors include Hyo Geun Choi, Chanyang Min, Bumjung Park, Songyong Sim, Hee-Sun Kim, Dong Jun Oh, Peter Kolkhof, Gerasimos Filippatos, Bertram Pitt and Christina Nowack and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Advanced Materials and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

So Young Kim

418 papers receiving 8.8k 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.

Safety and tolerability of the novel non-steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist BAY 94-8862 in patients with chronic heart failure and mild or moderate chronic kidney disease: a randomized, double-blind trial

2013 447 citations So Young Kim et al. profile →
A randomized controlled study of finerenone vs. eplerenone in patients with worsening chronic heart failure and diabetes mellitus and/or chronic kidney disease

2016 299 citations So Young Kim et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
So Young Kim South Korea	45	1.7k	1.0k	994	956	868	449	9.1k
Qi Li China	54	2.7k 1.6×	1.3k 1.3×	1.6k 1.6×	586 0.6×	1.2k 1.4×	814	14.0k
Paul Mitchell Australia	72	2.4k 1.4×	630 0.6×	623 0.6×	1.2k 1.3×	1.3k 1.5×	433	19.3k
Ying Li China	50	2.7k 1.6×	1.4k 1.4×	866 0.9×	708 0.7×	1.0k 1.2×	709	12.7k
Molin Wang United States	44	2.1k 1.2×	1.2k 1.2×	1.3k 1.3×	1.2k 1.2×	1.5k 1.8×	248	12.3k
Rong Zhang China	50	2.8k 1.7×	811 0.8×	573 0.6×	439 0.5×	961 1.1×	586	10.2k
Paul Mitchell Australia	84	2.9k 1.7×	592 0.6×	1.2k 1.2×	482 0.5×	1.2k 1.3×	339	25.5k
Silvano Gallus Italy	60	1.1k 0.6×	1.8k 1.8×	975 1.0×	456 0.5×	2.6k 3.0×	332	11.9k
Bruce Taylor Australia	62	1.5k 0.9×	819 0.8×	694 0.7×	286 0.3×	885 1.0×	448	14.5k
Chunyu Liu China	43	3.9k 2.3×	546 0.5×	382 0.4×	644 0.7×	1.4k 1.6×	307	10.1k
Lei Feng United States	61	2.5k 1.5×	1.6k 1.6×	1.4k 1.5×	1.0k 1.1×	1.9k 2.2×	442	14.0k

Countries citing papers authored by So Young Kim

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Fields of papers citing papers by So Young Kim

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of So Young Kim

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kim, Sunghyun, et al.. (2025). Exploring the efficient catalytic activity of mixed-phase palladium selenides in oxygen reduction reaction. Chemical Engineering Journal. 512. 162213–162213.

Kim, So Young, Chun Sung Byun, Hyo Geun Choi, et al.. (2024). Association of Gout with Head and Neck Cancer: Longitudinal Follow-Up Studies Using a National Health Insurance Database in South Korea. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(11). 3136–3136.

Kim, So Young, et al.. (2024). Mid‐upper arm circumference as a screening tool for identifying physical frailty in community‐dwelling older adults: The Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study. Geriatrics and gerontology international. 24(12). 1292–1299. 3 indexed citations

Kim, So Young, Eun‐Kyung Lim, Sung‐Min An, et al.. (2024). Microbead-Based Colorimetric and Portable Sensors for Polyphenol Detection. ACS Omega. 9(34). 36531–36539. 3 indexed citations

Kim, So Young & Abdullah Özgür Yeniova. (2022). Global, regional, and national incidence and mortality of COVID-19 in 237 countries and territories, January 2022: a systematic analysis for World Health Organization COVID-19 Dashboard. 2. 40 indexed citations

Lee, Seung Won, So Young Kim, Sung Yong Moon, et al.. (2021). Statin Use and COVID-19 Infectivity and Severity in South Korea: Two Population-Based Nationwide Cohort Studies. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 7(10). e29379–e29379. 8 indexed citations

Yon, Dong Keon, Maria Effenberger, Youn Ho Shin, et al.. (2021). Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and COVID-19 Susceptibility and Outcomes: a Korean Nationwide Cohort. Journal of Korean Medical Science. 36(41). e291–e291. 48 indexed citations

Kim, So Young, et al.. (2020). Overexpression of the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor (Ahr) Mediates an Oxidative Stress Response following Injection of Fine Particulate Matter in the Temporal Cortex. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2020. 1–9. 5 indexed citations

Kim, So Young, Seung Ha Oh, Jun Ho Lee, Myung‐Whan Suh, & Moo Kyun Park. (2019). Effects of Placenta-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells on the Particulate Matter-Induced Damages in Human Middle Ear Epithelial Cells. Stem Cells International. 2019. 1–7. 3 indexed citations

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Kim, So Young, Tae‐Dong Jeong, Woochang Lee, et al.. (2018). Plasma Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin as a Marker of Tubular Damage in Diabetic Nephropathy. Annals of Laboratory Medicine. 38(6). 524–529. 19 indexed citations

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Kim, Yu Jin, et al.. (2018). Antioxidant effect of ethanol extract from Plantaginis Herba. The Korea Journal of Herbology. 33(3). 37–43. 1 indexed citations

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Choi, Myung‐Sook, et al.. (2017). Luteolin Exhibits Anti-Diabetic Effects by Increasing Oxidative Capacity and Regulating Anti-Oxidant Metabolism. 4(1). 1 indexed citations

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Kim, Eunju, et al.. (2016). Changes in physicochemical components of Astragalus membranaceus fermented with Phellinus linteus. Korean Journal of Food Preservation. 23(5). 680–688. 3 indexed citations

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Kim, So Young, Ah Reum Kim, Nayoung K. D. Kim, et al.. (2016). Unraveling of Enigmatic Hearing-Impaired GJB2 Single Heterozygotes by Massive Parallel Sequencing. Medicine. 95(14). e3029–e3029. 18 indexed citations

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Kim, So Young, et al.. (2014). Service Design Development for the Development of Regional Culture in a Smart City -Focused on Vitalizing Busking Culture-. Design Convergence Study. 13(3). 205–216. 1 indexed citations

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Kim, So Young. (2013). The Korean wave and the present situation of Korean language education by using contents of Korean classical literature in Bulgaria - Focused on the educational contents of the Department of Korean Studies at Sofia University -. 103–125.

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Kim, So Young, et al.. (2012). The Effects of Hippotherapy on Balance and Activity of Daily living in Children with Autism. 12(3). 45–60. 2 indexed citations

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Kim, Eugene, et al.. (2007). Stroke Associated With Protein C and S deficiency in Neonate: Report of two Cases.. Journal of the Korean Society of Neonatology. 14(1). 71–77. 1 indexed citations

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Kim, So Young. (2006). Korean Sixth Grade Elementary School Students' Meaning Negotiation in Task-based CMC. Multimedia-Assisted Language Learning. 9(2). 99–127. 2 indexed citations

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Kim, So Young, Seong-Joon Kim, & Young Suk Yu. (2005). Early Laser Treatment of Rush-Type Retinopathy of Prematurity. Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society. 46(3). 448–455. 2 indexed citations

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