Sun A. Kim

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Sun A. Kim is a scholar working on Surgery, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sun A. Kim has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Surgery, 15 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Sun A. Kim's work include Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (5 papers), Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (5 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies (4 papers). Sun A. Kim is often cited by papers focused on Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (5 papers), Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (5 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies (4 papers). Sun A. Kim collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Japan. Sun A. Kim's co-authors include Shuji Ogino, Charles S. Fuchs, Reiko Nishihara, Kentaro Inamura, Zhi Rong Qian, Kana Wu, Mai Yamauchi, Andrew T. Chan, Teppei Morikawa and Edward L. Giovannucci and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Genes & Development and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Sun A. Kim

57 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Long-Term Colorectal-Cancer Incidence and Mortality after Lower Endoscopy

2013 1.1k citations Reiko Nishihara, Kana Wu et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sun A. Kim South Korea	21	1.3k	886	600	501	435	62	2.2k
Takeshi Okamura Japan	34	854 0.6×	1.4k 1.5×	567 0.9×	1.2k 2.4×	699 1.6×	120	3.2k
Tsuyoshi Hayashi Japan	24	1.1k 0.8×	872 1.0×	267 0.4×	938 1.9×	536 1.2×	134	2.2k
Sri Harsha Tella United States	23	967 0.7×	414 0.5×	263 0.4×	658 1.3×	818 1.9×	95	2.5k
Yuan Tang China	23	636 0.5×	415 0.5×	345 0.6×	345 0.7×	429 1.0×	209	1.8k
Koji Ikejiri Japan	27	596 0.4×	415 0.5×	342 0.6×	542 1.1×	389 0.9×	103	1.8k
Adam Dziki Poland	23	733 0.6×	333 0.4×	244 0.4×	642 1.3×	478 1.1×	188	1.9k
Uğur Çoşkun Türkiye	26	862 0.6×	557 0.6×	199 0.3×	338 0.7×	535 1.2×	174	2.3k
Satoyo Hosono Japan	28	671 0.5×	260 0.3×	424 0.7×	392 0.8×	613 1.4×	96	2.1k
Karin M. Hardiman United States	24	943 0.7×	454 0.5×	313 0.5×	881 1.8×	456 1.0×	61	2.2k
Erkan Topuz Türkiye	28	957 0.7×	473 0.5×	295 0.5×	398 0.8×	626 1.4×	113	2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Sun A. Kim

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sun A. Kim

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

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Fasaye, Grace‐Ann, Sun A. Kim, Andrew M. Blakely, et al.. (2025). ASO Visual Abstract: Clinicopathological Features and Management of Gastric Adenocarcinoma and Proximal Polyposis of the Stomach (GAPPS). Annals of Surgical Oncology. 33(1). 329–330.

Cunha, Isabela Werneck da, James Iben, Sun A. Kim, et al.. (2024). Evidence of the Role of Inflammation and the Hormonal Environment in the Pathogenesis of Adrenal Myelolipomas in Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(5). 2543–2543.

Gamble, Lauren A., David Snyder, Grace‐Ann Fasaye, et al.. (2024). Lessons learned from 150 total gastrectomies for prevention of cancer. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 29(1). 101889–101889. 3 indexed citations

Takyar, Varun, Alexander Ling, Rachna Patel, et al.. (2018). Characterization of the hepatosplenic and portal venous findings in patients with Proteus syndrome. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 176(12). 2677–2684. 3 indexed citations

Kim, Ji Heui, et al.. (2016). Natural Killer Cell Deficits Aggravate Allergic Rhinosinusitis in a Murine Model. ORL. 78(4). 199–207. 5 indexed citations

Kim, Sun A., Kentaro Inamura, Mai Yamauchi, et al.. (2016). Loss of CDH1 (E-cadherin) expression is associated with infiltrative tumour growth and lymph node metastasis. British Journal of Cancer. 114(2). 199–206. 71 indexed citations

Esfahani, Shadi A., Pedram Heidari, Sun A. Kim, Shuji Ogino, & Umar Mahmood. (2016). Optical Imaging of Mesenchymal Epithelial Transition Factor (MET) for Enhanced Detection and Characterization of Primary and Metastatic Hepatic Tumors. Theranostics. 6(12). 2028–2038. 16 indexed citations

McCleary, Nadine J., Kaori Sato, Reiko Nishihara, et al.. (2015). Prognostic Utility of Molecular Factors by Age at Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 22(6). 1489–1498. 11 indexed citations

Lochhead, Paul, Reiko Nishihara, Zhi Rong Qian, et al.. (2015). Postdiagnostic intake of one-carbon nutrients and alcohol in relation to colorectal cancer survival. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 102(5). 1134–1141. 19 indexed citations

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Tu, Ho-Chou, Sarah Schwitalla, Zhirong Qian, et al.. (2015). LIN28 cooperates with WNT signaling to drive invasive intestinal and colorectal adenocarcinoma in mice and humans. Genes & Development. 29(10). 1074–1086. 87 indexed citations

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Nishihara, Reiko, Μolin Wang, Zhi Rong Qian, et al.. (2014). Alcohol, one-carbon nutrient intake, and risk of colorectal cancer according to tumor methylation level of IGF2 differentially methylated region. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 100(6). 1479–1488. 23 indexed citations

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Kim, Jong Wook, Sun‐Jin Boo, Byong Duk Ye, et al.. (2014). Clinical utility of cytomegalovirus antigenemia assay and blood cytomegalovirus DNA PCR for cytomegaloviral colitis patients with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis. Journal of Crohn s and Colitis. 8(7). 693–701. 44 indexed citations

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Inamura, Kentaro, Mai Yamauchi, Reiko Nishihara, et al.. (2014). Prognostic Significance and Molecular Features of Signet-Ring Cell and Mucinous Components in Colorectal Carcinoma. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 22(4). 1226–1235. 80 indexed citations

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Kim, Sun A., Mi-Sung Kim, Min‐Sun Kim, et al.. (2013). Pleomorphic solid pseudopapillary neoplasm of the pancreas: degenerative change rather than high-grade malignant potential. Human Pathology. 45(1). 166–174. 29 indexed citations

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Kim, Sun A., Kyung-Ja Cho, Jeong Hyun Lee, et al.. (2013). Diagnostic accuracy of computed tomography findings for patients undergoing salvage total laryngectomy. Acta Oto-Laryngologica. 133(6). 620–625. 8 indexed citations

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Kim, Mi Young, Hwoon‐Yong Jung, Kee Don Choi, et al.. (2012). Solitary Synchronous Metastatic Gastric Cancer Arising from T1b Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report and Systematic Review. Gut and Liver. 6(3). 388–394. 25 indexed citations

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Kim, Sun A., et al.. (2011). IgG4-associated inflammatory pseudotumor of ureter: clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical study of 3 cases. Human Pathology. 42(8). 1178–1184. 44 indexed citations

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Park, Sung Chul, Yun Taek Kim, Sun A. Kim, & Sei Yeul Oh. (2008). Changes in muscle fiber size and in the composition of myosin heavy chain isoforms of rabbit extraocular rectus muscle following recession surgery. Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology. 52(5). 386–392. 3 indexed citations

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Kim, Sun A., et al.. (2006). A Case of Posterior Capsule Rupture after Blunt Ocular Trauma in a Child. Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society. 47(9). 1512–1516. 1 indexed citations

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Kim, Sun A., et al.. (2005). Tarsal Margin Rotation with Blepharoplasty to Correct Cicatricial Entropion of The Upper Eyelid.. Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society. 46(2). 196–200.

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