Sung Wan Kim

33.4k total citations · 11 hit papers
454 papers, 26.7k citations indexed

About

Sung Wan Kim is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Sung Wan Kim has authored 454 papers receiving a total of 26.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 168 papers in Molecular Biology, 102 papers in Genetics and 73 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Sung Wan Kim's work include RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (121 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (79 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (61 papers). Sung Wan Kim is often cited by papers focused on RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (121 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (79 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (61 papers). Sung Wan Kim collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Japan. Sung Wan Kim's co-authors include You Han Bae, Byeongmoon Jeong, Teruo Okano, Doo Sung Lee, You Han Bae, Jan Feijén, H. Feil, Ick Chan Kwon, Yong Kiel Sung and Miroslav Baudyš and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Sung Wan Kim

443 papers receiving 26.0k citations

Hit Papers

Biodegradable block copolymers as injectable drug-deliver... 1987 2026 2000 2013 1997 2002 1993 2008 1992 500 1000 1.5k
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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.

  1. Biodegradable block copolymers as injectable drug-delivery systems
    1997 1.7k citations Byeongmoon Jeong, You Han Bae et al. profile →
  2. Thermosensitive sol–gel reversible hydrogels
    2002 1.2k citations Byeongmoon Jeong, Sung Wan Kim et al. profile →
  3. Effect of comonomer hydrophilicity and ionization on the lower critical solution temperature of N-isopropylacrylamide copolymers
    1993 931 citations You Han Bae, Sung Wan Kim et al. profile →
  4. In situ gelling stimuli-sensitive block copolymer hydrogels for drug delivery
    2008 723 citations Sung Wan Kim, Doo Sung Lee et al. profile →
  5. Hydrogels: Swelling, Drug Loading, and Release
    1992 546 citations Sung Wan Kim, You Han Bae et al. profile →
  6. Electrically erodible polymer gel for controlled release of drugs
    1991 543 citations You Han Bae, Sung Wan Kim et al. profile →
  7. Thermoreversible Gelation of PEG−PLGA−PEG Triblock Copolymer Aqueous Solutions
    1999 511 citations Byeongmoon Jeong, You Han Bae et al. profile →
  8. Temperature dependence of swelling of crosslinked poly(N,N′‐alkyl substituted acrylamides) in water
    1990 502 citations You Han Bae, Sung Wan Kim et al. profile →
  9. Drug release from biodegradable injectable thermosensitive hydrogel of PEG–PLGA–PEG triblock copolymers
    2000 501 citations Byeongmoon Jeong, You Han Bae et al. profile →
  10. Recent advances in polymeric drug delivery systems
    2020 494 citations Yong Kiel Sung, Sung Wan Kim profile →
  11. Thermo‐sensitive polymers as on‐off switches for drug release
    1987 480 citations You Han Bae, Sung Wan Kim et al. profile →

Peers

Sung Wan Kim
Tae Gwan Park South Korea
Allan S. Hoffman United States
You Han Bae United States
Glenn D. Prestwich United States
Wim E. Hennink Netherlands
Alexander V. Kabanov United States
Jan Feijén Netherlands
Stefaan C. De Smedt Belgium
Thomas Kissel Germany
Ick Chan Kwon South Korea
Tae Gwan Park South Korea
Sung Wan Kim
Citations per year, relative to Sung Wan Kim Sung Wan Kim (= 1×) peers Tae Gwan Park

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sung Wan Kim

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sung Wan Kim. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sung Wan 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 Sung Wan Kim. Sung Wan 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, Tae‐Bin, Jeong‐Whun Kim, Young Hyo Kim, et al.. (2021). Efficacy and safety of rupatadine fumarate in the treatment of perennial allergic rhinitis: A multicenter, double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled, bridging study in Koreans. Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology. 42(4). 346–353. 4 indexed citations
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Kim, Su‐Jung, Hyo‐Won Ahn, Kyoung Jin Hwang, & Sung Wan Kim. (2020). Respiratory and sleep characteristics based on frequency distribution of craniofacial skeletal patterns in Korean adult patients with obstructive sleep apnea. PLoS ONE. 15(7). e0236284–e0236284. 12 indexed citations
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Kim, So-Young, et al.. (2018). Design of PEI-conjugated bio-reducible polymer for efficient gene delivery. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 545(1-2). 295–305. 23 indexed citations
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Sung, Yong Kiel & Sung Wan Kim. (2018). Advances in the application of poly(ethylenimine) conjugated bio- reducible dendrimers for gene delivery systems. Medical Research Archives. 6(12). 1 indexed citations
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Kim, Jeong‐Whun, Woo Hyun Lee, Dong‐Kyu Kim, et al.. (2015). Comparative Study for Efficacy and Safety of Adenoidectomy according to the Surgical Method: A Prospective Multicenter Study. PLoS ONE. 10(8). e0135304–e0135304. 20 indexed citations
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Kim, Su‐Jung, Youngsuk Kim, Jeong-Ho Park, & Sung Wan Kim. (2011). Cephalometric Predictors of Therapeutic Response to Multilevel Surgery in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 70(6). 1404–1412. 34 indexed citations
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Kim, Seon Young, et al.. (2010). Standardization and validation of Big Five Inventory-Korean Version (BFI-K) in Elders. 17(1). 15–25. 47 indexed citations
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Kim, Sung Wan, et al.. (2010). Pharmacologic Treatment of Restless Legs Syndrome. 21(1). 14–21. 1 indexed citations
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Kim, Sang‐Hoon, et al.. (2008). Clinical Value of ApneaLink$^{TM}$ in the Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome. Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-head and Neck Surgery. 51(10). 878–882. 3 indexed citations
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Lee, Kun Hee, et al.. (2008). Relationship between Symptom Scores and Quality of Life before and after Endoscopic Sinus Surgery:Comparison between RSDI and SF-36v2 TM Questionnaire. Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-head and Neck Surgery. 51(6). 535–543. 2 indexed citations
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Kim, Jae Min, et al.. (2004). Development of Korean Version of Community Screening Interview for Dementia(CSID-K). JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN NEUROPSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION. 43(4). 445–451. 10 indexed citations
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Kim, Sung Wan, et al.. (2003). Efficient Structural Retrieval of XML Documents Using Element Type in a Dynamic Environment. ITC-CSCC :International Technical Conference on Circuits Systems, Computers and Communications. 1920–1923. 2 indexed citations
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Kim, Sun Kyung, et al.. (2003). Querying XML Documents based on Links. ITC-CSCC :International Technical Conference on Circuits Systems, Computers and Communications. 1924–1927. 2 indexed citations
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Khang, Gil Son, et al.. (2001). Preparation and characterization of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) microspheres for the sustained release of 5-fluorouracil.. PubMed. 11(2). 89–103. 32 indexed citations
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Sung, Yong Kiel & Sung Wan Kim. (2000). Advances in Biodegradable Poymers for Drug Delivery Systems. 8(5). 199–208. 2 indexed citations
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Sung, Yong Kiel & Sung Wan Kim. (2000). Advances in Biodegradable Polymers for Drug Delivery Systems. Macromolecular Research. 8(5). 199–208. 5 indexed citations
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Jeong, Byeongmoon, et al.. (1996). New thermoreversible and biodegradable block copolymer hydrogels. 228–229. 3 indexed citations
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Bae, You Han, et al.. (1992). Drug Release from Triblock Copolymers of Poly ( hydroxyalkyl L - glutamine ) / Poly ( ethylene oxide ) / Poly ( hydroxyalkyl L - glutamine ). 52–53. 1 indexed citations

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