Sun‐Ki Kim

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
61 papers, 885 citations indexed

About

Sun‐Ki Kim is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sun‐Ki Kim has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 885 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Molecular Biology, 21 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 16 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Sun‐Ki Kim's work include Biofuel production and bioconversion (19 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (15 papers) and Enzyme Production and Characterization (10 papers). Sun‐Ki Kim is often cited by papers focused on Biofuel production and bioconversion (19 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (15 papers) and Enzyme Production and Characterization (10 papers). Sun‐Ki Kim collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and India. Sun‐Ki Kim's co-authors include Yong‐Cheol Park, Jin‐Ho Seo, Kyeongsoon Park, Chang‐Hyung Choi, Jong Pil Park, Y. Veera Manohara Reddy, Jae Hwan Shin, G. Madhavi, Janet Westpheling and Bathinapatla Sravani and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Bioresource Technology.

In The Last Decade

Sun‐Ki Kim

54 papers receiving 865 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.

  1. Strategies, advances, and challenges associated with the use of graphene-based nanocomposites for electrochemical biosensors
    2022 178 citations Y. Veera Manohara Reddy, Jae Hwan Shin et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sun‐Ki Kim South Korea 14 505 321 164 127 110 61 885
Xiaozhou Zhang China 15 365 0.7× 302 0.9× 75 0.5× 53 0.4× 151 1.4× 25 674
Yahya Sefidbakht Iran 15 200 0.4× 167 0.5× 80 0.5× 117 0.9× 29 0.3× 37 687
Marina Nisnevitch Israel 21 384 0.8× 432 1.3× 196 1.2× 309 2.4× 42 0.4× 64 1.1k
Jia Zhang China 18 351 0.7× 460 1.4× 111 0.7× 333 2.6× 19 0.2× 71 1.1k
J. L. Lima Filho Brazil 16 384 0.8× 135 0.4× 159 1.0× 35 0.3× 186 1.7× 38 690
Jinfeng Cui China 19 277 0.5× 90 0.3× 286 1.7× 95 0.7× 22 0.2× 66 1.2k
Raghuraj Singh Chouhan India 18 377 0.7× 435 1.4× 177 1.1× 306 2.4× 9 0.1× 48 1.2k
Haishan Qi China 19 489 1.0× 263 0.8× 51 0.3× 93 0.7× 49 0.4× 45 889
Jiulong Li China 17 257 0.5× 298 0.9× 64 0.4× 380 3.0× 19 0.2× 49 971
Meenakshi Sharma India 19 321 0.6× 110 0.3× 246 1.5× 174 1.4× 24 0.2× 60 1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Sun‐Ki Kim

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sun‐Ki Kim

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sun‐Ki Kim

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

All Works

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Lee, Hyun-Jae, et al.. (2025). Compartmentalization of heme biosynthetic pathways into yeast mitochondria enhances heme production. npj Science of Food. 9(1). 83–83.
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Kim, Sun‐Ki, et al.. (2024). Enhancing Protein Content in Wild-Type Saccharomyces cerevisiae via Random Mutagenesis and Optimized Fermentation Conditions. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 34(9). 1912–1918. 2 indexed citations
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Cha, Minseok, et al.. (2024). Metabolic engineering of Caldicellulosiruptor bescii for hydrogen production. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 108(1). 65–65. 4 indexed citations
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Kim, Sun‐Ki, et al.. (2024). Metabolic Engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for Fermentative Production of Heme. Biotechnology Journal. 19(10). e202400351–e202400351. 6 indexed citations
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Chin, Young‐Wook, et al.. (2023). Inverse metabolic engineering for improving protein content in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biotechnology Journal. 18(9). e2300014–e2300014. 9 indexed citations
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Reddy, Y. Veera Manohara, Jae Hwan Shin, Dae‐Hyuk Kweon, et al.. (2022). Fine-tuning of MXene-nickel oxide-reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite bioelectrode: Sensor for the detection of influenza virus and viral protein. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 214. 114511–114511. 80 indexed citations
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Park, Jong Pil, et al.. (2022). Capsule-based colorimetric temperature monitoring system for customizable cold chain management. Chemical Engineering Journal. 455. 140753–140753. 7 indexed citations
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Park, Haeseong, et al.. (2021). Production of (−)-α-bisabolol in metabolically engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Journal of Biotechnology. 340. 13–21. 12 indexed citations
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Park, Yunjeong, Jonghyeok Shin, Hyunseok Oh, et al.. (2020). Plasmid Display for Stabilization of Enzymes Inside the Cell to Improve Whole-Cell Biotransformation Efficiency. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 7. 444–444. 11 indexed citations
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Chin, Young‐Wook, et al.. (2019). Heterologous expression of Deinococcus geothermalis amylosucrase in Corynebacterium glutamicum for luteolin glucoside production. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 135. 109505–109505. 7 indexed citations
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Groom, Joseph, Daehwan Chung, Sun‐Ki Kim, Adam M. Guss, & Janet Westpheling. (2018). Deletion of the Clostridium thermocellum recA gene reveals that it is required for thermophilic plasmid replication but not plasmid integration at homologous DNA sequences. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology. 45(8). 753–763. 5 indexed citations
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Kim, Sun‐Ki, Harald Nothaft, Michael E. Himmel, et al.. (2018). Deletion of a single glycosyltransferase in Caldicellulosiruptor bescii eliminates protein glycosylation and growth on crystalline cellulose. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 11(1). 259–259. 7 indexed citations
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Lee, So Yeon, Won-Hee Jee, Joon‐Yong Jung, et al.. (2015). Differentiation of malignant from benign soft tissue tumours: use of additive qualitative and quantitative diffusion-weighted MR imaging to standard MR imaging at 3.0 T. European Radiology. 26(3). 743–754. 72 indexed citations
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Kim, Sun‐Ki, et al.. (2006). Biolistic Transformation of An Oriental Lily “Marco Polo” with CMV Anti Viral Gene. 324–325. 1 indexed citations
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Kim, Sun‐Ki, et al.. (2005). Efficacy of Benzodiazepines to Laryngopharyngeal Reflux: A Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Study. Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-head and Neck Surgery. 48(10). 1267–1270.
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Kim, Sun‐Ki, et al.. (2003). Cross Compatability and Morphological Characteristics of the Progenies in Hybridization of Oriental lily Cultivars. Horticultural Science and Technology. 21(4). 398–402. 1 indexed citations
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Kim, Sun‐Ki, et al.. (2000). A Study on the Flow Control for Stable Combustion of Liquid Rocket. Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers. 4(2). 6–11.
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Rhee, Sook‐Hee, Sun‐Ki Kim, & Hong‐Sik Cheigh. (1983). Studies on the Lipids in Korean Soybean Fermented Foods -I. Changes of Lipids Composition during Chungkookjang Fermentation-. Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology. 15(4). 399–403. 4 indexed citations

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