Sunny Kim

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
99 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Sunny Kim is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, General Health Professions and Speech and Hearing. According to data from OpenAlex, Sunny Kim has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 15 papers in General Health Professions and 13 papers in Speech and Hearing. Recurrent topics in Sunny Kim's work include Digital Storytelling and Education (12 papers), Media Influence and Health (11 papers) and Education and Learning Interventions (7 papers). Sunny Kim is often cited by papers focused on Digital Storytelling and Education (12 papers), Media Influence and Health (11 papers) and Education and Learning Interventions (7 papers). Sunny Kim collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Canada. Sunny Kim's co-authors include Amir A. Jamali, John P. Meehan, Richard A. Marder, Lynn Koegel, Robert L. Koegel, Gary L. Kreps, Kristina S. Boye, Linda Larkey, Mary Jo Trepka and Ben Schwartzman and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Diabetes Care.

In The Last Decade

Sunny Kim

91 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Increase in Outpatient Knee Arthroscopy in the United States: A Comparison of National Surveys of Ambulatory Surgery, 1996 and 2006

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sunny Kim United States	23	869	280	250	234	215	99	2.3k
Roos Bernsen Netherlands	29	387 0.4×	310 1.1×	167 0.7×	213 0.9×	122 0.6×	59	2.6k
Jeffrey A. Bouffard United States	33	969 1.1×	255 0.9×	574 2.3×	189 0.8×	960 4.5×	76	2.8k
J. E. R. McDonagh United Kingdom	34	576 0.7×	683 2.4×	364 1.5×	140 0.6×	406 1.9×	139	4.0k
Susan Gordon Australia	28	545 0.6×	195 0.7×	121 0.5×	49 0.2×	71 0.3×	149	2.4k
Catherine L. Backman Canada	34	469 0.5×	923 3.3×	289 1.2×	53 0.2×	263 1.2×	129	3.4k
Michael L. Gross United States	33	947 1.1×	834 3.0×	208 0.8×	106 0.5×	686 3.2×	172	4.3k
Donald E. Greydanus United States	31	183 0.2×	338 1.2×	810 3.2×	115 0.5×	345 1.6×	182	2.9k
Karin M. Vermeulen Netherlands	32	818 0.9×	361 1.3×	178 0.7×	60 0.3×	105 0.5×	138	3.7k
Paulino González Diego Spain	9	215 0.2×	413 1.5×	539 2.2×	125 0.5×	212 1.0×	13	3.2k
Rebecca Tooher Australia	21	397 0.5×	398 1.4×	191 0.8×	37 0.2×	119 0.6×	37	2.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Sunny Kim

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sunny Kim

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sunny Kim

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kim, Sunny, et al.. (2025). Digital Storytelling to Reduce Hispanic Parents’ COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Vaccines. 13(11). 1093–1093.

Choi, E. & Sunny Kim. (2025). Wearable Biosensors for Non-invasive Glucose Monitoring: Advancements in Materials and Mechanical Designs. 13(1). 1–6.

Kim, Sunny, Jennifer L. St. Sauver, Joan M. Griffin, et al.. (2025). Exploring factors impacting Hispanic/Latinx individuals’ response to a type 2 diabetes digital storytelling intervention. PLoS ONE. 20(6). e0324647–e0324647.

Kim, Sunny, et al.. (2023). Highly Efficient and Stable Self-Powered Perovskite Photodiode by Cathode-Side Interfacial Passivation with Poly(Methyl Methacrylate). Nanomaterials. 13(3). 619–619. 12 indexed citations

Chen, Angela Chia‐Chen, et al.. (2023). Digital Storytelling Intervention to Promote Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Among At-Risk Asian Immigrant Populations: Pilot Intervention Study. JMIR Formative Research. 7. e46951–e46951. 9 indexed citations

Kim, Sunny, Michael D. Todd, Linda Larkey, et al.. (2022). Effects of a Digital Storytelling Intervention on Psychosocial Well-Being for Patients and Caregivers Undergoing Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation. Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. 28(3). S49–S49. 1 indexed citations

Kim, Sunny, et al.. (2022). The Model Minority Myth: a threat to Asian Canadians in higher education. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 13(3). 79–80. 2 indexed citations

Kim, Sunny, et al.. (2018). Cultural Humility as a Transformative Framework for Librarians, Tutors, and Youth Volunteers: Applying a Lens of Cultural Responsiveness in Training Library Staff and Volunteers. 16(2). 19. 5 indexed citations

Kim, Sunny, et al.. (2016). Interventions to Improve Quality of Life, Well-Being, and Care in Latino Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Literature Review. Oncology nursing forum. 43(3). 374–384. 14 indexed citations

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Koegel, Robert L., Sunny Kim, & Lynn Koegel. (2014). Training Paraprofessionals to Improve Socialization in Students with ASD. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 44(9). 2197–2208. 29 indexed citations

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Kim, Sunny, et al.. (2014). The Case Studies about Educational Effects on Problem-Based-Learning(PBL)- focus on problem solving, self-directed learning and collaborative learning -. 6(1). 1–20. 3 indexed citations

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Kreps, Gary L., Paula Kim, Lisa Sparks, et al.. (2013). Promoting Effective Health Advocacy to Promote Global Health: The Case of the Global Advocacy Leadership Academy (GALA). Chapman University Digital Commons (Chapman University). 5(4). 66–78. 1 indexed citations

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Koegel, Robert L., Sunny Kim, Lynn Koegel, & Ben Schwartzman. (2013). Improving Socialization for High School Students with ASD by Using Their Preferred Interests. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 43(9). 2121–2134. 86 indexed citations

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Kim, Sunny, et al.. (2012). Face and Facework: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Managing Politeness Norms in the United States and Korea. International journal of communication. 6(1). 1100–1118. 7 indexed citations

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Kim, Sunny, et al.. (2012). Face and Facework: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Managing Politeness Norms in U.S. and Korea. International journal of communication. 6. 19. 2 indexed citations

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Kim, Sunny, et al.. (2012). A Study for Promoting Key Competencies of College Students. Korean Corporation Management Review. 19(2). 57–77. 2 indexed citations

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Lee, Seungcheol Austin, Hee Sun Park, & Sunny Kim. (2009). Gender Differences in International Students' Adjustment.. College student journal. 43(4). 1217–1227. 18 indexed citations

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Hur, Cheol‐Goo, et al.. (2006). FASIM : Fragments assembly simulation using biased-sampling model and assembly simulation for microbial genome shotgun sequencing. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 16(5). 683–688. 4 indexed citations

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Boye, Kristina S., Louis S. Matza, Alan Oglesby, et al.. (2006). Patient-reported outcomes in a trial of exenatide and insulin glargine for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 4(1). 80–80. 63 indexed citations

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Cosio, Fernando G., Todd E. Pesavento, Ronald P. Pelletier, et al.. (2002). Patient survival after renal transplantation III: The effects of statins. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 40(3). 638–643. 78 indexed citations

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