Ye‐Jee Kim

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
137 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Ye‐Jee Kim is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Surgery and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Ye‐Jee Kim has authored 137 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Epidemiology, 31 papers in Surgery and 23 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Ye‐Jee Kim's work include Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (11 papers), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (11 papers) and Diabetes Treatment and Management (10 papers). Ye‐Jee Kim is often cited by papers focused on Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (11 papers), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (11 papers) and Diabetes Treatment and Management (10 papers). Ye‐Jee Kim collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Ethiopia. Ye‐Jee Kim's co-authors include Chang Hee Jung, Woo Je Lee, Joong‐Yeol Park, Yun Kyung Cho, Nam‐Kyong Choi, Byung‐Joo Park, Seon‐Ok Kim, Joongyub Lee, Yu Mi Kang and Jiwoo Lee and has published in prestigious journals such as Blood, PLoS ONE and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Ye‐Jee Kim

118 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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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.

Association of the atherogenic index of plasma with cardiovascular risk beyond the traditional risk factors: a nationwide population-based cohort study

2022 97 citations Ye‐Jee Kim, Chang Hee Jung et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ye‐Jee Kim South Korea	20	326	274	267	222	199	137	1.5k
Anna Wasilewska Poland	23	232 0.7×	268 1.0×	259 1.0×	356 1.6×	134 0.7×	156	2.2k
Filippo Aucella Italy	25	271 0.8×	241 0.9×	269 1.0×	216 1.0×	202 1.0×	143	2.0k
Sun Ok Song South Korea	18	277 0.8×	153 0.6×	282 1.1×	128 0.6×	213 1.1×	64	1.4k
Chi‐Chih Hung Taiwan	22	278 0.9×	176 0.6×	227 0.9×	156 0.7×	289 1.5×	76	1.8k
Sikarin Upala United States	33	633 1.9×	322 1.2×	578 2.2×	413 1.9×	308 1.5×	91	2.3k
Song Vogue Ahn South Korea	25	464 1.4×	216 0.8×	238 0.9×	184 0.8×	344 1.7×	74	1.6k
Michael A. Mao United States	25	286 0.9×	192 0.7×	487 1.8×	478 2.2×	344 1.7×	168	2.3k
Simerjot K Jassal United States	17	171 0.5×	179 0.7×	143 0.5×	157 0.7×	304 1.5×	25	1.7k
Marie Metzger France	24	227 0.7×	215 0.8×	254 1.0×	342 1.5×	337 1.7×	71	1.9k
Chyi-Huey Bai Taiwan	21	219 0.7×	149 0.5×	258 1.0×	214 1.0×	301 1.5×	48	1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ye‐Jee Kim

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Lee, Jong Hyuk, et al.. (2025). Real-World Utilization Patterns of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Based on the National Health Insurance Service Data in Korea. Clinical Therapeutics. 47(10). 837–843.

Kim, Ye‐Jee, et al.. (2025). Risk of acute kidney injury in dapagliflozin users with type 2 diabetes: A nationwide propensity score‐matched cohort study in Korea. Pharmacotherapy The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy. 45(5). 282–290.

Kim, Ye‐Jee, Wonsock Kim, Soohyun Cho, et al.. (2025). Cumulative burden of lifestyle risk factors on Alzheimer's disease in older Korean adults: A nationwide retrospective cohort study. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 108(3). 1357–1368.

Kim, Youngmee, Ye‐Jee Kim, Seon‐Ok Kim, & Won‐Kyung Cho. (2025). Sex differences in the relationship between short sleep duration and obesity among koreans. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 6597–6597. 1 indexed citations

Kim, Young‐Eun, Ye‐Jee Kim, Seon‐Ok Kim, et al.. (2024). Continued JAK inhibitor treatment on the risk of recurrent herpes zoster reactivation in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: A nationwide population-based study in South Korea. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. 65. 152362–152362. 2 indexed citations

Kim, Youn‐Jung, et al.. (2024). Incidence and outcomes of delayed intracranial hemorrhage: a population-based cohort study. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 19502–19502.

Ahn, Soo Min, Seon‐Ok Kim, Ye‐Jee Kim, et al.. (2024). Risk of acute myocardial infarction associated with antirheumatic agents in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a nationwide population-based case-control study. Journal of Rheumatic Diseases. 32(2). 113–121. 2 indexed citations

Kang, Seo Young, Ye‐Jee Kim, & Hong‐Jun Cho. (2024). COVID-19 Outcome and Tobacco Product Use: Case-Control and Retrospective Cohort Studies Using Nationwide Samples. Journal of Korean Medical Science. 39(11).

Kim, Ye‐Jee, et al.. (2024). Increased risk of fragility fractures in patients with primary biliary cholangitis. JBMR Plus. 8(7). ziae056–ziae056.

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Kim, Seon‐Ok, Sung Wook Hwang, Sang Hyoung Park, et al.. (2024). Continuing or stopping 5‐aminosalicylates in patients with inflammatory bowel disease on anti‐TNF therapy: A nationwide population‐based study. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 60(3). 389–400. 2 indexed citations

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Chung, Sung Won, Ye‐Jee Kim, Jonggi Choi, et al.. (2024). Risk of Extrahepatic Malignancies in Patients With Autoimmune Hepatitis: A Nationwide Cohort Study. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 120(10). 2302–2311.

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Lee, Jang Ho, Hyung Park, Seon‐Ok Kim, et al.. (2023). Venous thromboembolism in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, based on nationwide claim data. Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease. 17. 2683735100–2683735100. 3 indexed citations

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Jung, Joon Min, Ye‐Jee Kim, Sung Eun Chang, et al.. (2023). Cancer risks in patients with psoriasis administered biologics therapy: a nationwide population-based study. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology. 149(19). 17093–17102. 10 indexed citations

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Kim, Youn‐Jung, Minju Kim, Ye‐Jee Kim, & Won Young Kim. (2023). Association Between Body Weight Changes and Subsequent Development of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Population-Based Nested Case-Control Study. Journal of Korean Medical Science. 38(43). e331–e331. 1 indexed citations

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Kim, Seon‐Ok, Mi Ae Kim, Chang Hee Jung, et al.. (2023). Stratification of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease Risk in Type 2 Diabetes Based on Metformin Use: a Population-Based Cohort Study in South Korea. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 67(6). e0167522–e0167522.

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Kim, Seon‐Ok, Mi Ae Kim, Yong Pil Chong, et al.. (2023). Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus- and Complication-Related Risk of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease in a South Korean Cohort. Microbiology Spectrum. 11(2). e0451122–e0451122. 4 indexed citations

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Kim, Hyangkyoung, Tae‐Won Kwon, Yong‐Pil Cho, et al.. (2023). Treatment Outcomes of Patients With Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. Journal of Korean Medical Science. 38(39). e321–e321. 1 indexed citations

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Kim, Ye‐Jee, et al.. (2023). Validation of operational definitions of mortality in a nationwide hemodialysis population using the HealthInsurance Review and Assessment Service databases of Korea. Kidney Research and Clinical Practice. 43(2). 156–164. 6 indexed citations

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Park, C. Hyung Keun, Seok‐Jin Choi, Ye‐Jee Kim, Yoon‐Ho Hong, & Jung‐Joon Sung. (2022). National prescription patterns of antidepressants among patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: An analysis of the Korean National Health Insurance database. Muscle & Nerve. 66(3). 312–318. 1 indexed citations

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Lee, Sahmin, Bongkun Choi, Ye‐Jee Kim, et al.. (2020). Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibition to prevent progression of calcific aortic stenosis. Heart. 106(23). 1824–1831. 17 indexed citations

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