Yong Jin Kim

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
134 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Yong Jin Kim is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Yong Jin Kim has authored 134 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Surgery, 26 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 23 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Yong Jin Kim's work include Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (41 papers), Body Contouring and Surgery (21 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (14 papers). Yong Jin Kim is often cited by papers focused on Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (41 papers), Body Contouring and Surgery (21 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (14 papers). Yong Jin Kim collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, Puerto Rico and United States. Yong Jin Kim's co-authors include Ji Yeon Park, Dae-Won Sohn, Cheol‐Hyun Chung, Sung‐Han Kim, Jae‐Kwan Song, Duk‐Hyun Kang, Suk Jung Choo, Sung-Cheol Yun, Jae‐Won Lee and Jong‐Min Song and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Yong Jin Kim

116 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Early Surgery versus Conventional Treatment for Infective Endocarditis

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yong Jin Kim South Korea	26	1.1k	705	594	414	243	134	2.2k
E. Sebastian Debus Germany	30	2.1k 1.9×	335 0.5×	663 1.1×	1.1k 2.7×	203 0.8×	234	3.5k
Vesa Rasi Finland	25	262 0.2×	495 0.7×	274 0.5×	508 1.2×	203 0.8×	77	2.8k
W. O. Kirwan Ireland	30	1.5k 1.3×	342 0.5×	87 0.1×	340 0.8×	336 1.4×	68	2.6k
Ronald Man Yeung Wong Hong Kong	24	589 0.5×	205 0.3×	159 0.3×	230 0.6×	509 2.1×	93	2.0k
Volker Schoder Germany	21	418 0.4×	544 0.8×	151 0.3×	670 1.6×	181 0.7×	34	1.8k
Arnold S. Leonard United States	27	809 0.7×	241 0.3×	75 0.1×	547 1.3×	135 0.6×	87	2.0k
Susana Lopes Portugal	25	518 0.5×	656 0.9×	244 0.4×	174 0.4×	116 0.5×	128	1.8k
James R. Dunne United States	26	918 0.8×	553 0.8×	178 0.3×	256 0.6×	161 0.7×	71	2.8k
Ben Kang South Korea	23	353 0.3×	526 0.7×	41 0.1×	93 0.2×	263 1.1×	111	1.8k
Dieter Mayer Switzerland	38	1.6k 1.4×	345 0.5×	708 1.2×	1.8k 4.2×	250 1.0×	129	3.8k

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Choi, Seo Hee, et al.. (2025). Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery Following Insurance Coverage Adoption: A Nationwide Cohort Study. Obesity Surgery. 35(2). 463–470.

Kim, Yong Jin, et al.. (2025). Paragastric Neural Blockade Effectively Controls Visceral Pain After Primary Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy. Obesity Surgery. 35(8). 3029–3037. 1 indexed citations

Kwon, Soon Hyo, et al.. (2025). Distinct T Cell Subset Profiles and T-Cell Receptor Signatures in Metabolically Unhealthy Obesity. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(7). 3372–3372.

Jeong, Hayoung, et al.. (2025). Chloride-free indium(Ⅲ)-catalyzed glucose-to-HMF conversion: Overcoming kinetic barriers via water-mediated direct dehydration. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 378. 125561–125561.

Lim, Jaehyun, Tae‐Min Rhee, Hyun-Jung Lee, et al.. (2023). Comparative cardiovascular outcomes in type 2 diabetes patients taking dapagliflozin versus empagliflozin: a nationwide population-based cohort study. Cardiovascular Diabetology. 22(1). 188–188. 12 indexed citations

Park, Chan Soon, You‐Jung Choi, Tae‐Min Rhee, et al.. (2022). U-Shaped Associations Between Body Weight Changes and Major Cardiovascular Events in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Longitudinal Follow-up Study of a Nationwide Cohort of Over 1.5 Million. Diabetes Care. 45(5). 1239–1246. 25 indexed citations

Lee, Soo Jin, Young Suk Park, Yong Jin Kim, et al.. (2021). Changes in Trimethylamine-N-oxide Levels in Obese Patients following Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass or Sleeve Gastrectomy in a Korean Obesity Surgical Treatment Study (KOBESS). Journal of Clinical Medicine. 10(21). 5091–5091. 5 indexed citations

Park, Do Joong, Young Suk Park, Joo‐Ho Lee, et al.. (2021). Bariatric surgery versus medical therapy in Korean obese patients: prospective multicenter nonrandomized controlled trial (KOBESS trial). Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research. 101(4). 197–197. 6 indexed citations

Lee, Hyun‐Jung, Heesun Lee, Sung Mok Kim, et al.. (2020). Diffuse Myocardial Fibrosis and Diastolic Function in Aortic Stenosis. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging. 13(12). 2561–2572. 25 indexed citations

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Kim, Dong Ha, et al.. (2019). Multifaceted Understanding of Health-related Lifestyles of the Urban Low-income Elderly. 93–122. 2 indexed citations

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Hwang, Jiyoung, et al.. (2017). Barium Peritonitis Following Upper Gastrointestinal Series: A Case Report. Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology. 76(6). 425–425. 2 indexed citations

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Kim, Yong Jin & Kyung Yul Hur. (2011). Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. 32–32. 2 indexed citations

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Sung, Si Chan, et al.. (2008). A Study on an Effective Decellularization Technique for a Xenograft Cardiac Valve: the Effect of Osmotic Treatment with Hypotonic Solution. The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 41(6). 679–686. 7 indexed citations

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Kim, Yong Jin, et al.. (2008). Study on an Effective Decellularization Technique for Cardiac Valve, Arterial Wall and Pericardium Xenographs: Optimization of Decellularization. The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 550–562. 2 indexed citations

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Lee, Cheul, Chang‐Ha Lee, Seong‐Sik Park, et al.. (2008). Development of Porcine Pericardial Heterograft for Clinical Application(Tensile Strength-thickness).. The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 41(2). 170–176. 5 indexed citations

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Cho, Won Yong, Jin-Oh Kim, Jooyoung Cho, et al.. (2008). 4 Cases of Transgastric Endoscopic Cholecystectomy in Canine and Porcine Models. Clinical Endoscopy. 37(2). 151–155.

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Kim, Yong Jin, et al.. (2007). The efficacy of concurrent chemoradiotherapy for patients with inoperable esophageal cancer. The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine. 72(1). 37–43. 1 indexed citations

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Kim, Yong Jin, et al.. (2001). Changes of the Prefrontal EEG (Electroencephalogram) Activities According to the Repetition of Audio-Visual Learning.. Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education. 21(3). 516–528. 4 indexed citations

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Lee, Young Hwan, et al.. (1999). Endoscopic Diagnosis of Primary Intestinal Lymphangiectasia Using a High-fat Meal in a 20-Month-Old Boy. Korean Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2(1). 93–93.

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Kim, Yong Jin, Daewon Sohn, Young-Bae Park, et al.. (1996). Restoration of atrial mechanical function after maze operation: Is it affected by the same factors as the restoration of sinus rhythm?. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 27(2). 261–261. 2 indexed citations

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