Yong Kyun Kim

6.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
212 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Yong Kyun Kim is a scholar working on Radiation, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Yong Kyun Kim has authored 212 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 99 papers in Radiation, 50 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 35 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in Yong Kyun Kim's work include Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies (70 papers), Nuclear Physics and Applications (58 papers) and Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials (23 papers). Yong Kyun Kim is often cited by papers focused on Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies (70 papers), Nuclear Physics and Applications (58 papers) and Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials (23 papers). Yong Kyun Kim collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Ukraine. Yong Kyun Kim's co-authors include U. Fano, L. G. Christophorou, Rajib Shaw, Jinling Hua, Taek Seung Lee, Jonathan D. Denlinger, Lee Ehrman, O. Krupin, J. W. Allen and Eli Rotenberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Yong Kyun Kim

182 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

Atomic and Molecular Radiation Physics

1972 380 citations Yong Kyun Kim et al. profile →
Governance, technology and citizen behavior in pandemic: Lessons from COVID-19 in East Asia

2020 321 citations Yong Kyun Kim et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yong Kyun Kim South Korea	23	580	489	458	432	255	212	2.5k
K. Suzuki Japan	24	313 0.5×	743 1.5×	466 1.0×	675 1.6×	193 0.8×	143	2.0k
David V. Baxter United States	27	407 0.7×	1.1k 2.2×	399 0.9×	709 1.6×	406 1.6×	120	2.4k
Makoto Yoshida Japan	30	253 0.4×	729 1.5×	872 1.9×	571 1.3×	642 2.5×	279	3.3k
Brian Abbey Australia	26	1.3k 2.2×	620 1.3×	330 0.7×	511 1.2×	189 0.7×	127	2.5k
Mati Meron United States	31	435 0.8×	1.3k 2.6×	295 0.6×	904 2.1×	240 0.9×	138	3.3k
Robert M. Dalgliesh United Kingdom	27	366 0.6×	927 1.9×	498 1.1×	946 2.2×	571 2.2×	177	3.2k
Hans Henrik Andersen Denmark	27	903 1.6×	635 1.3×	455 1.0×	959 2.2×	31 0.1×	93	3.4k
Hajime Yoshida Japan	31	247 0.4×	460 0.9×	513 1.1×	1.9k 4.3×	1.2k 4.6×	403	5.2k
C. Masciovecchio Italy	38	873 1.5×	1.6k 3.2×	676 1.5×	2.2k 5.1×	217 0.9×	205	5.4k
R. A. Lewis Australia	33	312 0.5×	1.4k 2.9×	1.5k 3.2×	808 1.9×	964 3.8×	317	5.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Yong Kyun Kim

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yong Kyun Kim

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Hong, Jee-Young, et al.. (2025). Therapeutic inertia in statin therapy for secondary prevention after percutaneous coronary intervention: a nationwide population-based cohort study. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. 25(1). 595–595.

Kim, Jae Chang, et al.. (2025). Design and validation of shielding for a neutron generator using MCNP6. Nuclear Engineering and Technology. 57(9). 103634–103634.

Davids, B., et al.. (2024). Conceptual design of a low-energy ion beam storage ring and a recoil separator to study radiative neutron capture by radioactive ions. Nuclear Engineering and Technology. 57(6). 103392–103392.

Kim, Yong Kyun, et al.. (2023). Identification of multiple radioisotopes through convolutional neural networks trained on 2-D transformed gamma spectral data from CsI(Tl) spectrometer. Radiation Physics and Chemistry. 210. 111054–111054. 3 indexed citations

Kim, Yong Kyun, et al.. (2023). Identification of Multiple Radioisotopes Through Convolutional Neural Networks Trained on 2-D Transformed Gamma Spectral Data from Csi(Tl) Spectrometer. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

Davids, B., M. Williams, S. Upadhyayula, et al.. (2022). Degradation of thin carbon-backed lithium fluoride targets bombarded by 68 MeV 17O beams. Nuclear Engineering and Technology. 55(3). 919–926.

Shin, Hyeon‐Cheol, Yong Kyun Kim, Jaeyeong Choi, et al.. (2022). Regioselective Synthesis of 6-O-Acetyl Dieckol and Its Selective Cytotoxicity against Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Cells. Marine Drugs. 20(11). 683–683. 2 indexed citations

Kim, Jae Chang, et al.. (2021). Beam line design and beam transport calculation for the μSR facility at RAON. Nuclear Engineering and Technology. 53(10). 3344–3351. 2 indexed citations

Kim, Jae‐Seok, Seongjae Jang, Won Il Jang, et al.. (2021). Measurement uncertainty analysis of radiophotoluminescent glass dosimeter reader system based on GD-352M for estimation of protection quantity. Nuclear Engineering and Technology. 54(2). 479–485. 7 indexed citations

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Kim, Yong Kyun. (2018). A Tale of Four Provinces: A Comparative Analysis of Provincial Governance in Vietnam. 28(4). 115–159. 1 indexed citations

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Kim, Yun Ho, et al.. (2017). Reference thermal neutron field at KRISS for calibration of neutron detectors. Radiation Measurements. 107. 73–79. 14 indexed citations

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Kim, Chang‐Kyu, et al.. (2017). A study on the usefulness of a fusion model designed cloak shield to reduce the radiation exposure of the assistant during CT of severely injured patient. Journal of the Korean Chemical Society. 8(9). 211–216. 3 indexed citations

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Ok, Jong Mok, Jun Sung Kim, Jonathan D. Denlinger, et al.. (2016). Superconductivity below 20 K in heavily electron-doped surface layer of FeSe bulk crystal. Nature Communications. 7(1). 11116–11116. 35 indexed citations

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Lee, Seung‐Kyu, et al.. (2010). Comparison of Non-Destructive Testing Images using $^{192}Ir$ and $^{75}Se$ with Computed Radiography System. Journal of Radiation Protection and Research. 35(1). 26–33. 3 indexed citations

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Kim, Yong Kyun, et al.. (2010). A Study On Route Calculation Algorithm For Effective Air Traffic Flow Management. The Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology. 14(2). 161–169.

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Kim, Yong Kyun, et al.. (2008). Properties of ZnSe:Te,O Crystals Grown by Bridgman-Stockbarger Method. Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology. 45(sup5). 579–581. 2 indexed citations

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Kim, Yong Kyun, et al.. (2006). Particularities of ZnSe-based scintillators for a spectrometry of charged particles and gamma quanta. Journal of the Korean Physical Society. 48(1). 47–50. 9 indexed citations

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Kim, Yong Kyun, et al.. (2006). Formation of the Electron Spectrum of ZnSe-Based Scintillators under Annealing in Zinc Vapor. Journal of the Korean Physical Society. 49(6). 2282–2285. 2 indexed citations

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Lee, C. S., Joonsuk Huh, Janghyuk Moon, et al.. (2002). Linear polarization measurement of gamma rays in 155Gd by using a segmented Compton polarimeter. Journal of the Korean Physical Society. 40(5). 793–801. 7 indexed citations

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Kim, Yong Kyun, et al.. (1991). A Study on Complex Formation of Cd (II) Ion with Hydrazide Schiff. Journal of the Korean Chemical Society. 35(2). 142–150.

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