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2022

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 62 3491 3193 15 15 291 16193

Bong-Kiun Kaang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Bong-Kiun Kaang between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Bong-Kiun Kaang published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 9.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2019. 17 of the 317 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2019. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 3 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 2 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 4 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 15 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 23 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 25 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 5 publications
1992 2025

317 publications in total across all disciplines

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Bong-Kiun Kaang: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 3
1994 1
1995 2
1996 1
1997 1
1998 1
1999 4
2000 5
2001 2
2002 1
2003 15
2004 4
2005 8
2006 7
2007 8
2008 9
2009 15
2010 14
2011 12
2012 16
2013 13
2014 10
2015 19
2016 23
2017 16
2018 15
2019 25
2020 10
2021 9
2022 13
2023 17
2024 12
2025 5
Total 317
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Bong-Kiun Kaang publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bong-Kiun Kaang sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 887+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 539. Most scientists, 539, have 98–107 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 288–297 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 18 scientists 48–57 publications: 79 scientists 58–67 publications: 193 scientists 68–77 publications: 323 scientists 78–87 publications: 406 scientists 88–97 publications: 452 scientists 98–107 publications: 539 scientists 108–117 publications: 505 scientists 118–127 publications: 522 scientists 128–137 publications: 469 scientists 138–147 publications: 456 scientists 148–157 publications: 459 scientists 158–167 publications: 397 scientists 168–177 publications: 383 scientists 178–187 publications: 350 scientists 188–197 publications: 302 scientists 198–207 publications: 306 scientists 208–217 publications: 262 scientists 218–227 publications: 242 scientists 228–237 publications: 220 scientists 238–247 publications: 203 scientists 248–257 publications: 174 scientists 258–267 publications: 176 scientists 268–277 publications: 175 scientists 278–287 publications: 125 scientists 288–297 publications: 116 scientists 298–307 publications: 127 scientists 308–317 publications: 128 scientists 318–327 publications: 99 scientists 328–337 publications: 89 scientists 338–347 publications: 78 scientists 348–357 publications: 96 scientists 358–367 publications: 66 scientists 368–377 publications: 59 scientists 378–387 publications: 65 scientists 388–397 publications: 54 scientists 398–407 publications: 48 scientists 408–417 publications: 49 scientists 418–427 publications: 34 scientists 428–437 publications: 31 scientists 438–447 publications: 30 scientists 448–457 publications: 31 scientists 458–467 publications: 36 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 35 scientists 488–497 publications: 30 scientists 498–507 publications: 23 scientists 508–517 publications: 26 scientists 518–527 publications: 20 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 20 scientists 548–557 publications: 20 scientists 558–567 publications: 17 scientists 568–577 publications: 14 scientists 578–587 publications: 20 scientists 588–597 publications: 20 scientists 598–607 publications: 19 scientists 608–617 publications: 18 scientists 618–627 publications: 17 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 11 scientists 648–657 publications: 11 scientists 658–667 publications: 8 scientists 668–677 publications: 7 scientists 678–687 publications: 11 scientists 688–697 publications: 10 scientists 698–707 publications: 4 scientists 708–717 publications: 6 scientists 718–727 publications: 5 scientists 728–737 publications: 5 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 9 scientists 758–767 publications: 3 scientists 768–777 publications: 7 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 6 scientists 798–807 publications: 2 scientists 808–817 publications: 2 scientists 818–827 publications: 7 scientists 828–837 publications: 0 scientists 838–847 publications: 9 scientists 848–857 publications: 3 scientists 858–867 publications: 1 scientist 868–877 publications: 3 scientists 878–886 publications: 6 scientists 887+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 887+

This scientist: 291 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 18
48–57 79
58–67 193
68–77 323
78–87 406
88–97 452
98–107 539
108–117 505
118–127 522
128–137 469
138–147 456
148–157 459
158–167 397
168–177 383
178–187 350
188–197 302
198–207 306
208–217 262
218–227 242
228–237 220
238–247 203
248–257 174
258–267 176
268–277 175
278–287 125
288–297 116 291
298–307 127
308–317 128
318–327 99
328–337 89
338–347 78
348–357 96
358–367 66
368–377 59
378–387 65
388–397 54
398–407 48
408–417 49
418–427 34
428–437 31
438–447 30
448–457 31
458–467 36
468–477 40
478–487 35
488–497 30
498–507 23
508–517 26
518–527 20
528–537 23
538–547 20
548–557 20
558–567 17
568–577 14
578–587 20
588–597 20
598–607 19
608–617 18
618–627 17
628–637 11
638–647 11
648–657 11
658–667 8
668–677 7
678–687 11
688–697 10
698–707 4
708–717 6
718–727 5
728–737 5
738–747 9
748–757 9
758–767 3
768–777 7
778–787 7
788–797 6
798–807 2
808–817 2
818–827 7
828–837 0
838–847 9
848–857 3
858–867 1
868–877 3
878–886 6
887+ 100
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Bong-Kiun Kaang D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bong-Kiun Kaang sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
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Bar chart with 68 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 512. Most scientists, 512, have 46–47 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 62–63 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 172 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 296 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 435 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 459 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 456 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 467 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 478 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 512 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 435 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 425 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 418 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 392 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 357 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 334 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 328 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 260 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 278 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 239 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 250 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 210 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 200 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 189 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 170 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 146 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 113 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 126 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 100 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 99 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 84 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 85 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 72 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 76 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 45 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 43 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 32 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 45 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 50 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 32 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 39 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 27 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 19 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 23 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 16 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 24 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 14 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 15 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 10 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 10 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 13 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 8 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 6 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 6 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 7 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 7 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 10 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162 D-Index: 8 scientists 163+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30–31 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 42
32–33 172
34–35 296
36–37 435
38–39 459
40–41 456
42–43 467
44–45 478
46–47 512
48–49 435
50–51 425
52–53 418
54–55 392
56–57 357
58–59 334
60–61 328
62–63 260 62
64–65 278
66–67 239
68–69 250
70–71 210
72–73 200
74–75 189
76–77 170
78–79 146
80–81 113
82–83 126
84–85 100
86–87 84
88–89 99
90–91 84
92–93 85
94–95 72
96–97 76
98–99 45
100–101 49
102–103 43
104–105 32
106–107 45
108–109 50
110–111 32
112–113 39
114–115 32
116–117 29
118–119 27
120–121 19
122–123 23
124–125 27
126–127 16
128–129 24
130–131 13
132–133 21
134–135 17
136–137 14
138–139 15
140–141 10
142–143 10
144–145 13
146–147 9
148–149 8
150–151 6
152–153 6
154–155 7
156–157 7
158–159 10
160–161 4
162 8
163+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in Korea Leader Award

Overview

Bong-Kiun Kaang is affiliated with Seoul National University in South Korea. Their research primarily focuses on fields related to Neuroscience and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these areas, they have contributed significantly to subfields such as Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Neurology, and Physiology.

Their work spans multiple main topics including Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Memory and Neural Mechanisms, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, Neural Dynamics and Brain Function, Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, Ion Channel Regulation and Function, and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments.

Kaang has several recent publications showcasing their active research efforts. Notable papers include:

  • Severe reactive astrocytes precipitate pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease via H2O2− production, 2020, published in Nature Neuroscience
  • Glutamatergic synapses from the insular cortex to the basolateral amygdala encode observational pain, 2022, published in Neuron
  • Synaptic correlates of associative fear memory in the lateral amygdala, 2021, published in Neuron
  • The essence of the engram: Cellular or synaptic?, 2021, published in Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • PKA drives an increase in AMPA receptor unitary conductance during LTP in the hippocampus, 2021, published in Nature Communications

The publication venues where Kaang most frequently appears include:

  • Molecular Brain
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neuron
  • Current Opinion in Neurobiology
  • Neuroscience

Frequent collaborators in Kaang's research include Pojeong Park, Dong Il Choi, Ji-il Kim, Ja Eun Choi, and Min Zhuo. These coauthors have contributed to multiple joint publications, indicating ongoing research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Autistic-like social behaviour in Shank2 -mutant mice improved by restoring NMDA receptor function

    Hyejung Won;Hye Ryeon Lee;Heon Yung Gee;Won Mah

  • Synaptic plasticity in the anterior cingulate cortex in acute and chronic pain

    Tim V. P. Bliss;Graham L. Collingridge;Bong-Kiun Kaang;Bong-Kiun Kaang;Min Zhuo;Min Zhuo

  • Spatially resolved dynamics of cAMP and protein kinase A subunits in Aplysia sensory neurons

    Brian J. Bacskai;Binyamin Hochner;Martyn Mahaut-Smith;Stephen R. Adams

  • Roles of NMDA NR2B Subtype Receptor in Prefrontal Long-Term Potentiation and Contextual Fear Memory

    Ming Gao Zhao;Hiroki Toyoda;Yong Seok Lee;Yong Seok Lee;Long Jun Wu;Long Jun Wu

  • Synaptic protein degradation underlies destabilization of retrieved fear memory.

    Sue-Hyun Lee;Jun-Hyeok Choi;Nuribalhae Lee;Hye-Ryeon Lee

  • Alleviating Neuropathic Pain Hypersensitivity by Inhibiting PKMζ in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex

    Xiang-Yao Li;Xiang-Yao Li;Hyoung-Gon Ko;Tao Chen;Tao Chen;Giannina Descalzi

  • Activation of cAMP-Responsive genes by stimuli that produce long-term facilitation in aplysia sensory neurons

    Bong-Kiun Kaang;Bong-Kiun Kaang;Eric R. Kandel;Seth G.N. Grant

  • Two Interdependent TRPV Channel Subunits, Inactive and Nanchung, Mediate Hearing in Drosophila

    Zhefeng Gong;Wonseok Son;Yun Doo Chung;Janghwan Kim

  • Interregional synaptic maps among engram cells underlie memory formation

    Jun-Hyeok Choi;Su-Eon Sim;Ji-il Kim;Dong Il Choi

  • Coexistence of Two Forms of LTP in ACC Provides a Synaptic Mechanism for the Interactions between Anxiety and Chronic Pain

    Kohei Koga;Giannina Descalzi;Tao Chen;Tao Chen;Hyoung Gon Ko

  • CTCF as a multifunctional protein in genome regulation and gene expression

    Somi Kim;Nam-Kyung Yu;Bong-Kiun Kaang

  • The JAK/STAT Pathway Is Involved in Synaptic Plasticity

    Céline S. Nicolas;Stéphane Peineau;Stéphane Peineau;Stéphane Peineau;Mascia Amici;Zsolt Csaba;Zsolt Csaba

  • Upregulation of Forebrain NMDA NR2B Receptors Contributes to Behavioral Sensitization after Inflammation

    Long-Jun Wu;Hiroki Toyoda;Ming-Gao Zhao;Yong-Seok Lee

  • Pyrexia is a new thermal transient receptor potential channel endowing tolerance to high temperatures in Drosophila melanogaster.

    Youngseok Lee;Yong Lee;Jaejung Lee;Sunhoe Bang

  • Severe reactive astrocytes precipitate pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease via H2O2-production

    Heejung Chun;Hyeonjoo Im;You Jung Kang;Yunha Kim

  • Epigenetic regulation and chromatin remodeling in learning and memory

    Somi Kim;Bong-Kiun Kaang

  • Mutation in the Phosphorylation Sites of MAP Kinase Blocks Learning-Related Internalization of apCAM in Aplysia Sensory Neurons

    Craig H Bailey;Bong-Kiun Kaang;Mary Chen;Kelsey C Martin

  • A pivotal role of GSK-3 in synaptic plasticity

    Clarrisa A. Bradley;Stéphane Peineau;Stéphane Peineau;Changiz Taghibiglou;Celine S. Nicolas

  • Optimization of AAV expression cassettes to improve packaging capacity and transgene expression in neurons.

    Jun Hyeok Choi;Nam Kyung Yu;Gi Chul Baek;Joseph Bakes

  • AMPA receptor exchange underlies transient memory destabilization on retrieval

    Ingie Hong;Jeongyeon Kim;Jihye Kim;Sukwon Lee

  • Identification of an adenylyl cyclase inhibitor for treating neuropathic and inflammatory pain

    Hansen Wang;Hui Xu;Long Jun Wu;Susan S. Kim

Frequent Co-Authors

Min Zhuo
Min Zhuo University of Toronto
Graham L. Collingridge
Graham L. Collingridge Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
Eric R. Kandel
Eric R. Kandel Columbia University
Eunjoon Kim
Eunjoon Kim Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Zuner A. Bortolotto
Zuner A. Bortolotto University of Bristol
Tao Chen
Tao Chen Air Force Medical University
Long-Jun Wu
Long-Jun Wu Mayo Clinic
Sung Hee Baek
Sung Hee Baek Seoul National University
Craig H. Bailey
Craig H. Bailey Columbia University
Young-Yun Kong
Young-Yun Kong Seoul National University

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