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Heung Dong Kim

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Neuroscience

D-Index
47
Citations
9631
World Ranking
6384
National Ranking
36

Heung Dong Kim 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 Heung Dong Kim sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 263 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Heung Dong Kim 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 Heung Dong Kim sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Heung Dong Kim is affiliated with Yonsei University Health System in South Korea and has contributed extensively to research in medicine and related fields. Their work primarily spans areas such as epilepsy research and treatment, pharmacological effects and toxicity studies, and metabolism and genetic disorders.

The scientist's research covers a range of main topics, including:

  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

Heung Dong Kim has published in several key subfields of research, particularly:

  • Psychiatry and Mental health
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Genetics
  • Physiology
  • Neurology

Their most frequent publication venues reflect a focus on pediatric neurology and epilepsy, among others:

  • Annals of Child Neurology
  • Epilepsy Research
  • Journal of Clinical Neurology
  • Brain and Development
  • Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders

Recent notable papers by Heung Dong Kim include:

  • Updates on the ketogenic diet therapy for pediatric epilepsy, 2021, Biomedical Journal
  • Targeted gene panel sequencing in early infantile onset developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 2020, Brain and Development
  • Cannabidiol for Treating Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome and Dravet Syndrome in Korea, 2020, Journal of Korean Medical Science
  • Effective and safe diet therapies for Lennox-Gastaut syndrome with mitochondrial dysfunction, 2020, Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders
  • Clinical Features and Treatment Outcomes of Seronegative Pediatric Autoimmune Encephalitis, 2021, Journal of Clinical Neurology

Heung Dong Kim has collaborated frequently with a number of co-authors, including:

  • Hoon-Chul Kang
  • Joon Soo Lee
  • Se Hee Kim
  • Ara Ko
  • Donghwa Yang

Best Publications

  • Optimal clinical management of children receiving the ketogenic diet: Recommendations of the International Ketogenic Diet Study Group

    Eric H. Kossoff;Beth A. Zupec-Kania;Per E. Amark;Karen R. Ballaban-Gil

  • Novel Acquired Metallo-β-Lactamase Gene, blaSIM-1, in a Class 1 Integron from Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Isolates from Korea

    Kyungwon Lee;Jong Hwa Yum;Dongeun Yong;Hyuk Min Lee

  • Brain somatic mutations in MTOR cause focal cortical dysplasia type II leading to intractable epilepsy

    Jae Seok Lim;Woo Il Kim;Hoon Chul Kang;Se Hoon Kim

  • Early- and Late-onset Complications of the Ketogenic Diet for Intractable Epilepsy

    Hoon Chul Kang;Da Eun Chung;Dong Wook Kim;Heung Dong Kim

  • Diffusion-Tensor MR Imaging and Fiber Tractography: A New Method of Describing Aberrant Fiber Connections in Developmental CNS Anomalies

    Seung-Koo Lee;Dong Ik Kim;Jinna Kim;Dong Joon Kim

  • Safe and Effective Use of the Ketogenic Diet in Children with Epilepsy and Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Complex Defects

    Hoon Chul Kang;Young Mock Lee;Heung Dong Kim;Joon Soo Lee

  • Efficacy and Safety of the Ketogenic Diet for Intractable Childhood Epilepsy : Korean Multicentric Experience

    Hoon Chul Kang;Yong Joo Kim;Dong Wook Kim;Heung Dong Kim

  • Somatic Mutations in TSC1 and TSC2 Cause Focal Cortical Dysplasia

    Jae Seok Lim;Ramu Gopalappa;Se Hoon Kim;Suresh Ramakrishna

  • Efficacy and tolerability of the ketogenic diet according to lipid:nonlipid ratios--comparison of 3:1 with 4:1 diet.

    Joo Hee Seo;Young Mock Lee;Joon Soo Lee;Hoon Chul Kang

  • Efficacy of the classic ketogenic and the modified Atkins diets in refractory childhood epilepsy.

    Jeong A. Kim;Jung Rim Yoon;Eun Joo Lee;Joon Soo Lee

  • Benefits of the nonfasting ketogenic diet compared with the initial fasting ketogenic diet.

    Dong Wook Kim;Hoon Chul Kang;Jung Chae Park;Heung Dong Kim

  • Mitochondrial respiratory chain defects: Underlying etiology in various epileptic conditions

    Young Mock Lee;Hoon Chul Kang;Joon Soo Lee;Se Hoon Kim

  • Use of a modified Atkins diet in intractable childhood epilepsy.

    Hoon Chul Kang;Hyun Sug Lee;Su Jeong You;Du Cheol Kang

  • Ketogenic diet for treatment of infantile spasms

    So Hee Eun;Hoon Chul Kang;Dong Wook Kim;Heung Dong Kim

  • Precise detection of low-level somatic mutation in resected epilepsy brain tissue

    Nam Suk Sim;Ara Ko;Woo Kyeong Kim;Se Hoon Kim

  • Neuroimaging in identifying focal cortical dysplasia and prognostic factors in pediatric and adolescent epilepsy surgery

    Yoon Hee Kim;Hoon Chul Kang;Dong Seok Kim;Se Hoon Kim

  • Resective pediatric epilepsy surgery in Lennox-Gastaut syndrome.

    Yun Jin Lee;Hoon Chul Kang;Joon Soo Lee;Shin Hye Kim

  • Comparison of corpus callosotomy and vagus nerve stimulation in children with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome

    Su Jeong You;Hoon Chul Kang;Tae Sung Ko;Heung Dong Kim

  • Diffusion tensor MRI visualizes decreased subcortical fiber connectivity in focal cortical dysplasia.

    Seung Koo Lee;Dong Ik Kim;Susumu Mori;Jinna Kim

  • The effects on cognitive function and behavioral problems of topiramate compared to carbamazepine as monotherapy for children with benign rolandic epilepsy.

    Hoon Chul Kang;Baik Lin Eun;Chang Wu Lee;Han Ku Moon

  • Targeted gene panel and genotype-phenotype correlation in children with developmental and epileptic encephalopathy.

    Ara Ko;Song Ee Youn;Se Hee Kim;Joon Soo Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Hoon Chul Kang
Hoon Chul Kang Boston Children's Hospital
Seung-Koo Lee
Seung-Koo Lee Yonsei University
Eric H. Kossoff
Eric H. Kossoff Johns Hopkins University
Byung In Lee
Byung In Lee Inje University
Hae-Jeong Park
Hae-Jeong Park Yonsei University
Hirokazu Oguni
Hirokazu Oguni University of California, Los Angeles
Roberto Caraballo
Roberto Caraballo Garrahan Hospital
Kenji Sugai
Kenji Sugai Tohoku University
Yushi Inoue
Yushi Inoue RMIT University
Susumu Mori
Susumu Mori Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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