2026 Heung Dong Kim: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	47	6384	5875	36	35	263	9631

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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

718
Citations
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

571
Citations
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

538
Citations
Early- and Late-onset Complications of the Ketogenic Diet for Intractable Epilepsy

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

472
Citations
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

365
Citations
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

255
Citations
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

228
Citations
Somatic Mutations in TSC1 and TSC2 Cause Focal Cortical Dysplasia

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

215
Citations
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

206
Citations
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

199
Citations
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

177
Citations
Mitochondrial respiratory chain defects: Underlying etiology in various epileptic conditions

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

175
Citations
Use of a modified Atkins diet in intractable childhood epilepsy.

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

163
Citations
Ketogenic diet for treatment of infantile spasms

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

157
Citations
Precise detection of low-level somatic mutation in resected epilepsy brain tissue

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

150
Citations
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

140
Citations
Resective pediatric epilepsy surgery in Lennox-Gastaut syndrome.

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

137
Citations
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

132
Citations
Diffusion tensor MRI visualizes decreased subcortical fiber connectivity in focal cortical dysplasia.

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

105
Citations
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

93
Citations
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

87
Citations