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Chemistry

D-Index
58
Citations
15750
World Ranking
10471
National Ranking
2892

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
16030
World Ranking
12361
National Ranking
5290

Hoon Kim publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hoon Kim sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 111 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Hoon Kim D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 776 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 647 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Hoon Kim is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, engineering, and agricultural and biological sciences. The subfields of their work include biomedical engineering, molecular biology, biotechnology, plant science, and ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics.

The main topics explored by Hoon Kim involve plant gene expression analysis, lignin and wood chemistry, biochemical and biophysical processes, biofuel production and bioconversion, fermentation and sensory analysis, plant and animal studies, as well as plant biochemistry and biosynthesis.

Frequent publication venues where Hoon Kim's work appears include PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Nature Plants, Green Chemistry, and The Plant Journal.

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Hoon Kim are:

  • Monolignol Benzoates Incorporate into the Lignin of Transgenic Populus trichocarpa Depleted in C3H and C4H, 2020, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Lignin Monomers from beyond the Canonical Monolignol Biosynthetic Pathway: Another Brick in the Wall, 2020, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • The flying spider-monkey tree fern genome provides insights into fern evolution and arborescence, 2022, Nature Plants
  • Poplar lignin structural changes during extraction in γ-valerolactone (GVL), 2022, Green Chemistry
  • In Situ Lignin Adhesion for High-Performance Bamboo Composites, 2023, Nano Letters

Collaborators frequently working with Hoon Kim include John Ralph, Ruben Vanholme, Wout Boerjan, José C. del Río, and Jorge Rencoret.

Best Publications

  • Lignins: Natural polymers from oxidative coupling of 4-hydroxyphenyl- propanoids

    John Ralph;Knut Lundquist;Gösta Brunow;Fachuang Lu

  • Formaldehyde stabilization facilitates lignin monomer production during biomass depolymerization

    Li Shuai;Masoud Talebi Amiri;Ydna M. Questell-Santiago;Florent Héroguel

  • Whole plant cell wall characterization using solution-state 2D NMR

    Shawn D Mansfield;Hoon Kim;Fachuang Lu;John Ralph

  • Solution-state 2D NMR of ball-milled plant cell wall gels in DMSO-d6/pyridine-d5

    Hoon Kim;John Ralph

  • Chemoselective Metal-Free Aerobic Alcohol Oxidation in Lignin

    Alireza Rahimi;Ali Azarpira;Hoon Kim;John Ralph

  • Caffeoyl Shikimate Esterase (CSE) Is an Enzyme in the Lignin Biosynthetic Pathway in Arabidopsis

    Ruben Vanholme;Ruben Vanholme;Igor Cesarino;Igor Cesarino;Katarzyna Rataj;Yuguo Xiao

  • Downregulation of Cinnamoyl-Coenzyme A Reductase in Poplar: Multiple-Level Phenotyping Reveals Effects on Cell Wall Polymer Metabolism and Structure

    Jean-Charles Leplé;Jean-Charles Leplé;Jean-Charles Leplé;Rebecca Dauwe;Rebecca Dauwe;Kris Morreel;Kris Morreel;Véronique Storme;Véronique Storme

  • Ptr-miR397a is a negative regulator of laccase genes affecting lignin content in Populus trichocarpa.

    Shanfa Lu;Quanzi Li;Quanzi Li;Hairong Wei;Mao-Ju Chang

  • Solution-state 2D NMR of Ball-milled Plant Cell Wall Gels in DMSO-d6

    Hoon Kim;Hoon Kim;John Ralph;John Ralph;Takuya Akiyama

  • Lignin Composition and Structure in Young versus Adult Eucalyptus globulus Plants

    Jorge Rencoret;Ana Gutiérrez;Lidia Nieto;Jesús Jiménez-Barbero

  • Peroxidase-dependent cross-linking reactions of p -hydroxycinnamates in plant cell walls

    John Ralph;John Ralph;Mirko Bunzel;Jane M. Marita;Jane M. Marita;Ronald D. Hatfield

  • Effects of Coumarate 3-Hydroxylase Down-regulation on Lignin Structure

    John Ralph;John Ralph;Takuya Akiyama;Hoon Kim;Hoon Kim;Fachuang Lu;Fachuang Lu

  • Elucidation of new structures in lignins of CAD- and COMT-deficient plants by NMR.

    John Ralph;John Ralph;Catherine Lapierre;Jane M Marita;Jane M Marita;Hoon Kim;Hoon Kim

  • An “ideal lignin” facilitates full biomass utilization

    Yanding Li;Yanding Li;Li Shuai;Li Shuai;Hoon Kim;Hoon Kim;Ali Hussain Motagamwala;Ali Hussain Motagamwala

  • Lignin monomers from beyond the canonical monolignol biosynthetic pathway: Another brick in the wall

    José C. del Río;Jorge Rencoret;Ana Gutiérrez;Thomas Elder

  • Improving wood properties for wood utilization through multi-omics integration in lignin biosynthesis

    Jack P. Wang;Megan L. Matthews;Cranos M. Williams;Rui Shi

  • Suppression of 4-Coumarate-CoA Ligase in the Coniferous Gymnosperm Pinus radiata

    Armin Wagner;Lloyd Donaldson;Hoon Kim;Lorelle Phillips

  • Profiling of Oligolignols Reveals Monolignol Coupling Conditions in Lignifying Poplar Xylem

    Kris Morreel;John Ralph;Hoon Kim;Fachuang Lu

  • Mass Spectrometry-Based Sequencing of Lignin Oligomers

    Kris Morreel;Oana Dima;Hoon Kim;Fachuang Lu

  • Identification of Grass-specific Enzyme That Acylates Monolignols with p-Coumarate

    Saunia Withers;Saunia Withers;Fachuang Lu;Fachuang Lu;Hoon Kim;Hoon Kim;Yimin Zhu;Yimin Zhu

Frequent Co-Authors

John Ralph
John Ralph Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
Fachuang Lu
Fachuang Lu South China University of Technology
Wout Boerjan
Wout Boerjan Ghent University
Kris Morreel
Kris Morreel Ghent University
Jorge Rencoret
Jorge Rencoret Spanish National Research Council
José C. del Río
José C. del Río Spanish National Research Council
Shawn D. Mansfield
Shawn D. Mansfield University of British Columbia
Vincent L. Chiang
Vincent L. Chiang North Carolina State University
Ronald D. Hatfield
Ronald D. Hatfield United States Department of Agriculture
Ronald R. Sederoff
Ronald R. Sederoff North Carolina State University

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