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D-Index
60
Citations
12834
World Ranking
3843
National Ranking
17

Overview

Hyun Kim is affiliated with Korea University in South Korea and has a research focus spanning multiple fields, prominently Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience. Their scholarly output demonstrates a strong emphasis on molecular biology and cellular and molecular neuroscience, with additional contributions in cognitive neuroscience, genetics, and neurology.

The scientist's work concentrates on topics such as genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, dementia and cognitive impairment research, functional brain connectivity studies, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, and receptor mechanisms and signaling.

Frequent collaborators include Esther Yang, Eunjoon Kim, Terry E. Goldberg, Seonjoo Lee, and Suho Lee. Their publications have appeared repeatedly in notable venues such as Nature Communications, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Scientific Reports, Alzheimer's & Dementia, and SLEEP.

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Hyun Kim are:

  • "Production of human spinal-cord organoids recapitulating neural-tube morphogenesis" (2022, Nature Biomedical Engineering)
  • "Improvement of glymphatic-lymphatic drainage of beta-amyloid by focused ultrasound in Alzheimer's disease model" (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • "Hippocampal glucose uptake as a surrogate of metabolic change of microglia in Alzheimer's disease" (2021, Journal of Neuroinflammation)
  • "SLC6A20 transporter: a novel regulator of brain glycine homeostasis and NMDAR function" (2021, EMBO Molecular Medicine)
  • "Ultrawide-Bandgap p-n Heterojunction of Diamond/β-Ga2O3 for a Solar-Blind Photodiode" (2020, ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology)

Best Publications

  • Characteristic changes in the physiological components of cybersickness

    Young Youn Kim;Hyun Ju Kim;Eun Nam Kim;Hee Dong Ko

  • Imbalance between pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines in bipolar disorder.

    Yong Ku Kim;Hyun Gang Jung;Aye Mu Myint;Hyun Kim

  • Dynamics of population code for working memory in the prefrontal cortex.

    E.H. Baeg;Y.B. Kim;K. Huh;I. Mook-Jung

  • Adrenal peripheral clock controls the autonomous circadian rhythm of glucocorticoid by causing rhythmic steroid production

    Gi Hoon Son;Sooyoung Chung;Han Kyoung Choe;Hee-Dae Kim

  • Hepatic expression, synthesis and secretion of a novel fibrinogen/angiopoietin-related protein that prevents endothelial-cell apoptosis

    Injune Kim;Hwan Gyu Kim;Hyun Kim;Hong Hee Kim

  • NGL family PSD-95–interacting adhesion molecules regulate excitatory synapse formation

    Seho Kim;Alain Burette;Hye Sun Chung;Seok Kyu Kwon

  • Amygdala depotentiation and fear extinction.

    Jeongyeon Kim;Sukwon Lee;Kyungjoon Park;Ingie Hong

  • Molecular Cloning, Expression, and Characterization of Angiopoietin-related Protein ANGIOPOIETIN-RELATED PROTEIN INDUCES ENDOTHELIAL CELL SPROUTING

    Injune Kim;Sang Ok Moon;Keum Nim Koh;Hyun Kim

  • Programmed Cell Death of Adult-Generated Hippocampal Neurons Is Mediated by the Proapoptotic Gene Bax

    Woong Sun;Adam Winseck;Sharon Vinsant;Ok Hee Park

  • Fast Spiking and Regular Spiking Neural Correlates of Fear Conditioning in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex of the Rat

    Eun Ha Baeg;Yun Bok Kim;Jinhwa Jang;Hyun Taek Kim

  • Srg3, a Mouse Homolog of Yeast SWI3, Is Essential for Early Embryogenesis and Involved in Brain Development

    Joong K. Kim;Sung-Oh Huh;Heonsik Choi;Kee-Sook Lee

  • Maternal Stress Produces Learning Deficits Associated with Impairment of NMDA Receptor-Mediated Synaptic Plasticity

    Gi Hoon Son;Dongho Geum;Sooyoung Chung;Eun Joo Kim

  • Obstructive sleep apnea as a risk factor for cerebral white matter change in a middle-aged and older general population.

    Hyun Kim;Chang Ho Yun;Robert Joseph Thomas;Seung Hoon Lee

  • Trans-synaptic Adhesions between Netrin-G Ligand-3 (NGL-3) and Receptor Tyrosine Phosphatases LAR, Protein-tyrosine Phosphatase δ (PTPδ), and PTPσ via Specific Domains Regulate Excitatory Synapse Formation

    Seok Kyu Kwon;Jooyeon Woo;Soo Young Kim;Hyun Kim

  • Is Alpha Wave Neurofeedback Effective with Randomized Clinical Trials in Depression? A Pilot Study

    Sung Won Choi;Sang Eun Chi;Sun Yong Chung;Jong Woo Kim

  • Shank3-mutant mice lacking exon 9 show altered excitation/inhibition balance, enhanced rearing, and spatial memory deficit.

    Jiseok Lee;Changuk Chung;Seungmin Ha;Dongmin Lee

  • SALM Synaptic Cell Adhesion-like Molecules Regulate the Differentiation of Excitatory Synapses

    Jaewon Ko;Seho Kim;Hye Sun Chung;Karam Kim

  • PI3Kγ is required for NMDA receptor-dependent long-term depression and behavioral flexibility.

    Jae Ick Kim;Hye Ryeon Lee;Su Eon Sim;Jinhee Baek

  • Advanced Circadian Phase in Mania and Delayed Circadian Phase in Mixed Mania and Depression Returned to Normal after Treatment of Bipolar Disorder

    Joung Ho Moon;Chul Hyun Cho;Gi Hoon Son;Dongho Geum

  • MDGAs interact selectively with neuroligin-2 but not other neuroligins to regulate inhibitory synapse development.

    Kangduk Lee;Yoonji Kim;Sung-Jin Lee;Yuan Qiang

  • The medial prefrontal cortex is involved in spatial memory retrieval under partial-cue conditions.

    Yong Sang Jo;Eun Hye Park;Il Hwan Kim;Soon Kwon Park

Frequent Co-Authors

Woong Sun
Woong Sun Korea University
Eunjoon Kim
Eunjoon Kim Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Yong Chul Bae
Yong Chul Bae Kyungpook National University
Ronald W. Oppenheim
Ronald W. Oppenheim Wake Forest University
Morgan Sheng
Morgan Sheng Broad Institute
Yun-Hee Kim
Yun-Hee Kim Sungkyunkwan University
Bong-Kiun Kaang
Bong-Kiun Kaang Seoul National University
Hee-Sup Shin
Hee-Sup Shin Institute for Basic Science
Kristine Yaffe
Kristine Yaffe University of California, San Francisco

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