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Jason K. Kim

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
97
Citations
40058
World Ranking
9177
National Ranking
4734

Jason K. Kim publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 270 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Jason K. Kim D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

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This scientist: 97 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Jason K. Kim is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School in the United States. Their research spans multiple topics within medicine and biochemistry, with a focus on metabolic processes and disease mechanisms.

The scientist's recent published papers include:

  • Hepatic NADH reductive stress underlies common variation in metabolic traits, 2020, Nature
  • Identification of an Anti-diabetic, Orally Available Small Molecule that Regulates TXNIP Expression and Glucagon Action, 2020, Cell Metabolism
  • Muscle-generated BDNF (brain derived neurotrophic factor) maintains mitochondrial quality control in female mice, 2021, Autophagy
  • A big-data approach to understanding metabolic rate and response to obesity in laboratory mice, 2020, eLife
  • CRISPR-enhanced human adipocyte browning as cell therapy for metabolic disease, 2021, Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Jason K. Kim include:

  • Hye Lim Noh
  • Randall H. Friedline
  • Lauren A. Tauer
  • Sujin Suk
  • Xiaodi Hu

Prominent venues where this scientist has published multiple works are:

  • Diabetes
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Journal of the Endocrine Society
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The main fields of study for Jason K. Kim's research are Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. More specifically, subfields include Physiology, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Surgery, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

The primary topics covered in their work are:

  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer

Best Publications

  • Endocrine Regulation of Energy Metabolism by the Skeleton

    Na Kyung Lee;Hideaki Sowa;Eiichi Hinoi;Mathieu Ferron

  • Insulin Resistance and a Diabetes Mellitus-Like Syndrome in Mice Lacking the Protein Kinase Akt2 (PKBβ)

    Han Cho;James Mu;Jason K. Kim;Jason K. Kim;Joanne L. Thorvaldsen

  • Mechanism by Which Fatty Acids Inhibit Insulin Activation of Insulin Receptor Substrate-1 (IRS-1)-associated Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase Activity in Muscle *

    Chunli Yu;Yan Chen;Gary W. Cline;Dongyan Zhang

  • Adipose-selective targeting of the GLUT4 gene impairs insulin action in muscle and liver

    E Dale Abel;Odile Peroni;Jason K. Kim;Young Bum Kim

  • Increased Energy Expenditure, Decreased Adiposity, and Tissue-Specific Insulin Sensitivity in Protein-Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B-Deficient Mice

    Lori D. Klaman;Olivier Boss;Odile D. Peroni;Jason K. Kim

  • Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 Reverses Hepatic Steatosis, Increases Energy Expenditure, and Improves Insulin Sensitivity in Diet-Induced Obese Mice

    Jing Xu;David J. Lloyd;Clarence Hale;Shanaka Stanislaus

  • Prevention of fat-induced insulin resistance by salicylate

    Jason K. Kim;Yoon-Jung Kim;Jonathan J. Fillmore;Yan Chen

  • Tissue-specific overexpression of lipoprotein lipase causes tissue-specific insulin resistance

    Jason K. Kim;Jonathan J. Fillmore;Yan Chen;Chunli Yu

  • Surgical implantation of adipose tissue reverses diabetes in lipoatrophic mice

    Oksana Gavrilova;Bernice Marcus-Samuels;David Graham;Jason K. Kim

  • JNK expression by macrophages promotes obesity-induced insulin resistance and inflammation.

    Myoung Sook Han;Dae Young Jung;Caroline Morel;Caroline Morel;Saquib A. Lakhani

  • Insulin/IGF-1 and TNF-α stimulate phosphorylation of IRS-1 at inhibitory Ser307 via distinct pathways

    Liangyou Rui;Vincent Aguirre;Jason K. Kim;Gerald I. Shulman

  • A stress signaling pathway in adipose tissue regulates hepatic insulin resistance.

    Guadalupe Sabio;Madhumita Das;Alfonso Mora;Zhiyou Zhang

  • Differential Effects of Interleukin-6 and -10 on Skeletal Muscle and Liver Insulin Action In Vivo

    Hyo-Jeong Kim;Takamasa Higashimori;So-Young Park;Hyejeong Choi

  • PKC-θ knockout mice are protected from fat-induced insulin resistance

    Jason K. Kim;Jonathan J. Fillmore;Mary Jean Sunshine;Bjoern Albrecht

  • Mechanism of Insulin Resistance in A-ZIP/F-1 Fatless Mice

    Jason K. Kim;Oksana Gavrilova;Yan Chen;Marc L. Reitman

  • Interleukin-10 prevents diet-induced insulin resistance by attenuating macrophage and cytokine response in skeletal muscle.

    Eun-Gyoung Hong;Hwi Jin Ko;Hwi Jin Ko;You-Ree Cho;You-Ree Cho;Hyo-Jeong Kim;Hyo-Jeong Kim

  • Functional inactivation of the igf-I and insulin receptors in skeletal muscle causes type 2 diabetes

    Ana M. Fernández;Jason K. Kim;Shoshana Yakar;Joëlle Dupont

  • Redistribution of substrates to adipose tissue promotes obesity in mice with selective insulin resistance in muscle

    Jason K. Kim;M. Dodson Michael;Stephen F. Previs;Odile D. Peroni

  • Overexpression of IL-10 in atopic dermatitis. Contrasting cytokine patterns with delayed-type hypersensitivity reactions.

    J D Ohmen;J M Hanifin;B J Nickoloff;T H Rea

  • Unraveling the Temporal Pattern of Diet-Induced Insulin Resistance in Individual Organs and Cardiac Dysfunction in c57bl/6 Mice

    So Young Park;You Ree Cho;Hyo Jeong Kim;Takamasa Higashimori

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerald I. Shulman
Gerald I. Shulman Yale University
Roger J. Davis
Roger J. Davis University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Michael P. Czech
Michael P. Czech University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Barbara B. Kahn
Barbara B. Kahn Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
C. Ronald Kahn
C. Ronald Kahn Harvard University
Benjamin G. Neel
Benjamin G. Neel New York University Langone Medical Center
Peter Tontonoz
Peter Tontonoz University of California, Los Angeles
Gary W. Cline
Gary W. Cline Yale University
Ki Won Lee
Ki Won Lee Seoul National University
Gerard Karsenty
Gerard Karsenty Columbia University

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