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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
10119
World Ranking
12777
National Ranking
5447

Kami Kim publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 159 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Kami Kim D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kami Kim is affiliated with the University of South Florida in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in Medicine, with a focus on Infectious Diseases. Their work spans several subfields including Parasitology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology, and Molecular Biology.

Their research addresses multiple topics, notably:

  • Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • Mosquito-borne Diseases and Control

Kami Kim has published in various respected venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • UNC Libraries
  • The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Annals of Internal Medicine

Recent publication highlights include:

  • "Tixagevimab-cilgavimab for treatment of patients hospitalised with COVID-19: a randomised, double-blind, phase 3 trial" (2022, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine)
  • "Real-world effectiveness of early remdesivir and sotrovimab in the highest-risk COVID-19 outpatients during the Omicron surge" (2022, Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy)
  • "The Association of Baseline Plasma SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid Antigen Level and Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19" (2022, Annals of Internal Medicine)
  • "Determinants of brain swelling in pediatric and adult cerebral malaria" (2021, JCI Insight)
  • "A unique GCN5 histone acetyltransferase complex controls erythrocyte invasion and virulence in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum" (2021, PLoS Pathogens)

Kami Kim frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Suzane Silbert
  • Mamta K. Jain
  • Cavan Reilly
  • Elizabeth S. Higgs
  • Liwang Cui

Best Publications

  • Bright and stable near-infrared fluorescent protein for in vivo imaging

    Grigory S. Filonov;Kiryl D. Piatkevich;Li Min Ting;Jinghang Zhang

  • Toxoplasma gondii: the model apicomplexan

    Kami Kim;Louis M. Weiss

  • Toxoplasma gondii : the model apicomplexan : perspectives and methods

    Louis M. Weiss;Kami Kim

  • Gene Replacement in Toxoplasma gondii with Chloramphenicol Acetyltransferase as Selectable Marker

    Kami Kim;Dominique Soldati;John C. Boothroyd

  • The development and biology of bradyzoites of Toxoplasma gondii.

    Louis M. Weiss;Kami Kim

  • Local admixture of amplified and diversified secreted pathogenesis determinants shapes mosaic Toxoplasma gondii genomes

    Hernan Lorenzi;Asis Khan;Asis Khan;Michael S Behnke;Michael S Behnke;Sivaranjani Namasivayam

  • Plasmodium falciparum purine nucleoside phosphorylase: crystal structures, immucillin inhibitors, and dual catalytic function.

    Wuxian Shi;Li Min Ting;Gregory A. Kicska;Andrzej Lewandowicz

  • The Toxoplasma gondii cyst wall protein CST1 is critical for cyst wall integrity and promotes bradyzoite persistence.

    Tadakimi Tomita;David J. Bzik;Yan Fen Ma;Barbara A. Fox

  • Purine-less death in Plasmodium falciparum induced by immucillin-H, a transition state analogue of purine nucleoside phosphorylase

    Gregory A. Kicska;Peter C. Tyler;Gary B. Evans;Richard H. Furneaux

  • Pathogens Hijack the Epigenome: A New Twist on Host-Pathogen Interactions

    Natalie C. Silmon de Monerri;Kami Kim

  • Targeting a novel Plasmodium falciparum purine recycling pathway with specific immucillins.

    Li Min Ting;Wuxian Shi;Andrzej Lewandowicz;Vipender Singh

  • A latent ability to persist: differentiation in Toxoplasma gondii.

    Victoria Jeffers;Zoi Tampaki;Kami Kim;Kami Kim;William J. Sullivan

  • A conserved subtilisin-like protein TgSUB1 in microneme organelles of Toxoplasma gondii.

    Steven A. Miller;Emily M. Binder;Michael J. Blackman;Vern B. Carruthers

  • Toxoplasma gondii sequesters centromeres to a specific nuclear region throughout the cell cycle

    Carrie F. Brooks;Maria E. Francia;Mathieu Gissot;Mathieu Gissot;Matthew M. Croken

  • Toxoplasma: the next 100 years

    Kami Kim;Louis M. Weiss

  • The Toxoplasma gondii Rhoptry Protein ROP4 Is Secreted into the Parasitophorous Vacuole and Becomes Phosphorylated in Infected Cells

    Kimberly L. Carey;Artemio M. Jongco;Kami Kim;Gary E. Ward

  • Epigenomic Modifications Predict Active Promoters and Gene Structure in Toxoplasma gondii

    Mathieu Gissot;Krystyna A Kelly;Krystyna A Kelly;James W Ajioka;John M Greally

  • Transition state analogue inhibitors of purine nucleoside phosphorylase from Plasmodium falciparum.

    Gregory A. Kicska;Peter C. Tyler;Gary B. Evans;Richard H. Furneaux

  • Distinct mechanisms govern proteolytic shedding of a key invasion protein in apicomplexan pathogens

    Steven A. Howell;Fiona Hackett;Artemio M. Jongco;Chrislaine Withers-Martinez

  • RESTRICTION ENZYME-MEDIATED INTEGRATION ELEVATES TRANSFORMATION FREQUENCY AND ENABLES CO-TRANSFECTION OF TOXOPLASMA GONDII

    Michael Black;Frank Seeber;Dominique Soldati;Kami Kim

Frequent Co-Authors

Louis M. Weiss
Louis M. Weiss Albert Einstein College of Medicine
William J. Sullivan
William J. Sullivan Indiana University
Vern L. Schramm
Vern L. Schramm Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Michael W. White
Michael W. White University of South Florida
John C. Boothroyd
John C. Boothroyd Stanford University
Stephen J. Rogerson
Stephen J. Rogerson University of Melbourne
Gary B. Evans
Gary B. Evans Victoria University of Wellington
Andras Fiser
Andras Fiser Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Photini Sinnis
Photini Sinnis Johns Hopkins University
John M. Greally
John M. Greally Albert Einstein College of Medicine

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Publications: 61

Vladislav V. Verkhusha

Vladislav V. Verkhusha

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

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L. David Sibley

Washington University in St. Louis

Publications: 54

William J. Sullivan

William J. Sullivan

Indiana University

Publications: 52

Vern L. Schramm

Vern L. Schramm

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Publications: 51

Dominique Soldati-Favre

Dominique Soldati-Favre

University of Geneva

Publications: 44

Louis M. Weiss

Louis M. Weiss

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Publications: 43

David S. Roos

David S. Roos

University of Pennsylvania

Publications: 38

Boris Striepen

Boris Striepen

University of Pennsylvania

Publications: 38

Stefan H. I. Kappe

Stefan H. I. Kappe

University of Washington

Publications: 37

Vern B. Carruthers

Vern B. Carruthers

University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Publications: 37

Isabelle Coppens

Isabelle Coppens

Johns Hopkins University

Publications: 35

Michael W. White

Michael W. White

University of South Florida

Publications: 35

Jeroen P. J. Saeij

Jeroen P. J. Saeij

University of California, Davis

Publications: 33

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John M. Greally

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Publications: 29

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Jitender P. Dubey

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