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Kee Namkoong

Kee Namkoong

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
39
Citations
6124
World Ranking
5693
National Ranking
14

Kee Namkoong publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kee Namkoong sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 162 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Kee Namkoong D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kee Namkoong sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kee Namkoong is affiliated with Yonsei University in South Korea and has produced research primarily focused on psychology, neuroscience, and medicine. Their work emphasizes cognitive neuroscience and experimental and cognitive psychology, additionally touching on fields such as sociology, political science, clinical psychology, and ophthalmology.

Their research explores a variety of topics that include:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Complex Network Analysis Techniques
  • Mind wandering and attention

Kee Namkoong's recent papers document investigations into brain connectivity alterations and behavioral impacts related to technology use and mental health conditions. Selected publications include:

  • "Aberrant posterior superior temporal sulcus functional connectivity and executive dysfunction in adolescents with internet gaming disorder" (2020) published in Journal of Behavioral Addictions
  • "Altered functional connectivity of the dorsal attention network among problematic social network users" (2021) published in Addictive Behaviors
  • "Changes in resting-state brain connectivity following computerized cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in dialysis patients: A pilot study" (2020) published in General Hospital Psychiatry
  • "Altered Functional Connectivity of the Salience Network in Problematic Smartphone Users" (2021) published in Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • "Diminished cognitive control in Internet gaming disorder: A multimodal approach with magnetic resonance imaging and real-time heart rate variability" (2020) published in Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Collaboration is a component of their scholarly work, with frequent co-authors including Eun Lee, Suk Kyoon An, Deokjong Lee, Young-Chul Jung, and Hye Yoon Park.

The venues where Kee Namkoong frequently publishes reflect their interdisciplinary approach and include:

  • Journal of Behavioral Addictions
  • Addictive Behaviors
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry
  • General Hospital Psychiatry

Best Publications

  • The relationship between online game addiction and aggression, self-control and narcissistic personality traits.

    Eun Joo Kim;Kee Namkoong;Taeyun Ku;Se Joo Kim

  • Dopamine transporter density in the basal ganglia assessed with [123I]IPT SPET in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

    Keun-Ah Cheon;Young Hoon Ryu;Young-Kee Kim;Kee Namkoong

  • Hydrogen peroxide-induced alterations of tight junction proteins in bovine brain microvascular endothelial cells

    Hee-Sang Lee;Kee Namkoong;Dong-Hwa Kim;Ki-Jeong Kim

  • Initial and maintenance naltrexone treatment for alcohol dependence using primary care vs specialty care: A nested sequence of 3 randomized trials

    Stephanie S. O'Malley;Bruce J. Rounsaville;Conor Farren;Kee Namkoong

  • Resting-state synchrony between anterior cingulate cortex and precuneus relates to body shape concern in anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.

    Seojung Lee;Kyung Ran Kim;Jeonghun Ku;Jung-Hyun Lee

  • A randomized controlled study of sequentially applied repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in obsessive-compulsive disorder.

    Jee In Kang;Chan-Hyung Kim;Kee Namkoong;Chang-il Lee

  • Dopamine transporter density of the basal ganglia assessed with [123I]IPT SPECT in drug-naive children with Tourette's disorder.

    Keun Ah Cheon;Young Hoon Ryu;Kee Namkoong;Chan Hyung Kim

  • Increased P3 amplitudes induced by alcohol-related pictures in patients with alcohol dependence.

    Kee Namkoong;Eun Lee;Choong Heon Lee;Byung Ook Lee

  • Sleep disturbance in women with eating disorder: prevalence and clinical characteristics.

    Kyung Ran Kim;Young-Chul Jung;Mi-Yeon Shin;Kee Namkoong

  • Acamprosate in Korean alcohol-dependent patients: a multi-centre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.

    Kee Namkoong;Byung-Ook Lee;Pil-Goo Lee;Moon-Jong Choi

  • Organotypic hippocampal slice culture from the adult mouse brain: a versatile tool for translational neuropsychopharmacology.

    Hyunjeong Kim;Eosu Kim;Minsun Park;Eun Lee

  • Impaired prefrontal cognitive control over interference by food images in binge-eating disorder and bulimia nervosa.

    Jung Eun Lee;Kee Namkoong;Young-Chul Jung

  • Progress of PTSD symptoms following birth: a prospective study in mothers of high-risk infants

    W. J. Kim;E. Lee;K. R. Kim;K. Namkoong

  • Reduced P3 amplitudes by negative facial emotional photographs in schizophrenia.

    Suk Kyoon An;Soo Jung Lee;Choong Heon Lee;Hyun Sang Cho

  • Abnormalities of emotional awareness and perception in patients with obsessive–compulsive disorder

    Jee In Kang;Kee Namkoong;Sang Woo Yoo;Kyungun Jhung

  • Multidimensional measures of impulsivity in obsessive-compulsive disorder: cannot wait and stop.

    Sung Yun Sohn;Jee In Kang;Kee Namkoong;Se Joo Kim

  • Standardization of the Korean version of Mini-Mental Adjustment to Cancer (K-Mini-MAC) scale: factor structure, reliability and validity.

    Jee In Kang;Hyun Cheol Chung;Se Joo Kim;Hye Jin Choi

  • Relationships between chronotypes and affective temperaments in healthy young adults

    Chun Il Park;Suk Kyoon An;Hae Won Kim;Min Jung Koh

  • Caregiver's Burden and Quality of Life in Mitochondrial Disease

    Kyung Ran Kim;Eun Lee;Kee Namkoong;Young Mock Lee

  • Alteration of brain metabolites in young alcoholics without structural changes

    Eun Lee;Dong Pyo Jang;Jae Jin Kim;Suk Kyoon An

Frequent Co-Authors

In Young Kim
In Young Kim Hanyang University
Hyun Cheol Chung
Hyun Cheol Chung Yonsei University
Adolf Pfefferbaum
Adolf Pfefferbaum Stanford University
Eva M. Müller-Oehring
Eva M. Müller-Oehring Stanford University
Paolo Fusar-Poli
Paolo Fusar-Poli King's College London
Brendon Stubbs
Brendon Stubbs Medical University of Vienna
Kyooseob Ha
Kyooseob Ha Seoul National University
Joaquim Radua
Joaquim Radua University of Barcelona
Andre R. Brunoni
Andre R. Brunoni Universidade de São Paulo
Edith V. Sullivan
Edith V. Sullivan Stanford University

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