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Kwang Pyo Kim

Kwang Pyo Kim

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
67
Citations
28058
World Ranking
8052
National Ranking
74

Chemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
10939
World Ranking
12571
National Ranking
239

Kwang Pyo 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 Kwang Pyo Kim sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 248 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kwang Pyo 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 Kwang Pyo 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: 67 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kwang Pyo Kim is affiliated with Kyung Hee University in South Korea. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with notable contributions to Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Surgery, Oncology, and Materials Chemistry.

The scientist's recent publications reflect a focus on cancer biology, molecular pathways, and immunology, including the following works:

  • Breast Cancer Cell-Derived Soluble CD44 Promotes Tumor Progression by Triggering Macrophage IL1β Production (2020) in Cancer Research
  • Panax ginseng-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Facilitate Anti-Senescence Effects in Human Skin Cells: An Eco-Friendly and Sustainable Way to Use Ginseng Substances (2021) in Cells
  • Risk of Hematologic Malignant Neoplasms From Abdominopelvic Computed Tomographic Radiation in Patients Who Underwent Appendectomy (2021) in JAMA Surgery
  • IRT5 Probiotics Changes Immune Modulatory Protein Expression in the Extraorbital Lacrimal Glands of an Autoimmune Dry Eye Mouse Model (2020) in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
  • Comparative lipidomics of 5-Fluorouracil-sensitive and -resistant colorectal cancer cells reveals altered sphingomyelin and ceramide controlled by acid sphingomyelinase (SMPD1) (2020) in Scientific Reports

Their research interests cover several main topics, including:

  • Magnetic confinement fusion research
  • Extracellular vesicles in disease
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Superconducting Materials and Applications
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Radiation Dose and Imaging
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies

Frequent collaborators in their work include:

  • Jae Hun Jung
  • B-Y. Ryoo
  • Hyoseon Kim
  • Hyung Soon Park
  • Hyeong Min Lee

Major publication venues in which Kwang Pyo Kim has often published research include:

  • Annals of Oncology
  • Fusion Engineering and Design
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
  • Molecular & Cellular Proteomics

Best Publications

  • Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018) : a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines

    Clotilde Théry;Kenneth W. Witwer;Elena Aikawa;Maria Jose Alcaraz

  • Gram-positive bacteria produce membrane vesicles: proteomics-based characterization of Staphylococcus aureus-derived membrane vesicles.

    Eun Young Lee;Do Young Choi;Dae Kyum Kim;Jung Wook Kim

  • Certain pairs of ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes (E2s) and ubiquitin-protein ligases (E3s) synthesize nondegradable forked ubiquitin chains containing all possible isopeptide linkages.

    Hyoung Tae Kim;Kwang Pyo Kim;Kwang Pyo Kim;Fernando Lledias;Alexei F. Kisselev

  • EVpedia: An integrated database of high-throughput data for systemic analyses of extracellular vesicles

    Dae Kyum Kim;Byeongsoo Kang;Oh Youn Kim;Dong Sic Choi

  • Mitochondria-immobilized pH-sensitive off-on fluorescent probe.

    Min Hee Lee;Nayoung Park;Chunsik Yi;Ji Hye Han

  • Global proteomic profiling of native outer membrane vesicles derived from Escherichia coli.

    Eun-Young Lee;Joo Young Bang;Gun Wook Park;Dong-Sic Choi

  • Proteomic analysis of microvesicles derived from human mesenchymal stem cells

    Han-Soo Kim;Do-Young Choi;So Jeong Yun;Seong-Mi Choi

  • EVpedia: a community web portal for extracellular vesicles research

    Dae-Kyum Kim;Jaewook Lee;Sae Rom Kim;Dong Sic Choi

  • Low-dose abdominal CT for evaluating suspected appendicitis.

    Kyuseok Kim;Young Hoon Kim;So Yeon Kim;Suyoung Kim

  • Proteomics in gram-negative bacterial outer membrane vesicles.

    Eun-Young Lee;Dong-Sic Choi;Kwang-Pyo Kim;Yong Song Gho

  • Non‐classical exocytosis of α‐synuclein is sensitive to folding states and promoted under stress conditions

    Ara Jang;He Jin Lee;Ji Eun Suk;Jin Woo Jung

  • Ubiquitin ligase Nedd4 promotes alpha-synuclein degradation by the endosomal-lysosomal pathway.

    George K. Tofaris;Hyoung Tae Kim;Raphael Hourez;Jin-Woo Jung

  • Proteogenomic Characterization of Human Early-Onset Gastric Cancer

    Dong Gi Mun;Jinhyuk Bhin;Jinhyuk Bhin;Sangok Kim;Hyunwoo Kim;Hyunwoo Kim

  • Orthogonal lipid sensors identify transbilayer asymmetry of plasma membrane cholesterol.

    Shu Lin Liu;Ren Sheng;Jae Hun Jung;Li Wang

  • p62/SQSTM1/Sequestosome-1 is an N-recognin of the N-end rule pathway which modulates autophagosome biogenesis

    Hyunjoo Cha-Molstad;Ji Eun Yu;Ji Eun Yu;Zhiwei Feng;Su Hyun Lee

  • Proteomic analysis of microvesicles derived from human colorectal cancer cells

    Dong-Sic Choi;Jae-Min Lee;Gun Wook Park;Hyeon-Woo Lim

  • Historical Review of Occupational Exposures and Cancer Risks in Medical Radiation Workers

    Martha S. Linet;Kwang Pyo Kim;Donald L. Miller;Ruth A. Kleinerman

  • Roles of Trp31 in High Membrane Binding and Proinflammatory Activity of Human Group V Phospholipase A2

    Sang Kyou Han;Kwang Pyo Kim;Rao Koduri;Lenka Bittova

  • Staphylococcus aureus Extracellular Vesicles Carry Biologically Active β-Lactamase

    Jaewook Lee;Eun-Young Lee;Si-Hyun Kim;Dae-Kyum Kim

  • Occupational radiation doses to operators performing fluoroscopically-guided procedures.

    Kwang Pyo Kim;Donald L. Miller;Amy Berrington de Gonzalez;Stephen Balter

  • EVpedia: A community web portal for extracellular vesicles research

    D.-K. Kim;J. Lee;S. R. Kim;D.-S. Choi

  • Certain Pairs of Ubiquitin-conjugating Enzymes (E2s) and Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases (E3s) Synthesize Nondegradable Forked Ubiquitin Chains Containing All Possible

    Isopeptide Linkages;Hyoung Tae Kim;Kwang Pyo Kim;Fernando Lledias

Frequent Co-Authors

Wonhwa Cho
Wonhwa Cho University of Illinois at Chicago
Daehee Hwang
Daehee Hwang Seoul National University
Yong Song Gho
Yong Song Gho Pohang University of Science and Technology
Michael R. Freeman
Michael R. Freeman Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Yoon-Keun Kim
Yoon-Keun Kim Pohang University of Science and Technology
Kyooseob Ha
Kyooseob Ha Seoul National University
Myung-Haing Cho
Myung-Haing Cho Seoul National University
Young-Joon Surh
Young-Joon Surh Seoul National University
Dominic M. Desiderio
Dominic M. Desiderio University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Akhilesh Pandey
Akhilesh Pandey Mayo Clinic

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