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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 89 740 345 275 23295

Kwang Sik Kim publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kwang Sik Kim between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kwang Sik Kim published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 6.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2006. 4 of the 296 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2006. 1978: 1 publication 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 2 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 12 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 17 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 20 publications 2007: 20 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 0 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 1 publication
1978 2025

296 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kwang Sik Kim: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year Publications
1978 1
1979 1
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 3
1985 4
1986 1
1987 2
1988 4
1989 0
1990 4
1991 2
1992 2
1993 2
1994 0
1995 1
1996 2
1997 4
1998 7
1999 8
2000 12
2001 10
2002 10
2003 17
2004 11
2005 13
2006 20
2007 20
2008 13
2009 6
2010 12
2011 12
2012 20
2013 11
2014 6
2015 13
2016 6
2017 6
2018 10
2019 6
2020 5
2021 4
2022 1
2023 0
2024 3
2025 1
Total 296
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Kwang Sik Kim publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 275–284 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 275 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148 275
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Kwang Sik Kim D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 89 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38 89
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Overview

Kwang Sik Kim was affiliated with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the United States. Their research intersected multiple domains within medicine and biochemistry, with a focus on microbiology and molecular biology. Throughout their career, they contributed to understanding bacterial infections, neuroinflammation, and the mechanisms underlying barrier function in biological systems.

Their published work covered a variety of topics including bacterial infections and vaccines, pneumonia and respiratory infections, barrier structure and function studies, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, streptococcal infections and treatments, neonatal and maternal infections, and neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms.

Frequent coauthors included Ningyu Zhu, Kyusoon Shin, Jong Wook Hong, Wei Liu, and Atish Prakash, each of whom collaborated in multiple studies alongside Kim.

Their research has appeared in several scientific journals, notably:

  • Cell Reports
  • Cellular Microbiology
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Journal of Materials Research and Technology
  • ACS Omega

Selected recent publications include:

  • Bacteria reduce flagellin synthesis to evade microglia-astrocyte-driven immunity in the brain (2022, Cell Reports)
  • Targeting E. coli invasion of the blood-brain barrier for investigating the pathogenesis and therapeutic development of E. coli meningitis (2020, Cellular Microbiology)
  • Gut Bacteria of Rattus rattus (Rat) Produce Broad-Spectrum Antibacterial Lipopeptides (2021, ACS Omega)
  • Human Placental Trophoblasts Are Resistant to Trypanosoma cruzi Infection in a 3D-Culture Model of the Maternal-Fetal Interface (2021, Frontiers in Microbiology)
  • Design of nano-scale multilayered nitride hard coatings deposited by arc ion plating process: Microstructural and mechanical characterization (2021, Journal of Materials Research and Technology)

Their work addressed complex biological barriers and infectious pathogens, often exploring mechanisms at the molecular and cellular levels. Studies on bacterial evasion of immune responses in the brain and investigations into the blood-brain barrier exemplify this approach.

In addition to microbiology and molecular biology, their research also included epidemiology, neurology, and public health-related fields. This multidisciplinary approach reflected the broad impact of infectious diseases on various physiological and clinical contexts.

Best Publications

  • Clinical characteristics of children with complicated pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae

    Tina Q. Tan;Edward O. Mason;Ellen R. Wald;William J. Barson

  • Mechanisms of microbial traversal of the blood–brain barrier

    Kwang Sik Kim

  • PATHOGENESIS OF BACTERIAL MENINGITIS: FROM BACTERAEMIA TO NEURONAL INJURY

    Kwang Sik Kim

  • Surfactant proteins A and D inhibit the growth of Gram-negative bacteria by increasing membrane permeability

    Huixing Wu;Alexander Kuzmenko;Sijue Wan;Lyndsay Schaffer

  • Acute bacterial meningitis in infants and children

    Kwang Sik Kim

  • Degradation of outer membrane protein A in Escherichia coli killing by neutrophil elastase

    Abderr azzaq Belaaouaj;Kwang Sik Kim;Steven D. Shapiro

  • Selective expression of adhesion molecules on human brain microvascular endothelial cells

    Monique F Stins;Floyd Gilles;Kwang Sik Kim

  • Bacterial invasion and transcytosis in transfected human brain microvascular endothelial cells.

    Monique F. Stins;Julie Badger;Kwang Sik Kim

  • Cryptococcal Yeast Cells Invade the Central Nervous System via Transcellular Penetration of the Blood-Brain Barrier

    Yun C. Chang;Monique F. Stins;Michael J. McCaffery;Georgina F. Miller

  • Interaction of Listeria monocytogenes with human brain microvascular endothelial cells: InlB-dependent invasion, long-term intracellular growth, and spread from macrophages to endothelial cells

    Lars Greiffenberg;Werner Goebel;Kwang Sik Kim;Kwang Sik Kim;Inge Weiglein

  • Comparison of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli strains from human and avian sources reveals a mixed subset representing potential zoonotic pathogens

    Timothy J. Johnson;Timothy J. Johnson;Yvonne Wannemuehler;Sara J. Johnson;Adam L. Stell

  • Human astrocytes/astrocyte-conditioned medium and shear stress enhance the barrier properties of human brain microvascular endothelial cells.

    Venkatraman Siddharthan;Yuri V. Kim;Suyi Liu;Kwang Sik Kim

  • Binding of Candida albicans enolase to plasmin(ogen) results in enhanced invasion of human brain microvascular endothelial cells.

    Ambrose Y. Jong;Steven H.M. Chen;Monique F. Stins;Kwang Sik Kim

  • Hepatitis C Virus Infects the Endothelial Cells of the Blood-Brain Barrier

    Nicola F. Fletcher;Garrick K. Wilson;Jacinta Murray;Ke Hu

  • Escherichia coli Isolates That Carry vat, fyuA, chuA, and yfcV Efficiently Colonize the Urinary Tract

    Rachel R. Spurbeck;Paul C. Dinh;Seth T. Walk;Ann E. Stapleton

  • Cryptococcus neoformans induces alterations in the cytoskeleton of human brain microvascular endothelial cells.

    Steven H.M. Chen;Monique F. Stins;Sheng He Huang;Yu Hua Chen

  • TNF- α Opens a Paracellular Route for HIV-1 Invasion across the Blood-Brain Barrier

    Milan Fiala;David J. Looney;Monique Stins;Dennis D. Way

  • Host cell interactions of outer membrane vesicle-associated virulence factors of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157: Intracellular delivery, trafficking and mechanisms of cell injury.

    Martina Bielaszewska;Christian Rüter;Andreas Bauwens;Lilo Greune

  • Real-time imaging of trapping and urease-dependent transmigration of Cryptococcus neoformans in mouse brain

    Meiqing Shi;Shu Shun Li;Chunfu Zheng;Gareth J. Jones

  • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli hemolysin employs outer membrane vesicles to target mitochondria and cause endothelial and epithelial apoptosis

    Martina Bielaszewska;Christian Rüter;Lisa Kunsmann;Lilo Greune

  • Pneumolysin is the main inducer of cytotoxicity to brain microvascular endothelial cells caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae

    Gregor Zysk;Barbara Katharina Schneider-Wald;Jae Hyuk Hwang;Levente Bejo

  • PavA of Streptococcus pneumoniae Modulates Adherence, Invasion, and Meningeal Inflammation

    Daniela Pracht;Christine Elm;Joachim Gerber;Simone Bergmann

  • Streptococcus suis serotype 2 interactions with human brain microvascular endothelial cells

    Nathalie Charland;Victor Nizet;Craig E. Rubens;Kwang Sik Kim

Frequent Co-Authors

Monique F. Stins
Monique F. Stins Johns Hopkins University
Naveed Ahmed Khan
Naveed Ahmed Khan University of Sharjah
Sheldon L. Kaplan
Sheldon L. Kaplan Baylor College of Medicine
Nemani V. Prasadarao
Nemani V. Prasadarao University of Southern California
Edward O. Mason
Edward O. Mason Baylor College of Medicine
Ram Yogev
Ram Yogev Northwestern University
Ellen R. Wald
Ellen R. Wald University of Wisconsin–Madison
John S. Bradley
John S. Bradley University of California, San Diego
Tina Q. Tan
Tina Q. Tan Northwestern University
M. Alexander Schmidt
M. Alexander Schmidt University of Münster

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