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Kyu-Won Kim

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
80
Citations
24824
World Ranking
4050
National Ranking
31

Kyu-Won 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 Kyu-Won Kim sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 313 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kyu-Won 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 Kyu-Won Kim sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 80 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kyu-Won Kim is affiliated with Seoul National University in South Korea and has a research focus that spans medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their scholarly output predominantly centers on molecular biology, immunology, cancer research, infectious diseases, and physiology.

Their recent work covers various topics, including SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, vaccine coverage and hesitancy, microRNA in disease regulation, gut microbiota and health, autophagy in disease and therapy, RNA research and splicing, and inflammasome and immune disorders.

Among their recent publications are:

  • miR-125a-5p attenuates macrophage-mediated vascular dysfunction by targeting Ninjurin1 (2022, Cell Death and Differentiation)
  • Ninjurin1 deficiency aggravates colitis development by promoting M1 macrophage polarization and inducing microbial imbalance (2020, The FASEB Journal)
  • Impact of gut microbiota: How it could play roles beyond the digestive system on development of cardiovascular and renal diseases (2020, Microbial Pathogenesis)
  • AKAP12 Supports Blood-Brain Barrier Integrity against Ischemic Stroke (2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)
  • Thunbergia laurifolia Leaf Extract Inhibits Glutamate-Induced Neurotoxicity and Cell Death through Mitophagy Signaling (2021, Antioxidants)

Frequent publication venues for this researcher include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Experimental & Molecular Medicine
  • Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility
  • Gastroenterology
  • Cell Death and Differentiation

Collaborations play a significant role in their research activities, with frequent coauthors including Taekwon Son, Ji Hae Seo, Hoon Choi, Irwin H. Gelman, and Seung-Ah Choe, each contributing to multiple joint publications.

Best Publications

  • Analyses of pig genomes provide insight into porcine demography and evolution

    Martien A. M. Groenen;Alan L. Archibald;Hirohide Uenishi;Christopher K. Tuggle

  • Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF-1)alpha: its protein stability and biological functions.

    Ji-Won Lee;Seong-Hui Bae;Joo-Won Jeong;Se-Hee Kim

  • Comparative genomics reveals insights into avian genome evolution and adaptation.

    Guojie Zhang;Guojie Zhang;Cai Li;Qiye Li;Bo Li

  • Regulation and Destabilization of HIF-1α by ARD1-Mediated Acetylation

    Joo Won Jeong;Moon Kyoung Bae;Moon Kyoung Bae;Mee Young Ahn;Se Hee Kim

  • Anti-inflammatory effects of chlorogenic acid in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells.

    Su Jung Hwang;Yong-Wan Kim;Yohan Park;Hyo-Jong Lee

  • Multi-Platform Next-Generation Sequencing of the Domestic Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo): Genome Assembly and Analysis

    Rami A. Dalloul;Julie A Long;Aleksey V. Zimin;Luqman Aslam

  • Visfatin enhances ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 expression through ROS-dependent NF-κB activation in endothelial cells

    Su Ryun Kim;Yun Hee Bae;Soo Kyung Bae;Kyu Sil Choi

  • The duck genome and transcriptome provide insight into an avian influenza virus reservoir species

    Yinhua Huang;Yinhua Huang;Yingrui Li;David W Burt;Hualan Chen

  • Molecular inflammation hypothesis of aging based on the anti-aging mechanism of calorie restriction.

    Hae Young Chung;Hyon Jeen Kim;Kyu Won Kim;Jae Sue Choi

  • Functional and developmental analysis of the blood–brain barrier in zebrafish

    Jae Yeon Jeong;Hyouk Bum Kwon;Jong Chan Ahn;Dongmin Kang

  • Sumoylation increases HIF-1α stability and its transcriptional activity

    Seong-Hui Bae;Joo-Won Jeong;Joo-Won Jeong;Jeong Ae Park;Se-Hee Kim

  • Blood-neural barrier: intercellular communication at glio-vascular interface.

    Jung Hun Kim;Jin Hyoung Kim;Joeng Ae Park;Sae-Won Lee

  • Capsaicin Inhibits in Vitro and in Vivo Angiogenesis

    Jeong Ki Min;Kyu Yeon Han;Eok Cheon Kim;Young Myeong Kim

  • Curcumin inhibits hypoxia-induced angiogenesis via down-regulation of HIF-1

    Moon-Kyoung Bae;Se-Hee Kim;Joo-Won Jeong;You Mie Lee

  • Hepatitis B virus X protein induces angiogenesis by stabilizing hypoxia-inducible factor-1α

    Eun-Joung Moon;Eun-Joung Moon;Chul-Ho Jeong;Joo-Won Jeong;Kwang Rok Kim

  • Histone deacetylase inhibitor FK228 inhibits tumor angiogenesis.

    Ho Jeong Kwon;Myoung Sook Kim;Min Jung Kim;Hidenori Nakajima

  • Jab1 Interacts Directly with HIF-1α and Regulates Its Stability

    Moon Kyoung Bae;Mee Young Ahn;Joo Won Jeong;Myung Ho Bae

  • Intravenously administered gold nanoparticles pass through the blood?retinal barrier depending on the particle size, and induce no retinal toxicity

    Jeong Hun Kim;Jin Hyoung Kim;Kyu-Won Kim;Myung Hun Kim

  • Hypoxia-induced angiogenesis during carcinogenesis.

    Kyu-Sil Choi;Moon-Kyoung Bae;Joo-Won Jeong;Hyo-Eun Moon

  • Inhibition of hypoxia-induced angiogenesis by FK228, a specific histone deacetylase inhibitor, via suppression of HIF-1α activity

    You Mie Lee;Se Hee Kim;Hae Sun Kim;Hae Sun Kim;Myung Jin Son;Myung Jin Son

Frequent Co-Authors

Eng H. Lo
Eng H. Lo Harvard University
Eunji Lee
Eunji Lee Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
Goo Taeg Oh
Goo Taeg Oh Ewha Womans University
Young-Guen Kwon
Young-Guen Kwon Yonsei University
Ho Jeong Kwon
Ho Jeong Kwon Yonsei University
Marc Diederich
Marc Diederich Seoul National University
Mario Dicato
Mario Dicato Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg
David W. Burt
David W. Burt University of Queensland
Peter F. Stadler
Peter F. Stadler Leipzig University
Martien A. M. Groenen
Martien A. M. Groenen Wageningen University & Research

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Publications: 53

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Thomas Arnesen

Thomas Arnesen

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Hendrik-Jan Megens

Hendrik-Jan Megens

Wageningen University & Research

Publications: 41

Byung Pal Yu

Byung Pal Yu

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

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Sung-Hoon Kim

Yonsei University

Publications: 40

Lawrence B. Schook

Lawrence B. Schook

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Publications: 33

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Leif Andersson

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Alan Archibald

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