World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
41
Citations
9596
World Ranking
7779
National Ranking
4178

Pilyoung Kim publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

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

31–40 publications: 6 scientists 41–50 publications: 52 scientists 51–60 publications: 138 scientists 61–70 publications: 299 scientists 71–80 publications: 461 scientists 81–90 publications: 605 scientists 91–100 publications: 713 scientists 101–110 publications: 736 scientists 111–120 publications: 686 scientists 121–130 publications: 670 scientists 131–140 publications: 644 scientists 141–150 publications: 597 scientists 151–160 publications: 576 scientists 161–170 publications: 477 scientists 171–180 publications: 450 scientists 181–190 publications: 397 scientists 191–200 publications: 343 scientists 201–210 publications: 328 scientists 211–220 publications: 313 scientists 221–230 publications: 283 scientists 231–240 publications: 226 scientists 241–250 publications: 196 scientists 251–260 publications: 201 scientists 261–270 publications: 171 scientists 271–280 publications: 151 scientists 281–290 publications: 139 scientists 291–300 publications: 113 scientists 301–310 publications: 102 scientists 311–320 publications: 100 scientists 321–330 publications: 76 scientists 331–340 publications: 92 scientists 341–350 publications: 85 scientists 351–360 publications: 69 scientists 361–370 publications: 71 scientists 371–380 publications: 63 scientists 381–390 publications: 58 scientists 391–400 publications: 57 scientists 401–410 publications: 43 scientists 411–420 publications: 33 scientists 421–430 publications: 50 scientists 431–440 publications: 41 scientists 441–450 publications: 32 scientists 451–460 publications: 27 scientists 461–470 publications: 28 scientists 471–480 publications: 25 scientists 481–490 publications: 28 scientists 491–500 publications: 20 scientists 501–510 publications: 23 scientists 511–520 publications: 26 scientists 521–530 publications: 17 scientists 531–540 publications: 21 scientists 541–550 publications: 14 scientists 551–560 publications: 16 scientists 561–570 publications: 10 scientists 571–580 publications: 22 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 14 scientists 601–610 publications: 9 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 4 scientists 631–640 publications: 7 scientists 641–650 publications: 5 scientists 651–660 publications: 10 scientists 661–670 publications: 8 scientists 671–680 publications: 8 scientists 681–690 publications: 4 scientists 691–700 publications: 3 scientists 701–704 publications: 4 scientists 705+ publications: 100 scientists
31 publications 705+

This scientist: 83 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Pilyoung Kim D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

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

30–31 D-Index: 398 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 702 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 671 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 659 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 641 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 671 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 617 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 558 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 495 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 487 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 445 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 390 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 408 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 345 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 325 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 321 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 248 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 290 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 218 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 219 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 215 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 183 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 169 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 132 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 137 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 120 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 112 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 86 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 101 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 83 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 77 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 70 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 78 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 58 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 53 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 57 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 48 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 53 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 46 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 24 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 35 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 27 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 31 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 22 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 24 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 11 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 19 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 10 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 16 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 10 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 5 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 12 scientists 144+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Pilyoung Kim is affiliated with the University of Denver in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with significant contributions to Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; Social Psychology; Clinical Psychology; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health; and Pharmacy.

Their work focuses on a diverse range of topics related to maternal and child health, neuroendocrine regulation, and developmental processes. Key research themes include:

  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Infant Health and Development
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
  • Birth, Development, and Health

They have published numerous papers in reputable scientific journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • How stress can influence brain adaptations to motherhood, 2020, Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology
  • Associations between stress exposure and new mothers' brain responses to infant cry sounds, 2020, NeuroImage

Frequent publication venues include:

  • Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience
  • Developmental Psychobiology
  • Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology
  • Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience
  • Biological Psychiatry

Collaboration is a component of their research activity, with frequent co-authors identified as:

  • Alexander J. Dufford
  • Andrew Erhart
  • Tom Yeh
  • Rebekah Tribble
  • Aviva K. Olsavsky

Best Publications

  • Childhood Poverty, Chronic Stress, Self-Regulation, and Coping

    Gary W. Evans;Pilyoung Kim

  • Childhood Poverty and Health Cumulative Risk Exposure and Stress Dysregulation

    Gary W. Evans;Pilyoung Kim

  • Effects of childhood poverty and chronic stress on emotion regulatory brain function in adulthood

    Pilyoung Kim;Gary W. Evans;Michael Angstadt;S. Shaun Ho

  • The plasticity of human maternal brain: longitudinal changes in brain anatomy during the early postpartum period.

    Pilyoung Kim;James F. Leckman;Linda C. Mayes;Ruth Feldman

  • Breastfeeding, brain activation to own infant cry, and maternal sensitivity

    Pilyoung Kim;Pilyoung Kim;Ruth Feldman;Ruth Feldman;Linda C. Mayes;Linda C. Mayes;Virginia Eicher

  • Cumulative risk, maternal responsiveness, and allostatic load among young adolescents.

    Gary W. Evans;Pilyoung Kim;Albert H. Ting;Harris B. Tesher

  • Approaching the biology of human parental attachment: brain imaging, oxytocin and coordinated assessments of mothers and fathers.

    J. E. Swain;Pilyoung Kim;J. Spicer;S. S. Ho

  • Multiple risk exposure as a potential explanatory mechanism for the socioeconomic status-health gradient.

    Gary W. Evans;Pilyoung Kim

  • The Maternal Brain and its Plasticity in Humans

    Pilyoung Kim;Lane Strathearn;James E. Swain

  • Sad dads: paternal postpartum depression.

    Pilyoung Kim;James E Swain

  • Neural plasticity in fathers of human infants

    Pilyoung Kim;Paola Rigo;Linda C. Mayes;Ruth Feldman

  • Perceived quality of maternal care in childhood and structure and function of mothers' brain

    Pilyoung Kim;James F. Leckman;Linda C. Mayes;Linda C. Mayes;Michal Ann Newman

  • Childhood Poverty and Young Adults’ Allostatic Load The Mediating Role of Childhood Cumulative Risk Exposure

    Gary W. Evans;Pilyoung Kim

  • Neural mechanisms of frustration in chronically irritable children

    Christen M. Deveney;Megan E. Connolly;Catherine T. Haring;Brian L. Bones

  • Neuroendocrinology of Parental Response to Baby-Cry

    J. E. Swain;P. Kim;S. S. Ho

  • Resilience after 9/11: Multimodal neuroimaging evidence for stress-related change in the healthy adult brain

    Barbara L. Ganzel;Pilyoung Kim;Gary H. Glover;Elise Temple

  • Progress on the paternal brain: theory, animal models, human brain research, and mental health implications.

    J.E. Swain;C.J. Dayton;P. Kim;R.M. Tolman

  • Neural Correlates of Irritability in Disruptive Mood Dysregulation and Bipolar Disorders

    Jillian Lee Wiggins;Melissa A. Brotman;Nancy E. Adleman;Pilyoung Kim

  • EARLY POSTPARTUM PARENTAL PREOCCUPATION AND POSITIVE PARENTING THOUGHTS: RELATIONSHIP WITH PARENT-INFANT INTERACTION

    Pilyoung Kim;Linda Mayes;Ruth Feldman;James F. Leckman

  • Association of irritability and anxiety with the neural mechanisms of implicit face emotion processing in youths with psychopathology

    Joel Stoddard;Wan Ling Tseng;Pilyoung Kim;Gang Chen

  • Review: Sad dads: Paternal postpartum depression.

    Pilyoung Kim;James E. Swain

Frequent Co-Authors

James E. Swain
James E. Swain Stony Brook University
Gary W. Evans
Gary W. Evans Cornell University
Daniel S. Pine
Daniel S. Pine National Institutes of Health
Ellen Leibenluft
Ellen Leibenluft National Institutes of Health
Ruth Feldman
Ruth Feldman Reichman University
Linda C. Mayes
Linda C. Mayes Yale University
James F. Leckman
James F. Leckman Yale University
K. Luan Phan
K. Luan Phan The Ohio State University
Melissa A. Brotman
Melissa A. Brotman National Institutes of Health
Jiang Qiu
Jiang Qiu Southwest University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring psychology in the USA opens doors to diverse online degrees and evolving career pathways in mental health. Prospective students can pursue bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degrees online, often paired with clinical training or practicum experiences. These programs help you satisfy requirements for licensure if your goal is to become a therapist or counselor.

Remember, each state—and sometimes each city—sets its own requirements for mental health professionals. For example, those considering becoming a licensed therapist in Irving must follow Texas’s specific educational and supervised practice benchmarks. Similarly, meeting Jacksonville licensed therapist requirements involves adhering to Florida’s unique standards.

Guidance and prerequisites also differ in other cities. If you are interested in becoming a licensed therapist in Jersey City or curious about how to become a licensed therapist in Kansas City, make sure to review local licensure requirements for coursework, exams, and supervised hours.

Choosing an online psychology program tailored to your state’s or city’s standards is key to accessing rewarding careers in counseling, therapy, and mental health support.

Best Scientists Citing Pilyoung Kim

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles