2026 Soo-Hyun Kim: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	65	2838	2618	9	8	179	15865

Soo-Hyun Kim publication distribution in Immunology in 2026

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

62 publications 807+

This scientist: 179 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

Soo-Hyun Kim D-index placement in Immunology in 2026

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

40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

Overview

Soo-Hyun Kim is affiliated with Konkuk University in South Korea and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Infectious Diseases, Immunology, and Molecular Biology.

Their research covers various subfields, including:

Infectious Diseases
Immunology
Molecular Biology
Oncology
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Kim's scholarly output centers on several main topics, such as:

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions
Animal Virus Infections Studies
Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds
Inflammasome and immune disorders

Notable recent publications include:

"SARS-CoV-2 Delta (B.1.617.2) Variant: A Unique T478K Mutation in Receptor Binding Motif (RBM) of Spike Gene" (2021), published in Immune Network
"SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Mutation Is Faster than the Chase: Multiple Mutations on Spike/ACE2 Interaction Residues" (2021), published in Immune Network
"The Progression of SARS Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2): Mutation in the Receptor Binding Domain of Spike Gene" (2020), published in Immune Network
"Role of Dendritic Cell in Diabetic Nephropathy" (2021), published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
"Deep Learning-Based Image Conversion Improves the Reproducibility of Computed Tomography Radiomics Features" (2021), published in Investigative Radiology

They have frequently published in venues such as:

Immune Network
Frontiers in Immunology
Scientific Reports
Research Square
International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Kim often collaborates with other researchers in their field. Frequent coauthors include:

Hyunjhung Jhun
Young-Min Lee
Ho-Young Park
Su Cheong Yeom
Yasmin Hisham

Best Publications

Interleukin-18 and IL-18 binding protein.

Charles A. Dinarello;Daniela Novick;Soohyun Kim;Soohyun Kim;Gilles Kaplanski

1055
Citations
Interleukin-18 Binding Protein: A Novel Modulator of the Th1 Cytokine Response

Daniela Novick;Soo Hyun Kim;Giamila Fantuzzi;Leonid L. Reznikov

1008
Citations
Interleukin-32: A Cytokine and Inducer of TNFα

Soo Hyun Kim;Sun Young Han;Tania Azam;Do Young Yoon

764
Citations
Overview of interleukin-18: more than an interferon-gamma inducing factor.

Charles A. Dinarello;Daniela Novick;Adrian J. Puren;Giamila Fantuzzi

518
Citations
Deficiency of interleukin-18 in mice leads to hyperphagia, obesity and insulin resistance.

Mihai G Netea;Leo A B Joosten;Eli Lewis;Dalan R Jensen

509
Citations
Structural requirements of six naturally occurring isoforms of the IL-18 binding protein to inhibit IL-18

Soo Hyun Kim;Miriam Eisenstein;Leonid Reznikov;Giamila Fantuzzi

477
Citations
IL-32, a proinflammatory cytokine in rheumatoid arthritis.

Leo A. B. Joosten;Mihai G. Netea;Soo-Hyun Kim;Do-Young Yoon

404
Citations
IL-32 synergizes with nucleotide oligomerization domain (NOD) 1 and NOD2 ligands for IL-1β and IL-6 production through a caspase 1-dependent mechanism

Mihai G. Netea;Tania Azam;Gerben Ferwerda;Stephen E. Girardin

365
Citations
A novel IL-18BP ELISA shows elevated serum IL-18BP in sepsis and extensive decrease of free IL-18.

Daniela Novick;Boris Schwartsburd;Ron Pinkus;Dan Suissa

365
Citations
Interleukin-18, more than a Th1 cytokine

Daniela Novick;Soohyun Kim;Gilles Kaplanski;Charles A. Dinarello

326
Citations
The IL-1 family member 7b translocates to the nucleus and down-regulates proinflammatory cytokines.

Sheetal Sharma;Nicole Kulk;Marcel F. Nold;Ralph Gräf

320
Citations
A complex of the IL-1 homologue IL-1F7b and IL-18-binding protein reduces IL-18 activity

Philip Bufler;Tania Azam;Fabia Gamboni-Robertson;Leonid L. Reznikov

314
Citations
Differences in signaling pathways by IL-1β and IL-18

Jae-Kwon Lee;Soo-Hyun Kim;Eli C. Lewis;Tania Azam

302
Citations
Anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties of α1-antitrypsin without inhibition of elastase

Danny Jonigk;Mariam Al-Omari;Lavinia Maegel;Meike Müller

278
Citations
The Interleukin-1α Precursor is Biologically Active and is Likely a Key Alarmin in the IL-1 Family of Cytokines

Busun Kim;Youngmin Lee;Eunsom Kim;Areum Kwak

275
Citations
Mycobacterium tuberculosis Induces Interleukin-32 Production through a Caspase- 1/IL-18/Interferon-γ-Dependent Mechanism

Mihai G Netea;Tania Azam;Eli C Lewis;Leo A. B Joosten

257
Citations
Extracellular forms of IL-37 inhibit innate inflammation in vitro and in vivo but require the IL-1 family decoy receptor IL-1R8.

Suzhao Li;C. Preston Neff;Kristina Barber;Jaewoo Hong

253
Citations
Suppression of innate inflammation and immunity by interleukin‐37

Charles A. Dinarello;Charles A. Dinarello;Claudia Nold-Petry;Marcel Nold;Mayumi Fujita

241
Citations
IL-37 protects against obesity-induced inflammation and insulin resistance

Dov B Ballak;Janna A van Diepen;Alexander R Moschen;Henry J Jansen

232
Citations
Identification of the most active interleukin‐32 isoform

Ji-Da Choi;Su-Young Bae;Jae-Woo Hong;Tania Azam

231
Citations
Interleukin-1 homologues IL-1F7b and IL-18 contain functional mRNA instability elements within the coding region responsive to lipopolysaccharide

Philip Bufler;Fabia Gamboni-Robertson;Tania Azam;Soo-Hyun Kim

212
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles A. Dinarello University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Daniela Novick Weizmann Institute of Science

Menachem Rubinstein Weizmann Institute of Science

Giamila Fantuzzi University of Illinois at Chicago

Mihai G. Netea Radboud University

Leo A. B. Joosten Radboud University

Edward D. Chan National Jewish Health

Jos W. M. van der Meer Radboud University Medical Center

Young Yang Sookmyung Women's University

Yong Sung Kim Ajou University

External Links

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