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55
Citations
12335
World Ranking
2019
National Ranking
971

Overview

Sung-Wan Kim was affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States. Their research spanned multiple disciplines, primarily in medicine and psychology, with significant contributions to subfields including clinical psychology, psychiatry and mental health, experimental and cognitive psychology, biological psychiatry, and cardiology and cardiovascular medicine.

Their work addressed a variety of topics, notably:

  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Mental health research topics
  • Stress responses and cortisol
  • Treatment of major depression
  • Suicide and self-harm studies
  • COVID-19 and mental health

Sung-Wan Kim published extensively in well-known scientific venues. Frequent publication venues included:

  • Psychiatry Investigation
  • Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Schizophrenia

Their recent papers encompassed a range of topics and appeared in high-impact journals. Selected publications were:

  • "Improving polygenic prediction in ancestrally diverse populations," 2022, Nature Genetics
  • "Using psychoneuroimmunity against COVID-19," 2020, Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • "Sex differences in the genetic architecture of depression," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "The Impact of Community Disaster Trauma: A Focus on Emerging Research of PTSD and Other Mental Health Outcomes," 2020, Chonnam Medical Journal
  • "Accelerating Medicines Partnership® Schizophrenia (AMP® SCZ): Rationale and Study Design of the Largest Global Prospective Cohort Study of Clinical High Risk for Psychosis," 2024, Schizophrenia Bulletin

Sung-Wan Kim collaborated frequently with several researchers, indicating a broad network of scientific partnerships. Notable co-authors included:

  • Jae-Min Kim
  • Ju-Yeon Lee
  • Ju-Wan Kim
  • Il-Seon Shin
  • Hee-Ju Kang

Best Publications

  • Interactions between life stressors and susceptibility genes (5-HTTLPR and BDNF) on depression in Korean elders.

    Jae-Min Kim;Robert Stewart;Sung-Wan Kim;Su-Jin Yang

  • Predictive value of folate, vitamin B12 and homocysteine levels in late-life depression.

    Jae-Min Kim;Robert Stewart;Sung-Wan Kim;Su-Jin Yang

  • Bullying and victimization behaviors in boys and girls at South Korean primary schools.

    Su-Jin Yang;Jae-Min Kim;Seon-Young Kim;Il-Seon Shin

  • Association of SLC6A4 methylation with early adversity, characteristics and outcomes in depression.

    Hee-Ju Kang;Jae-Min Kim;Robert Stewart;Seon-Young Kim

  • Comorbidity of Depression with Physical Disorders: Research and Clinical Implications

    Hee-Ju Kang;Seon-Young Kim;Kyung-Yeol Bae;Sung-Wan Kim

  • Using psychoneuroimmunity against COVID-19.

    Sung Wan Kim;Kuan Pin Su

  • Comparing effects of methylphenidate, sertraline and placebo on neuropsychiatric sequelae in patients with traumatic brain injury

    Hoon Lee;Sung-Wan Kim;Jae-Min Kim;Il-Seon Shin

  • Differences in predictors of traditional and cyber-bullying: a 2-year longitudinal study in Korean school children

    Su-Jin Yang;Robert Stewart;Jae-Min Kim;Sung-Wan Kim

  • BDNF promoter methylation and suicidal behavior in depressive patients

    Hee-Ju Kang;Jae-Min Kim;Ju-Yeon Lee;Seon-Young Kim

  • Effect of Escitalopram vs Placebo Treatment for Depression on Long-term Cardiac Outcomes in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Jae-Min Kim;Robert Stewart;Robert Stewart;Yong-Seong Lee;Hee-Joon Lee

  • Dental health, nutritional status and recent-onset dementia in a Korean community population

    Jae-Min Kim;Robert Stewart;Martin Prince;Sung-Wan Kim

  • Insomnia, depression, and physical disorders in late life: a 2-year longitudinal community study in Koreans.

    Jae-Min Kim;Robert Stewart;Sung-Wan Kim;Su-Jin Yang

  • Effectiveness of mirtazapine for nausea and insomnia in cancer patients with depression.

    Sung-Wan Kim;Il-Seon Shin;Jae-Min Kim;Young-Chul Kim

  • The renin-angiotensin system: a possible new target for depression.

    João Vian;Círia Pereira;Victor Chavarria;Cristiano Köhler

  • Physical health, depression and cognitive function as correlates of disability in an older Korean population

    Jae-Min Kim;Robert Stewart;Nicholas Glozier;Martin Prince

  • Statins and Inflammation: New Therapeutic Opportunities in Psychiatry

    Sung-Wan Kim;Hee-Ju Kang;Min Jhon;Ju-Wan Kim

  • Associations of BDNF Genotype and Promoter Methylation with Acute and Long-Term Stroke Outcomes in an East Asian Cohort

    Jae-Min Kim;Robert Stewart;Man-Seok Park;Hee-Ju Kang

  • A Longitudinal Study of BDNF Promoter Methylation and Genotype With Poststroke Depression

    Jae-Min Kim;Robert Stewart;Hee-Ju Kang;Seon-Young Kim

  • Risperidone versus olanzapine for the treatment of delirium

    Sung-Wan Kim;Joon-An Yoo;Sam-Yeon Lee;Seon-Young Kim

  • Diagnostic validity of assessment scales for depression in patients with schizophrenia

    Sung-Wan Kim;Su-Jung Kim;Bo-Hyun Yoon;Jae-Min Kim

  • Mirtazapine for Severe Gastroparesis Unresponsive to Conventional Prokinetic Treatment

    Sung-wan Kim;Il-seon Shin;Jae-min Kim;Ho-cheol Kang

Frequent Co-Authors

Jin-Sang Yoon
Jin-Sang Yoon Chonnam National University
Simon M Rice
Simon M Rice University of Melbourne
Barnaby Nelson
Barnaby Nelson University of Melbourne
Jing Sui
Jing Sui Beijing Normal University
Kyooseob Ha
Kyooseob Ha Seoul National University
Robert K. McNamara
Robert K. McNamara University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Paul B. Fitzgerald
Paul B. Fitzgerald Australian National University
Giuseppe Maina
Giuseppe Maina University of Turin
Sarah Whittle
Sarah Whittle University of Melbourne
Pierre-Michel Llorca
Pierre-Michel Llorca University of Clermont Auvergne

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