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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 55 2019 971 407 12335

Sung-Wan Kim publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sung-Wan Kim between 2004 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sung-Wan Kim published across 22 years, from 2004 to 2025, averaging 22.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 44 publications in 2025. 72 of the 494 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2004 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 44. Peak 44 publications in 2025. 2004: 2 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 25 publications 2013: 23 publications 2014: 19 publications 2015: 24 publications 2016: 30 publications 2017: 27 publications 2018: 30 publications 2019: 31 publications 2020: 33 publications 2021: 37 publications 2022: 42 publications 2023: 29 publications 2024: 28 publications 2025: 44 publications
2004 2025

494 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sung-Wan Kim: publications per year, 2004 to 2025
Year Publications
2004 2
2005 6
2006 8
2007 8
2008 14
2009 8
2010 15
2011 11
2012 25
2013 23
2014 19
2015 24
2016 30
2017 27
2018 30
2019 31
2020 33
2021 37
2022 42
2023 29
2024 28
2025 44
Total 494
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Sung-Wan Kim publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sung-Wan Kim sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 404–413 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 407 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30 407
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Sung-Wan Kim D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sung-Wan Kim sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 55 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137 55
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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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
Robert Stewart
Robert Stewart King's College London
Michael Berk
Michael Berk Deakin University
Patrick D. McGorry
Patrick D. McGorry University of Melbourne
Simon M Rice
Simon M Rice University of Melbourne
Barnaby Nelson
Barnaby Nelson University of Melbourne
Seetal Dodd
Seetal Dodd Deakin University
Jun Soo Kwon
Jun Soo Kwon Seoul National University
Jing Sui
Jing Sui Beijing Normal University
Pierre-Michel Llorca
Pierre-Michel Llorca University of Clermont Auvergne

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