2026 Young-Joon Kim: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	50	17512	16079	212	210	112	11296

Overview

Young-Joon Kim is affiliated with Yonsei University in South Korea. Their research spans multiple domains related to biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, neuroscience, and medicine. The work is particularly focused on neurobiology and insect physiology, animal behavior and reproduction, insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, circadian rhythms, invertebrate immune responses, epigenetics, DNA methylation, as well as physiological and biochemical adaptations.

Key publications by Young-Joon Kim include:

Genome-wide identification of differentially methylated promoters and enhancers associated with response to anti-PD-1 therapy in non-small cell lung cancer (2020, Experimental & Molecular Medicine)
The neuropeptide allatostatin C from clock-associated DN1p neurons generates the circadian rhythm for oogenesis (2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
IKAROS and MENIN coordinate therapeutically actionable leukemogenic gene expression in MLL-r acute myeloid leukemia (2022, Nature Cancer)
The insect somatostatin pathway gates vitellogenesis progression during reproductive maturation and the post-mating response (2022, Nature Communications)
Stimuli-Responsive Drug Delivery of Doxorubicin Using Magnetic Nanoparticle Conjugated Poly(ethylene glycol)-g-Chitosan Copolymer (2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)

Frequent coauthors associated with Young-Joon Kim include:

Sung-Eun Yoon
Do-Hyoung Kim
Minsik Yun
Kang-Min Lee
Greg S. B. Suh

Their work has been published notably in the following venues:

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Research Square
Journal of Neurogenetics
Experimental & Molecular Medicine
Nature Communications

The fields of study associated with Young-Joon Kim's research include:

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Neuroscience
Medicine

Within these broader fields, the scientist's subfields of study detailed are:

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Molecular Biology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Genetics
Surgery

Main topics addressed in their research cover:

Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
Animal Behavior and Reproduction
Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
Circadian rhythm and melatonin
Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
Physiological and biochemical adaptations

Best Publications

A Multiprotein Mediator of Transcriptional Activation and Its Interaction with the C-Terminal Repeat Domain of RNA Polymerase II

Young Joon Kim;Stefan Björklund;Yang Li;Michael H. Sayre

1445
Citations
Signaling Pathways Downstream of Pattern-Recognition Receptors and Their Cross Talk

Myeong Sup Lee;Young Joon Kim

1016
Citations
A multisubunit complex containing the SWI1/ADR6, SWI2/SNF2, SWI3, SNF5, and SNF6 gene products isolated from yeast.

Bradley R. Cairns;Young Joon Kim;Michael H. Sayre;Brehon C. Laurent

567
Citations
Lineage-dependent gene expression programs influence the immune landscape of colorectal cancer.

Hae Ock Lee;Hae Ock Lee;Yourae Hong;Yourae Hong;Hakki Emre Etlioglu;Yong Beom Cho;Yong Beom Cho

524
Citations
A unified nomenclature for protein subunits of mediator complexes linking transcriptional regulators to RNA polymerase II.

Henri Marc Bourbon;Andres Aguilera;Aseem Z. Ansari;Francisco J. Asturias

343
Citations
Microfluidic device with brain extracellular matrix promotes structural and functional maturation of human brain organoids

Ann-Na Cho;Yoonhee Jin;Yeonjoo An;Jin Kim

329
Citations
Yeast global transcriptional regulators Sin4 and Rgr1 are components of mediator complex/RNA polymerase II holoenzyme

Yang Li;Stefan Bjorklund;Stefan Bjorklund;Yi Wei Jiang;Young Joon Kim

310
Citations
Oligoadenylate synthase-like (OASL) proteins: dual functions and associations with diseases

Un Y.ung Choi;Ji Seon Kang;Yune S.ahng Hwang;Young Joon Kim

233
Citations
Mediator, not holoenzyme, is directly recruited to the heat shock promoter by HSF upon heat shock.

Jin Mo Park;Janis Werner;Jung Mo Kim;Jung Mo Kim;John T. Lis

217
Citations
Neutrophils Promote Mycobacterial Trehalose Dimycolate-Induced Lung Inflammation via the Mincle Pathway.

Wook Bin Lee;Ji Seon Kang;Ji Jing Yan;Myeong Sup Lee

200
Citations
An activator binding module of yeast RNA polymerase II holoenzyme

Young Chul Lee;Jin Mo Park;Soyoung Min;Sang Jun Han

191
Citations
Moving AHEAD with an international human epigenome project

Peter A. Jones;Trevor K. Archer;Stephen B. Baylin;Stephan Beck

185
Citations
The structural and functional organization of the yeast mediator complex.

Jong Seok Kang;Seung Hyun Kim;Moon Sun Hwang;Sang Jun Han

183
Citations
Downregulation of lipopolysaccharide response in Drosophila by negative crosstalk between the AP1 and NF-kappaB signaling modules.

Taeil Kim;Joonsun Yoon;Hwansung Cho;Wook Bin Lee

178
Citations
Identification and characterization of a TFIID-like multiprotein complex from Saccharomyces cerevisiae

D Poon;Y Bai;A M Campbell;Stefan Bjorklund

178
Citations
Intrinsic variability of gene expression encoded in nucleosome positioning sequences.

Jung Kyoon Choi;Young Joon Kim

163
Citations
OASL1 inhibits translation of the type I interferon-regulating transcription factor IRF7

Myeong Sup Lee;Byungil Kim;Goo Taeg Oh;Young Joon Kim

158
Citations
In vivo requirement of activator-specific binding targets of mediator.

Jin Mo Park;Hye-Suk Kim;Sang Jun Han;Moon-Sun Hwang

153
Citations
Genome-wide identification of differentially methylated promoters and enhancers associated with response to anti-PD-1 therapy in non-small cell lung cancer.

Jae Won Cho;Min Hee Hong;Sang Jun Ha;Young Joon Kim

152
Citations
Mediator of transcriptional regulation

Stefan Björklund;Young Joon Kim

152
Citations