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Hyunjin Kim

Environmental Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

Early career · publishing since 2019Rising activity

Publications

16

Citations

85

Est. group size

~4

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

8

Publishing since 2019

Research summary
AI-generated

Hyunjin Kim's recent work spans two distinct areas: microbial metabolic engineering for producing valuable chemicals like n-caproate (a compound used in fuels and chemicals) using hydrogen and glucose, and the use of stem-cell-derived neural models to study how long-term exposure to metals affects the nervous system. This combination of environmental biotechnology and toxicology research suggests an interest in both engineering microorganisms for sustainable chemical production and understanding health impacts of environmental contaminants.

Microbial metabolic engineeringBioproduction of chemicals (n-caproate)Heavy metal neurotoxicityStem-cell-based disease modelingMulti-omics analysis

Publication output was minimal or absent for much of the past decade but has increased notably in the last two to three years, suggesting a growing and currently active research output.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.0/year recently
17182019: 1 publication1920212022: 2 publications22232024: 2 publications242025: 4 publications252026: 7 publications726
Publishes in
  • Advances in neurotoxicology×2
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×2
  • Alzheimer s & Dementia×2
  • Purdue×2
  • Trends in Molecular Medicine×1
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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