Kookmin University Professor Nam Ki Hyun Named Among World's Top 2% Scientists

Professor Nam Ki Hyun Named to "Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientist List 2024"
Recognized for Advancing Korea's International Competitiveness in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Kookmin University announced on January 31 that Professor Nam Ki Hyun of the College of Liberal Arts has been named to the "Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientist List 2024," which is jointly published by Elsevier and Professor John Ioannidis of Stanford University.

Professor Nam Ki Hyun, College of Liberal Arts, Kookmin University

Professor Nam's inclusion in the global top 2% scientist list is being recognized as evidence of the international competitiveness of Korea's biochemistry and molecular biology fields.

Professor Nam has conducted research to elucidate the structures of biomacromolecules using X-ray crystallography techniques. In particular, he has developed experimental methods in the field of serial crystallography utilizing X-ray free electron lasers (XFEL) and synchrotron X-rays, and has analyzed protein structures under conditions similar to physiological temperatures. Furthermore, he has expanded his research scope to include X-ray diffraction data analysis, radiation damage, and AI-based protein structure analysis.

Recently, with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea, he has been conducting research on "dynamic structural analysis of photo-convertible fluorescent proteins using time-resolved crystallography." This research observes structural changes in photoactive protein chromophores through a time-resolved approach, using the serial femtosecond crystallography technique with X-ray free electron lasers. The data and analysis results obtained from this project are expected to be widely utilized in the fields of biochemistry and molecular biology in the future.

Professor Nam Ki Hyun stated, "I am gratified that my research is providing meaningful insights to other scholars," and added, "I will continue to strive to contribute to the advancement of academia through challenging research."

Kookmin University announced that, based on this achievement, it will actively support convergence research infrastructure utilizing advanced techniques.

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