Refereed Journal Publications
SSCI = 50, SCI/SCIE = 7, Scopus = 11, cumulative JCR IF = 166.918
*Corresponding author, Underlines denote student authors supervised by Kim at the time of conducting the study
IF = Journal's JCR impact factor for the corresponding publication year
Wang, S., & Kim, K. J.* (online first). Cross-cutting exposure in online news comments: The effects of group identification and uncivil discourse on opinion conformity and expression. Media Psychology. DOI: 10.1080/15213269.2024.2400149. [SSCI top 11% in Communication, IF = 3.400]
Kim, K. J., & Wang, S. (online first). Regional differences in public perceptions of autonomous vehicles facing moral dilemmas: A comparative study between the United States, Hong Kong, and China. Universal Access in the Information Society. DOI: 10.1007/s10209-024-01145-8. [SSCI, IF = 2.100]
Mao, Y., Hu, B., & Kim, K. J.* (online first). Is the Internet to blame for problem behaviours in early adolescents? The effects of different types of Internet use, depression, and self-control. Behaviour & Information Technology. DOI: 10.1080/0144929X.2024.2391876. [SSCI, IF = 3.700]
Wang, S., & Kim, K. J.* (2024). Effects of victimization experience, gender, and empathic distress on bystanders’ intervening behavior in cyberbullying. The Social Science Journal, 61(4), 853–862. DOI: 10.1080/03623319.2020.1861826. [SSCI, IF = 1.800]
Kim, K. J., Wu, Y., & Mou, Y. (2024). Minority social influence and moral decision-making in human–AI interaction: The effects of identity and specialization cues. New Media & Society, 26(10), 5619–5637. DOI: 10.1177/14614448221138072. [SSCI top 7% in Communication, IF = 4.500]
Mao, Y., Hu, B., & Kim, K. J.* (2024). When AI doctors lie about the diagnosis: The effects of varying degrees of prosocial lies in patient–AI interactions. Technology in Society, 76, Article 102461. DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2024.102461. [SSCI top 1% in Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, IF = 10.100]
Lee, S., Kim, J., Kim, K. J.*, & Park, E. (2023). Computational approaches to developing the Implicit Media Bias Dataset: Assessing the political orientation of nonpolitical news articles. Applied Mathematics and Computation, 458, Article 128219. DOI: 10.1016/j.amc.2023.128219. [SCIE top 3% in Applied Mathematics, IF = 3.500]
Mao, Y., Xu, T., & Kim, K. J.* (2023). Motivations for proactive and reactive trolling on social media: Developing and validating a four-factor model. Social Media + Society, 9(4). DOI: 10.1177/20563051231203682. [SSCI top 2% in Communication, IF = 5.500]
Hu, B., Mao, Y., & Kim, K. J.* (2023). How social anxiety leads to problematic use of conversational AI: The roles of loneliness, rumination, and mind perception. Computers in Human Behavior, 145, Article 107760. DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2023.107760. [SSCI top 3% in Experimental Psychology, IF = 9.000]
Wang, S., & Kim, K. J. (2023). Content moderation on social media: Does it matter who and why moderates hate speech? Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 26(7), 527–534. DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2022.0158. [SSCI top 12% in Social Psychology, IF = 4.200]
Kang, H., Kim, K. J., & Wang, S. (2022). Can the IoT persuade me? An investigation into power dynamics in human–IoT interaction. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, Article 883110. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.883110. [SSCI top 23% in Multidisciplinary Psychology, IF = 3.800]
Kang, H., & Kim, K. J. (2022). Does humanization or machinization make the IoT persuasive? The effects of source orientation and social presence. Computers in Human Behavior, 129, Article 107152. DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2021.107152. [SSCI top 3% in Experimental Psychology, IF = 9.900]
Kim, K. J., & Wang, S. (2021). Understanding the acceptance of the Internet of Things: An integrative theoretical approach. Aslib Journal of Information Management, 73(5), 754–771. DOI: 10.1108/ajim-03-2021-0073. [SSCI, IF = 1.935]
Zheng, D., Huang, L., & Kim, K. J.* (2021). How ambidextrous social networking service users balance different social capital benefits: An evidence from WeChat. Internet Research, 31(2), 479–496. DOI: 10.1108/intr-09-2019-0366. [SSCI top 13% in Information Systems, IF = 6.353]
Kang, H., & Kim, K. J. (2020). Private information disclosure on the Internet of Things: The effects of information tailoring, self-expansion, and power usage. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 64(4), 640–660. DOI: 10.1080/08838151.2020.1844886. [SSCI, IF = 2.441]
Kim, K. J., & Oh, J. (2020). How nostalgic animations bring tourists to theme parks: The case of Hayao Miyazaki’s works. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 45, 464–469. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhtm.2020.10.004. [SSCI top 27% in Management, IF = 5.959]
Wang, S., & Kim, K. J.* (2020). Restrictive and corrective responses to uncivil comments on news websites: The influence of presumed influence. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 64(2), 173–192. DOI: 10.1080/08838151.2020.1757368. [SSCI, IF = 2.441]
Wang, S., & Kim, K. J.* (2020). Consumer response to negative celebrity publicity: The effects of moral reasoning strategies and fan identification. Journal of Product & Brand Management, 29(1), 114–123. DOI: 10.1108/jpbm-10-2018-2064. [SSCI, IF = 4.355]
Kang, H., & Kim, K. J. (2020). Feeling connected to smart objects? A moderated mediation model of locus of agency, anthropomorphism, and sense of connectedness. International Journal of Human–Computer Studies, 133, 45–55. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2019.09.002. [SSCI top 25% in Ergonomics, IF = 3.632]
Dehghani, M., & Kim, K. J.* (2019). The effects of design, size, and uniqueness of smartwatches: Perspectives from current versus potential users. Behaviour & Information Technology, 38(11), 1143–1153. DOI: 10.1080/0144929x.2019.1571111. [SSCI, IF = 1.781]
Park, E., & Kim, K. J. (2019). What drives “customer loyalty”? The role of corporate social responsibility. Sustainable Development, 27, 304–311. DOI: 10.1002/sd.1901. [SSCI top 10% in Development Studies, IF = 4.082]
Dehghani, M., & Kim, K. J. (2019). Past and present research on wearable technologies: Bibliometric and cluster analyses of published research from 2000 to 2016. International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management, 16(1), Article 1950007. DOI: 10.1142/s021987701950007x. [Scopus]
Dehghani, M., Kim, K. J.*, & Dangelico, R. M. (2018). Will smartwatches last? Factors contributing to intention to keep using smart wearable technology. Telematics and Informatics, 35(2), 480–490. DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2018.01.007. [SSCI top 12% in Information Science, IF = 3.714]
Shim, H., & Kim, K. J.* (2018). An exploration of motivations for binge watching and the role of individual differences. Computers in Human Behavior, 82, 94–100. DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2017.12.032. [SSCI top 5% in Experimental Psychology, IF = 4.306]
Kim, K. J., Bae, S., & Park, E. (2017). Comparative analysis of a mobile device and paper as effective survey tools. Universal Access in the Information Society, 16(4), 997–1002. DOI: 10.1007/s10209-017-0535-y. [SSCI, IF = 1.176]
Park, E., Kim, K. J., & Kwon, S. J. (2017). Evaluation of automobile navigation systems with multisensory information channels. Behaviour & Information Technology, 36(10), 1014–1019. DOI: 10.1080/0144929x.2017.1323233. [SSCI, IF = 1.380]
Kim, K. J. (2017). [Review of the book Emerging media: Uses and dynamics, by X. Li]. International Journal of Communication, 11, 3597–3599. URL: 1932-8036/2017BKR0009. [SSCI, IF = 1.128]
Kim, H., Choi, K., Kim, K. J.*, & Park, E. (2017). From owning to sharing: Understanding the emergence of car-sharing services. Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 51(2), 102–115. DOI: 10.1108/prog-02-2016-0010. [SSCI, IF = 1.170]
Han, S., Kim, K. J.*, & Kim, J. H. (2017). Understanding nomophobia: Structural equation modeling and semantic network analysis of smartphone separation anxiety. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 20(7), 419–427. DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2017.0113. [SSCI top 22% in Social Psychology, IF = 2.689]
Kim, K. J., Park, E., & Kwon, S. J. (2017). Corporate social responsibility as a determinant of consumer loyalty: An examination of ethical standard, satisfaction, and trust. Journal of Business Research, 76, 8–13. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2017.02.017. [SSCI, IF = 2.509]
Kim, K. J. (2017). Shape and size matter for smartwatches: Effects of screen shape, screen size, and presentation mode in wearable communication. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 22(3), 124–140. DOI: 10.1111/jcc4.12186. [SSCI top 1% in Communication, IF = 4.000]
Kim, K. J., Shin, D., & Yoon, H. (2017). Information tailoring and framing in wearable health communication. Information Processing & Management, 53(2), 351–358. DOI: 10.1016/j.ipm.2016.11.005. [SSCI top 14% in Information Science, IF = 3.444]
Park, E., Kim, K. J.*, Kwon, S. J., Na, W. S., & del Pobil, A. P. (2017). Economic feasibility of renewable electricity generation systems for the local government office: Evaluation of the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province in South Korea. Sustainability, 9(1), Article 82. DOI: 10.3390/su9010082. [SSCI, IF = 2.075]
Sundar, S. S., Jung, E., Waddell, T. F., & Kim, K. J. (2017). Cheery companions or serious assistants? Role and demeanor congruity as predictors of robot attraction and use intentions among senior citizens. International Journal of Human–Computer Studies, 97, 88–97. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2016.08.006. [SSCI top 24% in Multidisciplinary Psychology, IF = 2.300]
Kim, K. J. (2016). Round or square? How screen shape affects utilitarian and hedonic motivations for smartwatch adoption. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 19(12), 733–739. DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2016.0136. [SSCI top 18% in Social Psychology, IF = 2.571]
Park, E., Kim, K. J.*, & Kwon, S. J. (2016). Understanding the emergence of wearable devices as next-generation tools for health communication. Information Technology & People, 29(4), 527–541. DOI: 10.1108/itp-04-2015-0096. [SSCI, IF = 1.339]
Park, E., Kim, K. J.*, Kwon, S. J., Ohm, J. O., del Pobil, A. P., & Yoo, K. S. (2016). Determinants for the success of regional ICT ventures: A close examination of South Korea. SpringerPlus, 5(1), 1–8. DOI: 10.1186/s40064-016-2712-5. [SCIE, IF = 1.130]
Kim, K. J. (2016). Interacting socially with the Internet of Things (IoT): Effects of source attribution and specialization in human–IoT interaction. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 21(6), 420–435. DOI: 10.1111/jcc4.12177. [SSCI top 3% in Communication, IF = 4.113]
Park, E., Kim, K. J., & Kwon, S. J. (2016). Attitudes toward biomedical technology and products in South Korea. Health and Technology, 6(2), 111–123. DOI: 10.1007/s12553-015-0120-4. [Scopus]
Moon, Y., Kim, K. J., & Shin, D. (2016). Voices of the Internet of Things: An exploration of multiple voice effects in smart homes. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 9749, 270–278. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-39862-4_25. [Scopus]
Baek, S., Park, E., Kim, M., Kwon, S. J., Kim, K. J., Ohm, J. Y., & del Pobil, A. P. (2016). Optimal renewable power generation systems for Busan metropolitan city in South Korea. Renewable Energy, 88, 517–525. DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2015.11.058. [SCI top 20%, IF = 4.357]
Park, E., Kwon, S. J., & Kim, K. J. (2016). Assessing the effects of corporate sustainable management on customer satisfaction. Sustainable Development, 24(1), 41–52. DOI: 10.1002/sd.1605. [SSCI top 22% in Planning & Development, IF = 2.167]
Kim, K. J., & Sundar, S. S. (2016). Mobile persuasion: Can screen size and presentation mode make a difference to trust? Human Communication Research, 42(1), 45–70. DOI: 10.1111/hcre.12064. [SSCI top 28% in Communication, IF = 1.549]
Kim, K. J., Lee, J., Lee, S., & Shin, D. (2015). Can autonomous vehicles be safe and trustworthy? Effects of appearance and autonomy of unmanned driving systems. International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 31(10), 682–691. DOI: 10.1080/10447318.2015.1070547. [SSCI, IF = 1.260]
Lee, S., Kim, K. J.*, & Sundar, S. S. (2015). Customization in location-based advertising: Effects of tailoring source, locational congruity, and product involvement on ad attitudes. Computers in Human Behavior, 51, 336–343. DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2015.04.049. [SSCI top 16% in Multidisciplinary Psychology, IF = 2.880]
Kim, K. J., Shin, D., & Park, E. (2015). Can coolness predict technology adoption? Effects of perceived coolness on user acceptance of smartphones with curved screens. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 18(9), 528–533. DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2014.0675. [SSCI top 18% in Social Psychology, IF = 2.188]
Kim, K. J. (2015). Heuristics in digital communication media: Theoretical explications and empirical observations. Quality & Quantity, 49(5), 2187–2201. DOI: 10.1007/s11135-014-0103-y. [SSCI, IF = 0.867]
Kim, K. J., & Shin, D. (2015). An acceptance model for smart watches: Implications for the adoption of future wearable technology. Internet Research, 25(4), 527–541. DOI: 10.1108/intr-05-2014-0126. [SSCI top 13% in Information Systems, IF = 3.017]
Kwon, S. J., Park, E., & Kim, K. J. (2014). What drives successful social networking services? A comparative analysis of user acceptance of Facebook and Twitter. The Social Science Journal, 51(4), 534–544. DOI: 10.1016/j.soscij.2014.04.005. [SSCI, IF = 0.606]
Yoo, K., Park, E., Kim, H., Ohm, J., Yang, T., Kim, K. J.*, Chang, H. J., & del Pobil, A. P. (2014). Optimized renewable and sustainable electricity generation systems for Ulleungdo Island in South Korea. Sustainability, 6(11), 7883–7893. DOI: 10.3390/su6117883. [SSCI, IF = 0.942]
Kim, K. J. (2014). Can smartphones be specialists? Effects of specialization in mobile advertising. Telematics and Informatics, 31(4), 640–647. DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2013.12.003. [SSCI, IF = 1.120, Outstanding paper of the year selected by the National Research Foundation of Korea]
Park, E., Kim, K. J.*, & Ohm, J. (2014). Does panel type affect haptic experience? An empirical comparison of touch screen panels for smartphones. Journal on Multimodal User Interfaces, 8(4), 429–433. DOI: 10.1007/s12193-014-0167-y. [SCIE, IF = 0.797]
Park, E., & Kim, K. J.* (2014). An integrated adoption model of mobile cloud services: Exploration of key determinants and extension of technology acceptance model. Telematics and Informatics, 31(3), 376–385. DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2013.11.008. [SSCI, IF = 1.120]
Kim, K. J., & Sundar, S. S. (2014). Does screen size matter for smartphones? Utilitarian and hedonic effects of screen size on smartphone adoption. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 17(7), 466–473. DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2013.0492. [SSCI top 26% in Social Psychology, IF = 2.182]
Park, E., & Kim, K. J. (2014). Driver acceptance of car navigation systems: Integration of locational accuracy, processing speed, and service and display quality with technology acceptance model. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, 18(3), 503–513. DOI: 10.1007/s00779-013-0670-2. [SCIE top 30%, IF = 1.518]
Kim, K. J., Park, E., & Sundar, S. S. (2013). Caregiving role in human–robot interaction: A study of the mediating effects of perceived benefit and social presence. Computers in Human Behavior, 29(4), 1799–1806. DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2013.02.009. [SSCI top 19% in Multidisciplinary Psychology, IF = 2.273]
Kim, K. J., & Sundar, S. S. (2013). Can interface features affect aggression resulting from violent video game play? An examination of realistic controller and large screen size. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 16(5), 329–334. DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2012.0500. [SSCI top 15% in Social Psychology, IF = 2.410]
Park, E., & Kim, K. J.* (2013). User acceptance of long-term evolution (LTE) services: An application of extended technology acceptance model. Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 47(2), 188–205. DOI: 10.1108/00330331311313762. [SSCI, IF = 0.500]
Park, E., Kim, K. J., & del Pobil, A. P. (2012). An examination of psychological factors affecting drivers’ perceptions and attitudes toward car navigation systems. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 215, 555–562. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-5860-5_66. [Scopus]
Kim, K. J., Park, E., & Sundar, S. S. (2012). IPS vs. AMOLED: Effects of panel type on smartphone users’ viewing and reading experience. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 182, 77–84. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-5086-9_11. [Scopus]
Kim, S., Kim, K. J.*, Sundar, S. S., & Biocca, F. (2012). Electronic cane for visually impaired persons: Empirical examination of its usability and effectiveness. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 182, 71–76. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-5086-9_10. [Scopus]
Park, E., Kim, K. J., & del Pobil, A. P. (2012). Energy efficient complete coverage path planning for vacuum cleaning robots. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 164, 23–31. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4516-2_3. [Scopus]
Park, E., Kim, K. J., Jin, D., & del Pobil, A. P. (2012). Towards a successful mobile map service: An empirical examination of technology acceptance model. Communications in Computer and Information Science, 293, 420–428. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-30507-8_36. [Scopus]
Park, E., Kim, K. J., & del Pobil, A. P. (2012). The effects of multimodal feedback and gender on task performance of stylus pen users. International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 9(1). DOI: 10.5772/50187. [SCIE, IF = 0.821]
Park, E., Kim, K. J., & del Pobil, A. P. (2012). Facial recognition patterns of children and adults looking at robotic faces. International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 9(1). DOI: 10.5772/47836. [SCIE, IF = 0.821]
Park, E., Kim, K. J., & del Pobil, A. P. (2011). The effects of length of stylus pen on user satisfaction and task completion time. Journal of Communications and Information Sciences, 2(1), 54–60. DOI: 10.4156/jcis.vol1.issue2.6.
Park, E., Kim, K. J., & del Pobil, A. P. (2011). The effects of a robot instructor’s positive vs. negative feedbacks on attraction and acceptance towards the robot in classroom. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 7072, 135–141. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-25504-5_14. [Scopus]
Park, E., Kim, K. J., & del Pobil, A. P. (2011). Do children see robots differently? A study comparing eye-movements of adults vs. children when looking at robotic faces. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 107, 421–427. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-2598-0_44. [Scopus]
Kim, K. J., & Sundar, S. S. (2011). Does panel type matter for LCD monitors? A study examining the effects of S-IPS, S-PVA, and TN panels in video gaming and movie viewing. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 6947, 281–288. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-23771-3_21. [Scopus]