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Visiting Scholar (Associate Professor)

University of Central Arkansas

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28 h-index 179 pubs 2,143 cited

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Biography and Research Information

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David W. Kim is an Associate Professor of History at Kookmin University and a Visiting Scholar at Harvard Divinity School. His scholarly work spans multiple disciplines, including history, religion, and space exploration. Kim has authored or edited several books, with forthcoming titles including "Silk Road Footprints: Transnational Transmission of Sacred Thoughts and Historical Legacy" (2025) and "Socio-Anthropological Approaches to Religion: Environmental Hope" (2024). His research interests encompass the transmission of sacred ideas across cultures, the socio-anthropological study of religion, and the historical and psychological aspects of space exploration.

Kim's recent publications reflect a diverse research portfolio. These include studies on parental vaccine hesitancy and its association with adolescent and childhood vaccinations, user-generated content for improving tourism experiences, the impact of homeownership and residence length on fear of crime, and the relationship between social media and aesthetic medicine. He has also investigated psychological countermeasures for long-term astronauts and the factors influencing police agencies' resistance to adopting body-worn cameras. His work also extends to historical analyses, such as the role of Scandinavian allies in the Korean War.

With a career marked by extensive scholarly output, Kim has a reported h-index of 28, with over 179 publications and more than 2,143 citations. He holds multiple Fellow designations from prestigious societies, including the Royal Asiatic Society and the Royal Historical Society. Kim also serves as an editor for academic book series and journals and chairs national and international committees related to foreign scholars and religion.

Metrics

  • h-index: 28
  • Publications: 179
  • Citations: 2,143

Selected Publications

  • Do Education and Religion Shape College Students’ Ethical Reasoning (2025) DOI
  • International Comparison of Perceived Ethics Among Business Students (2023) DOI
  • Analyzing user-generated content to improve customer satisfaction at local wine tourism destinations: an analysis of Yelp and TripAdvisor reviews (2022) DOI
  • Preventive health care information and social media: a comparison of Baby Boomer and Generation X health care consumers (2022) DOI

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