Publications

(* indicates undergraduate/graduate students mentored; # indicates a corresponding/senior author) 

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2025

1. Kim, Y., Kim, J.*, Kenyon, J.*, Jeller, J.*, & Lee, J., (accepted for publication on 9/2/2025). Leisure-time physical activity mediates the association between subjective social status and health-related quality of life in middle-aged and older women. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. (JCR IF = 3.2; Role = PI).

2. Kim, J.*, Hong, K., Hwang, I., Wen, X., Shen, J., Kim, H., Kenyon, J.*, Geller, J.*, Evans, R. K., Lee, J-M., & Kim, Y. (online first). The validity of the V̇O2 Master Pro for measuring oxygen consumption during sedentary activity and treadmill walking and jogging. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism. (JCR IF = 2.4; Role = Corresponding author).  

3. Kim, J.*, Kenyon, J.*, Sargent, L., Kirkman, D., & Kim, Y. (Online ahead). Identifying risk factors for all-cause mortality in older adults: Rest-activity rhythm, frailty, and metabolic syndrome. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. (JCR IF = 1.3; Role = Corresponding author).  

4. Kenyon, J.*, Kim, J.*, & Kim, Y. (Online ahead). A systematic review on the measurement properties of physical activity and sedentary behaviors in adults with health failure. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science. (JCR IF = 1.9; Role = Corresponding author).  

5. Kim, J.*, Kirkman, D., Lu, J., Sargent, L., & Kim, Y. (2025). Are circadian rest-activity rhythms sex-specific markers of frailty risk in older adults? A narrative review. Geriatrics & Gerontology International, 25(8), 1035-1046. (Link). 

6. Umeda, M., Kim, Y., Park, S-W., & Chung, E. (2025). Association of discrimination and physical activity with social pain sensitivity. PloS ONE, 20(10), e0333507. (Link).

7. Kim, J.*, Kenyon, J.*, Lu, J., Kirkman, D., & Kim, Y. (2025). Sex differences in the association between 24-hour rest-activity rhythms and frailty among U.S. older adults: Findings from NHANES 2011-2014. The Journals of Gerontology, Series A, 80(3), glae281. (Link). 

8. Kim, J.*, Kenyon, J.*, Lu, J., Sargent, L & Kim, Y. (2025). Frailty, lifestyle behaviors, and depression in older adults: cross-sectional study of 69,178 UK Biobank participants. Health Science Reports, 8, e70593. (Link). 

2024

9. Kim, Y., Kim, J.*, Joh, I., Kenyon, J.*, Kidd, J., Gumz, M., Esser, K., & Kirkman, D. (2024). Disrupted rest-activity circadian rhythms are associated with all-cause mortality in patients with chronic kidney diseases. Chronobiology International, 41(11), 1399-1410. (Link)

10. Kim, Y., Kenyon, J.*, Kim, J.*, Willis, K. D., Lanoye, A., & Loughan, A. R. (2024). Comparison of subjectively and objectively measured sleep-wake patterns among patients with primary brain cancer. Neuro-Oncology Practice, 11(6), 779-789. (Link).

11. Kim, J.*, Kenyon, J.*, Billingsley, H., Bohmke, N., Ahmed, S. I., Salmons, H., Lee, J-M., Kirkman, D., Carbone, S., & Kim, Y. (2024). Validity of the actigraph GT9X accelerometer for measuring step-counts and energy expenditure in patients with heart failure. PloS ONE, 19(12), e0315575. (Link)

12. Cobb, K., Kenyon, J.*, Lu, J., Krieger, B., Perelas, A., Nana-Sinkam, P., Kim, Y., & Rodriguez-Miguelez. P. (2024). Increased cardiovascular disease risk in patients with COPD independent of phenotype. Respirology, 29(12), 1047-1057. (Link). 

13. Billingsley, H. E., St-Onge, M., Alonso, W. W., Kirkman, D. L., Kim, Y., & Carbone, S. (2024). Time of eating and mortality in U.S. adults with heart failure: Analyses of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003–2018. Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, 34(2), 445-454. (Link)

14. Loughan, A. R., Lanoye, A., Willis, K. D., Ravyts, S. G., Fox, A., Zukas, & Kim, Y. (2024). Telehealth group Cognitive–Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) in primary brain tumor: Primary outcomes from a single-arm phase II feasibility and proof-of-concept trial. Neuro-Oncology, 26(3), 516-527. (Link). 

15. Umeda, M., Kim, Y., Park. S-W., Chung, E., & Ullevig, S. L. (2024). Food insecurity and academic function among college students during the COVID-19 pandemic: A moderating role of first-generation college student status. Journal of American College Health, 72(9), 3576-3582. (Link)

16. Yogeswaran, V., Kim, Y.*#, Franco, L. R., Lucas, A. R., Sutton, A. L., LaRose, J. G., Kenyon, J.*, Simulcik, S., D’Agnostino Jr., R. B., Sheppard, V. B., Reding, K., Hundley, W. G., & Cheng, R. K. (2024). Income inequality, cardiovascular risk, and all-cause mortality in cancer survivors: Findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). PloS ONE, 19(7), e0300154. (Link).

17. Umeda, M., Kim, Y., Jaén, C., Okifuki, A., Maluf, K., & Corbin, L. (2024). Mediating role of physical activity in the relationship between exercise-induced muscle pain and symptom severity in fibromyalgia. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 40(2), 338-346.  (Link)

2023

18. Lucas, A. R., Kim, Y., Lanoye, A., Sutton, A., Franco, L. R., & Sheppard, V. L. (2023). Longitudinal patterns of physical activity and endocrine symptoms in breast cancer survivors: Results from the WHIP study. Cancer Medicine, 12(7), 20094-20105. (Link)

19. Ahmed, S. I., Kenyon, J.*, Billingsley, H. E., Salmons, H., Bohmke, N. J., Markley, R., Damonte, J. I., Del Buino, M. G., Kirkman, D. K., Abbate, A., Kim Y., & Carbone, S. Objectively measured night-time sleep efficiency and quality of life in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. American Journal of Cardiology, 208, 124-125. (Link)

20. Sloan, R. A., Kim, Y., Kenyon, J.*, Scarzanella, M. V., Sawada, S. S., Sui, X., Lee, I-M., Myers, J. N., & Lavie, C. J. (2023). Association between estimated cardiorespiratory fitness and abnormal glucose risk: A cohort study. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 12(7), 2740. (Link).

21. Kim, J.*, Hwang, I-W., Park, J-H., Kim, Y., & Lee, J-M. (2023). Effects of COVID-19 outbreak on Korean adolescents: Impact of altered economic perception on physical activity, sedentary behavior, and stress levels in an age-, gender-, and BMI-matched study. PloS ONE, 18(11), e0294270. (Link)

22. Kirkman, D. L., Stock, J. M., Shenouda, N., Bohmke, N., Kim, Y., Kidd, J., Townsend, R. R., & Edwards, D. G. (2023). The effects of a mitochondrial targeted ubiquinol (MitoQ) on vascular function and exercise capacity in chronic kidney disease: A randomized controlled pilot study. American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology, 325(4), F448-F456. (Link)

23. Loughan, A. R., Lanoye, A., Willis, K. D., Ravyts, S. G., Fox, A., Zukas, & Kim, Y. (2023) Study protocol for cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in patients with primary brain tumor: A single-arm phase 2a proof-of-concept trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 32, 101083. (Link)

24. Kim, Y., Franco, R. L., Lucas, A. R., Sutton, A. L., LaRose, J. G., Kenyon, J.*, Via, J., Cheng, R., D'agostino, R. B., Sheppard, V. B., Hundley, G. W. (2023). Prevalence of cardiovascular diseases among breast cancer survivors: Findings from NHANES. American Journal of Health Promotion, 37(2), 233-238. (Link)

2022

25. Billingsley, H. E., Del Buono, M. G., Canada, J. M., Kim, Y., Damonte, J. I., Trankle, C. R., ... & Carbone, S. (2022). Sarcopenic obesity is associated with reduced cardiorespiratory fitness compared with nonsarcopenic obesity in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. Circulation: Heart Failure, 15(10), e009518.  (Link)

26. Kim, Y., Canada, J., Kenyon, J.*, Billingsley, H., Arena, R., Lavie, C., & Carbone, S. (2022). Effects of Replacing sedentary time with physical activity on mortality among patients with heart failure: NHANES Follow-Up Study. Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 97 (10), 1897-1903. (Link)

27. Kim, Y., Canada, J., Kenyon, J.*, Billingsley, H., Arena, R., Lavie, C. L., & Carbone, S. (2022). Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviors and All-Cause Mortality in Heart Failure: FIndings from the NHANES 2007-2014. PLoS One, 17, e0271238. (Link)

28. Carbone, S., Kim, Y., Kachur, S., Billingsley, H., Kenyon, J.*, Schutter, A. D., Milani, R. V., & Lavie, C. J. (2022). Peak oxygen consumption achieved at the end of cardiac rehabilitation predicts survival in patients with coronary heart disease. European Heart Journal: Quality of Care & Clinical Outcomes, 8, 361-367.  (Link)

2021

29. Lochbaum, M., Kenyon, J.*, Kim, Y. (2021). Physical activity levels of 1,053 Omani 4th grade children: The importance of gender and sport team participation in achieving 60 minutes of daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(16), 8504.  (Link)

30. Sloan, R. A., Kim, Y., Sawada, S. S., Sui, X., Lee, I-M., & Blair, S. N. (2021). The association of fitness and fatness with intermediate hyperglycemia incidence in women: A cohort study. Preventive Medicine, 148, 106552. (Link)

31. Kim, Y., Schneider, T.*, Faß, E., & Lochbaum, M. (2021). Social capital and self-rated health among middle-aged and older adults: Exploring the role of physical activity and socioeconomic status. BMC Public Health, 21(1), 48. (Link)

32. Park, J., Yoo, E., Kim, Y., & Lee, J-M. (2021). What happened pre- and during COVID-19 in South Korea? Comparing physical activity, sleep time, and body weight status. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(11), 5863. (Link)

33. MacLennan, R. J., Ogilvie, D., McDorman, J., Vargas, E., Grusky, A. R., Kim, Y., Garcia, J. M., & Stock, M. (2021). The time course of neuromuscular impairment during short-term disuse in young women. Physiological Reports, 9(1):e14677. (Link)

34. Urbański, P. K., Kim, Y., Conners, R. T., Nadolska, A., & Tasiemski, T. (2021). Life satisfaction in persons with spinal cord injury across the seasons. Spinal Cord, 59, 193-200. (Link)

2020

35. Seo, M-W., Kim, Y., Jung, HC., Kim J-H., & J-M, Lee. (2020). Does online social connectivity promote physical activity in a wearable tracker-based intervention? A pilot randomized controlled study. Sustainability, 12(21), 8803. (Link)

36. Kim, Y., Umeda, M., Lochbaum, M. & Sloan R. A., (2020). Examining the bidirectional associations between physical activity, screen time, and sleep health during school days among young adolescents. PloS ONE, 15(9), e0238721. (Link)

37. Tinsley, G., Smith-Ryan, A. E., Kim, Y., Blue, N. M., Nickerson, B. S., Fedewa, M. V., Stratton, M. T., Harty, P. S. (2020). Fat-Free Mass Characteristics Vary Based on Sex, Race, and Weight Status in U.S. Adults. Nutrition Research, 81, 58-70. (Link).

38. Mota, J. A., Kwon, D., Kennedy, M., Sobolewski, E., Kim Y., Gonzales, J. A., & Stock, M. (2020). Compensatory adjustments in motor unit behavior during fatigue differ for younger versus older men. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 32, 2259-2269. (Link).

39. Sloan, R., Kim, Y., Sawada, S. S., Asakawa, A., Blair, S. N., & Finkelstein, E. A. (2020). Is less sedentary behavior, more physical activity or higher fitness associated with sleep quality? A cross-sectional study in Singapore. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17, 1337. (Link).

40. Kim, Y., Gonzales, J. U., & Reddy, PH. (2020). An investigation of short-term longitudinal associations between handgrip strength and cardiovascular disease biomarkers among middle-aged to older adults: A Project FRONTIER study. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 29, 1-25. (Link).

2019

41. Wijayatunga, N. N., Kim, Y., Butsch, W. S., & Dhurandhar, E. J. (2019). The effects of a teaching intervention on weight bias among Kinesiology undergraduate students. International Journal of Obesity, 43, 2273-2281. (Link)

42. Tinsley, G. M., Moore, M. L., Graybeal, A. J., Paoli, A., Kim, Y., Gonzales, J. U., Harry, J. R., VanDusseldorp, T. A., Kennedy, D. N., & Cruz, M. R. (2019). Time-restricted feeding plus resistance training in active females: a randomized trial. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 110(3), 628-640. (Link)

43. Kim, Y., & Umeda, M. (2019). Chronic pains, leisure-time physical activity, and all-cause mortality in US adults: NHANES 1999-2004 follow-up study. American Journal of Health Promotion, 30, 890117119854041. (Link)

44. Umeda, M., & Kim, Y. (2019). Gender differences in the prevalence of chronic pain and leisure time physical activity among US adults: A NHANES study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(6), 988. (Link)

45. Kang, S., Kim, Y., Byun, W., Suk, J., & Lee, J-M. (2019). Comparison of a wearable tracker with ActiGraph for classifying physical activity intensity and heart rate in children. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(15), E2663. (Link)

46. Soliman, G. A., Kim, J., Lee, J-M., High, R., Hortman, S., Kim, Y., Wehbi, N. K., & Canedy, J. (2019). Wellness programme at the workplace promotes dietary change and improves health indicators in a longitudinal retrospective study. Public Health Nutrition, 22(2), 354-362. (Link)  

2018

47. Kim, Y., & Lochbaum, M. (2018). Comparison of Polar Active Watch and waist- and writs-worn ActiGraph accelerometers for measuring children’s physical activity levels during unstructured afterschool programs. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(1), 2268. (Link)

48. Blinch, J., Kim, Y., & Chua, R. (2018). Trajectory analysis of pointing movements: How many trials are needed for reliable data? Behavior Research Methods, 50(5), 2162-2172. (Link)

49. Ashley, J., Kim, Y., & Gonzales, J. U. (2018). Impact of L-citrulline supplementation on oxygen uptake kinetics during walking. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 43(6), 631-637. (Link)

50. Kim, Y., Lumpkin, A., Lochbaum, M., Stegemeier, S., Kitten, K. (2018). Promoting physical activity using a wearable activity tracker in college students: A cluster randomized controlled trial. Journal of Sports Sciences, 36(16), 1889-1896. (Link)

51. Byun, W., Lee, JM., Bai, Y., & Kim Y. (2018). Epidemiological research in physical activity and sedentary behaviors. Epidemiological Research in Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors. Biomedical Research International, 2018;2018:3527439. (Link)

52. Sloan, R. A., Kim, Y., Sahasranaman, A., Biddle, S. J, & Finkelstein, E. A. (2018). The influence of a consumer-wearable activity tracker on sedentary time and prolonged sedentary bouts: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. BMC Research Notes, 11, 189. (Link)

53. Mun, J., Kim, Y., Farnsworth, J. L., & Kang, M. (2018). Association between objectively measured sedentary behavior and a criterion measured obesity among US adults. American Journal of Human Biology, 30(2), e23080. (Link)

2017

54. Kim, Y., & Lochbaum, M. (2017). Objectively measured physical activity levels among ethnic minority children attending school-based afterschool programs in a high-poverty neighborhood. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 16, 350-356. (Link)

55. Gonzales, J. U., Raymond, A., Ashley, J., & Kim, Y. (2017). Does L-citrulline supplementation improve exercise blood flow in older adults? Experimental Physiology, 102(12), 1661-1671. (Link)

56. Kim, Y., Lee, J-M., Kim, J., Dhurandhar, E., Soliman, G., & Wehbi, N. K. (2017). Longitudinal associations between BMI, physical activity, and healthy diet: A parallel latent growth curve modeling approach. PloS ONE, 12(3), e0173986. (Link)

57. Braun, S. I., Kim, Y., Hetton, A., Kang, M., Morgan, D. (2017). Sedentary behavior, physical activity, and bone health in post-menopausal women. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 25(2), 173-181. (Link) 

58. Hawkins, M., Kim, Y., Gabriel, K., Rockette-Wagner, B. K., & Chasan-Taber, L. (2017). Sedentary behavior patterns in non-pregnant and pregnant women. Preventive Medicine Reports, 6, 97-103. (Link)

59. Herrmann, S. D., McMurray, R. G., Kim, Y., Willis, E. A., Kang, M., McCurdy, T. (2017). The influence of physical characteristics on the resting energy expenditure of youth: A meta-analysis. American Journal of Human Biology, 29(3), e22944. (Link)

2016

60. Kim, Y., Barreira, T. V., Kang, M. (2016). Concurrent associations of physical activity and screen-based sedentary behavior on obesity among US adolescents: A latent class analysis. Journal of Epidemiology, 26(3), 137-144. (Link)

61. Kim, Y., Kang, M., Tacon, A., Morrow Jr, J. R. (2016). Longitudinal trajectories of physical activity in women using latent class growth analysis: The WIN study. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 5(4), 410-416. (Link)

62. Chung, E., Kim, Y., Usen, O. (2016). Association between parity, obesity, and cardiovascular risk factors among middle-aged women. Journal of Women's Health, 25(8), 818-825. (Link)

63. Kim, Y., Umeda, M., Lochbaum, M., Stegemeier, S. (2016). Physical activity, screen-based sedentary behavior, and sleep duration in adolescents: Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2011–2013. Preventing Chronic Disease, 13, 160245. (Link)

64. Braun, S. I., Kim, Y., Jetton, A. E., Kang, M., Morgan, D. W. (2016). Prediction of bone mineral density and content from measures of physical activity and sedentary behavior in younger and older females. Preventive Medicine Reports, 2, 300-305. (Link)

65. Kang, M., Kim, Y., Rowe, D. A. (2016). Measurement considerations of peak stepping cadence measures using NHANES 2005-2006. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 13(1), 44-52. (Link)

2015 and earlier

66. Kim, Y., Cho, J., Fuller, D. K., Kang, M. (2015). Correlates of physical activity among people with disabilities in South Korea: Multilevel modeling approach. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 12(7), 1031-1038. (Link)

67. Kim, Y., Chung, E. (2015). Descriptive epidemiology of objectively measured walking among US pregnant women: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005-2006. Preventing Chronic Disease, 12, E217. (Link)

68. McComb, J., Casey, S., Kim, Y., Hart, M., Norman, R., Qian, X. (2015). Experimental models for research in stress and behavior. Journal of Behavioral and Brain Science, 5, 295-305. (Link)

69. Kim, Y., Welk, G. J., Braun, S. I., Kang, M. (2015). Extracting objective estimates of sedentary behavior from accelerometer data: Measurement considerations for surveillance and research applications. PloS ONE, 10(2), e0118078. (Link)

70. Kim, Y., Barry, V. W., Kang, M. (2015). Validation of the ActiGraph GT3X and activPAL Accelerometers for the Assessment of Sedentary Behavior. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 19, 125-137. (Link)

71. Farnsworth, J. L., Kim, Y., Kang, M. (2015). Sleep disorders, physical activity, and sedentary behavior among U.S. adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 12(12), 1567-1575. (Link)

72. Ishikawa, S., Kim, Y., Kang, M., Morgan, D. W. (2013). Effects of weight-bearing exercises on bone health in girls: A meta-analysis. Sports Medicine, 43(9), 875-892. (Link)

73. Kim, Y., Conners, R. T., Hart, P. D., Kang, Y.-S., Kang, M. (2013). Association of physical activity and body mass index with metabolic syndrome among US adolescents with disabilities. Disability and Health Journal, 6(3), 253-259. (Link)

74. Kang, M., Hart, P. D., Kim, Y. (2012). Establishing a threshold for the number of missing days using 7-day pedometer data. Physiological Measurement, 33, 1877-1885. (Link)

75. Kim, Y., Park, I., Kang, M. (2012). Convergent validity of International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ): Meta-analysis. Public Health Nutrition, 16(3), 440-452. (Link)

76. Kim, Y., Park, I., Kang, M. (2012). Examining rater effects of the TGMD-2 on children with intellectual disability using G-theory and Many-facet Rasch model. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 29(4), 346-365. (Link)

77. Kim, Y., Suh, S., Lee, G., Park, I. (2010). Examining the relationships between socio-demographic variables, physical activity, and quality of life among individuals with disabilities. Korean Journal of Adapted Physical Activity, 18(2), 95-110. (Link)

78. Kim, Y., Lee, G., Park, I., Lee, S. (2009). Validation of physical self-concept scale for adolescents. Korean Journal of Measurement and Evaluation in Physical Education and Sports Science, 11(3), 13-24. (Link)

79. Kim, S., Kang, Y., Kim, Y. (2009). Effects of treadmill and foot orthosis interventions on motor development of infants with Down syndrome. Sports Science Review, 3(1), 25-34. (Link)