Hei Sook Sul

17.7k total citations · 6 hit papers
124 papers, 14.4k citations indexed

About

Hei Sook Sul is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Hei Sook Sul has authored 124 papers receiving a total of 14.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Molecular Biology, 58 papers in Physiology and 42 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Hei Sook Sul's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (57 papers), Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (40 papers) and Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (31 papers). Hei Sook Sul is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (57 papers), Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (40 papers) and Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (31 papers). Hei Sook Sul collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Netherlands. Hei Sook Sul's co-authors include Cynthia M. Smas, Francine M. Gregoire, Maryam Ahmadian, Kee‐Hong Kim, Eszter Sarkadi‐Nagy, Robin E. Duncan, Dong Wang, Yang Soo Moon, Kathy Jaworski and Yuhui Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Hei Sook Sul

122 papers receiving 14.1k citations

Hit Papers

Understanding Adipocyte Differentiation 1993 2026 2004 2015 1998 2007 1993 2015 2004 500 1000 1.5k
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Understanding Adipocyte Differentiation
    1998 2.0k citations Cynthia M. Smas, Hei Sook Sul et al. profile →
  2. Regulation of Lipolysis in Adipocytes
    2007 756 citations Robin E. Duncan, Maryam Ahmadian et al. profile →
  3. Pref-1, a protein containing EGF-like repeats, inhibits adipocyte differentiation
    1993 582 citations Cynthia M. Smas, Hei Sook Sul profile →
  4. Hepatic Acetyl CoA Links Adipose Tissue Inflammation to Hepatic Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes
    2015 536 citations Hei Sook Sul, Gerald I. Shulman et al. profile →
  5. Desnutrin, an Adipocyte Gene Encoding a Novel Patatin Domain-containing Protein, Is Induced by Fasting and Glucocorticoids
    2004 508 citations Eszter Sarkadi‐Nagy, Kee‐Hong Kim et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  6. Transcriptional regulation of hepatic lipogenesis
    2015 506 citations José A. Viscarra, Hei Sook Sul et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hei Sook Sul United States 60 7.3k 6.1k 4.1k 2.5k 2.3k 124 14.4k
Nada A. Abumrad United States 75 9.5k 1.3× 5.4k 0.9× 3.1k 0.8× 2.3k 0.9× 3.2k 1.4× 179 18.4k
Gérard Ailhaud France 70 6.7k 0.9× 7.3k 1.2× 4.2k 1.0× 1.7k 0.7× 2.7k 1.2× 257 17.4k
Deborah M. Muoio United States 65 8.9k 1.2× 8.2k 1.3× 2.6k 0.6× 1.4k 0.6× 1.7k 0.8× 133 16.1k
Stephen R. Farmer United States 59 7.6k 1.0× 5.3k 0.9× 3.8k 0.9× 889 0.3× 1.4k 0.6× 116 13.9k
Jean E. Schaffer United States 54 6.3k 0.9× 3.9k 0.6× 2.2k 0.5× 2.4k 0.9× 1.7k 0.8× 108 12.1k
Grant A. Mitchell Canada 56 5.8k 0.8× 3.7k 0.6× 2.0k 0.5× 1.9k 0.7× 1.5k 0.6× 206 11.8k
Zhidan Wu United States 35 11.7k 1.6× 11.0k 1.8× 3.7k 0.9× 1.0k 0.4× 1.2k 0.5× 55 18.1k
Scott A. Summers United States 55 9.1k 1.2× 5.0k 0.8× 3.5k 0.9× 1.6k 0.6× 2.1k 1.0× 127 14.5k
Paul Cohen United States 48 3.8k 0.5× 7.2k 1.2× 4.4k 1.1× 1.3k 0.5× 1.4k 0.6× 83 12.7k
Mathieu Laplante Canada 36 8.9k 1.2× 3.8k 0.6× 3.3k 0.8× 772 0.3× 1.2k 0.6× 78 15.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hei Sook Sul

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wang, Yuhui, Hai P. Nguyen, Pengya Xue, et al.. (2024). ApoL6 associates with lipid droplets and disrupts Perilipin1-HSL interaction to inhibit lipolysis. Nature Communications. 15(1). 186–186. 15 indexed citations
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Séité, Sarah, Mark C. Harrison, David Sillam‐Dussès, et al.. (2022). Lifespan prolonging mechanisms and insulin upregulation without fat accumulation in long-lived reproductives of a higher termite. Communications Biology. 5(1). 27 indexed citations
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Sul, Hei Sook, et al.. (2021). Signaling Pathways Regulating Thermogenesis. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 12. 595020–595020. 58 indexed citations
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Dempersmier, Jon, et al.. (2019). Zc3h10 Acts as a Transcription Factor and Is Phosphorylated to Activate the Thermogenic Program. Cell Reports. 29(9). 2621–2633.e4. 16 indexed citations
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Dempersmier, Jon, Оlga N. Gulyaeva, Sarah Paul, et al.. (2015). Cold-Inducible Zfp516 Activates UCP1 Transcription to Promote Browning of White Fat and Development of Brown Fat. Molecular Cell. 57(2). 235–246. 190 indexed citations
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Sul, Hei Sook, et al.. (2010). Insulin signaling in fatty acid and fat synthesis: a transcriptional perspective. Current Opinion in Pharmacology. 10(6). 684–691. 136 indexed citations
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Ahmadian, Maryam, Robin E. Duncan, & Hei Sook Sul. (2009). The skinny on fat: lipolysis and fatty acid utilization in adipocytes. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. 20(9). 424–428. 101 indexed citations
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Wang, Yuhui & Hei Sook Sul. (2009). Pref-1 Regulates Mesenchymal Cell Commitment and Differentiation through Sox9. Cell Metabolism. 9(3). 287–302. 178 indexed citations
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Sul, Hei Sook. (2009). Minireview: Pref-1: Role in Adipogenesis and Mesenchymal Cell Fate. Molecular Endocrinology. 23(11). 1717–1725. 181 indexed citations
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Jaworski, Kathy, Maryam Ahmadian, Robin E. Duncan, et al.. (2009). AdPLA ablation increases lipolysis and prevents obesity induced by high-fat feeding or leptin deficiency. Nature Medicine. 15(2). 159–168. 203 indexed citations
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Griffin, Michael J., et al.. (2007). Direct Interaction between USF and SREBP-1c Mediates Synergistic Activation of the Fatty-acid Synthase Promoter. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(8). 5453–5467. 59 indexed citations
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Wang, Yuhui, Kyung‐Ah Kim, Jung-Hyun Kim, & Hei Sook Sul. (2006). Pref-1, a Preadipocyte Secreted Factor That Inhibits Adipogenesis. Journal of Nutrition. 136(12). 2953–2956. 155 indexed citations
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Griffin, Michael J. & Hei Sook Sul. (2004). Insulin Regulation of Fatty Acid Synthase Gene Transcription: Roles of USF and SREBP‐1c. IUBMB Life. 56(10). 595–600. 93 indexed citations
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Moon, Yang Soo, María-Jesús Latasa, Michael J. Griffin, & Hei Sook Sul. (2002). Suppression of fatty acid synthase promoter by polyunsaturated fatty acids. Journal of Lipid Research. 43(5). 691–698. 59 indexed citations
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Sul, Hei Sook, et al.. (2000). Regulation of the Fatty Acid Synthase Promoter by Insulin. Journal of Nutrition. 130(2). 315S–320S. 64 indexed citations
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Smas, Cynthia M., Li Chen, & Hei Sook Sul. (1997). Cleavage of Membrane-Associated pref-1 Generates a Soluble Inhibitor of Adipocyte Differentiation. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 17(2). 977–988. 177 indexed citations
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Wang, Dong & Hei Sook Sul. (1997). Upstream Stimulatory Factor Binding to the E-box at −65 Is Required for Insulin Regulation of the Fatty Acid Synthase Promoter. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272(42). 26367–26374. 128 indexed citations
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Shafqat, Saad, Balaji Tamarappoo, Michael S. Kilberg, et al.. (1994). Additions and Corrections. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 269(31). 20208–20208. 1 indexed citations
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Sul, Hei Sook, RA Cooper, S Whitehouse, & Donal A. Walsh. (1982). Cardiac phosphorylase kinase. Modulation of the activity by cAMP-dependent and cAMP-dependent phosphorylation of the alpha- subunit.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 257(7). 3484–3490. 18 indexed citations

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