Ho Sung Kang

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
64 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Ho Sung Kang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ho Sung Kang has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Cancer Research and 10 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Ho Sung Kang's work include Heat shock proteins research (16 papers), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (10 papers) and Cancer Cells and Metastasis (6 papers). Ho Sung Kang is often cited by papers focused on Heat shock proteins research (16 papers), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (10 papers) and Cancer Cells and Metastasis (6 papers). Ho Sung Kang collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and China. Ho Sung Kang's co-authors include Song Iy Han, Cho Hee Kim, Su Yeon Lee, Hyun Min Jeon, Min Kyung Ju, Han Do Kim, Hye Gyeong Park, Min Young Kim, Yung Hyun Choi and Dong Yeok Shin and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Neuroscience and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Ho Sung Kang

60 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Induction of metastasis, cancer stem cell phenotype, and oncogenic metabolism in cancer cells by ionizing radiation

2017 427 citations Su Yeon Lee, Min Kyung Ju et al. Molecular Cancer profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ho Sung Kang South Korea	30	1.9k	609	555	351	249	64	2.9k
Hee Yong Chung South Korea	33	1.9k 1.0×	459 0.8×	508 0.9×	507 1.4×	214 0.9×	90	3.1k
Ana Cuadrado Spain	25	2.8k 1.5×	506 0.8×	545 1.0×	324 0.9×	397 1.6×	40	3.9k
Florian Überall Austria	30	1.6k 0.9×	372 0.6×	512 0.9×	494 1.4×	356 1.4×	64	2.7k
Razvan Lapadat United States	9	2.3k 1.2×	543 0.9×	623 1.1×	685 2.0×	306 1.2×	22	4.1k
Marie Cargnello Canada	11	2.4k 1.3×	462 0.8×	425 0.8×	478 1.4×	391 1.6×	14	3.7k
Young‐Ki Paik South Korea	40	3.1k 1.6×	418 0.7×	475 0.9×	364 1.0×	291 1.2×	159	5.2k
Hua Yang United States	31	1.6k 0.8×	465 0.8×	289 0.5×	506 1.4×	184 0.7×	95	3.3k
Gary A. Clawson United States	32	1.8k 0.9×	399 0.7×	590 1.1×	313 0.9×	360 1.4×	116	3.3k
Colin M. House Australia	29	3.3k 1.7×	401 0.7×	532 1.0×	341 1.0×	435 1.7×	48	4.0k
Fred L. Robinson United States	4	2.8k 1.5×	420 0.7×	508 0.9×	509 1.5×	447 1.8×	4	4.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Ho Sung Kang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ho Sung Kang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ho Sung Kang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ho Sung Kang based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ho Sung Kang. Ho Sung Kang is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lee, Su Yeon, et al.. (2019). High-mobility Group Box 1 Induces the Epithelial-mesenchymal Transition, Glycolytic Switch, and Mitochondrial Repression via Snail Activation. JoLS Journal of Life Sciences. 29(11). 1179–1191. 1 indexed citations

Lee, Su Yeon, Min Kyung Ju, Hyun Min Jeon, et al.. (2018). Regulation of Tumor Progression by Programmed Necrosis. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2018(1). 3537471–3537471. 164 indexed citations

Lee, Su Yeon, Min Kyung Ju, Hyun Min Jeon, et al.. (2018). Oncogenic Metabolism Acts as a Prerequisite Step for Induction of Cancer Metastasis and Cancer Stem Cell Phenotype. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2018(1). 1027453–1027453. 53 indexed citations

Lee, Su Yeon, Min Kyung Ju, Hyun Min Jeon, et al.. (2017). Induction of metastasis, cancer stem cell phenotype, and oncogenic metabolism in cancer cells by ionizing radiation. Molecular Cancer. 16(1). 10–10. 427 indexed citations breakdown →

Lee, Su Yeon, Hyun Min Jeon, Min Kyung Ju, et al.. (2012). Wnt/Snail Signaling Regulates Cytochrome c Oxidase and Glucose Metabolism. Cancer Research. 72(14). 3607–3617. 164 indexed citations

Chang, Ziwei, Ming Lu, Hyun‐Kyung Park, et al.. (2012). Functional HSF1 Requires Aromatic-Participant Interactions in Protecting Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts against Apoptosis Via G2 Cell Cycle Arrest. Molecules and Cells. 33(5). 465–470. 8 indexed citations

Kang, Ho Sung, et al.. (2011). A Study on the Restorative Justice and Probation Services in Korea. 5(1). 267–300.

Lee, Su Yeon, Hyun Min Jeon, Cho Hee Kim, et al.. (2011). Homeobox gene Dlx-2 is implicated in metabolic stress-induced necrosis. Molecular Cancer. 10(1). 113–113. 24 indexed citations

Shin, Dong Yeok, Gi‐Young Kim, Jung-In Kim, et al.. (2010). Anti-invasive activity of diallyl disulfide through tightening of tight junctions and inhibition of matrix metalloproteinase activities in LNCaP prostate cancer cells. Toxicology in Vitro. 24(6). 1569–1576. 33 indexed citations

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Shin, Dong Yeok, Won Sup Lee, Seok Hyun Kim, et al.. (2009). Anti-Invasive Activity of Anthocyanins Isolated from Vitis coignetiae in Human Hepatocarcinoma Cells. Journal of Medicinal Food. 12(5). 967–972. 26 indexed citations

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Lim, Sung‐Chul, et al.. (2009). Ursodeoxycholic acid switches oxaliplatin‐induced necrosis to apoptosis by inhibiting reactive oxygen species production and activating p53‐caspase 8 pathway in HepG2 hepatocellular carcinoma. International Journal of Cancer. 126(7). 1582–1595. 76 indexed citations

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Shin, Dong Yeok, Chung Ho Ryu, Won Sup Lee, et al.. (2009). Induction of Apoptosis and Inhibition of Invasion in Human Hepatoma Cells by Anthocyanins from Meoru. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1171(1). 137–148. 42 indexed citations

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Kim, Mun-Ock, Dong‐Oh Moon, Yung Hyun Choi, et al.. (2008). Platycodin D induces apoptosis and decreases telomerase activity in human leukemia cells. Cancer Letters. 261(1). 98–107. 68 indexed citations

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Shin, Dong Yeok, Ho Sung Kang, Song-Ja Bae, Jee H. Jung, & Yung Hyun Choi. (2006). Induction of Apoptosis by Pectenotoxin-2 Isolated from Marine Sponges in U937 Human Leukemic Cells. 1(2). 63–70.

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Han, Song Iy, et al.. (2004). Cellular responses to mild heat stress. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 62(1). 10–23. 148 indexed citations

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Hong, Sunhwa, Sun Hee Kim, Yoon Ha Choi, et al.. (2004). Coactivator ASC‐2 mediates heat shock factor 1‐mediated transactivation dependent on heat shock. FEBS Letters. 559(1-3). 165–170. 21 indexed citations

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Kim, Jung Mo, et al.. (2003). Sodium Salicylate Activates p38MAPK Though a Specific-Sensing Mechanism, Distinct from Pathways Used by Oxidative Stress, Heat Shock, and Hyperosmotic Stress. 대한의생명과학회지. 9(4). 241–248. 1 indexed citations

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Han, Song Iy, Su Young Oh, Sang Hyeok Woo, et al.. (2001). Implication of a Small GTPase Rac1 in the Activation of c-Jun N-terminal Kinase and Heat Shock Factor in Response to Heat Shock. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(3). 1889–1895. 50 indexed citations

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Lee, Ji Hae, et al.. (2001). Age-Related Increase of Brain Cyclooxygenase Activity and Dietary Modulation of Oxidative Status. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 56(10). B426–B431. 34 indexed citations

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Kim, Woo Jin, et al.. (1999). Expression of a Gene Encoding Heat Shock Protein 70-Related Protein from Olive Flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus. Journal of Aquaculture. 12(3). 175–183. 1 indexed citations

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