Hyesik Kong

2.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
61 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Hyesik Kong is a scholar working on Surgery, Transplantation and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hyesik Kong has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Surgery, 24 papers in Transplantation and 23 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Hyesik Kong's work include Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes (27 papers), Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments (24 papers) and Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (12 papers). Hyesik Kong is often cited by papers focused on Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes (27 papers), Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments (24 papers) and Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (12 papers). Hyesik Kong collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and China. Hyesik Kong's co-authors include Terry Reisine, Graeme I. Bell, K Raynor, Kazuki Yasuda, Christopher D. Breder, Jun Takeda, Yong Chen, Lei Yu, Yunjin Jung and Young‐Mi Kim and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Hyesik Kong

55 papers receiving 2.2k citations

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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.

Pharmacological characterization of the cloned kappa-, delta-, and mu-opioid receptors.

1994 571 citations Hyesik Kong et al. Molecular Pharmacology profile →
Cloning and functional comparison of kappa and delta opioid receptors from mouse brain.

1993 502 citations Hyesik Kong et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Donor-derived cell-free DNA is associated with the degree of immunosuppression in lung transplantation 2025 ·American Journal of Transplantation ·(unknown), Moon Kyoo Jang, Hyesik Kong, Woojin Park, Xin Tian, Michael Keller, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Shambhu Aryal, Gerald J. Berry, Charles C. Marboe, Jonathan B. Orens, Steven D. Nathan, Sean Agbor-Enoh	1
2	Multiplexing Droplet Digital PCR Assays to Detect Allograft Injury in Lung Transplant Recipients 2024 ·The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation ·(unknown), (unknown), T. Andargie, Roy G. Brower, Hyesik Kong, Sean Agbor-Enoh	1
3	Pathologist interrater reliability and clinical implications of elevated donor-derived cell-free DNA beyond heart transplant rejection, on behalf of the GRAfT investigators 2024 ·The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation ·Aditya Mehta, (unknown), Pramita Bagchi, Charles C. Marboe, Keyur B. Shah, Samer S. Najjar, Steven Hsu, M.E. Rodrigo, Moon Kyoo Jang, A. Cochrane, (unknown), Hyesik Kong, (unknown), Erick McNair, Hannah A. Valantine, (unknown), Gerald J. Berry, Palak Shah	4
4	Redefining Cardiac Antibody-Mediated Rejection With Donor-Specific Antibodies and Graft Dysfunction 2024 ·Circulation Heart Failure ·(unknown), Xin Tian, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Moon Kyoo Jang, Hyesik Kong, T. Andargie, (unknown), Samer S. Najjar, (unknown), Keyur B. Shah, Steven Hsu, M.E. Rodrigo, Charles C. Marboe, Gerald J. Berry, Hannah A. Valantine, Palak Shah, Sean Agbor-Enoh	5
5	Astragalus polysaccharide enhances the therapeutic efficacy of cisplatin in triple-negative breast cancer through multiple mechanisms 2024 ·Oncology Research Featuring Preclinical and Clinical Cancer Therapeutics ·Li Sun, Junxing Huang, (unknown), Shaoqiu Zhuo, Hyesik Kong, (unknown), Chong Zhou	1
6	Racial Differences in Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA and Mitochondrial DNA After Heart Transplantation, on Behalf of the GRAfT Investigators 2024 ·Circulation Heart Failure ·Palak Shah, Sean Agbor-Enoh, Ben Seiyon Lee, T. Andargie, Shashank S. Sinha, Hyesik Kong, (unknown), (unknown), Erick McNair, (unknown), Keyur B. Shah, Samer S. Najjar, Steven Hsu, M.E. Rodrigo, Moon Kyoo Jang, Charles C. Marboe, Gerald J. Berry, Hannah A. Valantine, (unknown)	6
7	Cell-Free DNA Identifies High-Risk Donor Specific Antibodies in Heart Transplant Recipients 2024 ·The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation ·(unknown), Yinyan Xu, Xin Tian, Anne‐Marie Le Bon, (unknown), Ronald W. Brower, Moon Kyoo Jang, Hyesik Kong, T. Andargie, (unknown), Samer S. Najjar, (unknown), Keyur B. Shah, Steven Hsu, M.E. Rodrigo, Charles C. Marboe, Gerald J. Berry, Hannah A. Valantine, Palak Shah, Sean Agbor-Enoh	0
8	Preemptive treatment of de novo donor-specific antibodies in lung transplant patients reduces subsequent risk of chronic lung allograft dysfunction or death 2023 ·American Journal of Transplantation ·Michael Keller, Yang Song, (unknown), (unknown), A. Cochrane, Mary Carmelle Philogene, Errol L. Bush, Pali D. Shah, (unknown), Anne Brown, Hyesik Kong, (unknown), Helen Luikart, Steven D. Nathan, Kiran K. Khush, Moon Kyoo Jang, Sean Agbor-Enoh	16
9	Cell-free DNA reveals distinct pathology of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children 2023 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·T. Andargie, (unknown), (unknown), Tom Hill, Weiqiang Zhou, (unknown), Hyesik Kong, Oren Gordon, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yi Wang, Sheila M. Brady, Hongkai Ji, Jack A. Yanovski, Moon Kyoo Jang, Clarence M. Lee, Andrew H. Karaba, Andrea L. Cox, Sean Agbor-Enoh	7
10	Organizing pneumonia is associated with molecular allograft injury and the development of antibody-mediated rejection 2023 ·The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation ·Michael B. Keller, Xin Tian, Moon Kyoo Jang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Gerald J. Berry, Charles C. Marboe, Hyesik Kong, (unknown), Shambhu Aryal, Jonathan B. Orens, Pali D. Shah, Steven D. Nathan, Sean Agbor-Enoh	3
11	Elevated cell-free DNA in respiratory viral infection and associated lung allograft dysfunction 2022 ·American Journal of Transplantation ·(unknown), Nitipong Permpalung, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Robin K. Avery, Hyesik Kong, Moon Kyoo Jang, T. Andargie, (unknown), Steven D. Nathan, Shambhu Aryal, Jonathan B. Orens, Hannah A. Valantine, (unknown), Pali D. Shah	23
12	Clinical features and allograft failure rates of pulmonary antibody-mediated rejection categories 2022 ·The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation ·(unknown), (unknown), A. Cochrane, Deborah J. Levine, Mary Carmelle Philogene, Yi‐Ping Fu, Moon Kyoo Jang, Hyesik Kong, Pali D. Shah, (unknown), Aravind Krishnan, (unknown), Helen Luikart, Kiran K. Khush, Gerald J. Berry, Charles C. Marboe, Aldo Iacono, Jonathan B. Orens, Steven D. Nathan, Sean Agbor-Enoh	8
13	Comparison of donor-derived cell-free DNA between single versus double lung transplant recipients 2022 ·American Journal of Transplantation ·Michael B. Keller, (unknown), (unknown), Kai Yu, Moon Kyoo Jang, (unknown), Gerald J. Berry, Charles C. Marboe, Hyesik Kong, Helen Luikart, (unknown), Pali D. Shah, Kiran K. Khush, Steven D. Nathan, Sean Agbor-Enoh	25
14	Higher levels of allograft injury in black patients early after heart transplantation 2021 ·The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation ·(unknown), Keyur B. Shah, Sean Agbor-Enoh, (unknown), Ma. Victoria Domínguez García, Hyesik Kong, Moon Kyoo Jang, Steven Hsu, Erika Feller, M.E. Rodrigo, Samer S. Najjar, Ilker Tunc, Yanqin Yang, Ben Seiyon Lee, Michael A. Solomon, Gerald J. Berry, Charles C. Marboe, Palak Shah, Hannah A. Valantine	11
15	Cell-free DNA maps COVID-19 tissue injury and risk of death and can cause tissue injury 2021 ·JCI Insight ·T. Andargie, Takayuki Tsuji, Fayaz Seifuddin, Moon Kyoo Jang, Peter S.T. Yuen, Hyesik Kong, Ilker Tunc, Komudi Singh, (unknown), Kenneth J. Wilkins, Steven D. Nathan, Andrea L. Cox, Mehdi Pirooznia, Robert A. Star, Sean Agbor-Enoh	88
16	Synthesis and evaluation of sulfate conjugated metronidazole as a colon-specific prodrug of metronidazole 2011 ·Journal of drug targeting ·Hyun‐Jeong Kim, Yonghyun Lee, (unknown), Jihye Kim, Hyesik Kong, Jeong-Hyun Yoon, Yunjin Jung, Young Mi Kim	8
17	Emetine Promotes von Hippel-Lindau-Independent Degradation of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-2α in Clear Cell Renal Carcinoma 2010 ·Molecular Pharmacology ·Hyesik Kong, Sunmin Lee, Kristin Beebe, Bradley T. Scroggins, Gopal N. Gupta, Min-Jung Lee, Yunjin Jung, Jane B. Trepel, Leonard Μ. Neckers	18
18	Sulfate-conjugated methylprednisolone: Evaluation as a colon-specific methylprednisolone prodrug and comparison with sulfate-conjugated prednisolone and dexamethasone 2008 ·Journal of drug targeting ·Hyesik Kong, Youngsoo Kim, Yonghyun Lee, (unknown), Sun Hwa Jung, Yunjin Jung, Young Mi Kim	8
19	Synthesis and Properties ofN,N′-Bis(5-Aminosalicyl)-L-Cystine as a Colon-Specific Deliverer of 5-Aminosalicylic Acid and Cystine 2008 ·Drug Delivery ·Heejung Kim, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yunjin Jung, Hyesik Kong, Young Mi Kim	8
20	A Molecular Mechanism for the Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Taurine-Conjugated 5-Aminosalicylic Acid in Inflamed Colon 2006 ·Molecular Pharmacology ·Heejung Kim, (unknown), Hyesik Kong, (unknown), (unknown), Young Mi Kim, Len Neckers, Yunjin Jung	45

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