Insuk So

9.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
242 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Insuk So is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Sensory Systems and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Insuk So has authored 242 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 145 papers in Molecular Biology, 106 papers in Sensory Systems and 60 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Insuk So's work include Ion Channels and Receptors (105 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (89 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (36 papers). Insuk So is often cited by papers focused on Ion Channels and Receptors (105 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (89 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (36 papers). Insuk So collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Ethiopia. Insuk So's co-authors include Byung Joo Kim, Ju‐Hong Jeon, Shmuel Muallem, Ki Whan Kim, Jae Hwa Lee, Young Kyu Kwon, Eun‐Jung Park, Sung-Young Kim, Jae Yeoul Jun and Hyun Jin Kim and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Insuk So

238 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Characteristics of Gintonin-Mediated Membrane Depolarization of Pacemaker Activity in Cultured Interstitial Cells of Cajal

2014 621 citations Byung Joo Kim, Seok Choi et al. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry profile →
Characteristics of the Cholecystokinin-Induced Depolarization of Pacemaking Activity in Cultured Interstitial Cells of Cajal from Murine Small Intestine

2013 557 citations Byung Joo Kim, Insuk So et al. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry profile →

Peers

Insuk So

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Graeme S. Cottrell United Kingdom

Peter McIntyre Australia

Luis J. V. Galietta Italy

Ludwig Missiaen Belgium

Weizhong Zeng United States

Ju‐Hong Jeon South Korea

Takehiko Watanabe Japan

Yousef Al‐Abed United States

Zui Pan United States

Haoxing Xu United States

Graeme S. Cottrell United Kingdom

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344 ×0.4

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Citations per year, relative to Insuk So Insuk So (= 1×) peers Graeme S. Cottrell

Countries citing papers authored by Insuk So

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Fields of papers citing papers by Insuk So

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Insuk So

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20 of 20 papers shown

Moore, Travis I., Insuk So, Marc Freichel, et al.. (2025). TRPC4 regulates limbic behavior and neuronal development by stabilizing dendrite branches through actomyosin-driven integrin activation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(33). e2511037122–e2511037122.

Lee, Kyu Pil, et al.. (2024). Periphery Pre-S1 and S1 helix nexus for PIP2 at TRPC3 channel. Cell Calcium. 123. 102932–102932. 1 indexed citations

Kim, Seong‐Jung, et al.. (2024). Lubiprostone Improves Distal Segment-Specific Colonic Contractions through TRPC4 Activation Stimulated by EP3 Prostanoid Receptor. Pharmaceuticals. 17(10). 1327–1327.

So, Insuk, et al.. (2024). Unique responses of the fixed stoichiometric TRPC1–TRPC5 concatemer to G proteins. Frontiers in Physiology. 15. 1392980–1392980.

Chun, Jung Nyeo, et al.. (2023). Oncogenic role of FOXM1 in human prostate cancer (Review). Oncology Reports. 51(1). 2 indexed citations

Lee, Sang-Hoon, Young Kim, Eun Cho, et al.. (2023). Cyclosporin A inhibits prostate cancer growth through suppression of E2F8 transcription factor in a MELK‑dependent manner. Oncology Reports. 50(6). 4 indexed citations

Kim, Jinsung, et al.. (2023). Pore residues of transient receptor potential channels canonical 1 and 4 heteromer determine channel properties. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 325(1). C42–C51. 4 indexed citations

Lee, Da Young, et al.. (2023). Emerging role of E2F8 in human cancer. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1869(6). 166745–166745. 14 indexed citations

Ko, Juyeon, et al.. (2023). Negative self-regulation of transient receptor potential canonical 4 by the specific interaction with phospholipase C-δ1. Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 27(2). 187–196. 2 indexed citations

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Kim, Mi Kyung, et al.. (2022). The intracellular Ca²⁺channel TRPML3 is a PI3P effector that regulates autophagosome biogenesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(43). e2200085119–e2200085119. 13 indexed citations

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Lee, Donghyuk, Hye‐Youn Kim, Ikhyun Jun, et al.. (2021). Plasma Membrane Localized GCaMP-MS4A12 by Orai1 Co-Expression Shows Thapsigargin- and Ca2+-Dependent Fluorescence Increases. Molecules and Cells. 44(4). 223–232. 1 indexed citations

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Kim, Dong Hyun, Kyoung Sun Park, Mi Kyung Kim, et al.. (2018). Palmitoylation controls trafficking of the intracellular Ca²⁺ channel MCOLN3/TRPML3 to regulate autophagy. Autophagy. 15(2). 327–340. 42 indexed citations

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So, Insuk, et al.. (2017). Predictive Factors to Health Promotion Behaviors in Breast Cancer Patients Using Pender's Health Promotion Model. Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society. 18(3). 258–269. 6 indexed citations

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Yang, Dongki, Qin Li, Insuk So, et al.. (2011). IRBIT governs epithelial secretion in mice by antagonizing the WNK/SPAK kinase pathway. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 121(3). 956–965. 84 indexed citations

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Kim, Sung Young, Eun‐Jung Park, Joon Kim, et al.. (2011). Icilin induces G1 arrest through activating JNK and p38 kinase in a TRPM8-independent manner. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 406(1). 30–35. 11 indexed citations

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Lee, Chang Kee, Su Ryon Shin, Ji Young Mun, et al.. (2009). Tough Supersoft Sponge Fibers with Tunable Stiffness from a DNA Self‐Assembly Technique. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 48(28). 5116–5120. 31 indexed citations

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Varghese, Justin M., Yahya A. Ismail, Chang Kee Lee, et al.. (2008). Thermoresponsive hydrogels based on poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)/chondroitin sulfate. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 135(1). 336–341. 33 indexed citations

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Choi, Seok, Cheol Ho Yeum, In Youb Chang, et al.. (2006). Activating of ATP-Dependent K+ Channels Comprised of Kir 6.2 and SUR 2B by PGE2 Through EP2 Receptor in Cultured Interstitial Cells of Cajal from Murine Small Intestine. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 18(4-5). 187–198. 30 indexed citations

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Kim, Byung Joo, Insuk So, & Ki Whan Kim. (2006). Melastatin-Type transient receptor potential channel 7 is required for intestinal pacemaking activity(Kuriyama Hirosi Award,Program and Abstracts of Papers for 48th Annual Meeting of The Japan Society of Smooth Muscle Research). 10(1). 1 indexed citations

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So, Insuk, et al.. (2003). The Substates with Mutants That Negatively Charged Aspartate in Position 172 Was Replaced with Positive Charge in Murine Inward Rectifier Potassium Channel (Murine Kir2.1). Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 7(5). 267–273. 2 indexed citations

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