Jaewon Ko

5.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
94 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Jaewon Ko is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jaewon Ko has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 49 papers in Molecular Biology and 36 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Jaewon Ko's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (44 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (33 papers) and Retinal Development and Disorders (11 papers). Jaewon Ko is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (44 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (33 papers) and Retinal Development and Disorders (11 papers). Jaewon Ko collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Japan. Jaewon Ko's co-authors include Thomas C. Südhof, Ji Won Um, Eunjoon Kim, Robert C. Malenka, Marc V. Fuccillo, Antony A. Boucard, Se-Ho Kim, Jae-Ran Lee, Hye‐Won Shin and Kyung Ah Han and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Jaewon Ko

85 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

LRRTM2 Functions as a Neurexin Ligand in Promoting Excita... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 50 100 150 200 250
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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.

  1. LRRTM2 Functions as a Neurexin Ligand in Promoting Excitatory Synapse Formation
    2009 278 citations Jaewon Ko, Thomas C. Südhof 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
Jaewon Ko South Korea 36 2.4k 2.3k 1.4k 580 510 94 4.1k
Thomas Biederer United States 32 2.6k 1.1× 2.2k 1.0× 1.6k 1.2× 612 1.1× 527 1.0× 52 4.6k
Maria Passafaro Italy 36 2.8k 1.2× 2.8k 1.2× 1.0k 0.7× 678 1.2× 586 1.1× 82 4.8k
Matthias Kneussel Germany 39 3.1k 1.3× 2.8k 1.2× 1.5k 1.1× 333 0.6× 361 0.7× 110 4.9k
Constanze I. Seidenbecher Germany 41 2.3k 1.0× 2.6k 1.1× 1.6k 1.1× 493 0.8× 1.1k 2.2× 91 5.4k
Alaa El-Husseini Canada 28 2.5k 1.1× 2.2k 1.0× 1.2k 0.8× 399 0.7× 398 0.8× 35 4.3k
Christopher W. Cowan United States 31 2.8k 1.2× 2.2k 1.0× 697 0.5× 750 1.3× 547 1.1× 71 4.3k
Wayne S. Sossin Canada 41 4.0k 1.7× 3.1k 1.3× 1.4k 1.0× 633 1.1× 600 1.2× 129 6.2k
Michael A. Sutton United States 31 2.5k 1.0× 3.0k 1.3× 651 0.5× 615 1.1× 1.1k 2.1× 50 4.6k
Nathalie Sans France 25 2.4k 1.0× 2.3k 1.0× 876 0.6× 563 1.0× 632 1.2× 49 3.9k
Noboru H. Komiyama United Kingdom 31 1.8k 0.8× 1.5k 0.7× 891 0.6× 593 1.0× 577 1.1× 55 3.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jaewon Ko

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jaewon Ko

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jaewon Ko. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jaewon Ko 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 Jaewon Ko. Jaewon Ko is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kim, Beom Seok, et al.. (2025). Development of New IL-1R Antagonists with Improved Anti-inflammatory Efficacy. Theranostics. 16(5). 2561–2575.
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Kim, Kawon, et al.. (2025). Gender-atypical male military leaders enhance followers’ training performance.. Psychology of Men & Masculinity. 26(3). 275–284.
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Ko, Jaewon. (2025). MDGAs as synaptic suppressors with implications in neurodevelopmental disorders. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 95. 103130–103130.
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Kim, Seungjoon, et al.. (2024). MDGAs perform activity-dependent synapse type-specific suppression via distinct extracellular mechanisms. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(26). e2322978121–e2322978121. 8 indexed citations
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Han, Kyung Ah, Jusung Lee, Ju Yeon Lee, et al.. (2024). Specification of neural circuit architecture shaped by context-dependent patterned LAR-RPTP microexons. Nature Communications. 15(1). 1624–1624. 8 indexed citations
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Kim, Seungjoon, et al.. (2024). Thermodynamic modulation of gephyrin condensation by inhibitory synapse components. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(12). e2313236121–e2313236121. 9 indexed citations
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Han, Kyung Ah & Jaewon Ko. (2023). Orchestration of synaptic functions by WAVE regulatory complex-mediated actin reorganization. Experimental & Molecular Medicine. 55(6). 1065–1075. 15 indexed citations
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Park, Dongseok, Gyu Hyun Kim, Jinsoo Seo, et al.. (2022). LRRTM3 regulates activity-dependent synchronization of synapse properties in topographically connected hippocampal neural circuits. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(3). 9 indexed citations
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Kim, Seungjoon, Hyeonho Kim, In-Wook Hwang, et al.. (2022). MDGA1 negatively regulates amyloid precursor protein–mediated synapse inhibition in the hippocampus. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(4). 19 indexed citations
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Kim, Seungjoon, Dongseok Park, Dong‐Wook Kim, et al.. (2021). Npas4 regulates IQSEC3 expression in hippocampal somatostatin interneurons to mediate anxiety-like behavior. Cell Reports. 36(3). 109417–109417. 14 indexed citations
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Han, Kyung Ah, et al.. (2020). Differentially altered social dominance- and cooperative-like behaviors in Shank2- and Shank3-mutant mice. Molecular Autism. 11(1). 87–87. 27 indexed citations
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Lee, Song-Yi, Myeong‐Gyun Kang, Kyung Lock Kim, et al.. (2020). Supra-blot: an accurate and reliable assay for detecting target proteins with a synthetic host molecule–enzyme hybrid. Chemical Communications. 56(10). 1549–1552. 8 indexed citations
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Han, Kyung Ah, Ji Seung Ko, Jin Young Kim, et al.. (2018). PTPσ Drives Excitatory Presynaptic Assembly via Various Extracellular and Intracellular Mechanisms. Journal of Neuroscience. 38(30). 6700–6721. 41 indexed citations
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Kim, Yoonji, Sung‐Jin Lee, Qiang Yuan, et al.. (2012). MDGAs interact selectively with neuroligin-2 but not other neuroligins to regulate inhibitory synapse development. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(1). 336–341. 111 indexed citations
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Kim, Yong-Ju, et al.. (2012). Development of the Stress Diagnostic Scale on Samples of Korean Military Personnel. 31(2). 345–367. 2 indexed citations
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Ko, Jaewon, Chen Zhang, Demet Araç, et al.. (2009). Neuroligin‐1 performs neurexin‐dependent and neurexin‐independent functions in synapse validation. The EMBO Journal. 28(20). 3244–3255. 111 indexed citations
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Choi, Jeonghoon, Jaewon Ko, Bence Rácz, et al.. (2005). Regulation of Dendritic Spine Morphogenesis by Insulin Receptor Substrate 53, a Downstream Effector of Rac1 and Cdc42 Small GTPases. Journal of Neuroscience. 25(4). 869–879. 168 indexed citations
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Ko, Jaewon, et al.. (1999). A New Numerical Method of Determining Parameter Stability Bounds : SISO Linear System with Time-varying Uncertainties Case. 4(3). 286–290. 4 indexed citations

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