Jang H. Han

9.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
51 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Jang H. Han is a scholar working on Hepatology, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jang H. Han has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Hepatology, 25 papers in Epidemiology and 15 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Jang H. Han's work include Hepatitis C virus research (30 papers), Hepatitis B Virus Studies (21 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (6 papers). Jang H. Han is often cited by papers focused on Hepatitis C virus research (30 papers), Hepatitis B Virus Studies (21 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (6 papers). Jang H. Han collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Italy. Jang H. Han's co-authors include Michael Houghton, George Kuo, Amy J. Weiner, Q L Choo, Karin Berger, William J. Rutter, Qui‐Lim Choo, Joonho Choe, Doris Coit and Christine Dong and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Jang H. Han

48 papers receiving 6.2k citations

Hit Papers

Genetic organization and diversity of the hepatitis C virus. 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 1991 1991 1994 1991 400 800 1.2k
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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. Genetic organization and diversity of the hepatitis C virus.
    1991 1.5k citations Jang H. Han et al. profile →
  2. Molecular biology of the hepatitis C viruses: Implications for diagnosis, development and control of viral disease
    1991 737 citations Michael Houghton, Amy J. Weiner et al. Hepatology profile →
  3. Variable and hypervariable domains are found in the regions of HCV corresponding to the flavivirus envelope and NS1 proteins and the pestivirus envelope glycoproteins
    1991 518 citations Amy J. Weiner, Matthew J. Brauer et al. Virology profile →
  4. Vaccination of chimpanzees against infection by thehepatitis C virus.
    1994 468 citations George Kuo, Amy J. Weiner et al. profile →
  5. Characterization of the terminal regions of hepatitis C viral RNA: identification of conserved sequences in the 5' untranslated region and poly(A) tails at the 3' end.
    1991 361 citations Jang H. Han, Venkatakrishna Shyamala 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
Jang H. Han United States 31 5.0k 4.0k 1.4k 1.0k 708 51 6.5k
Q L Choo United States 17 7.0k 1.4× 5.7k 1.4× 1.0k 0.7× 1.3k 1.3× 595 0.8× 21 7.8k
Takanobu Kato Japan 38 6.6k 1.3× 5.7k 1.4× 1.3k 0.9× 982 1.0× 997 1.4× 143 8.1k
Timothy L. Tellinghuisen United States 21 3.3k 0.7× 2.7k 0.7× 1.1k 0.8× 577 0.6× 687 1.0× 29 4.5k
Benno Wölk Germany 15 3.6k 0.7× 2.9k 0.7× 868 0.6× 669 0.7× 448 0.6× 22 4.5k
Tomoko Date Japan 22 3.9k 0.8× 3.1k 0.8× 764 0.5× 739 0.7× 424 0.6× 36 4.5k
Hideki Aizaki Japan 42 3.3k 0.7× 2.9k 0.7× 1.7k 1.2× 548 0.5× 700 1.0× 113 5.5k
Makoto Hijikata Japan 47 8.2k 1.6× 6.2k 1.6× 2.6k 1.8× 1.6k 1.6× 1.1k 1.5× 111 10.6k
MinKyung Yi United States 31 3.1k 0.6× 2.3k 0.6× 2.5k 1.8× 495 0.5× 694 1.0× 53 5.8k
T. Jake Liang United States 22 3.4k 0.7× 2.7k 0.7× 794 0.6× 602 0.6× 361 0.5× 29 4.4k
Kyoko Tsukiyama–Kohara Japan 34 2.4k 0.5× 2.4k 0.6× 1.7k 1.2× 373 0.4× 704 1.0× 153 5.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Han, Jang H., et al.. (2025). Single-dose intranasal adenovirus-based RSV vaccines targeting G and M2. npj Vaccines. 10(1). 139–139.
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Kim, Jong‐Won, Mi Young Seo, Anang A. Shelat, et al.. (2002). Structurally Conserved Amino Acid W501 Is Required for RNA Helicase Activity but Is Not Essential for DNA Helicase Activity of Hepatitis C Virus NS3 Protein. Journal of Virology. 77(1). 571–582. 22 indexed citations
3.
Han, Jang H., et al.. (1999). [The effect of thrombin on tissue factor activity in cultured bovine aortic endothelial cells and its correlation with PKC pathway].. PubMed. 20(3). 130–3.
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Gwack, Yousang, Dong Wook Kim, Jang H. Han, & Joonho Choe. (1997). DNA Helicase Activity of the Hepatitis C Virus Nonstructural Protein 3. European Journal of Biochemistry. 250(1). 47–54. 63 indexed citations
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Gwack, Yousang, Dong Wook Kim, Jang H. Han, & Joonho Choe. (1996). Characterization of RNA Binding Activity and RNA Helicase Activity of the Hepatitis C Virus NS3 Protein. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 225(2). 654–659. 121 indexed citations
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Kim, Dong Wook, Yousang Gwack, Jang H. Han, & Joonho Choe. (1995). C-Terminal Domain of the Hepatitis C Virus NS3 Protein Contains an RNA Helicase Activity. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 215(1). 160–166. 261 indexed citations
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Doorn, L.J. van, et al.. (1994). HCV RNA detection in heparinized blood by direct genomic RNA capture onto paramagnetic particles. Journal of Virological Methods. 48(2-3). 339–341. 2 indexed citations
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Gretch, David R., Lawrence Corey, J.L. Wilson, et al.. (1994). Assessment of Hepatitis C Virus RNA Levels by Quantitative Competitive RNA Polymerase Chain Reaction: High-Titer Viremia Correlates with Advanced Stage of Disease. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 169(6). 1219–1225. 190 indexed citations
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Bresters, Dorine, Evelien P. Mauser‐Bunschoten, H. T. M. Cuypers, et al.. (1993). Long term treatment of chronic hepatitis C with interferon alfa-2b: disappearance of HCV-RNA in a pilot study of eight haemophilia patients.. Gut. 34(2 Suppl). S124–S125. 9 indexed citations
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Dong, Seok Ho, Hak Yang Kim, Choong Kee Park, et al.. (1992). Interferon Alpha Therapy in Patients with Chronic Type C Hepatitis: Changes of serum ALT, Anti-HCV & HCV-RNA. The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine. 7(1). 13–18. 2 indexed citations
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Weiner, Amy J., Matthew J. Brauer, Jody Rosenblatt, et al.. (1991). Variable and hypervariable domains are found in the regions of HCV corresponding to the flavivirus envelope and NS1 proteins and the pestivirus envelope glycoproteins. Virology. 180(2). 842–848. 518 indexed citations breakdown →
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Magrin, S., Antonio Craxı̀, Carmelo Fabiano, et al.. (1991). Hepatitis C virus replication in ‘autoimmune’ chronic hepatitis. Journal of Hepatology. 13(3). 364–367. 51 indexed citations
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Houghton, Michael, Amy J. Weiner, Jang H. Han, George Kuo, & Qui‐Lim Choo. (1991). Molecular biology of the hepatitis C viruses: Implications for diagnosis, development and control of viral disease. Hepatology. 14(2). 381–388. 737 indexed citations breakdown →
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Thaler, Michael, D. W. Wara, G Veereman-Wauters, et al.. (1991). Vertical transmission of hepatitis C virus. The Lancet. 338(8758). 17–18. 209 indexed citations
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Medina, Ruth, Susan H. Socher, Jang H. Han, & Paul A. Friedman. (1989). Interleukin-1, endotoxin or tumor necrosis factor/cachectin enhance the level of plasminogen activator inhibitor messenger RNA in bovine aortic endothelial cells. Thrombosis Research. 54(1). 41–52. 37 indexed citations
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Han, Jang H., S W Law, Paul M. Keller, et al.. (1989). Cloning and expression of cDNA encoding antistasin, a leech-derived protein having anti-coagulant and anti-metastatic properties. Gene. 75(1). 47–57. 39 indexed citations
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Han, Jang H. & William J. Rutter. (1988). λgt22S, a phage expression vector for the directional cloning of cDNA by the use of a single restriction enzyme SfiI. Nucleic Acids Research. 16(24). 11837–11837. 7 indexed citations
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Mitchell, Pamela J., Adelaide M. Carothers, Jang H. Han, et al.. (1986). Multiple transcription start sites, DNase I-hypersensitive sites, and an opposite-strand exon in the 5' region of the CHO dhfr gene.. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 6(2). 425–440. 150 indexed citations
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Han, Jang H. & John D. Harding. (1983). Using iodinated single–stranded M13 probes to facilltate rapid DNA sequence analysis – nucleotide sequence of a mouse lysine tRNA gene. Nucleic Acids Research. 11(7). 2053–2064. 13 indexed citations

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