Jang Won Son

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
53 papers, 940 citations indexed

About

Jang Won Son is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jang Won Son has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 940 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 11 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Jang Won Son's work include Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (12 papers), Diabetes Treatment and Management (11 papers) and Nutrition and Health in Aging (6 papers). Jang Won Son is often cited by papers focused on Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (12 papers), Diabetes Treatment and Management (11 papers) and Nutrition and Health in Aging (6 papers). Jang Won Son collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and United Kingdom. Jang Won Son's co-authors include Sungrae Kim, Soon Jib Yoo, Hwa–Young Son, Kyungdo Han, Seong Su Lee, Sung Rae Kim, Jin‐Hyung Jung, Bong Yun, Nam H. Cho and Byoungduck Han and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Endocrine Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Jang Won Son

45 papers receiving 922 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.

Obesity Fact Sheet in Korea, 2021: Trends in Obesity Prevalence and Obesity-Related Comorbidity Incidence Stratified by Age from 2009 to 2019

2022 120 citations Kyungdo Han, Jang Won Son et al. Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jang Won Son South Korea	17	320	270	199	131	126	53	940
Gwanpyo Koh South Korea	17	226 0.7×	348 1.3×	217 1.1×	87 0.7×	167 1.3×	57	939
Carlos Morillas Spain	23	337 1.1×	347 1.3×	299 1.5×	84 0.6×	260 2.1×	74	1.2k
Elizabeth J. Simpson United Kingdom	20	571 1.8×	165 0.6×	227 1.1×	83 0.6×	106 0.8×	58	1.3k
Takaya Nakane Japan	14	250 0.8×	163 0.6×	198 1.0×	132 1.0×	93 0.7×	46	831
Zilin Sun China	18	311 1.0×	306 1.1×	185 0.9×	59 0.5×	188 1.5×	58	895
Beata Telejko Poland	19	222 0.7×	239 0.9×	117 0.6×	119 0.9×	149 1.2×	59	1.2k
Jaimar C. Rincon Venezuela	17	155 0.5×	189 0.7×	168 0.8×	102 0.8×	87 0.7×	43	1.1k
Zohaib Iqbal United Kingdom	13	326 1.0×	183 0.7×	87 0.4×	80 0.6×	163 1.3×	29	858
Margarita Torres‐Tamayo Mexico	14	298 0.9×	233 0.9×	107 0.5×	182 1.4×	119 0.9×	50	969

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jang Won Son

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Son, Jang Won, Carel W. le Roux, Matthias Blüher, Michael A. Nauck, & Soo Lim. (2025). Novel GLP-1-based Medications for Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity. Endocrine Reviews. 47(2). 159–177. 1 indexed citations

Seo, Je Hyun, Bumjo Oh, Sungkyoung Choi, et al.. (2025). Association of Multiple-trait Polygenic Risk Score with Obesity and Cardiometabolic Diseases in Korean Population. Genomics Proteomics & Bioinformatics. 23(5).

Lee, Joonyub, Seung‐Hwan Lee, Meekyoung Kim, et al.. (2025). Inverse association between obesity and suicidal death risk. BMC Psychiatry. 25(1). 27–27.

Son, Jang Won, et al.. (2024). Development and clinical application of bioelectrical impedance analysis method for body composition assessment. Obesity Reviews. 26(1). e13844–e13844. 16 indexed citations

Lee, Jaewoong, Jaeeun Yoo, Eun Sook Kim, et al.. (2024). Germline Mutations and Phenotypic Associations in Korean Patients With Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma: A Multicenter Study and Literature Review. Annals of Laboratory Medicine. 44(6). 591–597.

Ryu, Seung Woo, Geu‐Ru Hong, Jung Sun Cho, et al.. (2024). High prevalence of ALPK3 premature terminating variants in Korean hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 11.

Kirtipal, Nikhil, et al.. (2024). Systems Biology of Human Microbiome for the Prediction of Personal Glycaemic Response. Diabetes & Metabolism Journal. 48(5). 821–836. 3 indexed citations

Son, Jang Won & Soo Lim. (2024). Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Based Therapies: A New Horizon in Obesity Management. Endocrinology and Metabolism. 39(2). 206–221. 9 indexed citations

Kim, Bo‐Yeon, Hye‐Mi Lee, So Hun Kim, et al.. (2023). Association of Blood Pressure With Cardio-Renal Events and Mortality in Type 2 DM: A National Health Insurance Database. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 109(1). 227–236. 1 indexed citations

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Hong, Oak‐Kee, Eun Sook Kim, Jang Won Son, et al.. (2023). Alcohol‐induced increase in BMP levels promotes fatty liver disease in male prediabetic stage Otsuka Long‐Evans Tokushima Fatty rats. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 124(3). 459–472. 1 indexed citations

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Han, Kyung Ah, Yong Hyun Kim, Doo Man Kim, et al.. (2023). Efficacy and Safety of Enavogliflozin versus Dapagliflozin as Add-on to Metformin in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A 24-Week, Double-Blind, Randomized Trial. Diabetes & Metabolism Journal. 47(6). 796–807. 12 indexed citations

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Son, Jang Won, Sukho Lee, Minsoo Kang, Yun‐A Shin, & Jae‐Hyun Kim. (2022). Optimal Frequency Intensity of Physical Activity to Reduce the Risk of Hypertension in the Korean Population. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 31(1). 129–140.

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Kim, Ji-Hoon, et al.. (2022). Human Tissue-Engineered Skeletal Muscle: A Tool for Metabolic Research. Endocrinology and Metabolism. 37(3). 408–414. 3 indexed citations

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Kim, Bo-Yeon, Seon Mee Kang, Jee‐Hyun Kang, et al.. (2020). Current Long-Term Pharmacotherapies for the Management of Obesity. Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome. 29(2). 99–109. 19 indexed citations

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Son, Jang Won, et al.. (2019). Efficacy and Safety of Prescription Omega-3 Fatty Acids Added to Stable Statin Therapy in Korean Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Hypertriglyceridemia: a Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Lipid and Atherosclerosis. 8(2). 221–221. 2 indexed citations

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Son, Jang Won, Seong Su Lee, Sung Rae Kim, et al.. (2017). Low muscle mass and risk of type 2 diabetes in middle-aged and older adults: findings from the KoGES. Diabetologia. 60(5). 865–872. 161 indexed citations

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Kim, Yang‐Hyun, Seon Mee Kim, Kyungdo Han, et al.. (2017). Change in Weight and Body Mass Index Associated With All-Cause Mortality in Korea: A Nationwide Longitudinal Study. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 102(11). 4041–4050. 40 indexed citations

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Ahn, Jihyun, Hongryeol Park, Jang Won Son, et al.. (2012). Receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand is a novel inducer of myocardial inflammation. Cardiovascular Research. 94(1). 105–114. 44 indexed citations

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Kim, Mee Kyoung, Eun‐Hee Jang, Jang Won Son, et al.. (2011). Visceral obesity is a better predictor than generalized obesity for basal insulin requirement at the initiation of insulin therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 93(2). 174–178. 10 indexed citations

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Kim, Min Young, Jang Won Son, & Myung‐Haing Cho. (2001). Genotoxicity in B6C3F1 Mice Following 0.5 ppm Ozone Inhalation. Toxicological Research. 17(1). 1–6. 2 indexed citations

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