Ji‐Hong Lim

3.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
23 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Ji‐Hong Lim is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ji‐Hong Lim has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Cancer Research and 6 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Ji‐Hong Lim's work include Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (10 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (5 papers) and Cancer-related gene regulation (4 papers). Ji‐Hong Lim is often cited by papers focused on Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (10 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (5 papers) and Cancer-related gene regulation (4 papers). Ji‐Hong Lim collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Ethiopia. Ji‐Hong Lim's co-authors include Jong‐Wan Park, Yang‐Sook Chun, Pere Puigserver, Junjie Chen, Ja‐Eun Kim, Helen Chim, Francisca Vázquez, Scott R. Granter, Hans R. Widlund and John E. Dominy and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Cell.

In The Last Decade

Ji‐Hong Lim

23 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Sirtuin 1 Modulates Cellular Responses to Hypoxia by Deac... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 2013 200 400 600
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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. Sirtuin 1 Modulates Cellular Responses to Hypoxia by Deacetylating Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1α
    2010 628 citations Ji‐Hong Lim, Yang‐Sook Chun et al. Molecular Cell profile →
  2. PGC1α Expression Defines a Subset of Human Melanoma Tumors with Increased Mitochondrial Capacity and Resistance to Oxidative Stress
    2013 550 citations Francisca Vázquez, Ji‐Hong Lim et al. Cancer Cell profile →

Peers

Ji‐Hong Lim
Ana P. Gomes United States
Ja‐Eun Kim South Korea
Brooke M. Emerling United States
Jianyuan Luo China
Jianyuan Luo China
Julián Carretero Spain
Hiroaki Daitoku Japan
Kheem S. Bisht United States
Daniel Herranz United States
Rui-Hong Wang United States
Ana P. Gomes United States
Ji‐Hong Lim
Citations per year, relative to Ji‐Hong Lim Ji‐Hong Lim (= 1×) peers Ana P. Gomes

Countries citing papers authored by Ji‐Hong Lim

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ji‐Hong Lim

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ji‐Hong Lim

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ji‐Hong Lim. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ji‐Hong Lim 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 Ji‐Hong Lim. Ji‐Hong Lim 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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Lee, Mingyu, Daekee Lee, Jueng Soo You, et al.. (2021). PGC1α Loss Promotes Lung Cancer Metastasis through Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition. Cancers. 13(8). 1772–1772. 17 indexed citations
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Park, Jooho, et al.. (2020). Cinobufagin Suppresses Melanoma Cell Growth by Inhibiting LEF1. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(18). 6706–6706. 24 indexed citations
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Park, Eun Ji, et al.. (2019). Thymoquinone Selectively Kills Hypoxic Renal Cancer Cells by Suppressing HIF-1α-Mediated Glycolysis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(5). 1092–1092. 35 indexed citations
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Lee, Gibok, Hyung‐Sik Won, Dong‐Kug Choi, et al.. (2016). Oxidative Dimerization of PHD2 is Responsible for its Inactivation and Contributes to Metabolic Reprogramming via HIF-1α Activation. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 18928–18928. 129 indexed citations
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Luo, Chi, Ji‐Hong Lim, Yoon‐Jin Lee, et al.. (2016). A PGC1α-mediated transcriptional axis suppresses melanoma metastasis. Nature. 537(7620). 422–426. 162 indexed citations
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Lee, Tae Ho, Sungha Park, Mi‐Hyeon You, et al.. (2015). A potential therapeutic effect of saikosaponin C as a novel dual‐target anti‐Alzheimer agent. Journal of Neurochemistry. 136(6). 1232–1245. 33 indexed citations
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Lee, Yoon‐Jin, John E. Dominy, Yoon Jong Choi, et al.. (2014). Cyclin D1–Cdk4 controls glucose metabolism independently of cell cycle progression. Nature. 510(7506). 547–551. 184 indexed citations
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Vázquez, Francisca, Ji‐Hong Lim, Helen Chim, et al.. (2013). PGC1α Expression Defines a Subset of Human Melanoma Tumors with Increased Mitochondrial Capacity and Resistance to Oxidative Stress. Cancer Cell. 23(3). 287–301. 550 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lim, Ji‐Hong, Zachary Gerhart‐Hines, John E. Dominy, et al.. (2013). Oleic Acid Stimulates Complete Oxidation of Fatty Acids through Protein Kinase A-dependent Activation of SIRT1-PGC1α Complex. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(10). 7117–7126. 162 indexed citations
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Lim, Ji‐Hong, et al.. (2012). Protein arginine methyltransferase 5 is an essential component of the hypoxia-inducible factor 1 signaling pathway. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 418(2). 254–259. 20 indexed citations
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Yoon, Haejin, Ji‐Hong Lim, Chung‐Hyun Cho, Eric Huang, & Jong‐Wan Park. (2011). CITED2 controls the hypoxic signaling by snatching p300 from the two distinct activation domains of HIF-1α. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1813(12). 2008–2016. 28 indexed citations
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Chun, Yang‐Sook, et al.. (2011). von Hippel-Lindau protein adjusts oxygen sensing of the FIH asparaginyl hydroxylase. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 43(5). 795–804. 9 indexed citations
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Gerhart‐Hines, Zachary, John E. Dominy, Sharon M. Blättler, et al.. (2011). The cAMP/PKA Pathway Rapidly Activates SIRT1 to Promote Fatty Acid Oxidation Independently of Changes in NAD+. Molecular Cell. 44(6). 851–863. 280 indexed citations
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Lim, Ji‐Hong, et al.. (2010). Antihepatoma activity of chaetocin due to deregulated splicing of hypoxia-inducible factor 1α pre-mRNA in mice and in vitro. Hepatology. 53(1). 171–180. 51 indexed citations
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Lim, Ji‐Hong, et al.. (2010). Sirtuin 1 Modulates Cellular Responses to Hypoxia by Deacetylating Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1α. Molecular Cell. 38(6). 864–878. 628 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lim, Ji‐Hong, et al.. (2009). Nutlin-3, an Hdm2 antagonist, inhibits tumor adaptation to hypoxia by stimulating the FIH-mediated inactivation of HIF-1α. Carcinogenesis. 30(10). 1768–1775. 42 indexed citations
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Lim, Ji‐Hong, Yang‐Sook Chun, & Jong‐Wan Park. (2008). Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1α Obstructs a Wnt Signaling Pathway by Inhibiting the hARD1-Mediated Activation of β-Catenin. Cancer Research. 68(13). 5177–5184. 92 indexed citations
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Lim, Ji‐Hong, Jong‐Wan Park, & Yang‐Sook Chun. (2006). Human Arrest Defective 1 Acetylates and Activates β-Catenin, Promoting Lung Cancer Cell Proliferation. Cancer Research. 66(22). 10677–10682. 127 indexed citations
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Lim, Ji‐Hong, et al.. (2004). Ras-dependent induction of HIF-1α785 via the Raf/MEK/ERK pathway: a novel mechanism of Ras-mediated tumor promotion. Oncogene. 23(58). 9427–9431. 80 indexed citations

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