Junsuk Ko

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 661 citations indexed

About

Junsuk Ko is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Junsuk Ko has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 661 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 3 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Junsuk Ko's work include Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (4 papers), Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (4 papers) and Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (2 papers). Junsuk Ko is often cited by papers focused on Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (4 papers), Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (4 papers) and Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (2 papers). Junsuk Ko collaborates with scholars based in United States, Singapore and United Kingdom. Junsuk Ko's co-authors include Holger K. Eltzschig, Jae W. Lee, Cynthia Ju, Sharon Rounds, Qing Lü, Julie Newton, Michael R. Blackburn, Derek J. Hausenloy, Jack Wei Chieh Tan and Andrew Fu Wah Ho and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Junsuk Ko

18 papers receiving 654 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.

Hypoxia signaling in human diseases and therapeutic targets

2019 284 citations Jae W. Lee, Junsuk Ko et al. Experimental & Molecular Medicine profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Junsuk Ko United States	13	269	137	116	105	69	18	661
Li Wei China	12	339 1.3×	93 0.7×	146 1.3×	108 1.0×	68 1.0×	40	794
Shengkai Zuo China	16	279 1.0×	75 0.5×	83 0.7×	124 1.2×	116 1.7×	30	613
Liang Xie United States	13	248 0.9×	106 0.8×	45 0.4×	116 1.1×	99 1.4×	20	568
Lisa S. Ang Canada	11	276 1.0×	151 1.1×	256 2.2×	41 0.4×	75 1.1×	14	725
Pippa F. Cosper United States	15	286 1.1×	91 0.7×	75 0.6×	97 0.9×	60 0.9×	26	699
Lian Xu China	13	270 1.0×	122 0.9×	107 0.9×	154 1.5×	66 1.0×	32	708
Tan Pham United States	11	252 0.9×	96 0.7×	122 1.1×	222 2.1×	132 1.9×	18	645
Jae W. Lee United States	7	222 0.8×	198 1.4×	96 0.8×	106 1.0×	75 1.1×	7	642
Johanna M. U. Silvola Finland	15	312 1.2×	81 0.6×	147 1.3×	177 1.7×	86 1.2×	22	707
Bingqing Deng China	15	306 1.1×	68 0.5×	79 0.7×	156 1.5×	57 0.8×	42	642

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Junsuk Ko

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18 of 18 papers shown

Ko, Junsuk, et al.. (2023). The Pathogenesis of Systemic Sclerosis: The Origin of Fibrosis and Interlink with Vasculopathy and Autoimmunity. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(18). 14287–14287. 29 indexed citations

Sia, Ching‐Hui, Junsuk Ko, Huili Zheng, et al.. (2023). Association of body mass index, metabolic health status and clinical outcomes in acute myocardial infarction patients: a national registry-based study. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 10. 1142078–1142078. 1 indexed citations

Sia, Ching‐Hui, Junsuk Ko, Huili Zheng, et al.. (2022). Comparison of Mortality Outcomes in Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients With or Without Standard Modifiable Cardiovascular Risk Factors. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 9. 876465–876465. 28 indexed citations

Mertens, Tinne C. J., Pooja Shivshankar, Scott D. Collum, et al.. (2022). Sine oculis homeobox homolog 1 plays a critical role in pulmonary fibrosis. JCI Insight. 7(10). 8 indexed citations

Sia, Ching‐Hui, Huili Zheng, Junsuk Ko, et al.. (2022). Comparison of the modified Singapore myocardial infarction registry risk score with GRACE 2.0 in predicting 1-year acute myocardial infarction outcomes. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 14270–14270. 2 indexed citations

Bieerkehazhi, Shayahati, Ying Fan, Junsuk Ko, et al.. (2021). Ca2+-dependent protein acyltransferase DHHC21 controls activation of CD4+ T cells. Journal of Cell Science. 135(5). 14 indexed citations

Sia, Ching‐Hui, Huili Zheng, Junsuk Ko, et al.. (2021). Optimal glucose, HbA1c, glucose-HbA1c ratio and stress-hyperglycaemia ratio cut-off values for predicting 1-year mortality in diabetic and non-diabetic acute myocardial infarction patients. Cardiovascular Diabetology. 20(1). 211–211. 58 indexed citations

Sia, Ching‐Hui, Junsuk Ko, Huili Zheng, et al.. (2021). Association between smoking status and outcomes in myocardial infarction patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 6466–6466. 27 indexed citations

Wongtrakool, Cherry, Junsuk Ko, Sarah Chang, et al.. (2020). MicroRNA-98 reduces nerve growth factor expression in nicotine-induced airway remodeling. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 295(52). 18051–18064. 7 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhengke, Alexis White, Xing Wang, et al.. (2020). Mitochondrial Fission Mediated Cigarette Smoke–induced Pulmonary Endothelial Injury. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 63(5). 637–651. 42 indexed citations

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Ko, Junsuk, Sharon Rounds, & Qing Lü. (2020). Sustained adenosine exposure causes endothelial mitochondrial dysfunction via equilibrative nucleoside transporters. Pulmonary Circulation. 10(2). 1–11. 7 indexed citations

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Ko, Junsuk, Tingting Mills, Jingjing Huang, et al.. (2019). Transforming growth factor β1 alters the 3′-UTR of mRNA to promote lung fibrosis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 294(43). 15781–15794. 14 indexed citations

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Lee, Jae W., Junsuk Ko, Cynthia Ju, & Holger K. Eltzschig. (2019). Hypoxia signaling in human diseases and therapeutic targets. Experimental & Molecular Medicine. 51(6). 1–13. 284 indexed citations breakdown →

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Weng, Tingting, Eric J. Wagner, Junsuk Ko, et al.. (2019). Downregulation of CFIm25 amplifies dermal fibrosis through alternative polyadenylation. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 217(2). 26 indexed citations

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Huang, Jingjing, Tingting Weng, Junsuk Ko, et al.. (2018). Suppression of cleavage factor Im 25 promotes the proliferation of lung cancer cells through alternative polyadenylation. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 503(2). 856–862. 28 indexed citations

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Liu, Hong, Morayo G. Adebiyi, Anren Song, et al.. (2018). Elevated ecto-5′-nucleotidase: a missing pathogenic factor and new therapeutic target for sickle cell disease. Blood Advances. 2(15). 1957–1968. 12 indexed citations

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Karmouty‐Quintana, Harry, Jose G. Molina, Kemly Philip, et al.. (2018). The Antifibrotic Effect of A_2B Adenosine Receptor Antagonism in a Mouse Model of Dermal Fibrosis. Arthritis & Rheumatology. 70(10). 1673–1684. 16 indexed citations

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Newton, Julie, et al.. (2015). Cigarette Smoke Disrupted Lung Endothelial Barrier Integrity and Increased Susceptibility to Acute Lung Injury via Histone Deacetylase 6. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 54(5). 683–696. 58 indexed citations

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