Ke Won Kang

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Ke Won Kang is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Ke Won Kang has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Genetics, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Ke Won Kang's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (6 papers), Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies (5 papers) and Leech Biology and Applications (5 papers). Ke Won Kang is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (6 papers), Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies (5 papers) and Leech Biology and Applications (5 papers). Ke Won Kang collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, China and United States. Ke Won Kang's co-authors include Joe C. Christian, Walter E. Nance, C. Conrad Johnston, David M. Smith, Cheol O. Joe, Longwa Zhang, Kwon‐Soo Ha, Yanan Zhang, Suk Jin Hong and Shuanglin Dong and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Ke Won Kang

37 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Genetic Factors in Determining Bone Mass

1973 456 citations Walter E. Nance, Ke Won Kang et al. profile →

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Hillel T. Schwartz United States

Carsten Horn Germany

Scott M. Paul United States

Richard M. Robson United States

Eva Plovie United States

Osamu Okamoto Japan

Leonard F. Bélanger Canada

Tomomi Ito Japan

Patrizia Romani Italy

Laurent Turchi France

Hillel T. Schwartz United States

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ke Won Kang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ke Won Kang

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kang, Ke Won, Shuisong Ni, Jiaan Shao, et al.. (2025). An endoplasmic reticulum and lipid droplets dual-localized strategy to develop small molecular photosensitizers that induce ferroptosis during photodynamic therapy. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 286. 117306–117306. 1 indexed citations

Yu, Yue, et al.. (2024). Generally applicable circulating tumor cell enrichment and identification through a membrane glycoprotein–targeting strategy combining magnetic isolation and biological orthogonality labeling. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 12(17). 4270–4278. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Yujia, Yue Yu, Ke Won Kang, et al.. (2023). Nano-magnetic aptamer sensor incorporating AND logic recognition-launched hybridization chain reaction for organ origin identification of circulating tumor cells. Nano Today. 49. 101817–101817. 20 indexed citations

Ying, Zhimin, Yuting Li, Menglong Hu, et al.. (2023). Synthesis and structure-activity optimization of 7-azaindoles containing aza-β-amino acids targeting the influenza PB2 subunit. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 250. 115185–115185. 7 indexed citations

Ye, Jia, Dingze Mang, Ke Won Kang, et al.. (2021). Putative carboxylesterase gene identification and their expression patterns in Hyphantria cunea (Drury). PeerJ. 9. e10919–e10919. 5 indexed citations

Sun, Mingjiao, et al.. (2020). Design, Synthesis and Cytotoxicity Evaluation of Novel Indole Derivatives Containing Benzoic Acid Group as Potential AKR1C3 Inhibitors. Chemistry & Biodiversity. 17(12). e2000519–e2000519. 5 indexed citations

Sun, Long, Yanan Zhang, Jiali Qian, et al.. (2018). Identification and Expression Patterns of Anoplophora chinensis (Forster) Chemosensory Receptor Genes from the Antennal Transcriptome. Frontiers in Physiology. 9. 90–90. 25 indexed citations

Zhang, Yanan, Xiu‐Yun Zhu, Zhiping Dong, et al.. (2017). Molecular identification and expression patterns of odorant binding protein and chemosensory protein genes in Athetis lepigone (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). PeerJ. 5. e3157–e3157. 31 indexed citations

Zhang, Longwa, Ke Won Kang, Yanan Zhang, et al.. (2016). Analysis of the Antennal Transcriptome and Insights into Olfactory Genes in Hyphantria cunea (Drury). PLoS ONE. 11(10). e0164729–e0164729. 48 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yanan, et al.. (2015). Antennal Transcriptome Analysis of Odorant Reception Genes in the Red Turpentine Beetle (RTB), Dendroctonus valens. PLoS ONE. 10(5). e0125159–e0125159. 66 indexed citations

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Choi, Jong-il, Jae‐Hun Kim, Kwangwon Lee, et al.. (2007). Controlling the radiation degradation of carboxymethylcellulose solution. Polymer Degradation and Stability. 93(1). 310–315. 23 indexed citations

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Hong, Suk Jin & Ke Won Kang. (1999). Purification of Granulin-like Polypeptide from the Blood-Sucking Leech, Hirudo nipponia. Protein Expression and Purification. 16(2). 340–346. 36 indexed citations

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Kang, Ke Won, et al.. (1998). Amino acid sequence of piguamerin, an antistasin‐type protease inhibitor from the blood sucking leech Hirudo nipponia. European Journal of Biochemistry. 254(3). 692–697. 26 indexed citations

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Koo, Soo Kyung, Doo Yeon Kim, Sang Dai Park, Ke Won Kang, & Cheol O. Joe. (1997). PKC phosphorylation disrupts gap junctional communication at G0/S phase in clone 9 cells. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 167(1-2). 41–49. 25 indexed citations

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Kim, Jin Woo, et al.. (1996). Poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation of Histone H1 Correlates with Internucleosomal DNA Fragmentation during Apoptosis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(15). 9129–9134. 68 indexed citations

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Kim, Seung Il, et al.. (1995). Isolation and Characterization of Guamerin, a New Human Leukocyte Elastase Inhibitor from Hirudo nipponia. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(23). 13879–13884. 60 indexed citations

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Rhee, Sang Ki, et al.. (1993). The Leech as a Laboratory Animal for the biomedical Research. KRIBB Repository. 36(4). 588–595. 2 indexed citations

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Kang, Ke Won. (1985). TWINAN: Twin Data Analysis Program for Microcomputers. Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae twin research. 34(1-2). 113–114. 1 indexed citations

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Kang, Ke Won, et al.. (1977). Dominance and Environmental Variances: Their Effect on Heritabilities Estimated from Twin Data. Human Heredity. 27(1). 9–21. 22 indexed citations

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Kang, Ke Won, et al.. (1974). Sampling Variances in Twin and Sibling Studies of Man. Human Heredity. 24(4). 363–372. 7 indexed citations

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