Kyong Soo Park

54.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
599 papers, 24.5k citations indexed

About

Kyong Soo Park is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Kyong Soo Park has authored 599 papers receiving a total of 24.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 234 papers in Molecular Biology, 151 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 121 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Kyong Soo Park's work include Pancreatic function and diabetes (83 papers), Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (81 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (73 papers). Kyong Soo Park is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic function and diabetes (83 papers), Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (81 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (73 papers). Kyong Soo Park collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Ethiopia. Kyong Soo Park's co-authors include Hak Chul Jang, Soo Lim, Young Min Cho, Sung Hee Choi, Soo Heon Kwak, Hong Kyu Lee, James J. Moon, Young Joo Park, Hye Seung Jung and Jutaek Nam and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Kyong Soo Park

588 papers receiving 23.9k 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.

Cancer nanomedicine for combination cancer immunotherapy

2019 797 citations Kyong Soo Park, James J. Moon et al. profile →
Amplifying STING activation by cyclic dinucleotide–manganese particles for local and systemic cancer metalloimmunotherapy

2021 597 citations Xiaoqi Sun, Kyong Soo Park et al. profile →
Increasing Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Korea

2011 510 citations Soo Lim, Soo Heon Kwak et al. Diabetes Care profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kyong Soo Park South Korea	77	8.2k	5.3k	4.7k	3.5k	3.3k	599	24.5k
Hui Chen China	83	10.6k 1.3×	5.9k 1.1×	2.3k 0.5×	4.2k 1.2×	3.6k 1.1×	1.4k	31.6k
Xiang Gao China	88	10.1k 1.2×	3.5k 0.7×	1.8k 0.4×	4.2k 1.2×	2.3k 0.7×	779	29.5k
Toshikazu Yoshikawa Japan	73	6.6k 0.8×	3.2k 0.6×	2.1k 0.4×	3.6k 1.0×	4.1k 1.2×	683	23.1k
Peter P. Nawroth Germany	95	9.8k 1.2×	6.4k 1.2×	5.1k 1.1×	4.0k 1.1×	3.6k 1.1×	494	36.3k
Nobuya Inagaki Japan	72	8.6k 1.0×	3.1k 0.6×	6.9k 1.5×	1.8k 0.5×	6.0k 1.8×	548	21.3k
Chandan K. Sen United States	82	9.5k 1.1×	2.7k 0.5×	2.2k 0.5×	1.5k 0.4×	2.4k 0.7×	404	26.0k
Toshio Ogihara Japan	89	10.2k 1.2×	4.8k 0.9×	6.0k 1.3×	3.1k 0.9×	6.3k 1.9×	893	31.9k
Jun Ren United States	98	15.9k 1.9×	6.5k 1.2×	2.7k 0.6×	7.5k 2.1×	3.7k 1.1×	926	38.2k
Ping Wang United States	90	13.2k 1.6×	5.0k 1.0×	1.9k 0.4×	5.8k 1.7×	3.9k 1.2×	1.3k	37.0k
Gordon A. Ferns United Kingdom	66	6.3k 0.8×	2.7k 0.5×	2.1k 0.5×	2.6k 0.7×	2.4k 0.7×	928	20.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kyong Soo Park

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20 of 20 papers shown

Park, Kyong Soo, et al.. (2025). Controlling vaccine kinetics using tannic acid for enhanced humoral immunity. Journal of Controlled Release. 379. 135–146.

Lee, Ji-Min, et al.. (2025). The brown fat-specific overexpression of RBP4 improves thermoregulation and systemic metabolism by activating the canonical adrenergic signaling pathway. Experimental & Molecular Medicine. 57(3). 554–566. 2 indexed citations

Kim, Jong‐Il, et al.. (2024). Higher Genetic Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Is Associated With a Faster Decline of β-Cell Function in an East Asian Population. Diabetes Care. 47(8). 1386–1394. 2 indexed citations

Kuang, Alan, Alicia Huerta‐Chagoya, Denise Scholtens, et al.. (2024). Genome-Wide Polygenic Risk Score Predicts Incident Type 2 Diabetes in Women With History of Gestational Diabetes. Diabetes Care. 47(9). 1622–1629. 5 indexed citations

Jin, Wencheng, Jeonghwan Lee, Nayeon Shin, et al.. (2023). Periostin deficiency attenuates kidney fibrosis in diabetic nephropathy by improving pancreatic β-cell dysfunction and reducing kidney EMT. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 17599–17599. 6 indexed citations

Xu, Cheng, Hannah E. Dobson, Mengjie Yu, et al.. (2023). STING agonist-loaded mesoporous manganese-silica nanoparticles for vaccine applications. Journal of Controlled Release. 357. 84–93. 37 indexed citations

Bae, Jae Hyun, et al.. (2021). DNA Methylation Changes Associated With Type 2 Diabetes and Diabetic Kidney Disease in an East Asian Population. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 106(10). e3837–e3851. 23 indexed citations

Lee, Ji Seon, et al.. (2021). An Essential Role of the N-Terminal Region of ACSL1 in Linking Free Fatty Acids to Mitochondrial β-Oxidation in C2C12 Myotubes. Molecules and Cells. 44(9). 637–646. 14 indexed citations

Kim, Hong Il, Ji Seon Lee, Byung Kook Kwak, et al.. (2019). Metformin Ameliorates Lipotoxic β-Cell Dysfunction through a Concentration-Dependent Dual Mechanism of Action. Diabetes & Metabolism Journal. 43(6). 854–854. 17 indexed citations

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Koo, Young Do, et al.. (2017). Antidiabetic effects of trihydroxychalcone derivatives via activation of AMP-activated protein kinase. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 60. 177–184. 16 indexed citations

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Koo, Young Do, Min Jueng Kang, Yong Yook Lee, et al.. (2014). Determination of selected reaction monitoring peptide transitions via multiplexed product‐ion scan modes. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 28(7). 773–780. 2 indexed citations

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Hwang, You‐Cheol, Seung‐Hoi Koo, Kyong Soo Park, et al.. (2013). PPAR-γ Activation Increases Insulin Secretion through the Up-regulation of the Free Fatty Acid Receptor GPR40 in Pancreatic β-Cells. PLoS ONE. 8(1). e50128–e50128. 93 indexed citations

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Lee, Yenna, Soo Lim, Jung Hee Kim, et al.. (2012). Serum FGF21 concentration is associated with hypertriglyceridaemia, hyperinsulinaemia and pericardial fat accumulation, independently of obesity, but not with current coronary artery status. Clinical Endocrinology. 80(1). 57–64. 72 indexed citations

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Cho, Young Min, Bo Kyung Koo, Hwa–Young Son, et al.. (2010). Effect of the combination of mitiglinide and metformin on glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Journal of Diabetes Investigation. 1(4). 143–148. 4 indexed citations

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Kim, Sang Wan, Sang Wan Kim, Ju Yeon Jung, et al.. (2009). Ghrelin inhibits early osteogenic differentiation of C3H10T1/2 cells by suppressing Runx2 expression and enhancing PPARγ and C/EBPα expression. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 106(4). 626–632. 9 indexed citations

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Du, Qiang, Kyong Soo Park, Zhong Guo, et al.. (2006). Regulation of Human Nitric Oxide Synthase 2 Expression by Wnt β-Catenin Signaling. Cancer Research. 66(14). 7024–7031. 88 indexed citations

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Kim, Sun Wook, Tae Yong Kim, Young Joo Park, et al.. (2001). Early Detection of Medullary Thyroid Cancer by Screening of the RET Proto-oncogene Germ Line Point Mutation in Family Members Affected with Hereditary Medullary Thyroid Cancer .. Journal of Korean Endocrine Society. 16(1). 54–64. 1 indexed citations

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Park, Young Joo, et al.. (1998). Evaluation of Fasting Plasma Glucose to Diagnose Diabetes in Yonchon County.. 22(3). 372–380. 3 indexed citations

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Kim, Won Bae, et al.. (1998). The Incidence of Postpartum Thyroiditis and Effect of High Iodine Intake on it in Korean Women. Journal of Korean Endocrine Society. 13(3). 339–350. 3 indexed citations

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G., Je & Kyong Soo Park. (1982). Pathological Study on Anencephaly(Autopsy Cases). 23(3). 449–56. 1 indexed citations

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