Kyoungwhan Back

11.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
178 papers, 9.6k citations indexed

About

Kyoungwhan Back is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Kyoungwhan Back has authored 178 papers receiving a total of 9.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 117 papers in Plant Science, 113 papers in Molecular Biology and 55 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Kyoungwhan Back's work include Circadian rhythm and melatonin (55 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (53 papers) and Light effects on plants (46 papers). Kyoungwhan Back is often cited by papers focused on Circadian rhythm and melatonin (55 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (53 papers) and Light effects on plants (46 papers). Kyoungwhan Back collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Japan. Kyoungwhan Back's co-authors include Yeong Byeon, Hyoung Yool Lee, Kyungjin Lee, Kiyoon Kang, Joseph Chappell, Sangkyu Park, Rüssel J. Reiter, Dun‐Xian Tan, Sangkyu Park and Courtney M. Starks and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Kyoungwhan Back

175 papers receiving 9.4k citations

Hit Papers

Structural Basis for Cycl... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 2016 2020 200 400 600
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.

  1. Structural Basis for Cyclic Terpene Biosynthesis by Tobacco 5-Epi-Aristolochene Synthase
    1997 630 citations Kyoungwhan Back, Joseph Chappell et al. profile →
  2. Melatonin biosynthesis in plants: multiple pathways catalyze tryptophan to melatonin in the cytoplasm or chloroplasts
    2016 398 citations Kyoungwhan Back, Rüssel J. Reiter et al. Journal of Pineal Research profile →
  3. Melatonin metabolism, signaling and possible roles in plants
    2020 200 citations Kyoungwhan Back profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kyoungwhan Back South Korea 58 6.7k 4.4k 3.1k 683 435 178 9.6k
Marino B. Arnao Spain 57 8.0k 1.2× 2.8k 0.6× 2.5k 0.8× 324 0.5× 307 0.7× 140 12.0k
Praveen K. Saxena Canada 50 5.8k 0.9× 5.1k 1.1× 827 0.3× 451 0.7× 930 2.1× 226 8.0k
Ki Sung Kang South Korea 47 1.1k 0.2× 4.2k 0.9× 345 0.1× 1.2k 1.7× 189 0.4× 364 8.2k
Chunbang Ding China 36 2.6k 0.4× 1.2k 0.3× 180 0.1× 320 0.5× 68 0.2× 190 4.2k
Yasushi Ohizumi Japan 59 3.2k 0.5× 6.2k 1.4× 209 0.1× 2.6k 3.8× 2.3k 5.2× 471 13.4k
Luisa Tesoriere Italy 43 1.0k 0.2× 1.2k 0.3× 716 0.2× 464 0.7× 73 0.2× 146 6.2k
Antonio Caño Spain 30 2.2k 0.3× 989 0.2× 422 0.1× 172 0.3× 138 0.3× 79 4.4k
Chihiro Ito Japan 43 2.2k 0.3× 2.4k 0.6× 197 0.1× 1.1k 1.6× 249 0.6× 285 5.6k
Luis Larrondo Chile 28 2.0k 0.3× 1.2k 0.3× 615 0.2× 479 0.7× 516 1.2× 78 3.3k
Mario Allegra Italy 32 899 0.1× 834 0.2× 1.1k 0.4× 399 0.6× 30 0.1× 81 5.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kyoungwhan Back

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kyoungwhan Back

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lee, Kyung‐Jin & Kyoungwhan Back. (2025). 2-Hydroxymelatonin Induces Husk-Imposed Vivipary in the Transgenic Rice Overexpressing Melatonin 2-Hydroxylase. Biomolecules. 15(10). 1412–1412. 1 indexed citations
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Lee, Kyungjin, Ok Jin Hwang, Rüssel J. Reiter, & Kyoungwhan Back. (2018). Flavonoids inhibit both rice and sheep serotonin N‐acetyltransferases and reduce melatonin levels in plants. Journal of Pineal Research. 65(3). e12512–e12512. 26 indexed citations
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Byeon, Yeong, Hyoung Yool Lee, & Kyoungwhan Back. (2016). Cloning and characterization of the serotonin N‐acetyltransferase‐2 gene (SNAT2) in rice (Oryza sativa). Journal of Pineal Research. 61(2). 198–207. 69 indexed citations
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Park, Sangkyu & Kyoungwhan Back. (2012). Melatonin promotes seminal root elongation and root growth in transgenic rice after germination. Journal of Pineal Research. 53(4). 385–389. 169 indexed citations
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Chun, Young Jin, Dae In Kim, Kee Woong Park, et al.. (2011). Gene flow from herbicide-tolerant GM rice and the heterosis of GM rice-weed F2 progeny. Planta. 233(4). 807–815. 19 indexed citations
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Kang, Kiyoon, Kyungjin Lee, Sangkyu Park, Young Soon Kim, & Kyoungwhan Back. (2010). Enhanced production of melatonin by ectopic overexpression of human serotonin N ‐acetyltransferase plays a role in cold resistance in transgenic rice seedlings. Journal of Pineal Research. 49(2). 176–182. 171 indexed citations
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Jung, Sunyo, et al.. (2008). Defence response produced during photodynamic damage in transgenic rice overexpressing 5-aminolevulinic acid synthase. Photosynthetica. 46(1). 3–9. 10 indexed citations
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Kang, Kiyoon, et al.. (2008). HPLC Analysis of Serotonin, Tryptamine, Tyramine, and the Hydroxycinnamic Acid Amides of Serotonin and Tyramine in Food Vegetables. Journal of Medicinal Food. 11(2). 385–389. 83 indexed citations
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Woo, Young‐Min, Hee-Jin Park, Mukhamad Su’udi, et al.. (2007). Constitutively wilted 1, a member of the rice YUCCA gene family, is required for maintaining water homeostasis and an appropriate root to shoot ratio. Plant Molecular Biology. 65(1-2). 125–136. 144 indexed citations
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Kuk, Yong In, et al.. (2005). Expression of a Bacillus subtilis protoporphyrinogen oxidase gene in rice plants reduces sensitivity to peroxidizing herbicides. Biologia Plantarum. 49(4). 577–583. 6 indexed citations
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Jung, Sunyo & Kyoungwhan Back. (2005). Herbicidal and antioxidant responses of transgenic rice overexpressing Myxococcus xanthus protoporphyrinogen oxidase. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 43(5). 423–430. 26 indexed citations
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Song, Jong Tae, et al.. (2004). Characterization of Transgenic Rice Plants Expressing an Arabidopsis FAD7. Biologia Plantarum. 48(3). 361–366. 5 indexed citations
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Back, Kyoungwhan, et al.. (2003). Activities of Soluble and Microsomal Farnesyl Diphosphatases in Datura stramonium. Biologia Plantarum. 46(3). 477–479. 3 indexed citations
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Lee, S.B., et al.. (2003). Transgenic Rice Plants Expressing Bacillus subtilis Protoporphyrinogen Oxidase Gene Show Low Herbicide Oxyfluorfen Resistance. Biologia Plantarum. 46(2). 277–280. 13 indexed citations
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Kuk, Yong In, et al.. (2003). Growth and Yield Response of Transgenic Rice Plants Expressing Protoporphyrinogen Oxidase Gene from Bacillus subtilis. The Korean Journal of Crop Science. 48(4). 326–333. 4 indexed citations
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Back, Kyoungwhan. (2001). Hydroxycinnamic Acid Amides and Their Possible Utilization for Enhancing Agronomic Traits. Plant Pathology Journal. 17(3). 123–127. 10 indexed citations
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Back, Kyoungwhan & Joseph Chappell. (1995). Cloning and Bacterial Expression of a Sesquiterpene Cyclase from Hyoscyamus muticus and Its Molecular Comparison to Related Terpene Cyclases. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(13). 7375–7381. 137 indexed citations

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