Kyung Mook Choi

19.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
353 papers, 13.8k citations indexed

About

Kyung Mook Choi is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Epidemiology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kyung Mook Choi has authored 353 papers receiving a total of 13.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 123 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 108 papers in Epidemiology and 96 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Kyung Mook Choi's work include Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (44 papers), Diabetes Treatment and Management (43 papers) and Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (43 papers). Kyung Mook Choi is often cited by papers focused on Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (44 papers), Diabetes Treatment and Management (43 papers) and Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (43 papers). Kyung Mook Choi collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, Japan and United States. Kyung Mook Choi's co-authors include Sei Hyun Baik, Nan Hee Kim, Hye Jin Yoo, Sin Gon Kim, Dong Seop Choi, Ji A Seo, Tae Nyun Kim, Sae Jeong Yang, Seon Mee Kim and Ho Cheol Hong and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

Kyung Mook Choi

343 papers receiving 13.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Sarcopenic Obesity, Insulin Resistance, and Their Implications in Cardiovascular and Metabolic Consequences

2020 236 citations So‐hyeon Hong, Kyung Mook Choi profile →
Health Consequences of Sarcopenic Obesity: A Narrative Review

2020 209 citations Eun Roh, Kyung Mook Choi profile →
Diabetes Fact Sheet in Korea 2021

2022 176 citations Kyung Mook Choi et al. Diabetes & Metabolism Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kyung Mook Choi South Korea	62	5.6k	4.0k	3.2k	2.6k	2.1k	353	13.8k
Gijs H. Goossens Netherlands	46	7.1k 1.3×	3.8k 0.9×	2.2k 0.7×	3.3k 1.3×	2.4k 1.1×	140	13.7k
Soo Lim South Korea	60	4.0k 0.7×	2.6k 0.7×	4.5k 1.4×	2.8k 1.1×	1.9k 0.9×	364	14.3k
Sei Hyun Baik South Korea	57	3.2k 0.6×	3.0k 0.7×	2.9k 0.9×	1.7k 0.6×	1.7k 0.8×	272	9.9k
Nan Hee Kim South Korea	55	3.0k 0.5×	2.7k 0.7×	2.8k 0.9×	2.0k 0.8×	1.7k 0.8×	337	10.7k
Hak Chul Jang South Korea	58	3.7k 0.7×	1.7k 0.4×	4.0k 1.2×	2.2k 0.9×	1.3k 0.6×	356	12.9k
Péter Vollenweider Switzerland	60	5.3k 1.0×	1.9k 0.5×	1.9k 0.6×	2.1k 0.8×	2.6k 1.2×	363	14.6k
Barbara Thorand Germany	60	2.7k 0.5×	3.2k 0.8×	2.4k 0.8×	1.5k 0.6×	1.5k 0.7×	305	10.7k
Gérard Waeber Switzerland	63	4.4k 0.8×	1.8k 0.4×	2.3k 0.7×	3.3k 1.3×	1.9k 0.9×	389	15.3k
Johannes B. Prins Australia	55	4.5k 0.8×	4.4k 1.1×	2.2k 0.7×	2.7k 1.1×	2.2k 1.0×	181	13.2k
Raffaele Marfella Italy	68	4.4k 0.8×	3.8k 0.9×	6.7k 2.1×	4.0k 1.6×	5.3k 2.5×	267	19.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kyung Mook Choi

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Park, Minjeong, Minwoong Kang, Eyun Song, et al.. (2025). Sex- and age-specific body composition indices as predictors of new-onset type 2 diabetes mellitus in Koreans: a nationwide cohort study. BMJ Open. 15(3). e093598–e093598. 1 indexed citations

Kim, Joo Won, Minjeong Park, Kyung Mook Choi, et al.. (2024). GPR40-full agonist AM1638 alleviates palmitate-induced oxidative damage in H9c2 cells via an AMPK-dependent pathway. BMB Reports. 58(3). 133–139.

Lee, Da Young, Inha Jung, So Young Park, et al.. (2023). Sleep Duration and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: A Community-Based Cohort Study with a 16-Year Follow-up. Endocrinology and Metabolism. 38(1). 146–155. 11 indexed citations

Hong, So‐hyeon, Ji Sung Lee, Jung A Kim, et al.. (2021). Glycemic variability and the risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease : A nationwide population-based cohort study. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 177. 108922–108922. 11 indexed citations

Choi, Kyung Mook, et al.. (2020). Gender differences in the correlation between cognitive reappraisal and alpha band power in EEG. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 1 indexed citations

Yu, Ji Hee, Kyungdo Han, Sang Hyun Park, et al.. (2019). Incidence and Risk Factors for Dementia in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Nationwide Population-Based Study in Korea. Diabetes & Metabolism Journal. 44(1). 113–113. 44 indexed citations

Kim, Jung A & Kyung Mook Choi. (2019). Sarcopenia and fatty liver disease. Hepatology International. 13(6). 674–687. 81 indexed citations

Yu, Ji Hee, Kyungdo Han, Nam Hoon Kim, et al.. (2018). U-shaped association between sleep duration and urinary albumin excretion in Korean adults: 2011-2014 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. PLoS ONE. 13(2). e0192980–e0192980. 14 indexed citations

Chung, Hye Soo, Soon Young Hwang, Hyun Jung Lee, et al.. (2017). Implications of circulating Meteorin-like (Metrnl) level in human subjects with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 136. 100–107. 71 indexed citations

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Kim, Kyeong Jin, Yoon Jung Kim, Sun Hwa Kim, et al.. (2015). Vitamin D status and associated metabolic risk factors among North Korean refugees in South Korea: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 5(11). e009140–e009140. 17 indexed citations

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Yoo, Wonbeak, Kyung Hee Noh, Jae Hee Ahn, et al.. (2014). HIF‐1α Expression as a Protective Strategy of HepG2 Cells Against Fatty Acid‐Induced Toxicity. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 115(6). 1147–1158. 35 indexed citations

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Hwang, Hwan‐Jin, Tae Woo Jung, Ho Cheol Hong, et al.. (2013). Progranulin Protects Vascular Endothelium against Atherosclerotic Inflammatory Reaction via Akt/eNOS and Nuclear Factor-κB Pathways. PLoS ONE. 8(9). e76679–e76679. 53 indexed citations

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Kim, Nam Hoon, Nam Hoon Kim, Hye Sook Kim, et al.. (2011). Depression Is Associated with Sarcopenia, Not Central Obesity, in Elderly K orean Men. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 59(11). 2062–2068. 98 indexed citations

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Kim, Tae Nyun, Man Sik Park, Kang Il Lim, et al.. (2011). Skeletal muscle mass to visceral fat area ratio is associated with metabolic syndrome and arterial stiffness: The Korean Sarcopenic Obesity Study (KSOS). Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 93(2). 285–291. 142 indexed citations

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Choi, Kyung Mook, et al.. (2009). The Relationship between Plasma Visfatin Level, Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome in Women Without Diabetes. 18(1). 15–23. 1 indexed citations

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Kim, Nam Hoon, Hee Young Kim, Ji A Seo, et al.. (2009). A pooled analysis of 29 patients with fulminant type 1 diabetes in Korea: A comparison with a nationwide survey in Japan. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 86(3). e43–e45. 10 indexed citations

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Lee, Kyu‐Beck, Hyang Kim, Chan‐Hee Jung, et al.. (2006). Relationship of malnutrition-inflammation score with atherosclerosis in maintenance hemodialysis patients. The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine. 71(6). 635–645. 1 indexed citations

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Choi, Kyung Mook, et al.. (2004). Relationship between Serum Adiponectin and Development of the Metabolic Syndrome. Endocrinology and Metabolism. 19(5). 492–500.

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Shin, Dong Hyun, Sin Gon Kim, Nan Hee Kim, et al.. (2002). Clinical Study of the Pheochromocytoma. Journal of Korean Endocrine Society. 17(4). 554–563. 4 indexed citations

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Kim, Sin Gon, Dong Lim Kim, Dong Hyun Shin, et al.. (2002). The Association between CRP and the Metabolic Syndrome in Korean Adults. Endocrinology and Metabolism. 17(2). 226–235. 1 indexed citations

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