Kyungsun Choi

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Kyungsun Choi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kyungsun Choi has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Cancer Research and 7 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Kyungsun Choi's work include Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (8 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (6 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (6 papers). Kyungsun Choi is often cited by papers focused on Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (8 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (6 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (6 papers). Kyungsun Choi collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Hong Kong. Kyungsun Choi's co-authors include Chulhee Choi, Seung‐Wook Ryu, Hojun Choi, Nambin Yim, Jeongjin Kim, Ji Ho Park, Woong Sun, Seunghee Lee, Mohammed R. Shaker and Daesoo Kim and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, PLoS ONE and Hepatology.

In The Last Decade

Kyungsun Choi

49 papers receiving 2.2k citations

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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.

Exosome engineering for efficient intracellular delivery of soluble proteins using optically reversible protein–protein interaction module

2016 480 citations Nambin Yim, Kyungsun Choi et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kyungsun Choi South Korea	22	1.3k	509	331	293	278	50	2.2k
Li Song China	27	1.3k 1.0×	561 1.1×	217 0.7×	389 1.3×	177 0.6×	91	2.3k
Tianyu Zhong China	25	1.3k 1.0×	671 1.3×	201 0.6×	200 0.7×	276 1.0×	111	2.3k
Songwen Ju China	17	2.0k 1.6×	1.1k 2.3×	151 0.5×	406 1.4×	188 0.7×	31	2.7k
Gavin McManus Ireland	11	906 0.7×	234 0.5×	250 0.8×	798 2.7×	146 0.5×	19	1.9k
Huajun Wang China	20	1.1k 0.9×	336 0.7×	164 0.5×	299 1.0×	117 0.4×	66	2.3k
Martijn J. C. van Herwijnen Netherlands	17	1.1k 0.8×	418 0.8×	237 0.7×	889 3.0×	96 0.3×	25	2.1k
Kang Liu China	25	1.3k 1.0×	358 0.7×	235 0.7×	555 1.9×	147 0.5×	89	2.3k
Jianqiong Zhang China	22	970 0.7×	183 0.4×	144 0.4×	479 1.6×	204 0.7×	77	1.9k
Bingwei Wang China	26	1.6k 1.2×	213 0.4×	188 0.6×	888 3.0×	154 0.6×	75	2.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kyungsun Choi

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20 of 20 papers shown

Hyun, Soong Keun, Hojun Choi, Daojun Hong, et al.. (2025). Safety and Anti‐Inflammatory Effects of Engineered Extracellular Vesicles (ILB‐202) for NF‐κB Inhibition: A Double‐Blind, Randomized, Placebo‐Controlled Phase 1 Trial. Journal of Extracellular Vesicles. 14(9). e70141–e70141.

Lee, Jungwhoi, Kyuha Chong, Seung‐Wook Ryu, et al.. (2022). Atypical induction of HIF-1α expression by pericellular Notch1 signaling suffices for the malignancy of glioblastoma multiforme cells. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 79(10). 537–537. 9 indexed citations

Lee, Jungwhoi, Kyuha Chong, Jungsul Lee, et al.. (2022). Differential dependency of human glioblastoma cells on vascular endothelial growth factor‑A signaling via neuropilin‑1. International Journal of Oncology. 61(4). 8 indexed citations

Sheller‐Miller, Samantha, Enkhtuya Radnaa, Jae‐Kwang Yoo, et al.. (2021). Exosomal delivery of NF-κB inhibitor delays LPS-induced preterm birth and modulates fetal immune cell profile in mouse models. Science Advances. 7(4). 61 indexed citations

Choi, Hojun, Youngeun Kim, Yu Na Kim, et al.. (2020). Exosome-based delivery of super-repressor IκBα relieves sepsis-associated organ damage and mortality. Science Advances. 6(15). eaaz6980–eaaz6980. 168 indexed citations

Sheller‐Miller, Samantha, Kyungsun Choi, Chulhee Choi, & Ramkumar Menon. (2019). Cyclic-recombinase-reporter mouse model to determine exosome communication and function during pregnancy. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 221(5). 502.e1–502.e12. 88 indexed citations

Yim, Nambin, Kyungsun Choi, Seunghee Lee, et al.. (2016). Exosome engineering for efficient intracellular delivery of soluble proteins using optically reversible protein–protein interaction module. Nature Communications. 7(1). 12277–12277. 480 indexed citations breakdown →

Li, Zheng, Seung‐Wook Ryu, Jungsul Lee, et al.. (2016). Protopanaxatirol type ginsenoside Re promotes cyclic growth of hair follicles via inhibiting transforming growth factor β signaling cascades. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 470(4). 924–929. 20 indexed citations

Park, Junseong, Wonseok Kang, Dong-Yeop Chang, et al.. (2012). Hepatitis C virus infection enhances TNFα-induced cell death via suppression of NF-κB. Hepatology. 56(3). 831–840. 58 indexed citations

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Choi, Myunghwan, Jonghee Yoon, Taeyun Ku, Kyungsun Choi, & Chulhee Choi. (2011). Label-free optical activation of astrocyte in vivo. Journal of Biomedical Optics. 16(7). 75003–75003. 16 indexed citations

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Ryu, Seung‐Wook, Kyungsun Choi, Jonghee Yoon, Sunchang Kim, & Chulhee Choi. (2011). Endoplasmic reticulum‐specific BH3‐only protein BNIP1 induces mitochondrial fragmentation in a Bcl‐2‐ and Drp1‐dependent manner. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 227(8). 3027–3035. 21 indexed citations

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Lee, Nelson, Paul K.S. Chan, Grace Lui, et al.. (2011). Complications and Outcomes of Pandemic 2009 Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection in Hospitalized Adults: How Do They Differ From Those in Seasonal Influenza?. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 203(12). 1739–1747. 97 indexed citations

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Lee, Jungwhoi, Taeyun Ku, Kyuha Chong, et al.. (2011). Blockade of VEGF-A suppresses tumor growth via inhibition of autocrine signaling through FAK and AKT. Cancer Letters. 318(2). 221–225. 30 indexed citations

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Lee, Jungwhoi, et al.. (2011). Differential dependency of human cancer cells on vascular endothelial growth factor-mediated autocrine growth and survival. Cancer Letters. 309(2). 145–150. 28 indexed citations

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Lee, Jungsul, Kyungsun Choi, & Chulhee Choi. (2009). Delineating role of ubiquitination on nuclear factor-kappa B pathway by a computational modeling approach. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 391(1). 33–37. 5 indexed citations

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Choi, Kyungsun, Jinho Kim, Gyung Whan Kim, & Chulhee Choi. (2009). Oxidative Stress-Induced Necrotic Cell Death via Mitochondira-Dependent Burst of Reactive Oxygen Species. Current Neurovascular Research. 6(4). 213–222. 115 indexed citations

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Choi, Myunghwan, et al.. (2009). Dynamic fluorescence imaging for multiparametric measurement of tumor vasculature. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 7182. 71821O–71821O. 1 indexed citations

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Choi, Kyungsun, Jungsul Lee, & Chulhee Choi. (2007). Divergent effect of proteasome inhibition on interleukin‐1β and tumor necrosis factor α signaling in human astroglial cells. FEBS Letters. 581(24). 4691–4696. 6 indexed citations

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Choi, Kyungsun, et al.. (2007). Ginsenosides compound K and Rh2 inhibit tumor necrosis factor-α-induced activation of the NF-κB and JNK pathways in human astroglial cells. Neuroscience Letters. 421(1). 37–41. 105 indexed citations

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Park, Jinseu, et al.. (2004). Reactive oxygen species mediate chloroquine‐induced expression of chemokines by human astroglial cells. Glia. 47(1). 9–20. 67 indexed citations

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