Nam Soo Han

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
173 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Nam Soo Han is a scholar working on Food Science, Molecular Biology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Nam Soo Han has authored 173 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Food Science, 79 papers in Molecular Biology and 72 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Nam Soo Han's work include Probiotics and Fermented Foods (57 papers), Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (53 papers) and Enzyme Production and Characterization (40 papers). Nam Soo Han is often cited by papers focused on Probiotics and Fermented Foods (57 papers), Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (53 papers) and Enzyme Production and Characterization (40 papers). Nam Soo Han collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and China. Nam Soo Han's co-authors include Jin‐Ho Seo, Hyun‐Ju Eom, Jin Seok Moon, Myoung‐Dong Kim, Tae‐Jip Kim, Seul-Ah Kim, So‐Yeon Shin, Paul D. Cotter, Baltasar Mayo and Akihito Endo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, PLoS ONE and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Nam Soo Han

162 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

Fermented foods in a global age: East meets West 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 100 200 300 400
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. Fermented foods in a global age: East meets West
    2020 403 citations Nam Soo Han et al. profile →

Peers

Nam Soo Han
Takashi Kuda Japan
Junrui Wu China
Fernanda Mozzi Argentina
Nieves Corzo Spain
Na‐Kyoung Lee South Korea
Mohd Yazid Abdul Manap Malaysia
Carmen Peláez Spain
Sudhir Kumar Tomar India
Xiaomei Bie China
Judith Narvhus Norway
Takashi Kuda Japan
Nam Soo Han
Citations per year, relative to Nam Soo Han Nam Soo Han (= 1×) peers Takashi Kuda

Countries citing papers authored by Nam Soo Han

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nam Soo Han

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nam Soo Han

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gupta, Vinod K., Benjamin Hur, Kevin Y. Cunningham, et al.. (2024). Gut Microbiome Wellness Index 2 enhances health status prediction from gut microbiome taxonomic profiles. Nature Communications. 15(1). 7447–7447. 14 indexed citations
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Kang, Jihun, et al.. (2024). Functional Characterization of Endo- and Exo-Hydrolase Genes in Arabinan Degradation Gene Cluster of Bifidobacterium longum subsp. suis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(6). 3175–3175. 2 indexed citations
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Kim, Su-Hyun, Digar Singh, Seul-Ah Kim, et al.. (2023). Strain-specific metabolomic diversity of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Food Microbiology. 116. 104364–104364. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Lin, et al.. (2018). Expression of manB Gene from Escherichia coli in Lactococcus lactis and Characterization of Its Bifunctional Enzyme, Phosphomannomutase. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 28(8). 1293–1298. 6 indexed citations
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Park, Dongsun, Kyungha Shin, Young Jin Choi, et al.. (2016). Antimicrobial activities of ethanol and butanol fractions of white rose petal extract. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology. 76. 57–62. 16 indexed citations
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Lee, Won-Heong, et al.. (2012). Whole cell biosynthesis of a functional oligosaccharide, 2′-fucosyllactose, using engineered Escherichia coli. Microbial Cell Factories. 11(1). 48–48. 91 indexed citations
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Eom, Hyun‐Ju, et al.. (2009). Changes of Aroma Compounds during Kimchi Powder Production and Encapsulation Effect of β-Cyclodextrin. Food Engineering Progress. 13(3). 190–194. 1 indexed citations
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Eom, Hyun‐Ju, et al.. (2008). Characterization of Low Temperature-adapted Leuconostoc citreum HJ-P4 and Its Dextransucrase for the Use of Kimchi Starter. Food Science and Biotechnology. 17(6). 1391–1395. 11 indexed citations
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Lee, Kyung Ju, et al.. (2007). Enzymatic Synthesis and Characterization of Galactosyl Trehalose Trisaccharides. Food Science and Biotechnology. 16(1). 127–132. 10 indexed citations
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Jin, Qing, et al.. (2006). Effect of Lactic Acid Bacteria on D- and L-Lactic Acid Contents of Kimchi. Food Science and Biotechnology. 15(6). 124–129. 5 indexed citations
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Son, Yeo‐Jin, et al.. (2005). Comparison of D- and L-Lactic Acid Contents in Commercial Kimchi and Sauerkraut. Food Science and Biotechnology. 14(1). 64–67. 9 indexed citations
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Han, Nam Soo, et al.. (2005). Affinity Immobilization of Dextransucrase on Dextran-based Support and the Production of Leucrose. Food Science and Biotechnology. 14(3). 317–322. 4 indexed citations
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Kim, Chang Sup, et al.. (2003). Megaprimer PCR for Site-directed Mutagenesis of Cyclodextrin Glucanotransferase. Food Science and Biotechnology. 12(1). 104–106. 7 indexed citations
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Kim, Myoung‐Dong, et al.. (2002). Quantitative Analysis of Leuconostoc mesenteroides and Lactobacillus plantarum Populations by a Competitive Polymerase Chain Reaction. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 12(5). 801–806. 8 indexed citations
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Kim, Myoung‐Dong, et al.. (2000). Refolding of Bacillus macerans cyclodextrin glucanotransferase expressed as inclusion bodies in recombinant Escherichia coli. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 10(5). 632–637. 10 indexed citations
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Kim, Myoung‐Dong, Nam Soo Han, Kwan‐Hwa Park, & Jin‐Ho Seo. (1999). Effects of Specific Growth Rate on Production of Bacillus licheniformis Maltogenic Amylase in Recombinant Escherichia coli. Food Science and Biotechnology. 8(4). 273–275. 1 indexed citations
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Kim, Sang Yong, et al.. (1998). Invertase Production by Fed-batch Fermentations of Recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 8(3). 203–207. 5 indexed citations
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Park, Yong‐Cheol, et al.. (1995). Expression of Cyclodextrin Glucanotransferase from Bacillus macerans in Recombinant Escherichia coli. Food Science and Biotechnology. 4(4). 290–295. 3 indexed citations

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