Sang Won Kang

14.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
116 papers, 11.6k citations indexed

About

Sang Won Kang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Sang Won Kang has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 11.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Molecular Biology, 25 papers in Immunology and 17 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Sang Won Kang's work include Redox biology and oxidative stress (54 papers), Heat shock proteins research (20 papers) and Glutathione Transferases and Polymorphisms (17 papers). Sang Won Kang is often cited by papers focused on Redox biology and oxidative stress (54 papers), Heat shock proteins research (20 papers) and Glutathione Transferases and Polymorphisms (17 papers). Sang Won Kang collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Finland. Sang Won Kang's co-authors include Sue Goo Rhee, Ivan Baines, Kanghwa Kim, Ho Zoon Chae, Min Seok Seo, Hyun Ae Woo, Woojin Jeong, Kap-Seok Yang, Yun Soo Bae and Tong-Shin Chang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Sang Won Kang

114 papers receiving 11.4k 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.

Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF)-induced Generation of Hydrogen Peroxide

1997 1.0k citations Yun Soo Bae, Sang Won Kang et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
Mammalian Peroxiredoxin Isoforms Can Reduce Hydrogen Peroxide Generated in Response to Growth Factors and Tumor Necrosis Factor-α

1998 610 citations Sang Won Kang, Sue Goo Rhee et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
Intracellular messenger function of hydrogen peroxide and its regulation by peroxiredoxins

2005 595 citations Sue Goo Rhee, Sang Won Kang et al. profile →
Peroxiredoxin, a Novel Family of Peroxidases

2001 539 citations Sue Goo Rhee, Sang Won Kang et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sang Won Kang South Korea	46	8.9k	1.6k	1.5k	1.3k	1.1k	116	11.6k
Michel B. Tolédano France	44	8.4k 0.9×	946 0.6×	1.4k 0.9×	811 0.6×	944 0.8×	87	11.8k
Hiroshi Masutani Japan	52	6.4k 0.7×	991 0.6×	932 0.6×	1.0k 0.8×	599 0.5×	144	8.4k
Junji Yodoi Japan	62	7.2k 0.8×	3.6k 2.3×	1.1k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	209	12.1k
Ichiro Kudo Japan	62	6.9k 0.8×	1.9k 1.2×	1.5k 1.0×	1.7k 1.3×	766 0.7×	206	13.2k
Jesús Balsinde Spain	59	6.1k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	2.0k 1.4×	1.3k 1.0×	774 0.7×	147	9.1k
Ryo Taguchi Japan	56	6.1k 0.7×	968 0.6×	1.8k 1.2×	1.5k 1.1×	871 0.8×	212	10.0k
Junji Yodoi Japan	69	11.9k 1.3×	4.7k 3.0×	2.0k 1.4×	2.1k 1.5×	1.4k 1.3×	271	19.2k
Ho Zoon Chae South Korea	32	7.0k 0.8×	775 0.5×	1.3k 0.9×	773 0.6×	968 0.9×	51	8.7k
Emile Van Schaftingen Belgium	68	9.8k 1.1×	914 0.6×	1.9k 1.3×	2.3k 1.7×	759 0.7×	263	15.6k
Tobias P. Dick Germany	47	6.4k 0.7×	1.7k 1.1×	1.9k 1.3×	796 0.6×	432 0.4×	97	9.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sang Won Kang

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kang, Dong Hoon, et al.. (2025). The small molecule peroxiredoxin mimetics restore growth factor signalings and reverse vascular remodeling. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 229. 300–311.

Kim, Yerin, Ka Young Chung, In‐Jeoung Baek, et al.. (2023). Blood flow patterns switch VEGFR2 activity through differential S-nitrosylation and S-oxidation. Cell Reports. 42(11). 113361–113361. 4 indexed citations

Kim, Ji Yeon, Hyo Min Cho, Sujin Park, et al.. (2022). Heat shock protein 60 couples an oxidative stress-responsive p38/MK2 signaling and NF-κB survival machinery in cancer cells. Redox Biology. 51. 102293–102293. 15 indexed citations

Lee, Sunmi, et al.. (2022). RIP3-Dependent Accumulation of Mitochondrial Superoxide Anions in TNF-α-Induced Necroptosis. Molecules and Cells. 45(4). 193–201. 9 indexed citations

Kim, Jeong‐Mi, Jinny Park, Eun‐Mi Noh, et al.. (2021). Bruton's agammaglobulinemia tyrosine kinase (Btk) regulates TPA‑induced breast cancer cell invasion via PLCγ2/PKCβ/NF‑κB/AP‑1‑dependent matrix metalloproteinase‑9 activation. Oncology Reports. 45(5). 13 indexed citations

Jeong, Daun, et al.. (2021). CHIP and BAP1 Act in Concert to Regulate INO80 Ubiquitination and Stability for DNA Replication. Molecules and Cells. 44(2). 101–115. 12 indexed citations

Shin, Eun‐Joo, Yoon Hee Chung, Naveen Sharma, et al.. (2020). Glutathione Peroxidase-1 Knockout Facilitates Memory Impairment Induced by β-Amyloid (1–42) in Mice via Inhibition of PKC βII-Mediated ERK Signaling; Application with Glutathione Peroxidase-1 Gene-Encoded Adenovirus Vector. Neurochemical Research. 45(12). 2991–3002. 24 indexed citations

Kim, Hee Yeon, et al.. (2020). SEZ6L2 Is an Important Regulator of Drug-Resistant Cells and Tumor Spheroid Cells in Lung Adenocarcinoma. Biomedicines. 8(11). 500–500. 7 indexed citations

Han, Suji, Hee Yeon Kim, Seon-Hyeong Lee, et al.. (2020). Phosphorylation of OCT4 Serine 236 Inhibits Germ Cell Tumor Growth by Inducing Differentiation. Cancers. 12(9). 2601–2601. 7 indexed citations

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Kim, Hee Yeon, Byung Il Lee, Ji Hoon Jeon, et al.. (2019). Gossypol Suppresses Growth of Temozolomide-Resistant Glioblastoma Tumor Spheres. Biomolecules. 9(10). 595–595. 20 indexed citations

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Shin, Jihoon, Hee Yeon Kim, Jong-Kwang Kim, et al.. (2018). OCT4 directly regulates stemness and extracellular matrix-related genes in human germ cell tumours. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 503(3). 1980–1986. 18 indexed citations

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Joo, Jung Hee, Myung‐Jin Kim, Eun Jung An, et al.. (2016). NADPH Oxidase 1 Activity and ROS Generation Are Regulated by Grb2/Cbl-Mediated Proteasomal Degradation of NoxO1 in Colon Cancer Cells. Cancer Research. 76(4). 855–865. 43 indexed citations

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Jang, Seung Pil, Jae Gyun Oh, Dong Hoon Kang, et al.. (2016). A Decoy Peptide Targeted to Protein Phosphatase 1 Attenuates Degradation of SERCA2a in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells. PLoS ONE. 11(10). e0165569–e0165569. 2 indexed citations

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Lee, Doo Jae, et al.. (2013). Peroxiredoxin-2 Represses Melanoma Metastasis by Increasing E-Cadherin/β-Catenin Complexes in Adherens Junctions. Cancer Research. 73(15). 4744–4757. 57 indexed citations

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Kim, Sun‐Uk, Young‐Ho Park, Ying‐Hao Han, et al.. (2013). Peroxiredoxin I is a ROS/p38 MAPK-dependent inducible antioxidant that regulates NF-κB-mediated iNOS induction and microglial activation. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 259(1-2). 26–36. 80 indexed citations

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Schmid, Michael C., Christie J. Avraamides, Philippe Foubert, et al.. (2011). Combined Blockade of Integrin-α4β1 Plus Cytokines SDF-1α or IL-1β Potently Inhibits Tumor Inflammation and Growth. Cancer Research. 71(22). 6965–6975. 96 indexed citations

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Kim, Sun Young, Phil Young Lee, Hye–Jun Shin, et al.. (2009). Proteomic analysis of liver tissue from HBx‐transgenic mice at early stages of hepatocarcinogenesis. PROTEOMICS. 9(22). 5056–5066. 27 indexed citations

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Kang, Sang Won, et al.. (2004). Cytosolic Peroxiredoxin Attenuates The Activation Of Jnk And P38 But Potentiates That Of Erk In Hela Cells Stimulated With Tumor Necrosis Factor-α. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(4). 2535–2543. 76 indexed citations

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Lee, Tae‐Hoon, Sun Jung Kim, Sang Won Kang, et al.. (2000). Molecular Cloning and Characterization of the Mouse Peroxiredoxin V Gene. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 270(2). 356–362. 25 indexed citations

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Choi, Hee-Jeong, et al.. (1998). Crystal structure of a novel human peroxidase enzyme at 2.0 Å resolution. Nature Structural Biology. 5(5). 400–406. 323 indexed citations

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