Sangjo Kang

675 total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 374 citations indexed

About

Sangjo Kang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sangjo Kang has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 374 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 4 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Sangjo Kang's work include Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (4 papers), Hair Growth and Disorders (3 papers) and melanin and skin pigmentation (2 papers). Sangjo Kang is often cited by papers focused on Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (4 papers), Hair Growth and Disorders (3 papers) and melanin and skin pigmentation (2 papers). Sangjo Kang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and South Korea. Sangjo Kang's co-authors include Tudorita Tumbar, Hongyan Zou, Aarthi Ramakrishnan, Li Shen, Roland H. Friedel, Alexander M. Tsankov, Dolores Hambardzumyan, Anirudh Sattiraju, Zhihong Chen and Bruno Giotti and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Genes & Development and Nature Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Sangjo Kang

11 papers receiving 367 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.

Hypoxic niches attract and sequester tumor-associated macrophages and cytotoxic T cells and reprogram them for immunosuppression

2023 134 citations Anirudh Sattiraju, Sangjo Kang et al. Immunity profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sangjo Kang United States	9	150	78	60	57	55	13	374
Elisabetta Palazzo Italy	13	211 1.4×	101 1.3×	88 1.5×	60 1.1×	17 0.3×	28	471
Carlos Andrés Chacón‐Martínez Germany	8	180 1.2×	51 0.7×	119 2.0×	19 0.3×	108 2.0×	9	398
Kim Pham Australia	13	172 1.1×	152 1.9×	69 1.1×	27 0.5×	53 1.0×	21	507
Bahar Golabi Austria	10	122 0.8×	45 0.6×	97 1.6×	15 0.3×	30 0.5×	24	388
Nathaniel K. Mullin United States	11	403 2.7×	68 0.9×	39 0.7×	55 1.0×	18 0.3×	19	620
Lauren R. Strachan United States	9	177 1.2×	52 0.7×	86 1.4×	23 0.4×	26 0.5×	10	310
Karl Annusver Sweden	10	233 1.6×	99 1.3×	143 2.4×	17 0.3×	168 3.1×	14	524
Adam R. Stabell United States	5	221 1.5×	61 0.8×	43 0.7×	8 0.1×	24 0.4×	5	349
Kevin Andrew Uy Gonzales Singapore	9	753 5.0×	85 1.1×	123 2.0×	25 0.4×	78 1.4×	15	1.0k
Edward Marsh United States	5	102 0.7×	45 0.6×	96 1.6×	10 0.2×	36 0.7×	5	282

Countries citing papers authored by Sangjo Kang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sangjo Kang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sangjo Kang

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

All Works

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13 of 13 papers shown

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Kang, Sangjo, Jack Zhang, Anirudh Sattiraju, et al.. (2025). Glioblastoma shift from bulk to infiltrative growth is guided by plexin-B2-mediated microglia alignment in invasive niches. Nature Cancer. 6(9). 1505–1523. 2 indexed citations

2.

Huang, Yong, Minghui Wang, Jinglong Zhang, et al.. (2024). Regulation of cell distancing in peri-plaque glial nets by Plexin-B1 affects glial activation and amyloid compaction in Alzheimer’s disease. Nature Neuroscience. 27(8). 1489–1504. 14 indexed citations

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Sattiraju, Anirudh, Sangjo Kang, Bruno Giotti, et al.. (2023). Hypoxic niches attract and sequester tumor-associated macrophages and cytotoxic T cells and reprogram them for immunosuppression. Immunity. 56(8). 1825–1843.e6. 134 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kang, Sangjo, Dalia Halawani, Yiqun Wang, et al.. (2022). Macrophages facilitate peripheral nerve regeneration by organizing regeneration tracks through Plexin-B2. Genes & Development. 36(3-4). 133–148. 33 indexed citations

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Alves, Chrystian Junqueira, Rafael Dariolli, Sangjo Kang, et al.. (2021). Plexin-B2 orchestrates collective stem cell dynamics via actomyosin contractility, cytoskeletal tension and adhesion. Nature Communications. 12(1). 6019–6019. 28 indexed citations

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Kang, Sangjo, et al.. (2019). Skin vasculature and hair follicle cross-talking associated with stem cell activation and tissue homeostasis. eLife. 8. 54 indexed citations

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Kang, Sangjo, et al.. (2019). Histone H3 K4/9/27 Trimethylation Levels Affect Wound Healing and Stem Cell Dynamics in Adult Skin. Stem Cell Reports. 14(1). 34–48. 23 indexed citations

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Kang, Sangjo, et al.. (2019). Epigenetic control in skin development, homeostasis and injury repair. Experimental Dermatology. 28(4). 453–463. 30 indexed citations

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Lee, Jayhun, et al.. (2016). Signalling couples hair follicle stem cell quiescence with reduced histone H3 K4/K9/K27me3 for proper tissue homeostasis. Nature Communications. 7(1). 11278–11278. 32 indexed citations

10.

Kang, Sangjo, et al.. (2013). The 53BP1 Homolog in C. elegans Influences DNA Repair and Promotes Apoptosis in Response to Ionizing Radiation. PLoS ONE. 8(5). e64028–e64028. 16 indexed citations

11.

Jun, Ji Hae, Jung Hyun Kwon, Eun Young Nam, et al.. (2013). ‘Yumi’ Peach. HortScience. 48(11). 1416–1417. 5 indexed citations

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Yun, Hae Keun, et al.. (2006). Breeding of Black Table Grape Cultivar 'Jinok' (Vitis hybrid) with High Quality. 25–25. 2 indexed citations

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Lee, Gung Pyo, et al.. (2006). Development of DNA Marker Kit for Identification in Peach and Grape Cultivars Bred in Korea. 231–231. 1 indexed citations

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