Sang‐Jun Ha

12.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
141 papers, 9.6k citations indexed

About

Sang‐Jun Ha is a scholar working on Immunology, Oncology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sang‐Jun Ha has authored 141 papers receiving a total of 9.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Immunology, 51 papers in Oncology and 30 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Sang‐Jun Ha's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (65 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (43 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (38 papers). Sang‐Jun Ha is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (65 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (43 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (38 papers). Sang‐Jun Ha collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Ethiopia. Sang‐Jun Ha's co-authors include Rafi Ahmed, Daniel L. Barber, E. John Wherry, Joseph N. Blattman, Susan M. Kaech, W. Nicholas Haining, Shruti Subramaniam, Gordon J. Freeman, Erin E. West and Hye Ryun Kim and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Sang‐Jun Ha

140 papers receiving 9.5k 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.

Molecular Signature of CD8+ T Cell Exhaustion during Chronic Viral Infection

2007 1.5k citations Sang‐Jun Ha et al. profile →
Molecular Signature of CD8+ T Cell Exhaustion during Chronic Viral Infection

2007 1.2k citations Sang‐Jun Ha et al. profile →
Cooperation of Tim-3 and PD-1 in CD8 T-cell exhaustion during chronic viral infection

2010 653 citations Sang‐Jun Ha et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sang‐Jun Ha South Korea	45	6.3k	3.8k	2.1k	1.3k	826	141	9.6k
W. Nicholas Haining United States	43	10.3k 1.6×	6.1k 1.6×	3.5k 1.6×	1.8k 1.4×	602 0.7×	78	14.5k
Makoto Kurachi Japan	26	5.7k 0.9×	4.2k 1.1×	1.8k 0.8×	697 0.5×	428 0.5×	43	8.2k
Pius Loetscher Switzerland	49	7.7k 1.2×	5.1k 1.3×	2.0k 1.0×	827 0.6×	438 0.5×	75	11.6k
Sergei V. Kotenko United States	54	7.6k 1.2×	3.3k 0.9×	1.9k 0.9×	3.0k 2.3×	508 0.6×	105	11.8k
Joseph N. Blattman United States	32	7.8k 1.2×	3.4k 0.9×	1.7k 0.8×	1.6k 1.2×	295 0.4×	51	10.0k
William Vermi Italy	54	8.5k 1.4×	3.4k 0.9×	2.2k 1.0×	999 0.8×	845 1.0×	157	12.3k
Axel Kallies Australia	57	9.6k 1.5×	2.9k 0.8×	2.2k 1.0×	916 0.7×	286 0.3×	156	12.4k
Ross M. Kedl United States	46	7.4k 1.2×	1.8k 0.5×	1.8k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	263 0.3×	119	9.4k
Derek N.J. Hart Australia	55	10.2k 1.6×	2.6k 0.7×	2.7k 1.2×	1.1k 0.8×	387 0.5×	237	13.0k
Lori Fitz United States	29	6.4k 1.0×	4.2k 1.1×	1.9k 0.9×	737 0.6×	693 0.8×	45	9.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Sang‐Jun Ha

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sang‐Jun Ha

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kwon, Kee Woong, Jii Bum Lee, Su Jin Jeong, et al.. (2025). Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific T cells restrain anti-cancer drug-induced neutrophilic lung inflammation in tuberculosis. Nature Communications. 16(1). 8875–8875. 2 indexed citations

Lee, Yoojin, et al.. (2025). Amplified lung cancer hazards from surface defects in aged polypropylene microplastics. Chemical Engineering Journal. 514. 163302–163302. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Jingyan, Ke Fang, Sang‐Jun Ha, et al.. (2025). Ameliorating canopy urban heat island in block level: A holistic investigation into the radius, form, and typologies. Building and Environment. 282. 113281–113281. 2 indexed citations

Kim, Dongyeop, et al.. (2025). CU06-1004 inhibits the progression of chronic colitis and colitis-associated colorectal cancer by suppressing inflammation. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 16. 1684870–1684870.

Kim, Chan Yeong, et al.. (2024). MRGM: an enhanced catalog of mouse gut microbial genomes substantially broadening taxonomic and functional landscapes. Gut Microbes. 16(1). 2393791–2393791. 4 indexed citations

Moon, Jihyun, Yul Ji, Young Jin, et al.. (2024). Dysfunctional adipocytes promote tumor progression through YAP/TAZ-dependent cancer-associated adipocyte transformation. Nature Communications. 15(1). 4052–4052. 21 indexed citations

Seok, Joon, Sung‐Dong Cho, Su‐Young Kim, et al.. (2023). A virtual memory CD8+ T cell-originated subset causes alopecia areata through innate-like cytotoxicity. Nature Immunology. 24(8). 1308–1317. 20 indexed citations

Kwon, Kee Woong, et al.. (2023). Protective Efficacy and Immunogenicity of Rv0351/Rv3628 Subunit Vaccine Formulated in Different Adjuvants Against Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection. Immune Network. 23(2). e16–e16. 4 indexed citations

Jung, Keehoon, et al.. (2022). OASL1-Mediated Inhibition of Type I IFN Reduces Influenza A Infection-Induced Airway Inflammation by Regulating ILC2s. Allergy Asthma and Immunology Research. 14(1). 99–99. 8 indexed citations

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Kwon, Kee Woong, Kyung Soo Kim, Insuk Lee, et al.. (2022). Viral coinfection promotes tuberculosis immunopathogenesis by type I IFN signaling-dependent impediment of Th1 cell pulmonary influx. Nature Communications. 13(1). 3155–3155. 19 indexed citations

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Kim, Chang Gon, Gamin Kim, Kyung Hwan Kim, et al.. (2021). Distinct exhaustion features of T lymphocytes shape the tumor-immune microenvironment with therapeutic implication in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer. Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer. 9(12). e002780–e002780. 29 indexed citations

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Park, Yunji, Young‐Min Kim, Jihae Kim, et al.. (2021). Niche-specific MHC II and PD-L1 regulate CD4+CD8αα+ intraepithelial lymphocyte differentiation. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 218(4). 21 indexed citations

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Song, Myoung‐Chong, Dong Jin Park, Ji Hoon Oh, et al.. (2021). Biosynthesis of Nonimmunosuppressive ProlylFK506 Analogues with Neurite Outgrowth and Synaptogenic Activity. Journal of Natural Products. 84(2). 195–203. 4 indexed citations

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Chae, Sehyun, Jihyun Moon, Hankyu Lee, et al.. (2020). Combination of PD-L1 and PVR determines sensitivity to PD-1 blockade. JCI Insight. 5(14). 32 indexed citations

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Son, Jimin, Jihyun Moon, Hoyoung Lee, et al.. (2020). Tumor-Infiltrating Regulatory T-cell Accumulation in the Tumor Microenvironment Is Mediated by IL33/ST2 Signaling. Cancer Immunology Research. 8(11). 1393–1406. 38 indexed citations

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Son, Jimin, et al.. (2019). Metabolic Reprogramming by the Excessive AMPK Activation Exacerbates Antigen-Specific Memory CD8⁺T Cell Differentiation after Acute Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus Infection. Immune Network. 19(2). e11–e11. 10 indexed citations

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Park, Gayoung, Jeongmin Kim, Seon Ah Lim, et al.. (2019). CD160 serves as a negative regulator of NKT cells in acute hepatic injury. Nature Communications. 10(1). 25 indexed citations

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‍Lee, Kyung-Tae, Myoung‐Chong Song, Yeonseon Lee, et al.. (2019). Biosynthesis of Nonimmunosuppressive FK506 Analogues with Antifungal Activity. Journal of Natural Products. 82(8). 2078–2086. 20 indexed citations

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Kim, Tae‐Don, Sang Hwan Seo, Young Ho Ban, et al.. (2017). MicroRNA-150 modulates intracellular Ca 2+ levels in naïve CD8+ T cells by targeting TMEM20. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 2623–2623. 10 indexed citations

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Kim, Sun Mi, Oh-Joon Kwon, Yun Hong, et al.. (2012). Activation of IL-6R/JAK1/STAT3 Signaling Induces De Novo Resistance to Irreversible EGFR Inhibitors in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer with T790M Resistance Mutation. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 11(10). 2254–2264. 172 indexed citations

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