Seong‐Woon Yu

2.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
37 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Seong‐Woon Yu is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Neurology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Seong‐Woon Yu has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Epidemiology, 10 papers in Neurology and 9 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Seong‐Woon Yu's work include Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (16 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (9 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (8 papers). Seong‐Woon Yu is often cited by papers focused on Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (16 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (9 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (8 papers). Seong‐Woon Yu collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and United Kingdom. Seong‐Woon Yu's co-authors include Seonghee Jung, Hyeonjeong Jeong, Shinwon Ha, Hyeri Nam, Eun‐Kyoung Kim, Sung Joong Lee, Hyunjung Min, Young Hwan Lee, Cheil Moon and Hyun‐Kyu An and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and Annals of Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Seong‐Woon Yu

36 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Magnetically actuated microrobots as a platform for stem cell transplantation

2019 321 citations Sungwoong Jeon, Sangwon Kim et al. Science Robotics profile →
Autophagy as a decisive process for cell death

2020 231 citations Seonghee Jung, Hyeonjeong Jeong et al. Experimental & Molecular Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Seong‐Woon Yu South Korea	21	760	496	455	436	349	37	2.2k
Masaki Kondo Japan	25	530 0.7×	226 0.5×	111 0.2×	161 0.4×	799 2.3×	97	2.2k
Takashi Morishita Japan	33	1.3k 1.6×	1.1k 2.2×	137 0.3×	225 0.5×	103 0.3×	138	3.2k
Jin‐Sung Park South Korea	25	1.1k 1.4×	722 1.5×	246 0.5×	301 0.7×	339 1.0×	156	2.9k
Saebom Lee South Korea	16	529 0.7×	899 1.8×	101 0.2×	355 0.8×	517 1.5×	42	1.9k
Yun‐Bi Lu China	26	847 1.1×	117 0.2×	143 0.3×	349 0.8×	279 0.8×	70	2.2k
Geert Callewaert Belgium	39	2.5k 3.4×	583 1.2×	256 0.6×	198 0.5×	388 1.1×	90	4.1k
Tony Wu Taiwan	31	485 0.6×	555 1.1×	199 0.4×	184 0.4×	118 0.3×	108	2.8k
Kazuhiro Sugimoto Japan	26	593 0.8×	472 1.0×	88 0.2×	194 0.4×	1.1k 3.1×	80	2.7k
Peng Xia China	29	1.5k 1.9×	157 0.3×	74 0.2×	190 0.4×	412 1.2×	65	3.0k
Wei Xiang Germany	29	1.2k 1.5×	1.0k 2.1×	265 0.6×	666 1.5×	616 1.8×	84	2.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Seong‐Woon Yu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Seong‐Woon Yu

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Jeong, Hyeonjeong, et al.. (2025). Neural stem cell-specific deletion of Atg7 alleviates hippocampal dysfunction and neuronal alterations induced by chronic restraint stress. Molecular Brain. 18(1). 25–25.

Jeong, Hyeonjeong, et al.. (2024). Chronic unpredictable stress induces autophagic death of adult hippocampal neural stem cells. Molecular Brain. 17(1). 31–31. 2 indexed citations

Nam, Hyeri, et al.. (2023). Presenilin 2 N141I Mutation Induces Hyperimmunity by Immune Cell-specific Suppression of REV-ERBα without Altering Central Circadian Rhythm. Experimental Neurobiology. 32(4). 259–270. 1 indexed citations

Jeong, Hyobin, Jingi Bae, Moonkyung Kang, et al.. (2022). Aβ-induced mitochondrial dysfunction in neural progenitors controls KDM5A to influence neuronal differentiation. Experimental & Molecular Medicine. 54(9). 1461–1471. 17 indexed citations

Kim, Eun-Jung, Hyeonjeong Jeong, Ji‐Won Lee, et al.. (2021). GSK3B induces autophagy by phosphorylating ULK1. Experimental & Molecular Medicine. 53(3). 369–383. 46 indexed citations

Lee, Young Hwan, Ji‐Won Lee, Hyeri Nam, & Seong‐Woon Yu. (2020). Cx3cr1CreERT2-driven Atg7 deletion in adult mice induces intestinal adhesion. Molecular Brain. 13(1). 88–88. 3 indexed citations

Jeon, Sungwoong, Sangwon Kim, Shinwon Ha, et al.. (2019). Magnetically actuated microrobots as a platform for stem cell transplantation. Science Robotics. 4(30). 321 indexed citations breakdown →

Park, HyunHee, Kyung Min Chung, Hyun‐Kyu An, et al.. (2019). Parkin Promotes Mitophagic Cell Death in Adult Hippocampal Neural Stem Cells Following Insulin Withdrawal. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 12. 46–46. 28 indexed citations

Woo, Hanwoong, et al.. (2018). Chronic restraint stress induces hippocampal memory deficits by impairing insulin signaling. Molecular Brain. 11(1). 37–37. 65 indexed citations

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Ha, Shinwon, et al.. (2017). Phosphorylation of p62 by AMP-activated protein kinase mediates autophagic cell death in adult hippocampal neural stem cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 292(33). 13795–13808. 48 indexed citations

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Yoo, Seung‐Jun, Jihye Lee, So Yeon Kim, et al.. (2017). Differential spatial expression of peripheral olfactory neuron-derived BACE1 induces olfactory impairment by region-specific accumulation of β-amyloid oligomer. Cell Death and Disease. 8(8). e2977–e2977. 28 indexed citations

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Min, Hyunjung, et al.. (2016). Alternatively activated brain-infiltrating macrophages facilitate recovery from collagenase-induced intracerebral hemorrhage. Molecular Brain. 9(1). 42–42. 42 indexed citations

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Chung, Kyung Min, et al.. (2016). Mediation of Autophagic Cell Death by Type 3 Ryanodine Receptor (RyR3) in Adult Hippocampal Neural Stem Cells. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 10. 116–116. 41 indexed citations

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Min, Hyunjung, Ik‐Hyun Cho, Hyunkyoung Lee, et al.. (2015). TLR2-induced astrocyte MMP9 activation compromises the blood brain barrier and exacerbates intracerebral hemorrhage in animal models. Molecular Brain. 8(1). 23–23. 65 indexed citations

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Cho, Jaeho, et al.. (2015). Parkin-mediated responses against infection and wound involve TSPO-VDAC complex in Drosophila. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 463(1-2). 1–6. 12 indexed citations

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Hwang, Heehong, Hyunjung Min, Donghoon Kim, et al.. (2014). Imiquimod induces a Toll-like receptor 7-independent increase in intracellular calcium via IP3 receptor activation. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 450(1). 875–879. 16 indexed citations

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Balu, Deebika, et al.. (2014). Translocator Protein 18 kDa Negatively Regulates Inflammation in Microglia. Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology. 9(3). 424–437. 80 indexed citations

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Yu, Seong‐Woon, et al.. (2009). Intracellular substrates of a heme-containing ascorbate oxidase in Pleurotus ostreatus. The Journal of Microbiology. 47(2). 178–186. 6 indexed citations

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Rajanikant, G. K., Marie‐Claude Senut, Daniel Zemke, et al.. (2009). Asiatic acid, a pentacyclic triterpene from Centella asiatica, is neuroprotective in a mouse model of focal cerebral ischemia. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 87(11). 2541–2550. 121 indexed citations

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Biskup, Saskia, Darren J. Moore, Fulvio Celsi, et al.. (2006). Localization of LRRK2 to membranous and vesicular structures in mammalian brain. Annals of Neurology. 60(5). 557–569. 434 indexed citations

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