Seung Up Kim

50.0k total citations · 7 hit papers
839 papers, 32.8k citations indexed

About

Seung Up Kim is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Hepatology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Seung Up Kim has authored 839 papers receiving a total of 32.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 334 papers in Epidemiology, 333 papers in Hepatology and 202 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Seung Up Kim's work include Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (304 papers), Hepatitis B Virus Studies (165 papers) and Hepatitis C virus research (140 papers). Seung Up Kim is often cited by papers focused on Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (304 papers), Hepatitis B Virus Studies (165 papers) and Hepatitis C virus research (140 papers). Seung Up Kim collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, Canada and United States. Seung Up Kim's co-authors include Kwang‐Hyub Han, Sang Hoon Ahn, Jun Yong Park, Jean de Vellis, Beom Kyung Kim, Do Young Kim, Atsushi Nagai, Hong J. Lee, Vincent Wai‐Sun Wong and Jian-Gao Fan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Seung Up Kim

827 papers receiving 32.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

New trends on obesity and NAFLD in Asia

2017 837 citations Seung Up Kim, Vincent Wai‐Sun Wong et al. Journal of Hepatology profile →
Engraftable human neural stem cells respond to development cues, replace neurons, and express foreign genes

1998 594 citations Richard L. Sidman, Seung Up Kim et al. profile →
Microglia in health and disease

2005 531 citations Seung Up Kim et al. profile →
Asia–Pacific Working Party on Non‐alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease guidelines 2017—Part 1: Definition, risk factors and assessment

2017 371 citations Vincent Wai‐Sun Wong, Seung Up Kim et al. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology profile →
Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease and Incident Cardiovascular Disease Risk: A Nationwide Cohort Study

2020 327 citations Seung Up Kim et al. profile →
KASL clinical practice guidelines: Management of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

2021 178 citations Hye Won Lee, Seung Up Kim et al. profile →
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and risk of cardiovascular disease

2023 127 citations Han Ah Lee, Han Ah Lee et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Seung Up Kim South Korea	85	9.8k	9.7k	7.5k	5.6k	5.0k	839	32.8k
Mei Lü United States	80	7.0k 0.7×	5.8k 0.6×	1.1k 0.1×	3.5k 0.6×	4.9k 1.0×	377	24.3k
Nobutaka Hattori Japan	90	15.5k 1.6×	8.8k 0.9×	1.0k 0.1×	10.6k 1.9×	567 0.1×	1.1k	42.6k
Masatsugu Hori Japan	91	10.7k 1.1×	4.0k 0.4×	816 0.1×	2.3k 0.4×	1.3k 0.3×	537	33.2k
Ryuichi Morishita Japan	81	11.1k 1.1×	1.7k 0.2×	2.3k 0.3×	1.6k 0.3×	301 0.1×	586	25.4k
Keiji Sano Japan	63	2.3k 0.2×	2.5k 0.3×	3.5k 0.5×	2.1k 0.4×	444 0.1×	449	15.0k
Richard M. Ransohoff United States	116	12.2k 1.2×	2.7k 0.3×	369 0.0×	5.9k 1.0×	5.1k 1.0×	352	54.3k
Junying Yuan United States	103	36.5k 3.7×	10.9k 1.1×	385 0.1×	4.7k 0.8×	1.1k 0.2×	254	52.9k
Erwin F. Wagner Austria	115	33.7k 3.4×	2.6k 0.3×	839 0.1×	2.9k 0.5×	1.2k 0.2×	364	50.7k
William C. Sessa United States	112	21.5k 2.2×	3.2k 0.3×	1.5k 0.2×	2.1k 0.4×	306 0.1×	336	46.8k
Marcel Leist Germany	77	10.1k 1.0×	2.2k 0.2×	707 0.1×	3.1k 0.5×	1.3k 0.3×	291	19.4k

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Lee, Ha Young, et al.. (2025). Identification of new biomarkers of hepatic cancer stem cells through proteomic profiling. PubMed. 25(1). 123–133. 1 indexed citations

Lin, Huapeng, Terry Cheuk‐Fung Yip, Hye Won Lee, et al.. (2024). AI-Safe-C score: Assessing liver-related event risks in patients without cirrhosis after successful direct-acting antiviral treatment. Journal of Hepatology. 82(3). 456–463. 5 indexed citations

Park, Soo Young, Hye Jung Shin, Hye Won Lee, et al.. (2021). External validation of CAGE‐B and SAGE‐B scores for Asian chronic hepatitis B patients with well‐controlled viremia by antivirals. Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 28(6). 951–958. 7 indexed citations

Lee, Hee Seung, Seungmin Bang, Dai Hoon Han, et al.. (2021). Serum Dickkopf-1 in Combined with CA 19-9 as a Biomarker of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma. Cancers. 13(8). 1828–1828. 10 indexed citations

Lee, Jae Seung, Hye Won Lee, Beom Kyung Kim, et al.. (2020). Validation of risk prediction scores for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic hepatitis B treated with entecavir or tenofovir. Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 28(1). 95–104. 8 indexed citations

Lee, Han Ah, Young‐Sun Lee, Beom Kyung Kim, et al.. (2020). Change in the Recurrence Pattern and Predictors over Time after Complete Cure of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Gut and Liver. 15(3). 420–429. 19 indexed citations

Kim, Sung Bae, Seung Up Kim, Seung Up Kim, et al.. (2015). Outcome of adefovir add‐on lamivudine rescue therapy of up to 5 years in patients with lamivudine‐resistant chronic hepatitis B. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 31(1). 241–247. 5 indexed citations

Kim, Woo Kyung, Deokhoon Kim, Jun Cui, et al.. (2014). Secretome Analysis of Human Oligodendrocytes Derived from Neural Stem Cells. PLoS ONE. 9(1). e84292–e84292. 30 indexed citations

Mooney, Rachael, Yiming Weng, Elizabeth Garcia, et al.. (2014). Conjugation of pH-responsive nanoparticles to neural stem cells improves intratumoral therapy. Journal of Controlled Release. 191. 82–89. 53 indexed citations

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Lee, Ji Yeoun, Do‐Hun Lee, Hong Jun Lee, et al.. (2013). Double suicide gene therapy using human neural stem cells against glioblastoma: double safety measures. Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 116(1). 49–57. 15 indexed citations

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Natsume, Atsushi, Motokazu Ito, Keisuke Katsushima, et al.. (2013). Chromatin Regulator PRC2 Is a Key Regulator of Epigenetic Plasticity in Glioblastoma. Cancer Research. 73(14). 4559–4570. 79 indexed citations

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Hwang, Dong Hoon, Jun Young Choi, Chang‐Hwan Park, et al.. (2011). Differential and cooperative actions of Olig1 and Olig2 transcription factors on immature proliferating cells after contusive spinal cord injury. Glia. 59(7). 1094–1106. 24 indexed citations

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Kim, Kwang S., Hong J. Lee, Han‐Seong Jeong, et al.. (2011). Self-renewal induced efficiently, safely, and effective therapeutically with one regulatable gene in a human somatic progenitor cell. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(12). 4876–4881. 22 indexed citations

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Obayashi, Shinya, Hiroko Tabunoki, Seung Up Kim, & Jun‐ichi Satoh. (2009). Gene Expression Profiling of Human Neural Progenitor Cells Following the Serum-Induced Astrocyte Differentiation. Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology. 29(3). 423–438. 49 indexed citations

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Lee, Do‐Hun, Yong‐Oon Ahn, Seung Up Kim, et al.. (2009). Targeting Rat Brainstem Glioma Using Human Neural Stem Cells and Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Clinical Cancer Research. 15(15). 4925–4934. 96 indexed citations

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Kim, Sung‐Soo, Seung‐Wan Yoo, Han‐Seong Jeong, et al.. (2008). Neural Induction with Neurogenin1 Increases the Therapeutic Effects of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Ischemic Brain. Stem Cells. 26(9). 2217–2228. 79 indexed citations

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Zhao, Donghong, Joseph Najbauer, Elizabeth Garcia, et al.. (2008). Neural Stem Cell Tropism to Glioma: Critical Role of Tumor Hypoxia. Molecular Cancer Research. 6(12). 1819–1829. 140 indexed citations

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Jung, Keun‐Hwa, Kon Chu, Soon‐Tae Lee, et al.. (2006). Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor, celecoxib, inhibits the altered hippocampal neurogenesis with attenuation of spontaneous recurrent seizures following pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus. Neurobiology of Disease. 23(2). 237–246. 238 indexed citations

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Kim, Ji-Won, et al.. (2004). Neurogenin1 Is Sufficient to Induce Neuronal Differentiation of Embryonal Carcinoma P19 Cells in the Absence of Retinoic Acid. Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology. 24(3). 343–356. 29 indexed citations

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Huh, Kyoon, et al.. (2003). The Expression of Cytokines and Chemokine mRNA by Human Skeletal Muscle Cell Line (SKM14).. Journal of the Korean Neurological Association. 21(1). 89–96.

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