Simon Weonsang Ro

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Simon Weonsang Ro is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Hepatology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Weonsang Ro has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Hepatology and 9 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Simon Weonsang Ro's work include Liver physiology and pathology (10 papers), PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer (7 papers) and Cancer Mechanisms and Therapy (7 papers). Simon Weonsang Ro is often cited by papers focused on Liver physiology and pathology (10 papers), PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer (7 papers) and Cancer Mechanisms and Therapy (7 papers). Simon Weonsang Ro collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Canada. Simon Weonsang Ro's co-authors include Hyuk Moon, Kwang‐Hyub Han, Bruce Rannala, Do Young Kim, Sook In Chung, Kyung Joo Cho, Kyungjoo Cho, Jung Woo Eun, Suk Woo Nam and Hyun-Jung Park and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Gastroenterology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Simon Weonsang Ro

40 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

MAPK/ERK Signaling Pathway in Hepatocellular Carcinoma 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150
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.

  1. MAPK/ERK Signaling Pathway in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
    2021 196 citations Hyuk Moon, Simon Weonsang Ro Cancers profile →

Peers

Simon Weonsang Ro
Jian Kong China
Hyuk Moon South Korea
Toshio Kokuryo Japan
Biao Fan China
Shi Zuo China
Marina Ruiz de Galarreta United States
Saswati Hazra United States
Dali Zhao China
Jian Kong China
Simon Weonsang Ro
Citations per year, relative to Simon Weonsang Ro Simon Weonsang Ro (= 1×) peers Jian Kong

Countries citing papers authored by Simon Weonsang Ro

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simon Weonsang Ro

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Simon Weonsang Ro. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Simon Weonsang Ro. The network helps show where Simon Weonsang Ro may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon Weonsang Ro

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

All Works

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Moon, Hyuk, et al.. (2025). Kinase suppressor of Ras 1 (KSR1) promotes liver carcinogenesis via activation of the RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK signaling pathway. JHEP Reports. 7(11). 101536–101536. 1 indexed citations
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Park, Hyun-Jung, et al.. (2023). Exploring the JAK/STAT Signaling Pathway in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Unraveling Signaling Complexity and Therapeutic Implications. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(18). 13764–13764. 30 indexed citations
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Moon, Hyuk, et al.. (2023). Targeting EGFR/PI3K/AKT/mTOR Signaling in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Pharmaceutics. 15(8). 2130–2130. 35 indexed citations
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Moon, Hyuk, et al.. (2022). Activated TAZ induces liver cancer in collaboration with EGFR/HER2 signaling pathways. BMC Cancer. 22(1). 423–423. 14 indexed citations
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Cho, Kyung Joo, et al.. (2021). Knockdown of Atg7 suppresses Tumorigenesis in a murine model of liver cancer. Translational Oncology. 14(9). 101158–101158. 7 indexed citations
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Moon, Hyuk & Simon Weonsang Ro. (2021). Ras Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Signaling and Kinase Suppressor of Ras as Therapeutic Targets for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. PubMed. 21(1). 1–11. 10 indexed citations
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Cho, Kyungjoo, Hyuk Moon, Sang Hyun Seo, Simon Weonsang Ro, & Beom Kyung Kim. (2021). Pharmacological Inhibition of Sonic Hedgehog Signaling Suppresses Tumor Development in a Murine Model of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(24). 13214–13214. 7 indexed citations
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Moon, Hyuk, Sook In Chung, Kyung Joo Cho, et al.. (2017). Transforming Growth Factor-β Promotes Liver Tumorigenesis in Mice via Up-regulation of Snail. Gastroenterology. 153(5). 1378–1391.e6. 75 indexed citations
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Ro, Simon Weonsang, et al.. (2016). Making cancer fat: reprogramming of lipid metabolism by CD147 in hepatocellular carcinoma. Chinese Journal of Cancer Research. 28(3). 380–382. 4 indexed citations
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Chung, Sook In, Hyuk Moon, Kyung Joo Cho, et al.. (2016). Development of a transgenic mouse model of hepatocellular carcinoma with a liver fibrosis background. BMC Gastroenterology. 16(1). 13–13. 18 indexed citations
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Calvisi, Diego F., Hyuk Moon, Silvia Ribback, et al.. (2015). Transgenic mouse model expressing P53R172H, luciferase, EGFP and KRASG12D in a single open reading frame for live imaging of tumor. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 8053–8053. 10 indexed citations
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Chung, Sook In, Hyuk Moon, Kyung Joo Cho, et al.. (2015). Hepatic expression of Sonic Hedgehog induces liver fibrosis and promotes hepatocarcinogenesis in a transgenic mouse model. Journal of Hepatology. 64(3). 618–627. 95 indexed citations
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Kim, Do Young, Sook In Chung, Simon Weonsang Ro, et al.. (2013). Combined effects of an antioxidant and caspase inhibitor on the reversal of hepatic fibrosis in rats. APOPTOSIS. 18(12). 1481–1491. 14 indexed citations
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Jung, Sun-Young, et al.. (2013). Sleeping Beauty transposon system harboring HRAS, c-Myc and shp53 induces sarcomatoid carcinomas in mouse skin. Oncology Reports. 29(4). 1293–1298. 7 indexed citations
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Ahn, Sang Hoon, Do Young Kim, Sook In Chung, et al.. (2013). Investigation of Oncogenic Cooperation in Simple Liver-Specific Transgenic Mouse Models Using Noninvasive In Vivo Imaging. PLoS ONE. 8(3). e59869–e59869. 34 indexed citations
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Dorrell, Craig, Laura Erker, Stephanie Abraham, et al.. (2008). Surface markers for the murine oval cell response†. Hepatology. 48(4). 1282–1291. 71 indexed citations
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Ro, Simon Weonsang & Bruce Rannala. (2005). Evidence from the stop‐EGFP mouse supports a niche‐sharing model of epidermal proliferative units. Experimental Dermatology. 14(11). 838–843. 23 indexed citations
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Ro, Simon Weonsang. (2004). Magnifying Stem Cell Lineages: The Stop-EGFP Mouse. Cell Cycle. 3(10). 1246–1249. 3 indexed citations

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