So Young Choi

3.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
59 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

So Young Choi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, So Young Choi has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Molecular Biology, 25 papers in Biomaterials and 15 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in So Young Choi's work include biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (24 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (21 papers) and Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (14 papers). So Young Choi is often cited by papers focused on biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (24 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (21 papers) and Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (14 papers). So Young Choi collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Australia. So Young Choi's co-authors include Sang Yup Lee, In Jin Cho, Kyung‐Jin Kim, Hye-Young Sagong, Hyeoncheol Francis Son, Hogyun Seo, Seongjoon Joo, Tae Joo Shin, Tong Un Chae and Si Jae Park and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

So Young Choi

56 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

  1. Structural insight into molecular mechanism of poly(ethylene terephthalate) degradation
    2018 578 citations Seongjoon Joo, In Jin Cho et al. profile →
  2. Rational Protein Engineering of Thermo-Stable PETase from Ideonella sakaiensis for Highly Efficient PET Degradation
    2019 408 citations Hyeoncheol Francis Son, In Jin Cho et al. ACS Catalysis profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
So Young Choi South Korea 26 1.4k 1.2k 1.1k 918 360 59 2.9k
M. Auxiliadora Prieto Spain 31 1.5k 1.1× 1.5k 1.2× 1.1k 1.0× 643 0.7× 158 0.4× 98 3.2k
Jeong Chan Joo South Korea 34 976 0.7× 2.0k 1.6× 649 0.6× 1.2k 1.3× 264 0.7× 117 3.3k
Till Tiso Germany 25 721 0.5× 907 0.7× 1.4k 1.3× 555 0.6× 357 1.0× 77 2.3k
Alain Marty France 34 1.4k 1.0× 3.1k 2.5× 1.5k 1.3× 1.7k 1.8× 730 2.0× 76 5.3k
Isabelle André France 32 1.1k 0.8× 1.7k 1.3× 1.3k 1.1× 695 0.8× 651 1.8× 92 4.1k
Nick Wierckx Germany 40 1.1k 0.8× 2.8k 2.3× 1.2k 1.0× 2.3k 2.5× 616 1.7× 101 5.2k
Bong Keun Song South Korea 29 743 0.5× 1.3k 1.1× 381 0.3× 852 0.9× 109 0.3× 84 2.5k
In Jin Cho South Korea 11 971 0.7× 495 0.4× 960 0.8× 483 0.5× 346 1.0× 12 1.6k
Aline Machado de Castro Brazil 33 788 0.6× 1.7k 1.3× 787 0.7× 1.7k 1.8× 401 1.1× 111 3.3k
Wenchun Xie United States 20 1.2k 0.9× 764 0.6× 513 0.4× 525 0.6× 202 0.6× 37 2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by So Young Choi

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Fields of papers citing papers by So Young Choi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of So Young Choi

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

All Works

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Chae, Tong Un, et al.. (2025). Biosynthesis of poly(ester amide)s in engineered Escherichia coli. Nature Chemical Biology. 21(8). 1171–1181. 4 indexed citations
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Jang, Woo Dae, et al.. (2024). Microbial production of an aromatic homopolyester. Trends in biotechnology. 42(11). 1453–1478. 2 indexed citations
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Lim, Jinkyu, et al.. (2023). Biohybrid CO 2 electrolysis for the direct synthesis of polyesters from CO 2. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(14). e2221438120–e2221438120. 57 indexed citations
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Choi, So Young, et al.. (2023). Sustainable production and degradation of plastics using microbes. Nature Microbiology. 8(12). 2253–2276. 71 indexed citations
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Kim, Gi Bae, et al.. (2023). Metabolic engineering for sustainability and health. Trends in biotechnology. 41(3). 425–451. 46 indexed citations
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Choi, So Young, In Jin Cho, Youngjoon Lee, Seongjin Park, & Sang Yup Lee. (2019). Biocatalytic synthesis of polylactate and its copolymers by engineered microorganisms. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 627. 125–162. 15 indexed citations
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Chae, Tong Un, et al.. (2019). Engineering of an oleaginous bacterium for the production of fatty acids and fuels. Nature Chemical Biology. 15(7). 721–729. 90 indexed citations
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Son, Hyeoncheol Francis, In Jin Cho, Seongjoon Joo, et al.. (2019). Rational Protein Engineering of Thermo-Stable PETase from Ideonella sakaiensis for Highly Efficient PET Degradation. ACS Catalysis. 9(4). 3519–3526. 408 indexed citations breakdown →
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Choi, So Young, Hee Taek Kim, Jeong Chan Joo, et al.. (2019). Metabolic engineering for the synthesis of polyesters: A 100-year journey from polyhydroxyalkanoates to non-natural microbial polyesters. Metabolic Engineering. 58. 47–81. 152 indexed citations
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Chae, Tong Un, So Young Choi, Jae Yong Ryu, & Sang Yup Lee. (2018). Production of ethylene glycol from xylose by metabolically engineered Escherichia coli. AIChE Journal. 64(12). 4193–4200. 38 indexed citations
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Sagong, Hye-Young, Hyeoncheol Francis Son, So Young Choi, Sang Yup Lee, & Kyung‐Jin Kim. (2018). Structural Insights into Polyhydroxyalkanoates Biosynthesis. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 43(10). 790–805. 91 indexed citations
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Chae, Tong Un, So Young Choi, Je Woong Kim, Yoo‐Sung Ko, & Sang Yup Lee. (2017). Recent advances in systems metabolic engineering tools and strategies. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 47. 67–82. 169 indexed citations
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Kim, Young Chul, et al.. (2015). Anti-melanogenic effects of black, green, and white tea extracts on immortalized melanocytes. Journal of Veterinary Science. 16(2). 135–135. 47 indexed citations
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Cho, Chang‐Hee, So Young Choi, Zi Wei Luo, & Sang Yup Lee. (2014). Recent advances in microbial production of fuels and chemicals using tools and strategies of systems metabolic engineering. Biotechnology Advances. 33(7). 1455–1466. 79 indexed citations
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Lee, Jeong Wook, et al.. (2010). A serial phosphotransferase system for sucrose utilization in Mannheimia succiniciproducens and its use in the enhanced succinate production. Journal of Biotechnology. 150. 350–350. 1 indexed citations
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Choi, So Young & Ja Kyung Koo. (2007). Estimation of genus of arithmetic curves and applications. The Ramanujan Journal. 15(1). 1–17. 1 indexed citations
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Choi, So Young, Dewey D. Y. Ryu, & Jae‐Sung Rhee. (1982). Production of microbial lipid: Effects of growth rate and oxygen on lipid synthesis and fatty acid composition of Rhodotorula gracilis. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 24(5). 1165–1172. 79 indexed citations

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