So-Ra Ko

1.5k total citations
75 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

So-Ra Ko is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, So-Ra Ko has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Ecology, 39 papers in Molecular Biology and 28 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in So-Ra Ko's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (47 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (29 papers) and Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (26 papers). So-Ra Ko is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (47 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (29 papers) and Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (26 papers). So-Ra Ko collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, China and Germany. So-Ra Ko's co-authors include Hee‐Mock Oh, Chi‐Yong Ahn, Ve Van Le, Seung-Hyun Joung, Hyung‐Gwan Lee, Ankita Srivastava, Sang‐Ah Lee, Hee-Sik Kim, Long Jin and Mingyeong Kang and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Bioresource Technology.

In The Last Decade

So-Ra Ko

70 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
So-Ra Ko South Korea 17 509 483 323 310 226 75 1.1k
Pengfu Li China 18 246 0.5× 378 0.8× 191 0.6× 219 0.7× 210 0.9× 50 847
Huansheng Cao China 18 338 0.7× 749 1.6× 206 0.6× 475 1.5× 95 0.4× 56 1.2k
Zhongxing Wu China 23 423 0.8× 1.1k 2.2× 164 0.5× 634 2.0× 170 0.8× 79 1.7k
Huajun Zhang China 22 618 1.2× 378 0.8× 365 1.1× 334 1.1× 111 0.5× 43 1.0k
Adriana Sturion Lorenzi Brazil 15 207 0.4× 357 0.7× 105 0.3× 179 0.6× 122 0.5× 42 677
Samir Damare India 18 461 0.9× 159 0.3× 403 1.2× 127 0.4× 96 0.4× 44 1.0k
Evelyne Raux‐Deery United Kingdom 7 591 1.2× 167 0.3× 605 1.9× 387 1.2× 373 1.7× 7 1.4k
Katri A. Berg Finland 10 426 0.8× 605 1.3× 156 0.5× 336 1.1× 84 0.4× 11 901
Yao Xu China 16 278 0.5× 476 1.0× 175 0.5× 269 0.9× 58 0.3× 48 821
Tomoyasu Nishizawa Japan 24 563 1.1× 224 0.5× 465 1.4× 66 0.2× 68 0.3× 71 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by So-Ra Ko

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Fields of papers citing papers by So-Ra Ko

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of So-Ra Ko

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Le, Ve Van, et al.. (2025). Selective cyanobactericidal activity of Nocardioides convexus MS16 against Microcystis aeruginosa, mediated by direct attack. Algal Research. 90. 104165–104165. 1 indexed citations
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Ko, So-Ra, et al.. (2025). Growth inhibition of harmful cyanobacterium Microcystis by picocyanobacterium Cyanobium: transcriptome-based interaction analysis. Harmful Algae. 148. 102923–102923. 1 indexed citations
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Le, Ve Van, et al.. (2024). Flavobacterium nakdongensis sp. nov., Isolated from Fresh Water during the Cyanobacterial Bloom Period. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 34(11). 2245–2251.
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Kang, Mingyeong, Dongkyun Kim, Ve Van Le, et al.. (2024). Microcystis abundance is predictable through ambient bacterial communities: A data-oriented approach. Journal of Environmental Management. 368. 122128–122128.
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Le, Ve Van, Quynh‐Giao Tran, So-Ra Ko, Hee‐Mock Oh, & Chi‐Yong Ahn. (2024). Insights into cyanobacterial blooms through the lens of omics. The Science of The Total Environment. 934. 173028–173028. 3 indexed citations
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Kim, Minsik, Sang‐Ah Lee, Jin‐Ho Yun, et al.. (2023). Cultivation of Chlorella sp. HS2 using wastewater from soy sauce factory. Chemosphere. 342. 140162–140162. 7 indexed citations
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Le, Ve Van, et al.. (2023). Dynamic response of bacterial communities to Microcystis blooms: A three-year study. The Science of The Total Environment. 902. 165888–165888. 10 indexed citations
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Ko, So-Ra, Yujin Jeong, Seung Ho Baek, et al.. (2022). Functional role of a novel algicidal compound produced by Pseudoruegeria sp. M32A2M on the harmful algae Alexandrium catenella. Chemosphere. 300. 134535–134535. 17 indexed citations
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Le, Ve Van, So-Ra Ko, Mingyeong Kang, et al.. (2022). The cyanobactericidal bacterium Paucibacter aquatile DH15 caused the decline of Microcystis and aquatic microbial community succession: A mesocosm study. Environmental Pollution. 311. 119849–119849. 16 indexed citations
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Le, Ve Van, Ankita Srivastava, So-Ra Ko, Chi‐Yong Ahn, & Hee‐Mock Oh. (2022). Microcystis colony formation: Extracellular polymeric substance, associated microorganisms, and its application. Bioresource Technology. 360. 127610–127610. 60 indexed citations
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Ko, So-Ra, Ve Van Le, Ankita Srivastava, et al.. (2022). Algicidal activity of a novel bacterium, Qipengyuania sp. 3-20A1M, against harmful Margalefidinium polykrikoides: Effects of its active compound. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 186. 114397–114397. 11 indexed citations
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Heo, Jina, Kichul Cho, Dae‐Hyun Cho, et al.. (2020). Genome-wide high-throughput screening of interactive bacterial metabolite in the algal population using Escherichia coli K-12 Keio collection. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 10647–10647. 4 indexed citations
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Ko, So-Ra, Young‐Ki Lee, Ankita Srivastava, et al.. (2019). The Selective Inhibitory Activity of a Fusaricidin Derivative on a Bloom-Forming Cyanobacterium, Microcystis sp.. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 29(1). 59–65. 5 indexed citations
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Cui, Yingshun, Long Jin, So-Ra Ko, et al.. (2017). Periphyton effects on bacterial assemblages and harmful cyanobacterial blooms in a eutrophic freshwater lake: a mesocosm study. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 7827–7827. 20 indexed citations
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Jin, Long, Hyung‐Gwan Lee, Hyun‐Joon La, et al.. (2014). Ferruginibacter profundus sp. nov., a novel member of the family Chitinophagaceae, isolated from freshwater sediment of a reservoir. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 106(2). 319–323. 21 indexed citations
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Ko, So-Ra, Young‐Ki Lee, Hee‐Mock Oh, & Chi‐Yong Ahn. (2013). A Novel Microcystin-degrading Bacterium, Microbacterium sp. MA21. Environmental Biology Research. 31(2). 158–164. 1 indexed citations
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Ramanan, Rishiram, Byung‐Hyuk Kim, Dae‐Hyun Cho, et al.. (2013). Lipid droplet synthesis is limited by acetate availability in starchless mutant of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. FEBS Letters. 587(4). 370–377. 90 indexed citations
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Joung, Seung-Hyun, et al.. (2010). Annual variation of Microcystis genotypes and their potential toxicity in water and sediment from a eutrophic reservoir. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 74(1). 93–102. 53 indexed citations

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