Sung C. Choi

16.6k total citations · 7 hit papers
140 papers, 11.0k citations indexed

About

Sung C. Choi is a scholar working on Neurology, Epidemiology and Emergency Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Sung C. Choi has authored 140 papers receiving a total of 11.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Neurology, 37 papers in Epidemiology and 37 papers in Emergency Medicine. Recurrent topics in Sung C. Choi's work include Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (57 papers), Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (20 papers) and Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials (17 papers). Sung C. Choi is often cited by papers focused on Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (57 papers), Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (20 papers) and Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials (17 papers). Sung C. Choi collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and United Kingdom. Sung C. Choi's co-authors include Harold F. Young, John D. Ward, Donald P. Becker, J. Paul Muizelaar, Anthony Marmarou, Guy L. Clifton, Ross Bullock, Richard P. Greenberg, Harvey S. Levin and Anthony Marmarou and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of the American Statistical Association and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Sung C. Choi

134 papers receiving 10.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Lack of Effect of Induction of Hypothermia after Acute Brain Injury

2001 910 citations Guy L. Clifton, Sung C. Choi et al. profile →
Adverse effects of prolonged hyperventilation in patients with severe head injury: a randomized clinical trial

1991 691 citations J. Paul Muizelaar, Anthony Marmarou et al. Journal of neurosurgery profile →
Traumatic Acute Subdural Hematoma

1981 607 citations John D. Ward, Sung C. Choi et al. profile →
Impact of ICP instability and hypotension on outcome in patients with severe head trauma

1991 553 citations Anthony Marmarou, John D. Ward et al. Journal of neurosurgery profile →
Cerebral circulation and metabolism after severe traumatic brain injury: the elusive role of ischemia

1991 544 citations J. Paul Muizelaar, Sung C. Choi et al. Journal of neurosurgery profile →
Further experience in the management of severe head injury

1981 457 citations Sung C. Choi, Harold F. Young et al. Journal of neurosurgery profile →
Improved confidence of outcome prediction in severe head injury

1981 419 citations Sung C. Choi et al. Journal of neurosurgery profile →

Peers

Sung C. Choi

NEURO

EM

EPIDE

CCICM

CMN

Mary A. Foulkes United States

Michael N. Diringer United States

Giuseppe Citerio Italy

Jan Claassen United States

Charles F. Contant United States

Paul Vespa United States

Donald S. Prough United States

Stephan A. Mayer United States

Howard Yonas United States

Robert W. Neumar United States

Mary A. Foulkes United States

Sung C. Choi

5.7k ×0.7

NEURO

2.9k ×0.7

EM

3.8k ×1.2

EPIDE

552 ×0.3

CCICM

668 ×0.4

CMN

Citations per year, relative to Sung C. Choi Sung C. Choi (= 1×) peers Mary A. Foulkes

Countries citing papers authored by Sung C. Choi

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sung C. Choi

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sung C. Choi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sung C. Choi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sung C. 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 Sung C. Choi. Sung C. 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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20 of 20 papers shown

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Choi, Sung C., et al.. (2025). Incidence of Chronic Kidney Disease According to Steatotic Liver Disease and Its Subclassifications: A Longitudinal Cohort Study. Gut and Liver. 20(1). 117–124.

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Pyo, Jeung Hui, Soo Jin Cho, Sung C. Choi, et al.. (2024). Diagnostic performance of quantitative ultrasonography for hepatic steatosis in a health screening program: a prospective single-center study. ULTRASONOGRAPHY. 43(4). 250–262. 1 indexed citations

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Lim, Jinyeong, In‐Ho Seo, Jae Hwan Jee, et al.. (2024). Single-cell analysis of human PBMCs in healthy and type 2 diabetes populations: dysregulated immune networks in type 2 diabetes unveiled through single-cell profiling. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 15. 1397661–1397661. 6 indexed citations

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Kim, Tae Jun, Jeung Hui Pyo, Hyuk Lee, et al.. (2022). Outcomes of Endoscopic Resection for Early Gastric Cancer in Very Elderly Patients: A Nationwide Population-Based Study. Gut and Liver. 17(4). 529–536. 3 indexed citations

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Kim, Tae Jun, Jeung Hui Pyo, Sung C. Choi, et al.. (2022). Interval Advanced Gastric Cancer After Negative Endoscopy. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 21(5). 1205–1213.e2. 8 indexed citations

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Choi, Sung C., Jong Kyun Lee, Jae Seung Lee, et al.. (2010). The clinicopathological features of biliary intraductal papillary neoplasms according to the location of tumors. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 25(4). 725–730. 31 indexed citations

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Baek, Hyunjeong, So Yeon Choi, Jung In Kim, et al.. (2007). Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP), N-terminal pro-BNP (NT-proBNP) and Cardiac Troponin T (cTnT) as Markers of Cardiac Diseases in Stable Hemodialysis Patients. Kidney Research and Clinical Practice. 26(2). 212–219. 2 indexed citations

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Choe, Won Hyeok, Se Hoon Park, Sung C. Choi, et al.. (2001). A Case of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type I Presenting with a Watery Diarrhea.. Journal of Korean Endocrine Society. 16(2). 231–237. 1 indexed citations

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Reinert, Michael, Ahmad Khaldi, Alois Zauner, et al.. (2000). High extracellular potassium and its correlates after severe head injury: relationship to high intracranial pressure. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 8(1). 1–8. 29 indexed citations

10.

Choi, Sung C., et al.. (1995). A simple measure in defining optimal strata in clinical trials. Controlled Clinical Trials. 16(3). 164–171. 5 indexed citations

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Muizelaar, J. Paul, et al.. (1995). Coagulopathy with the use of hetastarch in the treatment of vasospasm. Journal of neurosurgery. 82(1). 44–47. 53 indexed citations

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Choi, Sung C., et al.. (1994). Analysis of incomplete data under non-random mechanisms: bayesian inference. Communications in Statistics - Simulation and Computation. 23(3). 743–767. 2 indexed citations

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Choi, Sung C., Thomas Y. Barnes, Ross Bullock, et al.. (1994). Temporal profile of outcomes in severe head injury. Journal of neurosurgery. 81(2). 169–173. 94 indexed citations

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Clifton, Guy L., Jeffrey S. Kreutzer, Sung C. Choi, et al.. (1993). Relationship between Glasgow Outcome Scale and Neuropsychological Measures after Brain Injury. Neurosurgery. 33(1). 34–39. 52 indexed citations

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Clifton, Guy L., Jeffrey S. Kreutzer, Sung C. Choi, et al.. (1993). Relationship between Glasgow Outcome Scale and Neuropsychological Measures after Brain Injury. Neurosurgery. 33(1). 34–39. 18 indexed citations

16.

Alberico, Anthony, John D. Ward, Sung C. Choi, Anthony Marmarou, & Harold F. Young. (1987). Outcome after severe head injury. Journal of neurosurgery. 67(5). 648–656. 244 indexed citations

17.

Choi, Sung C.. (1986). Discrimination and classification: Overview. Computers & Mathematics with Applications. 12(2). 173–177. 4 indexed citations

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Warner, Mark, Albert Guerraty, Peter A. Alivizatos, et al.. (1982). Assessment of myocardial subcellular function after 24 hours of in vitro preservation and transplantation. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 83(2). 290–297. 12 indexed citations

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Cherry, James D., Ralph D. Feigin, Louis A. Lobes, et al.. (1972). Urban measles in the vaccine era: A clinical, epidemiologic, and serologic study. The Journal of Pediatrics. 81(2). 217–230. 85 indexed citations

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Feigin, Ralph D., et al.. (1971). Nitroblue tetrazolium dye test as an aid in thedifferential diagnosis of febrile disorders. The Journal of Pediatrics. 78(2). 230–237. 132 indexed citations

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