Sung Eun Kim

6.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
71 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Sung Eun Kim is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sung Eun Kim has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Immunology and 12 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Sung Eun Kim's work include Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (7 papers), Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation (7 papers) and Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (6 papers). Sung Eun Kim is often cited by papers focused on Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (7 papers), Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation (7 papers) and Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (6 papers). Sung Eun Kim collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Japan. Sung Eun Kim's co-authors include Jie‐Oh Lee, Hayyoung Lee, Ho Min Kim, Michael Overholtzer, Sang‐Gi Paik, Jin Young Heo, Mi Sun Jin, Oliver Florey, Beom Seok Park and Jung-In Kim and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Sung Eun Kim

69 papers receiving 5.2k 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.

Crystal Structure of the TLR1-TLR2 Heterodimer Induced by Binding of a Tri-Acylated Lipopeptide

2007 1.1k citations Sung Eun Kim et al. profile →
Crystal Structure of the TLR4-MD-2 Complex with Bound Endotoxin Antagonist Eritoran

2007 914 citations Sung Eun Kim et al. profile →
Ultrasmall nanoparticles induce ferroptosis in nutrient-deprived cancer cells and suppress tumour growth

2016 507 citations Sung Eun Kim, Michael Overholtzer et al. profile →
Creation of bladder assembloids mimicking tissue regeneration and cancer

2020 197 citations Sung Eun Kim et al. profile →
The Mechanosensitive Ion Channel Piezo Inhibits Axon Regeneration

2019 146 citations Yuanquan Song, Dan Li et al. Neuron profile →

Peers

Sung Eun Kim

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Ruey‐Bing Yang Taiwan

James W. Lillard United States

Stephen A. Renshaw United Kingdom

Thomas Klonisch Canada

Joost Schalkwijk Netherlands

Jonathan S. Reichner United States

Maria Grazia Cifone Italy

Peng Ye China

Helen C. Su United States

David A. Johnson United States

Ruey‐Bing Yang Taiwan

Sung Eun Kim

3.2k ×1.6

3.3k ×1.8

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1.0k ×1.1

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823 ×1.3

647 ×1.3

ONCOL

Citations per year, relative to Sung Eun Kim Sung Eun Kim (= 1×) peers Ruey‐Bing Yang

Countries citing papers authored by Sung Eun Kim

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sung Eun Kim

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sung Eun Kim

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sung Eun Kim. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sung Eun Kim 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 Eun Kim. Sung Eun Kim 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

Kim, Sung Eun, et al.. (2025). Chemotherapy for Metastatic Gastric Cancer. Korean Journal of Gastroenterology. 85(1). 1–10.

Lee, Donghyuk, et al.. (2024). Entosis: the core mechanism and crosstalk with other cell death programs. Experimental & Molecular Medicine. 56(4). 870–876. 19 indexed citations

Lee, Yu Jin, Sung Eun Kim, Su‐Hyung Lee, et al.. (2023). Combined inhibition of Bcl-2 family members and YAP induces synthetic lethality in metastatic gastric cancer with RASA1 and NF2 deficiency. Molecular Cancer. 22(1). 156–156. 15 indexed citations

Wolfe, Andrew L., Qingwen Zhou, Eneda Toska, et al.. (2021). UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase 2, a regulator of glycogen synthesis and glycosylation, is critical for pancreatic cancer growth. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(31). 35 indexed citations

Wolfe, Andrew L., et al.. (2021). Targeting cancer’s sweet spot: UGP2 as a therapeutic vulnerability. Molecular & Cellular Oncology. 8(6). 1990676–1990676. 6 indexed citations

Song, Yuanquan, Dan Li, Olivia Farrelly, et al.. (2019). The Mechanosensitive Ion Channel Piezo Inhibits Axon Regeneration. Neuron. 102(2). 373–389.e6. 146 indexed citations breakdown →

Fagan, Patrick, Chan Lee, Sung Eun Kim, et al.. (2018). RIPK1-mediated induction of mitophagy compromises the viability of extracellular-matrix-detached cells. Nature Cell Biology. 20(3). 272–284. 74 indexed citations

Oh, Tak Kyu, et al.. (2017). Association of high-dose postoperative opioids with recurrence risk in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: reinterpreting ERAS protocols for long-term oncologic surgery outcomes. Diseases of the Esophagus. 30(10). 1–8. 32 indexed citations

Sun, Wei, Sunho Lee, Sung Eun Kim, et al.. (2015). 6,6-Fused heterocyclic ureas as highly potent TRPV1 antagonists. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 25(4). 803–806. 5 indexed citations

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Kim, Sung Eun, Han Kyoung Choe, Khae Hawn Kim, et al.. (2014). Presence of multiple peripheral circadian oscillators in the tissues controlling voiding function in mice. Experimental & Molecular Medicine. 46(3). e81–e81. 20 indexed citations

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Kim, Sung Eun, Su Yeon An, Dong‐Hun Woo, et al.. (2013). Engraftment Potential of Spheroid-Forming Hepatic Endoderm Derived from Human Embryonic Stem Cells. Stem Cells and Development. 22(12). 1818–1829. 17 indexed citations

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Tran, Phuong‐Thao, Van-Hai Hoang, Sung Eun Kim, et al.. (2013). Structure–activity relationship of human glutaminyl cyclase inhibitors having an N-(5-methyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)propyl thiourea template. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 21(13). 3821–3830. 31 indexed citations

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Lim, Dong‐Gyun, Younhee Park, Sung Eun Kim, et al.. (2011). Aurintricarboxylic acid promotes the conversion of naive CD4+CD25− T cells into Foxp3-expressing regulatory T cells. International Immunology. 23(9). 583–592. 3 indexed citations

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Shivapurkar, Narayan, Anju Preet, Anne Deslattes Mays, et al.. (2011). Tissue and Serum microRNAs in the KrasG12D Transgenic Animal Model and in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer. PLoS ONE. 6(6). e20687–e20687. 72 indexed citations

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Kim, Myoung Shin, Chong Hyun Won, Jee Ho Choi, et al.. (2011). Increased expression of activating transcription factor 3 is related to the biologic behavior of cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas. Human Pathology. 42(7). 954–959. 7 indexed citations

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Yoon, Kyoung Wan, Jun‐Ho Cho, Jong‐Dae Lee, et al.. (2009). CIB1 functions as a Ca ²⁺ -sensitive modulator of stress-induced signaling by targeting ASK1. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(41). 17389–17394. 48 indexed citations

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Lee, Eun-Sun, Jaeho Jeong, Sung Eun Kim, et al.. (2009). Multiple Functions of Nm23-H1 Are Regulated by Oxido-Reduction System. PLoS ONE. 4(11). e7949–e7949. 38 indexed citations

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Fereshteh, Mark, Maddalena T. Tilli, Sung Eun Kim, et al.. (2008). The Nuclear Receptor Coactivator Amplified in Breast Cancer-1 Is Required for Neu (ErbB2/HER2) Activation, Signaling, and Mammary Tumorigenesis in Mice. Cancer Research. 68(10). 3697–3706. 82 indexed citations

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Jun, Young Joon, Jong Won Rhie, Yun Seok Choi, et al.. (2006). The Effects of Adipose Derived Stem Cells on Neurogenic Differentiation and Induction of Nerve Regeneration. 33(2). 205–212. 4 indexed citations

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Kim, Sung Eun, Ji-Woong Kim, Jae‐Jin Kim, et al.. (2006). The neural mechanism of imagining facial affective expression. Brain Research. 1145. 128–137. 42 indexed citations

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