Sung Eun Kim

2.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
54 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Sung Eun Kim is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Sung Eun Kim has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Plant Science, 19 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Sung Eun Kim's work include Ion channel regulation and function (10 papers), Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control (6 papers) and Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies (6 papers). Sung Eun Kim is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (10 papers), Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control (6 papers) and Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies (6 papers). Sung Eun Kim collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Japan. Sung Eun Kim's co-authors include Bertrand Coste, Ardem Patapoutian, Boaz Cook, Abhishek Chadha, Manuela Schmidt, Jayanti Mathur, Jörg Grandl, Bailong Xiao, Adrienne E. Dubin and Kathryn Spencer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, PLoS ONE and Stroke.

In The Last Decade

Sung Eun Kim

53 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Piezo proteins are pore-forming subunits of mechanically ... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 2012 250 500 750
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. Piezo proteins are pore-forming subunits of mechanically activated channels
    2012 827 citations Sung Eun Kim et al. profile →
  2. The role of Drosophila Piezo in mechanical nociception
    2012 354 citations Sung Eun Kim et al. profile →

Peers

Sung Eun Kim
Yoshihiko Chiba Japan
Christian Lytle United States
Jörg Grandl United States
Liang Han United States
Zhiqiang Yan China
Jerod S. Denton United States
Jun Yamazaki Japan
Warren G. Hill United States
Aylin R. Rodan United States
Srinivas Pentyala United States
Yoshihiko Chiba Japan
Sung Eun Kim
Citations per year, relative to Sung Eun Kim Sung Eun Kim (= 1×) peers Yoshihiko Chiba

Countries citing papers authored by Sung Eun Kim

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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

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kim, Sung Eun, Geehoon Chung, & Sun Kwang Kim. (2025). Phytochemical-based therapeutics from traditional eastern medicine: analgesic effects and ion channel modulation. Frontiers in Pain Research. 6. 1537154–1537154. 1 indexed citations
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Joo, Young Hoon, Sung Eun Kim, Tae Soo Kim, et al.. (2025). Piezo1-mediated mechanotransduction regulates the translational activity, function and lung pathogenicity of group 2 innate lymphoid cells. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. 10(1). 269–269.
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Kim, Sung Eun, et al.. (2021). Analysis of influential factors of cyanobacteria in the mainstream of Nakdong river using random forest. 23(1). 27–34. 3 indexed citations
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Kim, Young‐Do, et al.. (2019). A study on the characteristics of cyanobacteria in the mainstream of Nakdong river using decision trees. Journal of Wetlands Research. 21(4). 312–320. 3 indexed citations
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Gorczyca, David, Susan Younger, Shan Meltzer, et al.. (2014). Identification of Ppk26, a DEG/ENaC Channel Functioning with Ppk1 in a Mutually Dependent Manner to Guide Locomotion Behavior in Drosophila. Cell Reports. 9(4). 1446–1458. 64 indexed citations
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Kim, Sung Eun, et al.. (2013). Effects of Spacing and Plug Cell Size on Seedling Quality and Yield and Qualities of Tomatoes. Protected horticulture and Plant Factory. 22(3). 256–261. 7 indexed citations
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Kim, Sung Eun, et al.. (2013). Effect of Scion Age on Survival Rate and Initial Yield of the Grafted Tomato Seedlings. Protected horticulture and Plant Factory. 22(4). 335–340. 1 indexed citations
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Kim, Sung Eun, et al.. (2013). Efficient Light Treatment for Graft-take and Early Growth of Grafted Tomato Seedlings. Protected horticulture and Plant Factory. 22(4). 322–327. 4 indexed citations
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Kim, Sung Eun, et al.. (2011). Design of measuring trays in the irrigation system using drainage electrodes for tomato perlite bed culture.. Horticultural Science and Technology. 29(6). 568–574. 1 indexed citations
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Kim, Sung Eun, et al.. (2011). Root-zone Temperature Control of Tomato Plant Cultivated in Perlite Bag during Summer Season. Horticultural Science and Technology. 29(2). 102–109. 1 indexed citations
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Kim, Sung Eun, et al.. (2010). Appropriate Root-zone Temperature Control in Perlite Bag Culture of Tomato during Winter Season. Horticultural Science and Technology. 28(5). 783–789. 2 indexed citations
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Ahn, Hye Sook, Sung Eun Kim, Hyun‐Jong Jang, et al.. (2006). Open channel block of Kv1.3 by rosiglitazone and troglitazone: Kv1.3 as the pharmacological target for rosiglitazone. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 374(4). 305–309. 19 indexed citations
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Ahn, Hye Sook, Sung Eun Kim, Bok Hee Choi, et al.. (2006). Calcineurin-independent inhibition of KV1.3 by FK-506 (tacrolimus): a novel pharmacological property. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 292(5). C1714–C1722. 14 indexed citations
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Kim, Young Tae, Sung Eun Kim, Ki Duk Park, et al.. (2005). Investigation of possible horizontal gene transfer from the leaf tissue of transgenic potato to soil bacteria. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 15(5). 1130–1134. 3 indexed citations
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Cheon, Gi Jeong, Sang Woo Lee, Byung Hyun Byun, et al.. (2005). Patterns of FDG Uptake in Stomach on F-18 FDG Positron Emission Tomography: Correlation with Endoscopic Findings. The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 39(6). 456–463. 1 indexed citations
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Kim, Sung Eun, et al.. (2005). Absorption and Translocation Behavior of Glyphosate as Affected by Contact Herbicide Carfentrazone-ethyl. Weed & Turfgrass Science. 25(1). 62–69. 1 indexed citations
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Lee, Jeewoo, Sung Eun Kim, Ji Young Lee, et al.. (2003). N-Alkoxysulfamide, N-hydroxysulfamide, and sulfamate analogues of methionyl and isoleucyl adenylates as inhibitors of methionyl-tRNA and isoleucyl-tRNA synthetases. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 13(6). 1087–1092. 33 indexed citations
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Lee, Jeewoo, et al.. (2001). Vanilloid and isovanilloid analogues as inhibitors of methionyl-tRNA and isoleucyl-tRNA synthetases. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 11(8). 965–968. 18 indexed citations

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