Sung Hee Um

5.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
56 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Sung Hee Um is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sung Hee Um has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Physiology and 10 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Sung Hee Um's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (9 papers), PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer (8 papers) and Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (8 papers). Sung Hee Um is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (9 papers), PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer (8 papers) and Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (8 papers). Sung Hee Um collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Switzerland. Sung Hee Um's co-authors include George Thomas, Sara C. Kozma, Melanie Sticker, David D’Alessio, Stefano Fumagalli, Francesca Frigerio, Frédéric Picard, Johan Auwerx, Peter R. Allegrini and Mitsuhiro Watanabe and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Sung Hee Um

54 papers receiving 4.6k 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.

Absence of S6K1 protects against age- and diet-induced obesity while enhancing insulin sensitivity

2004 1.3k citations Sung Hee Um, Francesca Frigerio et al. Nature profile →
S6K1 ^−/− / S6K2 ^−/− Mice Exhibit Perinatal Lethality and Rapamycin-Sensitive 5′-Terminal Oligopyrimidine mRNA Translation and Reveal a Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase-Dependent S6 Kinase Pathway

2004 623 citations Mario Pende, Sung Hee Um et al. Molecular and Cellular Biology profile →
Nutrient overload, insulin resistance, and ribosomal protein S6 kinase 1, S6K1

2006 575 citations Sung Hee Um, George Thomas et al. profile →

Peers

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Olga Göransson Sweden

Jae Myoung Suh United States

Mireille Cormont France

Manel Joaquin Spain

Susan Hedrick United States

Shigeki Miyamoto United States

Qingwei Chu United States

Songtao Yu United States

Hai‐Bin Ruan United States

Hiroaki Daitoku Japan

Olga Göransson Sweden

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538 ×0.8

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385 ×0.8

Citations per year, relative to Sung Hee Um Sung Hee Um (= 1×) peers Olga Göransson

Countries citing papers authored by Sung Hee Um

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sung Hee Um

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sung Hee Um

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

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Kim, Hee Jung, et al.. (2023). The Novel Inhibitory Effect of YM976 on Adipocyte Differentiation. Cells. 12(2). 205–205. 3 indexed citations

Kim, Hee Jung, Da Eun Lee, Moonjin Ra, et al.. (2022). Anti-Adipogenic Effects of Salicortin from the Twigs of Weeping Willow (Salix pseudolasiogyne) in 3T3-L1 Cells. Molecules. 27(20). 6954–6954. 2 indexed citations

Lee, Seul, Hyun‐Soo Roh, Jimin Shin, et al.. (2020). Loss of S6K1 But Not S6K2 in the Tumor Microenvironment Suppresses Tumor Growth by Attenuating Tumor Angiogenesis. Translational Oncology. 13(4). 100767–100767. 9 indexed citations

Kim, Seong‐Tae, et al.. (2019). Vacuolar H+-ATPase Subunit V0C Regulates Aerobic Glycolysis of Esophageal Cancer Cells via PKM2 Signaling. Cells. 8(10). 1137–1137. 17 indexed citations

Lee, Jae‐Wook, Ji‐Young Lee, Sung Hee Um, & Eun‐Yi Moon. (2017). Synovial cell death is regulated by TNF-α-induced expression of B-cell activating factor through an ERK-dependent increase in hypoxia-inducible factor-1α. Cell Death and Disease. 8(4). e2727–e2727. 30 indexed citations

Rhee, Dong‐Kwon, et al.. (2017). Sinigrin inhibits production of inflammatory mediators by suppressing NF-κB/MAPK pathways or NLRP3 inflammasome activation in macrophages. International Immunopharmacology. 45. 163–173. 52 indexed citations

Um, Sung Hee, et al.. (2016). Interferon-alpha inhibits adipogenesis via regulation of JAK/STAT1 signaling. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 1860(11). 2416–2427. 30 indexed citations

Gutiérrez‐Aguilar, Ruth, et al.. (2016). Depot-specific differences in angiogenic capacity of adipose tissue in differential susceptibility to diet-induced obesity. Molecular Metabolism. 5(11). 1113–1120. 29 indexed citations

Yi, Sang Ah, Sung Hee Um, Jaecheol Lee, et al.. (2016). S6K1 Phosphorylation of H2B Mediates EZH2 Trimethylation of H3: A Determinant of Early Adipogenesis. Molecular Cell. 62(3). 443–452. 71 indexed citations

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Kim, Seok‐Hyung, et al.. (2012). Prognostic significance and function of phosphorylated ribosomal protein S6 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Modern Pathology. 26(3). 327–335. 47 indexed citations

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Um, Sung Hee, et al.. (2012). Ohioensin F suppresses TNF-α-induced adhesion molecule expression by inactivation of the MAPK, Akt and NF-κB pathways in vascular smooth muscle cells. Life Sciences. 90(11-12). 396–406. 18 indexed citations

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Lee, Keun‐Woo, Nam Kyung Lee, Jeong Hoon Kim, et al.. (2012). Twist1 causes the transcriptional repression of claudin-4 with prognostic significance in esophageal cancer. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 423(3). 454–460. 20 indexed citations

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Lee, Keun‐Woo, Jeong Hoon Kim, Chang Ohk Sung, et al.. (2011). Twist1 Is an Independent Prognostic Factor of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Associated with Its Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 19(1). 326–335. 59 indexed citations

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Kim, Ji-Yun, Hye-Jin Park, Sung Hee Um, et al.. (2011). Sulforaphane suppresses vascular adhesion molecule-1 expression in TNF-α-stimulated mouse vascular smooth muscle cells: Involvement of the MAPK, NF-κB and AP-1 signaling pathways. Vascular Pharmacology. 56(3-4). 131–141. 52 indexed citations

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Park, Hyejin, Tae‐Wan Kim, Byung-Oh Kim, et al.. (2010). Inhibition of TNF-α-induced adhesion molecule expression by diosgenin in mouse vascular smooth muscle cells via downregulation of the MAPK, Akt and NF-κB signaling pathways. Vascular Pharmacology. 53(5-6). 273–280. 77 indexed citations

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Carnevalli, Larissa S., Kouhei Masuda, Francesca Frigerio, et al.. (2010). S6K1 Plays a Critical Role in Early Adipocyte Differentiation. Developmental Cell. 18(5). 763–774. 162 indexed citations

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Kozma, Sara C., Sung Hee Um, & George Thomas. (2007). 17 Translational Control in Metabolic Diseases: The Role of mTOR Signaling in Obesity and Diabetes. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 48. 459–483. 1 indexed citations

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Pende, Mario, Sung Hee Um, Virginie Mieulet, et al.. (2004). S6K1 ^−/− / S6K2 ^−/− Mice Exhibit Perinatal Lethality and Rapamycin-Sensitive 5′-Terminal Oligopyrimidine mRNA Translation and Reveal a Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase-Dependent S6 Kinase Pathway. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 24(8). 3112–3124. 623 indexed citations breakdown →

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Um, Sung Hee, Francesca Frigerio, Mitsuhiro Watanabe, et al.. (2004). Absence of S6K1 protects against age- and diet-induced obesity while enhancing insulin sensitivity. Nature. 431(7005). 200–205. 1348 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hwang, Yu Kyeong, et al.. (2000). Identification of H-2Kb-restricted T-cell epitopes within the nucleocapsid protein of Hantaan virus and establishment of cytotoxic T-cell clones. Journal of Medical Virology. 60(2). 189–199. 11 indexed citations

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