Sung Jun Jung

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
90 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Sung Jun Jung is a scholar working on Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sung Jun Jung has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Physiology, 37 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 33 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Sung Jun Jung's work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (34 papers), Ion Channels and Receptors (28 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (18 papers). Sung Jun Jung is often cited by papers focused on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (34 papers), Ion Channels and Receptors (28 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (18 papers). Sung Jun Jung collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Ethiopia. Sung Jun Jung's co-authors include Seog Bae Oh, Joong Soo Kim, Gehoon Chung, Chul‐Kyu Park, Yong Ho Kim, Se‐Young Choi, Dong Kuk Ahn, Young In Choi, Man‐Kyo Chung and Jin‐Soo Kim and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Sung Jun Jung

89 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

An artificial neural tactile sensing system 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 100 200 300
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. An artificial neural tactile sensing system
    2021 312 citations Sungwoo Chun, Jong-Seok Kim et al. Nature Electronics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sung Jun Jung South Korea 32 912 904 786 705 353 90 3.0k
Chih‐Cheng Chen Taiwan 36 2.3k 2.5× 1.5k 1.7× 1.0k 1.3× 920 1.3× 451 1.3× 153 5.3k
Sang Ryong Kim South Korea 38 1.2k 1.3× 818 0.9× 1.1k 1.3× 266 0.4× 170 0.5× 137 5.4k
Michael J. M. Fischer Germany 43 1.0k 1.1× 1.7k 1.9× 939 1.2× 1.3k 1.9× 123 0.3× 155 5.3k
Changlu Liu United States 37 1.9k 2.1× 814 0.9× 732 0.9× 351 0.5× 163 0.5× 88 5.2k
Yongwoo Jang South Korea 27 737 0.8× 343 0.4× 374 0.5× 449 0.6× 554 1.6× 85 2.5k
Kush Patel United States 17 564 0.6× 979 1.1× 594 0.8× 827 1.2× 83 0.2× 21 3.1k
Xiaowei Chen China 30 817 0.9× 598 0.7× 1.6k 2.0× 303 0.4× 284 0.8× 153 4.0k
Kenji Kondo Japan 35 812 0.9× 473 0.5× 311 0.4× 1.6k 2.2× 355 1.0× 274 4.3k
Noriaki Takeda Japan 39 610 0.7× 785 0.9× 600 0.8× 1.5k 2.2× 139 0.4× 370 5.4k
Tae Soo Kim South Korea 47 3.6k 4.0× 361 0.4× 325 0.4× 885 1.3× 549 1.6× 268 7.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Sung Jun Jung

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sung Jun Jung

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sung Jun Jung

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sung Jun Jung. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sung Jun Jung 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 Jun Jung. Sung Jun Jung 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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Yeo, Yoomi, Hang Joon Jo, M. Jo, et al.. (2025). Abnormal Brain Functional Connectivity in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Correlations with Clinical and Cognitive Parameters. International Journal of COPD. Volume 20. 971–985.
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Jung, Sung Jun, Yu‐Mi Kim, Minjeong Jo, et al.. (2025). Can Botulinum Toxin Type E Serve as a Novel Therapeutic Target for Managing Chronic Orofacial Pain?. Toxins. 17(3). 130–130. 1 indexed citations
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Lee, Sang Hoon, Arthur Silveira Prudente, Chul‐Kyu Park, et al.. (2024). STING recognition of viral dsDNA by nociceptors mediates pain in mice. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 121. 29–42. 2 indexed citations
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Choi, Young In, et al.. (2023). Prevention of Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy by Inhibiting C-X-C Motif Chemokine Receptor 2. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(3). 1855–1855. 4 indexed citations
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Chun, Sungwoo, Jong-Seok Kim, Yongsang Yoo, et al.. (2021). An artificial neural tactile sensing system. Nature Electronics. 4(6). 429–438. 312 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lee, Kihwan, et al.. (2021). Riboflavin Inhibits Histamine-Dependent Itch by Modulating Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 1 (TRPV1). Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 14. 643483–643483. 4 indexed citations
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Jang, Eunkyeong, et al.. (2019). Autoantibody-Mediated Dysfunction of Salivary Glands Leads to Xerostomia in SKG Mice. Immune Network. 19(6). e44–e44. 7 indexed citations
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Oh, Yoonbae, Michael L. Heien, Jae‐Kyung Kim, et al.. (2018). Tracking tonic dopamine levels in vivo using multiple cyclic square wave voltammetry. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 121. 174–182. 79 indexed citations
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Kim, Ji Young, Jae Souk Lee, Hyun Sub Hwang, et al.. (2018). Wnt signal activation induces midbrain specification through direct binding of the beta-catenin/TCF4 complex to the EN1 promoter in human pluripotent stem cells. Experimental & Molecular Medicine. 50(4). 1–13. 15 indexed citations
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Park, Shin‐Young, et al.. (2016). Hippocalcin Promotes Neuronal Differentiation and Inhibits Astrocytic Differentiation in Neural Stem Cells. Stem Cell Reports. 8(1). 95–111. 27 indexed citations
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Jang, Jun Ho, Sung-Phil Kim, Sang Hoon Lee, et al.. (2016). Analysis of Nociceptive Information Encoded in the Temporal Discharge Patterns of Cutaneous C-Fibers. Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience. 10. 118–118. 9 indexed citations
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Chang, Mi‐Yoon, Sang‐Hoon Yi, Haeyoung Suh‐Kim, et al.. (2015). Generation of Dopamine Neurons from Rodent Fibroblasts through the Expandable Neural Precursor Cell Stage. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 290(28). 17401–17414. 30 indexed citations
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Ahn, Se-young, et al.. (2014). Transient Receptor Potential Cation Channel V1 (TRPV1) Is Degraded by Starvation- and Glucocorticoid-Mediated Autophagy. Molecules and Cells. 37(3). 257–263. 24 indexed citations
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Shin, Teo Jeon, Jae Moon Choi, Kwang‐Suk Seo, et al.. (2013). Antinociceptive curcuminoid, KMS4034, effects on inflammatory and neuropathic pain likely via modulating TRPV1 in mice. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 111(4). 667–672. 38 indexed citations
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Im, Young Bin, et al.. (2011). Argonaute2 Regulation for K+ Channel-Mediated Human Adipose Tissue-Derived Stromal Cells Self-Renewal and Survival in Nucleus. Stem Cells and Development. 21(10). 1736–1748. 10 indexed citations
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Chung, Gehoon, Yong Ho Kim, Alexander J. Davies, et al.. (2011). Eugenol reverses mechanical allodynia after peripheral nerve injury by inhibiting hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) channels. Pain. 152(9). 2108–2116. 30 indexed citations
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Fang, Zhi, Chul‐Kyu Park, Sung Jun Jung, et al.. (2006). Molecular Basis of Cav2.3 Calcium Channels in Rat Nociceptive Neurons. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(7). 4757–4764. 41 indexed citations
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Park, Chul‐Kyu, Mi Sun Kim, Zhi Fang, et al.. (2006). Functional Expression of Thermo-transient Receptor Potential Channels in Dental Primary Afferent Neurons. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(25). 17304–17311. 112 indexed citations
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Kim, Jun & Sung Jun Jung. (2002). Pathophysiology of Pain. Journal of the Korean Neurological Association. 20(1). 1–7. 4 indexed citations
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Kim, Sang Jeong, et al.. (2002). Postsynaptic action mechanism of somatostatin on the membrane excitability in spinal substantia gelatinosa neurons of juvenile rats. Neuroscience. 114(4). 1139–1148. 30 indexed citations

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