Sung Wook Hwang

3.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
174 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Sung Wook Hwang is a scholar working on Surgery, Genetics and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sung Wook Hwang has authored 174 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Surgery, 72 papers in Genetics and 60 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Sung Wook Hwang's work include Inflammatory Bowel Disease (70 papers), Microscopic Colitis (42 papers) and Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (33 papers). Sung Wook Hwang is often cited by papers focused on Inflammatory Bowel Disease (70 papers), Microscopic Colitis (42 papers) and Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (33 papers). Sung Wook Hwang collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Ethiopia. Sung Wook Hwang's co-authors include Sang Hyoung Park, Dong‐Hoon Yang, Byong Duk Ye, Suk‐Kyun Yang, Seung‐Jae Myung, Jeong‐Sik Byeon, Joo Sung Kim, Jong Pil Im, Changhyun Lee and Eun Mi Song and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Journal of Immunology and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Sung Wook Hwang

162 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

Microbiota-Derived Lactate Accelerates Intestinal Stem-Cell-Mediated Epithelial Development

2018 340 citations Yong Soo Lee, Tae Young Kim et al. Cell Host & Microbe profile →
Fecal microbiota transplantation improves anti-PD-1 inhibitor efficacy in unresectable or metastatic solid cancers refractory to anti-PD-1 inhibitor

2024 81 citations Sang‐Yeob Kim, Seungil Kim et al. Cell Host & Microbe profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sung Wook Hwang South Korea	27	824	798	771	713	503	174	2.8k
You Sun Kim South Korea	34	1.1k 1.3×	943 1.2×	884 1.1×	1.2k 1.7×	572 1.1×	171	4.0k
Roger Feakins United Kingdom	34	821 1.0×	1.2k 1.5×	870 1.1×	1.0k 1.5×	955 1.9×	85	3.7k
Zsolt Tulassay Hungary	29	617 0.7×	1.0k 1.3×	913 1.2×	811 1.1×	478 1.0×	127	3.5k
Aude Bressenot France	22	1.0k 1.2×	792 1.0×	575 0.7×	661 0.9×	317 0.6×	48	2.5k
Emile Rijcken Germany	25	651 0.8×	581 0.7×	1.0k 1.3×	316 0.4×	326 0.6×	58	2.3k
Joel Pekow United States	35	913 1.1×	1.4k 1.8×	760 1.0×	1.3k 1.9×	335 0.7×	116	3.2k
Stefania Vetrano Italy	33	1.1k 1.4×	1.1k 1.4×	807 1.0×	636 0.9×	788 1.6×	82	3.8k
Hongjie Zhang China	27	905 1.1×	597 0.7×	565 0.7×	402 0.6×	157 0.3×	87	2.2k
Martı́n G. Martı́n United States	34	1.2k 1.5×	964 1.2×	1.3k 1.6×	262 0.4×	856 1.7×	97	3.9k
Prasenjit Das India	32	581 0.7×	450 0.6×	1.1k 1.4×	958 1.3×	336 0.7×	196	2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Sung Wook Hwang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sung Wook Hwang

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Hong, Yong Sang, et al.. (2025). Prognosis of Korean patients with familial adenomatous polyposis who did not undergo colectomy: a retrospective study. Clinical Endoscopy. 59(2). 254–263.

Lee, Yong J., Jiwon Baek, Sung Wook Hwang, et al.. (2025). P1291 Transcriptional heterogeneity of granzyme K CD8 T Cells in Crohn’s Disease: Implications for tissue inflammation. Journal of Crohn s and Colitis. 19(Supplement_1). i2327–i2329. 1 indexed citations

Hong, Seung Wook, Sang Hyoung Park, Dong‐Hoon Yang, et al.. (2024). Effectiveness of Switching to Subcutaneous Infliximab in Ulcerative Colitis Patients Experiencing Intravenous Infliximab Failure. Gut and Liver. 18(4). 667–676. 5 indexed citations

Kim, Kyuwon, Jae Jun Park, Hyuk Yoon, et al.. (2024). Application of clinical decision support tools for predicting outcomes with vedolizumab therapy in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: A KASID multicentre study. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 59(12). 1539–1550. 1 indexed citations

Lee, Seung Bum, Dong Hyun Kim, Jae Hee Cheon, et al.. (2024). Optimal Treatment Approaches to Intestinal Behçet's Disease Complicated by Myelodysplastic Syndrome: The KASID and KSBD Multicenter Study. Yonsei Medical Journal. 65(5). 265–265. 2 indexed citations

Park, Su Hyun, Seung Wook Hong, Sang Hyoung Park, et al.. (2024). Fecal Calprotectin in Patients with Crohn’s Disease: A Study Based on the History of Bowel Resection and Location of Disease. Diagnostics. 14(8). 854–854. 2 indexed citations

Hong, Seung Wook, Sung Wook Hwang, Jong Lyul Lee, et al.. (2024). Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Chronic Antibiotic-Refractory Pouchitis in Korean Patients with Ulcerative Colitis. Gut and Liver. 19(3). 388–397.

Kim, Kyuwon, Seung Wook Hong, Sung Wook Hwang, et al.. (2024). Safety of Biologics and Small Molecules for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases in Organ Transplant Recipients. Yonsei Medical Journal. 65(5). 276–276. 2 indexed citations

Park, Jin Hwa, Sung Wook Hwang, Sang Hyoung Park, et al.. (2024). Comparison of L L Polyethylene Glycol Plus Ascorbic Acid and Oral Sodium Sulfate Tablets for Colonoscopy Bowel Preparation. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(23). 7493–7493.

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Kim, Kyuwon, Sojung Park, Yoonho Lee, et al.. (2023). Transcriptomic Profiling and Cellular Composition of Creeping Fat in Crohn’s disease. Journal of Crohn s and Colitis. 18(2). 223–232. 4 indexed citations

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Hwang, Sung Wook, et al.. (2023). Gut microbiome on immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy and consequent immune-related colitis: a review. Intestinal Research. 21(4). 433–442. 11 indexed citations

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Yoo, Ji Won, Dong Woo Shin, Ji Won Park, et al.. (2023). Clinical Usefulness of Immune Profiling for Differential Diagnosis between Crohn’s Disease, Intestinal Tuberculosis, and Behcet’s Disease. Diagnostics. 13(18). 2904–2904. 3 indexed citations

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Lee, Sun-Ho, Sung Wook Hwang, Sang Hyoung Park, et al.. (2022). Fecal S100A12 is associated with future hospitalization and step-up of medical treatment in patients with Crohn’s disease in clinical remission: a pilot study. Intestinal Research. 20(2). 203–212. 2 indexed citations

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Kim, Yeji, Sung Wook Hwang, Seungil Kim, et al.. (2020). Dietary cellulose prevents gut inflammation by modulating lipid metabolism and gut microbiota. Gut Microbes. 11(4). 944–961. 132 indexed citations

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Oh, Eun Hye, Jeongseok Kim, Sung Wook Hwang, et al.. (2020). Factors Associated with Clinical Outcomes of Palliative Stenting for Malignant Colonic Obstruction. Gut and Liver. 15(4). 579–587. 5 indexed citations

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Kim, Jee Hyun, Jee Hyun Kim, Sung Wook Hwang, et al.. (2019). Inactive Rhomboid Protein 2 Mediates Intestinal Inflammation by Releasing Tumor Necrosis Factor–α. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 26(2). 242–253. 7 indexed citations

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Kim, Jeongseok, Eun Hye Oh, Sung Wook Hwang, et al.. (2019). Cost of Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Versus Endoscopic Piecemeal Mucosal Resection in the Colorectum. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 65(4). 969–977. 8 indexed citations

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Lee, Yong Soo, Tae Young Kim, Yeji Kim, et al.. (2018). Microbiota-Derived Lactate Accelerates Intestinal Stem-Cell-Mediated Epithelial Development. Cell Host & Microbe. 24(6). 833–846.e6. 340 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kang, Jieun, Minkyu Han, Suk‐Kyun Yang, et al.. (2018). Incidence of Active Tuberculosis within One Year after Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor Treatment according to Latent Tuberculosis Infection Status in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Journal of Korean Medical Science. 33(47). e292–e292. 12 indexed citations

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Jang, Eun Sun, Sung Wook Hwang, Sang Hyub Lee, et al.. (2008). Clinical Features of Re-infection of Helicobacter pylori after Successful Eradication. Clinical Endoscopy. 37(3). 161–166. 2 indexed citations

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