Sungki Hong

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Sungki Hong is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Sungki Hong has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Immunology and 4 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Sungki Hong's work include PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer (8 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (3 papers) and Polyamine Metabolism and Applications (3 papers). Sungki Hong is often cited by papers focused on PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer (8 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (3 papers) and Polyamine Metabolism and Applications (3 papers). Sungki Hong collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and South Korea. Sungki Hong's co-authors include Ken Inoki, Sei Yoshida, Masako Narita, Simon Tavaré, Manuela Ferreira, Andrew Young, Satoko Arakawa, Shamith Samarajiwa, Lorraine Berry and Takayuki Nakashima and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Sungki Hong

21 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Spatial Coupling of mTOR and Autophagy Augments Secretory... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300 400
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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. Spatial Coupling of mTOR and Autophagy Augments Secretory Phenotypes
    2011 459 citations Masako Narita, Andrew Young et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sungki Hong United States 14 635 309 265 190 119 23 1.2k
Jae Eun Kim South Korea 16 724 1.1× 233 0.8× 275 1.0× 77 0.4× 145 1.2× 42 1.5k
Young‐Sam Lee South Korea 21 928 1.5× 136 0.4× 316 1.2× 108 0.6× 110 0.9× 75 1.5k
Francisco Altamirano United States 26 1.0k 1.6× 152 0.5× 459 1.7× 69 0.4× 181 1.5× 43 2.1k
Johannes Freudenberg United States 23 1.1k 1.8× 235 0.8× 170 0.6× 146 0.8× 54 0.5× 55 1.8k
Zheng Yin United States 17 782 1.2× 308 1.0× 241 0.9× 239 1.3× 89 0.7× 44 1.5k
Steve Wilson United States 19 575 0.9× 164 0.5× 190 0.7× 225 1.2× 159 1.3× 57 1.7k
Siyuan Chen China 16 641 1.0× 127 0.4× 142 0.5× 373 2.0× 92 0.8× 30 1.3k
Ling Xie China 23 706 1.1× 266 0.9× 141 0.5× 171 0.9× 81 0.7× 74 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sungki Hong

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sungki Hong

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

All Works

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Meng, Ziyi, Linkang Zhou, Sungki Hong, et al.. (2023). Myeloid-specific ablation of Basp1 ameliorates diet-induced NASH in mice by attenuating pro-inflammatory signaling. Hepatology. 79(2). 409–424. 8 indexed citations
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Yao, Yao, Sungki Hong, Takayuki Ikeda, et al.. (2020). Amino Acids Enhance Polyubiquitination of Rheb and Its Binding to mTORC1 by Blocking Lysosomal ATXN3 Deubiquitinase Activity. Molecular Cell. 80(3). 437–451.e6. 20 indexed citations
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Hong, Sungki, Mallory Freeberg, Ting Han, et al.. (2017). LARP1 functions as a molecular switch for mTORC1-mediated translation of an essential class of mRNAs. eLife. 6. 149 indexed citations
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Hong, Sungki, et al.. (2017). Effect of relative humidity on preeclampsia. Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology. 44(2). 264–267. 9 indexed citations
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Hong, Sungki & Ken Inoki. (2016). Evaluating the mTOR Pathway in Physiological and Pharmacological Settings. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 587. 405–428. 5 indexed citations
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Hong, Sungki, Bin Zhao, David B. Lombard, Diane C. Fingar, & Ken Inoki. (2014). Cross-talk between Sirtuin and Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Complex 1 (mTORC1) Signaling in the Regulation of S6 Kinase 1 (S6K1) Phosphorylation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289(19). 13132–13141. 78 indexed citations
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Zheng, Gang, et al.. (2013). Corticosterone mediates stress‐related increased intestinal permeability in a region‐specific manner. Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 25(2). e127–39. 88 indexed citations
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Narita, Masako, Andrew Young, Satoko Arakawa, et al.. (2011). Spatial Coupling of mTOR and Autophagy Augments Secretory Phenotypes. Science. 332(6032). 966–970. 459 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yoshida, Sei, Sungki Hong, Tsukasa Suzuki, et al.. (2011). Redox Regulates Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Complex 1 (mTORC1) Activity by Modulating the TSC1/TSC2-Rheb GTPase Pathway. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(37). 32651–32660. 126 indexed citations
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Hong, Sungki, et al.. (2011). Evaluation of the Nutrient-Sensing mTOR Pathway. Methods in molecular biology. 821. 29–44. 7 indexed citations
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Ikenoue, Tsuneo, Sungki Hong, & Ken Inoki. (2009). Chapter 11 Monitoring Mammalian Target of Rapamycin (mTOR) Activity. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 452. 165–180. 57 indexed citations
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Hong, Sungki, et al.. (2008). E2F1 and E2F3 activate ATM through distinct mechanisms to promote E1A-induced apoptosis. Cell Cycle. 7(3). 391–400. 12 indexed citations
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Hong, Sungki, Raju V. Pusapati, John T. Powers, & D. Gale Johnson. (2006). Oncogenes and the DNA Damage Response: Myc and E2F1 Engage the ATM Signaling Pathway to Activate p53 and Induce Apoptosis. Cell Cycle. 5(8). 801–803. 37 indexed citations
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Hong, Sungki, Miodrag Bolić, & Petar M. Djurić. (2004). An Efficient Fixed-Point Implementation of Residual Resampling Scheme for High-Speed Particle Filters. IEEE Signal Processing Letters. 11(5). 482–485. 39 indexed citations
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Hong, Sungki, Margaret S. Wooldridge, & Dennis N. Assanis. (2002). Modeling of chemical and mixing effects on methane autoignition under direct-injection, stratified charged conditions. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. 29(1). 711–718. 15 indexed citations
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Hong, Sungki, Derek B. Sant’Angelo, Bonnie N. Dittel, et al.. (1997). The orientation of a T cell receptor to its MHC class II:peptide ligands. The Journal of Immunology. 159(9). 4395–4402. 25 indexed citations
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Hong, Sungki, et al.. (1996). Different superantigens interact with distinct sites in the Vbeta domain of a single T cell receptor.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 183(4). 1437–1446. 56 indexed citations
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Wolff, Christian, Sungki Hong, H von Grafenstein, & Charles A. Janeway. (1993). TCR-CD4 and TCR-TCR interactions as distinctive mechanisms for the induction of increased intracellular calcium in T-cell signalling.. The Journal of Immunology. 151(3). 1337–1345. 24 indexed citations

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