Tae Woong Whon

9.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
99 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Tae Woong Whon is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Tae Woong Whon has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Molecular Biology, 38 papers in Ecology and 31 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Tae Woong Whon's work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (52 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (29 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (28 papers). Tae Woong Whon is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (52 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (29 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (28 papers). Tae Woong Whon collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Ethiopia. Tae Woong Whon's co-authors include Jin‐Woo Bae, Na-Ri Shin, Min‐Soo Kim, Myung‐Shik Lee, Seong Woon Roh, Na‐Ri Shin, Joon Yong Kim, Pil Soo Kim, Mi‐Ja Jung and Dong‐Wook Hyun and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Tae Woong Whon

97 papers receiving 6.6k 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.

Proteobacteria: microbial signature of dysbiosis in gut microbiota

2015 2.8k citations Na-Ri Shin, Tae Woong Whon et al. profile →
An increase in the Akkermansia spp. population induced by metformin treatment improves glucose homeostasis in diet-induced obese mice

2013 1.3k citations Na-Ri Shin, Min‐Soo Kim et al. Gut profile →
Insect Gut Bacterial Diversity Determined by Environmental Habitat, Diet, Developmental Stage, and Phylogeny of Host

2014 578 citations Seong Woon Roh, Tae Woong Whon et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tae Woong Whon South Korea	24	4.1k	1.2k	1.1k	740	733	99	6.7k
Min‐Soo Kim South Korea	36	3.9k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	751 0.7×	713 1.0×	1.4k 1.8×	162	6.5k
Sathish Subramanian United States	12	4.3k 1.0×	939 0.8×	812 0.8×	1.1k 1.5×	1.2k 1.6×	17	7.4k
Tiffany L. Weir United States	41	4.9k 1.2×	1.6k 1.3×	1.0k 1.0×	704 1.0×	1.1k 1.5×	106	12.0k
Buck S. Samuel United States	13	5.3k 1.3×	1.8k 1.5×	1.0k 1.0×	915 1.2×	668 0.9×	23	7.7k
Luke K. Ursell United States	18	5.7k 1.4×	1.7k 1.4×	963 0.9×	1.3k 1.8×	803 1.1×	24	8.3k
John F. Baines Germany	44	3.2k 0.8×	679 0.6×	513 0.5×	671 0.9×	672 0.9×	104	6.2k
Felix Sommer Germany	21	3.8k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	657 0.6×	933 1.3×	299 0.4×	40	5.8k
Young‐Do Nam South Korea	38	3.8k 0.9×	581 0.5×	1.7k 1.6×	370 0.5×	1.4k 1.9×	229	6.8k
Sébastien Massart Belgium	27	4.3k 1.0×	1.6k 1.3×	807 0.8×	945 1.3×	326 0.4×	148	7.3k
Jun He China	49	4.0k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	1.3k 1.2×	673 0.9×	245 0.3×	382	8.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Tae Woong Whon

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tae Woong Whon

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tae Woong Whon

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kwon, Min‐Sung, Ye‐Rang Yun, Mi‐Ja Jung, et al.. (2024). Effects of kimchi consumption on body fat and intestinal microbiota in overweight participants: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, single-center clinical trial. Journal of Functional Foods. 121. 106401–106401. 5 indexed citations

Jung, Mi‐Ja, Yu‐Jin Kim, Ji‐Su Lee, et al.. (2024). Leuconostoc koreense sp. nov., isolated from kimchi, a fermented vegetable. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 74(10).

Kim, Yujin, Hojun Sung, Yeon Bee Kim, et al.. (2024). Effects of gnotobiotic fermentation on global gene expression of germ‐free vegetables. Physiologia Plantarum. 176(5). e14502–e14502. 1 indexed citations

Kim, Dongjun, Seong-Eun Park, Jhang Ho Pak, et al.. (2024). Effects of total microbiota-containing backslop from 450-day-fermented kimchi on microbe and metabolite dynamics. Food Chemistry. 468. 142420–142420. 4 indexed citations

Lee, Jae‐Yun, et al.. (2024). Gut microbiome therapy: fecal microbiota transplantation vs live biotherapeutic products. Gut Microbes. 16(1). 2412376–2412376. 12 indexed citations

Song, Hye Seon, Yeon Bee Kim, Joon Yong Kim, Seong Woon Roh, & Tae Woong Whon. (2024). Advances in Culturomics Research on the Human Gut Microbiome: Optimizing Medium Composition and Culture Techniques for Enhanced Microbial Discovery. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 34(4). 757–764. 10 indexed citations

Kim, Yeon Bee, Seong-Eun Park, Se Hee Lee, et al.. (2023). Does kimchi deserve the status of a probiotic food?. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 64(19). 6512–6525. 43 indexed citations

Jung, Mi‐Ja, Hye Seon Song, Yeon Bee Kim, et al.. (2023). Cutibacterium equinum sp. nov., isolated from horse faeces. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 73(11). 2 indexed citations

Jung, Mi‐Ja, Juseok Kim, Se Hee Lee, et al.. (2022). Role of combinated lactic acid bacteria in bacterial, viral, and metabolite dynamics during fermentation of vegetable food, kimchi. Food Research International. 157. 111261–111261. 47 indexed citations

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Kim, Pil Soo, Jae-Bong Lee, Min Soo Kim, et al.. (2021). Host habitat is the major determinant of the gut microbiome of fish. Microbiome. 9(1). 166–166. 177 indexed citations

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Kim, Yeon Bee, Joon Yong Kim, Juseok Kim, et al.. (2021). Aminipila terrae sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic bacterium isolated from river sediment. Archives of Microbiology. 203(6). 3163–3169. 8 indexed citations

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Kim, Juseok, Joon Yong Kim, Hye Seon Song, et al.. (2021). Anaerocolumna sedimenticola sp. nov., isolated from fresh water sediment. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 114(5). 507–513. 4 indexed citations

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Shin, Na‐Ri, Woorim Kang, Euon Jung Tak, et al.. (2018). Blautia hominis sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 68(4). 1059–1064. 23 indexed citations

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Tak, Euon Jung, Dong‐Wook Hyun, Hyun S. Kim, et al.. (2018). Phenotypic and Genomic Properties of Brachybacterium vulturis sp. nov. and Brachybacterium avium sp. nov.. Frontiers in Microbiology. 9. 1809–1809. 22 indexed citations

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Jung, Eun Sung, Hye Min Park, Jong Cheol Shon, et al.. (2017). The green tea modulates large intestinal microbiome and exo/endogenous metabolome altered through chronic UVB-exposure. PLoS ONE. 12(11). e0187154–e0187154. 22 indexed citations

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Chung, Won‐Hyong, et al.. (2017). Complete Genome Sequence of Lactobacillus casei LC5, a Potential Probiotics for Atopic Dermatitis. Frontiers in Immunology. 8. 413–413. 16 indexed citations

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Hyun, Dong‐Wook, Na‐Ri Shin, Min‐Soo Kim, et al.. (2014). Polaribacter atrinae sp. nov., isolated from the intestine of a comb pen shell, Atrina pectinata. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 64(Pt_5). 1654–1661. 24 indexed citations

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Shin, Na-Ri, et al.. (2013). An increase in the Akkermansia spp. population induced by metformin treatment improves glucose homeostasis in diet-induced obese mice. Gut. 63(5). 727–735. 1254 indexed citations breakdown →

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Whon, Tae Woong, Min‐Soo Kim, Seong Woon Roh, et al.. (2012). Metagenomic Characterization of Airborne Viral DNA Diversity in the Near-Surface Atmosphere. Journal of Virology. 86(15). 8221–8231. 101 indexed citations

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Shin, Na‐Ri, Seong Woon Roh, Min‐Soo Kim, et al.. (2011). Knoellia locipacati sp. nov., from soil of the Demilitarized Zone in South Korea. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 62(2). 342–346. 7 indexed citations

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