Won Do Heo

10.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
121 papers, 8.3k citations indexed

About

Won Do Heo is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Won Do Heo has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 8.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Molecular Biology, 42 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 30 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Won Do Heo's work include Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (30 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (17 papers) and Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (11 papers). Won Do Heo is often cited by papers focused on Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (30 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (17 papers) and Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (11 papers). Won Do Heo collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Germany. Won Do Heo's co-authors include Tobias Meyer, Joshua T. Jones, Jason W. Myers, Jen Liou, James E. Ferrell, Wei Sun Park, Takanari Inoue, Thomas J. Wandless, Byung Ouk Park and Sangkyu Lee and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Won Do Heo

116 papers receiving 8.2k 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.

STIM Is a Ca2+ Sensor Essential for Ca2+-Store-Depletion-Triggered Ca2+ Influx

2005 1.7k citations Jen Liou, Won Do Heo et al. Current Biology profile →
PI(3,4,5)P ₃ and PI(4,5)P ₂ Lipids Target Proteins with Polybasic Clusters to the Plasma Membrane

2006 632 citations Won Do Heo, Takanari Inoue et al. Science profile →
Exosome engineering for efficient intracellular delivery of soluble proteins using optically reversible protein–protein interaction module

2016 480 citations Nambin Yim, Kyungsun Choi et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Won Do Heo

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A Rho GTPase-effector ensemble governs cell migration behavior 2025 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Sangkyu Lee, (unknown), Dongsan Kim, Yohan Oh, (unknown), (unknown), Young-Hyun Han, Hyun‐Jun Kim, Yong Jin Lee, Ho Min Kim, Gabsang Lee, Kwang‐Hyun Cho, Won Do Heo	0
2	Ethylene vinyl alcohol/calcium peroxide composite films for antibacterial packaging applications 2025 ·Food Packaging and Shelf Life ·Won Do Heo, Hojun Shin, Jamilur R. Ansari, Kitae Park, (unknown), Junsoo Park, Jongchul Seo	2
3	Compartmentalized dendritic plasticity in the mouse retrosplenial cortex links contextual memories formed close in time 2025 ·Nature Neuroscience ·Megha Sehgal, Daniel Almeida Filho, George Kastellakis, Sungsoo Kim, Jinsu Lee, Yang Shen, (unknown), Ayal Lavi, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Won Do Heo, Panayiota Poirazi, Joshua T. Trachtenberg, Alcino J. Silva	2
4	High-resolution assessment of multidimensional cellular mechanics using label-free refractive-index traction force microscopy 2024 ·Communications Biology ·Moosung Lee, Hyuntae Jeong, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Won Do Heo, Jennifer H. Shin, YongKeun Park	7
5	Liebig’s law of the minimum in the TGF-β/SMAD pathway 2024 ·PLoS Computational Biology ·Yuchao Li, (unknown), (unknown), Jihye Kim, Won Do Heo, Quanbin Xu, Xuedong Liu, Zhike Zi	1
6	Optogenetic Control of Membrane Trafficking Using Light-Activated Reversible Inhibition by Assembly Trap of Intracellular Membranes (IM-LARIAT) 2022 ·Methods in molecular biology ·(unknown), (unknown), Won Do Heo	1
7	Cerebellar 5HT-2A receptor mediates stress-induced onset of dystonia 2021 ·Science Advances ·(unknown), Sujin Chae, Sungsoo Kim, (unknown), Myoung‐Goo Kang, Won Do Heo, Daesoo Kim	24
8	Hijacking of the host cell Golgi by Plasmodium berghei liver stage parasites 2021 ·Journal of Cell Science ·Mariana De Niz, Reto Caldelari, Gesine Kaiser, Benoît Zuber, Won Do Heo, Volker T. Heussler, Carolina Agop‐Nersesian	13
9	A PTEN variant uncouples longevity from impaired fitness in Caenorhabditis elegans with reduced insulin/IGF-1 signaling 2021 ·Nature Communications ·Hae‐Eun H. Park, Wooseon Hwang, Seokjin Ham, Eunah Kim, Özlem Altıntaş, Sang‐Soon Park, Heehwa G. Son, Yujin Lee, Dong-Yeop Lee, Won Do Heo, Seung‐Jae Lee	28
10	Revisiting the Role of TGFβ Receptor Internalization for Smad Signaling: It is Not Required in Optogenetic TGFβ Signaling Systems 2021 ·Advanced Biology ·Yuchao Li, Heeyoung Lee, Won Do Heo, Zhike Zi	1
11	Development of a Laboratory-safe and Low-cost Detection Protocol for SARS-CoV-2 of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) 2020 ·Experimental Neurobiology ·Joungha Won, (unknown), Myungsun Park, Tai Young Kim, Mingu Gordon Park, Byung Yoon Choi, Dong-Wan Kim, Hyeshik Chang, Won Do Heo, V. Narry Kim, (unknown)	14
12	Salmonellaexploits host Rho GTPase signalling pathways through the phosphatase activity of SopB 2018 ·Cellular Microbiology ·Dorothy Truong, (unknown), Veronica Canadien, (unknown), Gregory D. Fairn, Vanessa M. D’Costa, Étienne Coyaud, Brian Raught, Dolores Pérez‐Sala, Wei Sun Park, Won Do Heo, Sergio Grinstein, John H. Brumell	28
13	BRAF somatic mutation contributes to intrinsic epileptogenicity in pediatric brain tumors 2018 ·Nature Medicine ·Hyun Yong Koh, Se Hoon Kim, Jaeson Jang, (unknown), Sungwook Han, Jae Seok Lim, (unknown), Junjeong Choi, Byung Ouk Park, Won Do Heo, Jinju Han, Hyunjoo J. Lee, Daeyoup Lee, Hoon‐Chul Kang, Minho Shong, Se‐Bum Paik, Dong Seok Kim, Jeong Ho Lee	90
14	Spatiotemporal Control of TGF-β Signaling with Light 2017 ·ACS Synthetic Biology ·Yuchao Li, Minji Lee, Nury Kim, (unknown), (unknown), Jin Man Kim, Xuedong Liu, Won Do Heo, Zhike Zi	33
15	PLEKHG3 enhances polarized cell migration by activating actin filaments at the cell front 2016 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Trang Nguyen, Wei Sun Park, Byung Ouk Park, Cha Yeon Kim, Yohan Oh, Jin Man Kim, Hana Choi, Taeyoon Kyung, Cheol‐Hee Kim, Gabsang Lee, Klaus M. Hahn, Tobias Meyer, Won Do Heo	25
16	Tracking protein–protein interaction and localization in living cells using a high-affinity molecular binder 2016 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·(unknown), (unknown), Joong‐jae Lee, Nury Kim, Won Do Heo, Hak‐Sung Kim	11
17	Exosome engineering for efficient intracellular delivery of soluble proteins using optically reversible protein–protein interaction module breakdown → 2016 ·Nature Communications ·Nambin Yim, (unknown), Kyungsun Choi, (unknown), Seunghee Lee, Hojun Choi, Jeongjin Kim, Mohammed R. Shaker, Woong Sun, Ji Ho Park, Daesoo Kim, Won Do Heo, Chulhee Choi	480
18	Development of fluorescent probes for the detection of fucosylated N-glycans using an Aspergillus oryzae lectin 2011 ·Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology ·Ji-Young Mun, Kyung Jin Lee, (unknown), Ohsuk Kwon, Sujin Kim, Seung‐Goo Lee, Wei Sun Park, Won Do Heo, Doo‐Byoung Oh	14
19	PI(3,4,5)P ₃ and PI(4,5)P ₂ Lipids Target Proteins with Polybasic Clusters to the Plasma Membrane breakdown → 2006 ·Science ·Won Do Heo, Takanari Inoue, Wei Sun Park, (unknown), Byung Ouk Park, Thomas J. Wandless, Tobias Meyer	632
20	STIM Is a Ca2+ Sensor Essential for Ca2+-Store-Depletion-Triggered Ca2+ Influx breakdown → 2005 ·Current Biology ·Jen Liou, (unknown), Won Do Heo, Joshua T. Jones, Jason W. Myers, James E. Ferrell, Tobias Meyer	1748

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