Won‐Suk Chung

14.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
70 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Won‐Suk Chung is a scholar working on Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Won‐Suk Chung has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Neurology, 20 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 15 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Won‐Suk Chung's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (29 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (17 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (10 papers). Won‐Suk Chung is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (29 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (17 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (10 papers). Won‐Suk Chung collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and China. Won‐Suk Chung's co-authors include Ben A. Barres, Nicola J. Allen, Çağla Eroğlu, Lynette C. Foo, Chandrani Chakraborty, J. Keith Joung, Didier Y. R. Stainier, Laura Clarke, Benjamin K. Stafford and Gordon Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Won‐Suk Chung

65 papers receiving 4.9k 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.

Astrocytes mediate synapse elimination through MEGF10 and MERTK pathways

2013 1000 citations Won‐Suk Chung, Ben A. Barres et al. profile →
Astrocytes Control Synapse Formation, Function, and Elimination

2015 581 citations Won‐Suk Chung et al. profile →
Human glioblastoma arises from subventricular zone cells with low-level driver mutations

2018 436 citations Won‐Suk Chung et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Won‐Suk Chung South Korea	29	2.0k	1.4k	1.4k	884	833	70	4.9k
Denis Soulet Canada	31	1.6k 0.8×	2.0k 1.4×	1.4k 1.0×	483 0.5×	1.4k 1.6×	65	5.3k
Yan Ao United States	29	2.4k 1.2×	1.8k 1.3×	2.6k 1.8×	1.6k 1.9×	578 0.7×	47	6.8k
Riki Kawaguchi United States	36	1.4k 0.7×	3.1k 2.1×	2.0k 1.4×	1.2k 1.3×	611 0.7×	104	6.6k
Joshua E. Burda United States	15	1.6k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	1.7k 1.2×	1.2k 1.3×	381 0.5×	17	4.4k
Jingwei Zhao China	23	1.6k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	736 0.5×	886 1.0×	355 0.4×	74	4.0k
Mark A. Anderson United States	25	1.4k 0.7×	1.5k 1.0×	1.8k 1.3×	1.0k 1.1×	431 0.5×	49	5.1k
Jasna Križ Canada	40	2.3k 1.1×	1.6k 1.1×	915 0.7×	521 0.6×	631 0.8×	104	5.5k
Junfang Wu United States	41	1.1k 0.5×	1.5k 1.0×	1.0k 0.7×	628 0.7×	536 0.6×	86	4.6k
Alessandra Bergami Italy	27	1.3k 0.6×	1.6k 1.1×	857 0.6×	1.2k 1.4×	336 0.4×	46	4.0k
Takahiro Masuda Japan	32	3.2k 1.6×	1.2k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	529 0.6×	1.6k 1.9×	60	5.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Won‐Suk Chung

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20 of 20 papers shown

Chung, Won‐Suk, et al.. (2025). Detrimental influence of Arginase-1 in infiltrating macrophages on poststroke functional recovery and inflammatory milieu. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(7). e2413484122–e2413484122. 4 indexed citations

Lee, Jaesung, Kyungchul Noh, Hyoungsub Lim, et al.. (2025). Ganglioside GT1b prevents selective spinal synapse removal following peripheral nerve injury. EMBO Reports. 26(12). 2994–3023.

Park, Seong-Wan, Xiaolin Wei, Junghyun Eom, et al.. (2025). NR3C1-mediated epigenetic regulation suppresses astrocytic immune responses in mice. Nature Communications. 16(1). 8330–8330.

Brosseron, Frederic, Róisín M. McManus, Christina Ising, et al.. (2025). Enhancing Tyro3 signaling ameliorates IL-1β production through STAT1 in Alzheimer's disease models. Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 117(12).

Shin, Hyo Jung, In Soo Kim, Dong Hoon Lee, et al.. (2024). Rejuvenating aged microglia by p16ink4a-siRNA-loaded nanoparticles increases amyloid-β clearance in animal models of Alzheimer’s disease. Molecular Neurodegeneration. 19(1). 25–25. 16 indexed citations

Chung, Won‐Suk, et al.. (2024). Conceptual design and evaluation of membrane gas separation-based CO2 recovery unit for CO2 electrolyzers employing anion exchange membranes. International journal of greenhouse gas control. 139. 104278–104278. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Chang, Shiyu Deng, Shengju Wu, et al.. (2024). Hemorrhagic stroke-induced subtype of inflammatory reactive astrocytes disrupts blood-brain barrier. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism. 44(7). 1102–1116. 12 indexed citations

Kim, Sunwoo, et al.. (2023). Techno-economic analysis for design and management of international green hydrogen supply chain under uncertainty: An integrated temporal planning approach. Energy Conversion and Management. 301. 118010–118010. 30 indexed citations

Kim, Jae‐Hoon, Gyoung Hwa Jeong, Sang Ouk Kim, et al.. (2023). Design principles for selective and economical CO2 electrolysis in acids. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 339. 123160–123160. 28 indexed citations

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Chung, Won‐Suk, et al.. (2023). Identification of sustainable carbon capture and utilization (CCU) pathways using state-task network representation. Computers & Chemical Engineering. 178. 108408–108408. 8 indexed citations

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Choi, Bo Young, Min-Kyu Park, Sihyun Lee, et al.. (2023). Effects of Pyruvate Kinase M2 (PKM2) Gene Deletion on Astrocyte-Specific Glycolysis and Global Cerebral Ischemia-Induced Neuronal Death. Antioxidants. 12(2). 491–491. 20 indexed citations

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Chung, Won‐Suk, et al.. (2022). Electrification of CO2 conversion into chemicals and fuels: Gaps and opportunities in process systems engineering. Computers & Chemical Engineering. 170. 108106–108106. 13 indexed citations

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Lee, Se Young, Yeseong Choi, Minjin Kim, et al.. (2022). Anti-inflammatory clearance of amyloid-β by a chimeric Gas6 fusion protein. Nature Medicine. 28(9). 1802–1812. 55 indexed citations

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Shi, Xiaojing, Longlong Luo, Jixian Wang, et al.. (2021). Stroke subtype-dependent synapse elimination by reactive gliosis in mice. Nature Communications. 12(1). 6943–6943. 155 indexed citations

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Roh, Kosan, André Bardow, Dominik Bongartz, et al.. (2020). Early-stage evaluation of emerging CO₂utilization technologies at low technology readiness levels. Green Chemistry. 22(12). 3842–3859. 94 indexed citations

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Choi, Bo Young, Song Hee Lee, Hui Chul Choi, et al.. (2019). Alcohol dependence treating agent, acamprosate, prevents traumatic brain injury-induced neuron death through vesicular zinc depletion. Translational research. 207. 1–18. 20 indexed citations

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Chung, Won‐Suk, Christina A. Welsh, Ben A. Barres, & Beth Stevens. (2015). Do glia drive synaptic and cognitive impairment in disease?. Nature Neuroscience. 18(11). 1539–1545. 293 indexed citations

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Jung, Hyunwoo, et al.. (2013). The Study on Correlation between the Forward Head Posture and Spinal Alignment. Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation. 23(4). 195–202. 3 indexed citations

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Shin, Chong Hyun, Won‐Suk Chung, Sung‐Kook Hong, et al.. (2008). Multiple roles for Med12 in vertebrate endoderm development. Developmental Biology. 317(2). 467–479. 44 indexed citations

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Song, Mi‐Yeon, Won‐Suk Chung, Sung-Soo Kim, & Hyun Dae Shin. (2004). Correlation between Obesity and Lumbar Lordosis in Obese Pre- Menopausal Korean Females. 25(4). 43–50. 6 indexed citations

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