Yoojun Nam

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Yoojun Nam is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Rheumatology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Yoojun Nam has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Rheumatology and 13 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Yoojun Nam's work include Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (19 papers), Mesenchymal stem cell research (13 papers) and Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (11 papers). Yoojun Nam is often cited by papers focused on Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (19 papers), Mesenchymal stem cell research (13 papers) and Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (11 papers). Yoojun Nam collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Panama. Yoojun Nam's co-authors include Yeri Alice Rim, Ji Hyeon Ju, Narae Park, Hyerin Jung, Jennifer Lee, Ki-Jun Lee, Seung Min Jung, Sung‐Hwan Park, Juryun Kim and Yeonsue Jang and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Yoojun Nam

45 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Role of Chondrocyte Hypertrophy and Senescence in Osteoarthritis Initiation and Progression

2020 269 citations Yeri Alice Rim, Yoojun Nam et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yoojun Nam South Korea	20	558	492	267	221	201	45	1.3k
Yeri Alice Rim South Korea	23	700 1.3×	626 1.3×	326 1.2×	239 1.1×	261 1.3×	61	1.6k
Huajian Teng China	23	562 1.0×	454 0.9×	116 0.4×	315 1.4×	282 1.4×	56	1.6k
Shouan Zhu China	21	470 0.8×	715 1.5×	183 0.7×	361 1.6×	432 2.1×	36	1.8k
Natasha Case United States	24	942 1.7×	341 0.7×	321 1.2×	326 1.5×	276 1.4×	31	2.0k
Lara Longobardi United States	21	689 1.2×	588 1.2×	591 2.2×	229 1.0×	490 2.4×	50	1.9k
Glyn D. Palmer United States	23	656 1.2×	958 1.9×	311 1.2×	243 1.1×	488 2.4×	43	2.1k
Ying Tang United States	26	755 1.4×	159 0.3×	235 0.9×	272 1.2×	408 2.0×	72	1.6k
Agnese Pellati Italy	25	405 0.7×	534 1.1×	93 0.3×	302 1.4×	332 1.7×	61	1.8k
Harumoto Yamada Japan	22	433 0.8×	518 1.1×	179 0.7×	93 0.4×	614 3.1×	76	1.6k
Xingmei Feng China	21	642 1.2×	194 0.4×	508 1.9×	156 0.7×	182 0.9×	54	1.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yoojun Nam

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Lee, Chang-Jin, Yoojun Nam, Yeri Alice Rim, & Ji Hyeon Ju. (2025). Advanced Animal Replacement Testing Strategies Using Stem Cell and Organoids. International Journal of Stem Cells. 18(2). 107–125. 4 indexed citations

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Kim, Juryun, Yoojun Nam, Chang Pyo Hong, et al.. (2025). Generation of hypoimmunogenic universal iPS cells through HLA-type gene knockout. Experimental & Molecular Medicine. 57(3). 686–699. 3 indexed citations

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Song, Sang Yun, et al.. (2024). Comparative analysis of regulations and studies on stem cell therapies: focusing on induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-based treatments. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 15(1). 447–447. 17 indexed citations

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Kim, Juryun, Soon Min Lee, Yeri Alice Rim, et al.. (2024). Combination of induced pluripotent stem cell-derived motor neuron progenitor cells with irradiated brain-derived neurotrophic factor over-expressing engineered mesenchymal stem cells enhanced restoration of axonal regeneration in a chronic spinal cord injury rat model. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 15(1). 173–173. 2 indexed citations

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Sohn, Yeowon, et al.. (2024). Exploration of Efficient HLA Haplotypes by Comparing the Proportion of Applicable Populations. Cell Transplantation. 33. 4241341395–4241341395. 1 indexed citations

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Sohn, Yeowon, et al.. (2024). Progresses in overcoming the limitations of in vitro erythropoiesis using human induced pluripotent stem cells. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 15(1). 142–142. 3 indexed citations

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Lee, Ki-Jun, et al.. (2023). Prochondrogenic effect of decellularized extracellular matrix secreted from human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived chondrocytes. Acta Biomaterialia. 167. 234–248. 26 indexed citations

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Kim, JW, Hyerin Jung, In-Pyo Baek, et al.. (2022). Differential effects of periodontal microbiome on the rheumatoid factor induction during rheumatoid arthritis pathogenesis. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 19636–19636. 6 indexed citations

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Rim, Yeri Alice, et al.. (2021). Recent Developments in Clinical Applications of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 631291–631291. 101 indexed citations

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Lee, Seong Jin, Yoojun Nam, Yeri Alice Rim, et al.. (2021). Perichondrium-inspired permeable nanofibrous tube well promoting differentiation of hiPSC-derived pellet toward hyaline-like cartilage pellet. Biofabrication. 13(4). 45015–45015. 7 indexed citations

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Nam, Yoojun, et al.. (2021). Review of the Current Trends in Clinical Trials Involving Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells. Stem Cell Reviews and Reports. 18(1). 142–154. 75 indexed citations

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Lee, Ki-Jun, Narae Park, Hyerin Jung, et al.. (2018). Mesenchymal stem cells ameliorate experimental arthritis via expression of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist. PLoS ONE. 13(2). e0193086–e0193086. 30 indexed citations

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Jeong, Sang Hoon, Yoojun Nam, Hyerin Jung, et al.. (2018). Interrupting oral infection of Porphyromonas gingivalis with anti-FimA antibody attenuates bacterial dissemination to the arthritic joint and improves experimental arthritis. Experimental & Molecular Medicine. 50(3). e460–e460. 68 indexed citations

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Kim, Juryun, Hyerin Jung, Ki-Jun Lee, et al.. (2018). Recapitulation of methotrexate hepatotoxicity with induced pluripotent stem cell-derived hepatocytes from patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 9(1). 357–357. 25 indexed citations

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Jung, Hyerin, Seung Min Jung, Yeri Alice Rim, et al.. (2017). Arthritic role of Porphyromonas gingivalis in collagen-induced arthritis mice. PLoS ONE. 12(11). e0188698–e0188698. 47 indexed citations

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Nam, Yoojun, Yeri Alice Rim, Seung Min Jung, & Ji Hyeon Ju. (2017). Cord blood cell-derived iPSCs as a new candidate for chondrogenic differentiation and cartilage regeneration. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 8(1). 16–16. 53 indexed citations

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Rim, Yeri Alice, Narae Park, Yoojun Nam, & Ji Hyeon Ju. (2016). Generation of Induced-pluripotent Stem Cells Using Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes Isolated from Joints of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 12 indexed citations

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Jang, Yeonsue, Hyerin Jung, Yoojun Nam, et al.. (2016). Centrifugal gravity-induced BMP4 induces chondrogenic differentiation of adipose-derived stem cells via SOX9 upregulation. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 7(1). 184–184. 20 indexed citations

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Rim, Yeri Alice, Yoojun Nam, & Ji Hyeon Ju. (2016). Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Generation from Blood Cells Using Sendai Virus and Centrifugation. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 11 indexed citations

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Rim, Yeri Alice, Yoojun Nam, & Ji Hyeon Ju. (2016). Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Generation from Blood Cells Using Sendai Virus and Centrifugation. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 8 indexed citations

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