Young A. Yoo

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

About

Young A. Yoo is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Young A. Yoo has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 8 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Young A. Yoo's work include Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (5 papers), Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research (5 papers) and Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies (3 papers). Young A. Yoo is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (5 papers), Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research (5 papers) and Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies (3 papers). Young A. Yoo collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Japan. Young A. Yoo's co-authors include Jun Suk Kim, Myoung Hee Kang, Sang Cheul Oh, Hyun Joo Lee, Jong Kuk Park, Hyun Koo Kim, Sarki A. Abdulkadir, Baek‐hui Kim, Barbara Lysy and Kenji Unno and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Molecular and Cellular Biology and JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

In The Last Decade

Young A. Yoo

27 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Small-Molecule MYC Inhibitors Suppress Tumor Growth and E... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 100 200 300
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  1. Small-Molecule MYC Inhibitors Suppress Tumor Growth and Enhance Immunotherapy
    2019 302 citations Huiying Han, Atul D. Jain et al. Cancer Cell profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Young A. Yoo South Korea 17 887 462 247 201 116 28 1.3k
Kun-Tu Yeh Taiwan 23 866 1.0× 438 0.9× 346 1.4× 184 0.9× 108 0.9× 43 1.4k
Kirsi‐Maria Haapasaari Finland 24 674 0.8× 437 0.9× 337 1.4× 180 0.9× 195 1.7× 76 1.5k
Jun Suk Kim South Korea 17 804 0.9× 393 0.9× 205 0.8× 161 0.8× 103 0.9× 34 1.2k
Esra Gündüz Japan 21 858 1.0× 397 0.9× 240 1.0× 161 0.8× 93 0.8× 70 1.3k
Hiu Wing Cheung China 16 876 1.0× 457 1.0× 256 1.0× 123 0.6× 93 0.8× 36 1.3k
Raffaella Chiaramonte Italy 25 1.1k 1.2× 401 0.9× 240 1.0× 97 0.5× 99 0.9× 70 1.6k
Quintin Pan United States 24 1.2k 1.3× 631 1.4× 442 1.8× 163 0.8× 97 0.8× 44 1.8k
Jinah Park South Korea 19 787 0.9× 262 0.6× 185 0.7× 137 0.7× 72 0.6× 32 1.1k
Şerif Şentürk Türkiye 16 796 0.9× 295 0.6× 246 1.0× 101 0.5× 82 0.7× 38 1.2k
Huey‐Jen Lin United States 14 707 0.8× 468 1.0× 248 1.0× 81 0.4× 141 1.2× 22 1.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Young A. Yoo

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All Works

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Yoo, Young A., Qianyu Guo, Yara Rodríguez, et al.. (2024). Asparagine Dependency Is a Targetable Metabolic Vulnerability in TP53 -Altered Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer. Cancer Research. 84(18). 3004–3022. 13 indexed citations
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Rodríguez, Yara, Kenji Unno, Mihai I. Truica, et al.. (2022). A Genome-Wide CRISPR Activation Screen Identifies PRRX2 as a Regulator of Enzalutamide Resistance in Prostate Cancer. Cancer Research. 82(11). 2110–2123. 24 indexed citations
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Unno, Kenji, Zachary R. Chalmers, Sahithi Pamarthy, et al.. (2021). Activated ALK Cooperates with N-Myc via Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling to Induce Neuroendocrine Prostate Cancer. Cancer Research. 81(8). 2157–2170. 41 indexed citations
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Han, Huiying, Atul D. Jain, Mihai I. Truica, et al.. (2019). Small-Molecule MYC Inhibitors Suppress Tumor Growth and Enhance Immunotherapy. Cancer Cell. 36(5). 483–497.e15. 302 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hyun, Hoon, Young A. Yoo, Sohee Kim, et al.. (2019). Hydrogel-Mediated DOX⋅HCl/PTX Delivery System for Breast Cancer Therapy. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(19). 4671–4671. 18 indexed citations
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Yoo, Young A., Meejeon Roh, Barbara Lysy, et al.. (2016). Bmi1 marks distinct castration-resistant luminal progenitor cells competent for prostate regeneration and tumour initiation. Nature Communications. 7(1). 12943–12943. 49 indexed citations
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Kang, Myoung Hee, Young A. Yoo, Yu Hua Quan, et al.. (2014). The effects of sonic hedgehog signaling pathway components on non-small-cell lung cancer progression and clinical outcome. World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 12(1). 268–268. 23 indexed citations
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Yoo, Young A., et al.. (2013). Progesterone Signaling Inhibits Cervical Carcinogenesis in Mice. American Journal Of Pathology. 183(5). 1679–1687. 33 indexed citations
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Yoo, Young A., Myoung Hee Kang, Hyun Joo Lee, et al.. (2011). Sonic Hedgehog Pathway Promotes Metastasis and Lymphangiogenesis via Activation of Akt, EMT, and MMP-9 Pathway in Gastric Cancer. Cancer Research. 71(22). 7061–7070. 282 indexed citations
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Kang, Han Na, Sang Cheul Oh, Jun Suk Kim, & Young A. Yoo. (2011). Abrogation of Gli3 expression suppresses the growth of colon cancer cells via activation of p53. Experimental Cell Research. 318(5). 539–549. 21 indexed citations
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Kang, Myoung Hee, Sang Cheul Oh, Hyun Joo Lee, et al.. (2011). Metastatic function of BMP-2 in gastric cancer cells: The role of PI3K/AKT, MAPK, the NF-κB pathway, and MMP-9 expression. Experimental Cell Research. 317(12). 1746–1762. 95 indexed citations
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Kang, Myoung Hee, et al.. (2011). The Oral Iron Chelator Deferasirox Induces Apoptosis in Myeloid Leukemia Cells by Targeting Caspase. Acta Haematologica. 126(4). 241–245. 23 indexed citations
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Kang, Myoung Hee, et al.. (2009). BMP2 accelerates the motility and invasiveness of gastric cancer cells via activation of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway. Experimental Cell Research. 316(1). 24–37. 119 indexed citations
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Yoo, Young A., Yeul Hong Kim, Jun Suk Kim, & Jae Hong Seo. (2007). The functional implications of Akt activity and TGF-β signaling in tamoxifen-resistant breast cancer. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1783(3). 438–447. 25 indexed citations
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Yoo, Young A., et al.. (2006). RASSF1A suppresses oncogenic H-Ras-induced c-Jun N-terminal kinase activation. International Journal of Oncology. 29(6). 1541–7. 10 indexed citations
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Kim, Mi Jin, Young A. Yoo, Hyung Jung Kim, et al.. (2005). Mitochondrial ribosomal protein L41 mediates serum starvation-induced cell-cycle arrest through an increase of p21WAF1/CIP1. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 338(2). 1179–1184. 34 indexed citations
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Kim, Jayoung, Yeon Joon Park, Seung Ok Lee, et al.. (2004). Case report: Bacteremia due to Salmonella enterica Serotype Montevideo producing plasmid-mediated AmpC beta-lactamase (DHA-1).. PubMed. 34(2). 214–7. 25 indexed citations

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