Yun K. Hahn

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Yun K. Hahn is a scholar working on Virology, Neurology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yun K. Hahn has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Virology, 13 papers in Neurology and 7 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Yun K. Hahn's work include HIV Research and Treatment (17 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (13 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (3 papers). Yun K. Hahn is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (17 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (13 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (3 papers). Yun K. Hahn collaborates with scholars based in United States. Yun K. Hahn's co-authors include Pamela E. Knapp, Kurt F. Hauser, Aron H. Lichtman, Steven G. Kinsey, Jacqueline L. Blankman, Brad E. Morrison, Bruno Conti, Daniel K. Nomura, Maria Cecília Garibaldi Marcondes and Benjamin F. Cravatt and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Brain and Journal of Neurochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Yun K. Hahn

20 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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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.

Endocannabinoid Hydrolysis Generates Brain Prostaglandins That Promote Neuroinflammation

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yun K. Hahn United States	13	474	358	292	246	230	21	1.1k
Bogna M. Ignatowska‐Jankowska United States	18	747 1.6×	222 0.6×	513 1.8×	254 1.0×	113 0.5×	37	1.1k
Laura E. Wise United States	23	915 1.9×	131 0.4×	722 2.5×	357 1.5×	135 0.6×	34	1.5k
Changqing Xu China	22	152 0.3×	92 0.3×	270 0.9×	366 1.5×	83 0.4×	45	1000
Ellen B. Geller United States	25	379 0.8×	92 0.3×	990 3.4×	590 2.4×	161 0.7×	58	1.8k
Joyonna Gamble‐George United States	14	562 1.2×	48 0.1×	511 1.8×	144 0.6×	83 0.4×	23	1.1k
Khalid Benamar United States	20	188 0.4×	55 0.2×	266 0.9×	184 0.7×	55 0.2×	42	739
Cathy Newton United States	14	814 1.7×	41 0.1×	312 1.1×	127 0.5×	39 0.2×	17	1.1k
Mehrak Javadi‐Paydar Iran	19	174 0.4×	26 0.1×	362 1.2×	259 1.1×	116 0.5×	43	924
Kathryn A. Lindl United States	10	90 0.2×	262 0.7×	158 0.5×	560 2.3×	199 0.9×	12	1.1k
Dominique Carrière France	12	1.4k 3.0×	58 0.2×	714 2.4×	410 1.7×	41 0.2×	20	2.0k

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Kim-Hellmuth, Sarah, et al.. (2025). Sex Affects Cognitive Outcomes in HIV-1 Tat Transgenic Mice: Role of CCR5. ASN NEURO. 17(1). 2447338–2447338.

Lark, Arianna R. S., Sara R. Nass, Yun K. Hahn, et al.. (2024). HIV ‐1 Tat and morphine interactions dynamically shift striatal monoamine levels and exploratory behaviors over time. Journal of Neurochemistry. 168(3). 185–204. 1 indexed citations

Nass, Sara R., Yun K. Hahn, M. Imad Damaj, et al.. (2023). Depressive-like Behavior Is Accompanied by Prefrontal Cortical Innate Immune Fatigue and Dendritic Spine Losses after HIV-1 Tat and Morphine Exposure. Viruses. 15(3). 590–590. 7 indexed citations

Hahn, Yun K., et al.. (2023). Myelin regulatory factor is a target of individual and interactive effects of HIV-1 Tat and morphine in the striatum and pre-frontal cortex. Journal of NeuroVirology. 29(1). 15–26. 3 indexed citations

Nass, Sara R., et al.. (2022). Neurodegeneration Within the Amygdala Is Differentially Induced by Opioid and HIV-1 Tat Exposure. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 16. 804774–804774. 7 indexed citations

Yarotskyy, Viktor, Arianna R. S. Lark, Sara R. Nass, et al.. (2022). Chloride channels with ClC-1-like properties differentially regulate the excitability of dopamine receptor D1- and D2-expressing striatal medium spiny neurons. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 322(3). C395–C409. 2 indexed citations

Nass, Sara R., Arianna R. S. Lark, Yun K. Hahn, et al.. (2021). HIV-1 Tat and morphine decrease murine inter-male social interactions and associated oxytocin levels in the prefrontal cortex, amygdala, and hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus. Hormones and Behavior. 133. 105008–105008. 10 indexed citations

Barbour, Aaron J, Sara R. Nass, Yun K. Hahn, Kurt F. Hauser, & Pamela E. Knapp. (2021). Restoration of KCC2 Membrane Localization in Striatal Dopamine D2 Receptor-Expressing Medium Spiny Neurons Rescues Locomotor Deficits in HIV Tat-Transgenic Mice. ASN NEURO. 13(1). 3771893001–3771893001. 11 indexed citations

Nass, Sara R., et al.. (2020). Morphine and HIV-1 Tat interact to cause region-specific hyperphosphorylation of tau in transgenic mice. Neuroscience Letters. 741. 135502–135502. 15 indexed citations

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Nass, Sara R., et al.. (2020). Chronic HIV-1 Tat exposure alters anterior cingulate cortico-basal ganglia-thalamocortical synaptic circuitry, associated behavioral control, and immune regulation in male mice. Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health. 5. 100077–100077. 23 indexed citations

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Kim-Hellmuth, Sarah, Yun K. Hahn, Elizabeth M. Podhaizer, et al.. (2018). A central role for glial CCR5 in directing the neuropathological interactions of HIV-1 Tat and opiates. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 15(1). 285–285. 39 indexed citations

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Paris, Jason J., Shiping Zou, Yun K. Hahn, Pamela E. Knapp, & Kurt F. Hauser. (2016). 5α-reduced progestogens ameliorate mood-related behavioral pathology, neurotoxicity, and microgliosis associated with exposure to HIV-1 Tat. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 55. 202–214. 40 indexed citations

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Hahn, Yun K., Jason J. Paris, Aron H. Lichtman, et al.. (2016). Central HIV-1 Tat exposure elevates anxiety and fear conditioned responses of male mice concurrent with altered mu-opioid receptor-mediated G-protein activation and β-arrestin 2 activity in the forebrain. Neurobiology of Disease. 92(Pt B). 124–136. 32 indexed citations

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Hahn, Yun K., et al.. (2016). Ibudilast attenuates expression of behavioral sensitization to cocaine in male and female rats. Neuropharmacology. 109. 281–292. 20 indexed citations

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Hahn, Yun K., Ruturaj Masvekar, Ruqiang Xu, Kurt F. Hauser, & Pamela E. Knapp. (2015). Chronic HIV-1 Tat and HIV Reduce Rbfox3/NeuN: Evidence for Sex- Related Effects. Current HIV Research. 13(1). 10–20. 15 indexed citations

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Hahn, Yun K., Elizabeth M. Podhaizer, Sean P. Farris, et al.. (2013). Effects of chronic HIV-1 Tat exposure in the CNS: heightened vulnerability of males versus females to changes in cell numbers, synaptic integrity, and behavior. Brain Structure and Function. 220(2). 605–623. 70 indexed citations

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Hahn, Yun K., Elizabeth M. Podhaizer, Kurt F. Hauser, & Pamela E. Knapp. (2012). HIV‐1 alters neural and glial progenitor cell dynamics in the central nervous system: Coordinated response to opiates during maturation. Glia. 60(12). 1871–1887. 26 indexed citations

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Zou, Shiping, Sylvia Fitting, Yun K. Hahn, et al.. (2011). Morphine potentiates neurodegenerative effects of HIV-1 Tat through actions at -opioid receptor-expressing glia. Brain. 134(12). 3616–3631. 83 indexed citations

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Hahn, Yun K., et al.. (2010). β‐Chemokine production by neural and glial progenitor cells is enhanced by HIV‐1 Tat: effects on microglial migration. Journal of Neurochemistry. 114(1). 97–109. 36 indexed citations

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Hauser, Kurt F., Yun K. Hahn, Shiping Zou, et al.. (2008). HIV‐1 Tat and morphine have interactive effects on oligodendrocyte survival and morphology. Glia. 57(2). 194–206. 73 indexed citations

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