Yun Kyung Cho

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
101 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Yun Kyung Cho is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Epidemiology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yun Kyung Cho has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 27 papers in Epidemiology and 22 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Yun Kyung Cho's work include Diabetes Treatment and Management (19 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (18 papers) and Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (15 papers). Yun Kyung Cho is often cited by papers focused on Diabetes Treatment and Management (19 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (18 papers) and Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (15 papers). Yun Kyung Cho collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Nigeria. Yun Kyung Cho's co-authors include Chang Hee Jung, Joong‐Yeol Park, Woo Je Lee, Yu Mi Kang, Hwi Seung Kim, Ye‐Jee Kim, Jiwoo Lee, Hong‐Kyu Kim, Eun Hee Kim and Youn Joo Kang and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism and Annals of Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Yun Kyung Cho

89 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Association of the atherogenic index of plasma with cardiovascular risk beyond the traditional risk factors: a nationwide population-based cohort study

2022 97 citations Yun Kyung Cho, Chang Hee Jung et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yun Kyung Cho South Korea	25	566	508	395	307	272	101	1.7k
Maddalena Trombetta Italy	20	504 0.9×	785 1.5×	384 1.0×	317 1.0×	255 0.9×	62	1.6k
Johannes Pleiner Austria	28	482 0.9×	457 0.9×	677 1.7×	546 1.8×	566 2.1×	56	2.5k
Xiaoli Zhang China	28	437 0.8×	322 0.6×	418 1.1×	146 0.5×	647 2.4×	170	2.2k
Martin Pfohl Germany	19	195 0.3×	872 1.7×	359 0.9×	259 0.8×	312 1.1×	69	2.0k
Antonios Stavropoulos‐Kalinoglou United Kingdom	32	324 0.6×	113 0.2×	185 0.5×	365 1.2×	470 1.7×	66	3.0k
Oğuzhan Deyneli Türkiye	20	249 0.4×	671 1.3×	312 0.8×	192 0.6×	342 1.3×	63	1.7k
Kiminori Yamane Japan	23	663 1.2×	581 1.1×	261 0.7×	468 1.5×	686 2.5×	56	2.1k
Jens Steen Nielsen Denmark	23	241 0.4×	545 1.1×	161 0.4×	577 1.9×	197 0.7×	75	1.7k
David Bradley United States	24	631 1.1×	554 1.1×	1.1k 2.7×	918 3.0×	283 1.0×	81	2.6k
Young Lee South Korea	21	469 0.8×	759 1.5×	946 2.4×	754 2.5×	139 0.5×	87	2.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yun Kyung Cho

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20 of 20 papers shown

Cho, Yun Kyung & Chang Hee Jung. (2025). Engineered nutrient-stimulated hormonal multi-agonist for precision targeting of obesity and metabolic disorders. Clinical and Molecular Hepatology.

Kim, Seon‐Ok, et al.. (2025). Effects of Anti-Obesity Strategies on Bone Mineral Density: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome. 34(1). 41–53. 1 indexed citations

Cho, Yun Kyung, et al.. (2025). Impact of smart watch mobile application on the risk treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (iSMART-DM). Primary care diabetes. 20(1). 47–52.

Cho, Yun Kyung, et al.. (2025). New users of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors are at low risk of incident pancreatic cancer: A nationwide population-based cohort study. Diabetes & Metabolism. 51(2). 101605–101605. 3 indexed citations

Cho, Yun Kyung, et al.. (2024). Patterns of hormonal changes in hypophysitis by immune checkpoint inhibitor. The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine. 39(5). 801–812.

Kim, Hwi Seung, et al.. (2024). One-year Efficacy and Safety of Dulaglutide in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease: A Retrospective Study of Asian Patients. Clinical Therapeutics. 46(9). 683–688.

Cho, Yun Kyung, Kyung Soo Kim, Byung‐Wan Lee, et al.. (2024). Efficacy and Safety of Pioglitazone Add-on in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Inadequately Controlled with Metformin and Dapagliflozin: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, and Placebo-controlled Study. Clinical Therapeutics. 46(9). 662–669. 2 indexed citations

Cho, Yun Kyung, et al.. (2023). Phloretin Ameliorates Succinate-Induced Liver Fibrosis by Regulating Hepatic Stellate Cells. Endocrinology and Metabolism. 38(4). 395–405. 3 indexed citations

Cho, Yun Kyung, Yoo La Lee, & Chang Hee Jung. (2023). The Cardiovascular Effect of Tirzepatide: A Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 and Glucose-Dependent Insulinotropic Polypeptide Dual Agonist. Journal of Lipid and Atherosclerosis. 12(3). 213–213. 25 indexed citations

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Cho, Yun Kyung, Kyungdo Han, Hwi Seung Kim, et al.. (2022). Triglyceride-Glucose Index Is a Useful Marker for Predicting Future Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality in Young Korean Adults: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study. Journal of Lipid and Atherosclerosis. 11(2). 178–178. 32 indexed citations

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Jung, Han Na, Yun Kyung Cho, Hwi Seung Kim, et al.. (2022). Association of serum gamma-glutamyl transferase with myosteatosis assessed by muscle quality mapping using abdominal computed tomography. Clinical Imaging. 93. 4–11. 1 indexed citations

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Cho, Yun Kyung, Jiwoo Lee, Hwi Seung Kim, et al.. (2020). Triglyceride Glucose-Waist Circumference Better Predicts Coronary Calcium Progression Compared with Other Indices of Insulin Resistance: A Longitudinal Observational Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 10(1). 92–92. 50 indexed citations

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Lee, Jiwoo, Yun Kyung Cho, Yu Mi Kang, et al.. (2019). The Impact of NAFLD and Waist Circumference Changes on Diabetes Development in Prediabetes Subjects. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 17258–17258. 29 indexed citations

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Jang, Moon Ju, Young Joo Jeon, Jong Woo Kim, et al.. (2012). Association of VEGF and KDR single nucleotide polymorphisms with colorectal cancer susceptibility in Koreans. Molecular Carcinogenesis. 52(S1). 60–69. 35 indexed citations

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Jang, Moon Ju, Young Joo Jeon, So Young Chong, et al.. (2012). Association of eNOS polymorphisms (-786T>C, 4a4b, 894G>T) with colorectal cancer susceptibility in the Korean population. Gene. 512(2). 275–281. 26 indexed citations

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Kim, Eun Jin, et al.. (2007). The Effect of Motor Point Block with Alcohol on Hip Adductor Muscles in Spastic Cerebral Palsy. Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine. 31(4). 472–477.

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Kim, Eun‐Jin, et al.. (2006). The Effect of Foot Orthosis on Spinal Curvature by Correction of Foot Pronation and Limb Length Discrepancy. Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine. 30(4). 392–397.

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Choi, Ji Hun, Suk‐Kyun Yang, Seung‐Jae Myung, et al.. (2004). The Influence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Its Treatment with 5-Aminosalicylic Acid on Pregnancy and Fetal Outcome. Intestinal Research. 2(1). 26–30. 2 indexed citations

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Cho, Yun Kyung, et al.. (2004). Effects of Diabetes Education on Diabetic Management in Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetics Mellitus Patients.. Journal of the Korean Dietetic Association. 10(3). 300–308. 12 indexed citations

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Lee, Jun, et al.. (2001). Antepartum Characteristics Predicting Persistent Postpartum Glucose lntolerance in the Patients with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM). Korean Diabetes Journal. 24(1). 46–59. 6 indexed citations

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