2026 Bokyung Sung: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	84	14969	14092	7565	7003	176	30048

Overview

Bokyung Sung is affiliated with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine and molecular sciences, with a notable focus on the chemistry and biological activity of metal complexes and molecular agents relevant to disease treatment and diagnosis.

Their work is concentrated in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with further specialization in the subfields of Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Physiology, Organic Chemistry, and Pharmacology.

The main topics that characterize their research include:

Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes
Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
Synthesis and biological activity
Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects
Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection
Curcumin's Biomedical Applications

Bokyung Sung has published in several scientific journals frequently, with the highest number of publications appearing in the following venues:

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
Antioxidants
ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science
Pharmaceuticals

Frequent collaborators include Yongmin Chang, Ahrum Baek, Minsup Kim, Byeong Woo Yang, and Yeoun-Hee Kim, indicating a significant level of cooperation with peers predominantly focused in related scientific domains.

Representative recent papers authored or coauthored by Bokyung Sung demonstrate the breadth of their research topics and impact:

"Role of Induced Programmed Cell Death in the Chemopreventive Potential of Apigenin," 2022, published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
"Synthesis, Characterization, and Anticancer Activity of Benzothiazole Aniline Derivatives and Their Platinum (II) Complexes as New Chemotherapy Agents," 2021, published in Pharmaceuticals
"Novel SIRT Inhibitor, MHY2256, Induces Cell Cycle Arrest, Apoptosis, and Autophagic Cell Death in HCT116 Human Colorectal Cancer Cells," 2020, published in Biomolecules & Therapeutics
"Gd-Complex of a Rosmarinic Acid Conjugate as an Anti-Inflammatory Theranostic Agent via Reactive Oxygen Species Scavenging," 2020, published in Antioxidants
"Effect of Structural Fine-Tuning on Chelate Stability and Liver Uptake of Anionic MRI Contrast Agents," 2022, published in Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Best Publications

Cancer is a Preventable Disease that Requires Major Lifestyle Changes

Preetha Anand;Ajaikumar B. Kunnumakara;Chitra Sundaram;Kuzhuvelil B. Harikumar

3356
Citations
Biological activities of curcumin and its analogues (Congeners) made by man and Mother Nature.

Preetha Anand;Sherin G. Thomas;Ajaikumar B. Kunnumakkara;Chitra Sundaram

1436
Citations
Pharmacological basis for the role of curcumin in chronic diseases: an age-old spice with modern targets

Bharat B. Aggarwal;Bokyung Sung

1424
Citations
Targeting Inflammatory Pathways for Prevention and Therapy of Cancer: Short-Term Friend, Long-Term Foe

Bharat B. Aggarwal;R. V. Vijayalekshmi;Bokyung Sung

949
Citations
Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription‐3, Inflammation, and Cancer

Bharat B. Aggarwal;Ajaikumar B. Kunnumakkara;Kuzhuvelil B. Harikumar;Shan R. Gupta

826
Citations
Curcumin, demethoxycurcumin, bisdemethoxycurcumin, tetrahydrocurcumin and turmerones differentially regulate anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferative responses through a ROS-independent mechanism

Santosh K. Sandur;Manoj K. Pandey;Bokyung Sung;Kwang Seok Ahn

810
Citations
Design of Curcumin Loaded PLGA Nanoparticles Formulation with Enhanced Cellular Uptake, and Increased Bioactivity in vitro and Superior Bioavailability in vivo

Preetha Anand;Hareesh B. Nair;Bokyung Sung;Ajaikumar B. Kunnumakkara

771
Citations
Targeting Signal‐Transducer‐and‐Activator‐of‐Transcription‐3 for Prevention and Therapy of Cancer

Bharat B. Aggarwal;Gautam Sethi;Kwang Seok Ahn;Santosh K. Sandur

596
Citations
Nuclear Factor-κB Activation: From Bench to Bedside:

Gautam Sethi;Bokyung Sung;Bharat B. Aggarwal

595
Citations
NF-κB addiction and its role in cancer: ‘one size does not fit all’

M M Chaturvedi;B Sung;V R Yadav;R Kannappan

586
Citations
TNF: a master switch for inflammation to cancer.

Gautam Sethi;Bokyung Sung;Bharat B Aggarwal

565
Citations
Multitargeting by turmeric, the golden spice: From kitchen to clinic

Subash C. Gupta;Bokyung Sung;Ji Hye Kim;Sahdeo Prasad

532
Citations
The Molecular Inflammatory Process in Aging

Hae Young Chung;Bokyung Sung;Kyung Jin Jung;Yani Zou

524
Citations
Natural products as a gold mine for arthritis treatment

Dinesh Khanna;Gautam Sethi;Kwang Seok Ahn;Manoj K Pandey

492
Citations
Curcumin: an orally bioavailable blocker of TNF and other pro-inflammatory biomarkers

Bharat B Aggarwal;Subash C Gupta;Bokyung Sung

436
Citations
Cancer drug discovery by repurposing: teaching new tricks to old dogs

Subash C. Gupta;Bokyung Sung;Sahdeo Prasad;Lauren J. Webb

389
Citations
Role of pro-oxidants and antioxidants in the anti-inflammatory and apoptotic effects of curcumin (diferuloylmethane)

Santosh K. Sandur;Haruyo Ichikawa;Manoj K. Pandey;Ajaikumar B. Kunnumakkara

386
Citations
The role of chalcones in suppression of NF-κB-mediated inflammation and cancer.

Vivek R. Yadav;Sahdeo Prasad;Bokyung Sung;Bharat B. Aggarwal

384
Citations
Identification of Novel Anti-inflammatory Agents from Ayurvedic Medicine for Prevention of Chronic Diseases: “Reverse Pharmacology” and “Bedside to Bench” Approach

Bharat B. Aggarwal;Sahdeo Prasad;Simone Reuter;Ramaswamy Kannappan

378
Citations
Cancer is a preventable disease that requires major lifestyle changes (Pharmaceutical Research DOI: 10.1007/s11095-008-9661-9)

Preetha Anand;Ajaikumar B. Kunnumakkara;Chitra Sundaram;Kuzhuvelil B. Harikumar

162
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Sahdeo Prasad University of Minnesota

Hae Young Chung Pusan National University

Ajaikumar B. Kunnumakkara Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Gautam Sethi National University of Singapore

Subash C. Gupta Banaras Hindu University

Kwang Seok Ahn Kyung Hee University

Mingyao Liu University Health Network

Byung Pal Yu The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Sunil Krishnan The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Akira Murakami Kyoto University

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