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Byung Kook Hwang

Byung Kook Hwang

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
67
Citations
12752
World Ranking
8376
National Ranking
80

Byung Kook Hwang publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Byung Kook Hwang sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 206 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Byung Kook Hwang D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Byung Kook Hwang sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Byung Kook Hwang is affiliated with Korea University in South Korea and has contributed extensively to the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, focusing primarily on Plant Science. Their research spans several interconnected topics including Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects, Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance, as well as Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis, Iron Metabolism and Disorders, Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis, and Nitrogen and Sulfur Effects on Brassica.

Hwang's work has been published in a variety of scientific venues with the most frequent publications appearing in Frontiers in Plant Science. Other publication venues include Antioxidants, Tuberculosis, Plant Communications, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Antioxidants
  • Tuberculosis
  • Plant Communications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Their recent papers include the following:

  • "Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase OsMEK2 and OsMPK1 Signaling Is Required for Ferroptotic Cell Death in Rice-Magnaporthe oryzae Interactions" (2021, Frontiers in Plant Science)
  • "Rice iron storage protein ferritin 2 (OsFER2) positively regulates ferroptotic cell death and defense responses against Magnaporthe oryzae" (2022, Frontiers in Plant Science)
  • "The NIN-Like Protein OsNLP2 Negatively Regulates Ferroptotic Cell Death and Immune Responses to Magnaporthe oryzae in Rice" (2022, Antioxidants)
  • "Functional analysis of genetic mutations in ddn and fbiA linked to delamanid resistance in rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis" (2025, Tuberculosis)
  • "Cytoplasmic Ca2+ influx mediates iron- and reactive oxygen species-dependent ferroptotic cell death in rice immunity" (2024, Frontiers in Plant Science)

The scientist frequently collaborates with colleagues Nam-Soo Jwa, Nam Khoa Nguyen, Juan Wang, Sarmina Dangol, and Raksha Singh.

  • Nam-Soo Jwa
  • Nam Khoa Nguyen
  • Juan Wang
  • Sarmina Dangol
  • Raksha Singh

Hwang's research interest is enriched by their involvement across multiple subfields, particularly Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Hematology, and Infectious Diseases, though most prominently in Plant Science.

  • Plant Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Hematology
  • Infectious Diseases

Best Publications

  • An important role of the pepper phenylalanine ammonia-lyase gene (PAL1) in salicylic acid-dependent signalling of the defence response to microbial pathogens.

    Dae Sung Kim;Byung Kook Hwang

  • Hydrogen Peroxide Generation by the Pepper Extracellular Peroxidase CaPO2 Activates Local and Systemic Cell Death and Defense Response to Bacterial Pathogens

    Hyong Woo Choi;Young Jin Kim;Sung Chul Lee;Jeum Kyu Hong

  • Overexpression of a pepper basic pathogenesis-related protein 1 gene in tobacco plants enhances resistance to heavy metal and pathogen stresses

    Sujon Sarowar;Young Jin Kim;Eui Nam Kim;Ki Deok Kim

  • Expression and functional roles of the pepper pathogen-induced transcription factor RAV1 in bacterial disease resistance, and drought and salt stress tolerance

    Kee Hoon Sohn;Sung Chul Lee;Ho Won Jung;Jeum Kyu Hong

  • The Pepper 9-Lipoxygenase Gene CaLOX1 Functions in Defense and Cell Death Responses to Microbial Pathogens

    In Sun Hwang;Byung Kook Hwang

  • Requirement of the Cytosolic Interaction between PATHOGENESIS-RELATED PROTEIN10 and LEUCINE-RICH REPEAT PROTEIN1 for Cell Death and Defense Signaling in Pepper

    Du Seok Choi;In Sun Hwang;Byung Kook Hwang

  • Pepper pectin methylesterase inhibitor protein CaPMEI1 is required for antifungal activity, basal disease resistance and abiotic stress tolerance

    Soo Hyun An;Kee Hoon Sohn;Kee Hoon Sohn;Hyong Woo Choi;In Sun Hwang

  • Three pathogen‐inducible genes encoding lipid transfer protein from pepper are differentially activated by pathogens, abiotic, and environmental stresses

    Ho Won Jung;Woonbong Kim;Byung Kook Hwang

  • Isolation and in vivo and in vitro antifungal activity of phenylacetic acid and sodium phenylacetate from Streptomyces humidus.

    Byung Kook Hwang;Song Won Lim;Beom Seok Kim;Jung Yeop Lee

  • Pepper gene encoding a basic pathogenesis‐related 1 protein is pathogen and ethylene inducible

    Young Jin Kim;Byung Kook Hwang

  • Iron- and Reactive Oxygen Species-Dependent Ferroptotic Cell Death in Rice-Magnaporthe oryzae Interactions

    Sarmina Dangol;Yafei Chen;Byung Kook Hwang;Nam-Soo Jwa

  • Function of a novel GDSL-type pepper lipase gene, CaGLIP1, in disease susceptibility and abiotic stress tolerance

    Jeum Kyu Hong;Hyong Woo Choi;In Sun Hwang;Dae Sung Kim

  • In vivo control and in vitro antifungal activity of rhamnolipid B, a glycolipid antibiotic, against Phytophthora capsici and Colletotrichum orbiculare

    Beom Seok Kim;Jung Yeop Lee;Byung Kook Hwang

  • Phytophthora blight of pepper and its control in Korea.

    Byung Kook Hwang;Choong Hoe Kim

  • Functional roles of the pepper pathogen-induced bZIP transcription factor, CAbZIP1, in enhanced resistance to pathogen infection and environmental stresses

    Sung Chul Lee;Hyong Woo Choi;In Sun Hwang;Du Seok Choi

  • Convergent Evolution of Pathogen Effectors toward Reactive Oxygen Species Signaling Networks in Plants.

    Nam-Soo Jwa;Byung Kook Hwang

  • The Pepper Mannose-Binding Lectin Gene CaMBL1 Is Required to Regulate Cell Death and Defense Responses to Microbial Pathogens

    In Sun Hwang;Byung Kook Hwang

  • Proteomics and Functional Analyses of Pepper Abscisic Acid-Responsive 1 (ABR1), Which Is Involved in Cell Death and Defense Signaling

    Du Seok Choi;Byung Kook Hwang

  • Overexpression of lipid transfer protein (LTP) genes enhances resistance to plant pathogens and LTP functions in long-distance systemic signaling in tobacco

    Sujon Sarowar;Sujon Sarowar;Young Jin Kim;Ki Deok Kim;Byung Kook Hwang

  • The pepper lipoxygenase CaLOX1 plays a role in Osmotic, drought and high salinity stress response

    Chae Woo Lim;Sang-Wook Han;In Sun Hwang;Dae Sung Kim

Frequent Co-Authors

Sung Chul Lee
Sung Chul Lee Chung-Ang University
Ho Won Jung
Ho Won Jung Dong-A University
Jeong Sheop Shin
Jeong Sheop Shin Korea University
Suk-Ha Lee
Suk-Ha Lee Seoul National University
Seogchan Kang
Seogchan Kang Pennsylvania State University
Inhwan Hwang
Inhwan Hwang Pohang University of Science and Technology
David H. Sherman
David H. Sherman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Hyeon-Dong Shin
Hyeon-Dong Shin Kunsan National University
Woo Taek Kim
Woo Taek Kim Yonsei University
Doil Choi
Doil Choi Seoul National University

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