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73
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19416
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1656
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Che Ok Jeon publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Che Ok Jeon sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 519 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Che Ok Jeon D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Che Ok Jeon sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Korea Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Korea Leader Award

Overview

Che Ok Jeon is a researcher affiliated with Chung-Ang University in South Korea, with extensive experience in microbiology and related fields. Their work encompasses diverse areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, agricultural and biological sciences, and environmental science.

The scientist's research spans several subfields, notably molecular biology, ecology, food science, plant science, and biotechnology. Their investigations emphasize main topics such as genomics and phylogenetic studies, microbial community ecology and physiology, probiotics and fermented foods, food quality and safety studies, protist diversity and phylogeny, gut microbiota and health, as well as fermentation and sensory analysis.

Che Ok Jeon has published frequently in a variety of scientific venues. The most prolific publication venues include:

  • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY (42 publications)
  • The Journal of Microbiology (11 publications)
  • Current Microbiology (9 publications)
  • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology (7 publications)
  • Food Microbiology (4 publications)

Their collaborations have been with several frequent coauthors, among them:

  • Ju Hye Baek (44 joint publications)
  • Dong Min Han (38 joint publications)
  • Jeong-Min Kim (25 joint publications)
  • Kyung Hyun Kim (23 joint publications)
  • Byung Hee Chun (21 joint publications)

Recent papers authored by or involving Che Ok Jeon include:

  • "Gut microbiome-mediated mechanisms for reducing cholesterol levels: implications for ameliorating cardiovascular disease," published in 2022 in Trends in Microbiology
  • "Metagenomic analysis of the human microbiome reveals the association between the abundance of gut bile salt hydrolases and host health," published in 2020 in Gut Microbes
  • "Unraveling microbial fermentation features in kimchi: from classical to meta-omics approaches," published in 2020 in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
  • "Characterization and correlation of microbial communities and metabolite and volatile compounds in doenjang fermentation," published in 2021 in Food Research International
  • "Dynamics of microbial communities and metabolites in ganjang, a traditional Korean fermented soy sauce, during fermentation," published in 2020 in Food Microbiology

Best Publications

  • Metagenomic Analysis of Kimchi, a Traditional Korean Fermented Food†

    Ji Young Jung;Se Hee Lee;Jeong Myeong Kim;Moon Su Park

  • Biological nitrogen removal with enhanced phosphate uptake in a sequencing batch reactor using single sludge system.

    Dae Sung Lee;Che Ok Jeon;Jong Moon Park

  • Kimchi microflora: history, current status, and perspectives for industrial kimchi production.

    Ji Young Jung;Se Hee Lee;Che Ok Jeon

  • High-throughput recombinant protein expression in Escherichia coli: current status and future perspectives.

    Baolei Jia;Che Ok Jeon

  • Effects of Leuconostoc mesenteroides starter cultures on microbial communities and metabolites during kimchi fermentation.

    Ji Young Jung;Se Hee Lee;Hyo Jung Lee;Hye-Young Seo

  • Discovery of a bacterium, with distinctive dioxygenase, that is responsible for in situ biodegradation in contaminated sediment.

    C. O. Jeon;W. Park;P. Padmanabhan;C. DeRito

  • Respiration of 13C-labeled substrates added to soil in the field and subsequent 16S rRNA gene analysis of 13C-labeled soil DNA.

    P. Padmanabhan;S. Padmanabhan;C. DeRito;A. Gray

  • Bacterial community analysis during fermentation of ten representative kinds of kimchi with barcoded pyrosequencing.

    Eun-Jin Park;Jong sik Chun;Chang-Jun Cha;Wan-Soo Park

  • Gut microbiome-mediated mechanisms for reducing cholesterol levels: implications for ameliorating cardiovascular disease.

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  • Bacterial community composition and chitinase gene diversity of vermicompost with antifungal activity.

    Muhammad Yasir;Zubair Aslam;Seon Won Kim;Seon-Woo Lee

  • Amplification of uncultured single-stranded DNA viruses from rice paddy soil.

    Kyoung-Ho Kim;Ho-Won Chang;Young-Do Nam;Seong Woon Roh

  • ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL IN A SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR SUPPLIED WITH GLUCOSE AS A SOLE CARBON SOURCE

    Che Ok Jeon;Jong Moon Park

  • Comparative Ocular Microbial Communities in Humans with and without Blepharitis

    Se Hee Lee;Doo Hwan Oh;Ji Young Jung;Jae Chan Kim

  • Influence of Soil Components on the Biodegradation of Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and o-, m-, and p-Xylenes by the Newly Isolated Bacterium Pseudoxanthomonas spadix BD-a59

    Jeong Myeong Kim;Ngoc Thuan Le;Bok Sil Chung;Jin Ho Park

  • Metatranscriptomic analysis of lactic acid bacterial gene expression during kimchi fermentation.

    Ji Young Jung;Se Hee Lee;Hyun Mi Jin;Yoonsoo Hahn

  • Analysis of yeast and archaeal population dynamics in kimchi using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis

    Ho Won Chang;Kyoung Ho Kim;Young Do Nam;Seong Woon Roh

  • Polaromonas naphthalenivorans sp. nov., a naphthalene-degrading bacterium from naphthalene-contaminated sediment.

    Che Ok Jeon;Woojun Park;William C. Ghiorse;Eugene L. Madsen

  • Characterization of the Denitrification-Associated Phosphorus Uptake Properties of “Candidatus Accumulibacter phosphatis” Clades in Sludge Subjected to Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal

    Jeong Myeong Kim;Hyo Jung Lee;Dae Sung Lee;Che Ok Jeon

  • Microbial succession and metabolite changes during fermentation of dongchimi, traditional Korean watery kimchi

    Sang Hyeon Jeong;Ji Young Jung;Se Hee Lee;Hyun Mi Jin

  • Hybrid neural network modeling of a full-scale industrial wastewater treatment process.

    Dae Sung Lee;Che Ok Jeon;Jong Moon Park;Kun Soo Chang

  • Comparative survey of rumen microbial communities and metabolites across one caprine and three bovine groups, using bar-coded pyrosequencing and ¹H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

    Hyo Jung Lee;Ji Young Jung;Young Kyoon Oh;Sang-Suk Lee

  • Alteromonas as a Key Agent of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Biodegradation in Crude Oil-Contaminated Coastal Sediment

    Hyun Mi Jin;Jeong Myeong Kim;Hyo Jung Lee;Eugene L. Madsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Eugene L. Madsen
Eugene L. Madsen Cornell University
Jung-Hoon Yoon
Jung-Hoon Yoon Sungkyunkwan University
Dae Sung Lee
Dae Sung Lee Kyungpook National University
Jong Moon Park
Jong Moon Park Pohang University of Science and Technology
Li-Hua Xu
Li-Hua Xu Yunnan University
Hee-Mock Oh
Hee-Mock Oh Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology
Jongsik Chun
Jongsik Chun Seoul National University
Wen-Jun Li
Wen-Jun Li Sun Yat-sen University
Seung Hyun Han
Seung Hyun Han Seoul National University
Seungpyo Hong
Seungpyo Hong University of Wisconsin–Madison

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