2026 Hun-Taeg Chung: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	83	3565	3285	27	27	353	21328

Overview

Hun-Taeg Chung is a researcher affiliated with the University of Ulsan in South Korea. Their research primarily intersects the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with a focus on several specialized subfields including Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Physiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology.

Their research topics cover diverse areas such as:

Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide
Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism
RNA modifications and cancer
Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis
Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

Among their recent publications are:

Metformin-induced TTP mediates communication between Kupffer cells and hepatocytes to alleviate hepatic steatosis by regulating lipophagy and necroptosis (2023), published in Metabolism
Phosphorylation of EIF2S1 (eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 subunit alpha) is indispensable for nuclear translocation of TFEB and TFE3 during ER stress (2023), published in Autophagy
GSK-3β inhibition by curcumin mitigates amyloidogenesis via TFEB activation and anti-oxidative activity in human neuroblastoma cells (2020), published in Free Radical Research
Interleukin-8 drives CD38 to form NAADP from NADP ⁺ and NAAD in the endolysosomes to mobilize Ca ²⁺ and effect cell migration (2020), published in The FASEB Journal
Cross-talk between CD38 and TTP Is Essential for Resolution of Inflammation during Microbial Sepsis (2020), published in Cell Reports

Frequent co-authors working alongside Hun-Taeg Chung include:

Yeonsoo Joe
Jeongmin Park
Stefan W. Ryter
Young-Joon Surh
Uh-Hyun Kim

Hun-Taeg Chung has regularly published in several venues, with multiple contributions to:

Free Radical Research (2 publications)
Antioxidants (2 publications)
Molecules and Cells (2 publications)
Free Radical Biology and Medicine (2 publications)
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2 publications)

Best Publications

Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases and Reactive Oxygen Species: How Can ROS Activate MAPK Pathways?

Yong Son;Yong-Kwan Cheong;Nam-Ho Kim;Hun-Taeg Chung

1306
Citations
Nitric oxide as a bioregulator of apoptosis.

Hun-Taeg Chung;Hyun-Ock Pae;Byung-Min Choi;Byung-Min Choi;Timothy R. Billiar

702
Citations
Hydrogen sulfide inhibits nitric oxide production and nuclear factor-κB via heme oxygenase-1 expression in RAW264.7 macrophages stimulated with lipopolysaccharide

Gi-Su Oh;Hyun-Ock Pae;Bok-Soo Lee;Byeong-Nam Kim

583
Citations
Reactive oxygen species in the activation of MAP kinases.

Yong Son;Sangduck Kim;Hun-Taeg Chung;Hyun-Ock Pae

499
Citations
Carbon Monoxide Produced by Heme Oxygenase-1 Suppresses T Cell Proliferation via Inhibition of IL-2 Production

Hyun-Ock Pae;Gi-Su Oh;Byung-Min Choi;Soo-Cheon Chae

379
Citations
The non-provitamin A carotenoid, lutein, inhibits NF-κB-dependent gene expression through redox-based regulation of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/PTEN/Akt and NF-κB-inducing kinase pathways: Role of H2O2 in NF-κB activation

Ji Hee Kim;Hee Jun Na;Chun Ki Kim;Ji Yoon Kim

329
Citations
Cellular non-heme iron content is a determinant of nitric oxide-mediated apoptosis, necrosis, and caspase inhibition.

Young-Myeong Kim;Hun-Taeg Chung;Richard L. Simmons;Timothy R. Billiar

328
Citations
Nitric Oxide Protects PC12 Cells from Serum Deprivation-Induced Apoptosis by cGMP-Dependent Inhibition of Caspase Signaling

Young-Myeong Kim;Hun-Taeg Chung;Sung-Soo Kim;Jeong-A Han

276
Citations
Nitric oxide prevents tumor necrosis factor α-induced rat hepatocyte apoptosis by the interruption of mitochondrial apoptotic signaling through S-nitrosylation of caspase-8

Young Myeong Kim;Young Myeong Kim;Tae Hyoung Kim;Hun Taeg Chung;Robert V. Talanian

274
Citations
Heme Oxygenase in the Regulation of Vascular Biology: From Molecular Mechanisms to Therapeutic Opportunities

Young-Myeong Kim;Hyun-Ock Pae;Jeong Euy Park;Yong Chul Lee

248
Citations
Carbon Monoxide Induces Heme Oxygenase-1 via Activation of Protein Kinase R–Like Endoplasmic Reticulum Kinase and Inhibits Endothelial Cell Apoptosis Triggered by Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress

Ki Mo Kim;Hyun-Ock Pae;Min Zheng;Raekil Park

232
Citations
Fractalkine stimulates angiogenesis by activating the Raf-1/MEK/ERK- and PI3K/Akt/eNOS-dependent signal pathways.

Seon Jin Lee;Seung Namkoong;Young Mi Kim;Chun Ki Kim

222
Citations
Inhibitory effects of methanol extract of Cyperus rotundus rhizomes on nitric oxide and superoxide productions by murine macrophage cell line, RAW 264.7 cells

Won-Gil Seo;Hyun-Ock Pae;Gi-Su Oh;Kyu-Yun Chai

202
Citations
Critical role of heme oxygenase-1 in Foxp3-mediated immune suppression.

Byung-Min Choi;Hyun-Ock Pae;Young-Ran Jeong;Young-Myeong Kim

194
Citations
Nitric oxide prevents 6-hydroxydopamine-induced apoptosis in PC12 cells through cGMP-dependent PI3 kinase/Akt activation

Kwon Soo Ha;Ki Mo Kim;Young Guen Kwon;Se Kyung Bai

193
Citations
Prostaglandin E2 stimulates angiogenesis by activating the nitric oxide/cGMP pathway in human umbilical vein endothelial cells.

Seung Namkoong;Seon Jin Lee;Chun Ki Kim;Young Mi Kim

172
Citations
Endoplasmic reticulum stress is sufficient for the induction of IL-1β production via activation of the NF-κB and inflammasome pathways:

Sena Kim;Yeonsoo Joe;Sun Oh Jeong;Min Zheng

162
Citations
Induction of granulocytic differentiation in acute promyelocytic leukemia cells (HL-60) by water-soluble chitosan oligomer.

Hyun-Ock Pae;Won-Gil Seo;Na-Young Kim;Gi-Su Oh

158
Citations
Heme oxygenase-1: its therapeutic roles in inflammatory diseases.

Hyun-Ock Pae;Hun-Taeg Chung

152
Citations
Evidence that Cisplatin-induced Auditory Damage is Attenuated by Downregulation of Pro-inflammatory Cytokines Via Nrf2/HO-1

HongSeob So;HyungJin Kim;HyungJin Kim;Yunha Kim;Eunsook Kim

151
Citations