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Inhwan 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 Inhwan Hwang sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 193 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Inhwan 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 Inhwan Hwang sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Inhwan Hwang is affiliated with Pohang University of Science and Technology in South Korea. Their research primarily covers fields in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a substantial focus on agricultural and biological sciences.

The main subfields of study include molecular biology, plant science, and biotechnology, with additional work involving infectious diseases and cell biology. The key topics of their research are diverse and include photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, transgenic plants and applications, mitochondrial function and pathology, plant molecular biology research, plant stress responses and tolerance, plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, and toxin mechanisms and immunotoxins.

Hwang has published extensively, including notable papers such as:

  • A DNA Methylation Reader-Chaperone Regulator-Transcription Factor Complex Activates OsHKT1;5 Expression during Salinity Stress (2020, The Plant Cell)
  • Dynamic spatial reorganization of BSK1 complexes in the plasma membrane underpins signal-specific activation for growth and immunity (2021, Molecular Plant)
  • Proteomic characterization of isolated Arabidopsis clathrin-coated vesicles reveals evolutionarily conserved and plant-specific components (2022, The Plant Cell)
  • Spatial regulation of RBOHD via AtECA4-mediated recycling and clathrin-mediated endocytosis contributes to ROS accumulation during salt stress response but not flg22-induced immune response (2021, The Plant Journal)
  • PtomtAPX is an autonomous lignification peroxidase during the earliest stage of secondary wall formation in Populus tomentosa Carr (2022, Nature Plants)

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Hwang include Dong Wook Lee, Shi-Jian Song, Hai Lu, Woe-Yeon Kim, and Byeongho Moon.

Hwang's publications are commonly found in venues such as Frontiers in Plant Science, Plant Cell & Environment, Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, New Phytologist, and Journal of Plant Biology.

In addition to journal articles, Hwang has contributed to book publications. One example includes the book titled Targeting Signals in Protein Trafficking and Transport, published by Frontiers Media in 2023.

Best Publications

  • Activation of Glucosidase via Stress-Induced Polymerization Rapidly Increases Active Pools of Abscisic Acid

    Kwang Hee Lee;Hai Lan Piao;Ho-Youn Kim;Sang Mi Choi

  • Map-based cloning of a gene controlling omega-3 fatty acid desaturation in Arabidopsis

    Vincent Arondel;Bertrand Lemieux;Inhwan Hwang;Sue Gibson

  • Clathrin-Mediated Constitutive Endocytosis of PIN Auxin Efflux Carriers in Arabidopsis

    Pankaj Dhonukshe;Fernando Aniento;Inhwan Hwang;David G. Robinson

  • The Arabidopsis Photomorphogenic Mutant hy1 Is Deficient in Phytochrome Chromophore Biosynthesis as a Result of a Mutation in a Plastid Heme Oxygenase

    Takuya Muramoto;Takayuki Kohchi;Takayuki Kohchi;Akiho Yokota;Inhwan Hwang

  • Isolation of the Arabidopsis GA4 locus.

    Hui-Hwa Chiang;Inhwan Hwang;Howard M. Goodman

  • Rice Undeveloped Tapetum1 is a major regulator of early tapetum development

    Ki-Hong Jung;Min-Jung Han;Yang-Seok Lee;Yong-Woo Kim

  • A Vacuolar β-Glucosidase Homolog That Possesses Glucose-Conjugated Abscisic Acid Hydrolyzing Activity Plays an Important Role in Osmotic Stress Responses in Arabidopsis

    Zheng-Yi Xu;Kwang Hee Lee;Ting Dong;Jae Cheol Jeong

  • A New Dynamin-Like Protein, ADL6, Is Involved in Trafficking from the trans-Golgi Network to the Central Vacuole in Arabidopsis

    Jing Bo Jin;Young A Kim;Soo Jin Kim;Sung Hoon Lee

  • Trafficking of Phosphatidylinositol 3-Phosphate from the trans-Golgi Network to the Lumen of the Central Vacuole in Plant Cells

    Dae Heon Kim;Young-Jae Eu;Cheol Min Yoo;Yong-Woo Kim

  • Drought Stress-Induced Rma1H1, a RING Membrane-Anchor E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Homolog, Regulates Aquaporin Levels via Ubiquitination in Transgenic Arabidopsis Plants

    Hyun Kyung Lee;Seok Keun Cho;Ora Son;Zhengyi Xu

  • Wax-deficient anther1 Is Involved in Cuticle and Wax Production in Rice Anther Walls and Is Required for Pollen Development

    Ki Hong Jung;Min Jung Han;Dong Yeun Lee;Yang Seok Lee

  • Identification of a signal that distinguishes between the chloroplast outer envelope membrane and the endomembrane system in vivo.

    Yong Jik Lee;Dae Heon Kim;Yong-Woo Kim;Inhwan Hwang

  • The Arabidopsis NAC Transcription Factor ANAC096 Cooperates with bZIP-Type Transcription Factors in Dehydration and Osmotic Stress Responses

    Zheng-Yi Xu;Soo Youn Kim;Do Young Hyeon;Dae Heon Kim

  • Abscisic acid: biosynthesis, inactivation, homoeostasis and signalling

    Ting Dong;Youngmin Park;Inhwan Hwang

  • Tic21 is an essential translocon component for protein translocation across the chloroplast inner envelope membrane.

    Yi-Shan Teng;Yi-Shan Teng;Yi-shin Su;Lih-Jen Chen;Yong Jik Lee

  • A Novel Family of Cys-Rich Membrane Proteins Mediates Cadmium Resistance in Arabidopsis

    Won-Yong Song;Enrico Martinoia;Joohyun Lee;Dongwoo Kim

  • Rha1, an Arabidopsis Rab5 homolog, plays a critical role in the vacuolar trafficking of soluble cargo proteins.

    Eun Ju Sohn;Eol Sun Kim;Min Zhao;Soo Jin Kim

  • Characterization of glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored lipid transfer protein 2 (LTPG2) and overlapping function between LTPG/LTPG1 and LTPG2 in cuticular wax export or accumulation in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Hyojin Kim;Saet Buyl Lee;Hae Jin Kim;Hae Jin Kim;Myung Ki Min

  • Heat Shock Protein Cognate 70-4 and an E3 Ubiquitin Ligase, CHIP, Mediate Plastid-Destined Precursor Degradation through the Ubiquitin-26S Proteasome System in Arabidopsis

    Sookjin Lee;Dong Wook Lee;Yongjik Lee;Ulrike Mayer

  • Phosphatidylinositol 3- and 4-Phosphate Are Required for Normal Stomatal Movements

    Ji-Yul Jung;Yong-Woo Kim;June M. Kwak;Jae-Ung Hwang

Frequent Co-Authors

Youngsook Lee
Youngsook Lee University of Wisconsin–Madison
Liwen Jiang
Liwen Jiang Chinese University of Hong Kong
Jing Bo Jin
Jing Bo Jin Chinese Academy of Sciences
Enrico Martinoia
Enrico Martinoia University of Zurich
Wonhwa Cho
Wonhwa Cho University of Illinois at Chicago
Byung-Ho Kang
Byung-Ho Kang Chinese University of Hong Kong
Robert V. Stahelin
Robert V. Stahelin Purdue University West Lafayette
Jiří Friml
Jiří Friml Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Mi Chung Suh
Mi Chung Suh Sogang University
Gynheung An
Gynheung An Kyung Hee University

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