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Jae Kyung Sohng

Jae Kyung Sohng

Sun Moon University
Korea

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
9038
World Ranking
15765
National Ranking
187

Jae Kyung Sohng 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 Jae Kyung Sohng sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 425 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jae Kyung Sohng 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 Jae Kyung Sohng sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jae Kyung Sohng is affiliated with Sun Moon University in South Korea and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research spans multiple subfields including molecular biology, pharmacology, biotechnology, plant science, and organic chemistry. The scientist's work addresses core topics such as microbial natural products and biosynthesis, genomics and phylogenetic studies, phytochemistry and biological activity of medicinal plants, plant biochemistry and biosynthesis, bioactive compounds and antitumor agents, pharmacological effects of natural compounds, and marine sponges and natural products.

They have published research in several prominent journals with frequent contributions to:

  • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
  • Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Molecules
  • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Recent publications by Sohng include:

  • A Review on Structure, Modifications and Structure-Activity Relation of Quercetin and Its Derivatives (2020), Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
  • Genome-enabled discovery of anthraquinone biosynthesis in Senna tora (2020), Nature Communications
  • Recent Advances in Strategies for Activation and Discovery/Characterization of Cryptic Biosynthetic Gene Clusters in Streptomyces (2020), Microorganisms
  • Streptomyces sp. VN1, a producer of diverse metabolites including non-natural furan-type anticancer compound (2020), Scientific Reports
  • Recent trends in the modification of polyphenolic compounds using hydroxylation and glycosylation (2023), Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Collaborative research has been conducted with frequent coauthors including Dipesh Dhakal, Ramesh Prasad Pandey, Tae-Su Kim, Hye Jin Jung, and Hue Thi Nguyen, with multiple joint publications reflecting ongoing scientific partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Microbial production of natural and non-natural flavonoids: Pathway engineering, directed evolution and systems/synthetic biology.

    Ramesh Prasad Pandey;Prakash Parajuli;Mattheos A.G. Koffas;Jae Kyung Sohng

  • Methylation of flavonoids: Chemical structures, bioactivities, progress and perspectives for biotechnological production.

    Niranjan Koirala;Nguyen Huy Thuan;Gopal Prasad Ghimire;Duong Van Thang

  • Marine Rare Actinobacteria: Isolation, Characterization, and Strategies for Harnessing Bioactive Compounds.

    Dipesh Dhakal;Anaya Raj Pokhrel;Biplav Shrestha;Jae Kyung Sohng

  • A Review on Structure, Modifications and Structure-Activity Relation of Quercetin and Its Derivatives.

    Rubin Thapa Magar;Jae Kyung Sohng

  • Neocarzinostatin naphthoate synthase: an unique iterative type I PKS from neocarzinostatin producer Streptomyces carzinostaticus.

    Basundhara Sthapit;Tae-Jin Oh;Rajan Lamichhane;Kwangkyoung Liou

  • Production of 3- O -xylosyl quercetin in Escherichia coli

    Ramesh Prasad Pandey;Sailesh Malla;Sailesh Malla;Dinesh Simkhada;Byung-Gee Kim

  • An Insight into the “-Omics” Based Engineering of Streptomycetes for Secondary Metabolite Overproduction

    Amit Kumar Chaudhary;Dipesh Dhakal;Jae Kyung Sohng

  • Isolation and characterization of the tobramycin biosynthetic gene cluster from Streptomyces tenebrarius

    Madan Kumar Kharel;Devi Bahadur Basnet;Hei Chan Lee;Kwangkyoung Liou

  • Apigenin Inhibits Cancer Stem Cell-Like Phenotypes in Human Glioblastoma Cells via Suppression of c-Met Signaling.

    Boram Kim;Narae Jung;Sanghun Lee;Jae Kyung Sohng

  • Discovery of parallel pathways of kanamycin biosynthesis allows antibiotic manipulation

    Je Won Park;Je Won Park;Sung Ryeol Park;Keshav Kumar Nepal;Ah Reum Han

  • Enzymatic synthesis of novel phloretin glucosides.

    Ramesh Prasad Pandey;Tai Feng Li;Eun-Hee Kim;Tokutaro Yamaguchi

  • 2-Deoxystreptamine-containing aminoglycoside antibiotics: Recent advances in the characterization and manipulation of their biosynthetic pathways

    Sung Ryeol Park;Je Won Park;Yeon Hee Ban;Jae Kyung Sohng

  • Heterologous expression of tylosin polyketide synthase and production of a hybrid bioactive macrolide in Streptomyces venezuelae

    Won Seok Jung;Sang Kil Lee;Jay Sung Joong Hong;Sung Ryeol Park

  • IDENTIFICATION OF STREPTOMYCES VIOLACEORUBER TU22 GENES INVOLVED IN THE BIOSYNTHESIS OF GRANATICIN

    Andreas Bechthold;Jae Kyung Sohng;Todd M. Smith;Xin Chu

  • Improved Squalene Production via Modulation of the Methylerythritol 4-Phosphate Pathway and Heterologous Expression of Genes from Streptomyces peucetius ATCC 27952 in Escherichia coli

    Gopal Prasad Ghimire;Hei Chan Lee;Jae Kyung Sohng

  • Inactivation of the carbamoyltransferase gene refines post-polyketide synthase modification steps in the biosynthesis of the antitumor agent geldanamycin.

    Young Soo Hong;Dongho Lee;Woncheol Kim;Jae Kap Jeong

  • Limitations in doxorubicin production from Streptomyces peucetius

    Sailesh Malla;Narayan Prasad Niraula;Bijay Singh;Kwangkyoung Liou

  • Genome analyses of Streptomyces peucetius ATCC 27952 for the identification and comparison of cytochrome P450 complement with other Streptomyces

    Niranjan Parajuli;Devi B. Basnet;Hei Chan Lee;Jae Kyung Sohng

  • Enzymatic synthesis of apigenin glucosides by glucosyltransferase (YjiC) from Bacillus licheniformis DSM 13

    Rit Bahadur Gurung;Eun-Hee Kim;Tae-Jin Oh;Jae Kyung Sohng

  • Methylation and subsequent glycosylation of 7,8-dihydroxyflavone.

    Niranjan Koirala;Ramesh Prasad Pandey;Prakash Parajuli;Hye Jin Jung

Frequent Co-Authors

Byung-Gee Kim
Byung-Gee Kim Seoul National University
Yung-Hun Yang
Yung-Hun Yang Konkuk University
Hyo-Jeong Lee
Hyo-Jeong Lee Kyung Hee University
Seung Y. Rhee
Seung Y. Rhee Carnegie Institution for Science
David E. Cane
David E. Cane Brown University
Yeisoo Yu
Yeisoo Yu University of Arizona
Jung-Kul Lee
Jung-Kul Lee Konkuk University
Ho Jeong Kwon
Ho Jeong Kwon Yonsei University
David H. Sherman
David H. Sherman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jang Hyuk Kwon
Jang Hyuk Kwon Kyung Hee University

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