2026 Nam Jin Yoo: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	74	19396	18203	89	87	479	20001

Nam Jin Yoo publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nam Jin Yoo sits on this spectrum.

101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 479 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Nam Jin Yoo D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nam Jin Yoo sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Nam Jin Yoo is affiliated with the Catholic University of Korea in South Korea, contributing extensively to research at the intersection of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work has been primarily published across key fields including molecular biology, cancer research, pathology and forensic medicine, oncology, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

Their recent scientific output spans various topics, many focusing on colorectal cancer and related molecular mechanisms. The main topics covered in their research include:

Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
Immunodeficiency and autoimmune disorders
Colorectal cancer treatments and studies
Epigenetics and DNA methylation
Cancer-related gene regulation
Cancer genomics and diagnostics

Nam Jin Yoo has co-authored numerous papers with several frequently collaborating researchers such as:

Sug Hyung Lee
Hyun Ji Son
Eun Ji Choi
Ha Yoon Mo
Seong Won Moon

Their work has been published predominantly in the following venues:

Pathology - Research and Practice
Pathology & Oncology Research
Applied Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Morphology
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology

Among Nam Jin Yoo's recent papers are studies focused on genetic mutations and molecular alterations relevant to gastric and colorectal cancers. These include:

"Tight Junction-Related CLDN5 and CLDN6 Genes, and Gap Junction-Related GJB6 and GJB7 Genes Are Somatically Mutated in Gastric and Colorectal Cancers" (2020, Pathology & Oncology Research)
"Cancer-related SRCAP and TPR mutations in colon cancers" (2020, Pathology - Research and Practice)
"Mutation and expression alterations of histone methylation-related NSD2, KDM2B and SETMAR genes in colon cancers" (2021, Pathology - Research and Practice)
"Somatic Mutation of NLRP Genes in Gastric and Colonic Cancers" (2021, Pathology & Oncology Research)
"Mutational alterations of TDRD 1, 4 and 9 genes in colorectal cancers" (2020, Pathology & Oncology Research)

Best Publications

Cell-autonomous Fas (CD95)/Fas-ligand interaction mediates activation-induced apoptosis in T-cell hybridomas

Thomas Brunner;Rona J. Mogil;Drake LaFace;Nam Jin Yoo

1666
Citations
PIK3CA gene is frequently mutated in breast carcinomas and hepatocellular carcinomas

Jong Woo Lee;Young Hwa Soung;Su Young Kim;Hae Woo Lee

648
Citations
Oncogenic NRF2 mutations in squamous cell carcinomas of oesophagus and skin.

Yoo Ri Kim;Ji Eun Oh;Min Sung Kim;Mi Ran Kang

470
Citations
Increased expression of histone deacetylase 2 is found in human gastric cancer

Jaehwi Song;Ji Heon Noh;Jong Heun Lee;Jung Woo Eun

442
Citations
Mutational analysis of IDH1 codon 132 in glioblastomas and other common cancers

Mi Ran Kang;Min Sung Kim;Ji Eun Oh;Yoo Ri Kim

358
Citations
Somatic Mutations in the Kinase Domain of the Met/Hepatocyte Growth Factor Receptor Gene in Childhood Hepatocellular Carcinomas

Won Sang Park;Seung Myung Dong;Su Young Kim;Eun Young Na

357
Citations
Mutations of tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand receptor 1 (TRAIL-R1) and receptor 2 (TRAIL-R2) genes in metastatic breast cancers.

Min Sun Shin;Hong Sug Kim;Sug Hyung Lee;Won Sang Park

325
Citations
Frameshift mutations of autophagy‐related genes ATG2B, ATG5, ATG9B and ATG12 in gastric and colorectal cancers with microsatellite instability

Mi Ran Kang;Min Sung Kim;Ji Eun Oh;Yoo Ri Kim

311
Citations
Somatic Mutations of EGFR Gene in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

Jong Woo Lee;Young Hwa Soung;Su Young Kim;Hyo Kyung Nam

311
Citations
Alterations of Fas (Apo-1/CD95) gene in non-small cell lung cancer.

Sug Hyung Lee;Min Sun Shin;Won Sang Park;Su Young Kim

292
Citations
Somatic mutations of the KEAP1 gene in common solid cancers.

Nam Jin Yoo;Hyung Ran Kim;Yoo Ri Kim;Chang Hyeok An

286
Citations
Frequent Somatic Mutations of the β-Catenin Gene in Intestinal-Type Gastric Cancer

Won Sang Park;Ro Ra Oh;Jik Young Park;Sug Hyung Lee

280
Citations
Somatic Mutations of ERBB2 Kinase Domain in Gastric, Colorectal, and Breast Carcinomas

Jong Woo Lee;Young Hwa Soung;Si Hyung Seo;Su Young Kim

263
Citations
Expression of beclin‐1, an autophagy‐related protein, in gastric and colorectal cancers

Chang Hyeok Ahn;Eun Goo Jeong;Jong Woo Lee;Min Sung Kim

261
Citations
Somatic Mutations of JAK1 and JAK3 in Acute Leukemias and Solid Cancers

Eun Goo Jeong;Min Sung Kim;Hyo Kyung Nam;Chang Ki Min

261
Citations
Inactivating Mutations of Caspase-8 Gene in Colorectal Carcinomas

Hong Sug Kim;Jong Woo Lee;Young Hwa Soung;Won Sang Park

257
Citations
The JAK2 V617F mutation in de novo acute myelogenous leukemias

J W Lee;Y G Kim;Y H Soung;K J Han

237
Citations
CASPASE-8 gene is inactivated by somatic mutations in gastric carcinomas.

Young Hwa Soung;Jong Woo Lee;Su Young Kim;Jin Jang

216
Citations
Alterations of the DR5/TRAIL Receptor 2 Gene in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers

Sug Hyung Lee;Min Sun Shin;Hong Sug Kim;Hun Kyung Lee

213
Citations
Molecular changes from dysplastic nodule to hepatocellular carcinoma through gene expression profiling.

Suk Woo Nam;Jik Young Park;Adaikalavan Ramasamy;Shirish Shevade

209
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Sug Hyung Lee Catholic University of Korea

Suk Woo Nam Korea Institute of Science and Technology

Jong Heun Lee Korea University

Terri Gelbart Scripps Research Institute

Ernest Beutler Scripps Research Institute

Yun-Sil Lee Ewha Womans University

Leonidas C. Platanias Northwestern University

Morton Coleman Cornell University

Martin S. Tallman Northwestern University

Berton Zbar National Institutes of Health

External Links

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