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2025

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Microbiology

D-Index
71
Citations
17216
World Ranking
1856
National Ranking
11

Sang-Ho Choi 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 Sang-Ho Choi sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 602 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sang-Ho Choi 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 Sang-Ho Choi sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% 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

  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Korea Leader Award

Overview

Sang-Ho Choi is affiliated with the University of Ulsan in South Korea and specializes primarily in the field of Medicine, with extensive research in Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Clinical Biochemistry, Molecular Medicine, and Molecular Biology. Their work is characterized by a strong focus on antimicrobial resistance, infection control, and clinical microbiology.

The scientist has contributed to several main research topics, including:

  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis

Among Sang-Ho Choi's recent publications are:

  • Association of herpes zoster with dementia and effect of antiviral therapy on dementia: a population-based cohort study, 2020, European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience
  • Clinical and Microbiological Analysis of Risk Factors for Mortality in Patients with Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Bacteremia, 2020, International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
  • RadioGraphics Update: Radiographic and CT Features of Viral Pneumonia, 2020, Radiographics
  • Clinical and Microbiological Analysis of Risk Factors for Mortality in Patients With Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Bacteremia, 2020, Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • Fluvoxamine Treatment of Patients with Symptomatic COVID-19 in a Community Treatment Center: A Preliminary Result of Randomized Controlled Trial, 2022, Infection and Chemotherapy

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Sung-Han Kim
  • Yang Soo Kim
  • Sang-Oh Lee
  • Jiwon Jung
  • Yong Pil Chong

Sang-Ho Choi's research is often published in the following venues:

  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • Infection and Chemotherapy
  • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
  • Journal of Korean Medical Science
  • Mycoses

Best Publications

  • Radiographic and CT Features of Viral Pneumonia.

    Hyun Jung Koo;Soyeoun Lim;Jooae Choe;Sang Ho Choi

  • Viral Infection in Patients with Severe Pneumonia Requiring Intensive Care Unit Admission

    Sang-Ho Choi;Sang-Bum Hong;Gwang-Beom Ko;Yumi Lee

  • Risk Factors for Acquisition of Imipenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: a Case-Control Study

    Sang-Oh Lee;Nam Joong Kim;Sang-Ho Choi;Tae Hyong Kim

  • Analysis of pools of targeted Salmonella deletion mutants identifies novel genes affecting fitness during competitive infection in mice.

    Carlos A. Santiviago;M. Megan Reynolds;Steffen Porwollik;Sang-Ho Choi

  • Emergence of Antibiotic Resistance during Therapy for Infections Caused by Enterobacteriaceae Producing AmpC β-Lactamase: Implications for Antibiotic Use

    Sang-Ho Choi;Jung Eun Lee;Su Jin Park;Seong-Ho Choi

  • Identification and characterization of the Vibrio vulnificus rtxA essential for cytotoxicity in vitro and virulence in mice.

    Jeong Hyun Lee;Myung Won Kim;Byoung Sik Kim;Seung Min Kim

  • Contribution of dps to Acid Stress Tolerance and Oxidative Stress Tolerance in Escherichia coli O157:H7

    Sang Ho Choi;David J. Baumler;Charles W. Kaspar

  • Role of Flagellum and Motility in Pathogenesis of Vibrio vulnificus

    Jong-Ho Lee;Jong Bok Rho;Kyung-Je Park;Chang Beom Kim

  • Nosocomial Transmission of Severe Fever With Thrombocytopenia Syndrome in Korea

    Won Young Kim;Woo Young Choi;Sun-Whan Park;Eun Byeol Wang

  • Optimal Duration of Antibiotic Therapy in Patients With Hematogenous Vertebral Osteomyelitis at Low Risk and High Risk of Recurrence

    Ki-Ho Park;Oh Hyun Cho;Jung Hee Lee;Ji Seon Park

  • Radio-frequency heating to inactivate Salmonella Typhimurium and Escherichia coli O157:H7 on black and red pepper spice.

    Sung-Youn Kim;Hun-Gu Sagong;Sang Ho Choi;Sangryeol Ryu

  • Construction and phenotypic evaluation of a Vibrio vulnificus vvpE mutant for elastolytic protease.

    Kwang Cheol Jeong;Hye Sook Jeong;Joon Haeng Rhee;Shee Eun Lee

  • Treatment Duration for Uncomplicated Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia To Prevent Relapse: Analysis of a Prospective Observational Cohort Study

    Yong Pil Chong;Song Mi Moon;Kyung-Mi Bang;Hyun Jung Park

  • Strain-dependent diversity in the Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum-sensing regulon

    Sudha Chugani;Byoung Sik Kim;Somsak Phattarasukol;Mitchell J. Brittnacher

  • SmcR and cyclic AMP receptor protein coactivate Vibrio vulnificus vvpE encoding elastase through the RpoS-dependent promoter in a synergistic manner.

    Hye Sook Jeong;Myoung Hee Lee;Kyu-Ho Lee;Soon-Jung Park

  • Persistent Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: a prospective analysis of risk factors, outcomes, and microbiologic and genotypic characteristics of isolates.

    Yong Pil Chong;Su-Jin Park;Hee Sueng Kim;Eun Sil Kim

  • Risk Factors for the Acquisition of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae among Hospitalized Patients

    Yee Gyung Kwak;Sang Ho Choi;Eun Ju Choo;Jin Won Chung

  • Comparison of computed tomographic findings in pulmonary mucormycosis and invasive pulmonary aspergillosis

    J. Jung;M.Y. Kim;H.J. Lee;Y.S. Park

  • Rapid Diagnosis of Tuberculous Meningitis by T Cell—Based Assays on Peripheral Blood and Cerebrospinal Fluid Mononuclear Cells

    Sung-Han Kim;Oh-Hyun Cho;Su-Jin Park;Eun Mi Lee

  • Viral infection is not uncommon in adult patients with severe hospital-acquired pneumonia.

    Hyo-Lim Hong;Sang-Bum Hong;Gwang-Beom Ko;Jin Won Huh

  • Relationship between the MIC of vancomycin and clinical outcome in patients with MRSA nosocomial pneumonia

    Eun Young Choi;Jin Won Huh;Chae-Man Lim;Younsuck Koh

  • Vibrio vulnificus has the transmembrane transcription activator ToxRS stimulating the expression of the hemolysin gene vvhA.

    Shee Eun Lee;Sung Heui Shin;Soo Young Kim;Young Ran Kim

Frequent Co-Authors

Sangryeol Ryu
Sangryeol Ryu Seoul National University
Tae Sung Kim
Tae Sung Kim Korea University
Ho Jae Han
Ho Jae Han Seoul National University
Nam-Chul Ha
Nam-Chul Ha Seoul National University
Michael McClelland
Michael McClelland University of California, Irvine

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