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Sang-Nae Cho

Sang-Nae Cho

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
67
Citations
14863
World Ranking
2284
National Ranking
14

Sang-Nae Cho 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-Nae Cho sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 286 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sang-Nae Cho 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-Nae Cho sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Sang-Nae Cho is affiliated with Yonsei University in South Korea and focuses research efforts primarily in the field of Medicine.

The scientist's work spans several subfields including:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Epidemiology
  • Immunology
  • Pharmacology
  • Surgery

Research topics covered in their publications include:

  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders
  • Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds
  • Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Sang-Nae Cho are:

  • "Screening for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection Using Beijing/K Strain-Specific Peptides in a School Outbreak Cohort," 2021, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • "Diagnostic Potential of a PPE Protein Derived from Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing/K Strain," 2020, Yonsei Medical Journal
  • "Comparison of the Histopathological Observation in Pulmonary Tuberculosis between Elk (Cervus canadensis) Naturally Infected with Mycobacterium bovis and Human with Mycobacterium tuberculosis," 2025, Journal of Tuberculosis Research

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Sang-Nae Cho include:

  • Ah Reum Kim
  • Hazel M. Dockrell
  • Yun-Gyoung Hur
  • Ji Young Hong
  • So Yeong Park

Publication venues where the scientist has contributed multiple works are:

  • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • Yonsei Medical Journal
  • Journal of Tuberculosis Research

Best Publications

  • Tuberculous granulomas are hypoxic in guinea pigs, rabbits, and nonhuman primates.

    Laura E. Via;P. Ling Lin;Sonja M. Ray;Jose Carrillo

  • Discovery of Q203, a potent clinical candidate for the treatment of tuberculosis

    Kevin Pethe;Pablo Bifani;Jichan Jang;Sunhee Kang

  • On the origin of leprosy

    Marc Monot;Nadine Honoré;Thierry Garnier;Romulo Araoz

  • Neutrophils are the predominant infected phagocytic cells in the airways of patients with active pulmonary TB.

    Seok Yong Eum;Ji Hye Kong;Min Sun Hong;Ye Jin Lee

  • Sensitivity and specificity of PCR for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a blind comparison study among seven laboratories.

    G T Noordhoek;A H Kolk;G Bjune;D Catty

  • The association between sterilizing activity and drug distribution into tuberculosis lesions

    Brendan Prideaux;Laura E. Via;Matthew D. Zimmerman;Seokyong Eum

  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis eis regulates autophagy, inflammation, and cell death through redox-dependent signaling.

    Dong Min Shin;Bo Young Jeon;Hye Mi Lee;Hyo Sun Jin

  • Species identification of mycobacteria by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism of the rpoB gene.

    Hyeyoung Lee;Hee-Jung Park;Sang-Nae Cho;Gill-Han Bai

  • Genomic analysis of globally diverse Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains provides insights into the emergence and spread of multidrug resistance

    Abigail L. Manson;Keira A. Cohen;Keira A. Cohen;Thomas Abeel;Thomas Abeel;Christopher A. Desjardins

  • Serological specificity of phenolic glycolipid I from Mycobacterium leprae and use in serodiagnosis of leprosy.

    Sang Nae Cho;Donna L. Yanagihara;Shirley W. Hunter;Robert H. Gelber

  • (1)H NMR-based metabolomic profiling in mice infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

    Ji Hyun Shin;Ji Young Yang;Bo Young Jeon;Yoo Jeong Yoon

  • Prevalence of and risk factors for resistance to second-line drugs in people with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in eight countries: a prospective cohort study

    Tracy Dalton;Peter Cegielski;Somsak Akksilp;Luis Asencios

  • Mutation in the Transcriptional Regulator PhoP Contributes to Avirulence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra Strain

    Jong Seok Lee;Roland Krause;Jörg Schreiber;Hans Joachim Mollenkopf

  • Neutrophils Promote Mycobacterial Trehalose Dimycolate-Induced Lung Inflammation via the Mincle Pathway.

    Wook Bin Lee;Ji Seon Kang;Ji Jing Yan;Myeong Sup Lee

  • Antigens secreted from Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Identification by proteomics approach and test for diagnostic marker

    Young Yil Bahk;Suk Am Kim;Ji-Soo Kim;Hyung-Jin Euh

  • Estimating the future burden of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in India, the Philippines, Russia, and South Africa: a mathematical modelling study

    Aditya Sharma;Andrew Hill;Ekaterina Kurbatova;Martie van der Walt

  • Chemical synthesis and serology of disaccharides and trisaccharides of phenolic glycolipid antigens from the leprosy bacillus and preparation of a disaccharide protein conjugate for serodiagnosis of leprosy.

    Tsuyoshi Fujiwara;Tsuyoshi Fujiwara;Shirley W. Hunter;Sang Nae Cho;G. O. Aspinall

  • Evaluation of a Rapid Molecular Drug-Susceptibility Test for Tuberculosis

    Yingda L. Xie;Soumitesh Chakravorty;Derek T. Armstrong;Sandra L. Hall

  • Extensive Drug Resistance Acquired During Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis

    J. Peter Cegielski;Tracy Dalton;Martin Yagui;Wanpen Wattanaamornkiet

  • Extensively Drug‐Resistant Tuberculosis in South Korea: Risk Factors and Treatment Outcomes among Patients at a Tertiary Referral Hospital

    Christie Y. Jeon;Soo Hee Hwang;Jin Hong Min;D. Rebecca Prevots

  • rpoB genotypes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing family isolates from East Asian countries

    Lishi Qian;Chiyoji Abe;Tao Ping Lin;Ming Chih Yu

Frequent Co-Authors

Laura E. Via
Laura E. Via National Institutes of Health
Clifton E. Barry
Clifton E. Barry National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Patrick J. Brennan
Patrick J. Brennan Colorado State University
Won-Jung Koh
Won-Jung Koh Samsung Medical Center
Woo-Sik Kim
Woo-Sik Kim Kyung Hee University
Hazel M. Dockrell
Hazel M. Dockrell London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Véronique Dartois
Véronique Dartois Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Stewart T. Cole
Stewart T. Cole Institut Pasteur
David Alland
David Alland Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Yunsop Chong
Yunsop Chong Yonsei University

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