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Plant Science and Agronomy
Korea
2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy 65 934 861 7 7 284 13826

Sang-Soo Kwak publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sang-Soo Kwak between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sang-Soo Kwak published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 8.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2009. 14 of the 311 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2009. 1988: 4 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 3 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 17 publications 2004: 20 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 18 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 21 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 3 publications
1988 2025

311 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sang-Soo Kwak: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 4
1989 0
1990 0
1991 4
1992 4
1993 0
1994 3
1995 3
1996 1
1997 1
1998 3
1999 5
2000 6
2001 0
2002 5
2003 17
2004 20
2005 9
2006 12
2007 18
2008 15
2009 21
2010 10
2011 6
2012 9
2013 10
2014 7
2015 16
2016 8
2017 13
2018 10
2019 13
2020 13
2021 18
2022 9
2023 4
2024 11
2025 3
Total 311
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Sang-Soo Kwak publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sang-Soo Kwak sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 467+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 255. Most scientists, 255, have 111–115 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 281–285 publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 2 scientists 41–45 publications: 7 scientists 46–50 publications: 40 scientists 51–55 publications: 58 scientists 56–60 publications: 60 scientists 61–65 publications: 107 scientists 66–70 publications: 130 scientists 71–75 publications: 153 scientists 76–80 publications: 191 scientists 81–85 publications: 199 scientists 86–90 publications: 206 scientists 91–95 publications: 218 scientists 96–100 publications: 226 scientists 101–105 publications: 227 scientists 106–110 publications: 247 scientists 111–115 publications: 255 scientists 116–120 publications: 253 scientists 121–125 publications: 233 scientists 126–130 publications: 219 scientists 131–135 publications: 201 scientists 136–140 publications: 194 scientists 141–145 publications: 176 scientists 146–150 publications: 157 scientists 151–155 publications: 147 scientists 156–160 publications: 151 scientists 161–165 publications: 159 scientists 166–170 publications: 137 scientists 171–175 publications: 128 scientists 176–180 publications: 126 scientists 181–185 publications: 98 scientists 186–190 publications: 114 scientists 191–195 publications: 100 scientists 196–200 publications: 90 scientists 201–205 publications: 71 scientists 206–210 publications: 98 scientists 211–215 publications: 70 scientists 216–220 publications: 86 scientists 221–225 publications: 61 scientists 226–230 publications: 58 scientists 231–235 publications: 53 scientists 236–240 publications: 64 scientists 241–245 publications: 39 scientists 246–250 publications: 46 scientists 251–255 publications: 51 scientists 256–260 publications: 36 scientists 261–265 publications: 44 scientists 266–270 publications: 35 scientists 271–275 publications: 30 scientists 276–280 publications: 33 scientists 281–285 publications: 35 scientists 286–290 publications: 36 scientists 291–295 publications: 26 scientists 296–300 publications: 26 scientists 301–305 publications: 31 scientists 306–310 publications: 30 scientists 311–315 publications: 21 scientists 316–320 publications: 29 scientists 321–325 publications: 14 scientists 326–330 publications: 15 scientists 331–335 publications: 15 scientists 336–340 publications: 17 scientists 341–345 publications: 15 scientists 346–350 publications: 12 scientists 351–355 publications: 17 scientists 356–360 publications: 18 scientists 361–365 publications: 12 scientists 366–370 publications: 11 scientists 371–375 publications: 6 scientists 376–380 publications: 6 scientists 381–385 publications: 11 scientists 386–390 publications: 9 scientists 391–395 publications: 10 scientists 396–400 publications: 8 scientists 401–405 publications: 4 scientists 406–410 publications: 9 scientists 411–415 publications: 11 scientists 416–420 publications: 4 scientists 421–425 publications: 7 scientists 426–430 publications: 4 scientists 431–435 publications: 3 scientists 436–440 publications: 5 scientists 441–445 publications: 8 scientists 446–450 publications: 6 scientists 451–455 publications: 7 scientists 456–460 publications: 5 scientists 461–465 publications: 6 scientists 466 publications: 2 scientists 467+ publications: 99 scientists
36–40 publications 467+

This scientist: 284 publications — 91st percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 2
41–45 7
46–50 40
51–55 58
56–60 60
61–65 107
66–70 130
71–75 153
76–80 191
81–85 199
86–90 206
91–95 218
96–100 226
101–105 227
106–110 247
111–115 255
116–120 253
121–125 233
126–130 219
131–135 201
136–140 194
141–145 176
146–150 157
151–155 147
156–160 151
161–165 159
166–170 137
171–175 128
176–180 126
181–185 98
186–190 114
191–195 100
196–200 90
201–205 71
206–210 98
211–215 70
216–220 86
221–225 61
226–230 58
231–235 53
236–240 64
241–245 39
246–250 46
251–255 51
256–260 36
261–265 44
266–270 35
271–275 30
276–280 33
281–285 35 284
286–290 36
291–295 26
296–300 26
301–305 31
306–310 30
311–315 21
316–320 29
321–325 14
326–330 15
331–335 15
336–340 17
341–345 15
346–350 12
351–355 17
356–360 18
361–365 12
366–370 11
371–375 6
376–380 6
381–385 11
386–390 9
391–395 10
396–400 8
401–405 4
406–410 9
411–415 11
416–420 4
421–425 7
426–430 4
431–435 3
436–440 5
441–445 8
446–450 6
451–455 7
456–460 5
461–465 6
466 2
467+ 99
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Sang-Soo Kwak D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sang-Soo Kwak sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 80 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 109+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 65 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 200 scientists 31 D-Index: 236 scientists 32 D-Index: 253 scientists 33 D-Index: 283 scientists 34 D-Index: 288 scientists 35 D-Index: 240 scientists 36 D-Index: 246 scientists 37 D-Index: 243 scientists 38 D-Index: 247 scientists 39 D-Index: 229 scientists 40 D-Index: 232 scientists 41 D-Index: 230 scientists 42 D-Index: 228 scientists 43 D-Index: 219 scientists 44 D-Index: 193 scientists 45 D-Index: 164 scientists 46 D-Index: 158 scientists 47 D-Index: 143 scientists 48 D-Index: 131 scientists 49 D-Index: 127 scientists 50 D-Index: 122 scientists 51 D-Index: 122 scientists 52 D-Index: 110 scientists 53 D-Index: 102 scientists 54 D-Index: 98 scientists 55 D-Index: 79 scientists 56 D-Index: 85 scientists 57 D-Index: 88 scientists 58 D-Index: 91 scientists 59 D-Index: 62 scientists 60 D-Index: 61 scientists 61 D-Index: 59 scientists 62 D-Index: 54 scientists 63 D-Index: 61 scientists 64 D-Index: 59 scientists 65 D-Index: 58 scientists 66 D-Index: 41 scientists 67 D-Index: 49 scientists 68 D-Index: 39 scientists 69 D-Index: 32 scientists 70 D-Index: 40 scientists 71 D-Index: 47 scientists 72 D-Index: 38 scientists 73 D-Index: 28 scientists 74 D-Index: 29 scientists 75 D-Index: 28 scientists 76 D-Index: 22 scientists 77 D-Index: 21 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 26 scientists 80 D-Index: 19 scientists 81 D-Index: 16 scientists 82 D-Index: 12 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 14 scientists 85 D-Index: 11 scientists 86 D-Index: 17 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 10 scientists 89 D-Index: 12 scientists 90 D-Index: 18 scientists 91 D-Index: 16 scientists 92 D-Index: 16 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 12 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 9 scientists 97 D-Index: 9 scientists 98 D-Index: 11 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 5 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 4 scientists 103 D-Index: 11 scientists 104 D-Index: 5 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 8 scientists 109+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 200
31 236
32 253
33 283
34 288
35 240
36 246
37 243
38 247
39 229
40 232
41 230
42 228
43 219
44 193
45 164
46 158
47 143
48 131
49 127
50 122
51 122
52 110
53 102
54 98
55 79
56 85
57 88
58 91
59 62
60 61
61 59
62 54
63 61
64 59
65 58 65
66 41
67 49
68 39
69 32
70 40
71 47
72 38
73 28
74 29
75 28
76 22
77 21
78 25
79 26
80 19
81 16
82 12
83 16
84 14
85 11
86 17
87 13
88 10
89 12
90 18
91 16
92 16
93 17
94 12
95 8
96 9
97 9
98 11
99 12
100 5
101 8
102 4
103 11
104 5
105 9
106 7
107 4
108 8
109+ 99
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Korea Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Botany

His main research concerns Transgene, Botany, Biochemistry, Peroxidase and Oxidative stress. The various areas that Sang-Soo Kwak examines in his Transgene study include Arabidopsis and Abscisic acid. His Botany research integrates issues from Genetically modified crops, Oryza sativa, Abiotic stress and Cell biology.

His Peroxidase study incorporates themes from Superoxide dismutase and Catalase. His Superoxide dismutase study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Horticulture and Plant physiology. Sang-Soo Kwak interconnects Photosynthesis, Oxidative phosphorylation and Chloroplast in the investigation of issues within Oxidative stress.

His most cited work include:

  • Analysis of antioxidant enzyme activity during germination of alfalfa under salt and drought stresses (325 citations)
  • Simultaneous overexpression of both CuZn superoxide dismutase and ascorbate peroxidase in transgenic tall fescue plants confers increased tolerance to a wide range of abiotic stresses. (279 citations)
  • Enhanced drought tolerance of transgenic rice plants expressing a pea manganese superoxide dismutase. (270 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Sang-Soo Kwak mainly investigates Botany, Transgene, Biochemistry, Abiotic stress and Horticulture. Sang-Soo Kwak has included themes like Genetically modified crops, Gene and Agrobacterium in his Botany study. His study in Transgene is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Photosynthesis, Malondialdehyde, Oxidative stress, Arabidopsis and Transformation.

His work in Arabidopsis tackles topics such as Cell biology which are related to areas like Mutant and Biotic stress. His research integrates issues of Gene expression, Abscisic acid, Carotenoid and Photosystem II in his study of Abiotic stress. His research investigates the link between Peroxidase and topics such as Superoxide dismutase that cross with problems in Plant physiology.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (53.88%)
  • Transgene (51.60%)
  • Biochemistry (31.96%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Abiotic stress (38.81%)
  • Transgene (51.60%)
  • Horticulture (30.14%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Sang-Soo Kwak mainly focuses on Abiotic stress, Transgene, Horticulture, Carotenoid and Gene. Abiotic stress is a subfield of Biochemistry that Sang-Soo Kwak explores. His Transgene research includes elements of Oxidative stress, Malondialdehyde and Cell biology.

Sang-Soo Kwak works mostly in the field of Oxidative stress, limiting it down to concerns involving Reactive oxygen species and, occasionally, Peroxidase. The Carotenoid study combines topics in areas such as Antioxidant and Metabolic engineering. His study focuses on the intersection of Genetically modified crops and fields such as Botany with connections in the field of Chloroplast and Nicotiana benthamiana.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Two Classes of Pigments, Carotenoids and C-Phycocyanin, in Spirulina Powder and Their Antioxidant Activities (31 citations)
  • Biotechnology of the sweetpotato: ensuring global food and nutrition security in the face of climate change. (13 citations)
  • A single amino acid change at position 96 (Arg to His) of the sweetpotato Orange protein leads to carotenoid overaccumulation (13 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Botany

Sang-Soo Kwak focuses on Carotenoid, Abiotic stress, Metabolic engineering, Transcriptome and KEGG. His work deals with themes such as Photosynthesis, Trichome and Chlorophyll a, which intersect with Carotenoid. Sang-Soo Kwak has researched Abiotic stress in several fields, including Gene expression and Abscisic acid.

His study in Gene expression is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Botany, Plant physiology, Chloroplast and Nicotiana benthamiana. His research in Metabolic engineering focuses on subjects like Oxidative stress, which are connected to Reactive oxygen species, Horticulture, Peroxidase, Hydrogen peroxide and Transformation. His biological study focuses on Genetically modified crops.

Best Publications

  • Analysis of antioxidant enzyme activity during germination of alfalfa under salt and drought stresses

    Wen-Bin Wang;Yun-Hee Kim;Haeng-Soon Lee;Ki-Yong Kim

  • NDP kinase 2 interacts with two oxidative stress-activated MAPKs to regulate cellular redox state and enhances multiple stress tolerance in transgenic plants.

    Haejeong Moon;Boyoung Lee;Giltsu Choi;Dongjin Shin

  • Simultaneous overexpression of both CuZn superoxide dismutase and ascorbate peroxidase in transgenic tall fescue plants confers increased tolerance to a wide range of abiotic stresses.

    Sang-Hoon Lee;Nagib Ahsan;Nagib Ahsan;Ki-Won Lee;Do-Hyun Kim

  • Enhanced drought tolerance of transgenic rice plants expressing a pea manganese superoxide dismutase.

    Fang-Zheng Wang;Qing-Bin Wang;Qing-Bin Wang;Suk-Yoon Kwon;Sang-Soo Kwak

  • The Role of Aquaporin RWC3 in Drought Avoidance in Rice

    Hong-Li Lian;Xin Yu;Qin Ye;Xiao-Song Ding

  • Salicylic acid-mediated innate immunity in Arabidopsis is regulated by SIZ1 SUMO E3 ligase.

    Jiyoung Lee;Jaesung Nam;Hyeong Cheol Park;Hyeong Cheol Park;Gunnam Na

  • Enhanced tolerance to oxidative stress in transgenic tobacco plants expressing three antioxidant enzymes in chloroplasts.

    Young-Pyo Lee;Sun-Hyung Kim;Jae-Wook Bang;Haeng-Soon Lee

  • Enhanced tolerance of transgenic potato plants expressing both superoxide dismutase and ascorbate peroxidase in chloroplasts against oxidative stress and high temperature.

    Li Tang;Li Tang;Suk-Yoon Kwon;Sun-Hyung Kim;Jin-Seog Kim

  • Comparative proteomic study of arsenic‐induced differentially expressed proteins in rice roots reveals glutathione plays a central role during As stress

    Nagib Ahsan;Dong-Gi Lee;Iftekhar Alam;Pil Joo Kim

  • Two Classes of Pigments, Carotenoids and C-Phycocyanin, in Spirulina Powder and Their Antioxidant Activities

    Woo Sung Park;Hye-Jin Kim;Min Li;Dong Hoon Lim

  • LONGIFOLIA1 and LONGIFOLIA2, two homologous genes, regulate longitudinal cell elongation in Arabidopsis.

    Young Koung Lee;Gyung-Tae Kim;Gyung-Tae Kim;In-Jung Kim;Jeongmoo Park

  • Down-regulation of β-carotene hydroxylase increases β-carotene and total carotenoids enhancing salt stress tolerance in transgenic cultured cells of sweetpotato.

    Sun Ha Kim;Young Ock Ahn;Mi-Jeong Ahn;Haeng-Soon Lee

  • Enhanced stress-tolerance of transgenic tobacco plants expressing a human dehydroascorbate reductase gene.

    Suk-Yoon Kwon;Sun-Mee Choi;Young-Ock Ahn;Haeng-Soon Lee

  • Overexpression of sweetpotato swpa4 peroxidase results in increased hydrogen peroxide production and enhances stress tolerance in tobacco

    Yun-Hee Kim;Yun-Hee Kim;Cha Young Kim;Wan-Keun Song;Doo-Sang Park

  • Sweetpotato late embryogenesis abundant 14 (IbLEA14) gene influences lignification and increases osmotic- and salt stress-tolerance of transgenic calli

    Sung-Chul Park;Sung-Chul Park;Yun-Hee Kim;Jae Cheol Jeong;Cha Young Kim

  • The role of water channel proteins and nitric oxide signaling in rice seed germination

    Hong-Yan Liu;Xin Yu;Da-Yong Cui;Mei-Hao Sun

  • Downregulation of the lycopene ϵ‐cyclase gene increases carotenoid synthesis via the β‐branch‐specific pathway and enhances salt‐stress tolerance in sweetpotato transgenic calli

    Sun Ha Kim;Yun-Hee Kim;Young Ock Ahn;Mi-Jeong Ahn

  • Cloning and characterization of an Orange gene that increases carotenoid accumulation and salt stress tolerance in transgenic sweetpotato cultures.

    Sun Ha Kim;Young Ock Ahn;Mi-Jeong Ahn;Jae Cheol Jeong

  • Acidic peroxidases from suspension-cultures of sweet potato

    Unknown

  • Stress-induced expression of choline oxidase in potato plant chloroplasts confers enhanced tolerance to oxidative, salt, and drought stresses.

    Raza Ahmad;Raza Ahmad;Myoung Duck Kim;Kyung-Hwa Back;Hee-Sik Kim

  • Transgenic poplar expressing Arabidopsis YUCCA6 exhibits auxin-overproduction phenotypes and increased tolerance to abiotic stress.

    Qingbo Ke;Zhi Wang;Chang Yoon Ji;Jae Cheol Jeong

Frequent Co-Authors

Haeng-Soon Lee
Haeng-Soon Lee Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology
Suk-Yoon Kwon
Suk-Yoon Kwon Sungkyunkwan University
Dae-Jin Yun
Dae-Jin Yun Konkuk University
Sang Yeol Lee
Sang Yeol Lee Gyeongsang National University
Yuji Kamiya
Yuji Kamiya RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
Yong Pyo Lim
Yong Pyo Lim Chungnam National University
Naser A. Anjum
Naser A. Anjum Aligarh Muslim University
Shiwen Wang
Shiwen Wang Northwest A&F University
Kee-Yoeup Paek
Kee-Yoeup Paek Chungbuk National University

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