2026 Sung Yun Jung: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	55	2250	2022	1110	984	160	15591

Overview

Sung Yun Jung is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine in the United States. Their primary research areas span biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a particular focus on molecular biology, physiology, oncology, cell biology, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The scientist has a substantial record of publications in several notable venues. Frequent publication outlets include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 14 publications, Cancer Research with 11, Nature Communications with 5, Communications Biology with 4, and Cell Reports with 4.

Their research covers various specialized topics such as:

Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer
Cancer-related gene regulation
Dietary Effects on Health
Adipose Tissue and Metabolism

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Sung Yun Jung include:

Jong Min Choi
Antrix Jain
Ruhee Dere
Cristian Coarfa
Ismail M. Meraz

Several recent papers represent the scope and impact of their work, including:

"Tipping the immunostimulatory and inhibitory DAMP balance to harness immunogenic cell death," published in 2020 in Nature Communications
"Enhancer RNA m6A methylation facilitates transcriptional condensate formation and gene activation," published in 2021 in Molecular Cell
"Comprehensive Molecular Profiles of Functionally Effective MSC-Derived Extracellular Vesicles in Immunomodulation," published in 2020 in Molecular Therapy
"Intermittent fasting from dawn to sunset for 30 consecutive days is associated with anticancer proteomic signature and upregulates key regulatory proteins of glucose and lipid metabolism, circadian clock, DNA repair, cytoskeleton remodeling, immune system and cognitive function in healthy subjects," published in 2020 in Journal of Proteomics
"Intranasally administered human MSC-derived extracellular vesicles inhibit NLRP3-p38/MAPK signaling after TBI and prevent chronic brain dysfunction," published in 2022 in Brain Behavior and Immunity

The scientist's body of work integrates a multidisciplinary approach, merging molecular and cellular biology techniques with clinical and biochemical insights to address mechanisms related to cancer, immunomodulation, metabolism, and gene regulation.

Best Publications

MeCP2, a key contributor to neurological disease, activates and represses transcription.

Maria Chahrour;Sung Yun Jung;Chad Shaw;Xiaobo Zhou

2052
Citations
SIN1/MIP1 Maintains rictor-mTOR Complex Integrity and Regulates Akt Phosphorylation and Substrate Specificity

Estela Jacinto;Valeria Facchinetti;Dou Liu;Nelyn Soto

1723
Citations
Negative regulation of the deacetylase SIRT1 by DBC1

Wenhui Zhao;Jan-Philipp Kruse;Yi Tang;Sung Yun Jung

571
Citations
Nanog and Oct4 associate with unique transcriptional repression complexes in embryonic stem cells

Jiancong Liang;Ma Wan;Yi Zhang;Peili Gu;Peili Gu

547
Citations
Acetylation of Smc3 by Eco1 Is Required for S Phase Sister Chromatid Cohesion in Both Human and Yeast

Jinglan Zhang;Xiaomin Shi;Yehua Li;Beom-Jun Kim

485
Citations
Analysis of the Human Endogenous Coregulator Complexome

Anna Malovannaya;Rainer B. Lanz;Sung Yun Jung;Yaroslava Bulynko

482
Citations
The spliceosome is a therapeutic vulnerability in MYC-driven cancer

Tiffany Y.T. Hsu;Lukas M. Simon;Nicholas J. Neill;Richard Marcotte

481
Citations
ATR phosphorylates SMARCAL1 to prevent replication fork collapse

Frank B. Couch;Carol E. Bansbach;Robert Driscoll;Jessica W. Luzwick

430
Citations
DDX1, DDX21, and DHX36 helicases form a complex with the adaptor molecule TRIF to sense dsRNA in dendritic cells.

Zhiqiang Zhang;Taeil Kim;Musheng Bao;Valeria Facchinetti

388
Citations
Estrogen Receptor β Modulates Apoptosis Complexes and the Inflammasome to Drive the Pathogenesis of Endometriosis.

Sang Jun Han;Sung Yun Jung;San Pin Wu;Shannon M. Hawkins

342
Citations
The SRC-3/AIB1 Coactivator Is Degraded in a Ubiquitin- and ATP-Independent Manner by the REGγ Proteasome

Xiaotao Li;David M. Lonard;Sung Yun Jung;Anna Malovannaya

330
Citations
Trim24 targets endogenous p53 for degradation

Kendra Allton;Abhinav K. Jain;Hans-Martin Herz;Wen-Wei Tsai;Wen-Wei Tsai

301
Citations
A proteomic landscape of diffuse-type gastric cancer

Sai Ge;Xia Xia;Chen Ding;Chen Ding;Bei Zhen

233
Citations
Acetylation on histone H3 lysine 9 mediates a switch from transcription initiation to elongation.

Leah A. Gates;Jiejun Shi;Aarti D. Rohira;Qin Feng

219
Citations
A Proteomic Analysis of Ataxia Telangiectasia-mutated (ATM)/ATM-Rad3-related (ATR) Substrates Identifies the Ubiquitin-Proteasome System as a Regulator for DNA Damage Checkpoints

Jung-Jung Mu;Yi Wang;Hao Luo;Mei Leng

213
Citations
Metabolic enzyme PFKFB4 activates transcriptional coactivator SRC-3 to drive breast cancer

Subhamoy Dasgupta;Kimal Rajapakshe;Bokai Zhu;Bryan C. Nikolai

197
Citations
Enhancer RNA m6A methylation facilitates transcriptional condensate formation and gene activation.

Joo-Hyung Lee;Ruoyu Wang;Ruoyu Wang;Feng Xiong;Joanna Krakowiak

188
Citations
Tipping the immunostimulatory and inhibitory DAMP balance to harness immunogenic cell death.

K. Hayashi;K. Hayashi;F. Nikolos;Y. C. Lee;A. Jain

183
Citations
Acetylation Disfavors Tau Phase Separation.

Josephine C Ferreon;Antrix Jain;Kyoung-Jae Choi;Phoebe S Tsoi

157
Citations
Hepatitis B virus regulatory HBx protein binds to adaptor protein IPS-1 and inhibits the activation of beta interferon.

Manish Kumar;Sung Yun Jung;Amanda J. Hodgson;Charles R. Madden

157
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jun Qin Baylor College of Medicine

Bert W. O'Malley Baylor College of Medicine

Rui Chen Capital Medical University

Cristian Coarfa Baylor College of Medicine

Huda Y. Zoghbi Baylor College of Medicine

Ming-Jer Tsai Baylor College of Medicine

Cheryl L. Walker Baylor College of Medicine

Xiang Zhang University of Hong Kong

Sophia Y. Tsai Baylor College of Medicine

Fuchu He Beijing Proteome Research Center

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