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Woo Taek Kim

Woo Taek Kim

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
60
Citations
12082
World Ranking
3168
National Ranking
8

Woo Taek Kim publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Woo Taek Kim sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 169 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Woo Taek Kim D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Woo Taek Kim sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Woo Taek Kim is affiliated with Yonsei University in South Korea and has conducted extensive research in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work primarily focuses on molecular biology and plant science, with additional contributions to biotechnology, cell biology, and immunology.

Their research interests cover several main topics including:

  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Plant molecular biology research
  • Transgenic plants and applications
  • Photosynthetic processes and mechanisms
  • Plant stress responses and tolerance
  • Endoplasmic reticulum stress and disease
  • Toxin mechanisms and immunotoxins

Woo Taek Kim has published in various academic journals, with frequent appearances in the following venues:

  • Plant Molecular Biology
  • Journal of Integrative Plant Biology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • The Plant Journal

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Woo Taek Kim include:

  • Arabidopsis RING E3 ubiquitin ligase JUL1 participates in ABA-mediated microtubule depolymerization, stomatal closure, and tolerance response to drought stress, 2020, The Plant Journal
  • OsPUB41, a U-box E3 ubiquitin ligase, acts as a negative regulator of drought stress response in rice (Oryza Sativa L.), 2021, Plant Molecular Biology
  • OsATL38 mediates mono-ubiquitination of the 14-3-3 protein OsGF14d and negatively regulates the cold stress response in rice, 2021, Journal of Experimental Botany
  • Abiotic Stress-Induced Actin-Depolymerizing Factor 3 From Deschampsia antarctica Enhanced Cold Tolerance When Constitutively Expressed in Rice, 2021, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • AtKPNB1, an Arabidopsis importin-β protein, is downstream of the RING E3 ubiquitin ligase AtAIRP1 in the ABA-mediated drought stress response, 2020, Planta

Collaborations have been an important aspect of their research activities. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Dong Hye Seo
  • Na Hyun Cho
  • Seong Gwan Yu
  • Tae Rin Oh
  • Joo Young Kim

Best Publications

  • Genome sequence of the hot pepper provides insights into the evolution of pungency in Capsicum species

    Seungill Kim;Minkyu Park;Seon In Yeom;Yong Min Kim

  • Drought Stress-Induced Rma1H1, a RING Membrane-Anchor E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Homolog, Regulates Aquaporin Levels via Ubiquitination in Transgenic Arabidopsis Plants

    Hyun Kyung Lee;Seok Keun Cho;Ora Son;Zhengyi Xu

  • Generation and Analysis of End Sequence Database for T-DNA Tagging Lines in Rice

    Suyoung An;Sunhee Park;Dong Hoon Jeong;Dong Yeon Lee

  • Constitutive expression of abiotic stress-inducible hot pepper CaXTH3, which encodes a xyloglucan endotransglucosylase/hydrolase homolog, improves drought and salt tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis plants

    Seok Keun Cho;Jee Eun Kim;Jong A. Park;Tae Jin Eom

  • Arabidopsis PUB22 and PUB23 Are Homologous U-Box E3 Ubiquitin Ligases That Play Combinatory Roles in Response to Drought Stress

    Seok Keun Cho;Moon Young Ryu;Charlotte Song;June M. Kwak

  • Overexpression of carnation S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase gene generates a broad-spectrum tolerance to abiotic stresses in transgenic tobacco plants

    Soo Jin Wi;Woo Taek Kim;Ky Young Park

  • The Pepper Transcription Factor CaPF1 Confers Pathogen and Freezing Tolerance in Arabidopsis

    So Young Yi;Jee Hyub Kim;Young Hee Joung;Sanghyeob Lee

  • DNA damage and mitochondria dysfunction in cell apoptosis induced by nonthermal air plasma

    G. J. Kim;W. Kim;K. T. Kim;J. K. Lee

  • Mitochondria-Associated Hexokinases Play a Role in the Control of Programmed Cell Death in Nicotiana benthamiana

    Moonil Kim;Jeong Hwa Lim;Chang Sook Ahn;Kyoungsook Park

  • Regulation of abiotic stress signal transduction by E3 ubiquitin ligases in Arabidopsis.

    Jae Hoon Lee;Woo Taek Kim

  • Molecular cloning of a metallothionein-like gene from Nicotiana glutinosa L. and its induction by wounding and tobacco mosaic virus infection.

    Do Il Choi;Hong Mo Kim;Hae Keun Yun;Jong-A Park

  • Constitutive expression of CaXTH3, a hot pepper xyloglucan endotransglucosylase/hydrolase, enhanced tolerance to salt and drought stresses without phenotypic defects in tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum cv. Dotaerang).

    Jun Young Choi;Young Sam Seo;Su Jin Kim;Woo Taek Kim

  • Cloning of a cDNA encoding 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase and expression of its mRNA in ripening apple fruit.

    Jian Guo Dong;Woo Taek Kim;Wing Kin Yip;Gregory A. Thompson

  • Structure and expression of the rice glutelin multigene family.

    T. W. Okita;Young Soo Hwang;J. Hnilo;Woo Taek Kim

  • Cooperation and Functional Diversification of Two Closely Related Galactolipase Genes for Jasmonate Biosynthesis

    Youbong Hyun;Sungwook Choi;Hyun Ju Hwang;Jihyeon Yu

  • The ethylene-responsive factor like protein 1 (CaERFLP1) of hot pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) interacts in vitro with both GCC and DRE/CRT sequences with different binding affinities: possible biological roles of CaERFLP1 in response to pathogen infection and high salinity conditions in transgenic tobacco plants.

    Jae-Hoon Lee;Jong-Pil Hong;Sang-Keun Oh;Sanghyeob Lee

  • The Arabidopsis C3H2C3-Type RING E3 Ubiquitin Ligase AtAIRP1 Is a Positive Regulator of an Abscisic Acid-Dependent Response to Drought Stress

    Moon Young Ryu;Seok Keun Cho;Woo Taek Kim

  • Auxin and brassinosteroid differentially regulate the expression of three members of the 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase gene family in mung bean (Vigna radiata L.)

    Ho Chul Yi;Sunjoo Joo;Kyung Hee Nam;June Seung Lee

  • Roles of Four Arabidopsis U-Box E3 Ubiquitin Ligases in Negative Regulation of Abscisic Acid-Mediated Drought Stress Responses

    Dong Hye Seo;Moon Young Ryu;Fabien Jammes;Jae Hwan Hwang

  • Isolation and functional characterization of the Ca-DREBLP1 gene encoding a dehydration-responsive element binding-factor-like protein 1 in hot pepper ( Capsicum annuum L. cv. Pukang)

    Jong-Pil Hong;Woo Taek Kim

Frequent Co-Authors

Gynheung An
Gynheung An Kyung Hee University
Thomas W. Okita
Thomas W. Okita Washington State University
Doil Choi
Doil Choi Seoul National University
June M. Kwak
June M. Kwak Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology
Shang Fa Yang
Shang Fa Yang Academia Sinica
Hari B. Krishnan
Hari B. Krishnan University of Missouri
Hye Sun Cho
Hye Sun Cho Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology
Jeong Sheop Shin
Jeong Sheop Shin Korea University
Yong-Hwan Lee
Yong-Hwan Lee Seoul National University
James J. Giovannoni
James J. Giovannoni Boyce Thompson Institute

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