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Young-Guen Kwon

Young-Guen Kwon

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
79
Citations
20954
World Ranking
4345
National Ranking
36

Young-Guen Kwon publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Young-Guen Kwon sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 268 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Young-Guen Kwon D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Young-Guen Kwon sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Young-Guen Kwon is a researcher affiliated with Yonsei University in South Korea. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Molecular Biology, Neurology, Cancer Research, Epidemiology, and Obstetrics and Gynecology.

The scientist's work covers main topics such as:

  • Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer
  • Barrier Structure and Function Studies
  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Young-Myeong Kim
  • Yeomyeong Kim
  • Minyoung Noh
  • Cho-Rong Bae
  • Hyejeong Kim

Key publication venues where Young-Guen Kwon has contributed include:

  • Experimental & Molecular Medicine
  • Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • PLoS ONE
  • Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
  • Journal of Neuroinflammation

Recent research papers authored or co-authored by Young-Guen Kwon include:

  • CLEC14A deficiency exacerbates neuronal loss by increasing blood-brain barrier permeability and inflammation, 2020, Journal of Neuroinflammation
  • The stress-responsive protein REDD1 and its pathophysiological functions, 2023, Experimental & Molecular Medicine
  • Circulating miRNAs Associated with Dysregulated Vascular and Trophoblast Function as Target-Based Diagnostic Biomarkers for Preeclampsia, 2020, Cells
  • CU06-1004 enhances vascular integrity and improves cardiac remodeling by suppressing edema and inflammation in myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury, 2022, Experimental & Molecular Medicine
  • REDD1 promotes obesity-induced metabolic dysfunction via atypical NF-κB activation, 2022, Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • Three-dimensional structure of the catalytic subunit of protein serine/threonine phosphatase-1.

    Jonathan Goldberg;Hsien Bin Huang;Young Guen Kwon;Paul Greengard

  • Endostatin blocks vascular endothelial growth factor-mediated signaling via direct interaction with KDR/Flk-1.

    Young Mi Kim;Sewook Hwang;Young Myoeng Kim;Bo Jeong Pyun

  • Sphingosine 1-phosphate induces angiogenesis: Its angiogenic action and signaling mechanism in human umbilical vein endothelial cells

    Ok Hee Lee;Ok Hee Lee;Young Mi Kim;You Mie Lee;Eun Joung Moon

  • Visfatin enhances ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 expression through ROS-dependent NF-κB activation in endothelial cells

    Su Ryun Kim;Yun Hee Bae;Soo Kyung Bae;Kyu Sil Choi

  • Astaxanthin inhibits nitric oxide production and inflammatory gene expression by suppressing I(kappa)B kinase-dependent NF-kappaB activation

    Seon Jin Lee;Se Kyung Bai;Kwang Soon Lee;Seung Namkoong

  • [6]-Gingerol, a pungent ingredient of ginger, inhibits angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo

    Eok Cheon Kim;Jeong Ki Min;Tae Yoon Kim;Shin Jeong Lee

  • YAP/TAZ regulates sprouting angiogenesis and vascular barrier maturation

    Jongshin Kim;Yoo Hyung Kim;Jaeryung Kim;Do Young Park

  • Interleukin-33 induces angiogenesis and vascular permeability through ST2/TRAF6-mediated endothelial nitric oxide production

    Yeon Sook Choi;Hyun Jung Choi;Jeong Ki Min;Bo Jeong Pyun

  • The non-provitamin A carotenoid, lutein, inhibits NF-κB-dependent gene expression through redox-based regulation of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/PTEN/Akt and NF-κB-inducing kinase pathways: Role of H2O2 in NF-κB activation

    Ji Hee Kim;Hee Jun Na;Chun Ki Kim;Ji Yoon Kim

  • β-Carotene inhibits inflammatory gene expression in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated macrophages by suppressing redox-based NF-κB activation

    Se Kyung Bai;Seon Jin Lee;Hee Jun Na;Kwon Soo Ha

  • Differential regulation of NO availability from macrophages and endothelial cells by the garlic component S-allyl cysteine.

    Ki Mo Kim;Sun Bum Chun;Myoung Sook Koo;Won Jin Choi

  • Yes-associated protein regulates endothelial cell contact-mediated expression of angiopoietin-2

    Hyun Jung Choi;Haiying Zhang;Hongryeol Park;Kyu Sung Choi

  • Capsaicin Inhibits in Vitro and in Vivo Angiogenesis

    Jeong Ki Min;Kyu Yeon Han;Eok Cheon Kim;Young Myeong Kim

  • Cell Cycle-Dependent Phosphorylation of Mammalian Protein Phosphatase 1 by cdc2 Kinase

    Young Guen Kwon;Soo Young Lee;Yongwon Choi;Paul Greengard

  • TNF-Related Activation-Induced Cytokine Enhances Leukocyte Adhesiveness: Induction of ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 via TNF Receptor-Associated Factor and Protein Kinase C-Dependent NF-κB Activation in Endothelial Cells

    Jeong Ki Min;Young Myeong Kim;Sung Wan Kim;Min Chul Kwon

  • Controllability analysis of the directed human protein interaction network identifies disease genes and drug targets

    Arunachalam Vinayagam;Travis E. Gibson;Ho-Joon Lee;Bahar Yilmazel

  • Sphingosine 1-Phosphate Protects Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells from Serum-deprived Apoptosis by Nitric Oxide Production

    Young Guen Kwon;Jeong Ki Min;Ki Mo Kim;Doo Jae Lee

  • Function of rhodopsin in temperature discrimination in Drosophila.

    Wei L. Shen;Young Kwon;Abidemi A. Adegbola;Junjie Luo

  • Recruitment of monocytes/macrophages in different tumor microenvironments.

    Heon Woo Lee;Hyun Jung Choi;Sang Jun Ha;Kyung Tae Lee

  • Systemic Organ Wasting Induced by Localized Expression of the Secreted Insulin/IGF Antagonist ImpL2

    Young Kwon;Wei Song;Ilia A. Droujinine;Yanhui Hu

Frequent Co-Authors

Moo-Ho Won
Moo-Ho Won Kangwon National University
Kwon-Soo Ha
Kwon-Soo Ha Kangwon National University
Hansoo Lee
Hansoo Lee InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico
In Koo Hwang
In Koo Hwang Seoul National University
Chae-Ok Yun
Chae-Ok Yun Hanyang University
Kyu-Won Kim
Kyu-Won Kim Seoul National University
Soo Young Choi
Soo Young Choi Hallym University
Timothy R. Billiar
Timothy R. Billiar University of Pittsburgh
Tae-Cheon Kang
Tae-Cheon Kang Hallym University
Paul Greengard
Paul Greengard Rockefeller University

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