Esak Lee

2.2k total citations
45 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Esak Lee is a scholar working on Oncology, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Esak Lee has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Oncology, 23 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Esak Lee's work include Lymphatic System and Diseases (18 papers), Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (14 papers) and Cancer Cells and Metastasis (12 papers). Esak Lee is often cited by papers focused on Lymphatic System and Diseases (18 papers), Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (14 papers) and Cancer Cells and Metastasis (12 papers). Esak Lee collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Germany. Esak Lee's co-authors include Aleksander S. Popel, Niranjan B. Pandey, Christopher S. Chen, Girija Goyal, Oren Levy, Bryan Hassell, Donald E. Ingber, Alexandra Sontheimer-Phelps, Tae Joon Kwak and Elana J. Fertig and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Esak Lee

44 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Esak Lee United States 22 794 676 627 209 153 45 1.7k
Mara Gilardi United States 19 799 1.0× 838 1.2× 623 1.0× 196 0.9× 331 2.2× 33 1.9k
Susan Breslin Ireland 8 551 0.7× 823 1.2× 537 0.9× 232 1.1× 72 0.5× 10 1.5k
Marı́a Virumbrales-Muñoz United States 20 565 0.7× 906 1.3× 287 0.5× 116 0.6× 144 0.9× 38 1.3k
Witold W. Kilarski Switzerland 19 663 0.8× 189 0.3× 608 1.0× 145 0.7× 262 1.7× 44 1.5k
Manuele Giuseppe Muraro Switzerland 20 1.2k 1.5× 367 0.5× 469 0.7× 311 1.5× 513 3.4× 36 1.9k
Virginie Dangles-Marie France 8 787 1.0× 509 0.8× 459 0.7× 258 1.2× 113 0.7× 8 1.3k
Rajender Nandigama Germany 12 500 0.6× 280 0.4× 426 0.7× 193 0.9× 226 1.5× 21 1.3k
Dariusz Lachowski United Kingdom 16 569 0.7× 321 0.5× 551 0.9× 206 1.0× 191 1.2× 20 1.6k
Abisola Abisoye-Ogunniyan United States 5 586 0.7× 347 0.5× 589 0.9× 325 1.6× 243 1.6× 9 1.5k
Vasiliki Gkretsi Cyprus 24 498 0.6× 314 0.5× 722 1.2× 262 1.3× 219 1.4× 57 1.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Esak Lee

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Esak Lee

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Esak Lee. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Esak Lee based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Esak Lee. Esak Lee is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Lee, Esak, et al.. (2025). Human ocular fluid outflow on-chip reveals trabecular meshwork-mediated Schlemm’s canal endothelial dysfunction in steroid-induced glaucoma. Nature Cardiovascular Research. 4(9). 1066–1076. 1 indexed citations
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Peng, Yansong & Esak Lee. (2023). Microphysiological Systems for Cancer Immunotherapy Research and Development. Advanced Biology. 8(8). e2300077–e2300077. 7 indexed citations
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Vlaminck, Iwijn De, et al.. (2023). Abstract 4614: Investigating lymphatic vessel remodeling and anti-tumor immunity in pancreatic cancer using tumor-on-chip and mouse models. Cancer Research. 83(7_Supplement). 4614–4614. 1 indexed citations
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Peng, Yansong, et al.. (2023). A 3D Human Lymphatic Vessel-on-Chip Reveals the Roles of Interstitial Flow and VEGF-A/C for Lymphatic Sprouting and Discontinuous Junction Formation. Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering. 16(4). 325–339. 12 indexed citations
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Kim, Jiyoon, Jong Soo Lee, Jaeyoung Kwon, et al.. (2023). Identification of novel pathogenic roles of BLZF1/ATF6 in tumorigenesis of gastrointestinal stromal tumor showing Golgi-localized mutant KIT. Cell Death and Differentiation. 30(10). 2309–2321. 9 indexed citations
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Lee, Esak, et al.. (2022). Tissue engineering in age-related macular degeneration: a mini-review. Journal of Biological Engineering. 16(1). 11–11. 12 indexed citations
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Mair, Devin B., et al.. (2021). Engineering Three-Dimensional Vascularized Cardiac Tissues. Tissue Engineering Part B Reviews. 28(2). 336–350. 27 indexed citations
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Kwak, Tae Joon & Esak Lee. (2020). In vitro modeling of solid tumor interactions with perfused blood vessels. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 20142–20142. 66 indexed citations
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Choi, Dongwon, Eun-Kyung Park, Eunson Jung, et al.. (2017). Laminar flow downregulates Notch activity to promote lymphatic sprouting. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 127(4). 1225–1240. 108 indexed citations
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Hassell, Bryan, Girija Goyal, Esak Lee, et al.. (2017). Human Organ Chip Models Recapitulate Orthotopic Lung Cancer Growth, Therapeutic Responses, and Tumor Dormancy In Vitro. Cell Reports. 21(2). 508–516. 348 indexed citations
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Lee, Esak, et al.. (2016). The Angiogenic Secretome in VEGF overexpressing Breast Cancer Xenografts. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 39460–39460. 25 indexed citations
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Fertig, Elana J., Esak Lee, Niranjan B. Pandey, & Aleksander S. Popel. (2015). Analysis of gene expression of secreted factors associated with breast cancer metastases in breast cancer subtypes. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 12133–12133. 43 indexed citations
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Lee, Esak, Niranjan B. Pandey, & Aleksander S. Popel. (2015). Crosstalk between cancer cells and blood endothelial and lymphatic endothelial cells in tumour and organ microenvironment. Expert Reviews in Molecular Medicine. 17. e3–e3. 63 indexed citations
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Lee, Esak, et al.. (2015). Biomimetic on-a-chip platforms for studying cancer metastasis. Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering. 11. 20–27. 40 indexed citations
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Lee, Esak, Niranjan B. Pandey, & Aleksander S. Popel. (2014). Lymphatic endothelial cells support tumor growth in breast cancer. Scientific Reports. 4(1). 5853–5853. 53 indexed citations
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Lee, Esak, Jacob E. Koskimaki, Niranjan B. Pandey, & Aleksander S. Popel. (2013). Inhibition of Lymphangiogenesis and Angiogenesis in Breast Tumor Xenografts and Lymph Nodes by a Peptide Derived from Transmembrane Protein 45A. Neoplasia. 15(2). 112–IN6. 44 indexed citations
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Koskimaki, Jacob E., Esak Lee, William Chen, et al.. (2012). Synergy between a collagen IV mimetic peptide and a somatotropin-domain derived peptide as angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis inhibitors. Angiogenesis. 16(1). 159–170. 17 indexed citations
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Koskimaki, Jacob E., Elena Roşca, Corban G. Rivera, et al.. (2012). Serpin-Derived Peptides Are Antiangiogenic and Suppress Breast Tumor Xenograft Growth. Translational Oncology. 5(2). 92–97. 18 indexed citations
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Lee, Esak, Elena Roşca, Niranjan B. Pandey, & Aleksander S. Popel. (2011). Small peptides derived from somatotropin domain-containing proteins inhibit blood and lymphatic endothelial cell proliferation, migration, adhesion and tube formation. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 43(12). 1812–1821. 21 indexed citations

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