Heung Kyu Lee

12.5k total citations · 8 hit papers
115 papers, 9.5k citations indexed

About

Heung Kyu Lee is a scholar working on Immunology, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Heung Kyu Lee has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 9.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Immunology, 31 papers in Epidemiology and 30 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Heung Kyu Lee's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (29 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (19 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (15 papers). Heung Kyu Lee is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (29 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (19 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (15 papers). Heung Kyu Lee collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Japan. Heung Kyu Lee's co-authors include Akiko Iwasaki, Noboru Mizushima, Jang Hyun Park, Susan M. Kaech, James Hagman, Weiguo Cui, Anmol Chandele, Laurent Gapin, Nikhil S. Joshi and Jennifer M. Lund and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Heung Kyu Lee

111 papers receiving 9.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Inflammation Directs Memory Precursor and Short-Lived Effector CD8+ T Cell Fates via the Graded Expression of T-bet Transcription Factor

2007 1.4k citations Heung Kyu Lee et al. profile →
Distinct Macrophage Phenotypes Contribute to Kidney Injury and Repair

2011 727 citations Heung Kyu Lee et al. profile →
Autophagy-Dependent Viral Recognition by Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells

2007 685 citations Heung Kyu Lee, Akiko Iwasaki et al. profile →
Inflammasome recognition of influenza virus is essential for adaptive immune responses

2009 566 citations Heung Kyu Lee, Akiko Iwasaki et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
Hassall's corpuscles instruct dendritic cells to induce CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells in human thymus

2005 565 citations Heung Kyu Lee et al. profile →
Immunophenotyping of COVID-19 and influenza highlights the role of type I interferons in development of severe COVID-19

2020 530 citations Seong Jin Choi, Heung Kyu Lee et al. profile →
Reconstruction of LPS Transfer Cascade Reveals Structural Determinants within LBP, CD14, and TLR4-MD2 for Efficient LPS Recognition and Transfer

2016 323 citations Hi Eun Jung, Heung Kyu Lee et al. profile →
Potential Role of the Gut Microbiome In Colorectal Cancer Progression

2022 134 citations Heung Kyu Lee et al. Frontiers in Immunology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Heung Kyu Lee South Korea	39	5.1k	2.7k	2.5k	1.0k	1000	115	9.5k
Xin Chen China	49	3.9k 0.8×	3.4k 1.3×	536 0.2×	1.4k 1.4×	709 0.7×	244	9.6k
Christoph Hölscher Germany	42	3.7k 0.7×	929 0.3×	1.8k 0.7×	578 0.6×	1.4k 1.4×	110	6.6k
Yoshimasa Takahashi Japan	42	3.4k 0.7×	1.7k 0.6×	1.0k 0.4×	413 0.4×	873 0.9×	252	6.9k
Miri Blank Israel	58	4.1k 0.8×	1.3k 0.5×	1.1k 0.4×	394 0.4×	735 0.7×	293	13.2k
Markus G. Manz Switzerland	63	10.6k 2.1×	5.1k 1.9×	1.3k 0.5×	3.5k 3.4×	828 0.8×	280	19.3k
Eric Bennett Denmark	58	2.8k 0.6×	7.7k 2.9×	577 0.2×	753 0.7×	228 0.2×	159	10.8k
Roland Lang Germany	52	5.4k 1.1×	2.9k 1.1×	1.6k 0.6×	1.5k 1.4×	1.2k 1.2×	165	9.6k
Stefan W. Krause Germany	40	2.8k 0.6×	2.2k 0.8×	1.1k 0.4×	1.9k 1.8×	1.0k 1.0×	177	7.6k
Joris J. T. H. Roelofs Netherlands	44	1.7k 0.3×	1.7k 0.6×	1.7k 0.7×	422 0.4×	747 0.7×	271	7.3k
Frits Koning Netherlands	64	7.0k 1.4×	2.7k 1.0×	4.6k 1.8×	1.3k 1.2×	832 0.8×	310	16.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heung Kyu Lee

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Kim, Chae Won, Hyun-Jin Kim, Keun Bon Ku, et al.. (2025). Gut dysbiosis from high-salt diet promotes glioma via propionate-mediated TGF-β activation. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 222(8). 1 indexed citations

Kim, Hyun-Jin, et al.. (2025). Gut microbiota dysbiosis induced by brain tumors modulates the efficacy of immunotherapy. Cell Reports. 44(7). 115825–115825. 4 indexed citations

Lim, Juhee & Heung Kyu Lee. (2024). Engineering interferons for cancer immunotherapy. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 179. 117426–117426. 2 indexed citations

Park, Jang Hyun & Heung Kyu Lee. (2022). Current Understanding of Hypoxia in Glioblastoma Multiforme and Its Response to Immunotherapy. Cancers. 14(5). 1176–1176. 66 indexed citations

Kim, Chae Won, Ji Eun Oh, & Heung Kyu Lee. (2021). Single Cell Transcriptomic Re-analysis of Immune Cells in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluids Reveals the Correlation of B Cell Characteristics and Disease Severity of Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Immune Network. 21(1). e10–e10. 10 indexed citations

Kim, Tae Hoon, Chae Won Kim, Dong Sun Oh, Hi Eun Jung, & Heung Kyu Lee. (2021). Monocytes Contribute to IFN-β Production via the MyD88-Dependent Pathway and Cytotoxic T-Cell Responses against Mucosal Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection. Immune Network. 21(4). e27–e27. 5 indexed citations

Jung, Hi Eun & Heung Kyu Lee. (2021). Current Understanding of the Innate Control of Toll-like Receptors in Response to SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Viruses. 13(11). 2132–2132. 34 indexed citations

Oh, Dong Sun, Jang Hyun Park, Hi Eun Jung, Hyun-Jin Kim, & Heung Kyu Lee. (2020). Autophagic protein ATG5 controls antiviral immunity via glycolytic reprogramming of dendritic cells against respiratory syncytial virus infection. Autophagy. 17(9). 2111–2127. 24 indexed citations

Jung, Hi Eun, Tae Hoon Kim, & Heung Kyu Lee. (2020). Contribution of Dendritic Cells in Protective Immunity against Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection. Viruses. 12(1). 102–102. 25 indexed citations

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Jung, Hi Eun, et al.. (2019). The autophagy Protein Atg5 Plays a Crucial Role in the Maintenance and Reconstitution Ability of Hematopoietic Stem Cells. Immune Network. 19(2). e12–e12. 30 indexed citations

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Oh, Dong Sun & Heung Kyu Lee. (2019). Autophagy protein ATG5 regulates CD36 expression and anti-tumor MHC class II antigen presentation in dendritic cells. Autophagy. 15(12). 2091–2106. 81 indexed citations

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Oh, Ji Hoon, Myung‐Joon Kim, Seong Jin Choi, et al.. (2019). Sustained Type I Interferon Reinforces NK Cell–Mediated Cancer Immunosurveillance during Chronic Virus Infection. Cancer Immunology Research. 7(4). 584–599. 30 indexed citations

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Kim, Il‐Kug, Kangsan Kim, Dong Sun Oh, et al.. (2018). Sox7 promotes high-grade glioma by increasing VEGFR2-mediated vascular abnormality. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 215(3). 963–983. 37 indexed citations

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Oh, Dong Sun, Ji Eun Oh, Hi Eun Jung, & Heung Kyu Lee. (2017). Transient Depletion of CD169+ Cells Contributes to Impaired Early Protection and Effector CD8+ T Cell Recruitment against Mucosal Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection. Frontiers in Immunology. 8. 819–819. 21 indexed citations

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Oh, Ji Eun, Dong Sun Oh, Hi Eun Jung, & Heung Kyu Lee. (2017). A mechanism for the induction of type 2 immune responses by a protease allergen in the genital tract. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(7). E1188–E1195. 13 indexed citations

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Chang, Dong‐Ho, et al.. (2015). Faecalibaculum rodentium gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the faeces of a laboratory mouse. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 108(6). 1309–1318. 59 indexed citations

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Shin, Ju Hyun, Sang Hyun Min, Seong‐Jin Kim, et al.. (2013). TAK1 regulates autophagic cell death by suppressing the phosphorylation of p70 S6 kinase 1. Scientific Reports. 3(1). 1561–1561. 33 indexed citations

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Tal, Michal Caspi, Miwa Sasai, Heung Kyu Lee, et al.. (2009). Absence of autophagy results in reactive oxygen species-dependent amplification of RLR signaling. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(8). 2770–2775. 483 indexed citations

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Lee, Heung Kyu, et al.. (2000). AUTOMATIC ROAD EXTRACTION FROM 1M-RESOLUTION SATELLITE IMAGES. 16. 177–183. 1 indexed citations

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Kim, Taejung & Heung Kyu Lee. (1998). Towards the development of an accurate DEM generation system from KOMPSAT-1 Electro-Optical Camera Data. National Remote Sensing Bulletin. 14(3). 232–249. 3 indexed citations

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