Hyun Lee

7.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
326 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Hyun Lee is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Hyun Lee has authored 326 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 164 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 74 papers in Epidemiology and 62 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Hyun Lee's work include Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (69 papers), Asthma and respiratory diseases (48 papers) and Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances (41 papers). Hyun Lee is often cited by papers focused on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (69 papers), Asthma and respiratory diseases (48 papers) and Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances (41 papers). Hyun Lee collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Japan. Hyun Lee's co-authors include Hayoung Choi, Hye Yun Park, Jang Won Sohn, Sang‐Heon Kim, Ji‐Yong Moon, Ho Joo Yoon, Dong Won Park, Kyeongman Jeon, Bumhee Yang and Won‐Jung Koh and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Clinical Oncology and Genes & Development.

In The Last Decade

Hyun Lee

285 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Cultured meat with enriched organoleptic properties by regulating cell differentiation

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hyun Lee South Korea	35	1.7k	1.1k	834	663	648	326	4.6k
Jae Ho Lee South Korea	40	2.0k 1.2×	1.4k 1.3×	748 0.9×	507 0.8×	680 1.0×	286	5.4k
Chao A. Hsiung Taiwan	43	966 0.6×	1.2k 1.1×	848 1.0×	876 1.3×	1.3k 2.0×	242	6.4k
Yuanlin Song China	39	1.7k 1.0×	454 0.4×	616 0.7×	478 0.7×	1.5k 2.4×	173	4.7k
Junfeng Sun United States	36	566 0.3×	1.2k 1.1×	547 0.7×	373 0.6×	1.0k 1.6×	159	4.6k
Young‐Jae Cho South Korea	37	1.5k 0.9×	764 0.7×	505 0.6×	187 0.3×	903 1.4×	310	4.6k
Dan Liu China	36	1.1k 0.7×	442 0.4×	467 0.6×	385 0.6×	1.0k 1.6×	253	4.4k
Jian Wang China	43	2.1k 1.2×	493 0.5×	537 0.6×	854 1.3×	2.6k 4.0×	283	7.1k
Shelley Hurwitz United States	51	928 0.5×	942 0.9×	712 0.9×	808 1.2×	748 1.2×	160	7.8k
Rishi Desai United States	46	485 0.3×	816 0.8×	942 1.1×	238 0.4×	583 0.9×	226	7.1k
Je Hyeong Kim South Korea	37	1.1k 0.6×	535 0.5×	203 0.2×	831 1.3×	664 1.0×	199	4.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Hyun Lee

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hyun Lee

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hyun Lee. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hyun 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 Hyun Lee. Hyun Lee is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Choi, Hayoung, Kyung‐Do Han, Jin‐Hyung Jung, et al.. (2025). Impact of rheumatoid arthritis, seropositivity and disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs on mortality risk in bronchiectasis. Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease. 19. 2703939399–2703939399.

Yang, Bumhee, Sang Hyuk Kim, Kyungdo Han, Jin‐Hyung Jung, & Hyun Lee. (2025). Hospitalization, Underweight, Depression, and Cancer Increase the Risk of Suicide in Individuals With Bronchiectasis. Journal of Korean Medical Science. 40(27). e214–e214. 1 indexed citations

Lee, Hyun, Sang Hyuk Kim, Sun-Kyung Lee, et al.. (2025). Air Pollution Increases Healthcare Utilization Below Safe Thresholds in Individuals With Asthma. Allergy Asthma and Immunology Research. 17(3). 349–349. 2 indexed citations

Kim, Bo‐Guen, Hyun Lee, Yeonghee Eun, et al.. (2025). Association between rheumatoid arthritis and interstitial lung disease and impact of serologic status: a large-scale longitudinal study. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 4885–4885. 1 indexed citations

Jo, Yong Suk, Chin Kook Rhee, Sang Hyuk Kim, Hyun Lee, & Joon Young Choi. (2024). Spirometric Transition of at Risk Individuals and Risks for Progression to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in General Population. Archivos de Bronconeumología. 60(10). 634–642. 4 indexed citations

Lee, Hyun, Bo‐Guen Kim, Yoomi Yeo, et al.. (2024). The Impact of Bronchiectasis on the Clinical Characteristics of Non-Severe Asthma. Allergy Asthma and Immunology Research. 16(3). 291–291. 4 indexed citations

Lee, Hyun, et al.. (2024). Insights into group-specific pattern of secondary metabolite gene cluster in Burkholderia genus. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14. 1 indexed citations

Yang, Bumhee, Hyun Lee, Jiin Ryu, et al.. (2024). Impacts of regular physical activity on hospitalisation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a nationwide population-based study. BMJ Open Respiratory Research. 11(1). e001789–e001789. 14 indexed citations

Moon, Seong Mi, Hayoung Choi, Sang Hyuk Kim, et al.. (2023). Increased Lung Cancer Risk and Associated Risk Factors in Tuberculosis Survivors: A Korean Population-Based Study. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 77(9). 1329–1339. 36 indexed citations

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Moon, Seong Mi, Hayoung Choi, Hyung Koo Kang, et al.. (2023). Impacts of Asthma in Patients With Bronchiectasis: Findings From the KMBARC Registry. Allergy Asthma and Immunology Research. 15(1). 83–83. 6 indexed citations

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Kim, Bo‐Guen, Hyun Lee, Dong Won Park, et al.. (2023). Increased Risk of New-Onset Asthma After COVID-19: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice. 12(1). 120–132.e5. 35 indexed citations

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Yeo, Yohwan, Jung Eun Yoo, Kyungdo Han, et al.. (2023). Risk of dementia in survivors of active tuberculosis in Korea: A nationwide cohort study. Journal of Infection and Public Health. 17(2). 286–292. 14 indexed citations

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Kim, Sun‐Hyung, Seonhye Gu, Jung-Ae Kim, et al.. (2023). Association Between Oral Health and Airflow Limitation: Analysis Using a Nationwide Survey in Korea. Journal of Korean Medical Science. 38(31). e241–e241. 2 indexed citations

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Yeo, Yoomi, Kyueng‐Whan Min, Tai Sun Park, et al.. (2021). A case report of allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis caused by Alternaria alternata in colonization of Aspergillus. Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology. 42(3). 290–293.

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Kim, Youlim, Hyun Lee, Yeonkyung Park, et al.. (2021). Additive Effect of Obesity and Dyslipidemia on Wheezing in Korean Adults: A Nationwide Representative Survey Study. Allergy Asthma and Immunology Research. 13(5). 808–808. 7 indexed citations

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Kim, Sun‐Hyung, Yoon Mi Shin, Jin Young Yoo, et al.. (2021). Clinical Factors Associated with Cavitary Tuberculosis and Its Treatment Outcomes. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 11(11). 1081–1081. 12 indexed citations

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Lee, Hyun, Sung Jun Chung, Jong‐Sook Park, et al.. (2020). Impact of Grilling Meat or Fish at Home on Peak Expiratory Flow Rate in Adults With Asthma. Allergy Asthma and Immunology Research. 12(4). 729–729. 1 indexed citations

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Yang, Bumhee, Byung Woo Jhun, Seong Mi Moon, et al.. (2017). Clofazimine-Containing Regimen for the Treatment of Mycobacterium abscessus Lung Disease. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 61(6). 85 indexed citations

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Um, Sang‐Won, Je‐Gun Joung, Hyun Lee, et al.. (2016). Molecular Evolution Patterns in Metastatic Lymph Nodes Reflect the Differential Treatment Response of Advanced Primary Lung Cancer. Cancer Research. 76(22). 6568–6576. 12 indexed citations

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Lee, Hyun, et al.. (2015). A diagnostic approach and natural course of a patient with asthma– COPD overlap syndrome. Respirology Case Reports. 3(4). 119–121. 2 indexed citations

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