In‐Kyu Lee

17.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
287 papers, 13.0k citations indexed

About

In‐Kyu Lee is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, In‐Kyu Lee has authored 287 papers receiving a total of 13.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 144 papers in Molecular Biology, 54 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 53 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in In‐Kyu Lee's work include Pancreatic function and diabetes (39 papers), Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (37 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (31 papers). In‐Kyu Lee is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic function and diabetes (39 papers), Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (37 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (31 papers). In‐Kyu Lee collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Japan. In‐Kyu Lee's co-authors include Keun‐Gyu Park, Duk‐Hee Lee, Duk‐Hee Kang, Richard J. Johnson, David R. Jacobs, Jae‐Han Jeon, Jung‐Guk Kim, Yeon‐Kyung Choi, Themis Thoudam and Kyoungho Suk and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

In‐Kyu Lee

282 papers receiving 12.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Uric Acid–Induced C-Reactive Protein Expression

2005 718 citations In‐Kyu Lee et al. profile →
A Strong Dose-Response Relation Between Serum Concentrations of Persistent Organic Pollutants and Diabetes

2006 503 citations Duk‐Hee Lee, In‐Kyu Lee et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
In‐Kyu Lee South Korea	61	5.3k	2.6k	1.9k	1.8k	1.7k	287	13.0k
Youfei Guan China	60	4.4k 0.8×	1.7k 0.6×	1.7k 0.9×	1.6k 0.9×	1.7k 1.0×	226	10.3k
William S. Blaner United States	72	8.8k 1.6×	2.2k 0.8×	2.2k 1.1×	1.7k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	256	15.2k
Toshio Miyata Japan	75	4.6k 0.9×	3.1k 1.2×	1.5k 0.8×	1.8k 1.0×	2.7k 1.6×	326	18.4k
Charles Burant United States	66	8.7k 1.6×	3.3k 1.3×	1.6k 0.8×	2.8k 1.6×	2.2k 1.3×	205	16.9k
Subramaniam Pennathur United States	59	5.3k 1.0×	3.4k 1.3×	2.4k 1.2×	2.4k 1.3×	2.3k 1.4×	196	15.7k
Sander M. Houten Netherlands	57	7.5k 1.4×	4.4k 1.7×	2.9k 1.5×	2.6k 1.4×	1.3k 0.8×	157	14.0k
Philippe Valet France	63	5.1k 1.0×	3.4k 1.3×	2.0k 1.1×	3.0k 1.7×	1.1k 0.6×	236	13.1k
Kumar Sharma United States	76	7.6k 1.4×	2.5k 1.0×	2.1k 1.1×	2.8k 1.6×	3.9k 2.3×	216	19.1k
Anne Nègre‐Salvayre France	63	4.9k 0.9×	2.1k 0.8×	1.0k 0.5×	2.0k 1.1×	1.3k 0.8×	181	11.8k
Philippe Lefèbvre France	48	6.6k 1.2×	2.3k 0.9×	3.4k 1.8×	1.9k 1.1×	1.7k 1.0×	180	12.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of In‐Kyu Lee

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Heo, Jung-Yoon, Themis Thoudam, Seok Hui Kang, et al.. (2025). Inducible skeletal muscle-specific p53 deletion alleviates high-fat diet-induced insulin resistance by modulating mitochondria-associated membrane in obese mice. Redox Biology. 86. 103828–103828. 1 indexed citations

Khang, Ah Reum, Dong Hun Kim, Min‐Ji Kim, et al.. (2024). Reducing Oxidative Stress and Inflammation by Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinase 4 Inhibition Is Important in Prevention of Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Diabetic Mice. Diabetes & Metabolism Journal. 48(3). 405–417. 8 indexed citations

Kim, Min‐Ji, Eun Jung Choi, & In‐Kyu Lee. (2024). Impact of Hyperferritinemia on Immune Modulation in Septic Diabetic Patients. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(3). 344–355.

Oh, Chang Joo, et al.. (2024). Sodium Phenylbutyrate Attenuates Cisplatin-Induced Acute Kidney Injury Through Inhibition of Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinase 4. Biomedicines. 12(12). 2815–2815.

Kim, Min‐Ji, Hoyul Lee, Dipanjan Chanda, et al.. (2023). The Role of Pyruvate Metabolism in Mitochondrial Quality Control and Inflammation. Molecules and Cells. 46(5). 259–267. 48 indexed citations

Kim, Min‐Ji, et al.. (2023). The Link between Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Sarcopenia: An Update Focusing on the Role of Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinase 4. Diabetes & Metabolism Journal. 47(2). 153–163. 36 indexed citations

Jin, Jonghwa, Young‐Eun Jang, Won‐Ki Lee, et al.. (2023). Novel Asian-Specific Visceral Adiposity Indices Are Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease in Korean Adults. Diabetes & Metabolism Journal. 47(3). 426–436. 10 indexed citations

Thoudam, Themis, Dipanjan Chanda, Byung‐Gyu Kim, et al.. (2022). Noncanonical PDK4 action alters mitochondrial dynamics to affect the cellular respiratory status. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(34). e2120157119–e2120157119. 36 indexed citations

Kim, Se-A, Hoyul Lee, Mi Jin Kim, et al.. (2022). Effect of Low-Dose Persistent Organic Pollutants on Mitochondrial Function: Human and in Vitro Evidence. Diabetes & Metabolism Journal. 46(4). 592–604. 7 indexed citations

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Radhakrishnan, Kamalakannan, Yong‐Hoon Kim, Yoon Seok Jung, et al.. (2021). Orphan nuclear receptor ERR-γ regulates hepatic FGF23 production in acute kidney injury. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(16). 21 indexed citations

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Han, Jung Ho, Hyeon Jin Kim, Se Bok Jang, et al.. (2021). Targeting Lactate Dehydrogenase A with Catechin Resensitizes SNU620/5FU Gastric Cancer Cells to 5-Fluorouracil. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(10). 5406–5406. 41 indexed citations

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Cho, Kelvin F., Tess C. Branon, Sanjana Rajeev, et al.. (2020). Split-TurboID enables contact-dependent proximity labeling in cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(22). 12143–12154. 209 indexed citations

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Jeon, Jae‐Han, Themis Thoudam, Eun Jung Choi, et al.. (2020). Loss of metabolic flexibility as a result of overexpression of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinases in muscle, liver and the immune system: Therapeutic targets in metabolic diseases. Journal of Diabetes Investigation. 12(1). 21–31. 41 indexed citations

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Kim, Sung Woo, Jae‐Han Jeon, Jun Sung Moon, et al.. (2019). Low-Normal Free Thyroxine Levels in Euthyroid Male Are Associated with Prediabetes. Diabetes & Metabolism Journal. 43(5). 718–718. 2 indexed citations

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Choi, Yeon‐Kyung, Sung-Woo Lee, Seunghyeong Lee, et al.. (2019). Gemigliptin Attenuates Renal Fibrosis Through Down-Regulation of the NLRP3 Inflammasome. Diabetes & Metabolism Journal. 43(6). 830–830. 33 indexed citations

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Kim, Mi Jin, Yeon‐Kyung Choi, Soo Young Park, et al.. (2017). PPARδ Reprograms Glutamine Metabolism in Sorafenib-Resistant HCC. Molecular Cancer Research. 15(9). 1230–1242. 63 indexed citations

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Kim, Han‐Jong, et al.. (2011). Guards and Culprits in the Endoplasmic Reticulum: Glucolipotoxicity andβ-Cell Failure in Type II Diabetes. Experimental Diabetes Research. 2012. 1–9. 35 indexed citations

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Kim, Do‐Hyung, et al.. (2011). Glucosamine increases vascular contraction through activation of RhoA/Rho kinase pathway in isolated rat aorta. BMB Reports. 44(6). 415–420. 18 indexed citations

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Lee, In‐Kyu, et al.. (2010). Sterol Regulatory Element-binding Protein (SREBP)-1-mediated Lipogenesis Is Involved in Cell Senescence. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(38). 29069–29077. 81 indexed citations

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Ahn, Byeong‐Cheol, Jinho Bae, Jeongsoo Yoo, et al.. (2005). Effects of Anti-thyroglobulin Antibody on the Measurement of Thyroglobulin : Differences Between Immunoradiometric Assay Kits Available. The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 39(4). 252–256. 5 indexed citations

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