Jongsoon Lee

14.8k total citations · 7 hit papers
49 papers, 11.9k citations indexed

About

Jongsoon Lee is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jongsoon Lee has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 11.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 23 papers in Epidemiology and 18 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Jongsoon Lee's work include Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (23 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (15 papers) and Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (10 papers). Jongsoon Lee is often cited by papers focused on Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (23 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (15 papers) and Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (10 papers). Jongsoon Lee collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and United Kingdom. Jongsoon Lee's co-authors include Steven E. Shoelson, Minsheng Yuan, Lone Hansen, Dongsheng Cai, Paul F. Pilch, Peter A. Meléndez, Byung-Cheol Lee, Michael Karin, Markus Feuerer and Diane Mathis and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Jongsoon Lee

49 papers receiving 11.6k citations

Hit Papers

Local and systemic insulin resistance resulting from hepa... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2005 2009 2001 2004 2012 500 1000 1.5k
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.

  1. Local and systemic insulin resistance resulting from hepatic activation of IKK-β and NF-κB
    2005 1.8k citations Dongsheng Cai, Minsheng Yuan et al. Nature Medicine profile →
  2. Lean, but not obese, fat is enriched for a unique population of regulatory T cells that affect metabolic parameters
    2009 1.7k citations Jongsoon Lee, Steven E. Shoelson et al. Nature Medicine profile →
  3. Reversal of Obesity- and Diet-Induced Insulin Resistance with Salicylates or Targeted Disruption of Ikkβ
    2001 1.5k citations Minsheng Yuan, Jongsoon Lee et al. profile →
  4. IKKβ/NF-κB Activation Causes Severe Muscle Wasting in Mice
    2004 1.1k citations Dongsheng Cai, J. Daniel Frantz et al. Cell profile →
  5. PPAR-γ is a major driver of the accumulation and phenotype of adipose tissue Treg cells
    2012 915 citations Nozomu Kamei, Jongsoon Lee et al. profile →
  6. Prevention of fat-induced insulin resistance by salicylate
    2001 574 citations Jason K. Kim, Yun Joong Kim et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  7. Cellular and molecular players in adipose tissue inflammation in the development of obesity-induced insulin resistance
    2013 560 citations Byung-Cheol Lee, Jongsoon Lee Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jongsoon Lee United States 31 5.0k 4.6k 4.3k 2.8k 1.5k 49 11.9k
Jacqueline M. Stephens United States 48 3.4k 0.7× 4.3k 0.9× 3.4k 0.8× 1.5k 0.5× 910 0.6× 136 9.5k
Hang Shi United States 44 3.1k 0.6× 3.2k 0.7× 3.6k 0.8× 1.6k 0.6× 863 0.6× 103 9.4k
Alyssa H. Hasty United States 54 3.2k 0.6× 3.3k 0.7× 2.6k 0.6× 1.7k 0.6× 1.4k 0.9× 135 9.4k
Rinke Stienstra Netherlands 45 3.5k 0.7× 3.5k 0.8× 2.0k 0.5× 2.5k 0.9× 1.0k 0.7× 121 8.4k
Cem Z. Görgün United States 22 5.3k 1.1× 5.2k 1.1× 4.3k 1.0× 1.5k 0.5× 1.3k 0.9× 34 12.7k
Christopher Liddle Australia 57 4.5k 0.9× 4.5k 1.0× 2.2k 0.5× 1.2k 0.4× 2.6k 1.7× 156 14.4k
Odile D. Peroni United States 37 3.1k 0.6× 6.9k 1.5× 5.5k 1.3× 875 0.3× 1.5k 1.0× 48 12.2k
Steven M. Watkins United States 42 2.8k 0.6× 4.6k 1.0× 3.1k 0.7× 870 0.3× 1.3k 0.8× 77 10.2k
Michael J. Jurczak United States 48 3.4k 0.7× 5.7k 1.2× 3.7k 0.9× 880 0.3× 2.2k 1.5× 127 10.7k
K. Teoman Uysal United States 17 3.9k 0.8× 3.0k 0.7× 3.3k 0.8× 911 0.3× 877 0.6× 17 7.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jongsoon Lee

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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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
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Woo, Ju Rang, Thomas E. Wales, John R. Engen, et al.. (2024). The serine phosphorylations in the IRS-1 PIR domain abrogate IRS-1 and IR interaction. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(17). 13 indexed citations
3.
Jeong, Jiwon, et al.. (2023). NK cell-activating receptor NKp46 does not participate in the development of obesity-induced inflammation and insulin resistance. Molecules and Cells. 47(3). 100007–100007. 3 indexed citations
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Lee, Jongsoon, et al.. (2022). The many faces of the creatine/phosphocreatine system. Nature Metabolism. 4(2). 155–156. 6 indexed citations
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Kim, Jieun & Jongsoon Lee. (2021). Role of obesity-induced inflammation in the development of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes: history of the research and remaining questions. Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism. 26(1). 1–13. 29 indexed citations
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Lee, Byung-Cheol, Myung‐Sunny Kim, Munkyong Pae, et al.. (2016). Adipose Natural Killer Cells Regulate Adipose Tissue Macrophages to Promote Insulin Resistance in Obesity. Cell Metabolism. 23(4). 685–698. 230 indexed citations
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Lee, Jongsoon, Masaya Miyazaki, Giulio R. Romeo, & Steven E. Shoelson. (2014). Insulin Receptor Activation with Transmembrane Domain Ligands. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289(28). 19769–19777. 44 indexed citations
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Lee, Byung-Cheol & Jongsoon Lee. (2013). Cellular and molecular players in adipose tissue inflammation in the development of obesity-induced insulin resistance. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1842(3). 446–462. 560 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lee, Jongsoon. (2013). Adipose tissue macrophages in the development of obesity-induced inflammation, insulin resistance and type 2 Diabetes. Archives of Pharmacal Research. 36(2). 208–222. 123 indexed citations
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Kim, Myung‐Sunny, Yasuhiko Yamamoto, Kyung-Jin Kim, et al.. (2013). Regulation of Diet-Induced Adipose Tissue and Systemic Inflammation by Salicylates and Pioglitazone. PLoS ONE. 8(12). e82847–e82847. 23 indexed citations
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Kim, Mi Young, et al.. (2010). The anti-angiogenic herbal composition Ob-X inhibits adipose tissue growth in obese mice. International Journal of Obesity. 34(5). 820–830. 33 indexed citations
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Cai, Dongsheng, Minsheng Yuan, Peter A. Meléndez, et al.. (2005). Local and systemic insulin resistance resulting from hepatic activation of IKK-β and NF-κB. Nature Medicine. 11(2). 183–190. 1830 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nishi, Masahiro, Eric D. Werner, Byung‐Chul Oh, et al.. (2005). Kinase Activation through Dimerization by Human SH2-B. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 25(7). 2607–2621. 49 indexed citations
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Cai, Dongsheng, J. Daniel Frantz, Nicholas E. Tawa, et al.. (2004). IKKβ/NF-κB Activation Causes Severe Muscle Wasting in Mice. Cell. 119(2). 285–298. 1105 indexed citations breakdown →
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Werner, Eric D., Jongsoon Lee, Lone Hansen, Minsheng Yuan, & Steven E. Shoelson. (2004). Insulin Resistance Due to Phosphorylation of Insulin Receptor Substrate-1 at Serine 302. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(34). 35298–35305. 197 indexed citations
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Shoelson, Steven E., et al.. (2003). Inflammation and the IKKβ/IκB/NF-κB axis in obesity- and diet-induced insulin resistance. International Journal of Obesity. 27(S3). S49–S52. 368 indexed citations
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Kim, Jason K., Yun Joong Kim, Jonathan J. Fillmore, et al.. (2001). Prevention of fat-induced insulin resistance by salicylate. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 108(3). 437–446. 574 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Hongzhi, Bassil Kublaoui, Paul F. Pilch, & Jongsoon Lee. (2000). Insulin Activation of Mitogen-Activated Protein (MAP) Kinase and Akt Is Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase-Dependent in Rat Adipocytes. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 274(3). 845–851. 13 indexed citations
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Lee, Jongsoon, et al.. (1999). Structural Studies of the Detergent-solubilized and Vesicle-reconstituted Insulin Receptor. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(49). 34981–34992. 20 indexed citations
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Shoelson, Steven E., et al.. (1993). BpaB25 insulins. Photoactivatable analogues that quantitatively cross-link, radiolabel, and activate the insulin receptor.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 268(6). 4085–4091. 59 indexed citations

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