Joon Y. Lee

5.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
145 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Joon Y. Lee is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Joon Y. Lee has authored 145 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 117 papers in Surgery, 104 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 16 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Joon Y. Lee's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (102 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (84 papers) and Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (53 papers). Joon Y. Lee is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (102 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (84 papers) and Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (53 papers). Joon Y. Lee collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Netherlands. Joon Y. Lee's co-authors include James D. Kang, William F. Donaldson, Michael M. Coleman, Paul C. Painter, William Anderst, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Moe R. Lim, Jeffrey A. Rihn, Mustafa Khan and Rick A. Davis and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and Macromolecules.

In The Last Decade

Joon Y. Lee

141 papers receiving 4.1k 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.

Cellular Senescence in Intervertebral Disc Aging and Degeneration: Molecular Mechanisms and Potential Therapeutic Opportunities

2023 96 citations Prashanta Silwal, Yanshan Wang et al. Biomolecules profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Joon Y. Lee United States	36	2.9k	2.5k	591	445	268	145	4.3k
Ho‐Joong Kim South Korea	34	2.6k 0.9×	2.3k 0.9×	969 1.6×	696 1.6×	62 0.2×	183	4.3k
Tobias L. Schulte Germany	33	1.6k 0.6×	1.0k 0.4×	525 0.9×	267 0.6×	74 0.3×	106	3.4k
Shinji Takahashi Japan	27	1.4k 0.5×	830 0.3×	200 0.3×	284 0.6×	207 0.8×	255	3.2k
Alberto Di Martino Italy	28	1.8k 0.6×	905 0.4×	357 0.6×	1.1k 2.5×	95 0.4×	167	3.8k
Se-Hoon Kim South Korea	22	797 0.3×	650 0.3×	106 0.2×	259 0.6×	77 0.3×	146	1.9k
Hong Xia China	35	1.5k 0.5×	871 0.3×	73 0.1×	1.1k 2.5×	47 0.2×	195	4.0k
Cheol Min Shin South Korea	43	3.2k 1.1×	419 0.2×	118 0.2×	341 0.8×	400 1.5×	326	6.5k
Xisheng Weng China	41	2.6k 0.9×	669 0.3×	221 0.4×	1.6k 3.6×	83 0.3×	326	6.4k
Si-Young Park South Korea	26	1.1k 0.4×	670 0.3×	230 0.4×	266 0.6×	74 0.3×	162	2.2k
Hee‐Kit Wong Singapore	28	1.7k 0.6×	894 0.4×	153 0.3×	497 1.1×	25 0.1×	128	2.9k

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Anderst, William, Kevin M. Bell, Anthony Delitto, et al.. (2025). Plasma Pro‐ and Anti‐Inflammatory Cytokines in an Observational Chronic Low Back Pain Cohort. JOR Spine. 8(3). e70095–e70095.

Silwal, Prashanta, et al.. (2024). Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Hypertrophy of Ligamentum Flavum. Biomolecules. 14(10). 1277–1277. 1 indexed citations

Smith, Clair, et al.. (2023). Functional range of motion of the cervical spine in cervical fusion patients during activities of daily living. Journal of Biomechanics. 152. 111528–111528. 2 indexed citations

Lee, Joon Y., Jacob C. Hodges, Mitchell S. Fourman, et al.. (2023). Increasing Quality and Frequency of Goals-of-Care Documentation in the Highest-Risk Surgical Candidates. JBJS Open Access. 8(2). 4 indexed citations

Silwal, Prashanta, et al.. (2023). Cellular Senescence in Intervertebral Disc Aging and Degeneration: Molecular Mechanisms and Potential Therapeutic Opportunities. Biomolecules. 13(4). 686–686. 96 indexed citations breakdown →

Chen, Stephen, et al.. (2023). The Effects of Cervical Orthoses on Head and Intervertebral Range of Motion. Spine. 48(22). 1561–1567. 2 indexed citations

Dalton, Jonathan, et al.. (2023). The L3 Flexion Angle Predicts Failure of Non-Operative Management in Patients with Tandem Spondylolithesis. Global Spine Journal. 14(7). 1944–1951. 1 indexed citations

Dalton, Jonathan, et al.. (2023). Multilevel tandem spondylolisthesis associated with a reduced "safe zone" for a transpsoas lateral lumbar interbody fusion at L4–5. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 54(1). E5–E5. 3 indexed citations

Han, Yingchao, Zhihua Ouyang, Stephen H. Chen, et al.. (2021). ISSLS prize in basic science 2021: a novel inducible system to regulate transgene expression of TIMP1. European Spine Journal. 30(5). 1098–1107. 5 indexed citations

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Smith, Clair, Jeremy D. Shaw, William F. Donaldson, et al.. (2020). Assessing the biofidelity of in vitro biomechanical testing of the human cervical spine. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 39(6). 1217–1226. 6 indexed citations

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Donaldson, William F., et al.. (2020). Undisclosed Conflict of Interest Is Prevalent in Spine Literature. Spine. 45(21). 1524–1529. 10 indexed citations

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Shaw, Jeremy D., et al.. (2020). Residual Motion and Graft Type Do Not Influence Patient-reported Outcomes Following One- or Two-level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Spine. 46(15). E817–E825. 5 indexed citations

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Fourman, Mitchell S., Jeremy D. Shaw, Lorraine A. T. Boakye, et al.. (2019). Use of Fondaparinux Following Elective Lumbar Spine Surgery Is Associated With a Reduction in Symptomatic Venous Thromboembolism. Global Spine Journal. 10(7). 844–850. 6 indexed citations

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Jacobs, Lloydine J., et al.. (2013). Safety of Thromboembolic Chemoprophylaxis in Spinal Trauma Patients Requiring Surgical Stabilization. Spine. 38(16). E1041–E1047. 11 indexed citations

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Bechara, Bernard, Kevin M. Bell, Robert A. Hartman, et al.. (2011). In Vivo Analysis of Cervical Range of Motion After 4- and 5-level Subaxial Cervical Spine Fusion. Spine. 37(1). E23–E29. 15 indexed citations

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Grauer, Jonathan N., Alexander R. Vaccaro, Joon Y. Lee, et al.. (2009). The Timing and Influence of MRI on the Management of Patients With Cervical Facet Dislocations Remains Highly Variable. Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques. 22(2). 96–99. 21 indexed citations

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Nassr, Ahmad, Joon Y. Lee, Marcel F. Dvorak, et al.. (2008). Variations in Surgical Treatment of Cervical Facet Dislocations. Spine. 33(7). E188–E193. 54 indexed citations

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Vadalà, Gianluca, Satoshi Sobajima, Joon Y. Lee, et al.. (2007). In vitro interaction between muscle-derived stem cells and nucleus pulposus cells. The Spine Journal. 8(5). 804–809. 30 indexed citations

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Khan, Mustafa H., et al.. (2007). Utilization of Predonated Autologous Blood in Anterior Cervical Corpectomy and Fusion Surgery. Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques. 20(5). 357–360. 3 indexed citations

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Musgrave, Douglas S., Patrick Bosch, Joon Y. Lee, et al.. (2000). Ex Vivo Gene Therapy to Produce Bone Using Different Cell Types. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 378(378). 290–305. 102 indexed citations

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