Jun Hee Lee

19.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
122 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

Jun Hee Lee is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jun Hee Lee has authored 122 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Epidemiology and 17 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Jun Hee Lee's work include PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer (21 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (20 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (11 papers). Jun Hee Lee is often cited by papers focused on PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer (21 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (20 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (11 papers). Jun Hee Lee collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Japan. Jun Hee Lee's co-authors include Michael Karin, Andrei V. Budanov, Sang Hun Lee, Sim Namkoong, Hwan‐Woo Park, Myungjin Kim, Chun‐Seok Cho, Ian Semple, Yeo Min Yoon and Hojoong Kwak and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Jun Hee Lee

117 papers receiving 7.4k 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.

Transneuronal Propagation of Pathologic α-Synuclein from the Gut to the Brain Models Parkinson’s Disease

2019 961 citations Sangjune Kim, Seung‐Hwan Kwon et al. Neuron profile →
m6A enhances the phase separation potential of mRNA

2019 517 citations Ryan J. Ries, Sara Zaccara et al. Nature profile →
Microscopic examination of spatial transcriptome using Seq-Scope

2021 305 citations Chun‐Seok Cho, Jingyue Xi et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jun Hee Lee United States	42	4.3k	1.3k	916	816	701	122	7.5k
Simone Patergnani Italy	44	5.0k 1.2×	1.4k 1.1×	938 1.0×	1.2k 1.5×	370 0.5×	89	7.8k
Saverio Marchi Italy	44	6.4k 1.5×	1.5k 1.1×	1.2k 1.3×	1.5k 1.8×	508 0.7×	80	9.7k
Rodrigo Franco United States	45	4.2k 1.0×	641 0.5×	891 1.0×	611 0.7×	484 0.7×	112	8.3k
Alessandro Rimessi Italy	45	5.2k 1.2×	1.2k 0.9×	1.0k 1.1×	1.2k 1.4×	281 0.4×	78	8.0k
Werner J.H. Koopman Netherlands	50	6.5k 1.5×	804 0.6×	1.1k 1.2×	520 0.6×	579 0.8×	149	9.0k
Massimo Bonora Italy	49	6.7k 1.6×	1.5k 1.1×	1.1k 1.2×	1.3k 1.6×	326 0.5×	96	10.0k
Qun Chen United States	52	5.2k 1.2×	830 0.6×	1.3k 1.4×	689 0.8×	307 0.4×	215	9.3k
Sonia Missiroli Italy	35	4.2k 1.0×	993 0.8×	666 0.7×	1.1k 1.4×	241 0.3×	63	6.3k
Maik Hüttemann United States	50	5.4k 1.3×	719 0.5×	1.1k 1.2×	425 0.5×	329 0.5×	154	8.7k
Yan Leng China	42	3.8k 0.9×	590 0.4×	713 0.8×	481 0.6×	880 1.3×	116	6.8k

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Solanki, Sumeet, Ryan J. Rebernick, Cristina Castillo, et al.. (2025). Low Protein Diet Exacerbates Experimental Mouse Models of Colitis through Epithelial Autonomous and Nonautonomous Mechanisms. Journal of Nutrition. 155(6). 1804–1817.

Lee, Jun Hee, et al.. (2024). Polydeoxyribonucleotide enhances the bioactivities of stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth through Akt activation. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 739. 150947–150947. 1 indexed citations

Si, Yichen, ChangHee Lee, Jeong H. Yun, et al.. (2024). FICTURE: scalable segmentation-free analysis of submicron-resolution spatial transcriptomics. Nature Methods. 21(10). 1843–1854. 14 indexed citations

Lee, Jung‐Hwan, Kwang Sung Ahn, Jeongeun Hyun, et al.. (2023). Cyclic Stretch Promotes Cellular Reprogramming Process through Cytoskeletal‐Nuclear Mechano‐Coupling and Epigenetic Modification. Advanced Science. 10(32). e2303395–e2303395. 22 indexed citations

Lee, Jung‐Hwan, et al.. (2021). Emerging biogenesis technologies of extracellular vesicles for tissue regenerative therapeutics. Journal of Tissue Engineering. 12. 1758509319–1758509319. 19 indexed citations

Cho, Chun‐Seok, et al.. (2020). Holistic characterization of single-hepatocyte transcriptome responses to high-fat diet. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 320(2). E244–E258. 24 indexed citations

Kowalsky, Allison H., Sim Namkoong, Hwan‐Woo Park, et al.. (2020). The GATOR2–mTORC2 axis mediates Sestrin2-induced AKT Ser/Thr kinase activation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 295(7). 1769–1780. 46 indexed citations

Kim, Sangjune, Seung‐Hwan Kwon, Tae‐In Kam, et al.. (2019). Transneuronal Propagation of Pathologic α-Synuclein from the Gut to the Brain Models Parkinson’s Disease. Neuron. 103(4). 627–641.e7. 961 indexed citations breakdown →

Ries, Ryan J., Sara Zaccara, Pierre Klein, et al.. (2019). m6A enhances the phase separation potential of mRNA. Nature. 571(7765). 424–428. 517 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cho, Chun‐Seok, Allison H. Kowalsky, Sim Namkoong, et al.. (2019). Concurrent activation of growth factor and nutrient arms of mTORC1 induces oxidative liver injury. Cell Discovery. 5(1). 60–60. 16 indexed citations

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Woo, Yu Mi, et al.. (2018). TED-Seq Identifies the Dynamics of Poly(A) Length during ER Stress. Cell Reports. 24(13). 3630–3641.e7. 37 indexed citations

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Lee, Jun Hee, Yeo Min Yoon, & Sang Hun Lee. (2017). GRP78 Regulates Apoptosis, Cell Survival and Proliferation in 5-Fluorouracil-resistant SNUC5 Colon Cancer Cells. Anticancer Research. 37(9). 4943–4951. 20 indexed citations

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Lanna, Alessio, Daniel Cláudio Oliveira Gomes, Bojana Müller-Durovic, et al.. (2017). A sestrin-dependent Erk–Jnk–p38 MAPK activation complex inhibits immunity during aging. Nature Immunology. 18(3). 354–363. 220 indexed citations

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Lee, Jun Hee, Yong‐Seok Han, Yeo Min Yoon, et al.. (2016). Pivotal Roles of Ginsenoside Rg3 in Tumor Apoptosis Through Regulation of Reactive Oxygen Species. Anticancer Research. 36(9). 4647–4654. 38 indexed citations

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Semple, Ian, et al.. (2015). Sestrin2, a Regulator of Thermogenesis and Mitohormesis in Brown Adipose Tissue. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 6. 114–114. 21 indexed citations

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Lee, Jun Hee, Andrei V. Budanov, & Michael Karin. (2013). Sestrins Orchestrate Cellular Metabolism to Attenuate Aging. Cell Metabolism. 18(6). 792–801. 273 indexed citations

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Uedo, Noriya, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro, Kenichi Goda, et al.. (2011). ROLE OF NARROW BAND IMAGING FOR DIAGNOSIS OF EARLY‐STAGE ESOPHAGOGASTRIC CANCER: CURRENT CONSENSUS OF EXPERIENCED ENDOSCOPISTS IN ASIA–PACIFIC REGION. Digestive Endoscopy. 23(s1). 58–71. 77 indexed citations

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Lee, Jun Hee, Andrei V. Budanov, Eek Joong Park, et al.. (2010). Sestrin as a Feedback Inhibitor of TOR That Prevents Age-Related Pathologies. Science. 327(5970). 1223–1228. 476 indexed citations

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Jeong, Hoon Young, Jun Hee Lee, & Kim F. Hayes. (2007). Characterization of synthetic nanocrystalline mackinawite: Crystal structure, particle size, and specific surface area. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 72(2). 493–505. 187 indexed citations

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Lee, Jun Hee, Kyoung Sang Cho, Ji–Hyun Lee, et al.. (2002). Drosophila PDZ-GEF, a Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factor for Rap1 GTPase, Reveals a Novel Upstream Regulatory Mechanism in the Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling Pathway. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 22(21). 7658–7666. 32 indexed citations

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