Junghwa Lee

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Junghwa Lee is a scholar working on Immunology, Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Junghwa Lee has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Immunology, 6 papers in Surgery and 6 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Junghwa Lee's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (8 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (5 papers) and Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers (4 papers). Junghwa Lee is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (8 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (5 papers) and Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers (4 papers). Junghwa Lee collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Puerto Rico. Junghwa Lee's co-authors include Rafi Ahmed, Haydn Kissick, Se Jin Im, J. Scott Hale, Masao Hashimoto, Gordon J. Freeman, Ronald N. Germain, Helder I. Nakaya, Michael Y. Gerner and Tahseen H. Nasti and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Junghwa Lee

36 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

Defining CD8+ T cells that provide the proliferative burst after PD-1 therapy

2016 1.3k citations Se Jin Im, Masao Hashimoto et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Junghwa Lee South Korea	15	1.3k	1.0k	340	204	195	39	2.1k
Stephen J. Blake Australia	20	1.1k 0.8×	1.3k 1.3×	513 1.5×	185 0.9×	348 1.8×	36	2.3k
Laetitia Aymeric France	15	1.2k 1.0×	1.2k 1.2×	685 2.0×	137 0.7×	205 1.1×	22	2.4k
Philipp Müller Switzerland	18	706 0.5×	981 1.0×	371 1.1×	106 0.5×	230 1.2×	33	1.9k
John S. Yi United States	22	1.5k 1.2×	539 0.5×	324 1.0×	188 0.9×	97 0.5×	54	2.6k
Annie A. Wu United States	20	1.1k 0.8×	1.2k 1.2×	518 1.5×	141 0.7×	134 0.7×	35	2.0k
Ken‐ichi Matsuoka Japan	22	1.9k 1.4×	559 0.5×	249 0.7×	154 0.8×	127 0.7×	177	3.1k
Sogyong Auh United States	9	1.2k 0.9×	1.3k 1.3×	319 0.9×	194 1.0×	515 2.6×	12	2.4k
Heikki Irjala Finland	24	742 0.6×	678 0.7×	660 1.9×	389 1.9×	202 1.0×	77	2.1k
Alice Bertaina Italy	35	1.8k 1.4×	996 1.0×	628 1.8×	193 0.9×	158 0.8×	141	3.6k
Pranay Dogra United States	16	1.7k 1.3×	805 0.8×	685 2.0×	118 0.6×	91 0.5×	25	2.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Junghwa Lee

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lee, Junghwa, Dong‐In Kim, Jesús Ávila, et al.. (2025). Emulsion adjuvant-induced uric acid release modulates optimal immunogenicity by targeting dendritic cells and B cells. npj Vaccines. 10(1). 72–72. 1 indexed citations

Ha, Kee Soo, Chan Mi Park, Junghwa Lee, et al.. (2024). A Comparison for Infantile Mortality of Crucial Congenital Heart Defects in Korea over a Five-Year Period. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(21). 6480–6480.

Lee, Kyungmin, et al.. (2023). Defining a TCF1-expressing progenitor allogeneic CD8+ T cell subset in acute graft-versus-host disease. Nature Communications. 14(1). 5869–5869. 4 indexed citations

Lee, Junghwa, et al.. (2023). IL-15 promotes self-renewal of progenitor exhausted CD8 T cells during persistent antigenic stimulation. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1117092–1117092. 27 indexed citations

Lee, Junghwa, Seungah Lee, Gwang Lee, & Seong Ho Kang. (2022). Simultaneous quantification of thyroid hormones using an ultrasensitive single-molecule fourplex nanoimmunosensor in an evanescent field. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 220. 114894–114894. 8 indexed citations

Kim, Yeo Hyung, Yewon Suh, Junghwa Lee, et al.. (2022). Prevalence of potentially inappropriate medications based on the STOPPFrail criteria in frail older patients with limited life expectancy: a cross-sectional study. BMC Geriatrics. 22(1). 367–367. 8 indexed citations

Jeon, Sujeong, Junghwa Lee, Eunsook Lee, et al.. (2021). Intravenous Fluid Selection for Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysm Clipping : Balanced Crystalloid versus Normal Saline. Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society. 64(4). 534–542. 2 indexed citations

Lee, Eunah, Sujeong Jeon, Junghwa Lee, et al.. (2021). Risk Factors for Intravenous Propacetamol-Induced Blood Pressure Drop in the Neurointensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Observational Study. Neurocritical Care. 36(3). 888–896. 2 indexed citations

Lee, Junghwa, Bobae An, & Sukwoo Choi. (2021). Longitudinal recordings of single units in the basal amygdala during fear conditioning and extinction. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 11177–11177. 4 indexed citations

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Kim, Jihye, Kyungjoon Park, Junghwa Lee, et al.. (2020). GSK-3β activation is required for ZIP-induced disruption of learned fear. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 18227–18227. 3 indexed citations

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Lee, Ga-Young, Junghwa Lee, Pramod K. Sahu, et al.. (2018). Orally active, species-independent novel A3 adenosine receptor antagonist protects against kidney injury in db/db mice. Experimental & Molecular Medicine. 50(4). 1–14. 29 indexed citations

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Marangoni, Roberta Gonçalves, Yuri Masui, Feng Fang, et al.. (2017). Adiponectin is an endogenous anti-fibrotic mediator and therapeutic target. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 4397–4397. 68 indexed citations

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Ahn, Eunseon, et al.. (2016). Demethylation of the PD-1 Promoter Is Imprinted during the Effector Phase of CD8 T Cell Exhaustion. Journal of Virology. 90(19). 8934–8946. 73 indexed citations

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Im, Se Jin, Masao Hashimoto, Michael Y. Gerner, et al.. (2016). Defining CD8+ T cells that provide the proliferative burst after PD-1 therapy. Nature. 537(7620). 417–421. 1315 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kim, Moonsuk, Junghwa Lee, Eunsook Lee, et al.. (2015). Impact of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program on Unnecessary Double Anaerobic Coverage Prescription. Infection and Chemotherapy. 47(2). 111–111. 24 indexed citations

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Wieland, Andreas, Rangaiah Shashidharamurthy, Alice O. Kamphorst, et al.. (2015). Antibody Effector Functions Mediated by Fcγ-Receptors Are Compromised during Persistent Viral Infection. Immunity. 42(2). 367–378. 52 indexed citations

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Lee, Junghwa, Eunseon Ahn, Haydn Kissick, & Rafi Ahmed. (2015). Reinvigorating Exhausted T Cells by Blockade of the PD-1 Pathway. PubMed. 6(1-2). 7–17. 114 indexed citations

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Ha, Kee Soo, et al.. (2012). Incomplete clinical manifestation as a risk factor for coronary artery abnormalities in Kawasaki disease: a meta-analysis. European Journal of Pediatrics. 172(3). 343–349. 43 indexed citations

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Son, Sang Wook, et al.. (2010). Altered cytokine profiles of mononuclear cells after stimulation in a patient with Blau syndrome. Rheumatology International. 30(8). 1121–1124. 18 indexed citations

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Choi, Byung Min, et al.. (2006). Predictive risk factors for coronary artery abnormalities in Kawasaki disease. European Journal of Pediatrics. 166(5). 421–425. 66 indexed citations

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