Ka Yee C. Lee

7.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
109 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Ka Yee C. Lee is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Ka Yee C. Lee has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 21 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Ka Yee C. Lee's work include Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (71 papers), Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (18 papers) and Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (15 papers). Ka Yee C. Lee is often cited by papers focused on Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (71 papers), Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (18 papers) and Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (15 papers). Ka Yee C. Lee collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and Germany. Ka Yee C. Lee's co-authors include Niels Holten‐Andersen, Phillip B. Messersmith, Matthew J. Harrington, Henrik Birkedal, Bruce P. Lee, J. Herbert Waite, Alan J. Waring, Guohui Wu, Binhua Lin and Jarosław Majewski and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Ka Yee C. Lee

106 papers receiving 6.6k citations

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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.

pH-induced metal-ligand cross-links inspired by mussel yield self-healing polymer networks with near-covalent elastic moduli

2011 1.4k citations Ka Yee C. Lee et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Stress and Fold Localization in Thin Elastic Membranes

2008 435 citations Luka Pocivavsek, Binhua Lin et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	From relaxation to buckling: A continuum elastic framework connecting surface instabilities of highly compressed lipid thin films 2025 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), Dongxu Liu, D. Samal, Angelo Rosario Carotenuto, Luca Deseri, Massimiliano Fraldi, Ka Yee C. Lee, Luka Pocivavsek, Nhung Nguyen	0
2	Beyond the hill equation: Reconceptualizing cooperativity for peripheral membrane-binding proteins 2024 ·Biophysical Journal ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ka Yee C. Lee	0
3	MFG-E8: a model of multiple binding modes associated with ps-binding proteins 2023 ·The European Physical Journal E ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Charles L. Dulberger, (unknown), (unknown), Wei Bu, Binhua Lin, Erin J. Adams, Ka Yee C. Lee	5
4	Structure of polymer-capped gold nanorods binding to model phospholipid monolayers 2021 ·Journal of Physics Materials ·(unknown), Wei Bu, Liming Wang, Chunying Chen, Xiaochun Wu, (unknown), Ka Yee C. Lee, Mati Meron, Binhua Lin	3
5	The C‐Terminal Domain of α‐Synuclein Confers Steric Stabilization on Synaptic Vesicle‐Like Surfaces 2020 ·Advanced Materials Interfaces ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Erin J. Adams, Ka Yee C. Lee	2
6	Tailoring Biomimetic Phosphorylcholine-Containing Block Copolymers as Membrane-Targeting Cellular Rescue Agents 2019 ·Biomacromolecules ·Jiayu Wang, Wei Chen, Michihiro Nagao, Phullara B. Shelat, Brenton A. G. Hammer, Gregory T. Tietjen, Kathleen D. Cao, J. Michael Henderson, Lilin He, Binhua Lin, Bülent Akgün, Mati Meron, Shuo Qian, (unknown), Jeremy D. Marks, Todd Emrick, Ka Yee C. Lee	12
7	Impact of Surface Amphiphilicity on the Interfacial Behavior of Janus Particle Layers under Compression 2019 ·Langmuir ·Sepideh Razavi, Binhua Lin, Ka Yee C. Lee, Raymond S. Tu, Ilona Kretzschmar	36
8	α-Synuclein Sterically Stabilizes Spherical Nanoparticle-Supported Lipid Bilayers 2019 ·ACS Applied Bio Materials ·(unknown), Qingteng Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), P. Maj, R. Szczygieł, Eric M. Đufresne, Suresh Narayanan, Erin J. Adams, Ka Yee C. Lee	9
9	Beyond electrostatics: Antimicrobial peptide selectivity and the influence of cholesterol-mediated fluidity and lipid chain length on protegrin-1 activity 2019 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes ·J. Michael Henderson, (unknown), Kin Lam, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Alan J. Waring, Ka Yee C. Lee	25
10	Osmotic Shock-Triggered Assembly of Highly Charged, Nanoparticle-Supported Membranes 2018 ·Langmuir ·(unknown), (unknown), Kinjal Dasbiswas, (unknown), Ka Yee C. Lee	5
11	Molecular Mechanism of Central Nervous System Myelinogenesis: In Vitro Self-Assembly of Myelin Membrane Lipid and Protein Structures 2018 ·Biophysical Journal ·(unknown), Ka Yee C. Lee	2
12	Enhanced Ordering in Monolayers Containing Glycosphingolipids: Impact of Carbohydrate Structure 2018 ·Biophysical Journal ·Erik B. Watkins, Shelli L. Frey, Eva Y., Kathleen D. Cao, Tadeusz Pacuszka, Jarosław Majewski, Ka Yee C. Lee	7
13	Long-Range Organization of Membrane-Curving Proteins 2017 ·ACS Central Science ·Mijo Simunovic, Anđela Šarić, J. Michael Henderson, Ka Yee C. Lee, Gregory A. Voth	34
14	Molecular mechanism for differential recognition of membrane phosphatidylserine by the immune regulatory receptor Tim4 2014 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Gregory T. Tietjen, (unknown), (unknown), Ernesto Vargas, James Crooks, Kathleen D. Cao, (unknown), J. Michael Henderson, Mati Meron, Binhua Lin, Benoît Roux, Mark L. Schlossman, Theodore L. Steck, Ka Yee C. Lee, Erin J. Adams	61
15	Membrane Disruption by Antimicrobial Peptide Protegrin-1 is Tuned by Incorporation of Cholesterol and Phosphoethanolamine Lipids 2012 ·Biophysical Journal ·J. Michael Henderson, (unknown), Robert I. Lehrer, Alan J. Waring, Ka Yee C. Lee	1
16	Mechanism of structural transformations induced by antimicrobial peptides in lipid membranes 2011 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes ·Kin Lam, Hao Wang, Ting Ann Siaw, Matthew R. Chapman, Alan J. Waring, James T. Kindt, Ka Yee C. Lee	48
17	Membrane Sealing by Polymers 2006 ·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·Stacey A. Maskarinec, Guohui Wu, Ka Yee C. Lee	53
18	Insertion selectivity of antimicrobial peptide protegrin-1 into lipid monolayers: Effect of head group electrostatics and tail group packing 2006 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes ·Yuji Ishitsuka, (unknown), Alan J. Waring, Robert I. Lehrer, Ka Yee C. Lee	81
19	Helical Peptoid Mimics of Lung Surfactant Protein C 2003 ·Chemistry & Biology ·Cindy Wu, (unknown), Ka Yee C. Lee, Annelise E. Barron	68
20	Direct Observation of Poloxamer 188 Insertion into Lipid Monolayers 2002 ·Biophysical Journal ·Stacey A. Maskarinec, Jürgen Hannig, Raphael C. Lee, Ka Yee C. Lee	204

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