Keel Yong Lee

1.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
17 papers, 557 citations indexed

About

Keel Yong Lee is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Keel Yong Lee has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 557 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 5 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Keel Yong Lee's work include Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (4 papers), Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (4 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (3 papers). Keel Yong Lee is often cited by papers focused on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (4 papers), Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (4 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (3 papers). Keel Yong Lee collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Switzerland. Keel Yong Lee's co-authors include Kevin Kit Parker, Sean L. Kim, John F. Zimmerman, Herdeline Ann M. Ardoña, André G. Kléber, Qianru Jin, Luke A. MacQueen, Suji Choi, George Lauder and David G. Matthews and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Circulation and Nature Materials.

In The Last Decade

Keel Yong Lee

16 papers receiving 553 citations

Hit Papers

An autonomously swimming biohybrid fish designed with hum... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 2023 40 80 120
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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.

  1. An autonomously swimming biohybrid fish designed with human cardiac biophysics
    2022 138 citations Keel Yong Lee, David G. Matthews et al. Science profile →
  2. Fibre-infused gel scaffolds guide cardiomyocyte alignment in 3D-printed ventricles
    2023 125 citations Suji Choi, Keel Yong Lee et al. Nature Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Keel Yong Lee South Korea 10 272 116 108 99 80 17 557
Sean L. Kim United States 7 310 1.1× 162 1.4× 107 1.0× 132 1.3× 91 1.1× 8 607
Silvia Antona Germany 7 369 1.4× 117 1.0× 93 0.9× 77 0.8× 29 0.4× 9 499
Wenkun Dou Canada 15 480 1.8× 105 0.9× 48 0.4× 80 0.8× 37 0.5× 24 702
Sang-Mo Koo South Korea 12 540 2.0× 180 1.6× 115 1.1× 159 1.6× 33 0.4× 27 849
Enrico Domenico Lemma Italy 14 465 1.7× 48 0.4× 35 0.3× 48 0.5× 25 0.3× 28 689
Elise A. Corbin United States 15 581 2.1× 127 1.1× 87 0.8× 75 0.8× 60 0.8× 38 881
Alex Jiao United States 11 642 2.4× 205 1.8× 336 3.1× 262 2.6× 58 0.7× 12 952
Douglas Zhang United States 7 603 2.2× 122 1.1× 98 0.9× 56 0.6× 25 0.3× 11 796
Shiyu Cheng China 13 409 1.5× 58 0.5× 200 1.9× 101 1.0× 8 0.1× 26 629
Dorothee Krafft Germany 5 487 1.8× 162 1.4× 283 2.6× 134 1.4× 17 0.2× 6 709

Countries citing papers authored by Keel Yong Lee

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Fields of papers citing papers by Keel Yong Lee

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Keel Yong Lee

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

All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Kim, Young Hyun, et al.. (2025). Biohybrid actuators in robotics: recent trends and future perspectives of skeletal and cardiac muscle integration. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1).
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Choi, Yu‐Ri, et al.. (2025). Three-Dimensional Printing and Bioprinting Strategies for Cardiovascular Constructs: From Printing Inks to Vascularization. Polymers. 17(17). 2337–2337. 2 indexed citations
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Vurro, Vito, Herdeline Ann M. Ardoña, John F. Zimmerman, et al.. (2023). Light-triggered cardiac microphysiological model. APL Bioengineering. 7(2). 26108–26108. 6 indexed citations
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Choi, Suji, Keel Yong Lee, Sean L. Kim, et al.. (2023). Fibre-infused gel scaffolds guide cardiomyocyte alignment in 3D-printed ventricles. Nature Materials. 22(8). 1039–1046. 125 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jin, Qianru, Keel Yong Lee, Daisuke Shimura, et al.. (2023). Determinants of electrical propagation and propagation block in Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 186. 71–80. 8 indexed citations
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Kim, Sean L., Michael A. Trembley, Keel Yong Lee, et al.. (2023). Spatiotemporal cell junction assembly in human iPSC-CM models of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy. Stem Cell Reports. 18(9). 1811–1826. 10 indexed citations
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Ryu, Bokyeong, C‐Yoon Kim, Se‐Pill Park, Keel Yong Lee, & Sunghun Lee. (2023). In Vivo Implantable Strain Sensor for Real‐Time and Precise Pathophysiological Monitoring of Contractile Living Organs. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(44). 12 indexed citations
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Lee, Keel Yong, David G. Matthews, Sean L. Kim, et al.. (2022). An autonomously swimming biohybrid fish designed with human cardiac biophysics. Science. 375(6581). 639–647. 138 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chang, Huibin, Qihan Liu, John F. Zimmerman, et al.. (2022). Recreating the heart’s helical structure-function relationship with focused rotary jet spinning. Science. 377(6602). 180–185. 84 indexed citations
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Lee, Keel Yong, Huong Nguyen, Minyoung Kim, et al.. (2021). An Extracellular Matrix‐Liposome Composite, a Novel Extracellular Matrix Delivery System for Accelerated Tissue Regeneration. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 11(4). e2101599–e2101599. 4 indexed citations
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Phan, Minh D., Keel Yong Lee, Jumi Lee, Sushil K. Satija, & Kwanwoo Shin. (2020). The Effect of Cholesterol on Membrane Binding and Self-Assembly of Collagen Fibrils. Langmuir. 36(26). 7259–7267. 6 indexed citations
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Park, Sungjin, Donghui Zhang, Qi Yan, et al.. (2019). Insights Into the Pathogenesis of Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia From Engineered Human Heart Tissue. Circulation. 140(5). 390–404. 95 indexed citations
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Ahn, Seungkuk, Keel Yong Lee, Kevin Kit Parker, & Kwanwoo Shin. (2018). Formation of Multi-Component Extracellular Matrix Protein Fibers. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 1913–1913. 16 indexed citations
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Kim, Heesuk, Keel Yong Lee, Soo Ryeon Ryu, et al.. (2014). Charge-selective membrane protein patterning with proteoliposomes. RSC Advances. 5(7). 5183–5191. 1 indexed citations
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Kim, Min Jeong, Jong Hoon Park, Keel Yong Lee, et al.. (2013). Cerium-Doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Hollow Shell Phosphors Synthesized via the Kirkendall Effect. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 6(2). 1145–1151. 18 indexed citations
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Park, Hyunmin, Keel Yong Lee, Wanjung Kim, et al.. (2013). Discrepancy of Optimum Ratio in Bulk Heterojunction Photovoltaic Devices: Initial Cell Efficiency vs Long-Term Stability. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 5(5). 1612–1618. 11 indexed citations

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