Kevin Y. Lee

5.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Kevin Y. Lee is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kevin Y. Lee has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Physiology, 15 papers in Molecular Biology and 14 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Kevin Y. Lee's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (25 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (13 papers) and Reproductive System and Pregnancy (10 papers). Kevin Y. Lee is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (25 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (13 papers) and Reproductive System and Pregnancy (10 papers). Kevin Y. Lee collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Denmark. Kevin Y. Lee's co-authors include C. Ronald Kahn, Francesco J. DeMayo, Guoxiao Wang, Jae‐Wook Jeong, Jérémie Boucher, John P. Lydon, Siegfried Ussar, Eric Verdin, Enxuan Jing and Brice Emanuelli and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Kevin Y. Lee

43 papers receiving 4.4k 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.

Altered adipose tissue and adipocyte function in the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome

2019 458 citations C. Ronald Kahn, Guoxiao Wang et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kevin Y. Lee United States	33	1.8k	1.6k	1.1k	1.1k	769	44	4.4k
Mark Christian United Kingdom	41	1.8k 1.0×	1.9k 1.2×	1.4k 1.2×	905 0.8×	992 1.3×	99	5.0k
Hui Gao China	38	903 0.5×	2.4k 1.5×	446 0.4×	711 0.7×	177 0.2×	125	5.2k
Michael J. Wolfgang United States	41	1.6k 0.8×	2.3k 1.4×	585 0.5×	790 0.7×	72 0.1×	84	4.8k
John R. Hagaman United States	27	704 0.4×	2.1k 1.3×	574 0.5×	308 0.3×	205 0.3×	47	5.1k
Lily Dong United States	41	1.7k 0.9×	2.7k 1.7×	688 0.6×	2.1k 2.0×	50 0.1×	74	5.2k
Hiroyuki Tamemoto Japan	33	1.2k 0.6×	3.2k 2.0×	521 0.5×	680 0.6×	147 0.2×	69	5.3k
Marcelo A. Mori Brazil	33	2.0k 1.1×	2.9k 1.8×	443 0.4×	1.3k 1.2×	66 0.1×	100	5.6k
Peixin Yang United States	39	292 0.2×	1.8k 1.2×	232 0.2×	539 0.5×	123 0.2×	118	3.7k
Cynthia M. Smas United States	26	2.2k 1.2×	2.6k 1.7×	274 0.2×	1.6k 1.5×	62 0.1×	41	5.5k
Da Li China	32	199 0.1×	1.2k 0.8×	380 0.3×	369 0.3×	620 0.8×	152	3.1k

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Sharma, Rita, et al.. (2023). Adipocyte Subpopulations Mediate Growth Hormone-induced Lipolysis and Glucose Tolerance in Male Mice. Endocrinology. 164(11). 3 indexed citations

Sharma, Rita, et al.. (2021). Development of an Optimized Clearing Protocol to Examine Adipocyte Subpopulations in White Adipose Tissue. Methods and Protocols. 4(2). 39–39. 2 indexed citations

Hjelholt, Astrid Johannesson, Kevin Y. Lee, Steen B. Pedersen, et al.. (2019). Temporal patterns of lipolytic regulators in adipose tissue after acute growth hormone exposure in human subjects: A randomized controlled crossover trial. Molecular Metabolism. 29. 65–75. 20 indexed citations

Kopchick, John J., Darlene E. Berryman, Vishwajeet Puri, Kevin Y. Lee, & Jens Otto Lunde Jørgensen. (2019). The effects of growth hormone on adipose tissue: old observations, new mechanisms. Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 16(3). 135–146. 117 indexed citations

Kahn, C. Ronald, Guoxiao Wang, & Kevin Y. Lee. (2019). Altered adipose tissue and adipocyte function in the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 129(10). 3990–4000. 458 indexed citations breakdown →

Lee, Kevin Y., et al.. (2018). Developmental and functional heterogeneity of white adipocytes within a single fat depot. The EMBO Journal. 38(3). 77 indexed citations

Ghadieh, Hilda E., Harrison T. Muturi, Lucia Russo, et al.. (2017). Exenatide induces carcinoembryonic antigen‐related cell adhesion molecule 1 expression to prevent hepatic steatosis. Hepatology Communications. 2(1). 35–47. 15 indexed citations

Lee, Kevin Y., Rita Sharma, Siegfried Ussar, et al.. (2017). Tbx15 Defines a Glycolytic Subpopulation and White Adipocyte Heterogeneity. Diabetes. 66(11). 2822–2829. 35 indexed citations

Fatehi, Mohammad, Amy Barr, Wentong Long, et al.. (2017). Subcutaneous white adipocytes express a light sensitive signaling pathway mediated via a melanopsin/TRPC channel axis. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 16332–16332. 45 indexed citations

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Lee, Kevin Y., Manvendra K. Singh, Siegfried Ussar, et al.. (2015). Tbx15 controls skeletal muscle fibre-type determination and muscle metabolism. Nature Communications. 6(1). 8054–8054. 65 indexed citations

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Vernochet, Cécile, Arnaud Mourier, Olivier Bézy, et al.. (2012). Adipose-Specific Deletion of TFAM Increases Mitochondrial Oxidation and Protects Mice against Obesity and Insulin Resistance. Cell Metabolism. 16(6). 765–776. 193 indexed citations

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Boucher, Jérémie, Marcelo A. Mori, Kevin Y. Lee, et al.. (2012). Impaired thermogenesis and adipose tissue development in mice with fat-specific disruption of insulin and IGF-1 signalling. Nature Communications. 3(1). 902–902. 123 indexed citations

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Jeong, Jae‐Wook, Inseok Kwak, Kevin Y. Lee, et al.. (2010). Foxa2 Is Essential for Mouse Endometrial Gland Development and Fertility1. Biology of Reproduction. 83(3). 396–403. 171 indexed citations

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Franco, Heather L., Kevin Y. Lee, Russell R. Broaddus, et al.. (2010). Ablation of Indian Hedgehog in the Murine Uterus Results in Decreased Cell Cycle Progression, Aberrant Epidermal Growth Factor Signaling, and Increased Estrogen Signaling1. Biology of Reproduction. 82(4). 783–790. 58 indexed citations

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Jeong, Jae‐Wook, Hee Sun Lee, Kevin Y. Lee, et al.. (2009). Mig-6 modulates uterine steroid hormone responsiveness and exhibits altered expression in endometrial disease. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(21). 8677–8682. 74 indexed citations

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Lee, Kevin Y., Jae‐Wook Jeong, JinRong Wang, et al.. (2007). Bmp2 Is Critical for the Murine Uterine Decidual Response. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 27(15). 5468–5478. 293 indexed citations

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Lee, Kevin Y., Jae‐Wook Jeong, Sophia Y. Tsai, John P. Lydon, & Francesco J. DeMayo. (2007). Mouse models of implantation. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. 18(6). 234–239. 65 indexed citations

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Jeong, Jae‐Wook, Kevin Y. Lee, Inseok Kwak, et al.. (2005). Identification of Murine Uterine Genes Regulated in a Ligand-Dependent Manner by the Progesterone Receptor. Endocrinology. 146(8). 3490–3505. 132 indexed citations

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Lee, Kevin Y. & Francesco J. DeMayo. (2004). Animal models of implantation. Reproduction. 128(6). 679–695. 212 indexed citations

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Kako, Koichiro, Marek Banasik, Kevin Y. Lee, & Norio Ishida. (1997). Regulation of cAMP response element binding protein (CREB) binding in the mammalian clock pacemaker by light but not a circadian clock. Molecular Brain Research. 44(1). 39–45. 10 indexed citations

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