Kitack Lee

19.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
149 papers, 12.5k citations indexed

About

Kitack Lee is a scholar working on Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kitack Lee has authored 149 papers receiving a total of 12.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 117 papers in Oceanography, 42 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 38 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Kitack Lee's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (97 papers), Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses (66 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (46 papers). Kitack Lee is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (97 papers), Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses (66 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (46 papers). Kitack Lee collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and China. Kitack Lee's co-authors include Frank J. Millero, Richard A. Feely, Rik Wanninkhof, Christopher L. Sabine, Robert M. Key, John L. Bullister, W. Berelson, Joanie Kleypas, Victoria J. Fabry and C. S. Wong and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Kitack Lee

146 papers receiving 12.0k citations

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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.

The Oceanic Sink for Anthropogenic CO ₂

2004 2.9k citations Christopher L. Sabine, Richard A. Feely et al. Science profile →
Impact of Anthropogenic CO ₂ on the CaCO ₃ System in the Oceans

2004 1.7k citations Richard A. Feely, Christopher L. Sabine et al. Science profile →
A global ocean carbon climatology: Results from Global Data Analysis Project (GLODAP)

2004 1.3k citations Robert M. Key, Alex Kozyr et al. Global Biogeochemical Cycles profile →
The universal ratio of boron to chlorinity for the North Pacific and North Atlantic oceans

2010 455 citations Kitack Lee, Tae‐Wook Kim et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kitack Lee South Korea	46	9.8k	4.1k	3.2k	2.5k	1.5k	149	12.5k
Christopher L. Sabine United States	50	12.6k 1.3×	6.4k 1.6×	3.7k 1.2×	2.5k 1.0×	1.3k 0.9×	128	15.2k
Douglas W.R. Wallace Germany	45	6.8k 0.7×	3.2k 0.8×	2.3k 0.7×	2.2k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	151	9.1k
Cliff S. Law New Zealand	44	6.1k 0.6×	2.7k 0.7×	1.8k 0.6×	2.6k 1.1×	1.1k 0.8×	131	8.0k
Bronte Tilbrook Australia	45	7.7k 0.8×	4.0k 1.0×	2.7k 0.8×	2.3k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	88	9.6k
Andrew G. Dickson United States	44	10.2k 1.0×	3.7k 0.9×	3.2k 1.0×	1.5k 0.6×	1.3k 0.9×	96	13.4k
James E. Bauer United States	46	5.0k 0.5×	1.6k 0.4×	4.2k 1.3×	2.4k 1.0×	1.8k 1.2×	102	8.8k
John L. Bullister United States	42	7.6k 0.8×	3.7k 0.9×	1.8k 0.5×	3.6k 1.5×	1.3k 0.9×	88	9.7k
Robert M. Key United States	47	8.9k 0.9×	4.2k 1.0×	2.6k 0.8×	3.5k 1.4×	1.9k 1.3×	104	11.9k
Søren Rysgaard Denmark	62	6.0k 0.6×	2.1k 0.5×	4.8k 1.5×	4.9k 2.0×	3.7k 2.5×	268	12.7k
Bruno Delille Belgium	41	4.9k 0.5×	1.7k 0.4×	1.8k 0.6×	2.1k 0.9×	1.7k 1.2×	132	6.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kitack Lee

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Bright, Molly G., et al.. (2025). Novel anti-clusterin monoclonals as tools for characterising clusterin expression in biofluids and tissues. Immunobiology. 230(4). 152942–152942.

Lee, Kitack, Miok Kim, Ju‐Hyoung Kim, et al.. (2025). Alkalinity (Bicarbonate) Pumping by Coastal Macroalgal Forests. Geophysical Research Letters. 52(12). 2 indexed citations

Ko, Young Ho, et al.. (2024). Significant CO2 emission in the shallow inshore waters of the southeastern Yellow Sea in 2020. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 201. 116262–116262. 2 indexed citations

Kim, Haryun, Jihee Kim, Kitack Lee, et al.. (2024). Identifying the external N and Hg inputs to the estuary ecosystem based on the triple isotopic information (δ15NNO3, Δ17ONO3 and δ18ONO3). Marine Pollution Bulletin. 200. 116035–116035.

Kang, Hee Chang, Hae Jin Jeong, Jin Hee Ok, et al.. (2023). Food web structure for high carbon retention in marine plankton communities. Science Advances. 9(50). eadk0842–eadk0842. 13 indexed citations

Ali, S., et al.. (2023). High Resolution Mapping of Nitrate Loads of a Reservoir Using an Uncrewed Surface Vehicle: Potential Opportunities and Challenges. Water Resources Research. 59(11). 4 indexed citations

Lee, Ho‐In, Sae Yun Kwon, Jonghun Kam, et al.. (2023). Isotopic investigation of sources and processes affecting gaseous and particulate bound mercury in the east coast, South Korea. The Science of The Total Environment. 891. 164404–164404. 5 indexed citations

Jones, Matthew R. & Kitack Lee. (2020). Precipitation of hydrogen peroxide during winter storms and summer typhoons. The Science of The Total Environment. 733. 139377–139377. 4 indexed citations

Lee, Kyung Ha, Hae Jin Jeong, Kitack Lee, et al.. (2019). Effects of warming and eutrophication on coastal phytoplankton production. Harmful Algae. 81. 106–118. 31 indexed citations

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Park, Chungoo, et al.. (2019). Quantification of the paralytic shellfish poisoning dinoflagellate Alexandrium species using a digital PCR. Harmful Algae. 92. 101726–101726. 33 indexed citations

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Kim, Haryun, Kitack Lee, Dhongil Lim, et al.. (2018). Increase in anthropogenic mercury in marginal sea sediments of the Northwest Pacific Ocean. The Science of The Total Environment. 654. 801–810. 30 indexed citations

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Ko, Young Ho, et al.. (2016). Organic alkalinity produced by phytoplankton and its effect on the computation of ocean carbon parameters. Limnology and Oceanography. 61(4). 1462–1471. 47 indexed citations

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Lee, Kyung Ha, Hae Jin Jeong, Tae Young Jang, et al.. (2014). Feeding by the newly described mixotrophic dinoflagellate Gymnodinium smaydae: Feeding mechanism, prey species, and effect of prey concentration. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 459. 114–125. 40 indexed citations

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Kim, Tae‐Wook, et al.. (2011). Increasing N Abundance in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean Due to Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition. Science. 334(6055). 505–509. 217 indexed citations

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Lee, Hyun‐Woo, Ki‐Tae Park, Kitack Lee, Hae Jin Jeong, & Yeong Du Yoo. (2011). Prey‐dependent retention of dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) by mixotrophic dinoflagellates. Environmental Microbiology. 14(3). 605–616. 8 indexed citations

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Kim, Tae‐Wook, Kitack Lee, Ki‐Tae Park, & Miok Kim. (2008). Sulfur hexafluoride as a complementary method for measuring the extent of point-source thermal effluents. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 56(7). 1294–1302. 1 indexed citations

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Jolly, Kate, R. Taylor, G. Y. H. Lip, et al.. (2007). The Birmingham Rehabilitation Uptake Maximisation Study (BRUM). Home-based compared with hospital-based cardiac rehabilitation in a multi-ethnic population: cost-effectiveness and patient adherence. Health Technology Assessment. 11(35). 1–118. 159 indexed citations

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Feely, Richard A., Christopher L. Sabine, Kitack Lee, et al.. (2004). Impact of Anthropogenic CO ₂ on the CaCO ₃ System in the Oceans. Science. 305(5682). 362–366. 1695 indexed citations breakdown →

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Key, Robert M., Alex Kozyr, C. Sabine, et al.. (2004). A global ocean carbon climatology: Results from Global Data Analysis Project (GLODAP). Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 18(4). 1340 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kim, Ju‐Hyoung, Eun Hae Kang, Keunyong Kim, et al.. (1970). Evaluation of carbon flux in vegetative bay based on ecosystem production and CO2 exchange driven by coastal autotrophs. ALGAE. 30(2). 121–137. 15 indexed citations

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