Seon‐Jin Lee

9.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
116 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

Seon‐Jin Lee is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Seon‐Jin Lee has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Molecular Biology, 22 papers in Epidemiology and 22 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Seon‐Jin Lee's work include Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (22 papers), Advancements in Battery Materials (11 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (10 papers). Seon‐Jin Lee is often cited by papers focused on Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (22 papers), Advancements in Battery Materials (11 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (10 papers). Seon‐Jin Lee collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and China. Seon‐Jin Lee's co-authors include Augustine M.K. Choi, Stefan W. Ryter, Hong Pyo Kim, Kiichi Nakahira, Hilaire C. Lam, Marlene Rabinovitch, Manuela Cernadas, Katherine A. Fitzgerald, Vijay Rathinam and Jeffrey A. Haspel and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Seon‐Jin Lee

111 papers receiving 7.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Autophagy proteins regulate innate immune responses by inhibiting the release of mitochondrial DNA mediated by the NALP3 inflammasome

2010 2.5k citations Kiichi Nakahira, Seon‐Jin Lee et al. profile →
Heme oxygenase-1 accelerates erastin-induced ferroptotic cell death

2015 496 citations Seon‐Jin Lee, Su Wol Chung et al. profile →
Autophagy mediates an amplification loop during ferroptosis

2023 136 citations Seunghee Lee, Seon‐Jin Lee et al. Cell Death and Disease profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Seon‐Jin Lee South Korea	37	4.3k	2.2k	1.4k	1.3k	1.0k	116	7.7k
Ying H. Shen United States	48	3.8k 0.9×	1.1k 0.5×	1.2k 0.8×	1.5k 1.2×	641 0.6×	156	8.0k
Xi Chen China	45	3.7k 0.9×	1.4k 0.6×	1.6k 1.1×	802 0.6×	1.4k 1.4×	347	8.1k
Mohammad Hashemi Iran	40	3.7k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	442 0.4×	1.4k 1.4×	350	7.6k
Xianzhong Xiao China	45	4.0k 0.9×	972 0.4×	1.2k 0.8×	509 0.4×	700 0.7×	170	6.8k
Da-Zhong Xu United States	52	2.3k 0.5×	1.3k 0.6×	1.3k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	818 0.8×	180	7.4k
Jing Hua China	46	2.7k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	1.4k 1.0×	673 0.5×	569 0.6×	215	7.3k
Xiangdong Wang China	47	3.3k 0.8×	1.0k 0.5×	1.3k 0.9×	981 0.8×	992 1.0×	246	7.6k
Wim Martinet Belgium	54	4.5k 1.0×	3.4k 1.5×	2.6k 1.8×	906 0.7×	1.2k 1.2×	209	10.4k
Olivier Meilhac France	51	2.2k 0.5×	1.1k 0.5×	1.5k 1.0×	1.6k 1.3×	903 0.9×	217	8.0k
Amir S. Yazdi Germany	30	5.0k 1.2×	1.4k 0.6×	2.7k 1.9×	436 0.3×	543 0.5×	112	8.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Seon‐Jin Lee

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Seon‐Jin Lee

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Jung, Jaejoon, et al.. (2025). The Influence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons exposure on the gut microbiome composition and inflammatory responses. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 303. 118910–118910. 1 indexed citations

Park, Seung‐Ho, Bumjo Oh, Sung‐Jin Yoon, et al.. (2025). Particulate matter-induced lung cancer metastasis is inhibited by ginsenoside Rg3. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 158. 60–71.

Kim, Dohyun, et al.. (2024). Protocol to isolate and characterize pulmonary-specific extracellular vesicles in mice. STAR Protocols. 5(3). 103183–103183. 1 indexed citations

Park, Min‐Kyung, et al.. (2024). The mechanism underlying correlation of particulate matter-induced ferroptosis with inflammasome activation and iron accumulation in macrophages. Cell Death Discovery. 10(1). 144–144. 9 indexed citations

Park, Min‐Kyung, Young‐Jun Park, In‐Ah Lee, et al.. (2024). Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Idebenone Attenuate LPS-Induced Systemic Inflammatory Diseases by Suppressing NF-κB Activation. Antioxidants. 13(2). 151–151. 2 indexed citations

Lee, Seunghee, et al.. (2023). Autophagy mediates an amplification loop during ferroptosis. Cell Death and Disease. 14(7). 464–464. 136 indexed citations breakdown →

Lee, Seon‐Jin, et al.. (2023). Chemical and Antioxidant Characteristics of Safflower Leaf Tea. 29(2). 44–51. 1 indexed citations

Kim, Mi‐Ok, Seon‐Jin Lee, Sangsu Shin, et al.. (2018). Novel natural killer cell-mediated cancer immunotherapeutic activity of anisomycin against hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 10668–10668. 21 indexed citations

Liang, Xiaoliang, Shuquan Wei, Seon‐Jin Lee, et al.. (2013). p62 Sequestosome 1/Light Chain 3b Complex Confers Cytoprotection on Lung Epithelial Cells after Hyperoxia. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 48(4). 489–496. 33 indexed citations

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Kim, Jin Ju, Jong-Tae Kim, Min Ah Kang, et al.. (2012). Upregulation and secretion of kallikrein-related peptidase 6 (KLK6) in gastric cancer. Tumor Biology. 33(3). 731–738. 24 indexed citations

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Tanaka, Akihiko, Yang Jin, Seon‐Jin Lee, et al.. (2011). Hyperoxia-Induced LC3B Interacts with the Fas Apoptotic Pathway in Epithelial Cell Death. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 46(4). 507–514. 107 indexed citations

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Lee, Seon‐Jin, Stefan W. Ryter, Jin‐Fu Xu, et al.. (2011). Carbon Monoxide Activates Autophagy via Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species Formation. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 45(4). 867–873. 107 indexed citations

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Lee, Seon‐Jin, Chang Hyeok An, Jin‐Fu Xu, et al.. (2011). Caveolin-1 mediates Fas–BID signaling in hyperoxia-induced apoptosis. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 50(10). 1252–1262. 42 indexed citations

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Chen, Zhi-Hua, Hilaire C. Lam, Yang Jin, et al.. (2010). Autophagy protein microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain-3B (LC3B) activates extrinsic apoptosis during cigarette smoke-induced emphysema. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(44). 18880–18885. 310 indexed citations

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Lee, Seon‐Jin, Lanping Guo, Molong Li, et al.. (2010). Autophagic Protein LC3B Confers Resistance against Hypoxia-induced Pulmonary Hypertension. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 183(5). 649–658. 180 indexed citations

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Lee, Seon‐Jin, et al.. (2007). Dermal Bioactive Properties of the Ethanol Extract from Flowers of Lespedeza bicolor. The Journal of Korean Medicine Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology and Dermatology. 20(2). 1–9. 3 indexed citations

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Namkoong, Seung, Seon‐Jin Lee, CK Kim, et al.. (2005). Prostaglandin E2 stimulates angiogenesis by activating the nitric oxide/cGMP pathway in human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Experimental & Molecular Medicine. 37(6). 588–600. 111 indexed citations

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Na, Hee-Jun, Seon‐Jin Lee, Young-Lai Cho, et al.. (2004). Inhibition of Farnesyltransferase Prevents Collagen-Induced Arthritis by Down-Regulation of Inflammatory Gene Expression through Suppression of p21 ras -Dependent NF-κB Activation. The Journal of Immunology. 173(2). 1276–1283. 39 indexed citations

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Lee, Kwang‐Soon, Seon‐Jin Lee, Seung Namkoong, et al.. (2004). Amiloride potentiates TRAIL-induced tumor cell apoptosis by intracellular acidification-dependent Akt inactivation. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 326(4). 752–758. 30 indexed citations

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Lee, Seon‐Jin, et al.. (1980). Nucleophilic Substitution at a Carbooyl Carbon Atom (XI). Solvolysis of Methylchloroformate and Its Thioanalogues in Methanol, Ethanol and Ethanol-Water Mixtures. Journal of the Korean Chemical Society. 24(1). 1–6. 7 indexed citations

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