Sun Young Lee

8.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
180 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Sun Young Lee is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Sun Young Lee has authored 180 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Molecular Biology, 30 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 24 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Sun Young Lee's work include Thyroid Disorders and Treatments (26 papers), Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (15 papers) and Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites (14 papers). Sun Young Lee is often cited by papers focused on Thyroid Disorders and Treatments (26 papers), Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (15 papers) and Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites (14 papers). Sun Young Lee collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and China. Sun Young Lee's co-authors include Lewis E. Braverman, Qinglin Wu, Elizabeth N. Pearce, Yoshinori Yamamoto, Naoki Asao, Simone De Leo, Cheal Kim, Jae Jun Lee, Mei‐Chun Li and Tsutomu Nogami and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of the American Chemical Society and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Sun Young Lee

168 papers receiving 6.1k 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.

Hyperthyroidism

2016 517 citations Sun Young Lee, Lewis E. Braverman et al. profile →
Cellulose Nanoparticles: Structure–Morphology–Rheology Relationships

2015 402 citations Sun Young Lee et al. profile →
Hyperthyroidism

2023 87 citations Sun Young Lee, Elizabeth N. Pearce profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sun Young Lee South Korea	42	1.2k	996	928	879	764	180	6.3k
Ramesh Chandra India	48	1.5k 1.3×	582 0.6×	704 0.8×	2.4k 2.7×	129 0.2×	286	7.5k
Neal M. Davies Canada	56	775 0.7×	210 0.2×	773 0.8×	2.2k 2.5×	552 0.7×	247	10.0k
Yanfeng Wang China	44	362 0.3×	262 0.3×	1.1k 1.2×	3.4k 3.8×	241 0.3×	294	10.6k
Masahiko Okada Japan	45	2.7k 2.4×	377 0.4×	2.5k 2.7×	2.3k 2.6×	164 0.2×	344	7.9k
Xiaojin Zhang China	39	803 0.7×	157 0.2×	1.0k 1.1×	1.4k 1.6×	107 0.1×	225	4.9k
Xiaodong Liu China	48	433 0.4×	248 0.2×	246 0.3×	3.5k 4.0×	279 0.4×	483	9.4k
Anandrao R. Kulkarni India	30	528 0.5×	246 0.2×	2.5k 2.7×	1.0k 1.1×	104 0.1×	55	6.1k
Wei Wu China	61	1.1k 0.9×	240 0.2×	2.9k 3.2×	4.2k 4.8×	484 0.6×	375	14.2k
Mingming Zhao China	47	1.0k 0.9×	299 0.3×	454 0.5×	2.3k 2.6×	72 0.1×	313	7.7k
Michael E. Hall United States	49	326 0.3×	940 0.9×	179 0.2×	2.5k 2.9×	122 0.2×	249	9.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Sun Young Lee

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sun Young Lee

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sun Young Lee

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lee, Sun Young, et al.. (2026). Introducing an Inclusive LGBTQ+ Medicine Curriculum: The Experience of Seoul National University College of Medicine. Korean Medical Education Review. 28(1). 42–48.

Kim, Su Hyun, et al.. (2025). Navigating Disparities: An In-depth Analysis of Perceived Competency Importance and Training Discrepancies in Clinical Placements Among Students and Clinical Nurses. Asian Nursing Research. 19(2). 136–144.

Han, Cheng, Sun Young Lee, & Elizabeth N. Pearce. (2023). OR06-06 Association Between Mixed Dioxin Exposure And Thyroid Functions In U.S. Adults: A Comparison Of Three Statistical Models. Journal of the Endocrine Society. 7(Supplement_1).

Lee, Gyuseok, Yun Hyun Huh, Sun Young Lee, et al.. (2023). Disruption of cholesterol homeostasis triggers periodontal inflammation and alveolar bone loss. Experimental & Molecular Medicine. 55(12). 2553–2563. 5 indexed citations

Pearce, Elizabeth N., et al.. (2023). Maternal Thyroid Dysfunction During Pregnancy as an Etiologic Factor in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Challenges and Opportunities for Research. Thyroid. 34(2). 144–157. 10 indexed citations

Lee, Sun Young. (2023). The impact of flipped learning on reading performance and reading motivation in a non-face-to-face English reading classroom. 104. 197–220. 1 indexed citations

Lee, Sun Young. (2021). Liver Enzymes Are Commonly Elevated in Untreated Hyperthyroidism and Improve after Correction of the Hyperthyroidism. Clinical Thyroidology. 33(2). 70–73. 2 indexed citations

Lee, Sun Young. (2021). What Are the Implications of Isolated Maternal Hypothyroxinemia in Early Pregnancy?. Clinical Thyroidology. 33(11). 470–473. 1 indexed citations

Lee, Sun Young. (2020). Thyroidectomy May Improve Survival in Patients with Moderate to Severe Cardiac Dysfunction and Amiodarone-Induced Thyrotoxicosis Compared to Medical Treatment. Clinical Thyroidology. 32(4). 174–177.

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Lee, Sun Young, et al.. (2020). Iodine Status in Pregnant Women of Puerto Rico. Endocrine Practice. 27(3). 241–244. 1 indexed citations

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Lee, Sun Young. (2019). Quality of Life Is Worse at 6-10 Years after Radioactive Iodine Treatment of Graves’ Disease as Compared with Antithyroid Drugs or Surgery. Clinical Thyroidology. 31(4). 144–147.

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Kwak, Hyun Jeong, et al.. (2019). Randomized comparison of McGrath MAC videolaryngoscope, Pentax Airway Scope, and Macintosh direct laryngoscope for nasotracheal intubation in patients with manual in-line stabilization. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie. 66(10). 1213–1220. 12 indexed citations

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Kim, Ju Hee, et al.. (2018). Comparing Satisfaction and Importance of Nursing Care Nursing Work Environment, Nurse's Intention to Work between Comprehensive Nursing Care Unit and General Nursing Care Unit. Journal of Korean Clinical Nursing Research. 24(1). 34–43. 7 indexed citations

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Lee, Sun Young, et al.. (2017). The Effects of Self-Esteem and Self-Efficacy on Ego-Resilience of Nursing Students. Journal of Digital Convergence. 15(5). 401–409. 4 indexed citations

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Lee, Sun Young, Donny L.F. Chang, Xuemei He, et al.. (2015). Urinary Iodine Excretion and Serum Thyroid Function in Adults After Iodinated Contrast Administration. Thyroid. 25(5). 471–477. 37 indexed citations

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Lee, Sun Young, Dae Yong Kim, Woong Sub Koom, et al.. (2013). Curative radiotherapy using different radiation techniques for isolated lung metastasis from colorectal cancer.. PubMed. 99(1). 68–75. 2 indexed citations

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Ahn, Hyeong Sik, et al.. (2011). Estimates of induced abortion in South Korea: Health facilities survey. Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research. 38(1). 324–328. 11 indexed citations

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McQuiggan, Scott, Sun Young Lee, & James Lester. (2006). Predicting User Physiological Response for Interactive Environments: An Inductive Approach. Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment. 2(1). 60–65. 35 indexed citations

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Lee, Moon Kyu, Sun Young Lee, Byung‐Wan Lee, et al.. (2002). A Case of Acromegaly with Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hypertriglyceridemia-Induced Acute Pancreatitis .. Journal of Korean Endocrine Society. 17(1). 110–116. 3 indexed citations

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Lee, Sun Young, et al.. (2000). FUNDAMENTAL SURVEY ON IMPROVING OCCUPATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS IN THE RAPIDLY AGING SOCIETY. Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ). 65(530). 87–94. 2 indexed citations

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