Susan Lee

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Susan Lee is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Susan Lee has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Cell Biology, 6 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Susan Lee's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (15 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (8 papers) and Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (3 papers). Susan Lee is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (15 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (8 papers) and Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (3 papers). Susan Lee collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Susan Lee's co-authors include Richard Firtel, Ruedi Meili, Satoru Funamoto, Lisa Parry, Carole A. Parent, Atsuo T. Sasaki, Karen Bulloch, Chenjian Li, Genevieve S. Yuen and Keith T. Akama and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Susan Lee

23 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Spatial and Temporal Regulation of 3-Phosphoinositides by... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 200 400 600
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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. Spatial and Temporal Regulation of 3-Phosphoinositides by PI 3-Kinase and PTEN Mediates Chemotaxis
    2002 622 citations Satoru Funamoto, Ruedi Meili et al. Cell profile →

Peers

Susan Lee
Santos J. Franco United States
Hans‐Martin Maischein Germany
Tanja Maritzen Germany
Francesca Peri Germany
Sylvie Coscoy France
Emerald Perlas Italy
Kit Wong United States
Thomas B. Kuhn United States
Karl Bellvé United States
Yuanyi Feng United States
Santos J. Franco United States
Susan Lee
Citations per year, relative to Susan Lee Susan Lee (= 1×) peers Santos J. Franco

Countries citing papers authored by Susan Lee

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Fields of papers citing papers by Susan Lee

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Susan Lee

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Borland, Johnathan M., et al.. (2025). Distinct subcircuits within the mesolimbic dopamine system encode the salience and valence of social stimuli. Psychopharmacology. 242(10). 2219–2232. 3 indexed citations
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Lee, Susan, et al.. (2024). Sex-dependent regulation of social avoidance by oxytocin signaling in the ventral tegmental area. Behavioural Brain Research. 462. 114881–114881. 3 indexed citations
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Lee, Susan, Lisa A. Schimmenti, Richard A. King, et al.. (2015). Posterior staphyloma in oculocutaneous albinism: another possible cause of reduced visual acuity. Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. 19(6). 562–564. 8 indexed citations
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Sumita, Kazutaka, Hirofumi Yoshino, Mika Sasaki, et al.. (2013). Degradation of Activated K-Ras Orthologue via K-Ras-specific Lysine Residues Is Required for Cytokinesis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289(7). 3950–3959. 8 indexed citations
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Kölsch, Verena, Zhouxin Shen, Susan Lee, et al.. (2012). Daydreamer, a Ras effector and GSK-3 substrate, is important for directional sensing and cell motility. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 24(2). 100–114. 16 indexed citations
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Shen, Zhouxin, Sarah J. Annesley, Paul R. Fisher, et al.. (2011). The LRRK2-related Roco kinase Roco2 is regulated by Rab1A and controls the actin cytoskeleton. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 22(13). 2198–2211. 16 indexed citations
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Lee, Susan, Zhouxin Shen, Douglas N. Robinson, Steven P. Briggs, & Richard Firtel. (2010). Involvement of the Cytoskeleton in Controlling Leading-Edge Function during Chemotaxis. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 21(11). 1810–1824. 43 indexed citations
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Jeon, Taeck J., Susan Lee, Gerald Weeks, & Richard Firtel. (2009). Regulation of Dictyostelium morphogenesis by RapGAP3. Developmental Biology. 328(2). 210–220. 22 indexed citations
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Para, Alessia, Sylvain Merlot, Zhouxin Shen, et al.. (2008). DictyosteliumDock180-related RacGEFs Regulate the Actin Cytoskeleton during Cell Motility. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 20(2). 699–707. 21 indexed citations
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Lee, Susan, Frank I. Comer, Atsuo T. Sasaki, et al.. (2005). TOR Complex 2 Integrates Cell Movement during Chemotaxis and Signal Relay in Dictyostelium. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 16(10). 4572–4583. 170 indexed citations
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Lee, Susan, et al.. (2004). DictyosteliumPAKc Is Required for Proper Chemotaxis. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 15(12). 5456–5469. 34 indexed citations
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Park, Kyung Chan, Francisco Rivero, Ruedi Meili, et al.. (2004). Rac regulation of chemotaxis and morphogenesis in Dictyostelium. The EMBO Journal. 23(21). 4177–4189. 87 indexed citations
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Aubry, Laurence, et al.. (2003). The novel ankyrin-repeat containing kinase ARCK-1 acts as a suppressor of the Spalten signaling pathway during Dictyostelium development. Developmental Biology. 263(2). 308–322. 1 indexed citations
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Funamoto, Satoru, Ruedi Meili, Susan Lee, Lisa Parry, & Richard Firtel. (2002). Spatial and Temporal Regulation of 3-Phosphoinositides by PI 3-Kinase and PTEN Mediates Chemotaxis. Cell. 109(5). 611–623. 622 indexed citations breakdown →
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McEwen, Bruce S., Keith T. Akama, Stephen E. Alves, et al.. (2001). Tracking the estrogen receptor in neurons: Implications for estrogen-induced synapse formation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 98(13). 7093–7100. 256 indexed citations
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Chung, Chang Y., et al.. (2000). Role of Rac in controlling the actin cytoskeleton and chemotaxis in motile cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 97(10). 5225–5230. 123 indexed citations
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Lee, Susan, Carole A. Parent, Robert H. Insall, & Richard Firtel. (1999). A Novel Ras-interacting Protein Required for Chemotaxis and Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate Signal Relay inDictyostelium. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 10(9). 2829–2845. 93 indexed citations
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Lee, Susan, Ricardo Escalante, & Richard Firtel. (1997). A Ras GAP is essential for cytokinesis and spatial patterning in Dictyostelium. Development. 124(5). 983–996. 56 indexed citations

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