Unjoo Lee

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 730 citations indexed

About

Unjoo Lee is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Unjoo Lee has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 730 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Genetics and 8 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Unjoo Lee's work include Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (15 papers), Congenital heart defects research (7 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (7 papers). Unjoo Lee is often cited by papers focused on Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (15 papers), Congenital heart defects research (7 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (7 papers). Unjoo Lee collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Nigeria. Unjoo Lee's co-authors include Hong Jin Jeon, Eun Jin Na, Dong Jun Kim, Mi Jin Park, Jaebong Kim, Vijay Kumar, Yun Joong Kim, Hyeo‐Il Ma, Soochul Park and Hyosang Lee and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.

In The Last Decade

Unjoo Lee

46 papers receiving 712 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.

  1. A Literature Overview of Virtual Reality (VR) in Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders: Recent Advances and Limitations
    2019 258 citations Unjoo Lee et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Unjoo Lee South Korea 13 181 111 97 93 91 50 730
Luigi Pugnetti Italy 20 137 0.8× 263 2.4× 134 1.4× 129 1.4× 103 1.1× 52 1.1k
Abigail M. Fellows United States 15 139 0.8× 156 1.4× 21 0.2× 107 1.2× 38 0.4× 56 948
Chrystalina A. Antoniades United Kingdom 19 102 0.6× 282 2.5× 90 0.9× 48 0.5× 542 6.0× 63 1.1k
Alcyr Alves de Oliveira Brazil 12 59 0.3× 69 0.6× 68 0.7× 58 0.6× 38 0.4× 47 446
Doris Brötz Germany 9 198 1.1× 224 2.0× 78 0.8× 22 0.2× 198 2.2× 20 747
Paul Fredrickson United States 22 372 2.1× 257 2.3× 44 0.5× 53 0.6× 130 1.4× 41 1.1k
Joshua R. Steinerman United States 13 68 0.4× 52 0.5× 76 0.8× 27 0.3× 90 1.0× 32 594
Natsue Shimizu Japan 16 212 1.2× 130 1.2× 71 0.7× 19 0.2× 475 5.2× 59 1.1k
Monika Wiłkość-Dębczyńska Poland 16 87 0.5× 63 0.6× 141 1.5× 15 0.2× 21 0.2× 48 685
Francisco Nieto-Escámez Spain 15 53 0.3× 73 0.7× 91 0.9× 65 0.7× 46 0.5× 26 639

Countries citing papers authored by Unjoo Lee

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Fields of papers citing papers by Unjoo Lee

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Unjoo Lee

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

All Works

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Kumar, Vijay, et al.. (2025). Bone morphogenetic protein-mediated Ventx3.2 regulates mesendoderm patterning and gut morphogenesis during Xenopus embryogenesis. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 784. 152623–152623.
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Kaushik, Neha, et al.. (2025). Multifaceted role of Iroquois signaling in development and diseases. Molecules and Cells. 48(12). 100296–100296.
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Lee, Sang‐Kyu, et al.. (2024). Machine Learning Model for Mild Cognitive Impairment Stage Based on Gait and MRI Images. Brain Sciences. 14(5). 480–480. 2 indexed citations
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Kumar, Vijay L., Kausik Bishayee, Soochul Park, Unjoo Lee, & Jaebong Kim. (2023). Oxidative stress in cerebrovascular disease and associated diseases. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 14. 1124419–1124419. 29 indexed citations
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Kim, Yeo Jin, et al.. (2023). Relationship of Neural Correlates of Gait Characteristics and Cognitive Dysfunction in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(16). 5347–5347. 3 indexed citations
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Lee, Unjoo, et al.. (2022). Bmp4 Synexpression Gene, Sizzled, Transcription Is Collectively Modulated by Smad1 and Ventx1.1/Ventx2.1 in Early Xenopus Embryos. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(21). 13335–13335. 2 indexed citations
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Yoon, Jaeho, Vijay Kumar, Sungchan Kim, et al.. (2021). Bmp Signal Gradient Modulates Convergent Cell Movement via Xarhgef3.2 during Gastrulation of Xenopus Embryos. Cells. 11(1). 44–44. 3 indexed citations
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Kumar, Vijay, et al.. (2021). Functional Roles of FGF Signaling in Early Development of Vertebrate Embryos. Cells. 10(8). 2148–2148. 27 indexed citations
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Kumar, Vijay, Zobia Umair, Shiv Kumar, Unjoo Lee, & Jaebong Kim. (2021). Smad2 and Smad3 differentially modulate chordin transcription via direct binding on the distal elements in gastrula Xenopus embryos. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 559. 168–175. 13 indexed citations
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Umair, Zobia, et al.. (2021). Goosecoid Controls Neuroectoderm Specification via Dual Circuits of Direct Repression and Indirect Stimulation in Xenopus Embryos. Molecules and Cells. 44(10). 723–735. 5 indexed citations
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Kumar, Vijay, Soochul Park, Unjoo Lee, & Jaebong Kim. (2021). The Organizer and Its Signaling in Embryonic Development. Journal of Developmental Biology. 9(4). 47–47. 18 indexed citations
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Kumar, Vijay, et al.. (2021). Foxd4l1.1 Negatively Regulates Chordin Transcription in Neuroectoderm of Xenopus Gastrula. Cells. 10(10). 2779–2779. 6 indexed citations
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Kim, Yeo Jin, et al.. (2021). Alteration of the corpus callosum in patients with Alzheimer’s disease: Deep learning-based assessment. PLoS ONE. 16(12). e0259051–e0259051. 15 indexed citations
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Umair, Zobia, Shiv Kumar, Unjoo Lee, et al.. (2016). xCyp26cInduced by Inhibition of BMP Signaling Is Involved in Anterior-Posterior Neural Patterning of Xenopus laevis. Molecules and Cells. 39(4). 352–357. 7 indexed citations
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Lee, Unjoo, et al.. (2011). Cloud-scale SNP detection from RNA-Seq data. 321–323. 4 indexed citations
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Lee, Jongkeun, et al.. (2011). Detection of copy number variation using scale space filtering. PubMed. 2011. 5555–5558. 1 indexed citations
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Lee, Unjoo, Young Kim, Hyun Joo Lee, et al.. (2006). Development of a Neuron Based Internet Game Driven by a Brain-Computer Interface System. 2. 600–604. 4 indexed citations

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