Whasil Lee

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Whasil Lee is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Whasil Lee has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Physiology and 6 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Whasil Lee's work include Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (7 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (5 papers) and Blood properties and coagulation (4 papers). Whasil Lee is often cited by papers focused on Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (7 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (5 papers) and Blood properties and coagulation (4 papers). Whasil Lee collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Bulgaria. Whasil Lee's co-authors include Wolfgang Liedtke, Farshid Guilak, Holly A. Leddy, Amy L. McNulty, Piotr E. Marszałek, Suk‐Hee Lee, Yong Chen, Stefan Zauscher, Frederick Sachs and Kellie N. Beicker and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Whasil Lee

21 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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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.

Inflammatory signaling sensitizes Piezo1 mechanotransduction in articular chondrocytes as a pathogenic feed-forward mechanism in osteoarthritis

2021 167 citations Whasil Lee, Holly A. Leddy et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Whasil Lee United States	12	495	416	177	173	172	21	1.1k
Ruth Saunders United Kingdom	21	361 0.7×	773 1.9×	42 0.2×	466 2.7×	136 0.8×	37	1.5k
Klaus Fechner Germany	20	261 0.5×	77 0.2×	66 0.4×	117 0.7×	101 0.6×	36	1.2k
Tomokazu Hasegawa Japan	21	760 1.5×	243 0.6×	125 0.7×	167 1.0×	191 1.1×	73	1.4k
Francesca Nuti Italy	22	858 1.7×	105 0.3×	35 0.2×	42 0.2×	118 0.7×	63	1.5k
Sheryl L. White United States	22	796 1.6×	151 0.4×	67 0.4×	235 1.4×	194 1.1×	39	1.5k
Fei Zhu China	20	563 1.1×	63 0.2×	51 0.3×	54 0.3×	183 1.1×	57	1.3k
Xiaoyan Ren China	23	691 1.4×	88 0.2×	106 0.6×	67 0.4×	155 0.9×	60	1.3k
Sung‐Ho Huh United States	22	1.2k 2.5×	201 0.5×	20 0.1×	236 1.4×	170 1.0×	41	1.8k
Landon K. Oetjen United States	10	150 0.3×	180 0.4×	132 0.7×	21 0.1×	10 0.1×	11	920
Masachika Shudou Japan	17	338 0.7×	79 0.2×	17 0.1×	44 0.3×	75 0.4×	30	923

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Anderson, Devon E., et al.. (2023). PIEZO1 is downregulated in glenohumeral chondrocytes in early cuff tear arthropathy following a massive rotator cuff tear in a mouse model. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 11. 1244975–1244975. 1 indexed citations

Anderson, Devon E., et al.. (2022). The Role of Mechanically-Activated Ion Channels Piezo1, Piezo2, and TRPV4 in Chondrocyte Mechanotransduction and Mechano-Therapeutics for Osteoarthritis. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 10. 885224–885224. 57 indexed citations

Fraser, David, et al.. (2022). Hydrogel Swelling-Mediated Strain Induces Cell Alignment at Dentin Interfaces. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 8(8). 3568–3575. 18 indexed citations

Mannava, Sandeep, et al.. (2021). Effect of knee joint loading on chondrocyte mechano-vulnerability and severity of post-traumatic osteoarthritis induced by ACL-injury in mice. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 100227–100227. 6 indexed citations

Lee, Whasil, Farshid Guilak, & Wolfgang Liedtke. (2017). Role of Piezo Channels in Joint Health and Injury. Current topics in membranes. 79. 263–273. 60 indexed citations

Kanju, Patrick, Yong Chen, Whasil Lee, et al.. (2016). Small molecule dual-inhibitors of TRPV4 and TRPA1 for attenuation of inflammation and pain. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 26894–26894. 60 indexed citations

Lee, Whasil, Holly A. Leddy, Yong Chen, et al.. (2014). Synergy between Piezo1 and Piezo2 channels confers high-strain mechanosensitivity to articular cartilage. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(47). E5114–22. 352 indexed citations

Chen, Yong, Patrick Kanju, Quan Fang, et al.. (2014). TRPV4 is necessary for trigeminal irritant pain and functions as a cellular formalin receptor. Pain. 155(12). 2662–2672. 65 indexed citations

Sheng, Yang, et al.. (2014). SBRT for Prostate + Seminal Vesicles: Fixed Margin or Online Adaptation. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 90(1). S18–S18. 2 indexed citations

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Lee, Whasil, Johan Strümpfer, Vann Bennett, Klaus Schulten, & Piotr E. Marszałek. (2012). Mutation of Conserved Histidines Alters Tertiary Structure and Nanomechanics of Consensus Ankyrin Repeats. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(23). 19115–19121. 9 indexed citations

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Lee, Whasil, Xiao Cheng Zeng, Ming Yang, et al.. (2012). Mechanical Anisotropy of Ankyrin Repeats. Biophysical Journal. 102(5). 1118–1126. 22 indexed citations

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Kim, Minkyu, Khadar Abdi, Gwangrog Lee, et al.. (2010). Fast and Forceful Refolding of Stretched α-Helical Solenoid Proteins. Biophysical Journal. 98(12). 3086–3092. 42 indexed citations

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Lee, Whasil, Xiao Cheng Zeng, Huan‐Xiang Zhou, et al.. (2010). Full Reconstruction of a Vectorial Protein Folding Pathway by Atomic Force Microscopy and Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(49). 38167–38172. 34 indexed citations

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Lee, Whasil, et al.. (2010). Mechanical Unfolding of an Ankyrin Repeat Protein. Biophysical Journal. 98(7). 1294–1301. 42 indexed citations

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Jiang, Yong, Minkyu Kim, Changhong Ke, et al.. (2009). UVA Generates Pyrimidine Dimers In DNA Directly. Biophysical Journal. 96(3). 396a–396a. 2 indexed citations

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OˈDaniel, J, et al.. (2009). Calypso In Vivo Experience: Accuracy Compared to kV and CBCT Imaging and Analysis of Geometric Residual and Rotational Alignment. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 75(3). S584–S585. 1 indexed citations

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Jiang, Yong, Minkyu Kim, Changhong Ke, et al.. (2009). UVA Generates Pyrimidine Dimers in DNA Directly. Biophysical Journal. 96(3). 1151–1158. 120 indexed citations

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Lee, Whasil, et al.. (2008). Minimizing Pulling Geometry Errors in Atomic Force Microscope Single Molecule Force Spectroscopy. Biophysical Journal. 95(8). 3991–3998. 8 indexed citations

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Chino, Junzo, Florian R. Schroeck, Leon Sun, et al.. (2008). Does Robotic Prostatectomy Increase the Need for Adjuvant Radiation Therapy? The Impact of Choice of Surgery and Pretreatment Disease Characteristics on Adjuvant Indications. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 72(1). S304–S304. 1 indexed citations

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Zhou, S., S Das, F Yin, et al.. (2008). On-board CBCT Observations Support using Adaptive Non-uniform Custom Margins for Prostate IGRT. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 72(1). S85–S86. 2 indexed citations

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