Won‐Jae Lee

18.6k total citations · 6 hit papers
240 papers, 14.3k citations indexed

About

Won‐Jae Lee is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Won‐Jae Lee has authored 240 papers receiving a total of 14.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Molecular Biology, 72 papers in Immunology and 47 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Won‐Jae Lee's work include Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms (57 papers), Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (40 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (17 papers). Won‐Jae Lee is often cited by papers focused on Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms (57 papers), Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (40 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (17 papers). Won‐Jae Lee collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and France. Won‐Jae Lee's co-authors include Ji-Hwan Ryu, Yun Soo Bae, Paul T. Brey, Koji Hase, Eun-Mi Ha, Sunghee Kim, Kyung‐Ah Lee, Chun-Taek Oh, Bruno Lemaître and In-Hwan Jang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Won‐Jae Lee

227 papers receiving 14.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Drosophila Microbiome Modulates Host Developmental and Metabolic Homeostasis via Insulin Signaling

2011 710 citations Hye Jin You, Boram Kim et al. Science profile →
A Direct Role for Dual Oxidase in Drosophila Gut Immunity

2005 646 citations Eun-Mi Ha, Chun-Taek Oh et al. Science profile →
Innate Immune Homeostasis by the Homeobox Gene Caudal and Commensal-Gut Mutualism in Drosophila

2008 636 citations Won‐Jae Lee et al. Science profile →
Insect Gut Bacterial Diversity Determined by Environmental Habitat, Diet, Developmental Stage, and Phylogeny of Host

2014 578 citations Won‐Jae Lee et al. profile →
Cutting Edge: Direct Interaction of TLR4 with NAD(P)H Oxidase 4 Isozyme Is Essential for Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Production of Reactive Oxygen Species and Activation of NF-κB

2004 552 citations Won‐Jae Lee, Yun Soo Bae et al. profile →
Gut microbiota–generated metabolites in animal health and disease

2014 543 citations Won‐Jae Lee et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Won‐Jae Lee South Korea	61	5.6k	5.1k	4.7k	1.6k	1.1k	240	14.3k
Peter M. Elias United States	113	3.1k 0.5×	1.8k 0.3×	10.6k 2.2×	548 0.3×	2.9k 2.5×	488	37.6k
Leonard J. Foster Canada	62	1.4k 0.3×	1.6k 0.3×	9.7k 2.0×	525 0.3×	655 0.6×	314	15.9k
Weizhong Li China	21	1.7k 0.3×	1.1k 0.2×	12.9k 2.7×	818 0.5×	458 0.4×	62	22.2k
Lorenza Bordoli Switzerland	20	2.0k 0.3×	778 0.2×	15.3k 3.2×	1.1k 0.7×	588 0.5×	23	24.1k
Xun Xu China	62	2.6k 0.5×	1.1k 0.2×	6.6k 1.4×	359 0.2×	428 0.4×	400	14.4k
Carl T. Wittwer United States	58	2.3k 0.4×	1.1k 0.2×	15.0k 3.2×	674 0.4×	1.1k 0.9×	212	28.6k
Stephen A. Bustin United Kingdom	47	2.4k 0.4×	1.2k 0.2×	18.3k 3.9×	821 0.5×	2.0k 1.7×	153	32.1k
Joseph Heitman United States	111	2.4k 0.4×	1.1k 0.2×	19.9k 4.2×	489 0.3×	792 0.7×	503	39.2k
A Mortazavi United States	36	2.6k 0.5×	1.3k 0.3×	19.8k 4.2×	901 0.6×	791 0.7×	99	29.7k
Howard R. Morris United Kingdom	77	3.1k 0.6×	542 0.1×	15.0k 3.2×	5.8k 3.5×	3.0k 2.7×	338	27.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Won‐Jae Lee

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Suh, Yeon‐Lim, Se Hoon Kim, Doo‐Sik Kong, et al.. (2024). Clinical Characteristics, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Thyroid Stimulating Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Neuroendocrine Tumor (TSH PitNET): A Single-Center Experience. Endocrinology and Metabolism. 39(2). 387–396. 2 indexed citations

Lee, Won‐Jae, et al.. (2024). Learning traps and change blindness in dynamic environments.. Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition. 50(9). 1345–1360. 1 indexed citations

Gacem, Amel, Virendra Kumar Yadav, Krishna Kumar Yadav, et al.. (2023). Multiple Site Dissimilarities of Herbaceous Species Due to Coal Fly Ash Dumping Based Soil Heavy Metal Toxication. Toxics. 11(2). 90–90. 2 indexed citations

Choi, Yeong‐Gon, et al.. (2023). Radotinib Decreases Prion Propagation and Prolongs Survival Times in Models of Prion Disease. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(15). 12241–12241. 1 indexed citations

Kim, Ji Yeon, Hyo Min Cho, Sujin Park, et al.. (2022). Heat shock protein 60 couples an oxidative stress-responsive p38/MK2 signaling and NF-κB survival machinery in cancer cells. Redox Biology. 51. 102293–102293. 15 indexed citations

Gacem, Amel, Mohd Abul Hasan, Brijesh Pare, et al.. (2022). Bacterial Laccases as Biocatalysts for the Remediation of Environmental Toxic Pollutants: A Green and Eco-Friendly Approach—A Review. Water. 14(24). 4068–4068. 29 indexed citations

Yoo, Dallah, Won‐Jae Lee, Seung‐Jae Lee, et al.. (2021). A Novel TFG Mutation in a Korean Family with α‐Synucleinopathy and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Movement Disorders. 37(2). 384–391. 8 indexed citations

Kim, Boram, Makoto I. Kanai, Yangkyun Oh, et al.. (2021). Response of the microbiome–gut–brain axis in Drosophila to amino acid deficit. Nature. 593(7860). 570–574. 70 indexed citations

Kim, Minseong & Won‐Jae Lee. (2020). Effects of Health Promotion Behavior on Life Satisfaction of the Elderly - Focused on the Mediation Effect of the cognitive function. The Journal of the Korea Contents Association. 20(10). 726–737. 3 indexed citations

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You, Hye Jin, Jae‐Jin Lee, Kyung‐Ah Lee, et al.. (2020). Identification and characterization of GAL4 drivers that mark distinct cell types and regions in the Drosophila adult gut. Journal of Neurogenetics. 35(1). 33–44. 7 indexed citations

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Lee, Won‐Jae, Dong-Won Kim, Tae‐Koo Kang, & Myo Taeg Lim. (2018). Convolution Neural Network with Selective Multi-Stage Feature Fusion: Case Study on Vehicle Rear Detection. Applied Sciences. 8(12). 2468–2468. 4 indexed citations

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Lee, Won‐Jae, Hyun Joo Kim, Young-Jun Jeon, et al.. (2016). APIP, an ERBB3-binding partner, stimulates erbB2-3 heterodimer formation to promote tumorigenesis. Oncotarget. 7(16). 21601–21617. 9 indexed citations

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Hyun, Kyung Hoon, et al.. (2016). The Effect of DJs' Social Network on Music Popularity.. The Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association.

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You, Hye Jin, et al.. (2014). Homeostasis between gut-associated microorganisms and the immune system in Drosophila. Current Opinion in Immunology. 30. 48–53. 32 indexed citations

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Lee, Won‐Jae, et al.. (2010). The effects of Massage to Clavicle Region in Middle Age Women for Stress. Korean Journal of Sports Science. 19(1). 783–793. 1 indexed citations

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Lee, Won‐Jae, et al.. (2009). The Effects of Kinesio Taping Therapy on Exercise Capacity and Muscle Fatigue. Korean Journal of Sports Science. 18(2). 1101–1115. 2 indexed citations

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Lee, Won‐Jae, et al.. (2008). Effect of Muscular Resistance Training Intensity on Muscle Mass, 1RM, Immunoglobulin and Antioxidant Enzyme Activity. Korean Journal of Sports Science. 17(1). 507–516. 1 indexed citations

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Ha, Eun-Mi, Chun-Taek Oh, Yun Soo Bae, & Won‐Jae Lee. (2005). A Direct Role for Dual Oxidase in Drosophila Gut Immunity. Science. 310(5749). 847–850. 646 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lee, Seung-Wook, et al.. (2005). Preliminary Sensitivity Study on Gas-Cooled Reactor for NHDD System Using MARS-GCR. 23–24. 1 indexed citations

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Kim, Tae–Un, et al.. (2002). Hematological Aspects in A Endotoxemic Young Rabbit Model. 대한의생명과학회지. 8(3). 115–125. 1 indexed citations

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