Yoonji Lee

2.6k total citations
82 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Yoonji Lee is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yoonji Lee has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 9 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Yoonji Lee's work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (10 papers), Ion Channels and Receptors (8 papers) and Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (8 papers). Yoonji Lee is often cited by papers focused on Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (10 papers), Ion Channels and Receptors (8 papers) and Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (8 papers). Yoonji Lee collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and China. Yoonji Lee's co-authors include Sun Choi, Shaherin Basith, Changbong Hyeon, Jin Hee Lee, Yong‐hui Jiang, Xiaoming Wang, Qiong Xu, Alexandra L. Bey, Hokyoung Son and Hyungyeon Cha and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Yoonji Lee

76 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yoonji Lee South Korea 25 924 263 202 192 189 82 1.9k
Yong Zhan China 25 768 0.8× 225 0.9× 249 1.2× 301 1.6× 181 1.0× 109 1.6k
Qian Yang China 32 1.6k 1.7× 132 0.5× 142 0.7× 138 0.7× 294 1.6× 104 3.4k
Valery Belakhov Israel 31 1.6k 1.7× 341 1.3× 163 0.8× 183 1.0× 36 0.2× 108 2.5k
Christoph Arenz Germany 35 2.6k 2.8× 128 0.5× 148 0.7× 96 0.5× 86 0.5× 108 3.7k
Natasha Thorne United States 18 1.2k 1.3× 193 0.7× 71 0.4× 61 0.3× 771 4.1× 29 2.4k
Gregor Zlokarnik United States 10 1.1k 1.2× 84 0.3× 128 0.6× 87 0.5× 279 1.5× 11 1.7k
Xinyi Liu China 27 1.3k 1.4× 130 0.5× 171 0.8× 170 0.9× 50 0.3× 141 2.1k
Ivan Bogeski Germany 32 1.9k 2.0× 156 0.6× 78 0.4× 127 0.7× 452 2.4× 74 3.3k
Joseph G. Neduvelil United Kingdom 9 1.6k 1.7× 167 0.6× 101 0.5× 117 0.6× 449 2.4× 11 2.3k
Hajime Sato Japan 31 1.8k 1.9× 171 0.7× 71 0.4× 130 0.7× 192 1.0× 154 2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Yoonji Lee

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yoonji Lee

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yoonji Lee

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yoonji Lee. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yoonji 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 Yoonji Lee. Yoonji 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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Lee, Yoonji, Sangkyu Lee, Hong Pil Hwang, et al.. (2025). p21-Activated Kinase 4 and Ischemic Acute Kidney Injury in Mice and Humans. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 36(7). 1264–1277. 1 indexed citations
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Jo, Hye Jin, et al.. (2025). PAK4 phosphorylates cyclin-dependent kinase 2 to promote the G1/S transition during adipogenesis. Experimental & Molecular Medicine. 57(9). 2121–2132.
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Kim, Jiho, Raudah Lazim, Ju Yeon Lee, et al.. (2024). The anticancer effect of metformin targets VDAC1 via ER-mitochondria interactions-mediated autophagy in HCC. Experimental & Molecular Medicine. 56(12). 2714–2725. 9 indexed citations
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Kim, Ji Eon, So‐Young Park, Chulhwan Kwak, et al.. (2023). Glucose‐mediated mitochondrial reprogramming by cholesterol export at TM4SF5‐enriched mitochondria‐lysosome contact sites. Cancer Communications. 44(1). 47–75. 6 indexed citations
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Cho, An‐Na, et al.. (2023). Structure-Based Insight on the Mechanism of N-Glycosylation Inhibition by Tunicamycin. Molecules and Cells. 46(6). 337–344. 16 indexed citations
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Lee, Yoonji, et al.. (2023). Benzo[a]pyrene represses synaptic vesicle exocytosis by inhibiting P/Q-type calcium channels in hippocampal neurons. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 263. 115301–115301. 9 indexed citations
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Li, Xingshu, Jae Sang Oh, Yoonji Lee, et al.. (2023). Albumin-binding photosensitizer capable of targeting glioma via the SPARC pathway. Biomaterials Research. 27(1). 23–23. 13 indexed citations
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Lee, Yoonji, et al.. (2023). Revolutionizing Medicinal Chemistry: The Application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Early Drug Discovery. Pharmaceuticals. 16(9). 1259–1259. 79 indexed citations
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Shiriaeva, Anna, Daejin Park, Gyudong Kim, et al.. (2022). GPCR Agonist-to-Antagonist Conversion: Enabling the Design of Nucleoside Functional Switches for the A2A Adenosine Receptor. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 65(17). 11648–11657. 18 indexed citations
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Park, Sujin, Yong‐Chan Kim, Eun Joo Roh, et al.. (2022). Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of 1,3,5-Triazine Derivatives Targeting hA1 and hA3 Adenosine Receptor. Molecules. 27(13). 4016–4016. 5 indexed citations
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Lee, Sohee, et al.. (2022). Structure–activity relationships of novel quinazoline derivatives with high selectivity for HER2 over EGFR. Archives of Pharmacal Research. 45(3). 123–141. 5 indexed citations
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Lee, Yoonji, Xiyan Hou, Jin Hee Lee, et al.. (2021). Subtle Chemical Changes Cross the Boundary between Agonist and Antagonist: New A3 Adenosine Receptor Homology Models and Structural Network Analysis Can Predict This Boundary. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 64(17). 12525–12536. 14 indexed citations
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Lee, Yoonji, Jimin Pei, J.M. Baumhardt, Yuh Min Chook, & Nick V. Grishin. (2019). Structural prerequisites for CRM1-dependent nuclear export signaling peptides: accessibility, adapting conformation, and the stability at the binding site. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 6627–6627. 15 indexed citations
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Shin, Ji Young, Duc‐Cuong Bui, Yoonji Lee, et al.. (2017). Functional characterization of cytochrome P450 monooxygenases in the cereal head blight fungus F usarium graminearum. Environmental Microbiology. 19(5). 2053–2067. 41 indexed citations
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Lee, Yoonji, et al.. (2016). Ultraslow Water-Mediated Transmembrane Interactions Regulate the Activation of A 2A Adenosine Receptor. Biophysical Journal. 111(6). 1180–1191. 34 indexed citations
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Lee, Yoonji, Sun Choi, & Changbong Hyeon. (2015). Communication over the Network of Binary Switches Regulates the Activation of A2A Adenosine Receptor. PLoS Computational Biology. 11(2). e1004044–e1004044. 24 indexed citations
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Kim, Eunji, Yoonji Lee, Sun Choi, & Ji‐Joon Song. (2014). Structural basis of the phosphorylation dependent complex formation of neurodegenerative disease protein Ataxin-1 and RBM17. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 449(4). 399–404. 9 indexed citations
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Jeong, Yujeong, et al.. (2012). Selectivity Enhancement Arising from Interactions at the PI3K Unique Pocket. ChemMedChem. 7(8). 1379–1383. 3 indexed citations
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Lee, Jae Ho, Sun Choi, Yoonji Lee, et al.. (2010). Herbal Compound Farnesiferol C Exerts Antiangiogenic and Antitumor Activity and Targets Multiple Aspects of VEGFR1 (Flt1) or VEGFR2 (Flk1) Signaling Cascades. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 9(2). 389–399. 53 indexed citations
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Pyun, Bo-Jeong, Sun Choi, Yoonji Lee, et al.. (2008). Capsiate, a Nonpungent Capsaicin-Like Compound, Inhibits Angiogenesis and Vascular Permeability via a Direct Inhibition of Src Kinase Activity. Cancer Research. 68(1). 227–235. 76 indexed citations

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