Young Il Lee

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Young Il Lee is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Young Il Lee has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 6 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Young Il Lee's work include Muscle Physiology and Disorders (10 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (10 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (5 papers). Young Il Lee is often cited by papers focused on Muscle Physiology and Disorders (10 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (10 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (5 papers). Young Il Lee collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Sweden. Young Il Lee's co-authors include Wesley J. Thompson, Hans Degens, James L. Kirkland, Meishan Li, Marco Sandri, Leonardo Salviati, Lars Larsson, Michelle Mikesh, Ian W. M. Smith and Yue Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Young Il Lee

42 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Sarcopenia: Aging-Related Loss of Muscle Mass and Function

2018 1.1k citations Lars Larsson, Hans Degens et al. Physiological Reviews profile →

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Charles T. Putman Canada

Julien Ochala United Kingdom

Emidio E. Pistilli United States

Carlos Roberto Bueno Júnior Brazil

Hidemi Fujino Japan

Sarah M. Greising United States

Lisa S. Krivickas United States

Dennis R. Claflin United States

Michael B. Reid United States

Martin K. Childers United States

Charles T. Putman Canada

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Young Il Lee

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20 of 20 papers shown

Law, Mary E., Young Il Lee, Mengxiong Wang, et al.. (2025). DR5 Disulfide Bonding Functions as a Sensor and Effector of Protein Folding Stress. Molecular Cancer Research. 23(7). 622–639. 1 indexed citations

Valero, M. Carmen, Young Il Lee, Nadja S. Andrade, et al.. (2024). Myospreader improves gene editing in skeletal muscle by myonuclear propagation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(19). e2321438121–e2321438121. 3 indexed citations

Lee, Young Il, Jun Xie, Guangping Gao, et al.. (2024). Potential limitations of microdystrophin gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. JCI Insight. 9(11). 17 indexed citations

Lee, Young Il, Nicola Cacciani, Ya Wen, et al.. (2023). Direct electrical stimulation impacts on neuromuscular junction morphology on both stimulated and unstimulated contralateral soleus. Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle. 14(3). 1533–1545. 3 indexed citations

Lee, Young Il, et al.. (2023). Myo10 tail is crucial for promoting long filopodia. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 300(1). 105523–105523.

Miranda, Diego, et al.. (2022). Transcription Factor Hb9 Is Expressed in Glial Cell Lineages in the Developing Mouse Spinal Cord. eNeuro. 9(6). ENEURO.0214–22.2022. 2 indexed citations

Lee, Young Il, et al.. (2022). Evaluation of the DBA/2J mouse as a potential background strain for genetic models of cardiomyopathy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1. 100012–100012. 3 indexed citations

Lee, Young Il. (2019). Differences in the constituent fiber types contribute to the intermuscular variation in the timing of the developmental synapse elimination. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 8694–8694. 9 indexed citations

Lee, Young Il, Yun Gi Kim, Jin Chul Ahn, et al.. (2019). Dysregulation of the SNARE-binding protein Munc18-1 impairs BDNF secretion and synaptic neurotransmission: a novel interventional target to protect the aging brain. GeroScience. 41(2). 109–123. 12 indexed citations

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Rimer, Mendell, Young Il Lee, Wesley J. Thompson, et al.. (2019). Nerve sprouting capacity in a pharmacologically induced mouse model of spinal muscular atrophy. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 7799–7799. 4 indexed citations

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Lee, Young Il. (2019). Developmental neuromuscular synapse elimination: Activity-dependence and potential downstream effector mechanisms. Neuroscience Letters. 718. 134724–134724. 16 indexed citations

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Larsson, Lars, Hans Degens, Meishan Li, et al.. (2018). Sarcopenia: Aging-Related Loss of Muscle Mass and Function. Physiological Reviews. 99(1). 427–511. 1086 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lee, Young Il, et al.. (2018). Cycles of myofiber degeneration and regeneration lead to remodeling of the neuromuscular junction in two mammalian models of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. PLoS ONE. 13(10). e0205926–e0205926. 35 indexed citations

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Lee, Young Il, Wesley J. Thompson, & Mark Harlow. (2017). Schwann cells participate in synapse elimination at the developing neuromuscular junction. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 47. 176–181. 26 indexed citations

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Koo, Soo Kweon, et al.. (2016). Obstructive sleep apnea in postmenopausal women: a comparative study using drug induced sleep endoscopy. Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology. 83(3). 285–291. 13 indexed citations

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Lee, Young Il & Byeong Jin Ye. (2013). Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine as a Branch of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 25(1). 39–39. 13 indexed citations

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Lee, Young Il, et al.. (2001). Dual role for calcium in agrin signaling and acetylcholine receptor clustering. Journal of Neurobiology. 50(1). 69–79. 26 indexed citations

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Kim, Jin Kyu, et al.. (1999). Effects of Natural Extracts on the Radiation-induced Pink Mutations in Tradescantia Stamen Hair Cells. Nuclear Engineering and Technology. 31(5). 522–528. 5 indexed citations

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Lee, Young Il, Young Bin Hong, Younhee Kim, Hyune Mo Rho, & Guhung Jung. (1997). RNase H Activity of Human Hepatitis B Virus Polymerase Expressed inEscherichia coli. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 233(2). 401–407. 15 indexed citations

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Lee, Young Il, et al.. (1981). Mutation Frequency of Tradescantia(BNL Clone 4430) Stamen Hairs Exposed to Low Dose of Gamma Ray in the KAERI γ-Field. Nuclear Engineering and Technology. 13(3). 162–167. 2 indexed citations

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