Young Sik Lee

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Young Sik Lee is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Young Sik Lee has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Immunology and 6 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Young Sik Lee's work include MicroRNA in disease regulation (6 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (5 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (4 papers). Young Sik Lee is often cited by papers focused on MicroRNA in disease regulation (6 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (5 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (4 papers). Young Sik Lee collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Japan. Young Sik Lee's co-authors include Richard W. Carthew, Erik J. Sontheimer, Kevin Kim, Kenji Nakahara, Zhengying He, John Pham, Do‐Hwan Lim, Taehoon Chun, Chung‐Gyu Park and Sung Soo Park and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Young Sik Lee

28 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

Distinct Roles for Drosophila Dicer-1 and Dicer-2 in the siRNA/miRNA Silencing Pathways

2004 1.0k citations Young Sik Lee, Kenji Nakahara et al. Cell profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Young Sik Lee South Korea	20	1.6k	639	400	348	207	28	2.3k
Tasman Daish Australia	15	1.4k 0.8×	683 1.1×	267 0.7×	216 0.6×	209 1.0×	23	1.8k
Fenghua Yuan United States	25	1.5k 0.9×	410 0.6×	293 0.7×	360 1.0×	89 0.4×	59	2.2k
Jason R. Kennerdell United States	11	1.6k 1.0×	299 0.5×	211 0.5×	349 1.0×	282 1.4×	15	2.0k
Liam P. Keegan United Kingdom	25	3.7k 2.3×	306 0.5×	437 1.1×	144 0.4×	132 0.6×	52	4.0k
Matthew A. Booker United States	14	1.4k 0.9×	203 0.3×	254 0.6×	362 1.0×	448 2.2×	17	2.0k
Craig A. Smibert Canada	32	2.5k 1.5×	228 0.4×	318 0.8×	210 0.6×	111 0.5×	45	3.1k
Sarah F. Newbury United Kingdom	27	2.4k 1.5×	506 0.8×	155 0.4×	291 0.8×	101 0.5×	56	2.9k
Hendrik Marks Netherlands	28	3.6k 2.2×	293 0.5×	515 1.3×	305 0.9×	72 0.3×	52	4.3k
Marie‐Odile Fauvarque France	26	1.4k 0.9×	93 0.1×	432 1.1×	430 1.2×	138 0.7×	62	2.1k
Michael T. Marr United States	25	2.6k 1.6×	190 0.3×	214 0.5×	236 0.7×	321 1.6×	41	3.2k

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Choi, Minseok, et al.. (2025). Anti-liver fibrotic effects of small extracellular vesicle microRNAs from human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells and their differentiated hepatocyte-like cells. Biotechnology Letters. 47(2). 38–38. 1 indexed citations

Lee, Seungjae, Jae-Sang Hong, Do‐Hwan Lim, & Young Sik Lee. (2020). Roles for Drosophila cap1 2′-O-ribose methyltransferase in the small RNA silencing pathway associated with Argonaute 2. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 123. 103415–103415. 4 indexed citations

Bae, Joonbeom, Kyoichi Isono, Ji Yoon Lee, et al.. (2019). Phc2 controls hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell mobilization from bone marrow by repressing Vcam1 expression. Nature Communications. 10(1). 3496–3496. 12 indexed citations

Hong, Jae-Sang, Do-Hoon Lee, Dokyun Na, et al.. (2017). MicroRNA signatures associated with thioacetamide-induced liver fibrosis in mice. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 81(7). 1348–1355. 16 indexed citations

Kwon, Ilmin, Ji Hye Lee, Tong Mook Kang, et al.. (2016). TrpA1 Regulates Defecation of Food-Borne Pathogens under the Control of the Duox Pathway. PLoS Genetics. 12(1). e1005773–e1005773. 51 indexed citations

Nam, Mi-Hyun, et al.. (2015). Glycolaldehyde-derived advanced glycation end products (glycol-AGEs)-induced vascular smooth muscle cell dysfunction is regulated by the AGES-receptor (RAGE) axis in endothelium. Cell Communication & Adhesion. 22(2-6). 67–78. 28 indexed citations

Kim, Nam Hoon, et al.. (2015). Changes in cellular microRNA expression induced by porcine circovirus type 2-encoded proteins. Veterinary Research. 46(1). 39–39. 20 indexed citations

Joo, Jin Young, Jong‐Hwan Lee, Hae Young Ko, et al.. (2014). Microinjection free delivery of miRNA inhibitor into zygotes. Scientific Reports. 4(1). 5417–5417. 18 indexed citations

Lim, Do‐Hwan, Jee Yun Han, Jae-Ryong Kim, Young Sik Lee, & Hwa-Young Kim. (2012). Methionine sulfoxide reductase B in the endoplasmic reticulum is critical for stress resistance and aging in Drosophila. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 419(1). 20–26. 40 indexed citations

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Hong, Jae-Sang, et al.. (2012). Effects of polymorphisms in the porcine microRNA miR-1 locus on muscle fiber type composition and miR-1 expression. Gene. 506(1). 211–216. 20 indexed citations

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Lim, Do‐Hwan, et al.. (2012). Methionine sulfoxide reductase B3 protects from endoplasmic reticulum stress in Drosophila and in mammalian cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 420(1). 130–135. 14 indexed citations

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Kim, Jun‐Mo, et al.. (2012). Effects of polymorphisms in the porcine microRNA MIR206/MIR133B cluster on muscle fiber and meat quality traits. Animal Genetics. 44(1). 101–106. 28 indexed citations

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Kim, Jun‐Mo, et al.. (2011). Effects of polymorphisms in the 3′ untranslated region of the porcine PPARGC1A gene on muscle fiber characteristics and meat quality traits. Molecular Biology Reports. 39(4). 3943–3950. 13 indexed citations

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Lim, Do‐Hwan, Chun-Taek Oh, Jae-Sang Hong, et al.. (2011). The endogenous siRNA pathway inDrosophilaimpacts stress resistance and lifespan by regulating metabolic homeostasis. FEBS Letters. 585(19). 3079–3085. 45 indexed citations

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Kim, Jung, et al.. (2010). Cloning and characterization of microRNAs from porcine skeletal muscle and adipose tissue. Molecular Biology Reports. 37(7). 3567–3574. 33 indexed citations

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Lee, Young Sik, Sigal Pressman, Kevin Kim, et al.. (2009). Silencing by small RNAs is linked to endosomal trafficking. Nature Cell Biology. 11(9). 1150–1156. 276 indexed citations

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Lim, Do‐Hwan, Jung Kim, Sanguk Kim, Richard W. Carthew, & Young Sik Lee. (2008). Functional analysis of dicer-2 missense mutations in the siRNA pathway of Drosophila. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 371(3). 525–530. 24 indexed citations

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Song, Min‐Suk, Jinyoung Shin, Young Min Lee, et al.. (2007). Genetic characterization of avian metapneumovirus subtype C isolated from pheasants in a live bird market. Virus Research. 128(1-2). 18–25. 69 indexed citations

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Lee, Young Sik, Kenji Nakahara, John Pham, et al.. (2004). Distinct Roles for Drosophila Dicer-1 and Dicer-2 in the siRNA/miRNA Silencing Pathways. Cell. 117(1). 69–81. 1002 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lee, Young Sik, Hyung Wook Kim, & Sung Soo Park. (2000). The Role of α-Amino Group of the N-terminal Serine of β Subunit for Enzyme Catalysis and Autoproteolytic Activation of Glutaryl 7-Aminocephalosporanic Acid Acylase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(50). 39200–39206. 24 indexed citations

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