Youngsook Lee

23.2k total citations · 8 hit papers
225 papers, 17.1k citations indexed

About

Youngsook Lee is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Youngsook Lee has authored 225 papers receiving a total of 17.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 113 papers in Molecular Biology, 107 papers in Plant Science and 16 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Youngsook Lee's work include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (54 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (36 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (33 papers). Youngsook Lee is often cited by papers focused on Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (54 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (36 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (33 papers). Youngsook Lee collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Switzerland. Youngsook Lee's co-authors include Enrico Martinoia, Jae‐Ung Hwang, Won‐Yong Song, Yu‐Young Kim, Joohyun Kang, Masayoshi Maeshima, Donghwi Ko, Lucien Bovet, Gynheung An and Hyunju Choi and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Youngsook Lee

220 papers receiving 16.7k 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.

  1. Plant ABC proteins – a unified nomenclature and updated inventory
    2008 574 citations Markus Geisler, Youngsook Lee et al. profile →
  2. Human Embryonic Stem Cells Develop Into Multiple Types of Cardiac Myocytes
    2003 571 citations Youngsook Lee, Timothy J. Kamp et al. profile →
  3. The ABC transporter AtPDR8 is a cadmium extrusion pump conferring heavy metal resistance
    2007 552 citations Masayoshi Maeshima, Enrico Martinoia et al. profile →
  4. PDR-type ABC transporter mediates cellular uptake of the phytohormone abscisic acid
    2010 546 citations Jae‐Ung Hwang, Enrico Martinoia et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  5. The phytochelatin transporters AtABCC1 and AtABCC2 mediate tolerance to cadmium and mercury
    2011 514 citations Ji-Young Park, Won‐Yong Song et al. profile →
  6. Arsenic tolerance in Arabidopsis is mediated by two ABCC-type phytochelatin transporters
    2010 503 citations Won‐Yong Song, Ji-Young Park et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  7. Plant ABC Transporters
    2011 421 citations Youngsook Lee, Enrico Martinoia et al. profile →
  8. A rice ABC transporter, OsABCC1, reduces arsenic accumulation in the grain
    2014 358 citations Naoki Yamaji, Enrico Martinoia et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Youngsook Lee 10.9k 8.0k 1.7k 847 804 225 17.1k
Enrico Martinoia 21.8k 2.0× 11.2k 1.4× 2.2k 1.3× 1.1k 1.3× 1.0k 1.3× 243 27.9k
Michael Palmgren 10.8k 1.0× 9.1k 1.1× 759 0.4× 665 0.8× 165 0.2× 199 17.2k
Frank Van Breusegem 22.5k 2.1× 15.0k 1.9× 733 0.4× 617 0.7× 589 0.7× 197 28.9k
Peter J. Lea 12.2k 1.1× 6.1k 0.8× 980 0.6× 561 0.7× 400 0.5× 263 16.3k
Heribert Hirt 24.9k 2.3× 15.0k 1.9× 588 0.3× 419 0.5× 400 0.5× 265 30.9k
Rüdiger Hell 8.3k 0.8× 7.9k 1.0× 417 0.2× 1.4k 1.7× 506 0.6× 179 12.8k
Andrew D. Hanson 8.1k 0.7× 7.8k 1.0× 323 0.2× 1.2k 1.4× 224 0.3× 239 15.5k
Heinrich Sandermann 8.3k 0.8× 5.3k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 404 0.5× 205 0.3× 252 12.9k
Toru Fujiwara 11.2k 1.0× 4.6k 0.6× 1.2k 0.7× 451 0.5× 838 1.0× 268 14.1k
Erwin Grill 12.7k 1.2× 5.7k 0.7× 1.3k 0.7× 319 0.4× 615 0.8× 82 15.4k

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All Works

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Bae, Jiyoung, Xiaoya Zhang, Rupa Sridharan, et al.. (2023). LRRC10 regulates mammalian cardiomyocyte cell cycle during heart regeneration. npj Regenerative Medicine. 8(1). 39–39. 3 indexed citations
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Park, Hyeonseon, Jaewook Kim, Sihan Wang, et al.. (2023). BLZ8 activates a plastidial peroxiredoxin and a ferredoxin to protect Chlamydomonas reinhardtii against oxidative stress. Plant Biology. 25(6). 915–923. 1 indexed citations
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Shim, Donghwan, Fantao Kong, Pascaline Auroy, et al.. (2022). The Chlamydomonas transcription factor MYB1 mediates lipid accumulation under nitrogen depletion. New Phytologist. 235(2). 595–610. 18 indexed citations
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Yamaoka, Yasuyo, et al.. (2022). Early seed development requires the A-type ATP-binding cassette protein ABCA10. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 189(1). 360–374. 4 indexed citations
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Kim, Hanul, Donghwan Shim, Sunghoon Jang, et al.. (2021). The Chlamydomonas bZIP transcription factor BLZ8 confers oxidative stress tolerance by inducing the carbon-concentrating mechanism. The Plant Cell. 34(2). 910–926. 31 indexed citations
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Yamaoka, Yasuyo, Fantao Kong, Sunghoon Jang, et al.. (2020). The phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein DTH1 mediates degradation of lipid droplets in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(37). 23131–23139. 15 indexed citations
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Lee, Dong-Yeop, Yoonji Jung, Yasuyo Yamaoka, et al.. (2019). MDT-15/MED15 permits longevity at low temperature via enhancing lipidostasis and proteostasis. PLoS Biology. 17(8). e3000415–e3000415. 55 indexed citations
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Yamaoka, Yasuyo, Hanul Kim, Sunghoon Jang, et al.. (2019). The bZIP1 Transcription Factor Regulates Lipid Remodeling and Contributes to ER Stress Management in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. The Plant Cell. 31(5). 1127–1140. 39 indexed citations
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Deng, Fenglin, Naoki Yamaji, Jian Feng, et al.. (2018). Engineering rice with lower grain arsenic. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 16(10). 1691–1699. 57 indexed citations
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Lee, Eunjung, Yuree Lee, Mariko Kato, et al.. (2013). Rapid Structural Changes and Acidification of Guard Cell Vacuoles during Stomatal Closure Require Phosphatidylinositol 3,5-Bisphosphate  . The Plant Cell. 25(6). 2202–2216. 115 indexed citations
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Kim, Sangwoo, Yasuyo Yamaoka, Hirofumi Ono, et al.. (2012). AtABCA9 transporter supplies fatty acids for lipid synthesis to the endoplasmic reticulum. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(2). 773–778. 105 indexed citations
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Song, Won‐Yong, Ji-Young Park, David G. Mendoza‐Cózatl, et al.. (2010). Arsenic tolerance in Arabidopsis is mediated by two ABCC-type phytochelatin transporters. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(49). 21187–21192. 503 indexed citations breakdown →
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Song, Won‐Yong, Kwan Sam Choi, Do Young Kim, et al.. (2010). Arabidopsis PCR2 Is a Zinc Exporter Involved in Both Zinc Extrusion and Long-Distance Zinc Transport. The Plant Cell. 22(7). 2237–2252. 151 indexed citations
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Lee, Youngsook, et al.. (2010). Effects of Culture Conditions of Rhizopus sp. ZB9 on the Production of Organic Acid During the Preparation of Rice Koji. The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition. 23(1). 70–75. 5 indexed citations
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Lee, Youngsook, et al.. (2010). Effects of Culture Conditions of Rhizopus sp. ZB9 on the Production of Protease during Preparation of Rice Koji. The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition. 23(3). 399–404. 4 indexed citations
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Lee, Youngsook & Jae Ho Kim. (2009). A Study on The Step of Anthropomorphizing Animal Characters in Animations. Journal of Korea Multimedia Society. 12(11). 1661–1670. 2 indexed citations
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Lee, Youngsook, et al.. (2006). Menu Analysis Using Menu Engineering and Cost/Margin Analysis - French Restaurant of the Tourism Hotel in Seoul -. Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture. 21(3). 270–279. 4 indexed citations
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Kang, Il‐Jun & Youngsook Lee. (2005). Effects of β-Conglycinin and Glycinin on Thermal Gelation and Gel Properties of Soy Protein. Food Science and Biotechnology. 14(1). 11–15. 8 indexed citations
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Lee, Joohyun, Jeeyon Jeong, Jae‐Yun Lee, et al.. (2003). Functional Expression of a Bacterial Heavy Metal Transporter in Arabidopsis Enhances Resistance to and Decreases Uptake of Heavy Metals  . PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 133(2). 589–596. 85 indexed citations
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Lee, Youngsook, et al.. (2003). A study on the hydro-mechanical behavior of jointed rock masses around underground excavation by using a discrete joint network modeling. Journal of the Korean Society of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineers. 40(6). 115–121. 1 indexed citations

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