Young-Sun Lee

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Young-Sun Lee is a scholar working on Surgery, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Young-Sun Lee has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Surgery, 8 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 5 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Young-Sun Lee's work include Pancreatic function and diabetes (10 papers), Diabetes and associated disorders (5 papers) and Diabetes Treatment and Management (5 papers). Young-Sun Lee is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic function and diabetes (10 papers), Diabetes and associated disorders (5 papers) and Diabetes Treatment and Management (5 papers). Young-Sun Lee collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Macao. Young-Sun Lee's co-authors include Hee‐Sook Jun, Seungjin Shin, Toshikatsu Shigihara, Ji‐Won Yoon, Jaeseok Han, Eunsil Hahm, Hsu-Min Chiang, Na Li, Tae‐Ho Chung and Cheol‐Yong Hwang and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Diabetes and Journal of Virology.

In The Last Decade

Young-Sun Lee

23 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

Anti-Inflammatory Effects of GLP-1-Based Therapies beyond... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 100 200 300
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.

  1. Anti-Inflammatory Effects of GLP-1-Based Therapies beyond Glucose Control
    2016 367 citations Young-Sun Lee, Hee‐Sook Jun profile →

Peers

Young-Sun Lee
Johanne Agerlin Windeløv Denmark
Jacqueline A. Koehler Canada
Maria D. Hurtado United States
Kaare V. Grunddal Denmark
Daniel J. Drucker Canada
Lene Mortensen Denmark
Melvin K. Dea United States
J. Satoh Japan
Manisha Gupte United States
Johanne Agerlin Windeløv Denmark
Young-Sun Lee
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Countries citing papers authored by Young-Sun Lee

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Fields of papers citing papers by Young-Sun Lee

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Young-Sun Lee. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Young-Sun 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 Young-Sun Lee. Young-Sun 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, Young-Sun, et al.. (2025). Associations of adiponectin concentrations from birth until late adolescence with insulin resistance. Pediatric Obesity. 20(7). e70015–e70015. 2 indexed citations
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Lee, Seung Hun, Young-Sun Lee, Seong‐Hee Kim, et al.. (2021). Associations of Circulating Levels of Sphingosine 1-Phosphate with the Trabecular Bone Score and Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women. Journal of Clinical Densitometry. 24(3). 414–421. 6 indexed citations
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Lee, Young-Sun, Gyun Jee Song, & Hee‐Sook Jun. (2021). Betacellulin-Induced α-Cell Proliferation Is Mediated by ErbB3 and ErbB4, and May Contribute to β-Cell Regeneration. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 8. 605110–605110. 8 indexed citations
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Lee, Young-Sun, et al.. (2020). Trend analysis of death preparation education from the perspective of lifelong education. 26(2). 435–455. 1 indexed citations
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Lee, Young-Sun, et al.. (2018). Infrequent Feeding of Restricted Amounts of Food Induces Stress and Adipose Tissue Inflammation, Contributing to Impaired Glucose Metabolism. International Journal of Medical Sciences. 15(14). 1667–1675. 1 indexed citations
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Lee, Young-Sun & Hee‐Sook Jun. (2018). Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist and Glucagon Increase Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Secretion in Beta Cells via Distinct Adenylyl Cyclases. International Journal of Medical Sciences. 15(6). 603–609. 13 indexed citations
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Lee, Young-Sun, et al.. (2018). Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Increases β-Cell Regeneration by Promoting α- to β-Cell Transdifferentiation. Diabetes. 67(12). 2601–2614. 84 indexed citations
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Chiang, Hsu-Min, et al.. (2017). Life Skills Training for Middle and High School Students with Autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 47(4). 1113–1121. 26 indexed citations
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Lee, Young-Sun, et al.. (2017). The Content Validity for a Comprehensive Scale Development to Assess Problem Behaviors in Children and Youth with Developmental Disabilities. 17(1). 1–19. 1 indexed citations
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Oh, Yoon Sin, Eunhui Seo, Young-Sun Lee, et al.. (2016). Increase of Calcium Sensing Receptor Expression Is Related to Compensatory Insulin Secretion during Aging in Mice. PLoS ONE. 11(7). e0159689–e0159689. 27 indexed citations
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Lee, Young-Sun, et al.. (2016). Exendin-4 increases oxygen consumption and thermogenic gene expression in muscle cells. Journal of Molecular Endocrinology. 58(2). 79–90. 28 indexed citations
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Seo, Minchul, Young-Sun Lee, & Seong‐Su Moon. (2016). Association of hearing impairment with insulin resistance, β–cell dysfunction and impaired fasting glucose before onset of diabetes. Diabetic Medicine. 33(9). 1275–1282. 12 indexed citations
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Lee, Young-Sun, Eun Kyu Lee, Hyunhee Oh, et al.. (2014). Sodium Meta-Arsenite Ameliorates Hyperglycemia in Obese Diabeticdb/dbMice by Inhibition of Hepatic Gluconeogenesis. Journal of Diabetes Research. 2014. 1–11. 9 indexed citations
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Kim, Hyeyoung, et al.. (2014). Effects of 8 Weeks’ Specific Physical Training on the Rotator Cuff Muscle Strength and Technique of Javelin Throwers. Journal of Physical Therapy Science. 26(10). 1553–1556. 16 indexed citations
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Lee, Young-Sun, et al.. (2014). Development and Effect Evaluation of Smartphone Addiction Prevention Program for Adolescent. The Korea Journal of Youth Counseling. 22(1). 303–334. 7 indexed citations
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Lee, Young-Sun & Hee‐Sook Jun. (2013). Anti-diabetic actions of glucagon-like peptide-1 on pancreatic beta-cells. Metabolism. 63(1). 9–19. 254 indexed citations
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Han, Jaeseok, et al.. (2009). Amelioration of hyperglycemia by intestinal overexpression of glucagon-like peptide-1 in mice. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 88(4). 351–358. 11 indexed citations
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Lee, Young-Sun, Na Li, Seungjin Shin, & Hee‐Sook Jun. (2009). Role of Nitric Oxide in the Pathogenesis of Encephalomyocarditis Virus-Induced Diabetes in Mice. Journal of Virology. 83(16). 8004–8011. 11 indexed citations
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Lee, Young-Sun. (2008). Anti-hypercholesterolemic Effects of Wasabia japonica in High Cholesterol-Fed SD Strain Rats. Journal of Life Science. 18(5). 747–751. 2 indexed citations
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Shin, Seungjin, Na Li, Toshikatsu Shigihara, et al.. (2006). Prolonged Remission of Diabetes by Regeneration of β Cells in Diabetic Mice Treated with Recombinant Adenoviral Vector Expressing Glucagon-like Peptide-1. Molecular Therapy. 15(1). 86–93. 33 indexed citations

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