Zee‐Won Lee

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Zee‐Won Lee is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zee‐Won Lee has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Cell Biology and 5 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Zee‐Won Lee's work include Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (5 papers), Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (4 papers) and Redox biology and oxidative stress (4 papers). Zee‐Won Lee is often cited by papers focused on Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (5 papers), Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (4 papers) and Redox biology and oxidative stress (4 papers). Zee‐Won Lee collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Switzerland. Zee‐Won Lee's co-authors include Eun‐Kyeong Jo, Jin‐Man Kim, Dong–Min Shin, Hye‐Mi Lee, Jae–Min Yuk, Chul‐Su Yang, Sang-Hee Lee, Kwang–Kyu Kim, Hyo Sun Jin and Kwon‐Soo Ha and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Zee‐Won Lee

40 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Vitamin D3 Induces Autophagy in Human Monocytes/Macrophag... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 200 400 600
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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. Vitamin D3 Induces Autophagy in Human Monocytes/Macrophages via Cathelicidin
    2009 632 citations Jae–Min Yuk, Dong–Min Shin et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zee‐Won Lee South Korea 21 782 395 309 265 205 41 1.8k
Eisaku Ueta Japan 28 645 0.8× 204 0.5× 254 0.8× 312 1.2× 185 0.9× 81 2.3k
Kwang Dong Kim South Korea 29 1.2k 1.5× 227 0.6× 750 2.4× 210 0.8× 154 0.8× 98 2.6k
Tokio Osaki Japan 32 1.0k 1.3× 277 0.7× 359 1.2× 551 2.1× 201 1.0× 144 3.4k
Gabriele Sass United States 32 1.5k 1.9× 611 1.5× 505 1.6× 245 0.9× 437 2.1× 88 3.0k
David G. Besselsen United States 32 1.2k 1.5× 330 0.8× 341 1.1× 236 0.9× 414 2.0× 83 3.0k
Atsuhito Yagihashi Japan 29 1.5k 1.9× 347 0.9× 581 1.9× 124 0.5× 191 0.9× 78 2.9k
Ting Li China 27 1.8k 2.3× 263 0.7× 295 1.0× 119 0.4× 118 0.6× 121 3.0k
Sung Ouk Kim Canada 29 1.3k 1.7× 600 1.5× 903 2.9× 238 0.9× 141 0.7× 61 2.8k
Michael Wacker United States 30 2.2k 2.9× 374 0.9× 232 0.8× 137 0.5× 411 2.0× 80 3.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Zee‐Won Lee

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zee‐Won Lee

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zee‐Won Lee

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zee‐Won Lee. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zee‐Won 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 Zee‐Won Lee. Zee‐Won 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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Hwang, Jung Me, Kyungjae Myung, Hee-Seok Kweon, et al.. (2024). Imaging the Raf–MEK–ERK Signaling Cascade in Living Cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(19). 10587–10587.
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Choi, Garam, et al.. (2020). The transcriptional regulator IscR integrates host-derived nitrosative stress and iron starvation in activation of the vvhBA operon in Vibrio vulnificus. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 295(16). 5350–5361. 25 indexed citations
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Kim, Suhyeon, Jinsook Ahn, Inseong Jo, et al.. (2019). Crystal Structure of the Regulatory Domain of MexT, a Transcriptional Activator of the MexEFOprN Efflux Pump in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.. PubMed. 42(12). 850–857. 11 indexed citations
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Han, Eun Hee, Jin‐Young Min, Zee‐Won Lee, et al.. (2017). A small-molecule inhibitor targeting the AURKC-IκBα interaction decreases transformed growth of MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells. Oncotarget. 8(41). 69691–69708. 5 indexed citations
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Yang, Kyeong Eun, et al.. (2014). Anti-proliferative effects of ginsenosides extracted from mountain ginseng on lung cancer. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine. 22(5). 344–352. 30 indexed citations
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Park, Edmond Changkyun, Seung Il Kim, Yeonhee Hong, et al.. (2014). Inhibition of CYP4A Reduces Hepatic Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Features of Diabetes in Mice. Gastroenterology. 147(4). 860–869. 49 indexed citations
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Zhang, Tiejun, Yuwen Li, Kyeong Ah Park, et al.. (2012). Cucurbitacin induces autophagy through mitochondrial ROS production which counteracts to limit caspase-dependent apoptosis. Autophagy. 8(4). 559–576. 111 indexed citations
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Lee, Kyung‐Bok, Jung Me Hwang, Insung S. Choi, et al.. (2011). Direct Monitoring of the Inhibition of Protein–Protein Interactions in Cells by Translocation of PKCδ Fusion Proteins. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 50(6). 1314–1317. 21 indexed citations
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Lee, Kyung‐Bok, Jung Me Hwang, Insung S. Choi, et al.. (2011). Direct Monitoring of the Inhibition of Protein–Protein Interactions in Cells by Translocation of PKCδ Fusion Proteins. Angewandte Chemie. 123(6). 1350–1353. 6 indexed citations
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Lee, Hye‐Mi, Dong–Min Shin, Dae-Kyoung Choi, et al.. (2009). Innate immune responses toMycobacterium ulceransvia toll-like receptors and dectin-1 in human keratinocytes. Cellular Microbiology. 11(4). 678–692. 57 indexed citations
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Lee, Hye‐Mi, Dong–Min Shin, Jae–Min Yuk, et al.. (2009). Nanoparticles up-regulate tumor necrosis factor-α and CXCL8 via reactive oxygen species and mitogen-activated protein kinase activation. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 238(2). 160–169. 52 indexed citations
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Yang, Chul‐Su, Dong‐Seok Lee, Chang‐Hwa Song, et al.. (2007). Roles of peroxiredoxin II in the regulation of proinflammatory responses to LPS and protection against endotoxin-induced lethal shock. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 204(3). 583–594. 115 indexed citations
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Kweon, Soo-Mi, Zee‐Won Lee, Sun-Ju Yi, et al.. (2004). Protective Role of Tissue Transglutaminase in the Cell Death Induced by TNF-α in SH-SY5Y Neuroblastoma Cells. BMB Reports. 37(2). 185–191. 19 indexed citations
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Lee, Zee‐Won, et al.. (2003). Activation of in situ tissue transglutaminase by intracellular reactive oxygen species. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 305(3). 633–640. 60 indexed citations
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Sohn, Seongsoo, Myung Kuk Joe, Jihyun Kim, et al.. (2002). Expression of wild-type and truncated myocilins in trabecular meshwork cells: their subcellular localizations and cytotoxicities.. PubMed. 43(12). 3680–5. 47 indexed citations
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Kim, Soo-Jung, Zee‐Won Lee, Soo-Mi Kweon, Soo-Hyun Kim, & Kwon‐Soo Ha. (2002). Regulation of reactive oxygen species and stress fiber formation by calpeptin in Swiss 3T3 fibroblasts. Cellular Signalling. 14(3). 205–210. 4 indexed citations
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Kim, Sung Woo, et al.. (2001). The Role of Tissue Transglutaminase in the Germinal Vesicle Breakdown of Mouse Oocytes. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 286(2). 229–234. 16 indexed citations
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Bae, Gyu‐Un, Dong Wan Seo, Hoi Young Lee, et al.. (1999). Hydrogen Peroxide Activates p70S6k Signaling Pathway. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(46). 32596–32602. 133 indexed citations

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