2026 C. Justin Lee: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	72	2320	2120	7	7	204	16891

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Korea Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Korea Leader Award

Overview

C. Justin Lee is affiliated with the Korea Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea. Their research spans multiple areas within neuroscience, medicine, and biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, with a focus on understanding cellular and molecular mechanisms related to brain function and neurological disorders.

Their main fields of study include:

Neuroscience
Medicine
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these fields, Lee's work particularly emphasizes subfields such as:

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Neurology
Molecular Biology
Physiology
Biological Psychiatry

Their research also covers main topics related to:

Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
Tryptophan and brain disorders
Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism
Ion channel regulation and function

Lee has published extensively in several frequent scientific venues, including:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Experimental Neurobiology
Experimental & Molecular Medicine
Glia
Nature Communications

Some of Lee's recent papers are:

"Reactive astrocyte nomenclature, definitions, and future directions" (2021), published in Nature Neuroscience
"Severe reactive astrocytes precipitate pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease via H2O2− production" (2020), published in Nature Neuroscience
"Development of a Laboratory-safe and Low-cost Detection Protocol for SARS-CoV-2 of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)" (2020), published in Experimental Neurobiology
"Optimization of primer sets and detection protocols for SARS-CoV-2 of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) using PCR and real-time PCR" (2020), published in Experimental & Molecular Medicine
"GABA tone regulation and its cognitive functions in the brain" (2023), published in Nature reviews. Neuroscience

Frequent coauthors in Lee's work include:

Ki Duk Park
Wuhyun Koh
Min-Ho Nam
Woojin Won
Jiwoon Lim

Best Publications

Reactive astrocyte nomenclature, definitions, and future directions

Carole Escartin;Elena Galea;András Lakatos;James P. O’Callaghan

2183
Citations
GABA from reactive astrocytes impairs memory in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease

Seonmi Jo;Seonmi Jo;Oleg Yarishkin;Yu Jin Hwang;Ye Eun Chun

806
Citations
Channel-mediated tonic GABA release from glia.

Soojung Lee;Bo Eun Yoon;Ken Berglund;Soo Jin Oh

626
Citations
NITRIC OXIDE ACTS DIRECTLY IN THE PRESYNAPTIC NEURON TO PRODUCE LONG-TERM POTENTIATION IN CULTURED HIPPOCAMPAL NEURONS

Ottavio Arancio;Michael Kiebler;C.Justin Lee;Varda Lev-Ram

492
Citations
TREK-1 and Best1 channels mediate fast and slow glutamate release in astrocytes upon GPCR activation.

Dong Ho Woo;Kyung Seok Han;Jae Wan Shim;Bo Eun Yoon

379
Citations
Three-dimensional brain-on-a-chip with an interstitial level of flow and its application as an in vitro model of Alzheimer's disease

Jisoo Park;Bo Kyeong Lee;Gi Seok Jeong;Jung Keun Hyun

366
Citations
Correction: Corrigendum: EPPS rescues hippocampus-dependent cognitive deficits in APP/PS1 mice by disaggregation of amyloid-β oligomers and plaques

Hye Yun Kim;Hyunjin Vincent Kim;Seonmi Jo;C. Justin Lee

322
Citations
Amphetamine Distorts Stimulation-Dependent Dopamine Overflow: Effects on D2 Autoreceptors, Transporters, and Synaptic Vesicle Stores

Yvonne Schmitz;C. Justin Lee;Claudia Schmauss;François Gonon

279
Citations
Severe reactive astrocytes precipitate pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease via H2O2-production

Heejung Chun;Hyeonjoo Im;You Jung Kang;Yunha Kim

257
Citations
Bestrophin 1 and retinal disease.

Adiv A. Johnson;Adiv A. Johnson;Karina E. Guziewicz;C. Justin Lee;Ravi C. Kalathur

248
Citations
Astrocytic control of synaptic NMDA receptors

C. Justin Lee;Guido Mannaioni;Hongjie Yuan;Dong Hoo Woo

239
Citations
Common signaling pathways link activation of murine PAR-1, LPA, and S1P receptors to proliferation of astrocytes.

Scott D. Sorensen;Olivier Nicole;Richard D. Peavy;Lisa M. Montoya

237
Citations
Development of a Laboratory-safe and Low-cost Detection Protocol for SARS-CoV-2 of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Joungha Won;Solji Lee;Myungsun Park;Tai Young Kim

232
Citations
Ultrasonic Neuromodulation via Astrocytic TRPA1.

Soo-Jin Oh;Jung Moo Lee;Hyun-Bum Kim;Jungpyo Lee;Jungpyo Lee

229
Citations
Caffeine-mediated inhibition of calcium release channel inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor subtype 3 blocks glioblastoma invasion and extends survival.

Sang Soo Kang;Kyung-Seok Han;Bo Mi Ku;Yeon Kyung Lee

209
Citations
Subunit-specific agonist activity at NR2A-, NR2B-, NR2C-, and NR2D-containing N-methyl-D-aspartate glutamate receptors

Kevin Erreger;Matthew T Geballe;Anders S Kristensen;Philip E Chen

207
Citations
Excitatory Actions of GABA in the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus

Hee Joo Choi;C. Justin Lee;Analyne Schroeder;Yoon Sik Kim

199
Citations
Newly developed reversible MAO-B inhibitor circumvents the shortcomings of irreversible inhibitors in Alzheimer's disease.

Jong Hyun Park;Yeon Ha Ju;Yeon Ha Ju;Ji Won Choi;Hyo Jung Song

197
Citations
Reactive astrocytes in Alzheimer's disease: A double-edged sword.

Heejung Chun;C. Justin Lee

189
Citations
Protease-activated receptor-1 in human brain: localization and functional expression in astrocytes.

Candice E. Junge;C. Justin Lee;Katherine B. Hubbard;Zhoabin Zhang

186
Citations
Neuroligin-1 is required for normal expression of LTP and associative fear memory in the amygdala of adult animals

Juhyun Kim;Sang-Yong Jung;Yeon Kyung Lee;Sangki Park

182
Citations
Optimization of primer sets and detection protocols for SARS-CoV-2 of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) using PCR and real-time PCR.

Myungsun Park;Joungha Won;Byung Yoon Choi;C. Justin Lee

173
Citations