Won Jae Lee

13.0k citations
299 papers · 10.5k · 1 hit paper · h-index 57

Impact in

  • Hepatology top 0.1%
    • Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis
    • Liver Disease and Transplantation
  • Epidemiology top 1%
    • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

Papers in

  • Hepatology 107
    • Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis 105
    • Liver Disease and Transplantation 12
  • Epidemiology 41
    • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment 24
Co-authors
Hyo Keun Lim (116 shared papers)Dongil Choi (74 shared papers)Jae Hoon Lim (57 shared papers)Hyunchul Rhim (42 shared papers)Seong Hyun Kim (36 shared papers)Soon Jin Lee (37 shared papers)Seung Hoon Kim (35 shared papers)Seung Woon Paik (11 shared papers)
Journals
American Journal of Roentgenology (30 papers)Radiology (22 papers)Korean Journal of Radiology (19 papers)Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography (15 papers)European Journal of Radiology (12 papers)
Partner nations
South KoreaUnited StatesJapan

In The Last Decade

Won Jae Lee

287 papers receiving 10.1k citations

Won Jae Lee's Hit Papers

Guidelines and Good Clinical Practice Recommendations for Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) in the Liver–Update 2020 WFUMB in Cooperation with EFSUMB, AFSUMB, AIUM, and FLAUS 2020 · 371 citations
3710+2+4Years since publication100200300
What are hit papers?

Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

  1. 2020 Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology

Peers

Won Jae Lee
Comparison fields: 5 of 149
  • Hepatology 5.2k
  • Epidemiology 2.2k
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1.2k
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1.4k
  • Surgery 1.9k
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Reed A. Omary United States
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Guidelines and Good Clinical Practice Recommendations for Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) in the Liver–Update 2020 WFUMB in Cooperation with EFSUMB, AFSUMB, AIUM, and FLAUS
Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology ·Christoph Frank Dietrich, Christian Pállson Nolsøe, R. Graham Barr, Annalisa Berzigotti, Peter N. Burns, Vito Cantisani, Maria Cristina Chammas, Nitin Gangadhar CHAUBAL
Hit paper breakdown →		2020371
2
Ten-year outcomes of percutaneous radiofrequency ablation as first-line therapy of early hepatocellular carcinoma: Analysis of prognostic factors
Journal of Hepatology ·Youngsun Kim, Hyo Keun Lim, Hyunchul Rhim, Min Woo Lee, Dongil Choi, Won Jae Lee, Seung Woon Paik, Kwang Cheol Koh
2012312
3
Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma as a first-line treatment: long-term results and prognostic factors in a large single-institution series
European Radiology ·Dongil Choi, Hyo Keun Lim, Hyunchul Rhim, Youngsun Kim, Won Jae Lee, Seung Woon Paik, Kwang Cheol Koh, Joon Hyoek Lee
2006285
4
Gadoxetic Acid–Enhanced MRI Versus Triple-Phase MDCT for the Preoperative Detection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
American Journal of Roentgenology ·Seong Hyun Kim, Seung Hoon Kim, Jongmee Lee, Min Ju Kim, Yong Hwan Jeon, Yulri Park, Dongil Choi, Won Jae Lee
2009266
5
The Minimal Ablative Margin of Radiofrequency Ablation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (> 2 and < 5 cm) Needed to Prevent Local Tumor Progression: 3D Quantitative Assessment Using CT Image Fusion
American Journal of Roentgenology ·Youngsun Kim, Won Jae Lee, Hyunchul Rhim, Hyo Keun Lim, Dongil Choi, Ji Young Lee
2010239
6
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated with Percutaneous Radio-frequency Ablation: Evaluation with Follow-up Multiphase Helical CT
Radiology ·Won Jae Lee, Seung Hoon Kim, Hyun‐Jung Jang, Jae Hoon Lim, I W Choo +4 others
2001197
7
Guidelines and Good Clinical Practice Recommendations for Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) in the Liver – Update 2020 – WFUMB in Cooperation with EFSUMB, AFSUMB, AIUM, and FLAUS
Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound ·Christoph Frank Dietrich, Christian Pállson Nolsøe, R. Graham Barr, Annalisa Berzigotti, Peter N. Burns, Vito Cantisani, Maria Cristina Chammas, Nitin Gangadhar CHAUBAL
2020170
8
Small Hepatocellular Carcinomas: Improved Sensitivity by Combining Gadoxetic Acid–enhanced and Diffusion-weighted MR Imaging Patterns
Radiology ·Min Jung Park, Young Kon Kim, Min Woo Lee, Won Jae Lee, Young‐Sun Kim, Seong Hyun Kim, Dongil Choi, Hyunchul Rhim
2012167
9
Bio-Inspired, Melanin-Like Nanoparticles as a Highly Efficient Contrast Agent for T 1 -Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Biomacromolecules ·Kuk‐Youn Ju, Won Jae Lee, Geun Ho Im, Sang‐Hee Lee, Jung‐Soo Pyo, Seung Bum Park, Jinkyu Lee, Jung Hee Lee +1 other
2013154
10
Detection of Hepatocellular Carcinomas and Dysplastic Nodules in Cirrhotic Livers
American Journal of Roentgenology ·Jae Hoon Lim, Chan Kyo Kim, Won Jae Lee, Cheol Keun Park, Kwang Cheol Koh, Seung Woon Paik, Jae‐Won Joh
2000147
11
Hypovascular Hypointense Nodules on Hepatobiliary Phase Gadoxetic Acid–enhanced MR Images in Patients with Cirrhosis: Potential of DW Imaging in Predicting Progression to Hypervascular HCC
Radiology ·Young Kon Kim, Won Jae Lee, Min Jung Park, Seong Hyun Kim, Hyunchul Rhim, Dongil Choi
2012127
12
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated with Percutaneous Radio-frequency Ablation: Usefulness of Power Doppler US with a Microbubble Contrast Agent in Evaluating Therapeutic Response—Preliminary Results
Radiology ·Dongil Choi, Hyo Keun Lim, Seung Hoon Kim, Won Jae Lee, Hyun‐Jung Jang, Ji Yeon Lee, Seung Woon Paik, Kwang Cheol Koh
2000122
13
Detection of hepatocellular carcinomas and dysplastic nodules in cirrhotic liver: accuracy of ultrasonography in transplant patients.
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine ·Chan Kyo Kim, Jae Hoon Lim, Won Jae Lee
2001120
14
Small intrahepatic mass-forming cholangiocarcinoma: target sign on diffusion-weighted imaging for differentiation from hepatocellular carcinoma
Abdominal Imaging ·Hyun Jeong Park, Young Kon Kim, Min Jung Park, Won Jae Lee
2012117
15
Aggressive Intrasegmental Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Radiofrequency Ablation: Risk Factors and Clinical Significance
Radiology ·Tae Wook Kang, Hyo Keun Lim, Min Woo Lee, Youngsun Kim, Hyunchul Rhim, Won Jae Lee, Geum‐Youn Gwak, Yong Han Paik
2015114
16
Bowel Wall Thickening in Patients with Crohn's Disease: CT Patterns and Correlation with Inflammatory Activity
Clinical Radiology ·Dongil Choi, Soon Jin Lee, Young Ah Cho, Hyo Keun Lim, Seung Hoon Kim, Won Jae Lee, Jae Hoon Lim, Haewon Park
2003113
17
Detection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Value of Adding Delayed Phase Imaging to Dual-Phase Helical CT
American Journal of Roentgenology ·Jae Hoon Lim, Dongil Choi, Seung Hoon Kim, Soon Jin Lee, Won Jae Lee, Hyo Keun Lim, Seon Woo Kim
2002110
18
Needle-tract implantation in hepatocellular carcinoma: frequency and CT findings after biopsy with a 19.5-gauge automated biopsy gun
Abdominal Imaging ·S. H. Kim, Hyo Keun Lim, Won Jae Lee, J. M. Cho, Hyuk Jai Jang
2000110
19
Fe3O4/MnO hybrid nanocrystals as a dual contrast agent for both T1- and T2-weighted liver MRI
Biomaterials ·Geun Ho Im, Soo Min Kim, Dong-Gyu Lee, Won Jae Lee, Jung Hee Lee, In Su Lee
2012110
20
Mucocele of the appendix: ultrasonographic and CT findings
Abdominal Imaging ·Seong Hoon Kim, Hyo Keun Lim, Won Jae Lee, Jihyun Lim, Jae Young Byun
1998106

About Won Jae Lee

Won Jae Lee is a scholar working on Hepatology, Epidemiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, having authored 299 papers that have together received 10.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (105 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (24 papers), Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies (22 papers), MRI in cancer diagnosis (14 papers), Liver Disease and Transplantation (12 papers), Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (11 papers), Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments (8 papers) and Renal cell carcinoma treatment (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Hepatology (5.2k citations), Epidemiology (2.2k citations), Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging (1.2k citations), Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (1.4k citations) and Surgery (1.9k citations). Won Jae Lee has collaborated with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Japan. Frequent co-authors include Hyo Keun Lim, Dongil Choi, Jae Hoon Lim, Hyunchul Rhim, Seong Hyun Kim, Soon Jin Lee, Seung Hoon Kim, Seung Woon Paik, Min Woo Lee and Min Ju Kim. Their work appears in journals such as American Journal of Roentgenology, Radiology, Korean Journal of Radiology, Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography and European Journal of Radiology.

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