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Amy S. Lee publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Amy S. Lee sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 539 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Amy S. Lee D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Amy S. Lee sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 127 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2017 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Amy S. Lee is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research mainly focuses on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions across several subfields including cell biology, infectious diseases, molecular biology, epidemiology, and genetics.

Their work explores several important topics such as endoplasmic reticulum stress and disease, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, autophagy in disease and therapy, vaccine coverage and hesitancy, heat shock proteins research, viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, and cellular transport and secretion.

Frequent publication venues for Amy S. Lee include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neuro-Oncology
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Journal of Medical Economics
  • Neoplasia

Notable recent papers authored include:

  • The chaperone GRP78 is a host auxiliary factor for SARS-CoV-2 and GRP78 depleting antibody blocks viral entry and infection, 2021, Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • The Hydroxyquinoline Analogue YUM70 Inhibits GRP78 to Induce ER Stress-Mediated Apoptosis in Pancreatic Cancer, 2021, Cancer Research
  • ER chaperone GRP78/BiP translocates to the nucleus under stress and acts as a transcriptional regulator, 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • The stress-inducible molecular chaperone GRP78 as potential therapeutic target for coronavirus infection, 2020, Journal of Infection
  • The stress-inducible ER chaperone GRP78/BiP is upregulated during SARS-CoV-2 infection and acts as a pro-viral protein, 2022, Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Amy S. Lee include:

  • Dat P. Ha
  • Michele Kohli
  • Michael Maschio
  • Nicolas Van de Velde
  • Bonnie Cole

Amy S. Lee has been recognized as a fellow by prominent organizations including the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2017 and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2006.

Best Publications

  • The glucose-regulated proteins: stress induction and clinical applications.

    Amy S Lee

  • The ER chaperone and signaling regulator GRP78/BiP as a monitor of endoplasmic reticulum stress.

    Amy S. Lee

  • GRP78 Induction in Cancer: Therapeutic and Prognostic Implications

    Amy S. Lee

  • ER chaperones in mammalian development and human diseases

    Min Ni;Amy S. Lee

  • Peroxisomes are signaling platforms for antiviral innate immunity

    Evelyn Dixit;Steeve Boulant;Yijing Zhang;Amy S.Y. Lee

  • Endoplasmic reticulum chaperone protein GRP78 protects cells from apoptosis induced by topoisomerase inhibitors: role of ATP binding site in suppression of caspase-7 activation.

    Ramachandra K. Reddy;Changhui Mao;Peter Baumeister;Richard C. Austin

  • Stress Induction of GRP78/BiP and Its Role in Cancer

    Jianze Li;Amy S Lee

  • Glucose-regulated proteins in cancer: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic potential

    Amy S. Lee

  • Endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced apoptosis: multiple pathways and activation of p53-up-regulated modulator of apoptosis (PUMA) and NOXA by p53.

    Jianze Li;Brenda Lee;Amy S. Lee

  • The critical roles of endoplasmic reticulum chaperones and unfolded protein response in tumorigenesis and anticancer therapies

    Biquan Luo;Amy S. Lee

  • Beyond the endoplasmic reticulum: atypical GRP78 in cell viability, signalling and therapeutic targeting

    Min Ni;Yi Zhang;Amy S. Lee

  • Mammalian stress response: induction of the glucose-regulated protein family

    Amy S Lee

  • Role of the unfolded protein response regulator GRP78/BiP in development, cancer, and neurological disorders.

    Miao Wang;Shiuan Wey;Yi Zhang;Risheng Ye

  • Coordinated regulation of a set of genes by glucose and calcium ionophores in mammalian cells

    Amy S. Lee

  • Ca2+/calmodulin binds to and modulates P/Q-type calcium channels.

    Amy Lee;Scott T. Wong;Daniel Gallagher;Bin Li

  • The Unfolded Protein Response Regulator GRP78/BiP as a Novel Target for Increasing Chemosensitivity in Malignant Gliomas

    Peter Pyrko;Axel H. Schönthal;Florence M. Hofman;Thomas C. Chen

  • GRP78/BiP is required for cell proliferation and protecting the inner cell mass from apoptosis during early mouse embryonic development.

    Shengzhan Luo;Changhui Mao;Brenda Lee;Amy S. Lee

  • The Glucose-Regulated Proteins (GRP78 and GRP94): Functions, Gene Regulation, and Applications

    Edward Little;Meera Ramakrishnan;Binayak Roy;Gadi Gazit

  • The unfolded protein response regulator GRP78/BiP is required for endoplasmic reticulum integrity and stress-induced autophagy in mammalian cells

    J Li;M Ni;M Ni;B Lee;E Barron

  • Endoplasmic reticulum stress.

    Gábor Bánhegyi;Peter Baumeister;Angelo Benedetti;Dezheng Dong

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert E. W. Hancock
Robert E. W. Hancock University of British Columbia
Joseph D. Tucker
Joseph D. Tucker University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Richard G. Ellenbogen
Richard G. Ellenbogen University of Washington
David S. Guttman
David S. Guttman University of Toronto
Evette J. Ludman
Evette J. Ludman Kaiser Permanente
John J. Mekalanos
John J. Mekalanos Harvard Medical School
Darrell Desveaux
Darrell Desveaux University of Toronto
Jeffrey G. Ojemann
Jeffrey G. Ojemann University of Washington
Susan Groshen
Susan Groshen University of Southern California
Emily C. Williams
Emily C. Williams University of Washington

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