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D-Index
41
Citations
5853
World Ranking
17785
National Ranking
345

Byung Mu Lee publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Byung Mu Lee sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 101 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Byung Mu Lee D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Byung Mu Lee sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Byung Mu Lee is affiliated with Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea. Their research primarily focuses on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Within these broader fields, their work touches on pharmacology, cancer research, pathology and forensic medicine, clinical biochemistry, and nephrology.

Their research topics include:

  • Advanced Glycation End Products research
  • Berberine and alkaloids research
  • Alkaloids: synthesis and pharmacology
  • Chemical synthesis and alkaloids
  • Curcumin's Biomedical Applications
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Pharmacological Effects of Medicinal Plants

Byung Mu Lee has published papers in several scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology
  • Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health
  • Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part B
  • BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
  • Antioxidants

Selected recent publications by Byung Mu Lee are:

  • Potential protective roles of curcumin against cadmium-induced toxicity and oxidative stress, 2020, Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part B
  • Anti-diabetic activity of field cricket glycosaminoglycan by ameliorating oxidative stress, 2020, BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
  • Protective effect of EX-527 against high-fat diet-induced diabetic nephropathy in Zucker rats, 2020, Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology
  • Dendropanax morbifera Protects against Renal Fibrosis in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats, 2020, Antioxidants
  • Adverse health risk from prolonged consumption of formaldehyde-preserved carps in eastern region of Indian population, 2020, Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • Hyung Sik Kim
  • Prasanta Dey
  • Sam Kacew
  • Amit Kundu
  • Jae Hyeon Park

Best Publications

  • ESTIMATED EXPOSURE TO PHTHALATES IN COSMETICS AND RISK ASSESSMENT

    Hyun Jung Koo;Byung Mu Lee

  • Toxicological Characteristics of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: Developmental Toxicity, Carcinogenicity, and Mutagenicity

    Seul Min Choi;Sun Dong Yoo;Byung Mu Lee

  • In vitro chemopreventive effects of plant polysaccharides (Aloe barbadensis miller, Lentinus edodes, Ganoderma lucidum and Coriolus versicolor).

    Hyung Sik Kim;Sam Kacew;Byung Mu Lee

  • Analysis of alkaloids (indole alkaloids, isoquinoline alkaloids, tropane alkaloids)

    Prasanta Dey;Amit Kundu;Anoop Kumar;Meenakshi Gupta

  • Oxidative stress to DNA, protein, and antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase and catalase) in rats treated with benzo(a)pyrene

    Kyu Bong Kim;Byung Mu Lee

  • Inhibition of oxidative DNA damage, 8-OHdG, and carbonyl contents in smokers treated with antioxidants (vitamin E, vitamin C, β-carotene and red ginseng)

    Byung Mu Lee;Seung Ki Lee;Hyung Sik Kim

  • Beneficial and adverse effects of chemopreventive agents.

    Byung Mu Lee;Kwang-Kyun Park

  • Dietary Exposure Estimation of Benzo[a]pyrene and Cancer Risk Assessment

    Byung Mu Lee;Geun Ae Shim

  • Resveratrol enhances chemosensitivity of doxorubicin in multidrug-resistant human breast cancer cells via increased cellular influx of doxorubicin

    Tae Hyung Kim;Tae Hyung Kim;Yu Jin Shin;A. Jin Won;Byung Mu Lee

  • Lipid peroxidation, antioxidant enzymes, and benzo[a]pyrene-quinones in the blood of rats treated with benzo[a]pyrene.

    Hyung Sik Kim;Seung Jun Kwack;Byung Mu Lee

  • Potential Risk of Bisphenol a Migration From Polycarbonate Containers After Heating, Boiling, and Microwaving

    Duck Soo Lim;Seung Jun Kwack;Kyu-Bong Kim;Hyung Sik Kim

  • Inhibition of benzo[a]pyrene-DNA adduct formation by Aloe barbadensis Miller.

    Hyung Sik Kim;Byung Mu Lee

  • Potential estrogenic effects of bisphenol-A estimated by in vitro and in vivo combination assays.

    Hyung Sik Kim;Soon-Young Han;Sun Dong Yoo;Byung Mu Lee

  • Inhibitory effects of plant extracts on tyrosinase, L-DOPA oxidation, and melanin synthesis.

    Jung-Hee Hwang;Byung Mu Lee

  • Characterization and cytotoxicity of l-amino acid oxidase from the venom of king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)

    Mi Young Ahn;Byung Mu Lee;Yeong Shik Kim

  • Evaluation of liver and thyroid toxicity in Sprague-Dawley rats after exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ether BDE-209.

    Ena Lee;Tae Hyung Kim;Jae Seok Choi;Patra Nabanata

  • Risk assessment of volatile organic compounds benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX) in consumer products.

    Seong Kwang Lim;Han Seung Shin;Kyung Sil Yoon;Seung Jun Kwack

  • Curcumin ameliorates cadmium-induced nephrotoxicity in Sprague-Dawley rats.

    Kyeong Seok Kim;Hyun-Jung Lim;Jong Seung Lim;Ji Yeon Son

  • Risk assessment of zinc oxide, a cosmetic ingredient used as a UV filter of sunscreens

    Kyu Bong Kim;Young Woo Kim;Seong Kwang Lim;Tae Hyun Roh

  • Hershberger assay for antiandrogenic effects of phthalates.

    Byung Mu Lee;Hyun Jung Koo

  • Therapeutic value of steroidal alkaloids in cancer: Current trends and future perspectives.

    Prasanta Dey;Amit Kundu;Hirak Jyoti Chakraborty;Babli Kar

  • Human monitoring of phthalates and risk assessment.

    Hyun Jung Koo;Byung Mu Lee

  • Benzo[a]pyrene diol-epoxide-I-DNA and oxidative DNA adducts associated with gastric adenocarcinoma

    Byung Mu Lee;Ja June Jang;Hyung Sik Kim

  • Neurotoxic effects of alcohol and acetaldehyde during embryonic development.

    Rhee Da Lee;Sang Mi An;Soon Sun Kim;Gyu Seek Rhee

  • Comparative Toxicological Evaluation of Phthalate Diesters and Metabolites in Sprague-Dawley Male Rats for Risk Assessment

    Seung Jun Kwack;Kyu Bong Kim;Hyung Sik Kim;Byung Mu Lee

  • Potential protective roles of curcumin against cadmium-induced toxicity and oxidative stress.

    Jae Hyeon Park;Byung Mu Lee;Hyung Sik Kim

  • Effects of gestational exposure to decabromodiphenyl ether on reproductive parameters, thyroid hormone levels, and neuronal development in Sprague-Dawley rats offspring.

    Tae Hyung Kim;Young Jun Lee;Ena Lee;Min Sun Kim

Frequent Co-Authors

Jaewon Lee
Jaewon Lee Pusan National University
In Su Kim
In Su Kim Sungkyunkwan University
Prasanta Kumar Dey
Prasanta Kumar Dey Aston University
Jee H. Jung
Jee H. Jung Pusan National University
Kang Choon Lee
Kang Choon Lee Sungkyunkwan University
In Young Kim
In Young Kim Hanyang University
Yeong Shik Kim
Yeong Shik Kim Seoul National University
Hye Gwang Jeong
Hye Gwang Jeong Chungnam National University
Jin Tae Hong
Jin Tae Hong Chungbuk National University
Sang-Wook Kim
Sang-Wook Kim Ajou University

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