2026 Dong Gun Lee: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	62	10835	9999	119	119	229	13290

Overview

Dong Gun Lee is affiliated with Kyungpook National University in South Korea. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with particular emphasis on subfields such as Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Oncology, Molecular Biology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The main topics covered in their work include:

Respiratory viral infections research
Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
Fungal Infections and Studies
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research

Dong Gun Lee has collaborated frequently with several researchers throughout their career. Notable coauthors include:

Sung-Yeon Cho (43 joint publications)
Raeseok Lee (35 joint publications)
Chulmin Park (23 joint publications)
Dukhee Nho (17 joint publications)
Myungshin Kim (15 joint publications)

Their research has been published in multiple academic venues, with frequent contributions to:

Infection and Chemotherapy (9 publications)
Open Forum Infectious Diseases (7 publications)
Clinical Infectious Diseases (4 publications)
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine (4 publications)
PLoS ONE (4 publications)

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Dong Gun Lee include:

Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prefusion F Protein Vaccine in Older Adults, 2023, New England Journal of Medicine
Posaconazole versus voriconazole for primary treatment of invasive aspergillosis: a phase 3, randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial, 2021, The Lancet
Lymphopenia as a Biological Predictor of Outcomes in COVID-19 Patients: A Nationwide Cohort Study, 2021, Cancers
Efficacy and Safety of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Prefusion F Protein Vaccine (RSVPreF3 OA) in Older Adults Over 2 RSV Seasons, 2024, Clinical Infectious Diseases
Inorganic narrow bandgap CsPb0.4Sn0.6I2.4Br0.6 perovskite solar cells with exceptional efficiency, 2020, Nano Energy

Best Publications

Antifungal activity and mode of action of silver nano-particles on Candida albicans

Keuk-Jun Kim;Woo Sang Sung;Bo Kyoung Suh;Seok-Ki Moon

1026
Citations
Innate immune homeostasis by the homeobox gene caudal and commensal-gut mutualism in Drosophila.

Ji-Hwan Ryu;Sung-Hee Kim;Hyo-Young Lee;Hyo-Young Lee;Jin Young Bai

896
Citations
Antifungal effect of silver nanoparticles on dermatophytes.

Keuk Jun Kim;Woo Sang Sung;Seok Ki Moon;Jong Soo Choi

616
Citations
Silver nanoparticles induce apoptotic cell death in Candida albicans through the increase of hydroxyl radicals.

In-sok Hwang;Juneyoung Lee;Ji Hong Hwang;Keuk-Jun Kim

275
Citations
Synergistic effects between silver nanoparticles and antibiotics and the mechanisms involved.

In-sok Hwang;Ji Hong Hwang;Hyemin Choi;Keuk-Jun Kim

275
Citations
Protective effect of acteoside on carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxicity.

Kyung Jin Lee;Eun-Rhan Woo;Chul Yung Choi;Dong Weon Shin

231
Citations
A Leu-Lys-rich antimicrobial peptide: activity and mechanism.

Yoonkyung Park;Dong Gun Lee;Seung-Hwan Jang;Eun-Rhan Woo

166
Citations
Quercetin Protects against Obesity-Induced Skeletal Muscle Inflammation and Atrophy

Ngoc Hoan Le;Chu Sook Kim;Taesun Park;Jung Han Yoon Park

153
Citations
Anti-fungal effects of phenolic amides isolated from the root bark of Lycium chinense.

Dong Gun Lee;Yoonkyung Park;Mi Ran Kim;Hyun Jun Jung

150
Citations
FUNGICIDAL EFFECT OF INDOLICIDIN AND ITS INTERACTION WITH PHOSPHOLIPID MEMBRANES

Dong Gun Lee;Hyung Keun Kim;Sun Am Kim;Yoonkyung Park

145
Citations
A novel mechanism for the antibacterial effect of silver nanoparticles on Escherichia coli

Wonyoung Lee;Keuk-Jun Kim;Dong Gun Lee

141
Citations
The antifungal activity and membrane-disruptive action of dioscin extracted from Dioscorea nipponica

Jaeyong Cho;Hyemin Choi;Juneyoung Lee;Mi-Sun Kim

140
Citations
Melittin induces apoptotic features in Candida albicans

Cana Park;Dong Gun Lee

135
Citations
Structure and function of papiliocin with antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activities isolated from the swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus.

Jin-Kyoung Kim;Eunjung Lee;Soyoung Shin;Ki-woong Jeong

126
Citations
Silver Nanoparticles Against Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhimurium: Role of Inner Membrane Dysfunction

Minju Seong;Dong Gun Lee

116
Citations
Antimicrobial Peptides (AMPs) with Dual Mechanisms: Membrane Disruption and Apoptosis.

Juneyoung Lee;Dong Gun Lee

116
Citations
(+)-Medioresinol leads to intracellular ROS accumulation and mitochondria-mediated apoptotic cell death in Candida albicans

Ji Hong Hwang;In-sok Hwang;Qing-He Liu;Eun-Rhan Woo

112
Citations
An antifungal mechanism of curcumin lies in membrane-targeted action within Candida albicans

Wonyoung Lee;Dong Gun Lee

112
Citations
The antimicrobial peptide arenicin-1 promotes generation of reactive oxygen species and induction of apoptosis

Jaeyong Cho;Dong Gun Lee

112
Citations
Protective effect of metallothionein-III on DNA damage in response to reactive oxygen species.

Ho Jin You;Deuk-hee Oh;Chul Yung Choi;Dong Gun Lee

111
Citations