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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
47
Citations
13007
World Ranking
18576
National Ranking
7591

Dung Fang 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 Dung Fang Lee sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 111 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Dung Fang 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 Dung Fang Lee sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Cancer
  • Transcription factor

His primary areas of study are Signal transduction, Cancer research, Cell biology, Downregulation and upregulation and Cell growth. In general Signal transduction, his work in PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway and ErbB is often linked to ROR1 linking many areas of study. His Cancer research research is multidisciplinary, relying on both I-Kappa-B Kinase, Akt/PKB signaling pathway, CHUK, Hypertelorism and PTPN11.

His Cell biology research incorporates themes from Ubiquitin, Ubiquitin ligase, Carcinogenesis, Reprogramming and IκB kinase. His work focuses on many connections between Downregulation and upregulation and other disciplines, such as MAPK/ERK pathway, that overlap with his field of interest in Catenin, Oncogene, Beta-catenin and Transplantation. His studies deal with areas such as Receptor tyrosine kinase and Phosphorylation as well as Catenin.

His most cited work include:

  • IκB Kinase Promotes Tumorigenesis through Inhibition of Forkhead FOXO3a (750 citations)
  • Patient-specific induced pluripotent stem-cell-derived models of LEOPARD syndrome (584 citations)
  • IKKβ Suppression of TSC1 Links Inflammation and Tumor Angiogenesis via the mTOR Pathway (511 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Dung Fang Lee mainly focuses on Cancer research, Cell biology, Induced pluripotent stem cell, Signal transduction and Carcinogenesis. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Cancer, Metastasis, Cell growth, Downregulation and upregulation and Phosphorylation. His Downregulation and upregulation research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Oncogene, Mdm2, Transplantation and MAPK/ERK pathway.

The concepts of his Cell biology study are interwoven with issues in Embryonic stem cell, Ubiquitin, IκB kinase and Homeobox protein NANOG. His work carried out in the field of Signal transduction brings together such families of science as Molecular biology, Kinase, Beta-Transducin Repeat-Containing Proteins and Transactivation. Dung Fang Lee interconnects Germline mutation, Wnt signaling pathway, Angiogenesis and GSK-3 in the investigation of issues within Carcinogenesis.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Cancer research (72.97%)
  • Cell biology (46.85%)
  • Induced pluripotent stem cell (28.83%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Cancer research (72.97%)
  • Induced pluripotent stem cell (28.83%)
  • Cell biology (46.85%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Cancer research, Induced pluripotent stem cell, Cell biology, Cancer and Osteosarcoma are his primary areas of study. His Cancer research study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Germline mutation, Carcinogenesis, Transcriptome, Metastasis and Notch signaling pathway. The Induced pluripotent stem cell study combines topics in areas such as Angiogenesis, Disease, Pathogenesis and Li–Fraumeni syndrome.

His Cell biology study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Mutation, Embryonic stem cell, Oxidative phosphorylation and Germ layer. His Cancer research includes elements of Genome editing, Reprogramming, Cellular differentiation and Bioinformatics. In his research, Mitochondrion and Downregulation and upregulation is intimately related to Pediatric cancer, which falls under the overarching field of Mesenchymal stem cell.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Osteosarcoma: Molecular Pathogenesis and iPSC Modeling (57 citations)
  • MiR-26a inhibits stem cell-like phenotype and tumor growth of osteosarcoma by targeting Jagged1. (47 citations)
  • AKT1 inhibits epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in breast cancer through phosphorylation-dependent Twist1 degradation (45 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • Cancer
  • Transcription factor

Dung Fang Lee spends much of his time researching Induced pluripotent stem cell, Cancer research, Bioinformatics, Stem cell and Genome editing. Dung Fang Lee combines subjects such as Cancer, Cancer Etiology, Pathogenesis and Human disease, Disease with his study of Induced pluripotent stem cell. His work on Osteosarcoma as part of general Cancer research study is frequently linked to AKT2, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of science.

Dung Fang Lee interconnects Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma, Genomic profiling, Advanced stage, Cause of death and Liver cancer in the investigation of issues within Bioinformatics. His Stem cell research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in DNA-binding protein, Transcription factor, Zinc finger, Chromatin and Molecular biology. Dung Fang Lee focuses mostly in the field of Genome editing, narrowing it down to topics relating to Cellular differentiation and, in certain cases, Cell, Retinoblastoma, Cell biology, Cas9 and Germline.

Best Publications

  • IκB Kinase Promotes Tumorigenesis through Inhibition of Forkhead FOXO3a

    Mickey C.T. Hu;Dung Fang Lee;Weiya Xia;Leonard S. Golfman

  • IKKβ Suppression of TSC1 Links Inflammation and Tumor Angiogenesis via the mTOR Pathway

    Dung Fang Lee;Hsu Ping Kuo;Hsu Ping Kuo;Chun Te Chen;Chun Te Chen;Jung Mao Hsu;Jung Mao Hsu

  • ERK promotes tumorigenesis by inhibiting FOXO3a via MDM2-mediated degradation

    Jer Yen Yang;Cong S. Zong;Weiya Xia;Hirohito Yamaguchi

  • Patient-specific induced pluripotent stem-cell-derived models of LEOPARD syndrome

    Xonia Carvajal-Vergara;Ana Sevilla;Sunita L. Dsouza;Yen Sin Ang

  • Erk Associates with and Primes GSK-3β for Its Inactivation Resulting in Upregulation of β-Catenin

    Qingqing Ding;Weiya Xia;Jaw Ching Liu;Jer Yen Yang;Jer Yen Yang

  • Wdr5 Mediates Self-Renewal and Reprogramming via the Embryonic Stem Cell Core Transcriptional Network

    Yen Sin Ang;Su Yi Tsai;Dung Fang Lee;Jonathan Monk

  • KrasG12D-Induced IKK2/β/NF-κB Activation by IL-1α and p62 Feedforward Loops Is Required for Development of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

    Jianhua Ling;Ya'an Kang;Ruiying Zhao;Qianghua Xia

  • Degradation of Mcl-1 by β-TrCP Mediates Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3-Induced Tumor Suppression and Chemosensitization

    Qingqing Ding;Xianghuo He;Jung Mao Hsu;Jung Mao Hsu;Weiya Xia

  • KEAP1 E3 Ligase-Mediated Downregulation of NF-κB Signaling by Targeting IKKβ

    Dung Fang Lee;Hsu Ping Kuo;Hsu Ping Kuo;Mo Liu;Mo Liu;Chao Kai Chou;Chao Kai Chou

  • The Crosstalk of mTOR/S6K1 and Hedgehog Pathways

    Yan Wang;Qingqing Ding;Chia Jui Yen;Weiya Xia

  • Binding at and transactivation of the COX-2 promoter by nuclear tyrosine kinase receptor ErbB-2

    Shao Chun Wang;Huang Chun Lien;Weiya Xia;I. Fen Chen

  • FOXO1 is an essential regulator of pluripotency in human embryonic stem cells

    Xin Zhang;Safak Yalcin;Dung Fang Lee;Tsung Yin J. Yeh

  • Coordination of m 6 A mRNA Methylation and Gene Transcription by ZFP217 Regulates Pluripotency and Reprogramming

    Francesca Aguilo;Fan Zhang;Ana Sancho;Miguel Fidalgo

  • Endosomal transport of ErbB-2: mechanism for nuclear entry of the cell surface receptor.

    Dipak K. Giri;Mohamed Ali-Seyed;Long Yuan Li;Dung Fang Lee

  • Myeloid Cell Leukemia-1 Inversely Correlates with Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3β Activity and Associates with Poor Prognosis in Human Breast Cancer

    Qingqing Ding;Xianghuo He;Weiya Xia;Jung Mao Hsu

  • Phosphorylation/Cytoplasmic Localization of p21Cip1/WAF1 Is Associated with HER2/neu Overexpression and Provides a Novel Combination Predictor for Poor Prognosis in Breast Cancer Patients

    Weiya Xia;Jin Shing Chen;Jin Shing Chen;Xian Zhou;Pei Rong Sun

  • Modeling Familial Cancer with Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

    Dung Fang Lee;Jie Su;Huen Suk Kim;Betty Chang

  • Down-regulation of Myeloid Cell Leukemia-1 through Inhibiting Erk/Pin 1 Pathway by Sorafenib Facilitates Chemosensitization in Breast Cancer

    Qingqing Ding;Longfei Huo;Jer Yen Yang;Jer Yen Yang;Weiya Xia

  • Tumor-suppressor role for the SPOP ubiquitin ligase in signal-dependent proteolysis of the oncogenic co-activator SRC-3/AIB1.

    Chao Li;Junping Ao;Junjiang Fu;Dung-Fang Lee

  • All roads lead to mTOR: integrating inflammation and tumor angiogenesis.

    Dung Fang Lee;Mien Chie Hung

Frequent Co-Authors

Mien Chie Hung
Mien Chie Hung China Medical University
Ihor R. Lemischka
Ihor R. Lemischka Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Weiya Xia
Weiya Xia The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Yongkun Wei
Yongkun Wei The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Chang Hai Tsai
Chang Hai Tsai Asian University
Fuu Jen Tsai
Fuu Jen Tsai China Medical University
Gabriel N. Hortobagyi
Gabriel N. Hortobagyi The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Aysegul A. Sahin
Aysegul A. Sahin The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Bruce D. Gelb
Bruce D. Gelb Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Natalia Ivanova
Natalia Ivanova Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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