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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 56 11668 10507 3147 2574 191 10656

Ka Yee C. Lee publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ka Yee C. Lee between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ka Yee C. Lee published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 4.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2009. 10 of the 222 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2009. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 2 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 3 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 5 publications
1981 2025

222 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ka Yee C. Lee: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 1
1987 2
1988 0
1989 1
1990 1
1991 0
1992 0
1993 2
1994 1
1995 1
1996 3
1997 5
1998 3
1999 4
2000 2
2001 10
2002 5
2003 7
2004 7
2005 10
2006 8
2007 9
2008 9
2009 13
2010 12
2011 9
2012 11
2013 8
2014 6
2015 10
2016 5
2017 7
2018 8
2019 8
2020 9
2021 10
2022 0
2023 4
2024 5
2025 5
Total 222
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Ka Yee C. 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 Ka Yee C. Lee sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 181–200 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 191 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344 191
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Ka Yee C. 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 Ka Yee C. Lee sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 56–57 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051 56
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For her discoveries of new morphologies and molecular behavior in model lipid films of biological and medical importance
  • 2001 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Ka Yee C. Lee is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States and specializes in research within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields, including Molecular Biology, Immunology, Cell Biology, Neurology, and Physiology.

The scientist's research primarily focuses on topics such as Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior, Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation, Cellular Transport and Secretion, Galectins and Cancer Biology, Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology, and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications.

Among recent publications attributed to Ka Yee C. Lee are:

  • How Tim proteins differentially exploit membrane features to attain robust target sensitivity, 2021, Biophysical Journal
  • MFG-E8: a model of multiple binding modes associated with ps-binding proteins, 2023, The European Physical Journal E
  • Binding equations for the lipid composition dependence of peripheral membrane-binding proteins, 2024, Biophysical Journal
  • Parkinson's disease-associated mutations in α-synuclein alters its lipid-bound state, 2024, Biophysical Journal
  • Multiscale geometry and mechanics of lipid monolayer collapse, 2021, Current topics in membranes

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ka Yee C. Lee include:

  • Daniel H. Kerr
  • Sofiya Maltseva
  • Tiffany Suwatthee
  • Erin J. Adams
  • Anna D. Gaffney

Major publication venues for this scientist's work include:

  • Biophysical Journal
  • The European Physical Journal E
  • Current topics in membranes
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Journal of Physics Materials

Ka Yee C. Lee has been recognized with awards such as Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2009, with a citation noting discoveries related to morphologies and molecular behavior in model lipid films with biological and medical relevance. They were also named a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2001.

Best Publications

  • pH-induced metal-ligand cross-links inspired by mussel yield self-healing polymer networks with near-covalent elastic moduli

    N. Holten-Andersen;M. J. Harrington;H. Birkedal;B. P. Lee

  • Observation of Gravitational Waves from Two Neutron Star–Black Hole Coalescences

    R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;S. Abraham;F. Acernese

  • Coexistence of Buckled and Flat Monolayers

    M. M. Lipp;K. Y. C. Lee;D. Y. Takamoto;J. A. Zasadzinski

  • Collapse Mechanisms of Langmuir Monolayers

    Ka Yee C Lee

  • Direct observation of poloxamer 188 insertion into lipid monolayers.

    Stacey A. Maskarinec;Jürgen Hannig;Raphael C. Lee;Ka Yee C. Lee

  • INTERACTION OF ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE PROTEGRIN WITH BIOMEMBRANES

    David Gidalevitz;Yuji Ishitsuka;Adrian S. Muresan;Oleg Konovalov

  • pH-Based Regulation of Hydrogel Mechanical Properties Through Mussel-Inspired Chemistry and Processing.

    Devin G. Barrett;Dominic E. Fullenkamp;Lihong He;Niels Holten-Andersen

  • Interaction of lung surfactant proteins with anionic phospholipids.

    D.Y. Takamoto;M.M. Lipp;A. von Nahmen;Ka Yee C. Lee

  • Effects of Lung Surfactant Proteins, SP-B and SP-C, and Palmitic Acid on Monolayer Stability

    Junqi Ding;Dawn Y. Takamoto;Anja von Nahmen;Michael M. Lipp

  • Metal-coordination: using one of nature's tricks to control soft material mechanics

    Niels Holten-Andersen;Aditya Jaishankar;Matthew J. Harrington;Dominic E. Fullenkamp

  • Phase and Morphology Changes in Lipid Monolayers Induced by SP-B Protein and Its Amino-Terminal Peptide

    M. M. Lipp;K. Y. C. Lee;J. A. Zasadzinski;A. J. Waring

  • Morphology and Collapse Transitions in Binary Phospholipid Monolayers

    Ajaykumar Gopal and;Ka Yee C. Lee

  • Lipid headgroup discrimination by antimicrobial peptide LL-37: insight into mechanism of action.

    Frances Neville;Marjolaine Cahuzac;Oleg Konovalov;Yuji Ishitsuka

  • Lipid membrane templates the ordering and induces the fibrillogenesis of Alzheimer's disease amyloid-beta peptide.

    Eva Y. Chi;Canay Ege;Amy Winans;Jaroslaw Majewski

  • Insertion of Alzheimer’s Aβ40 Peptide into Lipid Monolayers

    Canay Ege;Ka Yee C. Lee

  • Interaction between lipid monolayers and poloxamer 188: an X-ray reflectivity and diffraction study.

    Guohui Wu;Jaroslaw Majewski;Canay Ege;Kristian Kjaer

  • Fluorescence, polarized fluorescence, and Brewster angle microscopy of palmitic acid and lung surfactant protein B monolayers

    Michael M. Lipp;Ka Yee C. Lee;Alan Waring;Joseph A. Zasadzinski

  • Influence of palmitic acid and hexadecanol on the phase transition temperature and molecular packing of dipalmitoylphosphatidyl-choline monolayers at the air-water interface

    Ka Yee C. Lee;Ajaykumar Gopal;Anja von Nahmen;Joseph A. Zasadzinski

  • Conformational mapping of the N-terminal segment of surfactant protein B in lipid using 13C-enhanced Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.

    L. M. Gordon;K. Y.C. Lee;M. M. Lipp;J. A. Zasadzinski

  • Amphiphilic poly(phenyleneethynylene)s can mimic antimicrobial peptide membrane disordering effect by membrane insertion

    Yuji Ishitsuka;Lachelle Arnt;Jaroslaw Majewski;Shelli Frey

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan J. Waring
Alan J. Waring University of California, Los Angeles
Kristian Kjaer
Kristian Kjaer Technical University of Denmark
Erin J. Adams
Erin J. Adams University of Chicago
Robert I. Lehrer
Robert I. Lehrer University of California, Los Angeles
Songi Han
Songi Han University of California, Santa Barbara
Phillip B. Messersmith
Phillip B. Messersmith University of California, Berkeley
Theodore L. Steck
Theodore L. Steck University of Chicago
Todd Emrick
Todd Emrick University of Massachusetts Amherst
Emad Tajkhorshid
Emad Tajkhorshid University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Todd M. Squires
Todd M. Squires University of California, Santa Barbara

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