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D-Index
111
Citations
49336
World Ranking
766
National Ranking
307

Kuo Hsiung 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 Kuo Hsiung Lee sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 963 publications — 98th percentile

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

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

Kuo Hsiung 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 Kuo Hsiung 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: 111 D-Index — 96th percentile

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

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

Overview

Kuo Hsiung Lee was affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research spanned multiple fields, including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with a strong focus on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry, Pharmacology, Plant Science, and Infectious Diseases.

The main topics covered in their scientific work included natural product bioactivities and synthesis, HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment, synthesis and biological activity of compounds, bioactive natural diterpenoids research, synthesis of organic compounds, as well as phytochemistry and biological activities related to Ficus species and other phytochemical compounds.

Lee's publication record showed frequent appearances in various venues, with the highest number of publications found in:

  • UNC Libraries
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Journal of Natural Products
  • European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Medicinal Research Reviews

Among the notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Lee were:

  • Biologically active isoquinoline alkaloids covering 2014-2018, 2020, Medicinal Research Reviews
  • Killing tumor-associated bacteria with a liposomal antibiotic generates neoantigens that induce anti-tumor immune responses, 2023, Nature Biotechnology
  • Design, synthesis and structure-activity relationships of 4-phenyl-1H-1,2,3-triazole phenylalanine derivatives as novel HIV-1 capsid inhibitors with promising antiviral activities, 2020, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Development of anti-influenza agents from natural products, 2020, Medicinal Research Reviews
  • Biologically active indolizidine alkaloids, 2020, Medicinal Research Reviews

Lee collaborated frequently with several researchers, reflecting a broad collaborative network. These frequent coauthors included:

  • Susan L. Morris-Natschke
  • Masuo Goto
  • Kyoko Nakagawa-Goto
  • Chin-Ho Chen
  • Keduo Qian

Best Publications

  • Anti-AIDS agents, 11. Betulinic acid and platanic acid as anti-HIV principles from Syzigium claviflorum, and the anti-HIV activity of structurally related triterpenoids.

    T. Fujioka;Y. Kashiwada;R. E. Kilkuskie;L. M. Cosentino

  • New developments in the chemistry and biology of the bioactive constituents of Tanshen.

    Xibong Wang;Susan L. Morris-Natschke;Kuo Hsiung Lee

  • Recent progress in the development of coumarin derivatives as potent anti‐HIV agents

    Donglei Yu;Madoka Suzuki;Lan Xie;Susan L. Morris-Natschke

  • Anti-HIV benzylisoquinoline alkaloids and flavonoids from the leaves of Nelumbo nucifera, and structure-activity correlations with related alkaloids.

    Yoshiki Kashiwada;Akihiro Aoshima;Yasumasa Ikeshiro;Yuh Pan Chen

  • 6-Alkylamino- and 2,3-dihydro-3'-methoxy-2-phenyl-4-quinazolinones and related compounds: their synthesis, cytotoxicity, and inhibition of tubulin polymerization.

    Mann-Jen Hour;Li-Jiau Huang;Sheng-Chu Kuo;Yi Xia

  • Anti-AIDS agents. 30. Anti-HIV activity of oleanolic acid, pomolic acid, and structurally related triterpenoids.

    Y Kashiwada;H K Wang;T Nagao;S Kitanaka

  • Anti-AIDS agents 54. A potent anti-HIV chalcone and flavonoids from genus Desmos

    Jiu Hong Wu;Xi Hong Wang;Yang Hua Yi;Kuo-Hsiung Lee

  • Biologically active quinoline and quinazoline alkaloids part I

    Xiao Fei Shang;Susan L. Morris-Natschke;Ying Qian Liu;Xiao Guo

  • Betulinic acid and dihydrobetulinic acid derivatives as potent anti-HIV agents

    Y. Kashiwada;F. Hashimoto;L. M. Cosentino;Chin-Ho Chen

  • Anti-AIDS agents. 48.(1) Anti-HIV activity of moronic acid derivatives and the new melliferone-related triterpenoid isolated from Brazilian propolis

    Junko Ito;Fang-Rong Chang;Hui-Kang Wang;Yong Kun Park

  • Antitumor agents. 217. Curcumin analogues as novel androgen receptor antagonists with potential as anti-prostate cancer agents.

    Hironori Ohtsu;Zhiyan Xiao;Junko Ishida;Masahiro Nagai

  • Discovery and Development of Natural Product-Derived Chemotherapeutic Agents Based on a Medicinal Chemistry Approach

    Kuo Hsiung Lee

  • Recent discovery of plant-derived anti-diabetic natural products

    Hsin Yi Hung;Keduo Qian;Susan L. Morris-Natschke;Chau Shin Hsu

  • Antitumor Agents. 181. † Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of 6,7,2',3',4'-Substituted-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2-phenyl-4-quinolones as a New Class of Antimitotic Antitumor Agents

    Yi Xia;Zheng Yu Yang;Peng Xia;Kenneth F. Bastow

  • Sesquiterpene antitumor agents: inhibitors of cellular metabolism

    Kuo Hsiung Lee;Iris H. Hall;Eng Chun Mar;Charles O. Starnes

  • Cytotoxicity of Sesquiterpene Lactones

    Kuo-Hsiung Lee;Eng-Shang Huang;Claude Piantadosi;Joseph S. Pagano

  • Anti-AIDS agents, 2: Inhibitory effects of tannins on HIV reverse transcriptase and HIV replication in H9 lymphocyte cells.

    Gen Ichiro Nonaka;Itsuo Nishioka;Makoto Nishizawa;Takashi Yamagishi

  • Antitumor Agents. 239. Isolation, structure elucidation, total synthesis, and anti-breast cancer activity of neo-tanshinlactone from Salvia miltiorrhiza.

    Xihong Wang;Kenneth F. Bastow;Chang Ming Sun;Yun Lian Lin

  • Synthesis and cytotoxicity of 1,6,7,8-substituted 2-(4'-substituted phenyl)-4-quinolones and related compounds: Identification as antimitotic agents interacting with tubulin

    Sheng Chu Kuo;Hong Zin Lee;Jung Pin Juang;Yih Tyng Lin

  • Cytotoxic and antimalarial constituents from the roots of Eurycoma longifolia

    Ping Chung Kuo;Amooru G. Damu;Kuo Hsiung Lee;Tian Shung Wu

  • Anti-AIDS agents, 10. Acacetin-7-O-beta-D-galactopyranoside, an anti-HIV principle from Chrysanthemum morifolium and a structure-activity correlation with some related flavonoids.

    Chang Qi Hu;K. E. Chen;Qian Shi;Robert E. Kilkuskie

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan L. Morris-Natschke
Susan L. Morris-Natschke University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kenneth F. Bastow
Kenneth F. Bastow University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chin Ho Chen
Chin Ho Chen Duke University
Tian Shung Wu
Tian Shung Wu National Cheng Kung University
Sheng-Chu Kuo
Sheng-Chu Kuo China Medical University
Yoshiki Kashiwada
Yoshiki Kashiwada University of Tokushima
Andrew T. McPhail
Andrew T. McPhail Duke University
Yang Chang Wu
Yang Chang Wu China Medical University
Yung-Chi Cheng
Yung-Chi Cheng Yale University
Ernest Hamel
Ernest Hamel National Institutes of Health

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