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Mi-Ock Lee

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
56
Citations
8492
World Ranking
14685
National Ranking
175

Mi-Ock 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 Mi-Ock Lee sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 147 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mi-Ock 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 Mi-Ock Lee sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Mi-Ock Lee is affiliated with Seoul National University in South Korea and has a significant body of research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Their research output spans molecular biology, physiology, epidemiology, immunology, and cancer research.

Their work addresses various main topics including:

  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Interferon and immune responses
  • Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions
  • RNA modifications and cancer

Mi-Ock Lee has contributed extensively to multiple publication venues. Frequent venues for their work include:

  • Life Sciences
  • Biomolecules & Therapeutics
  • Cell Reports
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Nature Metabolism

Recent notable papers with publication years and venues are:

  • "Bioactive Lipids and Their Derivatives in Biomedical Applications," 2021, Biomolecules & Therapeutics
  • "STK3/STK4 signalling in adipocytes regulates mitophagy and energy expenditure," 2021, Nature Metabolism
  • "IFI16 inhibits DNA repair that potentiates type-I interferon-induced antitumor effects in triple negative breast cancer," 2021, Cell Reports
  • "NR1D1 Stimulates Antitumor Immune Responses in Breast Cancer by Activating cGAS-STING Signaling," 2023, Cancer Research
  • "Tentonin 3/TMEM150C senses blood pressure changes in the aortic arch," 2020, Journal of Clinical Investigation

They frequently collaborate with several coauthors, including:

  • Na-Lee Ka
  • Yong-Hyun Han
  • Hyeonji Kim
  • Ga Young Lim
  • Haena Choi

Best Publications

  • Retinoic acid receptor beta mediates the growth-inhibitory effect of retinoic acid by promoting apoptosis in human breast cancer cells.

    Yi Liu;Mi-Ock Lee;Hong-Gang Wang;Yin Li

  • Asymmetrical retinoic acid synthesis in the dorsoventral axis of the retina.

    P. Mccaffery;Mi-Ock Lee;M. A. Wagner;N. E. Sladek

  • Metastasis-associated protein 1 enhances stability of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α protein by recruiting histone deacetylase 1

    Young-Gun Yoo;Gu Kong;Mi-Ock Lee

  • Hepatitis B Virus X Protein Enhances Transcriptional Activity of Hypoxia-inducible Factor-1α through Activation of Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Pathway

    Young-Gun Yoo;Seung Hyun Oh;Eun Sook Park;Hyeseong Cho

  • Genistein enhances expression of genes involved in fatty acid catabolism through activation of PPARα

    Sujong Kim;Hye-Jin Shin;Sun Young Kim;Ji Hyun Kim

  • Identification of mouse liver aldehyde dehydrogenases that catalyze the oxidation of retinaldehyde to retinoic acid

    Mi-Ock Lee;Carl L. Manthey;Norman E. Sladek

  • Modulation of retinoic acid sensitivity in lung cancer cells through dynamic balance of orphan receptors nur77 and COUP-TF and their heterodimerization

    Qiao Wu;Yin Li;Ru Liu;Anissa Agadir

  • Identification of human liver aldehyde dehydrogenases that catalyze the oxidation of aldophosphamide and retinaldehyde.

    Patricia A. Dockham;Mi-Ock Lee;Norman E. Sladek

  • Hepatitis B virus X protein induces the expression of MTA1 and HDAC1, which enhances hypoxia signaling in hepatocellular carcinoma cells.

    Yoo Yg;Na Ty;Seo Hw;Seong Jk

  • Liver X receptor mediates hepatitis B virus X protein-induced lipogenesis in hepatitis B virus-associated hepatocellular carcinoma.

    Tae-Young Na;Young Kee Shin;Kyung Jin Roh;Shin-Ae Kang

  • Reduction of Hypoxia-Induced Transcription through the Repression of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1α/Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Nuclear Translocator DNA Binding by the 90-kDa Heat-Shock Protein Inhibitor Radicicol

    Eunseon Hur;Hong Hee Kim;Su Mi Choi;Jin Hee Kim

  • A specific defect in the retinoic acid response associated with human lung cancer cell lines.

    Xiao-kun Zhang;Yi Liu;Mi-Ock Lee;Magnus Pfahl

  • RORα Induces KLF4-Mediated M2 Polarization in the Liver Macrophages that Protect against Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

    Yong Hyun Han;Hyeon Ji Kim;Hyelin Na;Min Woo Nam

  • Apoptosis in human hepatoma cell lines by chemotherapeutic drugs via Fas-dependent and Fas-independent pathways

    Shunai Jiang;Moon Jung Song;Eui Cheol Shin;Mi Ock Lee

  • Formation of retinoid X receptor homodimers leads to repression of T3 response : hormonal cross talk by ligand-induced squelching

    J. M. Lehmann;Xiao-Kun Zhang;G. Graupner;Mi-Ock Lee

  • LH Induces Orphan Nuclear Receptor Nur77 Gene Expression in Testicular Leydig Cells

    Kwang-Hoon Song;Jae-Il Park;Mi-Ock Lee;Jaemog Soh

  • Conformational effects on retinoid receptor selectivity. 2. Effects of retinoid bridging group on retinoid X receptor activity and selectivity.

    M. I. Dawson;Ling Jong;P. D. Hobbs;J. F. Cameron

  • A maresin 1/ROR α /12-lipoxygenase autoregulatory circuit prevents inflammation and progression of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

    Yong-Hyun Han;Kyong-Oh Shin;Ju-Yeon Kim;Daulat B. Khadka

  • Regulation of RARβ expression by RAR- and RXR-selective retinoids in human lung cancer cell lines : Effect on growth inhibition and apoptosis induction

    Yin Li;Marcia I. Dawson;Marcia I. Dawson;Anissa Agadir;Mi-Ock Lee

  • Hepatitis B virus X protein induced expression of interleukin 18 (IL-18): a potential mechanism for liver injury caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.

    Mi Ock Lee;Youn Hee Choi;Eui Cheol Shin;Hyo Jin Kang

Frequent Co-Authors

Kyung-Sun Kang
Kyung-Sun Kang Seoul National University
Je Kyung Seong
Je Kyung Seong Seoul National University
Gu Kong
Gu Kong Hanyang University
Xiao-kun Zhang
Xiao-kun Zhang Xiamen University
Magnus Pfahl
Magnus Pfahl National Foundation for Cancer Research
Marcia I. Dawson
Marcia I. Dawson Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
Jae Woon Lee
Jae Woon Lee University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Eui-Cheol Shin
Eui-Cheol Shin Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Hyo-Jeong Lee
Hyo-Jeong Lee Kyung Hee University
Jung Weon Lee
Jung Weon Lee Seoul National University

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