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Richard E. Lee

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
76
Citations
18442
World Ranking
5103
National Ranking
2440

Richard E. 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 Richard E. Lee sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 306 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard E. 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 Richard E. Lee sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Richard E. Lee is affiliated with Miami University in the United States. Their research spans several fields, with a primary focus on medicine and significant contributions to biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

Their work primarily investigates molecular biology and infectious diseases, with additional emphasis on surgery, epidemiology, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

Key topics in their research portfolio include:

  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria

Richard E. Lee has frequently published in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Journal of Antibiotics
  • Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • Nature Communications

Their recent papers include:

  • "Phenyl-Glutarimides: Alternative Cereblon Binders for the Design of PROTACs" (2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • "Sophisticated natural products as antibiotics" (2024, Nature)
  • "Lung cancer incidence and mortality with extended follow-up in the National Lung Screening Trial" (2020, Breathe)
  • "An automated 13.5 hour system for scalable diagnosis and acute management guidance for genetic diseases" (2022, Nature Communications)
  • "Cardiac surgery in North America and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): Regional variability in burden and impact" (2020, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)

Collaborations have been made with several frequent co-authors, which include:

  • Jiuyu Liu
  • Bernd Meibohm
  • Taosheng Chen
  • Gregory A. Phelps
  • Gregory T. Robertson

Best Publications

  • Insects at Low Temperature

    Richard E. Lee;David L. Denlinger

  • Principles of Insect Low Temperature Tolerance

    Richard E. Lee

  • A rapid cold-hardening process in insects

    Richard E. Lee;Cheng-Ping Chen;David L. Denlinger

  • Low Temperature Biology of Insects

    David L. Denlinger;Richard E. Jr Lee

  • Rapid cold-hardening of Drosophila melanogaster (Diptera: Drosophiladae) during ecologically based thermoperiodic cycles.

    Jonathan D. Kelty;Richard E. Lee

  • Biological ice nucleation and its applications.

    Richard E Lee;Gareth J. Warren;Lawrence V. Gusta

  • Cold-shock injury and rapid cold-hardening in the flesh fly, Sarcophaga crassipalpis.

    Cheng-Ping Chen;David L. Denlinger;Richard E. Lee

  • Induction of rapid cold hardening by cooling at ecologically relevant rates in Drosophila melanogaster

    Jonathan D Kelty;Richard E Lee

  • A rapid cold-hardening response protecting against cold shock injury in Drosophila melanogaster.

    M. C. Czajka;R. E. Lee

  • High resistance to oxidative damage in the Antarctic midge Belgica antarctica, and developmentally linked expression of genes encoding superoxide dismutase, catalase and heat shock proteins

    Giancarlo Lopez-Martinez;Michael A. Elnitsky;Joshua B. Benoit;Richard E. Lee

  • Cold winter microenvironments conserve energy and improve overwintering survival and potential fecundity of the goldenrod gall fly, Eurosta solidaginis

    Jason T. Irwin;Richard E. Lee

  • Continuous up-regulation of heat shock proteins in larvae, but not adults, of a polar insect

    Joseph P. Rinehart;Scott A. L. Hayward;Michael A. Elnitsky;Luke H. Sandro

  • Cold tolerance in diapausing and non-diapausing stages of the flesh fly, Sarcophaga crassipalpis

    Richard E. Lee;David L. Denlinger

  • BIOLOGICAL ICE NUCLEATION AND ICE DISTRIBUTION IN COLD-HARDY ECTOTHERMIC ANIMALS

    Richard E. Lee;Jon P. Costanzo

  • Mild winter temperatures reduce survival and potential fecundity of the goldenrod gall fly, Eurosta solidaginis (Diptera: Tephritidae).

    Jason T Irwin;Richard E Lee

  • Metabolomics reveals unique and shared metabolic changes in response to heat shock, freezing and desiccation in the Antarctic midge, Belgica antarctica.

    M. Robert Michaud;Joshua B. Benoit;Giancarlo Lopez-Martinez;Michael A. Elnitsky

  • Rapid cold-hardening protects Drosophila melanogaster from cold-induced apoptosis

    Shu-Xia Yi;Clifford W. Moore;Richard E. Lee

  • Compact genome of the Antarctic midge is likely an adaptation to an extreme environment

    Joanna L. Kelley;Joanna L. Kelley;Justin T. Peyton;Anna-Sophie Fiston-Lavier;Anna-Sophie Fiston-Lavier;Nicholas M. Teets;Nicholas M. Teets

  • Hibernation physiology, freezing adaptation and extreme freeze tolerance in a northern population of the wood frog.

    Jon P. Costanzo;M. Clara F. do Amaral;Andrew J. Rosendale;Richard E. Lee

  • Preservation of reproductive behaviors during modest cooling: rapid cold-hardening fine-tunes organismal response.

    Scott M. Shreve;Jonathan D. Kelty;Richard E. Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

David L. Denlinger
David L. Denlinger The Ohio State University
John B. Iverson
John B. Iverson Earlham College
Jacqueline D. Litzgus
Jacqueline D. Litzgus Laurentian University
Patrick J. Baker
Patrick J. Baker University of Melbourne
Matthew T. Weirauch
Matthew T. Weirauch Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Gayle M. Volk
Gayle M. Volk Agricultural Research Service
Robert M. Timm
Robert M. Timm University of Kansas
Lawrence V. Gusta
Lawrence V. Gusta University of Saskatchewan
Hervé Colinet
Hervé Colinet University of Rennes
Carlos Bustamante
Carlos Bustamante Stanford University

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