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Sung Chul Lee

Sung Chul Lee

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
46
Citations
8249
World Ranking
2686
National Ranking
17

Sung Chul Lee publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sung Chul Lee sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 131 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Sung Chul Lee D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sung Chul Lee sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 200 scientists 31 D-Index: 236 scientists 32 D-Index: 253 scientists 33 D-Index: 283 scientists 34 D-Index: 288 scientists 35 D-Index: 240 scientists 36 D-Index: 246 scientists 37 D-Index: 243 scientists 38 D-Index: 247 scientists 39 D-Index: 229 scientists 40 D-Index: 232 scientists 41 D-Index: 230 scientists 42 D-Index: 228 scientists 43 D-Index: 219 scientists 44 D-Index: 193 scientists 45 D-Index: 164 scientists 46 D-Index: 158 scientists 47 D-Index: 143 scientists 48 D-Index: 131 scientists 49 D-Index: 127 scientists 50 D-Index: 122 scientists 51 D-Index: 122 scientists 52 D-Index: 110 scientists 53 D-Index: 102 scientists 54 D-Index: 98 scientists 55 D-Index: 79 scientists 56 D-Index: 85 scientists 57 D-Index: 88 scientists 58 D-Index: 91 scientists 59 D-Index: 62 scientists 60 D-Index: 61 scientists 61 D-Index: 59 scientists 62 D-Index: 54 scientists 63 D-Index: 61 scientists 64 D-Index: 59 scientists 65 D-Index: 58 scientists 66 D-Index: 41 scientists 67 D-Index: 49 scientists 68 D-Index: 39 scientists 69 D-Index: 32 scientists 70 D-Index: 40 scientists 71 D-Index: 47 scientists 72 D-Index: 38 scientists 73 D-Index: 28 scientists 74 D-Index: 29 scientists 75 D-Index: 28 scientists 76 D-Index: 22 scientists 77 D-Index: 21 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 26 scientists 80 D-Index: 19 scientists 81 D-Index: 16 scientists 82 D-Index: 12 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 14 scientists 85 D-Index: 11 scientists 86 D-Index: 17 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 10 scientists 89 D-Index: 12 scientists 90 D-Index: 18 scientists 91 D-Index: 16 scientists 92 D-Index: 16 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 12 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 9 scientists 97 D-Index: 9 scientists 98 D-Index: 11 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 5 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 4 scientists 103 D-Index: 11 scientists 104 D-Index: 5 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 8 scientists 109+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Best Publications

  • ABA signal transduction at the crossroad of biotic and abiotic stress responses.

    Sung Chul Lee;Sheng Luan;Sheng Luan

  • A protein kinase-phosphatase pair interacts with an ion channel to regulate ABA signaling in plant guard cells

    Sung Chul Lee;Wenzhi Lan;Bob B. Buchanan;Sheng Luan

  • The calcium sensor CBL10 mediates salt tolerance by regulating ion homeostasis in Arabidopsis.

    Beom-Gi Kim;Rainer Waadt;Yong Hwa Cheong;Yong Hwa Cheong;Girdhar K. Pandey

  • A protein phosphorylation/dephosphorylation network regulates a plant potassium channel

    Sung Chul Lee;Wen-Zhi Lan;Beom-Gi Kim;Legong Li

  • A rice orthologue of the ABA receptor, OsPYL/RCAR5, is a positive regulator of the ABA signal transduction pathway in seed germination and early seedling growth

    Unknown

  • Hydrogen Peroxide Generation by the Pepper Extracellular Peroxidase CaPO2 Activates Local and Systemic Cell Death and Defense Response to Bacterial Pathogens

    Hyong Woo Choi;Young Jin Kim;Sung Chul Lee;Jeum Kyu Hong

  • Expression and functional roles of the pepper pathogen-induced transcription factor RAV1 in bacterial disease resistance, and drought and salt stress tolerance

    Kee Hoon Sohn;Sung Chul Lee;Ho Won Jung;Jeum Kyu Hong

  • Potassium nutrition, sodium toxicity, and calcium signaling: connections through the CBL-CIPK network.

    Sheng Luan;Wenzhi Lan;Sung Chul Lee

  • Pepper pectin methylesterase inhibitor protein CaPMEI1 is required for antifungal activity, basal disease resistance and abiotic stress tolerance

    Soo Hyun An;Kee Hoon Sohn;Kee Hoon Sohn;Hyong Woo Choi;In Sun Hwang

  • Functional roles of the pepper pathogen-induced bZIP transcription factor, CAbZIP1, in enhanced resistance to pathogen infection and environmental stresses

    Sung Chul Lee;Hyong Woo Choi;In Sun Hwang;Du Seok Choi

  • The pepper lipoxygenase CaLOX1 plays a role in Osmotic, drought and high salinity stress response

    Chae Woo Lim;Sang-Wook Han;In Sun Hwang;Dae Sung Kim

  • ABA Signaling in Guard Cells Entails a Dynamic Protein–Protein Interaction Relay from the PYL-RCAR Family Receptors to Ion Channels

    Sung Chul Lee;Sung Chul Lee;Chae Woo Lim;Wenzhi Lan;Wenzhi Lan;Kai He

  • CAZFP1, Cys2/His2-type zinc-finger transcription factor gene functions as a pathogen-induced early-defense gene in Capsicum annuum.

    Sang Hee Kim;Jeum Kyu Hong;Sung Chul Lee;Kee Hoon Sohn

  • Induction of some defense-related genes and oxidative burst is required for the establishment of systemic acquired resistance in Capsicum annuum.

    Sung Chul Lee;Byung Kook Hwang

  • Differential expression and in situ localization of a pepper defensin (CADEF1) gene in response to pathogen infection, abiotic elicitors and environmental stresses in Capsicum annuum

    Hyun Mee Do;Sung Chul Lee;Ho Won Jung;Kee Hoon Sohn

  • Identification of the pepper SAR8.2 gene as a molecular marker for pathogen infection, abiotic elicitors and environmental stresses in Capsicum annuum.

    Sung Chul Lee;Byung Kook Hwang

  • A Prominent Role for RCAR3-Mediated ABA Signaling in Response to Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 Infection in Arabidopsis

    Chae Woo Lim;Sheng Luan;Sung Chul Lee

  • The AtLRK10L1.2, Arabidopsis ortholog of wheat LRK10, is involved in ABA-mediated signaling and drought resistance

    Unknown

  • Involvement of the Pepper Antimicrobial Protein CaAMP1 Gene in Broad Spectrum Disease Resistance

    Sung Chul Lee;In Sun Hwang;Hyong Woo Choi;Byung Kook Hwang

  • CAZFP1, Cys2/His2-type zinc-finger transcription factor gene functions as a pathogen-induced early-defense gene in Capsicum annuum

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Byung Kook Hwang
Byung Kook Hwang Korea University
Sheng Luan
Sheng Luan University of California, Berkeley
Ho Won Jung
Ho Won Jung Dong-A University
Girdhar K. Pandey
Girdhar K. Pandey University of Delhi
Beom-Gi Kim
Beom-Gi Kim Rural Development Administration
Jörg Kudla
Jörg Kudla University of Münster
Bob B. Buchanan
Bob B. Buchanan University of California, Berkeley
Legong Li
Legong Li Capital Normal University
Jae-Hun Kim
Jae-Hun Kim Kookmin University
Zhangjun Fei
Zhangjun Fei Cornell University

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