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2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
89
Citations
26338
World Ranking
2587
National Ranking
1353

Youngsook 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 Youngsook Lee sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 234 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Youngsook 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 Youngsook Lee sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Korea Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Korea Leader Award

Overview

Youngsook Lee is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their scientific work is primarily focused on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to agricultural and biological sciences.

The researcher's main fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Within these domains, Youngsook Lee explores several subfields such as molecular biology, plant science, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, biochemistry, and cardiology and cardiovascular medicine.

Key subfields of study are:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Plant Science
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Biochemistry
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Their research topics cover a range of biological and biochemical processes, including:

  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms

Youngsook Lee has published several recent papers, contributing to various journals. Selected papers include:

  • "Structural and functional diversity calls for a new classification of ABC transporters," 2020, FEBS Letters
  • "2021 update on ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters: how they meet the needs of plants," 2021, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • "Arabidopsis seedling establishment under waterlogging requires ABCG5-mediated formation of a dense cuticle layer," 2020, New Phytologist
  • "The Chlamydomonas bZIP transcription factor BLZ8 confers oxidative stress tolerance by inducing the carbon-concentrating mechanism," 2021, The Plant Cell
  • "The disassembly of lipid droplets in Chlamydomonas," 2021, New Phytologist

Frequent publication venues for Youngsook Lee include:

  • New Phytologist
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • Human Reproduction
  • Circulation
  • FEBS Letters

The researcher collaborates regularly with several coauthors, notably:

  • Yasuyo Yamaoka
  • Enrico Martinoia
  • Bae Young Choi
  • Jae-Ung Hwang
  • Donghwan Shim

Best Publications

  • Human Embryonic Stem Cells Develop Into Multiple Types of Cardiac Myocytes. Action Potential Characterization

    Jia-Qiang He;Yue Ma;Youngsook Lee;James A. Thomson

  • Plant ABC proteins - a unified nomenclature and updated inventory

    Paul J. Verrier;David Bird;Bo Burla;Elie Dassa

  • PDR-type ABC transporter mediates cellular uptake of the phytohormone abscisic acid

    Joohyun Kang;Jae-Ung Hwang;Miyoung Lee;Yu-Young Kim

  • The ABC transporter AtPDR8 is a cadmium extrusion pump conferring heavy metal resistance.

    Do-Young Kim;Lucien Bovet;Masayoshi Maeshima;Enrico Martinoia;Enrico Martinoia

  • The phytochelatin transporters AtABCC1 and AtABCC2 mediate tolerance to cadmium and mercury

    Jiyoung Park;Won Yong Song;Donghwi Ko;Yujin Eom

  • Arsenic tolerance in Arabidopsis is mediated by two ABCC-type phytochelatin transporters

    Won-Yong Song;Jiyoung Park;David G. Mendoza-Cózatl;Marianne Suter-Grotemeyer

  • Plant ABC transporters

    Joohyun Kang;Jiyoung Park;Hyunju Choi;Bo Burla

  • Engineering tolerance and accumulation of lead and cadmium in transgenic plants

    Won-Yong Song;Eun Ju Sohn;Enrico Martinoia;Yong Jik Lee

  • Oligogalacturonic Acid and Chitosan Reduce Stomatal Aperture by Inducing the Evolution of Reactive Oxygen Species from Guard Cells of Tomato and Commelina communis

    Sumin Lee;Hyunjung Choi;SuJeoung Suh;In-Suk Doo

  • A rice ABC transporter, OsABCC1, reduces arsenic accumulation in the grain.

    Won Yong Song;Tomohiro Yamaki;Naoki Yamaji;Donghwi Ko

  • Jumonji Modulates Polycomb Activity and Self-Renewal versus Differentiation of Stem Cells

    Xiaohua Shen;Woojin Kim;Yuko Fujiwara;Matthew D. Simon

  • Disruption of OsYSL15 Leads to Iron Inefficiency in Rice Plants

    Sichul Lee;Jeff C. Chiecko;Sun A. Kim;Elsbeth L. Walker

  • The Cardiac Tissue-Restricted Homeobox Protein Csx/Nkx2.5 Physically Associates with the Zinc Finger Protein GATA4 and Cooperatively Activates Atrial Natriuretic Factor Gene Expression

    Youngsook Lee;Tetsuo Shioi;Hideko Kasahara;Shawn M. Jobe

  • AtABCG29 Is a Monolignol Transporter Involved in Lignin Biosynthesis

    Santiago Alejandro;Yuree Lee;Takayuki Tohge;Damien Sudre

  • AtPDR12 contributes to lead resistance in Arabidopsis.

    Miyoung Lee;Kiyoul Lee;Joohyun Lee;Eun Woon Noh

  • AtATM3 Is Involved in Heavy Metal Resistance in Arabidopsis

    Do-Young Kim;Lucien Bovet;Sergei Kushnir;Eun Woon Noh

  • Identification of Rice Varieties with High Tolerance or Sensitivity to Lead and Characterization of the Mechanism of Tolerance

    Young-Yell Yang;Ji-Young Jung;Won-Yong Song;Hak-Soo Suh

  • Plant ABC Transporters Enable Many Unique Aspects of a Terrestrial Plant's Lifestyle

    Jae-Ung Hwang;Won-Yong Song;Daewoong Hong;Donghwi Ko

  • Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3β Regulates GATA4 in Cardiac Myocytes

    Carmine Morisco;Koichi Seta;Stefan E. Hardt;Youngsook Lee

  • Phosphatidic acid activates a wound‐activated MAPK in Glycine max

    Sumin Lee;Heribert Hirt;Youngsook Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Enrico Martinoia
Enrico Martinoia University of Zurich
Inhwan Hwang
Inhwan Hwang Pohang University of Science and Technology
Ikuo Nishida
Ikuo Nishida Saitama University
Masayoshi Maeshima
Masayoshi Maeshima Nagoya University
Timothy J. Kamp
Timothy J. Kamp University of Wisconsin–Madison
Julian I. Schroeder
Julian I. Schroeder University of California, San Diego
Markus Geisler
Markus Geisler University of Fribourg
Emery H. Bresnick
Emery H. Bresnick University of Wisconsin–Madison
Byung-Ho Kang
Byung-Ho Kang Chinese University of Hong Kong
Gynheung An
Gynheung An Kyung Hee University

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