Derek Lee

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
108 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Derek Lee is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Derek Lee has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Ecology, 22 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 19 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Derek Lee's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (43 papers), Rangeland and Wildlife Management (16 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (14 papers). Derek Lee is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (43 papers), Rangeland and Wildlife Management (16 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (14 papers). Derek Lee collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Hong Kong. Derek Lee's co-authors include Monica L. Bond, Carmen Chak‐Lui Wong, Irene Oi‐Lin Ng, Chun‐Ming Wong, Douglas T. Bolger, Cheuk‐Ting Law, Thomas A. Morrison, David Kung‐Chun Chiu, Aki Pui‐Wah Tse and Gkk Leung and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Derek Lee

104 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Genome-wide CRISPR/Cas9 library screening identified PHGDH as a critical driver for Sorafenib resistance in HCC

2019 297 citations Lai Wei, Derek Lee et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Derek Lee United States	29	1.1k	1.1k	793	568	381	108	3.1k
John R. Stevens United States	27	477 0.4×	912 0.8×	634 0.8×	326 0.6×	702 1.8×	78	3.0k
Jeffrey P. Hoover United States	19	1.2k 1.1×	1.2k 1.1×	288 0.4×	204 0.4×	332 0.9×	44	3.2k
John P. Volpe Canada	30	1.6k 1.4×	361 0.3×	195 0.2×	620 1.1×	761 2.0×	73	2.8k
Melissa A. Cregger United States	29	725 0.6×	848 0.8×	170 0.2×	264 0.5×	291 0.8×	54	3.1k
Nirmal Bhagabati United States	9	423 0.4×	995 0.9×	192 0.2×	696 1.2×	133 0.3×	14	2.7k
Carlo R. Largiadèr Switzerland	36	898 0.8×	921 0.8×	124 0.2×	309 0.5×	1.0k 2.7×	117	4.0k
Tim D. Smith United States	26	1.5k 1.3×	805 0.7×	188 0.2×	599 1.1×	299 0.8×	101	3.5k
Mary K. Kuhner United States	19	742 0.7×	1.3k 1.2×	140 0.2×	196 0.3×	306 0.8×	41	3.6k
John P. O’Neill United States	48	686 0.6×	3.6k 3.2×	1.7k 2.2×	164 0.3×	513 1.3×	205	6.9k
Daniel J. Murphy Australia	25	388 0.3×	1.0k 0.9×	178 0.2×	317 0.6×	652 1.7×	94	3.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Derek Lee

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Fields of papers citing papers by Derek Lee

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Derek Lee

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Derek Lee. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Derek Lee based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Derek Lee. Derek Lee is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lee, Derek, et al.. (2025). Assessing Second-Trimester Ferning in Diagnosing Preterm Prelabor Rupture of Membranes. American Journal of Perinatology. 42(12). 1526–1532.

Cavener, Douglas R., et al.. (2024). Sexual dimorphisms in body proportions of Masai giraffes and the evolution of the giraffe’s neck. Mammalian Biology. 104(5). 513–527. 1 indexed citations

Lee, Derek, et al.. (2024). Augmented‐reality‐assisted intraoral scanning: A proof‐of‐concept study. Journal of Prosthodontics. 33(6). 550–557. 3 indexed citations

Lindholm, Anna K., et al.. (2023). Biofluorescence and predator avoidance in the giraffe. African Journal of Ecology. 61(2). 519–522. 1 indexed citations

Lee, Derek, et al.. (2023). Masai giraffe population change over 40 years in Arusha National Park. African Journal of Ecology. 61(2). 345–353. 5 indexed citations

Li, Yan-Ruide, Yichen Zhu, Adam B. Kramer, et al.. (2023). Profiling ovarian cancer tumor and microenvironment during disease progression for cell-based immunotherapy design. iScience. 26(10). 107952–107952. 14 indexed citations

Bond, Monica L., Arpat Özgül, & Derek Lee. (2023). Effect of local climate anomalies on giraffe survival. Biodiversity and Conservation. 32(10). 3179–3197. 3 indexed citations

Chan, Cerise Yuen‐Ki, David Kung‐Chun Chiu, Vincent Wai‐Hin Yuen, et al.. (2022). CFI-402257, a TTK inhibitor, effectively suppresses hepatocellular carcinoma. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(32). e2119514119–e2119514119. 38 indexed citations

Shen, Jialing, Mengnuo Chen, Derek Lee, et al.. (2019). Histone chaperone FACT complex mediates oxidative stress response to promote liver cancer progression. Gut. 69(2). 329–342. 42 indexed citations

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Chiu, David Kung‐Chun, Aki Pui‐Wah Tse, Cheuk‐Ting Law, et al.. (2019). Hypoxia regulates the mitochondrial activity of hepatocellular carcinoma cells through HIF/HEY1/PINK1 pathway. Cell Death and Disease. 10(12). 934–934. 136 indexed citations

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Bond, Monica L., Derek Lee, Arpat Özgül, & Barbara König. (2019). Fission–fusion dynamics of a megaherbivore are driven by ecological, anthropogenic, temporal, and social factors. Oecologia. 191(2). 335–347. 42 indexed citations

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Tsang, Felice Ho‐Ching, David Kung‐Chun Chiu, Misty Shuo Zhang, et al.. (2018). Hepatitis transactivator protein X promotes extracellular matrix modification through HIF/LOX pathway in liver cancer. Oncogenesis. 7(5). 44–44. 35 indexed citations

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Lee, Derek, Douglas R. Cavener, & Monica L. Bond. (2018). Seeing spots: quantifying mother-offspring similarity and assessing fitness consequences of coat pattern traits in a wild population of giraffes ( Giraffa camelopardalis ). PeerJ. 6. e5690–e5690. 14 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiaoqin, Karrie Mei-Yee Kiang, Yuechun Wang, et al.. (2015). IDH1 mutation-associated long non-coding RNA expression profile changes in glioma. Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 125(2). 253–263. 17 indexed citations

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Bond, Monica L., Derek Lee, Rodney B. Siegel, & Morgan W. Tingley. (2013). Diet and home-range size of California Spotted Owls in a burned forest. 44(2). 114–126. 17 indexed citations

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Black, Jeffrey M., Derek Lee, & David H. Ward. (2013). Foraging home ranges of Black Brant Branta bernicla nigricans during spring stopover at Humboldt Bay, California, USA. Wildfowl (Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust). 60(60). 85–94. 3 indexed citations

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Bond, Monica L., Derek Lee, & Rodney B. Siegel. (2010). Winter movements by California Spotted Owls in A burned landscape. 41(3). 174–180. 7 indexed citations

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Lee, Derek, M.J. Neve, & K.W. Sowerby. (2007). The Impact of Structural Shielding on the Performance of Wireless Systems in a Single-Floor Office Building. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 6(5). 1787–1795. 17 indexed citations

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Lee, Derek, et al.. (2007). AGE-SPECIFIC STOPOVER ECOLOGY OF BLACK BRANT AT HUMBOLDT BAY, CALIFORNIA. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 119(1). 9–22. 19 indexed citations

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Lee, Derek, et al.. (2004). GRIT-SITE SELECTION OF BLACK BRANT: PARTICLE SIZE OR CALCIUM CONTENT?. The Wilson Bulletin. 116(4). 304–313. 22 indexed citations

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