Hung Lee

8.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
163 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Hung Lee is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pollution and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Hung Lee has authored 163 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Molecular Biology, 52 papers in Pollution and 35 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Hung Lee's work include Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (39 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (28 papers) and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (18 papers). Hung Lee is often cited by papers focused on Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (39 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (28 papers) and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (18 papers). Hung Lee collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Thailand and United States. Hung Lee's co-authors include J. T. Trevors, Jennifer L. Kirk, John N. Klironomos, Michele I. Van Dyke, Henry Schneider, Alan G. Seech, Byron C.H. Chu, Theresa M. Phillips, Peter Moutoglis and Lee A. Beaudette and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Nature Biotechnology.

In The Last Decade

Hung Lee

161 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

Methods of studying soil microbial diversity 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. Methods of studying soil microbial diversity
    2004 568 citations Hung Lee, J. T. Trevors et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hung Lee Canada 44 2.3k 1.9k 1.7k 893 819 163 6.3k
Hermann J. Heipieper Germany 50 3.3k 1.4× 1.3k 0.7× 2.9k 1.8× 516 0.6× 1.2k 1.5× 161 7.6k
Ian P. Thompson United Kingdom 48 1.5k 0.7× 1.5k 0.8× 1.6k 0.9× 1.1k 1.2× 1.1k 1.4× 142 6.6k
Yasuo Igarashi Japan 49 4.3k 1.9× 1.8k 1.0× 1.5k 0.9× 734 0.8× 1.9k 2.3× 289 8.9k
Rikke Louise Meyer Denmark 50 3.1k 1.4× 1.3k 0.7× 1.7k 1.0× 919 1.0× 1.6k 2.0× 164 10.2k
Max Mergeay Belgium 47 1.9k 0.8× 1.2k 0.6× 1.5k 0.9× 1.1k 1.2× 1.2k 1.4× 132 6.8k
Surajit Das India 53 1.8k 0.8× 843 0.4× 1.8k 1.1× 683 0.8× 1.1k 1.3× 214 7.4k
David L. Gutnick Israel 37 2.9k 1.3× 795 0.4× 1.9k 1.1× 442 0.5× 838 1.0× 86 6.1k
Kateřina Demnerová Czechia 37 1.4k 0.6× 628 0.3× 1.6k 1.0× 809 0.9× 476 0.6× 201 4.9k
Hee‐Mock Oh South Korea 55 3.4k 1.5× 2.0k 1.0× 1.7k 1.0× 729 0.8× 2.8k 3.4× 332 12.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Hung Lee

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hung Lee

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hung Lee

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hung Lee. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hung 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 Hung Lee. Hung Lee is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bajwa, Paramjit K., et al.. (2015). Determinants of tolerance to inhibitors in hardwood spent sulfite liquor in genome shuffled Pachysolen tannophilus strains. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 108(4). 811–834. 6 indexed citations
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Lee, Hung, et al.. (2015). Removal of Anthracene and Fluoranthene by Waxy Corn, Long Bean and Okra in Lead-Contaminated Soil. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 95(3). 407–413. 7 indexed citations
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Bajwa, Paramjit K., et al.. (2014). Genetic improvement of native xylose-fermenting yeasts for ethanol production. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology. 42(1). 1–20. 81 indexed citations
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Pokethitiyook, Prayad, et al.. (2013). SCREENING OF SELECTED OLEAGINOUS YEASTS FOR LIPID PRODUCTION FROM GLYCEROL AND SOME FACTORS WHICH AFFECT LIPID PRODUCTION BY YARROWIA LIPOLYTICA STRAINS. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(5). 2344–2348. 14 indexed citations
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Lee, Hung, et al.. (2012). Phytotoxicity assay of crop plants to lindane and alpha-endosulfan contaminants in alkaline Thai soil.. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 14(5). 734–738. 11 indexed citations
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Thongkukiatkul, Amporn, et al.. (2012). Effect of Corn Plant on Survival and Phenanthrene Degradation Capacity ofPseudomonasSp. UG14Lr in Two Soils. International Journal of Phytoremediation. 14(6). 585–595. 13 indexed citations
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Horng, Jiun‐Wei, et al.. (2010). Electronically Tunable Third-Order Quadrature Oscillator Using CDTAs. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 60 indexed citations
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Leung, Kam Tin, Odile Tresse, Deena Errampalli, Hung Lee, & J. T. Trevors. (2006). Mineralization of p-nitrophenol by pentachlorophenol-degrading Sphingomonas spp.. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 155(1). 107–114. 32 indexed citations
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Moore, Michael N., J. T. Trevors, Hung Lee, & Kam Tin Leung. (2005). Stress-survival responses of a carbon-starvedp-nitrophenol-mineralizingMoraxellastrain in river water. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 51(3). 223–229. 2 indexed citations
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Lee, Hung, et al.. (2004). Factors Affecting Smoking Attitude and Intention among Preschool Children. Journal of Korean Public Health Nursing. 18(2). 330–341. 1 indexed citations
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Leung, Kam Tin, Michael N. Moore, Hung Lee, & J. T. Trevors. (2004). Effect of carbon starvation on p-nitrophenol degradation by a Moraxella strain in buffer and river water. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 51(2). 237–245. 26 indexed citations
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Kim, In S., et al.. (2002). Identification of lysine-78 as an essential residue in theSaccharomyces cerevisiaexylose reductase. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 209(2). 223–228. 9 indexed citations
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Kim, In S., Hung Lee, & J. T. Trevors. (2001). Effects of 2,2â²,5,5â²-tetrachlorobiphenyl and biphenyl on cell membranes ofRalstonia eutrophaH850. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 200(1). 17–24. 56 indexed citations
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Errampalli, Deena, Odile Tresse, Hung Lee, & J. T. Trevors. (1999). Bacterial survival and mineralization of p-nitrophenol in soil by green fluorescent protein-marked Moraxella sp. G21 encapsulated cells. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 30(3). 229–236. 38 indexed citations
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Leung, Kam Tin, et al.. (1999). The role of theSphingomonasspecies UG30 pentachlorophenol-4-monooxygenase inp-nitrophenol degradation. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 173(1). 247–253. 32 indexed citations
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Kostrzynska, Magdalena, Coralie R. Sopher, & Hung Lee. (1998). Mutational analysis of the role of the conserved lysine-270 in thePichia stipitisxylose reductase. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 159(1). 107–112. 52 indexed citations
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Leung, Kam Tin, et al.. (1998). Transport and survival of alginate-encapsulated and free lux-lac marked Pseudomonas aeruginosa UG2Lr cells in soil. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 26(1). 51–61. 19 indexed citations
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Abu-Ashour, Jamal, et al.. (1998). Bacteria movement in soil matrix, macropores, and partially blocked macropores. 86–91. 1 indexed citations
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Providenti, Miguel A., Cecily A. Flemming, Hung Lee, & J. T. Trevors. (1995). Effect of addition of rhamnolipid biosurfactants or rhamnolipid-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa on phenanthrene mineralization in soil slurries. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 17(1). 15–26. 68 indexed citations
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Dyke, Michele I. Van, Hung Lee, & J. T. Trevors. (1991). Applications of microbial surfactants. Biotechnology Advances. 9(2). 241–252. 82 indexed citations

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