Meng‐Rui Lee

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
85 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Meng‐Rui Lee is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Meng‐Rui Lee has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Infectious Diseases, 48 papers in Epidemiology and 23 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Meng‐Rui Lee's work include Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (40 papers), Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (28 papers) and Infectious Diseases and Mycology (12 papers). Meng‐Rui Lee is often cited by papers focused on Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (40 papers), Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (28 papers) and Infectious Diseases and Mycology (12 papers). Meng‐Rui Lee collaborates with scholars based in Taiwan, United States and Belgium. Meng‐Rui Lee's co-authors include Po‐Ren Hsueh, Chong‐Jen Yu, Li‐Na Lee, Jann‐Yuan Wang, Wang‐Huei Sheng, Chien‐Ching Hung, Yu‐Tsung Huang, Jen‐Chung Ko, Chih‐Cheng Lai and Chun‐Hsing Liao and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Meng‐Rui Lee

83 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

Mycobacterium abscessusComplex Infections in Humans

2015 363 citations Meng‐Rui Lee, Wang‐Huei Sheng et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Meng‐Rui Lee Taiwan	22	1.2k	895	351	342	289	85	1.9k
Marisa H. Miceli United States	28	1.7k 1.5×	1.9k 2.1×	224 0.6×	296 0.9×	303 1.0×	85	3.0k
Chris Kosmidis United Kingdom	25	1.1k 1.0×	1.2k 1.4×	153 0.4×	243 0.7×	265 0.9×	77	2.3k
Jacques Tankovic France	26	653 0.6×	522 0.6×	575 1.6×	307 0.9×	468 1.6×	57	2.1k
Hideaki Ohno Japan	25	1.1k 1.0×	1.0k 1.1×	172 0.5×	106 0.3×	410 1.4×	97	1.9k
Alexandra Aubry France	30	1.9k 1.7×	1.8k 2.0×	529 1.5×	310 0.9×	1.1k 3.9×	130	3.5k
Harrys A. Torres United States	35	2.4k 2.0×	1.7k 1.9×	248 0.7×	271 0.8×	198 0.7×	114	3.6k
R. Grillot France	26	1.2k 1.0×	1.6k 1.8×	116 0.3×	176 0.5×	192 0.7×	77	2.2k
Alexander Imhof Switzerland	22	955 0.8×	1.3k 1.4×	117 0.3×	171 0.5×	309 1.1×	38	2.1k
Susan E. Sharp United States	23	679 0.6×	586 0.7×	421 1.2×	90 0.3×	182 0.6×	86	1.9k
Peter Phillips Canada	30	1.5k 1.3×	1.4k 1.6×	295 0.8×	183 0.5×	111 0.4×	76	2.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Meng‐Rui Lee

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Lin, Chien‐Huang, Li‐Ta Keng, Lih‐Yu Chang, et al.. (2025). Validation of serum galactomannan antigen assay for invasive pulmonary aspergillosis mortality outcome prediction. Microbiology Spectrum. 13(12). e0065125–e0065125. 1 indexed citations

Lin, Chun‐Chieh, et al.. (2025). Prognostic factors in cavitary non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease and proposal of Double-7 imaging pattern: A multicenter cohort study. Journal of Microbiology Immunology and Infection. 58(5). 593–599. 1 indexed citations

Huang, Hung‐Ling, Meng‐Rui Lee, Wei‐Chang Huang, et al.. (2024). Sputum bacterial microbiota signature as a surrogate for predicting disease progression of nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 149. 107085–107085. 3 indexed citations

Pan, Sung‐Ching, et al.. (2024). Quantifying the contribution of smear-negative, culture-positive pulmonary tuberculosis to nosocomial transmission. American Journal of Infection Control. 52(7). 807–812.

Liang, Sheng‐Kai, Li‐Ta Keng, Meng‐Rui Lee, et al.. (2023). Oral uracil–tegafur compared with intravenous chemotherapy as adjuvant therapy for resected early‐stage non‐small cell lung cancer patients. Cancer Medicine. 12(17). 17993–18004. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Chih‐Hung, Guan‐Ru Chen, Meng‐Rui Lee, et al.. (2023). Deep Learning-based Diagnosis and Localization of Pneumothorax on Portable Supine Chest X-ray in Intensive and Emergency Medicine: A Retrospective Study. Journal of Medical Systems. 48(1). 1–1. 6 indexed citations

Lee, Meng‐Rui, Hung‐Ling Huang, Li‐Ta Keng, et al.. (2021). Establishing Aspergillus-Specific IgG Cut-Off Level for Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis Diagnosis: Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study. Journal of Fungi. 7(6). 480–480. 11 indexed citations

Ho, Cheng‐Maw, Chi‐Ling Chen, Chia‐Hao Chang, et al.. (2021). Circulatory Inflammatory Mediators in the Prediction of Anti-Tuberculous Drug-Induced Liver Injury Using RUCAM for Causality Assessment. Biomedicines. 9(8). 891–891. 7 indexed citations

Liang, Sheng‐Kai, Yueh‐Feng Wen, Chia‐Hao Chang, et al.. (2021). Exploring Volatile Organic Compounds in Breath for High-Accuracy Prediction of Lung Cancer. Cancers. 13(6). 1431–1431. 74 indexed citations

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Lee, Ming‐Chia, Chih‐Hsin Lee, Meng‐Rui Lee, Jann‐Yuan Wang, & Shih‐Ming Chen. (2019). Impact of metformin use among tuberculosis close contacts with diabetes mellitus in a nationwide cohort study. BMC Infectious Diseases. 19(1). 936–936. 9 indexed citations

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Lee, Meng‐Rui, Ming‐Chia Lee, Chia‐Hao Chang, et al.. (2019). Use of Antiplatelet Agents and Survival of Tuberculosis Patients: A Population-Based Cohort Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 8(7). 923–923. 14 indexed citations

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Lee, Meng‐Rui, Hung‐Ling Huang, Shu‐Wen Lin, et al.. (2019). Isoniazid Concentration and NAT2 Genotype Predict Risk of Systemic Drug Reactions during 3HP for LTBI. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 8(6). 812–812. 21 indexed citations

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Lee, Meng‐Rui, et al.. (2019). Differed IL-1 Beta Response between Active TB and LTBI Cases by Ex Vivo Stimulation of Human Monocyte-Derived Macrophage with TB-Specific Antigen. Disease Markers. 2019. 1–10. 8 indexed citations

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Huang, Chun‐Ta, Meng‐Rui Lee, Sheng‐Yuan Ruan, et al.. (2019). Prognostic value of the mitogen response in the interferon-γ release assay in patients with culture-confirmed tuberculosis. Respiratory Medicine. 158. 49–54. 4 indexed citations

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Lee, Ming‐Chia, Chih‐Hsin Lee, Lih‐Yu Chang, et al.. (2019). Association of Metformin Use With End‐Stage Renal Disease in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Nationwide Cohort Study Under the Pay‐for‐Performance Program. The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 59(11). 1443–1452. 9 indexed citations

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Huang, Hung‐Ling, Meng‐Rui Lee, Meng‐Hsuan Cheng, et al.. (2019). Predictors of radiographic progression for NTM–pulmonary disease diagnosed by bronchoscopy. Respiratory Medicine. 161. 105847–105847. 4 indexed citations

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Chang, Lih‐Yu, Chih‐Hsin Lee, Ming‐Chia Lee, et al.. (2018). Acute biliary events during anti-tuberculosis treatment: hospital case series and a nationwide cohort study. BMC Infectious Diseases. 18(1). 64–64. 5 indexed citations

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Goletti, Delia, Meng‐Rui Lee, Jann‐Yuan Wang, Nicholas D. Walter, & Tom H. M. Ottenhoff. (2018). Update on tuberculosis biomarkers: From correlates of risk, to correlates of active disease and of cure from disease. Respirology. 23(5). 455–466. 114 indexed citations

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Lee, Meng‐Rui, Wang‐Huei Sheng, Chien‐Ching Hung, et al.. (2015). Mycobacterium abscessus Complex Infections in Humans. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 61 indexed citations

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Lee, Meng‐Rui, Tzu‐Yi Chuang, Lih‐Yu Chang, et al.. (2015). Plasma Biomarkers Can Predict Treatment Response in Tuberculosis Patients. Medicine. 94(39). e1628–e1628. 21 indexed citations

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