Amy M. Chan

5.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
38 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Amy M. Chan is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Amy M. Chan has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Ecology, 11 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Amy M. Chan's work include Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (23 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (22 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (6 papers). Amy M. Chan is often cited by papers focused on Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (23 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (22 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (6 papers). Amy M. Chan collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and France. Amy M. Chan's co-authors include Curtis A. Suttle, Matthew T. Cottrell, Robert J. Kay, Joan McPherson, Jed A. Fuhrman, Åke Hagström, Janice Lawrence, Joseph M. Mahaffy, Robert A. Edwards and Craig A. Carlson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Amy M. Chan

35 papers receiving 3.6k citations

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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.

Duplication of CaMV 35 S Promoter Sequences Creates a Strong Enhancer for Plant Genes

1987 735 citations Amy M. Chan et al. profile →
The Marine Viromes of Four Oceanic Regions

2006 709 citations Florent Angly, Ben Felts et al. PLoS Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Amy M. Chan Canada	21	2.7k	1.5k	1.1k	505	307	38	3.8k
Mitchell L. Sogin United States	19	2.4k 0.9×	2.7k 1.8×	478 0.4×	817 1.6×	162 0.5×	22	4.6k
Bénédicte Lafay France	22	942 0.4×	996 0.7×	445 0.4×	207 0.4×	182 0.6×	34	2.5k
Frank O. Aylward United States	29	1.7k 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	697 0.6×	363 0.7×	115 0.4×	73	3.0k
Jörn Petersen Germany	28	1.6k 0.6×	2.0k 1.3×	338 0.3×	356 0.7×	165 0.5×	80	3.0k
Linda Wegley United States	11	1.9k 0.7×	729 0.5×	295 0.3×	423 0.8×	193 0.6×	12	2.3k
Beltrán Rodriguez-Brito United States	10	1.8k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	256 0.2×	312 0.6×	139 0.5×	12	2.2k
Ruth‐Anne Sandaa Norway	28	2.0k 0.7×	792 0.5×	537 0.5×	525 1.0×	45 0.1×	64	2.8k
Björn Canbäck Sweden	27	1.6k 0.6×	2.2k 1.5×	972 0.9×	390 0.8×	72 0.2×	36	4.5k
Theo W. Dreher United States	41	1.4k 0.5×	1.8k 1.2×	2.7k 2.4×	276 0.5×	228 0.7×	90	4.4k
Robert Belas United States	35	1.6k 0.6×	1.9k 1.3×	234 0.2×	520 1.0×	227 0.7×	51	3.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Amy M. Chan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Amy M. Chan

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhong, Kevin Xu, Amy M. Chan, Kristina M. Miller, Rob Saunders, & Curtis A. Suttle. (2025). Evolutionarily divergent nidovirus with an exceptionally large genome identified in Pacific oysters undergoing mass mortality. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(33). e2426923122–e2426923122.

Zhong, Kevin Xu, et al.. (2025). Draft genome sequence of Vibrio pectenicida strain FHCF-3, a causative agent of sea star wasting disease in the sunflower sea star ( Pycnopodia helianthoides ), reveals the genetic potential to produce aerolysin-like toxins. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 14(9). e0028725–e0028725.

Chan, Amy M., Katherine M. Davis, Paul K. Hershberger, et al.. (2025). Vibrio pectenicida strain FHCF-3 is a causative agent of sea star wasting disease. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 9(9). 1739–1751. 3 indexed citations

Sutherland, Ben, Claudio D. Carrasco, Chris Langdon, et al.. (2024). An amplicon panel for high-throughput and low-cost genotyping of Pacific oyster. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 14(9). 2 indexed citations

Zhong, Kevin Xu, Amy M. Chan, Jan F. Finke, et al.. (2024). The prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbiome of Pacific oyster spat is shaped by ocean warming but not acidification. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 90(4). e0005224–e0005224. 6 indexed citations

Finke, Jan F., Kevin Xu Zhong, Amy M. Chan, et al.. (2024). The core microbiome of cultured Pacific oyster spat is affected by age but not mortality. Microbiology Spectrum. 12(10). e0003124–e0003124. 1 indexed citations

Sutherland, Ben, Jan F. Finke, Rob Saunders, et al.. (2022). Metatranscriptomics reveals a shift in microbial community composition and function during summer months in a coastal marine environment. Environmental DNA. 5(5). 920–933. 7 indexed citations

Zhong, Kevin Xu, et al.. (2022). Mortality by ribosomal sequencing (MoRS) provides a window into taxon-specific cell lysis. The ISME Journal. 17(1). 105–116. 12 indexed citations

Zhong, Kevin Xu, et al.. (2021). Revealing the composition of the eukaryotic microbiome of oyster spat by CRISPR-Cas Selective Amplicon Sequencing (CCSAS). Microbiome. 9(1). 230–230. 11 indexed citations

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Sutherland, Ben, Anne‐Laure Ferchaud, Rob Saunders, et al.. (2020). Relative genomic impacts of translocation history, hatchery practices, and farm selection in Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Evolutionary Applications. 13(6). 1380–1399. 16 indexed citations

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Chénard, Caroline & Amy M. Chan. (2018). Isolation and Purification of Viruses Infecting Cyanobacteria Using a Liquid Bioassay Approach. BIO-PROTOCOL. 8(2). e2691–e2691. 4 indexed citations

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White, Richard, Amy M. Chan, Gregory S. Gavelis, et al.. (2016). Metagenomic Analysis Suggests Modern Freshwater Microbialites Harbor a Distinct Core Microbial Community. Frontiers in Microbiology. 6. 1531–1531. 48 indexed citations

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Angly, Florent, Ben Felts, Mya Breitbart, et al.. (2006). The Marine Viromes of Four Oceanic Regions. PLoS Biology. 4(11). e368–e368. 709 indexed citations breakdown →

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Comeau, A., Amy M. Chan, & Curtis A. Suttle. (2006). Genetic richness of vibriophages isolated in a coastal environment. Environmental Microbiology. 8(7). 1164–1176. 66 indexed citations

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Daughney, Christopher J., Xavier Châtellier, Amy M. Chan, et al.. (2004). Adsorption and precipitation of iron from seawater on a marine bacteriophage (PWH3A-P1). Marine Chemistry. 91(1-4). 101–115. 49 indexed citations

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Tai, Vera, Janice Lawrence, Andrew S. Lang, et al.. (2003). CHARACTERIZATION OF HaRNAV, A SINGLE‐STRANDED RNA VIRUS CAUSING LYSIS OF HETEROSIGMA AKASHIWO (RAPHIDOPHYCEAE)¹. Journal of Phycology. 39(2). 343–352. 82 indexed citations

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Suttle, Curtis A., et al.. (1995). Fluorescently Labeled Virus Probes Show that Natural Virus Populations Can Control the Structure of Marine Microbial Communities. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 61(10). 3623–3627. 120 indexed citations

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Kaczmarska, Irena & Amy M. Chan. (1995). NAVICULA PULCHRIPORA, A NEW SPECIES FROM THE COASTAL WATERS OF TEXAS, USA. Diatom Research. 10(1). 131–143.

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Suttle, Curtis A., Amy M. Chan, & Jed A. Fuhrman. (1991). Dissolved free amino acids in the Sargasso Sea: uptake and respiration rates, turnover times, and concentrations. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 70. 189–199. 107 indexed citations

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Suttle, Curtis A., Amy M. Chan, William D. Taylor, & Paul J. Harrison. (1986). Grazing of planktonic diatoms by microflagellates. Journal of Plankton Research. 8(2). 393–398. 50 indexed citations

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