Ban Hock Tan

7.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
106 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Ban Hock Tan is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ban Hock Tan has authored 106 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Epidemiology, 51 papers in Infectious Diseases and 14 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Ban Hock Tan's work include Antifungal resistance and susceptibility (17 papers), Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (14 papers) and Fungal Infections and Studies (12 papers). Ban Hock Tan is often cited by papers focused on Antifungal resistance and susceptibility (17 papers), Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (14 papers) and Fungal Infections and Studies (12 papers). Ban Hock Tan collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand. Ban Hock Tan's co-authors include Soon-Phaik Chee, Aliza Jap, Colin Song, Moi Lin Ling, Edwin Philip Conceicao, Liang En Wee, Le Yang, Xian Jun Loh, Harvey Chim and Indumathi Venkatachalam and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Ban Hock Tan

102 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Face Masks in the New COVID-19 Normal: Materials, Testing, and Perspectives

2020 376 citations Ming Hui Chua, Shermin S. Goh et al. Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ban Hock Tan Singapore	28	957	893	439	437	430	106	3.0k
Avinash K. Shetty United States	34	1.2k 1.2×	1.2k 1.4×	189 0.4×	137 0.3×	392 0.9×	201	3.8k
Kyoung‐Ho Song South Korea	34	1.3k 1.4×	2.6k 2.9×	182 0.4×	366 0.8×	256 0.6×	215	4.7k
Muh‐Yong Yen Taiwan	30	768 0.8×	897 1.0×	326 0.7×	220 0.5×	337 0.8×	84	2.7k
Stephanie Pfaender Germany	25	536 0.6×	2.0k 2.3×	261 0.6×	506 1.2×	1.2k 2.8×	80	4.8k
Siddharth Sridhar Hong Kong	31	701 0.7×	2.3k 2.6×	348 0.8×	465 1.1×	796 1.9×	112	4.3k
Ping‐Ing Lee Taiwan	43	3.0k 3.1×	2.8k 3.1×	243 0.6×	377 0.9×	652 1.5×	238	7.0k
Hakan Erdem Türkiye	28	563 0.6×	379 0.4×	180 0.4×	152 0.3×	237 0.6×	151	2.6k
Jonathan Hon-Kwan Chen Hong Kong	27	820 0.9×	1.2k 1.4×	323 0.7×	374 0.9×	691 1.6×	99	3.3k
Elie F. Berbari United States	48	2.5k 2.6×	2.3k 2.5×	268 0.6×	389 0.9×	411 1.0×	181	13.8k
Oon Tek Ng Singapore	24	378 0.4×	1.2k 1.3×	224 0.5×	543 1.2×	938 2.2×	74	3.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ban Hock Tan

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20 of 20 papers shown

Do, Bernard, Ban Hock Tan, Nicolas Guiblin, et al.. (2025). Clinical implementation of a paediatric 3D-printed combination of Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 676. 125581–125581. 6 indexed citations

Wee, Liang En, May Kyawt Aung, Jean Xiang Ying Sim, et al.. (2025). Severity of respiratory-syncytial-virus and other respiratory viruses versus seasonal influenza amongst hospitalized cancer patients. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 12(12). ofaf682–ofaf682.

Chung, Shimin Jasmine, et al.. (2025). Predictors of moderate, severe, and critical COVID-19 infection in a largely vaccinated kidney transplant recipient cohort during the Omicron era: the importance of timely booster vaccinations and early presentation to care. PubMed. 39(1). 46–54.

Sun, Min, Yixi Yang, Ban Hock Tan, et al.. (2025). Comprehensive genome-wide analysis and functional characterization of the DIR gene family in Herpetospermum pedunculosum: insights from HpDIR16 and HpDIR17. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 226. 110074–110074. 1 indexed citations

Ng, Qin Xiang, et al.. (2023). Trends in Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) Bacteremia during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review. Antibiotics. 12(2). 409–409. 24 indexed citations

Chung, Shimin Jasmine, et al.. (2022). Current state of antimicrobial stewardship in organ transplantation in Singapore. Transplant Infectious Disease. 24(5). e13886–e13886. 1 indexed citations

Sim, Jean Xiang Ying, Esther S. Gan, Hwee Cheng Tan, et al.. (2021). Aviremic organ transplant dengue virus transmission – A case report. American Journal of Transplantation. 21(5). 1944–1947. 12 indexed citations

Tan, Ai Ling, et al.. (2021). Candida Endophthalmitis Treated Successfully With Isavuconazole: A Case Report. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 8(12). ofab516–ofab516. 5 indexed citations

Tan, Shireen Yan Ling, et al.. (2020). An unusual case of Scedosporium apiospermum fungaemia in an immunocompetent patient with a left ventricular assist device and an implantable cardiac device. Access Microbiology. 2(9). acmi000148–acmi000148. 4 indexed citations

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Chua, Ming Hui, Shermin S. Goh, Junhua Kong, et al.. (2020). Face Masks in the New COVID-19 Normal: Materials, Testing, and Perspectives. Research. 2020. 7286735–7286735. 376 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tan, Ban Hock, Arunaloke Chakrabarti, Atul Patel, et al.. (2020). Clinicians’ challenges in managing patients with invasive fungal diseases in seven Asian countries: An Asia Fungal Working Group (AFWG) Survey. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 95. 471–480. 20 indexed citations

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Jauneikaite, Elita, Koh Cheng Thoon, Wei Xin Khong, et al.. (2019). Risk factor profiles and clinical outcomes for children and adults with pneumococcal infections in Singapore: A need to expand vaccination policy?. PLoS ONE. 14(10). e0220951–e0220951. 19 indexed citations

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Zheng, Shuwei, et al.. (2016). A dedicated fungal culture medium is useful in the diagnosis of fungemia: a retrospective cross-sectional study. PLoS ONE. 11(10). e0164668–e0164668. 8 indexed citations

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Tan, Ban Hock. (2014). Cytomegalovirus Treatment. Current treatment options in infectious diseases. 6(3). 256–270. 52 indexed citations

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Tan, Ban Hock, et al.. (2010). Seroprevalence of human cytomegalovirus infection in Singapore. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 14. e475–e475. 1 indexed citations

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Sims, Joanne L, et al.. (2009). Comparison of Prevalence of Dengue Maculopathy During Two Epidemics With Differing Predominant Serotypes. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 148(6). 910–913. 40 indexed citations

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Kuo, Chen-Yen, Lin‐Hui Su, Jennifer Perera, et al.. (2008). Antimicrobial susceptibility of Shigella isolates in eight Asian countries, 2001-2004.. PubMed. 41(2). 107–11. 51 indexed citations

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Chee, Soon-Phaik, et al.. (2007). Corneal Endotheliitis Associated with Evidence of Cytomegalovirus Infection. Ophthalmology. 114(4). 798–803. 105 indexed citations

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Tan, Ban Hock. (2000). Infections in transplant recipients in developing countries. Transplantation Proceedings. 32(7). 1501–1502. 3 indexed citations

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Tan, Ban Hock, et al.. (1997). Clinical characteristics and natural history of human immunodeficiency virus infected patients seen at a general hospital in Singapore.. PubMed. 26(5). 566–74. 3 indexed citations

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