Benny Zee

32.6k total citations · 8 hit papers
324 papers, 23.2k citations indexed

About

Benny Zee is a scholar working on Oncology, Surgery and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Benny Zee has authored 324 papers receiving a total of 23.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 98 papers in Oncology, 86 papers in Surgery and 64 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Benny Zee's work include Head and Neck Cancer Studies (46 papers), Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations (27 papers) and COVID-19 epidemiological studies (25 papers). Benny Zee is often cited by papers focused on Head and Neck Cancer Studies (46 papers), Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations (27 papers) and COVID-19 epidemiological studies (25 papers). Benny Zee collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and Canada. Benny Zee's co-authors include Joseph L. Pater, David Osoba, Anthony T.�C. Chan, James D. Myles, George Rodrigues, Philip J. Johnson, Frankie Mo, Brigette Ma, Winnie Yeo and Yuk Ming Dennis Lo and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Benny Zee

319 papers receiving 22.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Interpreting the significance of changes in health-related quality-of-life scores.

1998 2.3k citations Benny Zee, Joseph L. Pater et al. Journal of Clinical Oncology profile →
Preoperative versus postoperative radiotherapy in soft-tissue sarcoma of the limbs: a randomised trial

2002 1.1k citations Joseph L. Pater, Benny Zee et al. profile →
Efficacy of intravenous continuous infusion of fluorouracil compared with bolus administration in advanced colorectal cancer. Meta-analysis Group In Cancer.

1998 789 citations Benny Zee et al. Journal of Clinical Oncology profile →
Noninvasive prenatal diagnosis of fetal chromosomal aneuploidy by massively parallel genomic sequencing of DNA in maternal plasma

2008 666 citations Benny Zee et al. profile →
Prospective Randomized Study of Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy on Salivary Gland Function in Early-Stage Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients

2007 544 citations Michael K. M. Kam, Sing-Fai Leung et al. Journal of Clinical Oncology profile →
Importance of timing for thoracic irradiation in the combined modality treatment of limited-stage small-cell lung cancer. The National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group.

1993 515 citations Joseph L. Pater, Benny Zee et al. Journal of Clinical Oncology profile →
Analysis of Plasma Epstein–Barr Virus DNA to Screen for Nasopharyngeal Cancer

2017 501 citations Ann D. King, Benny Zee et al. profile →
Treatment results for nasopharyngeal carcinoma in the modern era: The Hong Kong experience

2005 482 citations Benny Zee et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Benny Zee Hong Kong	73	9.8k	6.0k	6.0k	4.2k	3.5k	324	23.2k
Fabio Levi Switzerland	81	10.0k 1.0×	4.4k 0.7×	4.5k 0.8×	1.6k 0.4×	4.1k 1.2×	456	24.5k
Paola Pisani Italy	43	11.8k 1.2×	6.9k 1.1×	6.7k 1.1×	1.8k 0.4×	6.2k 1.8×	131	34.5k
Luigi Mariani Italy	84	10.6k 1.1×	7.5k 1.2×	8.8k 1.5×	1.4k 0.3×	3.4k 1.0×	451	32.0k
Hai‐Rim Shin South Korea	37	7.9k 0.8×	4.7k 0.8×	4.6k 0.8×	819 0.2×	4.5k 1.3×	77	21.7k
Jean‐Pierre Pignon France	77	14.8k 1.5×	8.9k 1.5×	16.3k 2.7×	7.4k 1.8×	2.8k 0.8×	305	31.0k
Sultan Eser Türkiye	15	8.6k 0.9×	4.0k 0.7×	5.5k 0.9×	744 0.2×	2.9k 0.8×	43	23.4k
Keitaro Matsuo Japan	71	6.4k 0.7×	4.0k 0.7×	4.3k 0.7×	715 0.2×	2.5k 0.7×	736	21.4k
David Osoba Canada	62	14.9k 1.5×	5.9k 1.0×	8.7k 1.4×	1.6k 0.4×	2.3k 0.7×	178	28.4k
Stephen Clarke Australia	65	12.3k 1.3×	3.0k 0.5×	5.4k 0.9×	506 0.1×	1.6k 0.5×	475	21.4k
Lynn A. G. Ries United States	56	13.0k 1.3×	3.7k 0.6×	6.6k 1.1×	633 0.1×	3.4k 1.0×	81	26.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Benny Zee

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Lee, J. Jack, et al.. (2024). Automatic retinal image analysis methods using colour fundus images for screening glaucomatous optic neuropathy. BMJ Open Ophthalmology. 9(1). e001594–e001594. 1 indexed citations

Liang, Weiwen, Inchi Hu, Shi Zhao, et al.. (2024). Predictive evolutionary modelling for influenza virus by site-based dynamics of mutations. Nature Communications. 15(1). 2546–2546. 6 indexed citations

Lui, Grace, J. Jack Lee, Chun Kwok Wong, et al.. (2023). An efficient approach to estimate the risk of coronary artery disease for people living with HIV using machine-learning-based retinal image analysis. PLoS ONE. 18(2). e0281701–e0281701. 7 indexed citations

Lai, Maria, et al.. (2023). Lifestyle Changes Reduced Estimated White Matter Hyperintensities Based on Retinal Image Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(4). 3530–3530. 2 indexed citations

Qu, Yimin, et al.. (2022). Risk Assessment of CHD Using Retinal Images with Machine Learning Approaches for People with Cardiometabolic Disorders. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 11(10). 2687–2687. 6 indexed citations

Zee, Benny, Jack Lee, Maria Lai, et al.. (2022). Digital solution for detection of undiagnosed diabetes using machine learning-based retinal image analysis. BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care. 10(6). e002914–e002914. 8 indexed citations

Sun, Rui, Yingying Wei, Ka Chun Chong, et al.. (2022). A Prism Vote method for individualized risk prediction of traits in genotype data of Multi-population. PLoS Genetics. 18(10). e1010443–e1010443. 1 indexed citations

Zhao, Shi, Inchi Hu, Ka Chun Chong, et al.. (2022). The mechanism shaping the logistic growth of mutation proportion in epidemics at population scale. Infectious Disease Modelling. 8(1). 107–121. 2 indexed citations

Zhao, Shi, Ka Chun Chong, Hong Zheng, et al.. (2021). Inferring the Association between the Risk of COVID-19 Case Fatality and N501Y Substitution in SARS-CoV-2. Viruses. 13(4). 638–638. 21 indexed citations

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Zee, Benny, Jack Lee, Yuhua Fan, et al.. (2021). Machine-learning method for localization of cerebral white matter hyperintensities in healthy adults based on retinal images. Brain Communications. 3(3). fcab124–fcab124. 18 indexed citations

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Cheng, Wei, Zhao Yu, Kirran N. Mohammad, et al.. (2020). Independent association between meteorological factors, PM2.5, and seasonal influenza activity in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. 15(4). 513–520. 13 indexed citations

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Chong, Ka Chun, Katherine Min Jia, Benny Zee, et al.. (2018). Targeting Adults for Supplementary Immunization Activities of Measles Control in Central China: A Mathematical Modelling Study. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 16124–16124. 10 indexed citations

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Sun, Rui, et al.. (2016). A clustering approach to identify rare variants associated with hypertension. BMC Proceedings. 10(S7). 153–157. 3 indexed citations

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Chan, David, Benny Zee, Wai Sang Poon, et al.. (2014). High-Dose Simvastatin for Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Stroke. 46(2). 382–388. 48 indexed citations

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Wong, George Kwok Chu, Wai Sang Poon, Ronald Boet, et al.. (2011). Health-Related Quality of Life After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Profile and Clinical Factors. Neurosurgery. 68(6). 1556–1561. 43 indexed citations

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Wong, George Kwok Chu, Wai Sang Poon, Matthew T.V. Chan, et al.. (2010). Intravenous Magnesium Sulphate for Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (IMASH). Stroke. 41(5). 921–926. 145 indexed citations

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Hui, Edwin P., Brigette Ma, Sing Fai Leung, et al.. (2008). Randomized Phase II Trial of Concurrent Cisplatin-Radiotherapy With or Without Neoadjuvant Docetaxel and Cisplatin in Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 27(2). 242–249. 406 indexed citations

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Kam, Michael K. M., Sing-Fai Leung, Benny Zee, et al.. (2007). Prospective Randomized Study of Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy on Salivary Gland Function in Early-Stage Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 25(31). 4873–4879. 544 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sterns, Ernest E., Sandip Sengupta, & Benny Zee. (1997). Macromolecular interstitial clearance, tumour vascularity, other prognostic factors and breast cancer survival. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 42(2). 113–120. 4 indexed citations

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Pater, Joseph L., W. Lofters, Benny Zee, et al.. (1997). The role of the 5-HT3 antagonists ondansetron and dolasetron in the control of delayed onset nausea and vomiting in patients receiving moderately emetogenic chemotherapy. Annals of Oncology. 8(2). 181–185. 54 indexed citations

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