Chee‐Onn Leong

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
75 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Chee‐Onn Leong is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Chee‐Onn Leong has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Oncology and 11 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Chee‐Onn Leong's work include Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (10 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (7 papers) and Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (7 papers). Chee‐Onn Leong is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (10 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (7 papers) and Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (7 papers). Chee‐Onn Leong collaborates with scholars based in Malaysia, United Kingdom and China. Chee‐Onn Leong's co-authors include Leif W. Ellisen, Ling‐Wei Hii, M. Phillip DeYoung, Chun‐Wai Mai, Chin-King Looi, Felicia Fei‐Lei Chung, Shew Fung Wong, Wei‐Meng Lim, Maxine Swee‐Li Yee and Yih-Yih Kok and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, PLoS ONE and Nature Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Chee‐Onn Leong

72 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

Impact of Microplastics and Nanoplastics on Human Health 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Impact of Microplastics and Nanoplastics on Human Health
    2021 628 citations Maxine Swee‐Li Yee, Ling‐Wei Hii 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
Chee‐Onn Leong Malaysia 31 1.7k 1.2k 595 521 327 75 3.6k
Javier Silva Spain 44 2.4k 1.4× 1.0k 0.9× 727 1.2× 1.3k 2.5× 158 0.5× 86 5.2k
Makoto Hirata Japan 39 1.6k 0.9× 413 0.3× 229 0.4× 535 1.0× 204 0.6× 171 4.4k
See‐Hyoung Park South Korea 30 1.4k 0.8× 463 0.4× 263 0.4× 300 0.6× 90 0.3× 147 2.7k
Ufuk Gündüz Türkiye 44 2.1k 1.2× 725 0.6× 370 0.6× 255 0.5× 73 0.2× 183 5.8k
Yong Liao China 30 3.3k 1.9× 1.3k 1.1× 183 0.3× 585 1.1× 134 0.4× 98 5.2k
Saı̈d Sebti Morocco 44 2.1k 1.2× 967 0.8× 78 0.1× 303 0.6× 268 0.8× 159 5.3k
Hui‐Wen Chiu Taiwan 26 900 0.5× 217 0.2× 670 1.1× 212 0.4× 295 0.9× 80 2.7k
Yue Zhao China 33 2.1k 1.2× 814 0.7× 233 0.4× 1.5k 2.9× 67 0.2× 115 4.6k
Yihan Liu China 26 870 0.5× 257 0.2× 158 0.3× 316 0.6× 61 0.2× 134 2.4k
Thomas Dittmar Germany 31 915 0.5× 1.1k 0.9× 55 0.1× 368 0.7× 106 0.3× 111 2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Chee‐Onn Leong

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chee‐Onn Leong

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Chee‐Onn Leong. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Chee‐Onn Leong. The network helps show where Chee‐Onn Leong may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chee‐Onn Leong

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Chee‐Onn Leong. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Chee‐Onn Leong 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 Chee‐Onn Leong. Chee‐Onn Leong 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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Lee, Eleanor S., Chin-King Looi, Yik-Ling Chew, et al.. (2025). Targeting radiotherapy-induced inflammation in cancer metastasis: insights into immune modulation, therapeutic opportunities and radiogenomics. Frontiers in Oncology. 15. 1682522–1682522.
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Hii, Ling‐Wei, et al.. (2024). Polyethylene glycol-phospholipid functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes for enhanced siRNA systemic delivery. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 30098–30098. 3 indexed citations
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Lim, Chooi Ling, et al.. (2024). Neurotoxicity of nanoplastics: A review. F1000Research. 13. 793–793. 4 indexed citations
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Deng, Lian, et al.. (2024). A genotype imputation reference panel specific for native Southeast Asian populations. npj Genomic Medicine. 9(1). 47–47.
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Mai, Chun‐Wai, Felicia Fei‐Lei Chung, Alan Soo Beng Khoo, et al.. (2022). Functional Roles of JNK and p38 MAPK Signaling in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(3). 1108–1108. 106 indexed citations
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Loh, Hwei‐San, Janet M. Daly, Chee‐Onn Leong, et al.. (2021). Pentacyclic and hexacyclic cucurbitacins from Elaeocarpus petiolatus. Phytochemistry. 193. 112988–112988. 6 indexed citations
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Hii, Ling‐Wei, Chun‐Wai Mai, Chee‐Onn Leong, et al.. (2021). Unusual diarylheptanoid-phenylpropanoid adducts and diarylheptanoid alkaloids from Pellacalyx saccardianus. Phytochemistry Letters. 46. 36–44. 2 indexed citations
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Looi, Chin-King, Ling‐Wei Hii, Felicia Fei‐Lei Chung, et al.. (2021). Roles of Inflammasomes in Epstein–Barr Virus-Associated Nasopharyngeal Cancer. Cancers. 13(8). 1786–1786. 20 indexed citations
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Hii, Ling‐Wei, et al.. (2021). Gene expression profiling of giant fibroadenomas of the breast. Surgical Oncology. 37. 101536–101536. 3 indexed citations
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Hii, Ling‐Wei, Felicia Fei‐Lei Chung, Chun‐Wai Mai, et al.. (2020). Sphingosine Kinase 1 Regulates the Survival of Breast Cancer Stem Cells and Non-stem Breast Cancer Cells by Suppression of STAT1. Cells. 9(4). 886–886. 32 indexed citations
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Looi, Chin-King, Ling‐Wei Hii, Siew Ching Ngai, Chee‐Onn Leong, & Chun‐Wai Mai. (2020). The Role of Ras-Associated Protein 1 (Rap1) in Cancer: Bad Actor or Good Player?. Biomedicines. 8(9). 334–334. 54 indexed citations
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Hii, Ling‐Wei, et al.. (2020). Molecular Mechanisms and Potential Therapeutic Reversal of Pancreatic Cancer-Induced Immune Evasion. Cancers. 12(7). 1872–1872. 23 indexed citations
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Looi, Chin-King, Felicia Fei‐Lei Chung, Chee‐Onn Leong, et al.. (2019). Therapeutic challenges and current immunomodulatory strategies in targeting the immunosuppressive pancreatic tumor microenvironment. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 38(1). 162–162. 142 indexed citations
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Hii, Ling‐Wei, Swee‐Hua Erin Lim, Chee‐Onn Leong, et al.. (2019). The synergism of Clinacanthus nutans Lindau extracts with gemcitabine: downregulation of anti-apoptotic markers in squamous pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 19(1). 257–257. 24 indexed citations
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Chung, Felicia Fei‐Lei, Kuan‐Hon Lim, Tracey D. Bradshaw, et al.. (2017). Cudraflavone C Induces Tumor-Specific Apoptosis in Colorectal Cancer Cells through Inhibition of the Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase (PI3K)-AKT Pathway. PLoS ONE. 12(1). e0170551–e0170551. 63 indexed citations
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Mai, Chun‐Wai, et al.. (2017). Lutein improves cell viability and reduces Alu RNA accumulation in hydrogen peroxide challenged retinal pigment epithelial cells. Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology. 37(1). 52–60. 15 indexed citations
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Tan, Boon Shing, Kai Hung Tiong, Heng Lungh Choo, et al.. (2011). CYP2S1 and CYP2W1 Mediate 2-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)-5-Fluorobenzothiazole (GW-610, NSC 721648) Sensitivity in Breast and Colorectal Cancer Cells. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 10(10). 1982–1992. 60 indexed citations

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