Chi‐Ming Lam

8.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
80 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Chi‐Ming Lam is a scholar working on Surgery, Hepatology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Chi‐Ming Lam has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Surgery, 31 papers in Hepatology and 21 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Chi‐Ming Lam's work include Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (31 papers), Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies (15 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (10 papers). Chi‐Ming Lam is often cited by papers focused on Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (31 papers), Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies (15 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (10 papers). Chi‐Ming Lam collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and United Kingdom. Chi‐Ming Lam's co-authors include John Wong, Chi‐Leung Liu, Chung‐Mau Lo, Ronnie Tung‐Ping Poon, Wai‐Kuen Tso, Hys Ngan, Sheung Tat Fan, Chun Yeung, Chung Mau Lo and Chi Leung Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Hepatology.

In The Last Decade

Chi‐Ming Lam

76 papers receiving 6.2k 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.

Randomized controlled trial of transarterial lipiodol chemoembolization for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma

2002 2.0k citations Chung‐Mau Lo, Hys Ngan et al. Hepatology profile →
Hepatectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Toward Zero Hospital Deaths

1999 599 citations Chung‐Mau Lo, Chi‐Leung Liu et al. Annals of Surgery profile →
Improving Perioperative Outcome Expands the Role of Hepatectomy in Management of Benign and Malignant Hepatobiliary Diseases

2004 546 citations Ronnie T. P. Poon, Sheung Tat Fan et al. Annals of Surgery profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chi‐Ming Lam Hong Kong	30	4.7k	2.6k	2.3k	1.5k	1.3k	80	6.4k
Marta Burrel Spain	20	3.8k 0.8×	1.1k 0.4×	1.9k 0.8×	856 0.6×	980 0.7×	48	5.0k
Keith Stuart United States	32	1.5k 0.3×	842 0.3×	2.1k 0.9×	2.4k 1.6×	840 0.6×	70	4.6k
Charles H. Scudamore Canada	36	1.4k 0.3×	1.9k 0.7×	958 0.4×	831 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	139	3.9k
Masaru Konishi Japan	39	1.1k 0.2×	2.9k 1.1×	1.2k 0.5×	3.6k 2.5×	2.2k 1.7×	280	5.9k
Franc Hetzer Switzerland	22	885 0.2×	2.6k 1.0×	853 0.4×	1.9k 1.3×	1.1k 0.8×	65	5.2k
Ching‐Wei D. Tzeng United States	39	1.2k 0.3×	2.1k 0.8×	789 0.3×	3.4k 2.3×	1.7k 1.3×	277	5.1k
Michael I. D’Angelica United States	56	2.5k 0.5×	6.9k 2.6×	1.2k 0.5×	6.2k 4.2×	4.3k 3.3×	203	10.7k
Edgar Ben‐Josef United States	40	821 0.2×	2.1k 0.8×	666 0.3×	2.6k 1.8×	1.9k 1.5×	159	5.3k
Severin Gloor Switzerland	6	889 0.2×	1.4k 0.5×	704 0.3×	1.4k 1.0×	1.0k 0.8×	15	3.7k
James S. Tomlinson United States	41	724 0.2×	1.7k 0.6×	993 0.4×	3.8k 2.6×	1.2k 0.9×	81	5.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Chi‐Ming Lam

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chi‐Ming Lam

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lam, Chi‐Ming. (2025). Building ethical virtual classrooms: Confucian perspectives on avatars and VR. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6. 100092–100092.

Lam, Chi‐Ming. (2012). A Popperian Approach to Education for Open Society. Educational Philosophy and Theory. 1–15. 1 indexed citations

Kwan, Tze‐Hoi, Fancai Lai, Chi‐Ming Lam, et al.. (2008). Population‐Based Information on Emergency Colorectal Surgery and Evaluation on Effect of Operative Volume on Mortality. World Journal of Surgery. 32(9). 2077–2082. 41 indexed citations

Law, Wai Lun, et al.. (2007). A comparative study of routine laparoscopic versus open appendectomy.. PubMed. 10(2). 188–92. 26 indexed citations

Lam, Chi‐Ming, et al.. (2005). Laparoscopic surgery for common surgical emergencies: A population-based study. Surgical Endoscopy. 19(6). 774–779. 15 indexed citations

Liu, Chi Leung, Sheung Tat Fan, Chung Mau Lo, et al.. (2005). Comparison of Early Endoscopic Ultrasonography and Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in the Management of Acute Biliary Pancreatitis: A Prospective Randomized Study. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 3(12). 1238–1244. 71 indexed citations

Liu, Chien‐Liang, S T Fan, C.M. Lo, et al.. (2005). Clinico‐biochemical prediction of biliary cause of acute pancreatitis in the era of endoscopic ultrasonography. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 22(5). 423–431. 33 indexed citations

Poon, Ronnie Tung‐Ping, et al.. (2004). Radiofrequency Ablation for Subcapsular Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 11(3). 281–289. 72 indexed citations

Poon, Ronnie T. P., Sheung Tat Fan, Chung Mau Lo, et al.. (2004). Improving Perioperative Outcome Expands the Role of Hepatectomy in Management of Benign and Malignant Hepatobiliary Diseases. Annals of Surgery. 240(4). 698–710. 546 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lam, Chi‐Ming, et al.. (2004). Hepatic Actinomycosis Presenting as a Liver Tumour: Case Report and Literature Review. Asian Journal of Surgery. 27(4). 345–347. 21 indexed citations

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Ng, Kelvin K., et al.. (2003). Portal Vein Thrombosis after Radiofrequency Ablation for Recurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Asian Journal of Surgery. 26(1). 50–53. 20 indexed citations

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Lo, Chung‐Mau, Hys Ngan, Wai‐Kuen Tso, et al.. (2002). Randomized controlled trial of transarterial lipiodol chemoembolization for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatology. 35(5). 1164–1171. 2020 indexed citations breakdown →

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Poon, Ronnie Tung‐Ping, Chung‐Mau Lo, Irene Oi‐Lin Ng, et al.. (2001). Improving Survival Results After Resection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Prospective Study of 377 Patients Over 10 Years. Annals of Surgery. 234(1). 63–70. 472 indexed citations

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Zheng, B, Chi‐Ming Lam, Stanley W.K. Im, et al.. (2001). Distinct Tumour Specificity and IL‐7 Requirements of CD56⁻and CD56⁺ Subsets of Human γδ T Cells. Scandinavian Journal of Immunology. 53(1). 40–48. 11 indexed citations

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Liu, Chi‐Leung, et al.. (2001). Detection of choledocholithiasis by EUS in acute pancreatitis: A prospective evaluation in 100 consecutive patients. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 54(3). 325–330. 110 indexed citations

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Lam, Chi‐Ming, S T Fan, Chung Mau Lo, & J Wong. (1999). Major hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with an unsatisfactory indocyanine green clearance test. British journal of surgery. 86(8). 1012–1017. 103 indexed citations

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Pun, T.C., M. T. Chau, Chi‐Ming Lam, Grace Tang, & Lilian Leong. (1998). Sonographic localization of abdominal vessels in Chinese women: its role in laparoscopic surgery. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 11(1). 59–61. 6 indexed citations

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Lam, Chi‐Ming, S. M. Shimi, & A. Cuschieri. (1998). Thermal Characteristics of a Hepatic Cryolesion Formedin Vitroby a 3-mm Implantable Cryoprobe. Cryobiology. 36(2). 156–164. 6 indexed citations

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Lam, Chi‐Ming & S. M. Shimi. (1997). Needle Implantation Cryoprobes: Biophysical and Thermal Characteristics. Surgical Innovation. 4(2). 89–95. 2 indexed citations

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Overturf, Gary D., et al.. (1980). Nasopharyngeal carriage of pneumococci in children with sickle cell disease. Infection and Immunity. 28(3). 1048–1050. 13 indexed citations

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