David Y. Lai

6.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
24 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

David Y. Lai is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Cancer Research and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, David Y. Lai has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 6 papers in Cancer Research and 4 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in David Y. Lai's work include Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (7 papers), Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (5 papers) and Computational Drug Discovery Methods (4 papers). David Y. Lai is often cited by papers focused on Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (7 papers), Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (5 papers) and Computational Drug Discovery Methods (4 papers). David Y. Lai collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. David Y. Lai's co-authors include Christopher Lau, Jennifer Seed, Stephen S. Olin, Günter Oberdörster, Julie Fitzpatrick, Wolfgang G. Kreyling, David B. Warheit, Hong Yang, Andrew Maynard and Nancy A. Monteiro‐Riviere and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Hazardous Materials, Environmental Health Perspectives and International Journal of Cancer.

In The Last Decade

David Y. Lai

23 papers receiving 4.8k 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.

Perfluoroalkyl Acids: A Review of Monitoring and Toxicological Findings

2007 2.2k citations Christopher Lau, David Y. Lai et al. Toxicological Sciences profile →
Principles for characterizing the potential human health effects from exposure to nanomaterials: elements of a screening strategy

2005 1.5k citations Günter Oberdörster, Andrew Maynard et al. Particle and Fibre Toxicology profile →

Peers

David Y. Lai

HTM

Seishiro Hirano Japan

Aiqian Zhang China

Qunfang Zhou China

P. Lee Ferguson United States

Zhen Zhou China

Maoyong Song China

Xiaomin Ren China

Andrew B. Lindstrom United States

Si Wei China

Hui Peng China

Seishiro Hirano Japan

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1.4k ×0.6

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Countries citing papers authored by David Y. Lai

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Y. Lai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Y. Lai

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Y. Lai. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Y. Lai 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 David Y. Lai. David Y. Lai is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lai, David Y., Sam Kacew, & W. Dekant. (2015). Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA): Possible modes of action of toxicity and carcinogenicity in rodents. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 80. 206–214. 86 indexed citations

Lai, David Y.. (2015). Approach to using mechanism-based structure activity relationship (SAR) analysis to assess human health hazard potential of nanomaterials. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 85. 120–126. 17 indexed citations

Lai, David Y.. (2011). Toward toxicity testing of nanomaterials in the 21st century: a paradigm for moving forward. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology. 4(1). 1–15. 68 indexed citations

Lau, Christopher, et al.. (2007). Perfluoroalkyl Acids: A Review of Monitoring and Toxicological Findings. Toxicological Sciences. 99(2). 366–394. 2194 indexed citations breakdown →

Bernstein, David M., Vince Castranova, Ken Donaldson, et al.. (2005). Testing of Fibrous Particles: Short-Term Assays and Strategies. Inhalation Toxicology. 17(10). 497–537. 86 indexed citations

Oberdörster, Günter, Andrew Maynard, Ken Donaldson, et al.. (2005). Principles for characterizing the potential human health effects from exposure to nanomaterials: elements of a screening strategy. Particle and Fibre Toxicology. 2(1). 8–8. 1540 indexed citations breakdown →

Lai, David Y.. (2004). Rodent Carcinogenicity of Peroxisome Proliferators and Issues on Human Relevance. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part C. 22(1). 37–55. 41 indexed citations

Klaunig, James E., Michael A. Babich, Karl P. Baetcke, et al.. (2003). PPARα Agonist-Induced Rodent Tumors: Modes of Action and Human Relevance. Critical Reviews in Toxicology. 33(6). 655–780. 468 indexed citations

Woo, Yin‐tak, et al.. (2002). Use of mechanism-based structure-activity relationships analysis in carcinogenic potential ranking for drinking water disinfection by-products.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 110(suppl 1). 75–87. 181 indexed citations

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Woo, Yin‐tak, David Y. Lai, Mary F. Argus, & Joseph C. Arcos. (1998). An integrative approach of combining mechanistically complementary short‐term predictive tests as a basis for assessing the carcinogenic potential of chemicals¹. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part C. 16(2). 101–122. 12 indexed citations

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Barrett, J. Carl, Joseph H. Roycroft, David A. Dankovic, et al.. (1996). Chronic Inhalation Toxicity and Carcinogenicity Testing of Respirable Fibrous Particles. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology. 24(3). 202–212. 22 indexed citations

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Woo, Yin‐tak, David Y. Lai, Mary F. Argus, & Joseph C. Arcos. (1996). Carcinogenicity of organophosphorus pesticides/compounds: An analysis of their structure‐activity relationships¹. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part C. 14(1). 1–42. 18 indexed citations

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Woo, Yin‐tak, David Y. Lai, Mary F. Argus, & Joseph C. Arcos. (1995). Development of structure-activity relationship rules for predicting carcinogenic potential of chemicals. Toxicology Letters. 79(1-3). 219–228. 85 indexed citations

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Hernández, Óscar, Lorenz R. Rhomberg, Karen Hogan, et al.. (1994). Risk assessment of formaldehyde. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 39(2). 161–172. 35 indexed citations

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Lai, David Y.. (1992). Perspective on alternative carcinogenicity testing design: Possible use of reduced protocols, mechanistic data and predictive techniques∗. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part C. 10(1). 121–140. 6 indexed citations

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Lai, David Y. & Yin‐tak Woo. (1987). Naturally occurring carcinogens: An overview. 5(2). 121–173. 4 indexed citations

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Lai, David Y., et al.. (1981). Phosphorylation of chromosomal proteins from mammary cell lines. International Journal of Cancer. 28(1). 97–103.

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Winter, Chester C., et al.. (1981). Papillary carcinoma of rete testis. Urology. 18(2). 168–170. 11 indexed citations

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Lai, David Y. & Joseph C. Arcos. (1980). Dialkylnitrosamine bioactivation and carcinogenesis. Life Sciences. 27(23). 2149–2165. 84 indexed citations

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Lai, David Y., Joseph C. Arcos, & Mary F. Argus. (1979). Factors influencing the microsome- and mitochondria-catalyzed in vitro binding of diethylnitrosamine and N-nitrosopiperidine to deoxyribonucleic acid. Biochemical Pharmacology. 28(24). 3545–3550. 14 indexed citations

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