E Shyong Tai

70.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
361 papers, 13.1k citations indexed

About

E Shyong Tai is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, E Shyong Tai has authored 361 papers receiving a total of 13.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 106 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 74 papers in Epidemiology and 65 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in E Shyong Tai's work include Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (69 papers), Retinal Diseases and Treatments (50 papers) and Retinal Imaging and Analysis (46 papers). E Shyong Tai is often cited by papers focused on Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (69 papers), Retinal Diseases and Treatments (50 papers) and Retinal Imaging and Analysis (46 papers). E Shyong Tai collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, United States and Australia. E Shyong Tai's co-authors include Tien Yin Wong, José M. Ordovás, Stefan Ma, S K Chew, Seang‐Mei Saw, Charumathi Sabanayagam, Tin Aung, Rob M. van Dam, C.T. Tan and Chee Eng Tan and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Nature Communications and Nature Genetics.

In The Last Decade

E Shyong Tai

353 papers receiving 12.8k 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.

Can We Apply the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel Definition of the Metabolic Syndrome to Asians?

2004 712 citations Stefan Ma, S K Chew et al. profile →
Rationale and Methodology for a Population-Based Study of Eye Diseases in Malay People: The Singapore Malay Eye Study (SiMES)

2007 357 citations Tin Aung, E Shyong Tai et al. profile →
Personalised nutrition and health

2018 340 citations José M. Ordovás, E Shyong Tai et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
E Shyong Tai Singapore	58	3.2k	2.7k	2.6k	2.4k	2.3k	361	13.1k
Alicia J. Jenkins Australia	61	5.0k 1.5×	2.8k 1.0×	2.5k 0.9×	2.0k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	420	14.4k
David Couper United States	65	1.7k 0.5×	1.2k 0.4×	2.7k 1.0×	3.2k 1.3×	3.5k 1.5×	258	16.2k
Linda S. Geiss United States	59	8.6k 2.6×	1.7k 0.7×	1.4k 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	3.1k 1.3×	118	17.4k
David L. DeMets United States	52	1.7k 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	2.2k 0.8×	2.2k 0.9×	1.0k 0.4×	163	14.3k
Irene Stratton United Kingdom	47	16.3k 5.0×	3.7k 1.4×	2.4k 0.9×	2.4k 1.0×	3.1k 1.3×	142	24.5k
Jinan Saaddine United States	39	3.3k 1.0×	688 0.3×	2.9k 1.1×	2.1k 0.9×	2.0k 0.9×	112	8.7k
Jacqueline C.M. Witteman Netherlands	69	2.1k 0.7×	1.6k 0.6×	377 0.1×	1.6k 0.7×	2.3k 1.0×	170	16.2k
Maureen I Harris United States	49	7.6k 2.3×	1.5k 0.6×	620 0.2×	741 0.3×	2.3k 1.0×	84	12.6k
Scot E. Moss United States	65	3.5k 1.1×	1.9k 0.7×	11.0k 4.2×	8.7k 3.6×	2.0k 0.9×	173	17.5k
R Deepa India	48	4.2k 1.3×	714 0.3×	636 0.2×	615 0.3×	2.2k 0.9×	132	8.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of E Shyong Tai

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Castro, Óscar, Jacqueline L. Mair, Bibhas Chakraborty, et al.. (2025). The LvL UP trial: Protocol for a sequential, multiple assignment, randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of a blended mobile lifestyle intervention. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 150. 107833–107833. 2 indexed citations

Mair, Jacqueline L., E Shyong Tai, Jillian Ryan, et al.. (2025). Understanding and overcoming barriers to digital health adoption: a patient and public involvement study. Translational Behavioral Medicine. 15(1). 6 indexed citations

Yao, Jiali, Sarah Edney, E Shyong Tai, et al.. (2024). Diet, physical activity, and sleep in relation to postprandial glucose responses under free-living conditions: an intensive longitudinal observational study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 21(1). 142–142. 1 indexed citations

Yi, Huso, et al.. (2024). A qualitative study of daily activities that inform a process-based model of well-being among Singaporean adults. Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes. 8(1). 12–12. 1 indexed citations

Tan, Hong Chang, Jean W. Hsu, E Shyong Tai, et al.. (2024). The impact of obesity-associated glycine deficiency on the elimination of endogenous and exogenous metabolites via the glycine conjugation pathway. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 15. 1343738–1343738. 10 indexed citations

Yew, Tong Wei, et al.. (2023). Personalised care and support planning in Singapore: qualitative interviews with people living with diabetes. BJGP Open. 8(1). BJGPO.2023.0055–BJGPO.2023.0055. 2 indexed citations

Chew, Wee Siong, Federico Torta, Chin Meng Khoo, et al.. (2020). Plasma sphingolipids and risk of cardiovascular diseases: a large-scale lipidomic analysis. Metabolomics. 16(9). 89–89. 26 indexed citations

Seow, Wei Jie, Dorrain Yanwen Low, Wen‐Chi Pan, et al.. (2020). Coffee, Black Tea, and Green Tea Consumption in Relation to Plasma Metabolites in an Asian Population. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research. 64(24). e2000527–e2000527. 19 indexed citations

Lim, Karen, Claudia Chi, Shiao‐Yng Chan, et al.. (2019). Smart Phone APP to Restore Optimal Weight (SPAROW): protocol for a randomised controlled trial for women with recent gestational diabetes. BMC Public Health. 19(1). 1287–1287. 6 indexed citations

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Direito, Artur, Jonathan C Rawstorn, Jacqueline L. Mair, et al.. (2019). Multifactorial e- and mHealth interventions for cardiovascular disease primary prevention: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5. 1344245040–1344245040. 9 indexed citations

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Lim, Wei‐Yen, Stefan Ma, Derrick Heng, et al.. (2018). Screening for diabetes with HbA1c: Test performance of HbA1c compared to fasting plasma glucose among Chinese, Malay and Indian community residents in Singapore. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 12419–12419. 46 indexed citations

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Wong, Chee Wai, Ecosse L. Lamoureux, Ching‐Yu Cheng, et al.. (2016). Increased Burden of Vision Impairment and Eye Diseases in Persons with Chronic Kidney Disease — A Population-Based Study. EBioMedicine. 5. 193–197. 54 indexed citations

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Lamoureux, Ecosse L., Ching‐Yu Cheng, Chui Ming Gemmy Cheung, et al.. (2015). Increased Burden of Vision Impairment and Eye Diseases in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 56(7). 2099–2099. 1 indexed citations

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Sim, Xueling, Rick Twee‐Hee Ong, Chen Suo, et al.. (2011). Transferability of Type 2 Diabetes Implicated Loci in Multi-Ethnic Cohorts from Southeast Asia. PLoS Genetics. 7(4). e1001363–e1001363. 107 indexed citations

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Neelam, Kumari, E Shyong Tai, Xiang Li, et al.. (2011). Coffee Consumption and Age-Related Macular Degeneration: The Singapore Prospective Study Program. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 52(14). 98–98.

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Tai, E Shyong, M. L. Tan, Robert Stevens, et al.. (2010). Insulin resistance is associated with a metabolic profile of altered protein metabolism in Chinese and Asian-Indian men. Diabetologia. 53(4). 757–767. 383 indexed citations

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Cackett, Peter, Ian Yeo, Chui Ming Gemmy Cheung, et al.. (2010). Relationship of Smoking and Cardiovascular Risk Factors with Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy and Age-related Macular Degeneration in Chinese Persons. Ophthalmology. 118(5). 846–852. 60 indexed citations

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Sabanayagam, Charumathi, E Shyong Tai, Anoop Shankar, et al.. (2009). Retinal arteriolar narrowing increases the likelihood of chronic kidney disease in hypertension. Journal of Hypertension. 27(11). 2209–2217. 65 indexed citations

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Tan, Chee Eng, Chee Eng Tan, E Shyong Tai, et al.. (2003). APOE polymorphism and lipid profile in three ethnic groups in the Singapore population. Atherosclerosis. 170(2). 253–260. 86 indexed citations

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Tai, E Shyong, Azhar Ali, Qian Zhang, et al.. (2003). Hepatic expression of PPARα, a molecular target of fibrates, is regulated during inflammation in a gender‐specific manner. FEBS Letters. 546(2-3). 237–240. 20 indexed citations

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