Eric C. Lai

32.2k citations
198 papers · 21.3k indexed · 11 hit papers · h-index 71
  • Cancer Research top 0.02%
    • MicroRNA in disease regulation 82
  • Aging top 0.5%
    • RNA Research and Splicing 74
    • RNA modifications and cancer 42
    • Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation 34
    • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery 32
    • Circular RNAs in diseases 25
    • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 24
  • Plant Science top 0.5%
    • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations 28
  • Immunology top 2%

Eric C. Lai

197 papers receiving 21.0k citations

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Eric C. Lai
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  • Cancer Research 10.0k
  • Aging 529
  • Molecular Biology 17.2k
  • Plant Science 3.4k
  • Immunology 1.5k
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All Works

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About Eric C. Lai

Eric C. Lai is a scholar working on Cancer Research, Aging and Molecular Biology, having authored 198 papers that have together received 21.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include MicroRNA in disease regulation (82 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (74 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (42 papers), Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (34 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (32 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (28 papers), Circular RNAs in diseases (25 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (24 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cancer Research (10.0k citations), Aging (529 citations) and Molecular Biology (17.2k citations). Eric C. Lai has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Japan and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Katsutomo Okamura, Jakub Orzechowski Westholm, Gerald M. Rubin, Alex S. Flynt, Jr-Shiuan Yang, David M. Tyler, Hong Duan, Joshua W. Hagen, James W. Posakony and Pavel Tomančák. Their work appears in journals such as Development, RNA, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Current Biology and Molecular Cell.

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