Eric Lai

19.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
73 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Eric Lai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Eric Lai has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Molecular Biology, 21 papers in Genetics and 15 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Eric Lai's work include Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (12 papers), Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications (12 papers) and Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (9 papers). Eric Lai is often cited by papers focused on Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (12 papers), Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications (12 papers) and Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (9 papers). Eric Lai collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. Eric Lai's co-authors include Bruce W. Birren, Patrick Concannon, Leroy Hood, L Hood, Allen D. Roses, Richard K. Barth, Michael Mosteller, John Riley, Arlene R. Hughes and William Spreen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Eric Lai

73 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

Genetic variations in HLA... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. Genetic variations in HLA-B region and hypersensitivity reactions to abacavir
    2002 583 citations Eric Lai, Allen D. Roses et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Eric Lai 1.9k 1.1k 958 544 368 73 4.8k
Robert C. Allen 2.1k 1.1× 647 0.6× 1.5k 1.5× 246 0.5× 469 1.3× 147 6.0k
Mark Barton Frank 1.6k 0.8× 460 0.4× 1.2k 1.3× 118 0.2× 504 1.4× 81 4.0k
William A. Dunn 4.6k 2.4× 429 0.4× 674 0.7× 359 0.7× 264 0.7× 111 9.6k
Christian Doerig 2.8k 1.5× 441 0.4× 1.3k 1.4× 318 0.6× 111 0.3× 154 8.7k
Peng Zhang 3.0k 1.5× 504 0.5× 592 0.6× 315 0.6× 107 0.3× 209 5.6k
Heinrich Sticht 5.1k 2.6× 1.1k 1.1× 1.4k 1.4× 253 0.5× 397 1.1× 290 9.2k
Thomas D.Y. Chung 4.9k 2.5× 464 0.4× 608 0.6× 414 0.8× 337 0.9× 78 7.5k
Brian Herman 4.5k 2.3× 300 0.3× 565 0.6× 203 0.4× 276 0.8× 129 8.0k
Gary Peltz 2.7k 1.4× 885 0.8× 1.8k 1.9× 180 0.3× 322 0.9× 144 6.9k
Kenneth Murray 6.0k 3.1× 1.7k 1.6× 548 0.6× 201 0.4× 455 1.2× 150 9.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Eric Lai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Eric Lai

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Eric Lai. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Eric 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 Eric Lai. Eric Lai 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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Lin, Xu, Kijoung Song, Noha Lim, et al.. (2009). Risk prediction of prevalent diabetes in a Swiss population using a weighted genetic score—the CoLaus Study. Diabetologia. 52(4). 600–608. 92 indexed citations
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Barker, David, Mark S. Hansen, A. Fawad Faruqi, et al.. (2004). Two Methods of Whole-Genome Amplification Enable Accurate Genotyping Across a 2320-SNP Linkage Panel. Genome Research. 14(5). 901–907. 176 indexed citations
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Lai, Eric. (2001). Application of SNP Technologies in Medicine: Lessons Learned and Future Challenges. Genome Research. 11(6). 927–929. 63 indexed citations
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Dunning, Alison M., Francine Durocher, Catherine S. Healey, et al.. (2000). The Extent of Linkage Disequilibrium in Four Populations with Distinct Demographic Histories. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 67(6). 1544–1554. 143 indexed citations
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Martin, Eden R., Eric Lai, John R. Gilbert, et al.. (2000). SNPing Away at Complex Diseases: Analysis of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms around APOE in Alzheimer Disease. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 67(2). 383–394. 287 indexed citations
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Ehm, Margaret G., Maha Karnoub, H. Sakul, et al.. (2000). Genomewide Search for Type 2 Diabetes Susceptibility Genes in Four American Populations. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 66(6). 1871–1881. 155 indexed citations
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Martin, Eden R., John R. Gilbert, Eric Lai, et al.. (2000). Analysis of Association at Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the APOE Region. Genomics. 63(1). 7–12. 47 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiaofei, Jeffrey A. Knauf, Rivkah Gonsky, et al.. (1998). From Amplification to Gene in Thyroid Cancer: A High-Resolution Mapped Bacterial-Artificial-Chromosome Resource for Cancer Chromosome Aberrations Guides Gene Discovery after Comparative Genome Hybridization. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 63(2). 625–637. 51 indexed citations
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Birren, Bruce W. & Eric Lai. (1996). Nonmammalian genomic analysis : a practical guide. Academic Press eBooks. 76 indexed citations
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Wang, M., et al.. (1996). Bacterial artificial chromosome cloning and mapping of a 630-kb human extrachromosomal structure.. Genome Research. 6(7). 612–619. 2 indexed citations
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Birren, Bruce W., et al.. (1996). [11] Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 270. 255–272. 17 indexed citations
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Lai, Eric, et al.. (1995). Use of Secondary Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis in Separation of Large DNA. Analytical Biochemistry. 224(1). 68–74. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Kai, Joan L. Klotz, Gretchen Kiser, et al.. (1994). Organization of the V Gene Segments in Mouse T-Cell Antigen Receptor α/δ Locus. Genomics. 20(3). 419–428. 38 indexed citations
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Wang, Min, et al.. (1994). Construction and Characterization of a Human Chromosome 2-Specific BAC Library. Genomics. 24(3). 527–534. 19 indexed citations
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Lai, Eric, et al.. (1994). Separation of large DNA molecules with high voltage pulsed field gel electrophoresis. Electrophoresis. 15(1). 1078–1083. 15 indexed citations
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Lai, Eric, Richard K. Wilson, & Leroy Hood. (1989). Physical Maps of the Mouse and Human Immunoglobulin-like Loci. Advances in immunology. 46. 1–59. 69 indexed citations
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Birren, Bruce W., Leroy Hood, & Eric Lai. (1989). Pulsed field gel electrophoresis: Studies of DNA migration made with the programmable, autonomously‐controlled electrode electrophoresis system. Electrophoresis. 10(5-6). 302–309. 18 indexed citations
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Lan, Nancy C., Camilla Heinzmann, Andreas Gal, et al.. (1989). Human monoamine oxidase A and B genes map to xp11.23 and are deleted in a patient with norrie disease. Genomics. 4(4). 552–559. 167 indexed citations
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Woolf, Tod M., et al.. (1988). Mapping genomic organization by field inversion and two-dimensional gel electrophoresis: application to the murine T-cell receptor γ gene family. Nucleic Acids Research. 16(9). 3863–3875. 22 indexed citations
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Siu, Gerald, Erich C. Strauss, Eric Lai, & Leroy Hood. (1986). Analysis of a human V beta gene subfamily.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 164(5). 1600–1614. 58 indexed citations

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