Ernest T. Lam

5.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Ernest T. Lam is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Ernest T. Lam has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Genetics and 5 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Ernest T. Lam's work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (8 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (5 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (4 papers). Ernest T. Lam is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (8 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (5 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (4 papers). Ernest T. Lam collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and South Africa. Ernest T. Lam's co-authors include James E. Cleaver, Ingrid Revet, Alex Hastie, Han Cao, Pui–Yan Kwok, Chin Jia Lin, Ming Xiao, Somes K. Das, Michael D. Austin and Niranjan Nagarajan and has published in prestigious journals such as Blood, Nature Biotechnology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Ernest T. Lam

22 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Genome mapping on nanochannel arrays for structural varia... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Genome mapping on nanochannel arrays for structural variation analysis and sequence assembly
    2012 433 citations Ernest T. Lam, Alex Hastie et al. Nature Biotechnology profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ernest T. Lam United States 15 1.0k 332 323 227 187 22 1.5k
Raluca Gordân United States 24 2.4k 2.3× 361 1.1× 354 1.1× 85 0.4× 110 0.6× 54 2.7k
A. V. Belyavsky Russia 21 1.3k 1.2× 212 0.6× 129 0.4× 64 0.3× 94 0.5× 87 1.7k
Hélène Bénédetti France 22 1.0k 1.0× 310 0.9× 107 0.3× 51 0.2× 64 0.3× 39 1.5k
Andrey Alexeyenko Sweden 20 912 0.9× 154 0.5× 116 0.4× 44 0.2× 180 1.0× 42 1.4k
Jackson Wan United States 12 1.1k 1.1× 165 0.5× 63 0.2× 252 1.1× 195 1.0× 14 1.8k
Indra A. Shaltiël Netherlands 12 1.3k 1.3× 207 0.6× 234 0.7× 32 0.1× 103 0.6× 14 1.6k
Javier Santoyo‐López Spain 19 1.7k 1.6× 363 1.1× 176 0.5× 41 0.2× 312 1.7× 30 2.3k
Francisco J. Iborra United Kingdom 32 3.4k 3.3× 357 1.1× 263 0.8× 118 0.5× 453 2.4× 62 4.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ernest T. Lam

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lam, Ernest T., et al.. (2024). A novel liquid biopsy assay for detection of ERBB2 (HER2) amplification in circulating tumor cells (CTCs). PubMed. 13(1). 27–35. 3 indexed citations
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Barnett, Ethan, Nikolaus Schultz, Konrad H. Stopsack, et al.. (2022). Analysis of BRCA2 Copy Number Loss and Genomic Instability in Circulating Tumor Cells from Patients with Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer. European Urology. 83(2). 112–120. 10 indexed citations
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Chan, Saki, Ernest T. Lam, Michael Saghbini, et al.. (2018). Structural Variation Detection and Analysis Using Bionano Optical Mapping. Methods in molecular biology. 1833. 193–203. 54 indexed citations
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Li, Menglu, Siu‐Ming Yiu, Ting‐Fung Chan, & Ernest T. Lam. (2017). An iterative algorithm for de novo optical map assembly. 1952–1958. 1 indexed citations
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Mostovoy, Yulia, Michal Levy‐Sakin, Jessica Lam, et al.. (2016). A hybrid approach for de novo human genome sequence assembly and phasing. Nature Methods. 13(7). 587–590. 147 indexed citations
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Shelton, Jennifer, Michelle C. Coleman, Nic Herndon, et al.. (2015). Tools and pipelines for BioNano data: molecule assembly pipeline and FASTA super scaffolding tool. BMC Genomics. 16(1). 734–734. 67 indexed citations
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Tranah, Gregory J., Kristine Yaffe, Shana M. Katzman, et al.. (2015). Mitochondrial DNA Heteroplasmy Associations With Neurosensory and Mobility Function in Elderly Adults. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 70(11). 1418–1424. 20 indexed citations
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Cao, Hongzhi, Alex Hastie, Dandan Cao, et al.. (2014). Rapid detection of structural variation in a human genome using nanochannel-based genome mapping technology. GigaScience. 3(1). 34–34. 104 indexed citations
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Yang, Xiaoyong, Ernest T. Lam, Jeremy S. Rabinowitz, et al.. (2013). A rare WNT1 missense variant overrepresented in ASD leads to increased Wnt signal pathway activation. Translational Psychiatry. 3(9). e301–e301. 32 indexed citations
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Hastie, Alex, Lingli Dong, Ernest T. Lam, et al.. (2013). Rapid Genome Mapping in Nanochannel Arrays for Highly Complete and Accurate De Novo Sequence Assembly of the Complex Aegilops tauschii Genome. PLoS ONE. 8(2). e55864–e55864. 108 indexed citations
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Tranah, Gregory J., Ernest T. Lam, Shana M. Katzman, et al.. (2012). Mitochondrial DNA sequence variation is associated with free-living activity energy expenditure in the elderly. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1817(9). 1691–1700. 12 indexed citations
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Yokoyama, Jennifer S., Ernest T. Lam, Alison L. Ruhe, et al.. (2012). Variation in Genes Related to Cochlear Biology Is Strongly Associated with Adult-Onset Deafness in Border Collies. PLoS Genetics. 8(9). e1002898–e1002898. 19 indexed citations
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Smith, Robin P., Ernest T. Lam, Svetlana Markova, Sook Wah Yee, & Nadav Ahituv. (2012). Pharmacogene regulatory elements: from discovery to applications. Genome Medicine. 4(5). 45–45. 18 indexed citations
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Lam, Ernest T., Alex Hastie, Chin Jia Lin, et al.. (2012). Genome mapping on nanochannel arrays for structural variation analysis and sequence assembly. Nature Biotechnology. 30(8). 771–776. 433 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tranah, Gregory J., Michael A. Nalls, Shana M. Katzman, et al.. (2012). Mitochondrial DNA Sequence Variation Associated with Dementia and Cognitive Function in the Elderly. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 32(2). 357–372. 42 indexed citations
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Lam, Ernest T., Paige M. Bracci, Elizabeth A. Holly, et al.. (2011). Mitochondrial DNA Sequence Variation and Risk of Pancreatic Cancer. Cancer Research. 72(3). 686–695. 48 indexed citations
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Birnbaum, Ramon Y., Genki Hayashi, Idan Cohen, et al.. (2011). Association analysis identifies ZNF750 regulatory variants in psoriasis. BMC Medical Genetics. 12(1). 167–167. 16 indexed citations
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Cleaver, James E., Ernest T. Lam, & Ingrid Revet. (2009). Disorders of nucleotide excision repair: the genetic and molecular basis of heterogeneity. Nature Reviews Genetics. 10(11). 756–768. 291 indexed citations
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Patil, Mohini A., Susie A. Lee, Everardo Macias, et al.. (2008). Role of Cyclin D1 as a Mediator of c-Met– and β-Catenin–Induced Hepatocarcinogenesis. Cancer Research. 69(1). 253–261. 73 indexed citations

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