Gilbert Fan

784 total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 486 citations indexed

About

Gilbert Fan is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Oncology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Gilbert Fan has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 486 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 8 papers in Oncology and 5 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Gilbert Fan's work include Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies (10 papers), Cancer survivorship and care (8 papers) and Family Support in Illness (4 papers). Gilbert Fan is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies (10 papers), Cancer survivorship and care (8 papers) and Family Support in Illness (4 papers). Gilbert Fan collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, Malaysia and Australia. Gilbert Fan's co-authors include Yee Pin Tan, Alexandre Chan, Yin Ting Cheung, Raymond Ng, Wen Yee Chay, Preetha Madhukumar, Yoon Sim Yap, Rebecca Dent, Wei Sean Yong and Wei Ooi and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology and Annals of Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Gilbert Fan

19 papers receiving 472 citations

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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.

The impact of AI-assisted pair programming on student motivation, programming anxiety, collaborative learning, and programming performance: a comparative study with traditional pair programming and individual approaches

2025 15 citations Gilbert Fan, Dandan Liu et al. International Journal of STEM Education profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gilbert Fan Singapore	9	290	156	151	77	67	20	486
Yee Pin Tan Singapore	12	376 1.3×	190 1.2×	196 1.3×	92 1.2×	65 1.0×	22	612
Maung Shwe Singapore	13	389 1.3×	204 1.3×	191 1.3×	88 1.1×	20 0.3×	26	537
F. S. van Dam Netherlands	6	587 2.0×	363 2.3×	175 1.2×	97 1.3×	136 2.0×	8	830
Lena Schirmer Germany	10	292 1.0×	184 1.2×	236 1.6×	49 0.6×	76 1.1×	13	519
Chia Jie Tan United States	13	174 0.6×	65 0.4×	168 1.1×	33 0.4×	74 1.1×	48	520
Sabine Noal France	11	380 1.3×	213 1.4×	172 1.1×	86 1.1×	18 0.3×	23	528
Catherine E. Jansen United States	12	729 2.5×	469 3.0×	239 1.6×	134 1.7×	29 0.4×	13	850
Kristin Härtl Germany	10	233 0.8×	67 0.4×	381 2.5×	65 0.8×	134 2.0×	23	680
Jodi Geer United States	9	142 0.5×	71 0.5×	123 0.8×	35 0.5×	94 1.4×	17	322
Shanne McNamara United Kingdom	10	141 0.5×	146 0.9×	153 1.0×	40 0.5×	106 1.6×	15	360

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gilbert Fan

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Fan, Gilbert, et al.. (2025). The impact of AI-assisted pair programming on student motivation, programming anxiety, collaborative learning, and programming performance: a comparative study with traditional pair programming and individual approaches. International Journal of STEM Education. 12(1). 15 indexed citations breakdown →

Yang, Fang, Dandan Liu, & Gilbert Fan. (2025). Emotional labor and coping strategies of gynecological nurses in recurrent pregnancy loss care: a qualitative phenomenological study. BMC Nursing. 24(1). 234–234. 1 indexed citations

He, Yizhou, Gilbert Fan, & Dandan Liu. (2025). Exploring nurse and patient perspectives on WeChat-based prenatal education in Chinese public hospitals: a qualitative inquiry. BMC Nursing. 24(1). 459–459.

Fan, Gilbert, et al.. (2022). COVID 19 pandemic: Impact of changes experienced on social workers’ professional quality of life in Singapore. Social Work in Health Care. 61(4). 298–322. 4 indexed citations

Ho, Andy Hau Yan, Josip Car, Moon‐Ho Ringo Ho, et al.. (2017). A novel Family Dignity Intervention (FDI) for enhancing and informing holistic palliative care in Asia: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 18(1). 587–587. 37 indexed citations

Chan, Alexandre, Terence Ng, Xiao Jun Wang, et al.. (2016). Perceptions and Barriers of Survivorship Care in Asia: Perceptions From Asian Breast Cancer Survivors. Journal of Global Oncology. 3(2). 98–104. 8 indexed citations

Chan, Alexandre, Yan Gan, Terence Ng, et al.. (2016). A culturally adapted survivorship programme for Asian early stage breast cancer patients in Singapore: A randomized, controlled trial. Psycho-Oncology. 26(10). 1654–1659. 15 indexed citations

Fan, Gilbert, et al.. (2016). Experiential Group Work for Cancer Patients Shaped by Experiences of Participants During Group Intervention. Future Oncology. 12(24). 2817–2822. 1 indexed citations

Cheung, Yin Ting, Terence Ng, Han Kiat Ho, et al.. (2015). Association of proinflammatory cytokines and chemotherapy-associated cognitive impairment in breast cancer patients: a multi-centered, prospective, cohort study. Annals of Oncology. 26(7). 1446–1451. 186 indexed citations

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Lee, Geok Ling, Gilbert Fan, & Sally Wai‐Chi Chan. (2015). Validation of Chinese and English versions of the Holistic Well-being Scale in patients with cancer. Supportive Care in Cancer. 23(12). 3563–3571. 6 indexed citations

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Ng, T.Y., Yan Gan, Gilbert Fan, et al.. (2015). 1543 Trajectory of self-perceived cognitive impairment: A 15-month prospective, longitudinal study in Asian early-stage breast cancer (ESBC) patients. European Journal of Cancer. 51. S218–S219. 1 indexed citations

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Cheung, Yin Ting, Terence Ng, Yee Pin Tan, et al.. (2015). Assessment of mental health literacy in patients with breast cancer. Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice. 22(3). 437–447. 18 indexed citations

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Fan, Gilbert, et al.. (2014). Using Causal Layered Analysis to Understand the Alliance between Social Workers with Their Professional Association. Journal of futures studies. 18(4). 59–75. 2 indexed citations

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Fan, Gilbert, et al.. (2014). Unintended consequences: the social context of cancer survivors and work. Journal of Cancer Survivorship. 8(2). 269–281. 20 indexed citations

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Cheung, Yin Ting, Maung Shwe, Yee Pin Tan, et al.. (2014). Minimal clinically important difference (MCID) for the functional assessment of cancer therapy: Cognitive function (FACT-Cog) in breast cancer patients. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 67(7). 811–820. 93 indexed citations

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Lee, Geok Ling, et al.. (2014). Quality of life domains important and relevant to family caregivers of advanced cancer patients in an Asian population: a qualitative study. Quality of Life Research. 24(4). 817–828. 18 indexed citations

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Fan, Gilbert, et al.. (2014). The futures of the Singapore association of social workers: an analysis using CLA and the “Futures Triangle”. foresight. 16(4). 329–343. 6 indexed citations

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Cheung, Yin Ting, Wai Keung Chui, Han Kiat Ho, et al.. (2013). Association of pro-inflammatory biomarkers and post-chemotherapy cognitive changes in Asian breast cancer patients: A prospective cohort study.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 31(15_suppl). 9506–9506. 1 indexed citations

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Ng, Terence, Yin Ting Cheung, Han Kiat Ho, et al.. (2013). Plasma vascular endothelial growth factor level and cognitive changes in breast cancer patients.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 31(15_suppl). e20566–e20566. 1 indexed citations

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Cheung, Yin Ting, et al.. (2012). Cognitive changes in multiethnic Asian breast cancer patients: a focus group study. Annals of Oncology. 23(10). 2547–2552. 53 indexed citations

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