John Chan

17.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
122 papers, 12.6k citations indexed

About

John Chan is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, John Chan has authored 122 papers receiving a total of 12.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Infectious Diseases, 42 papers in Epidemiology and 41 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in John Chan's work include Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (50 papers), Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (30 papers) and Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis (13 papers). John Chan is often cited by papers focused on Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (50 papers), Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (30 papers) and Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis (13 papers). John Chan collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. John Chan's co-authors include JoAnne L. Flynn, Dyana K. Dalton, B R Bloom, Timothy A. Stewart, William Y.W. Tsang, Vellore P. Mohan, JoAnn M. Tufariello, Paul J. Maglione, Keming Yu and Philana Ling Lin and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

John Chan

119 papers receiving 12.2k 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.

An essential role for interferon gamma in resistance to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.

1993 2.1k citations JoAnne L. Flynn, John Chan et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
Immunology of Tuberculosis

2001 1.8k citations JoAnne L. Flynn, John Chan profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
John Chan	7.4k	5.8k	4.6k	2.6k	2.0k	122	12.6k
Hardy Kornfeld	4.7k 0.6×	4.2k 0.7×	5.4k 1.2×	1.8k 0.7×	2.8k 1.4×	179	12.5k
Andrea M. Cooper	8.9k 1.2×	7.1k 1.2×	8.6k 1.9×	2.1k 0.8×	2.2k 1.1×	128	15.6k
John Chan	3.7k 0.5×	3.5k 0.6×	1.9k 0.4×	1.7k 0.7×	2.2k 1.1×	113	9.7k
Joseph Keane	5.3k 0.7×	4.7k 0.8×	3.7k 0.8×	2.4k 0.9×	2.3k 1.2×	151	11.5k
Gilla Kaplan	10.8k 1.5×	8.8k 1.5×	7.8k 1.7×	4.2k 1.6×	5.7k 2.8×	267	23.9k
Brigitte Autran	5.8k 0.8×	4.5k 0.8×	7.2k 1.5×	581 0.2×	1.6k 0.8×	307	15.8k
Stefan Ehlers	3.7k 0.5×	3.4k 0.6×	3.3k 0.7×	1.1k 0.4×	2.4k 1.2×	146	8.8k
Peter F. Barnes	7.5k 1.0×	6.4k 1.1×	4.6k 1.0×	3.6k 1.4×	1.2k 0.6×	140	12.2k
Shabaana A. Khader	4.5k 0.6×	3.6k 0.6×	6.0k 1.3×	939 0.4×	1.8k 0.9×	117	10.1k
Troy D. Randall	2.4k 0.3×	3.5k 0.6×	9.6k 2.1×	1.1k 0.4×	2.4k 1.2×	171	15.1k

Countries citing papers authored by John Chan

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Fields of papers citing papers by John Chan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Chan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of John Chan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of John Chan 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 John Chan. John Chan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Pothuri, Bhavana, John U. Farley, Summer Dewdney, et al.. (2025). Identifying and breaking barriers: Addressing disparities in the care of patients with gynecologic cancers. Gynecologic Oncology Reports. 60. 101799–101799.

Wang, Dongxue, John Chan, ViLinh Tran, et al.. (2025). Single-Cell Multiome Impact of Prenatal Heavy Metal Exposure on Early Airway Development. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 74(1). 106–118.

Chen, Yong, Sushma Bharrhan, Jiayong Xu, et al.. (2023). B cells promote granulomatous inflammation during chronic Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in mice. PLoS Pathogens. 19(3). e1011187–e1011187. 13 indexed citations

Bai, Guangchun, Erica Lasek‐Nesselquist, Leslie E. Eisele, et al.. (2023). Mycobacterial phosphodiesterase Rv0805 is a virulence determinant and its cyclic nucleotide hydrolytic activity is required for propionate detoxification. Molecular Microbiology. 119(4). 401–422. 6 indexed citations

Prados‐Rosales, Rafael, Leandro J. Carreño, Brian Weinrick, et al.. (2016). The Type of Growth Medium Affects the Presence of a Mycobacterial Capsule and Is Associated With Differences in Protective Efficacy of BCG Vaccination AgainstMycobacterium tuberculosis. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 214(3). 426–437. 24 indexed citations

Morris, Devin, Shalin Pandya, Michael Chu, et al.. (2013). Characterization of Dendritic Cell and Regulatory T Cell Functions againstMycobacterium tuberculosisInfection. BioMed Research International. 2013. 1–14. 19 indexed citations

Ren, Li, Shuangping Guo, Xiao‐ge Zhou, & John Chan. (2009). Angiomatoid Fibrous Histiocytoma. The American Journal of Surgical Pathology. 33(10). 1570–1574. 46 indexed citations

Chiu, Rossa W. K., S Chim, Ivy H.N. Wong, et al.. (2007). Hypermethylation of RASSF1A in Human and Rhesus Placentas. American Journal Of Pathology. 170(3). 941–950. 112 indexed citations

Maglione, Paul J., Jiayong Xu, & John Chan. (2007). B Cells Moderate Inflammatory Progression and Enhance Bacterial Containment upon Pulmonary Challenge with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The Journal of Immunology. 178(11). 7222–7234. 241 indexed citations

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Chakravarty, Soumya D., Jiayong Xu, Bao Lu, et al.. (2007). The Chemokine Receptor CXCR3 Attenuates the Control of Chronic Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in BALB/c Mice. The Journal of Immunology. 178(3). 1723–1735. 48 indexed citations

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Au, Alma, et al.. (2006). Subjective memory and mood of Hong Kong Chinese adults with epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior. 9(1). 68–72. 31 indexed citations

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Algood, Holly M. Scott, et al.. (2004). TNF Influences Chemokine Expression of Macrophages In Vitro and That of CD11b+ Cells In Vivo during Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection. The Journal of Immunology. 172(11). 6846–6857. 114 indexed citations

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Flynn, JoAnne L. & John Chan. (2003). Immune evasion by Mycobacterium tuberculosis: living with the enemy. Current Opinion in Immunology. 15(4). 450–455. 210 indexed citations

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Chan, John, et al.. (2000). Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in Complement Receptor 3-Deficient Mice. The Journal of Immunology. 165(5). 2596–2602. 71 indexed citations

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Dubnau, Eugenie, John Chan, Catherine Raynaud, et al.. (2000). Oxygenated mycolic acids are necessary for virulence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in mice. Molecular Microbiology. 36(3). 630–637. 239 indexed citations

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Bloom, Barry R., Richard J. Mazzaccaro, JoAnne L. Flynn, et al.. (1999). Immunology of an infectious diseas: Pathogenesis and protection in tuberculosis. 7. 54–59. 4 indexed citations

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Wong, K.F., John Chan, & C.S. Ng. (1994). CD56 (NCAM)-Positive Malignant Lymphoma. Leukemia & lymphoma. 14(1-2). 29–36. 31 indexed citations

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Flynn, JoAnne L., et al.. (1993). An essential role for interferon gamma in resistance to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 178(6). 2249–2254. 2054 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wong, K.F., et al.. (1993). Megakaryoblastic transformation of polycythemia vera associated with hypercalcemia. American Journal of Hematology. 43(3). 240–242. 5 indexed citations

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Chan, John, C.S. Ng, & Pak‐Kwan Hui. (1988). A simple guide to the terminology and application of leucocyte monoclonal antibodies. Histopathology. 12(5). 461–480. 64 indexed citations

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