Ka Chun Chong

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
205 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Ka Chun Chong is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Modeling and Simulation. According to data from OpenAlex, Ka Chun Chong has authored 205 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Infectious Diseases, 64 papers in Epidemiology and 61 papers in Modeling and Simulation. Recurrent topics in Ka Chun Chong's work include COVID-19 epidemiological studies (61 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (45 papers) and Influenza Virus Research Studies (29 papers). Ka Chun Chong is often cited by papers focused on COVID-19 epidemiological studies (61 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (45 papers) and Influenza Virus Research Studies (29 papers). Ka Chun Chong collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and United States. Ka Chun Chong's co-authors include Benny Zee, Maggie Haitian Wang, Shi Zhao, Paul K.S. Chan, Martin C. S. Wong, Zigui Chen, Eliza Lai‐Yi Wong, Rita W. Y. Ng, Christopher K.C. Lai and Daihai He and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Medicine and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Ka Chun Chong

189 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine based on the health belief model: A population-based survey in Hong Kong

2021 376 citations Ka Chun Chong, Zigui Chen et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ka Chun Chong Hong Kong	28	934	827	562	474	394	205	3.1k
Nazrul Islam United Kingdom	31	598 0.6×	488 0.6×	635 1.1×	304 0.6×	333 0.8×	152	3.4k
Hilda Razzaghi United States	28	1.2k 1.2×	471 0.6×	1.3k 2.3×	1.0k 2.2×	273 0.7×	65	4.9k
Jacqui Wise	21	1.1k 1.1×	305 0.4×	253 0.5×	417 0.9×	225 0.6×	580	2.9k
Michael L. Pennell United States	27	507 0.5×	275 0.3×	279 0.5×	852 1.8×	294 0.7×	102	3.2k
Moran Ki South Korea	32	834 0.9×	525 0.6×	1.3k 2.4×	193 0.4×	303 0.8×	167	3.8k
Eliana Ferroni Italy	27	888 1.0×	717 0.9×	2.3k 4.1×	645 1.4×	225 0.6×	82	4.7k
Carlo Signorelli Italy	34	878 0.9×	346 0.4×	1.0k 1.8×	1.1k 2.4×	286 0.7×	224	4.2k
Wenzhan Jing China	24	536 0.6×	530 0.6×	639 1.1×	121 0.3×	283 0.7×	53	2.2k
Stefan Ma Singapore	34	1.1k 1.2×	1.4k 1.7×	1.5k 2.6×	424 0.9×	368 0.9×	115	5.1k
Oliver Morgan United States	28	1.4k 1.5×	536 0.6×	781 1.4×	264 0.6×	124 0.3×	70	3.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ka Chun Chong

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Wei, Yuchen, Huwen Wang, Christopher Boyer, et al.. (2024). Association of nirmatrelvir–ritonavir with post-acute sequelae and mortality among patients who are immunocompromised with COVID-19 in Hong Kong: a retrospective cohort study. The Lancet Rheumatology. 7(2). e108–e117. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Liu, et al.. (2024). Control chart for detecting the scale parameter of the zero‐inflated Poisson model. Quality and Reliability Engineering International. 40(6). 3387–3406.

Ho, Janice, Ka Chun Chong, Pak Wai Chan, et al.. (2024). Suitable temperature indicator for adverse health impacts in sub-tropical cities: a case study in Hong Kong from 2010-2019. International Journal of Biometeorology. 69(1). 233–244.

Liang, Weiwen, Inchi Hu, Shi Zhao, et al.. (2024). Predictive evolutionary modelling for influenza virus by site-based dynamics of mutations. Nature Communications. 15(1). 2546–2546. 6 indexed citations

Ho, Janice, Eric T C Lai, Pui Hing Chau, Ka Chun Chong, & Jean Woo. (2023). The role of older adult-focused social vulnerability on the relationship between temperature and emergency department attendance in a subtropical Asian city. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 117. 105195–105195. 2 indexed citations

Guo, Zihao, Shi Zhao, Chris Ka Pun Mok, et al.. (2023). Comparing the incubation period, serial interval, and infectiousness profile between SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron and Delta variants. Journal of Medical Virology. 95(3). e28648–e28648. 14 indexed citations

Chong, Ka Chun, Paul K.S. Chan, Chi Tim Hung, et al.. (2023). Changes in all-cause and cause-specific excess mortality before and after the Omicron outbreak of COVID-19 in Hong Kong. Journal of Global Health. 13. 6017–6017. 11 indexed citations

Lai, Maria, et al.. (2023). Lifestyle Changes Reduced Estimated White Matter Hyperintensities Based on Retinal Image Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(4). 3530–3530. 2 indexed citations

Zhao, Shi, Ka Chun Chong, Sukhyun Ryu, et al.. (2022). Characterizing superspreading potential of infectious disease: Decomposition of individual transmissibility. PLoS Computational Biology. 18(6). e1010281–e1010281. 7 indexed citations

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Sun, Rui, Yingying Wei, Ka Chun Chong, et al.. (2022). A Prism Vote method for individualized risk prediction of traits in genotype data of Multi-population. PLoS Genetics. 18(10). e1010443–e1010443. 1 indexed citations

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Guo, Zihao, Shi Zhao, Shengzhi Sun, et al.. (2022). Estimation of the serial interval of monkeypox during the early outbreak in 2022. Journal of Medical Virology. 95(1). e28248–e28248. 7 indexed citations

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Lui, Grace, Martin C.W. Chan, Ka Chun Chong, et al.. (2021). Host inflammatory response is the major marker of severe respiratory syncytial virus infection in older adults. Journal of Infection. 83(6). 686–692. 10 indexed citations

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Chong, Ka Chun, Katherine Min Jia, Shui Shan Lee, et al.. (2021). Characterization of Unlinked Cases of COVID-19 and Implications for Contact Tracing Measures: Retrospective Analysis of Surveillance Data. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 7(11). e30968–e30968. 7 indexed citations

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Zhao, Shi, Ka Chun Chong, Hong Zheng, et al.. (2021). Inferring the Association between the Risk of COVID-19 Case Fatality and N501Y Substitution in SARS-CoV-2. Viruses. 13(4). 638–638. 21 indexed citations

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Cheng, Wei, Zhao Yu, Kirran N. Mohammad, et al.. (2020). Independent association between meteorological factors, PM2.5, and seasonal influenza activity in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. 15(4). 513–520. 13 indexed citations

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Chan, Shannon M., et al.. (2020). A Proof of Concept Study: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Is an Aerosol-Generating Procedure and Continuous Oral Suction During the Procedure Reduces the Amount of Aerosol Generated. Gastroenterology. 159(5). 1949–1951.e4. 31 indexed citations

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Ran, Jinjun, Shi Zhao, Lefei Han, et al.. (2020). Effects of particulate matter exposure on the transmissibility and case fatality rate of COVID-19: A Nationwide Ecological Study in China. Journal of Travel Medicine. 27(6). 68 indexed citations

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Chaemsaithong, Piya, Angel Hoi Wan Kwan, Wing Ting Tse, et al.. (2019). Factors that affect ultrasound-determined labor progress in women undergoing induction of labor. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 220(6). 592.e1–592.e15. 20 indexed citations

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Chong, Ka Chun, Tsz-cheung Lee, Seweryn Bialasiewicz, et al.. (2019). Association between meteorological variations and activities of influenza A and B across different climate zones: a multi-region modelling analysis across the globe. Journal of Infection. 80(1). 84–98. 70 indexed citations

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Chong, Ka Chun, Katherine Min Jia, Benny Zee, et al.. (2018). Targeting Adults for Supplementary Immunization Activities of Measles Control in Central China: A Mathematical Modelling Study. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 16124–16124. 10 indexed citations

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