Ka‐Chun Ng

2.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
20 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Ka‐Chun Ng is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Animal Science and Zoology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ka‐Chun Ng has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Infectious Diseases, 11 papers in Epidemiology and 4 papers in Animal Science and Zoology. Recurrent topics in Ka‐Chun Ng's work include SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (6 papers), Influenza Virus Research Studies (6 papers) and Respiratory viral infections research (6 papers). Ka‐Chun Ng is often cited by papers focused on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (6 papers), Influenza Virus Research Studies (6 papers) and Respiratory viral infections research (6 papers). Ka‐Chun Ng collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and Taiwan. Ka‐Chun Ng's co-authors include Michael C. W. Chan, Malik Peiris, John M. Nicholls, Kenrie P. Y. Hui, Leo L. M. Poon, Man Chun Cheung, John Chi Wang Ho, Haogao Gu, Michael K. Y. Hsin and Timmy Wing‐Kuk Au and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Clinical Infectious Diseases and Journal of Virology.

In The Last Decade

Ka‐Chun Ng

19 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant replication in human bronchus and lung ex vivo

2022 496 citations Kenrie P. Y. Hui, John Chi Wang Ho et al. Nature profile →
Tropism, replication competence, and innate immune responses of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in human respiratory tract and conjunctiva: an analysis in ex-vivo and in-vitro cultures

2020 367 citations Kenrie P. Y. Hui, Man Chun Cheung et al. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ka‐Chun Ng Hong Kong	12	839	245	211	160	111	20	1.2k
Fengting Yu China	12	763 0.9×	131 0.5×	87 0.4×	212 1.3×	91 0.8×	38	1.1k
Mingxia Zhang China	16	616 0.7×	266 1.1×	134 0.6×	190 1.2×	72 0.6×	54	1.1k
Duaa W. Al‐Sadeq Qatar	16	569 0.7×	198 0.8×	38 0.2×	129 0.8×	51 0.5×	35	998
Guiju Gao China	12	770 0.9×	200 0.8×	114 0.5×	96 0.6×	80 0.7×	40	1.0k
Frankie Wai Tsoi Cheng Hong Kong	19	423 0.5×	324 1.3×	122 0.6×	179 1.1×	250 2.3×	68	1.2k
Angelo Genoni Italy	14	601 0.7×	92 0.4×	43 0.2×	136 0.8×	39 0.4×	38	903
Jenna Schafers United Kingdom	4	696 0.8×	123 0.5×	115 0.5×	72 0.5×	106 1.0×	4	911
Waleed H. Mahallawi Saudi Arabia	11	570 0.7×	134 0.5×	204 1.0×	67 0.4×	34 0.3×	49	786
Bosco Ho‐Yin Wong Hong Kong	9	802 1.0×	195 0.8×	228 1.1×	168 1.1×	104 0.9×	10	1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ka‐Chun Ng

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ka‐Chun Ng. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ka‐Chun Ng 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 Ka‐Chun Ng. Ka‐Chun Ng 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

Ho, John, Ka‐Chun Ng, Malik Peiris, et al.. (2025). Dynamic Interaction Between SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A Virus Infection in Human Respiratory Tissues and Cells. Microorganisms. 13(5). 988–988.

So, Ray T. Y., Daniel K. W. Chu, Kenrie P. Y. Hui, et al.. (2023). Amino acid substitution L232F in non-structural protein 6 identified as a possible human-adaptive mutation in clade B MERS coronaviruses. Journal of Virology. 97(12). e0136923–e0136923. 3 indexed citations

Chen, Rui, Kenrie P. Y. Hui, Yingmin Liang, et al.. (2023). SARS-CoV-2 infection aggravates cigarette smoke-exposed cell damage in primary human airway epithelia. Virology Journal. 20(1). 65–65. 4 indexed citations

Hui, Kenrie P. Y., John Chi Wang Ho, Ka‐Chun Ng, et al.. (2023). Replication of Novel Zoonotic-Like Influenza A(H3N8) Virus in Ex Vivo Human Bronchus and Lung. Emerging infectious diseases. 29(6). 1210–1214. 4 indexed citations

Hui, Kenrie P. Y., Alex W. H. Chin, Ka‐Chun Ng, et al.. (2023). Stability of SARS-CoV-2 on Commercial Aircraft Interior Surfaces with Implications for Effective Control Measures. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(16). 6598–6598. 2 indexed citations

Hui, Kenrie P. Y., John Chi Wang Ho, Man Chun Cheung, et al.. (2022). SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant replication in human bronchus and lung ex vivo. Nature. 603(7902). 715–720. 496 indexed citations breakdown →

Hui, Kenrie P. Y., Ka‐Chun Ng, Haogao Gu, et al.. (2022). Replication of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 variant in ex vivo cultures of the human upper and lower respiratory tract. EBioMedicine. 83. 104232–104232. 57 indexed citations

Bui, Christine H. T., Denise I. T. Kuok, Ka‐Chun Ng, et al.. (2021). Risk Assessment for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N6/H5N8) Clade 2.3.4.4 Viruses. Emerging infectious diseases. 27(10). 2619–2627. 21 indexed citations

Chu, Daniel K. W., Kenrie P. Y. Hui, Haogao Gu, et al.. (2021). Introduction of ORF3a-Q57H SARS-CoV-2 Variant Causing Fourth Epidemic Wave of COVID-19, Hong Kong, China. Emerging infectious diseases. 27(5). 1492–1495. 23 indexed citations

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Hui, Kenrie P. Y., et al.. (2021). Role of Epithelial–Endothelial Cell Interaction in the Pathogenesis of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 74(2). 199–209. 18 indexed citations

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Hui, Kenrie P. Y., Man Chun Cheung, Ranawaka A. P. M. Perera, et al.. (2020). Tropism, replication competence, and innate immune responses of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in human respiratory tract and conjunctiva: an analysis in ex-vivo and in-vitro cultures. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 8(7). 687–695. 367 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hui, Kenrie P. Y., Ranawaka A. P. M. Perera, Ka‐Chun Ng, et al.. (2020). Tropism of the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in Human Respiratory Tract: An Analysis in <i>Ex Vivo</i> and <i>In Vitro</i> Cultures. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations

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Bui, Christine H. T., Renee W. Y. Chan, MC Cheung, et al.. (2019). Tropism of influenza B viruses in human respiratory tract explants and airway organoids. European Respiratory Journal. 54(2). 1900008–1900008. 41 indexed citations

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Chan, Louisa, Kenrie P. Y. Hui, Denise I. T. Kuok, et al.. (2019). Risk Assessment of the Tropism and Pathogenesis of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A/H7N9 Virus Using Ex Vivo and In Vitro Cultures of Human Respiratory Tract. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 220(4). 578–588. 8 indexed citations

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Li, Hung Sing, Denise I. T. Kuok, Man Chun Cheung, et al.. (2018). Effect of interferon alpha and cyclosporine treatment separately and in combination on Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) replication in a human in-vitro and ex-vivo culture model. Antiviral Research. 155. 89–96. 40 indexed citations

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Chan, Paul K.S., Chi Kong Li, Ki Wai Chik, et al.. (2004). Risk factors and clinical consequences of human herpesvirus 7 infection in paediatric haematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. Journal of Medical Virology. 72(4). 668–674. 21 indexed citations

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Lam, TH, Ka‐Chun Ng, Sai Yin Ho, et al.. (2004). Smoking, drinking and colorectal cancer in Hong Kong Chinese: A case‐control study. International Journal of Cancer. 109(4). 587–597. 31 indexed citations

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Ng, Ka‐Chun, et al.. (2002). Epidemiology of hyperuricemia in the elderly.. PubMed. 74(3). 151–7. 24 indexed citations

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Chan, Paul K.S., Chi Kong Li, Nelson L.S. Tang, et al.. (2001). Prevalence and genotype distribution of TT virus in various specimen types from thalassaemic patients. Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 8(4). 304–309. 19 indexed citations

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Ng, Ka‐Chun, et al.. (1996). Urinary tract infection caused by Mycobacterium terrae complex. Tubercle and Lung Disease. 77(6). 555–557. 7 indexed citations

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