Keng Bee Yap

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
78 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Keng Bee Yap is a scholar working on Physiology, Geriatrics and Gerontology and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Keng Bee Yap has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Physiology, 30 papers in Geriatrics and Gerontology and 24 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Keng Bee Yap's work include Frailty in Older Adults (28 papers), Nutrition and Health in Aging (28 papers) and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (19 papers). Keng Bee Yap is often cited by papers focused on Frailty in Older Adults (28 papers), Nutrition and Health in Aging (28 papers) and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (19 papers). Keng Bee Yap collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, Canada and China. Keng Bee Yap's co-authors include Tze Pin Ng, Liang Feng, Ma Shwe Zin Nyunt, Lei Feng, Mathew Niti, Philip Yap, Qi Gao, Tih Shih Lee, Boon Yeow Tan and Gribson Chan and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

Keng Bee Yap

73 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

Nutritional, Physical, Cognitive, and Combination Interve... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Nutritional, Physical, Cognitive, and Combination Interventions and Frailty Reversal Among Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial
    2015 509 citations Tze Pin Ng, Liang Feng et al. profile →

Peers

Keng Bee Yap
Liang Feng Singapore
Ma Shwe Zin Nyunt Singapore
Alberto Pilotto Italy
Chris MacKnight Canada
Marc Bonnefoy France
Philipe de Souto Barreto France
L. P. Fried United States
Ahmet Turan Işık Türkiye
Rónán Ó’Caoimh Ireland
G. V. Ostir United States
Liang Feng Singapore
Keng Bee Yap
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Countries citing papers authored by Keng Bee Yap

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Fields of papers citing papers by Keng Bee Yap

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Keng Bee Yap

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ng, Tze Pin, et al.. (2023). Curcumin-rich curry consumption and life expectancy: Singapore longitudinal ageing study. GeroScience. 46(1). 969–980. 6 indexed citations
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Lu, Yanxia, Tamàs Fülöp, Xinyi Gwee, et al.. (2022). Cardiometabolic and Vascular Disease Factors and Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia. Gerontology. 68(9). 1061–1069. 11 indexed citations
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Lee, Tih Shih, Wee Shiong Lim, Mei Sian Chong, et al.. (2022). One-Carbon Metabolism Biomarkers and Risks of Incident Neurocognitive Disorder among Cognitively Normal Older Adults. Nutrients. 14(17). 3535–3535. 2 indexed citations
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Ng, Tze Pin, Tu Ngoc Nguyen, Qi Gao, et al.. (2021). Angiotensin receptor blockers use and changes in frailty, muscle mass, and function indexes: Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(2). 111–121. 8 indexed citations
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Gao, Qi, Xinyi Gwee, Liang Feng, et al.. (2018). Mild Cognitive Impairment Reversion and Progression: Rates and Predictors in Community-Living Older Persons in the Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Studies Cohort. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra. 8(2). 226–237. 27 indexed citations
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Ng, Tze Pin, Ma Shwe Zin Nyunt, Faysal Kabir Shuvo, et al.. (2017). The Neighborhood Built Environment and Cognitive Function of Older Persons: Results from the Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Study. Gerontology. 64(2). 149–156. 47 indexed citations
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Heywood, R., Qi Gao, Ma Shwe Zin Nyunt, et al.. (2017). Hearing Loss and Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: Findings from the Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Study. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders. 43(5-6). 259–268. 75 indexed citations
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Ng, Tze Pin, Ma Shwe Zin Nyunt, Lei Feng, et al.. (2016). Multi-domains lifestyle interventions reduces depressive symptoms among frail and pre-frail older persons: Randomized controlled trial. The journal of nutrition health & aging. 21(8). 918–926. 48 indexed citations
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Ng, Tze Pin, Lei Feng, Wee Shiong Lim, et al.. (2015). Montreal Cognitive Assessment for Screening Mild Cognitive Impairment: Variations in Test Performance and Scores by Education in Singapore. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders. 39(3-4). 176–185. 47 indexed citations
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Ng, Tze Pin, Xavier Camous, Ma Shwe Zin Nyunt, et al.. (2015). Markers of T-cell senescence and physical frailty: insights from Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Studies. PubMed. 1(1). 15005–15005. 35 indexed citations
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Cheung, Yin Bun, Ying Xu, Lei Feng, et al.. (2014). Unconditional and Conditional Standards Using Cognitive Function Curves for the Modified Mini-Mental State Exam: Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Analyses in Older Chinese Adults in Singapore. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 23(9). 915–924. 7 indexed citations
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Feng, Liang, Ma Shwe Zin Nyunt, Lei Feng, Keng Bee Yap, & Tze Pin Ng. (2013). Frailty Predicts New and Persistent Depressive Symptoms Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Findings From Singapore Longitudinal Aging Study. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 15(1). 76.e7–76.e12. 124 indexed citations
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Ng, Tze Pin, et al.. (2012). Homocysteine, folate, vitamin B-12, and physical function in older adults: cross-sectional findings from the Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 96(6). 1362–1368. 44 indexed citations
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Gao, Qi, Mathew Niti, Lei Feng, Keng Bee Yap, & Tze Pin Ng. (2011). Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplements and cognitive decline: Singapore longitudinal aging studies. The journal of nutrition health & aging. 15(1). 32–35. 29 indexed citations
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Ng, Tze Pin, Mathew Niti, Calvin Fones, Keng Bee Yap, & Wan C. Tan. (2009). Co-morbid association of depression and COPD: A population-based study. Respiratory Medicine. 103(6). 895–901. 69 indexed citations
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Ho, Roger, Mathew Niti, Keng Bee Yap, Ee Heok Kua, & Tze Pin Ng. (2008). Metabolic Syndrome and Cognitive Decline in Chinese Older Adults: Results From the Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Studies. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 16(6). 519–522. 62 indexed citations
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Yap, Keng Bee, et al.. (1999). The presentation of elderly people at an emergency department in Singapore.. PubMed. 40(12). 742–4. 20 indexed citations
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Yap, Keng Bee, et al.. (1998). Day hospital rehabilitation for the elderly: a retrospective study.. PubMed. 27(4). 468–73. 3 indexed citations

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