Lex E. X. Leong

3.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
49 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Lex E. X. Leong is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Lex E. X. Leong has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Epidemiology and 9 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Lex E. X. Leong's work include Gut microbiota and health (16 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (8 papers) and Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (6 papers). Lex E. X. Leong is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (16 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (8 papers) and Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (6 papers). Lex E. X. Leong collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Lex E. X. Leong's co-authors include Geraint B. Rogers, Jocelyn M. Choo, Steve Wesselingh, Peter G. Gibson, Steven Taylor, John W. Upham, Melissa Baraket, Paul N. Reynolds, Guy B. Marks and Matthew Peters and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Lex E. X. Leong

48 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

Effect of azithromycin on asthma exacerbations and quality of life in adults with persistent uncontrolled asthma (AMAZES): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

2017 446 citations Peter G. Gibson, Ian A. Yang et al. profile →
Sample storage conditions significantly influence faecal microbiome profiles

2015 357 citations Jocelyn M. Choo, Lex E. X. Leong et al. Scientific Reports profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lex E. X. Leong Australia	20	1.3k	938	620	442	322	49	2.8k
Jocelyn M. Choo Australia	22	1.4k 1.1×	658 0.7×	307 0.5×	502 1.1×	389 1.2×	55	2.6k
Alison N. Thorburn Australia	13	1.8k 1.3×	1.1k 1.1×	244 0.4×	303 0.7×	163 0.5×	17	3.1k
Christine M. Bassis United States	19	1.6k 1.2×	377 0.4×	555 0.9×	456 1.0×	184 0.6×	47	2.8k
Catherine Ngom‐Bru Switzerland	11	2.0k 1.5×	934 1.0×	249 0.4×	499 1.1×	112 0.3×	17	3.1k
Kei E. Fujimura United States	21	1.9k 1.5×	864 0.9×	552 0.9×	477 1.1×	87 0.3×	35	3.4k
Anke Sichelstiel Switzerland	8	1.7k 1.3×	917 1.0×	375 0.6×	471 1.1×	100 0.3×	9	2.8k
Christopher J. Stewart United Kingdom	39	2.1k 1.6×	528 0.6×	672 1.1×	683 1.5×	133 0.4×	130	4.8k
Kathleen M. Antony United States	16	1.8k 1.4×	624 0.7×	267 0.4×	361 0.8×	107 0.3×	94	3.8k
Susanne Brix Denmark	37	2.2k 1.6×	1.2k 1.3×	603 1.0×	325 0.7×	105 0.3×	150	4.8k
Vicente Pérez‐Brocal Spain	28	1.5k 1.2×	475 0.5×	327 0.5×	352 0.8×	101 0.3×	70	3.1k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Adamson, Penelope J., et al.. (2024). Direct whole-genome sequencing of HIV-1 for clinical drug-resistance analysis and public health surveillance. Journal of Clinical Virology. 174. 105709–105709. 1 indexed citations

Leong, Lex E. X., Stuart E. Denman, Seungha Kang, et al.. (2023). Identification of the mechanism for dehalorespiration of monofluoroacetate in the phylum Synergistota. Animal Bioscience. 37(2). 396–403. 6 indexed citations

Stafford, Russell, Irani U. Rathnayake, Rikki Graham, et al.. (2021). Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella enterica Serovar Heidelberg with Unidentified Source, Australia, 2018–2019. Emerging infectious diseases. 28(1). 238–241. 7 indexed citations

Stockwell, Rebecca E., Lex E. X. Leong, Nicole E. Wheeler, et al.. (2020). Alternative transmission pathways of mycobacterium abscessus group (MABs) respiratory infections. Respirology. 25. 22–22. 1 indexed citations

Mobegi, Fredrick M., Lex E. X. Leong, Fintan Thompson, et al.. (2020). Intestinal microbiology shapes population health impacts of diet and lifestyle risk exposures in Torres Strait Islander communities. eLife. 9. 12 indexed citations

Taylor, Steven, Lex E. X. Leong, Fredrick M. Mobegi, et al.. (2019). Long-Term Azithromycin Reduces Haemophilus influenzae and Increases Antibiotic Resistance in Severe Asthma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 200(3). 309–317. 128 indexed citations

Ryan, Feargal J., Damian P. Drew, Lex E. X. Leong, et al.. (2019). Changes in the Composition of the Gut Microbiota and the Blood Transcriptome in Preterm Infants at Less than 29 Weeks Gestation Diagnosed with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. mSystems. 4(5). 30 indexed citations

Wang, Yanan, Noel Kalanga, Lex E. X. Leong, et al.. (2019). The Capacity of the Fecal Microbiota From Malawian Infants to Ferment Resistant Starch. Frontiers in Microbiology. 10. 1459–1459. 12 indexed citations

McLoughlin, Rebecca F., Bronwyn S. Berthon, Geraint B. Rogers, et al.. (2019). Soluble fibre supplementation with and without a probiotic in adults with asthma: A 7-day randomised, double blind, three way cross-over trial. EBioMedicine. 46. 473–485. 79 indexed citations

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Papanicolas, Lito E., et al.. (2019). Case report: Identification of intra-laboratory blood culture contamination with Staphylococcus aureus by whole genome sequencing. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 94(4). 331–333. 2 indexed citations

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Wang, Yanan, Lex E. X. Leong, Tokuwa Kanno, et al.. (2018). Opportunistic bacteria confer the ability to ferment prebiotic starch in the adult cystic fibrosis gut. Gut Microbes. 10(3). 367–381. 41 indexed citations

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Stockwell, Rebecca E., Lex E. X. Leong, Michelle Wood, et al.. (2018). Prevalence of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in potable water. Respirology. 23. 58–58. 1 indexed citations

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Taylor, Steven, Lex E. X. Leong, Fredrick M. Mobegi, et al.. (2018). Understanding the impact of antibiotic therapies on the respiratory tract resistome: a novel pooled-template metagenomic sequencing strategy. Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine. 13(S1). 30–30. 14 indexed citations

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Choo, Jocelyn M., Paul J. Trim, Lex E. X. Leong, et al.. (2017). Inbred Mouse Populations Exhibit Intergenerational Changes in Intestinal Microbiota Composition and Function Following Introduction to a Facility. Frontiers in Microbiology. 8. 608–608. 21 indexed citations

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Taylor, Steven, Lex E. X. Leong, Jocelyn M. Choo, et al.. (2017). Inflammatory phenotypes in patients with severe asthma are associated with distinct airway microbiology. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 141(1). 94–103.e15. 229 indexed citations

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Wong, Ma‐Li, Antonio Inserra, Martin Lewis, et al.. (2016). Inflammasome signaling affects anxiety- and depressive-like behavior and gut microbiome composition. Molecular Psychiatry. 21(6). 797–805. 441 indexed citations

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Jervis-Bardy, Jake, Lex E. X. Leong, Shashikanth Marri, et al.. (2015). Deriving accurate microbiota profiles from human samples with low bacterial content through post-sequencing processing of Illumina MiSeq data. Microbiome. 3(1). 19–19. 148 indexed citations

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Choo, Jocelyn M., Lex E. X. Leong, & Geraint B. Rogers. (2015). Sample storage conditions significantly influence faecal microbiome profiles. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 16350–16350. 357 indexed citations breakdown →

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Leong, Lex E. X., Stuart E. Denman, Philip Hugenholtz, & Christopher S. McSweeney. (2015). Amino Acid and Peptide Utilization Profiles of the Fluoroacetate-Degrading Bacterium Synergistetes Strain MFA1 Under Varying Conditions. Microbial Ecology. 71(2). 494–504. 28 indexed citations

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Jervis-Bardy, Jake, Geraint B. Rogers, Peter S Morris, et al.. (2015). The microbiome of otitis media with effusion in Indigenous Australian children. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 79(9). 1548–1555. 44 indexed citations

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