Nelson Lee

22.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
217 papers, 15.9k citations indexed

About

Nelson Lee is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Nelson Lee has authored 217 papers receiving a total of 15.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 120 papers in Epidemiology, 88 papers in Infectious Diseases and 22 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Nelson Lee's work include Respiratory viral infections research (76 papers), Influenza Virus Research Studies (67 papers) and Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (40 papers). Nelson Lee is often cited by papers focused on Respiratory viral infections research (76 papers), Influenza Virus Research Studies (67 papers) and Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (40 papers). Nelson Lee collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and United States. Nelson Lee's co-authors include Paul K.S. Chan, David S.C. Hui, Joseph J.�Y. Sung, Philip Levis, Matt Welsh, David Culler, Alan Wu, Ka‐Fai To, Anil T. Ahuja and Grace Lui and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Nelson Lee

211 papers receiving 15.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

A Major Outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in Hong Kong

2003 1.9k citations Nelson Lee, David S.C. Hui et al. profile →
TOSSIM

2003 1.4k citations Philip Levis, Nelson Lee et al. profile →
Plasma inflammatory cytokines and chemokines in severe acute respiratory syndrome

2004 996 citations Chun Kwok Wong, Nelson Lee et al. profile →
TOSSIM

2003 674 citations Philip Levis, Nelson Lee et al. profile →
Baloxavir Marboxil for Uncomplicated Influenza in Adults and Adolescents

2018 595 citations Nelson Lee et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nelson Lee Hong Kong	60	7.4k	5.5k	2.1k	1.7k	1.7k	217	15.9k
Xuan Dong China	24	9.9k 1.3×	1.6k 0.3×	737 0.3×	1.3k 0.7×	4.5k 2.6×	102	16.3k
Raffaele Bruno Italy	49	3.9k 0.5×	3.0k 0.5×	1.0k 0.5×	413 0.2×	937 0.6×	326	10.2k
Jasper Fuk‐Woo Chan Hong Kong	73	14.6k 2.0×	4.7k 0.9×	140 0.1×	1.7k 1.0×	2.0k 1.2×	319	27.7k
Weifeng Shi China	39	15.4k 2.1×	3.4k 0.6×	119 0.1×	1.7k 1.0×	3.6k 2.2×	212	25.7k
Bruno Lina France	55	4.3k 0.6×	6.2k 1.1×	71 0.0×	783 0.5×	381 0.2×	342	10.8k
Jingdong Song China	22	12.6k 1.7×	1.8k 0.3×	43 0.0×	1.7k 1.0×	3.4k 2.0×	99	20.5k
Philippe Vanhems France	41	3.2k 0.4×	3.3k 0.6×	132 0.1×	627 0.4×	105 0.1×	281	7.7k
Kwok‐Hung Chan Hong Kong	74	15.8k 2.1×	6.0k 1.1×	30 0.0×	2.2k 1.3×	1.5k 0.9×	223	23.0k
William C. Miller United States	67	6.0k 0.8×	5.5k 1.0×	86 0.0×	320 0.2×	301 0.2×	629	17.4k
Jingli Wang China	32	9.6k 1.3×	1.6k 0.3×	33 0.0×	1.4k 0.8×	4.4k 2.6×	141	18.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Nelson Lee

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nelson Lee

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nelson Lee

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Musa, Emmanuel, et al.. (2024). Avian Influenza: Lessons from Past Outbreaks and an Inventory of Data Sources, Mathematical and AI Models, and Early Warning Systems for Forecasting and Hotspot Detection to Tackle Ongoing Outbreaks. Healthcare. 12(19). 1959–1959. 5 indexed citations

Lee, Nelson, Lena Nguyen, Peter C. Austin, et al.. (2023). Protection Conferred by COVID-19 Vaccination, Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection, or Hybrid Immunity Against Omicron-Associated Severe Outcomes Among Community-Dwelling Adults. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 78(5). 1372–1382. 4 indexed citations

Gonçalves, Isabel, et al.. (2023). PB1332 Heightened Thrombosis in Immune Thrombocytopenia: Insights into the Risk Factors and Clinical Outcomes from an Australian Hospital Cohort. Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 7. 101448–101448. 1 indexed citations

Grewal, Ramandip, Sarah A. Buchan, Lena Nguyen, et al.. (2023). Effectiveness of mRNA COVID-19 Monovalent and Bivalent Vaccine Booster Doses Against Omicron Severe Outcomes Among Adults Aged ≥50 Years in Ontario, Canada: A Canadian Immunization Research Network Study. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 229(2). 394–397. 9 indexed citations

Lee, Nelson, Bin Cao, Changwen Ke, et al.. (2017). IFITM3, TLR3, and CD55 Gene SNPs and Cumulative Genetic Risks for Severe Outcomes in Chinese Patients With H7N9/H1N1pdm09 Influenza. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 216(1). 97–104. 52 indexed citations

Wong, Martin C. S., E. Anthony S. Nelson, C Leung, et al.. (2016). Ad Hoc Influenza Vaccination During Years of Significant Antigenic Drift in a Tropical City With 2 Seasonal Peaks. Medicine. 95(19). e3359–e3359. 3 indexed citations

Hui, David S.C., Nelson Lee, & Paul K.S. Chan. (2015). Update in Viral Infections 2014. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 192(6). 676–681. 1 indexed citations

Lee, Nelson, Yee‐Sin Leo, Bin Cao, et al.. (2015). Neuraminidase inhibitors, superinfection and corticosteroids affect survival of influenza patients. European Respiratory Journal. 45(6). 1642–1652. 74 indexed citations

Wong, Simon S., Janice Yu, Kainam Thomas Wong, et al.. (2014). Initial Radiographic Features as Outcome Predictor of Adult Respiratory Syncytial Virus Respiratory Tract Infection. American Journal of Roentgenology. 203(2). 280–286. 13 indexed citations

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Lee, Nelson, Grace Lui, K. T. Wong, et al.. (2013). High Morbidity and Mortality in Adults Hospitalized for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 57(8). 1069–1077. 255 indexed citations

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Lee, Nelson, David S.C. Hui, Zhong Zuo, et al.. (2013). A Prospective Intervention Study on Higher-Dose Oseltamivir Treatment in Adults Hospitalized With Influenza A and B Infections. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 57(11). 1511–1519. 68 indexed citations

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Lee, Nelson, Paul K.S. Chan, Timothy H. Rainer, et al.. (2013). Influenza virus load in hospitalised patients.. PubMed. 19 Suppl 4. 15–8. 8 indexed citations

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Lee, Nelson, Michelle L. Gatton, Anita Pelecanos, et al.. (2012). Identification of optimal epitopes for Plasmodium falciparum rapid diagnostic tests that target histidine-rich proteins 2 and 3. QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology). 1 indexed citations

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Lee, Nelson, Chun Kwok Wong, Paul K.S. Chan, et al.. (2010). Acute Encephalopathy Associated with Influenza A Infection in Adults. Emerging infectious diseases. 16(1). 139–142. 41 indexed citations

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Lee, Nelson. (2010). Anxiety Disorders: An approach with focus on panic disorder and generalised anxiety disorder. 36(1). 22–25. 1 indexed citations

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Lee, Nelson, Zhiyao Duan, & Julius O. Smith. (2007). EXCITATION SIGNAL EXTRACTION FOR GUITAR TONES. The Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association. 2007. 7 indexed citations

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Shin, Jaewon, Nelson Lee, Sebastian Thrun, & Leonidas Guibas. (2005). Lazy inference on object identities in wireless sensor networks. Information Processing in Sensor Networks. 174–180. 16 indexed citations

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Chan, Paul K.S., Rickjason C. W. Chan, Rebecca K.Y. Lam, et al.. (2004). Immunofluorescence Assay for Serologic Diagnosis of SARS. Emerging infectious diseases. 10(3). 530–532. 46 indexed citations

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Lee, Nelson, Philip Levis, & Jason Hill. (2002). Mica High Speed Radio Stack. Journal of surgical education. 76(5). 1413–1424. 8 indexed citations

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Fok, T. F., et al.. (1987). A Prospective Study on the Intrauterine Growth of Hong Kong Chinese Babies. Neonatology. 51(6). 312–323. 10 indexed citations

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