Patrick Tan

47.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
232 papers, 12.3k citations indexed

About

Patrick Tan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrick Tan has authored 232 papers receiving a total of 12.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Molecular Biology, 71 papers in Cancer Research and 62 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Patrick Tan's work include Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (34 papers), Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (30 papers) and Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (26 papers). Patrick Tan is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (34 papers), Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (30 papers) and Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (26 papers). Patrick Tan collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, United States and Japan. Patrick Tan's co-authors include Khay Guan Yeoh, Na‐Yu Chia, Steve Rozen, Stuart K. Kim, Bin Tean Teh, Puay Hoon Tan, Iain Beehuat Tan, Kalpana Ramnarayanan, Heike I. Grabsch and Toshikazu Ushijima and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Patrick Tan

224 papers receiving 12.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Genomic Loss of microRNA-101 Leads to Overexpression of Histone Methyltransferase EZH2 in Cancer
    2008 833 citations Sooryanarayana Varambally, Qi Cao et al. Science profile →
  2. Genetics and Molecular Pathogenesis of Gastric Adenocarcinoma
    2015 354 citations Patrick Tan et al. profile →
  3. Aristolochic acids and their derivatives are widely implicated in liver cancers in Taiwan and throughout Asia
    2017 279 citations Willie Yu, Patrick Tan et al. profile →
  4. Enabling Technologies for Personalized and Precision Medicine
    2020 264 citations Patrick Tan et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Patrick Tan 6.4k 3.6k 2.7k 1.8k 1.3k 232 12.3k
Shu Zheng 6.1k 1.0× 3.0k 0.8× 3.0k 1.1× 1.4k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 370 11.2k
Xin Wang 9.0k 1.4× 4.5k 1.3× 2.6k 0.9× 1.7k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 547 14.8k
Graeme I. Murray 5.5k 0.9× 3.6k 1.0× 4.4k 1.6× 1.2k 0.7× 1.1k 0.8× 197 12.0k
Adriana Heguy 6.9k 1.1× 2.9k 0.8× 3.2k 1.2× 2.3k 1.3× 730 0.6× 178 14.0k
Gang Chen 8.2k 1.3× 5.8k 1.6× 2.1k 0.8× 1.8k 1.0× 1.0k 0.8× 649 13.0k
Ya Cao 7.2k 1.1× 4.7k 1.3× 3.9k 1.4× 1.9k 1.0× 794 0.6× 311 12.6k
Zhigang Zhang 5.5k 0.9× 2.3k 0.7× 3.1k 1.2× 1.3k 0.7× 775 0.6× 428 12.0k
Yi-Xin Zeng 6.8k 1.1× 3.8k 1.1× 3.6k 1.3× 778 0.4× 789 0.6× 183 11.3k
Daisuke Aoki 3.6k 0.6× 2.0k 0.6× 2.5k 0.9× 917 0.5× 1.5k 1.2× 440 11.0k
Qunyuan Zhang 5.7k 0.9× 3.4k 1.0× 2.3k 0.8× 1.3k 0.7× 622 0.5× 41 10.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Patrick Tan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Patrick Tan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Patrick Tan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Patrick Tan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Patrick Tan 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 Patrick Tan. Patrick Tan 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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Huang, Xi, Ley Moy Ng, Peiyong Guan, et al.. (2025). Effects of RARα ligand binding domain mutations on breast fibroepithelial tumor function and signaling. npj Breast Cancer. 11(1). 1–1.
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Wong, Sunny H. & Patrick Tan. (2024). A tough act to swallow: Streptococcus anginosus and gastric cancer. Cell Host & Microbe. 32(3). 291–293. 4 indexed citations
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Hoj, Jacob P., et al.. (2023). CBF-Beta Mitigates PI3K-Alpha–Specific Inhibitor Killing through PIM1 in PIK3CA -Mutant Gastric Cancer. Molecular Cancer Research. 21(11). 1148–1162. 7 indexed citations
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Liang, Yu, Di Wu, Hugh Gao, et al.. (2018). Clinical Utility of a STAT3-Regulated miRNA-200 Family Signature with Prognostic Potential in Early Gastric Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 24(6). 1459–1472. 39 indexed citations
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Lau, Wen Min, Eileen Teng, Kie Kyon Huang, et al.. (2017). Acquired Resistance to FGFR Inhibitor in Diffuse-Type Gastric Cancer through an AKT-Independent PKC-Mediated Phosphorylation of GSK3β. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 17(1). 232–242. 43 indexed citations
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Busuttil, Rita A., Joshy George, Richard W. Tothill, et al.. (2014). A Signature Predicting Poor Prognosis in Gastric and Ovarian Cancer Represents a Coordinated Macrophage and Stromal Response. Clinical Cancer Research. 20(10). 2761–2772. 65 indexed citations
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Itahana, Yoko, Na‐Yu Chia, Yonghui Wu, et al.. (2012). TP53 Genomic Status Regulates Sensitivity of Gastric Cancer Cells to the Histone Methylation Inhibitor 3-Deazaneplanocin A (DZNep). Clinical Cancer Research. 18(15). 4201–4212. 67 indexed citations
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Birkbak, Nicolai J., Aron C. Eklund, Qiyuan Li, et al.. (2011). Paradoxical Relationship between Chromosomal Instability and Survival Outcome in Cancer. Cancer Research. 71(10). 3447–3452. 258 indexed citations
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Das, Kakoli, Chia-Huey Ooi, Niantao Deng, et al.. (2011). Genomic Loss of miR-486 Regulates Tumor Progression and the OLFM4 Antiapoptotic Factor in Gastric Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 17(9). 2657–2667. 172 indexed citations
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Chantratita, Narisara, Drew A. Rholl, Bernice Sim, et al.. (2011). Antimicrobial resistance to ceftazidime involving loss of penicillin-binding protein 3 in Burkholderia pseudomallei. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(41). 17165–17170. 90 indexed citations
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Zang, Zhi Jiang, Choon Kiat Ong, Ioana Cutcutache, et al.. (2010). Genetic and Structural Variation in the Gastric Cancer Kinome Revealed through Targeted Deep Sequencing. Cancer Research. 71(1). 29–39. 69 indexed citations
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Ganesan, Kumaresan, Tatiana Ivanova, Yonghui Wu, et al.. (2008). Inhibition of Gastric Cancer Invasion and Metastasis by PLA2G2A , a Novel β-Catenin/TCF Target Gene. Cancer Research. 68(11). 4277–4286. 88 indexed citations
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Varambally, Sooryanarayana, Qi Cao, Ram S. Mani, et al.. (2008). Genomic Loss of microRNA-101 Leads to Overexpression of Histone Methyltransferase EZH2 in Cancer. Science. 322(5908). 1695–1699. 833 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yu, Kun, Kumaresan Ganesan, Lance D. Miller, & Patrick Tan. (2006). A Modular Analysis of Breast Cancer Reveals a Novel Low-Grade Molecular Signature in Estrogen Receptor–Positive Tumors. Clinical Cancer Research. 12(11). 3288–3296. 32 indexed citations
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Aggarwal, Amit, Yujin Hoshida, Siu Tsan Yuen, et al.. (2006). Topological and Functional Discovery in a Gene Coexpression Meta-Network of Gastric Cancer. Cancer Research. 66(1). 232–241. 69 indexed citations
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Aggarwal, Amit, Siew Hong Leong, Cheryl Lee, Oi Lian Kon, & Patrick Tan. (2005). Wavelet Transformations of Tumor Expression Profiles Reveals a Pervasive Genome-Wide Imprinting of Aneuploidy on the Cancer Transcriptome. Cancer Research. 65(1). 186–194. 20 indexed citations
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Yu, Kun, et al.. (2004). A Molecular Signature of the Nottingham Prognostic Index in Breast Cancer. Cancer Research. 64(9). 2962–2968. 54 indexed citations
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Yu, Kun, et al.. (2004). Conservation of Breast Cancer Molecular Subtypes and Transcriptional Patterns of Tumor Progression Across Distinct Ethnic Populations. Clinical Cancer Research. 10(16). 5508–5517. 91 indexed citations

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