Rita Yn Tz Sung

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

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Rita Yn Tz Sung is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rita Yn Tz Sung has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 18 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 16 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Rita Yn Tz Sung's work include Respiratory viral infections research (8 papers), Coronary Artery Anomalies (7 papers) and Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications (7 papers). Rita Yn Tz Sung is often cited by papers focused on Respiratory viral infections research (8 papers), Coronary Artery Anomalies (7 papers) and Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications (7 papers). Rita Yn Tz Sung collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and Australia. Rita Yn Tz Sung's co-authors include Paul K.S. Chan, TL Que, Dnc Tsang, Kwok‐Yung Yuen, Malik Peiris, Sik‐Nin Wong, Hung‐Kwan So, E. Anthony S. Nelson, Clare Chung-Wah Yu and Eric Wong and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Circulation and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Rita Yn Tz Sung

48 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

Clinical features and rapid viral diagnosis of human disease associated with avian influenza A H5N1 virus

1998 814 citations Paul K.S. Chan, Rita Yn Tz Sung et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rita Yn Tz Sung China	24	1.4k	723	496	434	339	48	2.7k
Koichi Kusuhara Japan	31	810 0.6×	482 0.7×	179 0.4×	350 0.8×	728 2.1×	190	2.7k
A. Reber United States	29	531 0.4×	384 0.5×	297 0.6×	796 1.8×	472 1.4×	88	2.7k
Hiroyuki Tsutsumi Japan	30	1.5k 1.1×	1.1k 1.6×	283 0.6×	628 1.4×	588 1.7×	206	3.4k
Dasja Pajkrt Netherlands	36	1.8k 1.3×	2.0k 2.8×	1.2k 2.3×	336 0.8×	925 2.7×	155	5.0k
Peter Shult United States	24	1.9k 1.4×	612 0.8×	237 0.5×	1.2k 2.7×	473 1.4×	51	3.2k
Francesco De Seta Italy	36	981 0.7×	313 0.4×	262 0.5×	123 0.3×	714 2.1×	133	3.6k
Secondo Guaschino Italy	32	1.3k 0.9×	509 0.7×	146 0.3×	127 0.3×	376 1.1×	131	3.6k
Guido E. Moro Italy	40	2.3k 1.6×	387 0.5×	316 0.6×	1.2k 2.7×	139 0.4×	157	6.4k
A. Martin Lerner United States	31	1.2k 0.9×	751 1.0×	851 1.7×	211 0.5×	370 1.1×	146	4.1k
William S. Jordan United States	25	870 0.6×	592 0.8×	272 0.5×	384 0.9×	171 0.5×	100	2.1k

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Yip, Gabriel Wai‐Kwok, Albert M. Li, Hung‐Kwan So, et al.. (2014). Oscillometric 24-h ambulatory blood pressure reference values in Hong Kong Chinese children and adolescents. Journal of Hypertension. 32(3). 606–619. 29 indexed citations

Chan, Kathy Yuen Yee, Ligang Zhou, Ping Xiang, et al.. (2012). Thrombopoietin improved ventricular function and regulated remodeling genes in a rat model of myocardial infarction. International Journal of Cardiology. 167(6). 2546–2554. 7 indexed citations

Wong, Eliza Lai‐Yi, Rita Yn Tz Sung, Ting Fan Leung, et al.. (2009). Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Herbal Therapy for Children with Asthma. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 15(10). 1091–1097. 24 indexed citations

Sung, Rita Yn Tz, Paul K.S. Chan, A.M. Li, et al.. (2008). Identification of viral and atypical bacterial pathogens in children hospitalized with acute respiratory infections in Hong Kong by multiplex PCR assays. Journal of Medical Virology. 81(1). 153–159. 47 indexed citations

Li, Albert M., et al.. (2008). Predictors for failed dose reduction of inhaled corticosteroids in childhood asthma. Respirology. 13(3). 400–407. 15 indexed citations

Li, Albert M., Dorothy F. Y. Chan, Hugh Simon Lam, et al.. (2006). Sputum induction in children with asthma: A tertiary-center experience. Pediatric Pulmonology. 41(8). 720–725. 5 indexed citations

Li, Albert M., et al.. (2006). Bronchodilator effect of salbutamol from two different spacer devices. Pediatric Pulmonology. 41(4). 326–330. 4 indexed citations

Sung, Rita Yn Tz, et al.. (2006). Lack of Association of Cervical Lymphadenopathy and Coronary Artery Complications in Kawasaki Disease. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 25(6). 521–525. 25 indexed citations

Chu, Chiu‐Wing Winnie, et al.. (2006). Assessment of coronary artery aneurysms in paediatric patients with Kawasaki disease by multidetector row CT angiography: feasibility and comparison with 2D echocardiography. Pediatric Radiology. 36(11). 1148–1153. 46 indexed citations

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Sung, Rita Yn Tz, et al.. (2003). Kawasaki Disease in Hong Kong, 1994-2000 Surveillance. Pediatric Research. 53(1). 159–159. 2 indexed citations

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Leung, Wa‐Hung, et al.. (2003). Atypical Kawasaki Disease- Experience in Hong Kong. Pediatric Research. 53(1). 176–176. 2 indexed citations

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Sung, Rita Yn Tz, et al.. (2001). A comparison of cytokine responses in respiratory syncytial virus and influenza A infections in infants. European Journal of Pediatrics. 160(2). 117–122. 69 indexed citations

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Sung, Rita Yn Tz, et al.. (2001). Head-up tilt test without intravascular cannulation in children and adolescents. International Journal of Cardiology. 80(1). 69–76. 5 indexed citations

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Sung, Rita Yn Tz. (2000). Cerebral blood flow during vasovagal syncope induced by active standing or head up tilt. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 82(2). 154–158. 33 indexed citations

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Leung, Wai K., et al.. (1999). Isolation of Helicobacter Pylori From Vomitus in Children and Its Implication in Gastro-Oral Transmission. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 94(10). 2881–2884. 62 indexed citations

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Chan, Paul K.S., Rita Yn Tz Sung, Kitty S. C. Fung, et al.. (1999). Epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus infection among paediatric patients in Hong Kong: seasonality and disease impact. Epidemiology and Infection. 123(2). 257–262. 55 indexed citations

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Aun, C., Rita Yn Tz Sung, MICHAEL E. OʼMEARA, Timothy G. Short, & T. E. Oh. (1993). CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECTS OF I.V. INDUCTION IN CHILDREN: COMPARISON BETWEEN PROPOFOL AND THIOPENTONE. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 70(6). 647–653. 45 indexed citations

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Sung, Rita Yn Tz, et al.. (1993). Epidemiology and Etiology of Pneumonia in Children in Hong Kong. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 17(5). 894–896. 18 indexed citations

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Sung, Rita Yn Tz, et al.. (1991). Mediastinal T‐cell lymphoma mimicking pericardial effusion. Journal of Clinical Ultrasound. 19(6). 377–379. 2 indexed citations

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Sung, Rita Yn Tz, et al.. (1989). Doppler echocardiographic assessment of shunting via the ductus arteriosus in newborn infants. The American Journal of Cardiology. 64(1). 102–105. 9 indexed citations

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