Samuel So

19.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
184 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

Samuel So is a scholar working on Hepatology, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Samuel So has authored 184 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 93 papers in Hepatology, 74 papers in Epidemiology and 53 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Samuel So's work include Hepatitis B Virus Studies (51 papers), Hepatitis C virus research (50 papers) and Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (44 papers). Samuel So is often cited by papers focused on Hepatitis B Virus Studies (51 papers), Hepatitis C virus research (50 papers) and Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (44 papers). Samuel So collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Hong Kong. Samuel So's co-authors include Mei‐Sze Chua, Ellen T. Chang, Carlos O. Esquivel, ST Cheung, Wei Wei, Sheung Tat Fan, Steven Lin, Irene Oi‐Lin Ng, Jiafu Ji and Patrick O. Brown and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Samuel So

182 papers receiving 7.6k 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.

Gene Expression Patterns in Human Liver Cancers

2002 700 citations Xin Chen, ST Cheung et al. Molecular Biology of the Cell profile →
A transfer-RNA-derived small RNA regulates ribosome biogenesis

2017 405 citations Mei‐Sze Chua, Samuel So et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Samuel So United States	50	3.1k	2.4k	2.1k	1.4k	1.2k	184	7.7k
Elizabeth J. Carey United States	35	1.4k 0.5×	2.4k 1.0×	2.2k 1.0×	2.0k 1.4×	2.3k 1.9×	106	8.1k
David Chia United States	45	3.7k 1.2×	568 0.2×	783 0.4×	1.7k 1.2×	1.6k 1.4×	146	9.0k
Fabio Farinati Italy	58	1.8k 0.6×	5.9k 2.4×	5.0k 2.3×	3.2k 2.3×	1.6k 1.3×	328	11.3k
Ju Dong Yang United States	45	3.2k 1.1×	4.4k 1.8×	4.3k 2.0×	1.5k 1.0×	1.9k 1.6×	224	10.9k
Adam C. Yopp United States	51	1.6k 0.5×	4.0k 1.6×	3.8k 1.8×	2.3k 1.6×	3.6k 3.0×	217	10.0k
L. Chiche France	56	2.7k 0.9×	2.5k 1.0×	1.7k 0.8×	4.2k 3.0×	2.6k 2.2×	325	11.0k
Markus Peck‐Radosavljevic Austria	66	1.9k 0.6×	9.7k 4.0×	8.4k 3.9×	3.1k 2.2×	1.8k 1.5×	376	14.7k
Bruno Daniele Italy	34	1.4k 0.5×	4.4k 1.8×	2.0k 0.9×	1.6k 1.1×	2.7k 2.2×	202	8.4k
Daniel P. Normolle United States	59	2.9k 1.0×	1.6k 0.6×	1.7k 0.8×	1.7k 1.2×	3.4k 2.9×	201	12.7k
Jerry M. Collins United States	52	2.7k 0.9×	451 0.2×	647 0.3×	893 0.6×	3.1k 2.6×	176	9.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Samuel So

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Tan, Mingdian, Ye Wei, Yi Liu, et al.. (2025). Niclosamide prodrug enhances oral bioavailability and efficacy against hepatocellular carcinoma by targeting vasorin‐TGFβ signalling. British Journal of Pharmacology. 182(22). 5517–5535. 1 indexed citations

Toy, Mehlika, David W. Hutton, Eyasu H. Teshale, et al.. (2025). Cost-Effectiveness of One-time Universal Testing for Hepatitis D Among Adults With Chronic Hepatitis B in the United States. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 81(4). e211–e217. 4 indexed citations

Toy, Mehlika, et al.. (2025). Cost-effectiveness of monitoring and liver cancer surveillance among patients with inactive chronic hepatitis B. PLoS ONE. 20(1). e0313898–e0313898. 1 indexed citations

Hutton, David W., Mehlika Toy, Hanwen Zhang, et al.. (2024). Modelling the potential impact of global hepatitis B vaccination on the burden of chronic hepatitis B in the United States. Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 31(10). 614–622.

Cheng, Vivian, Mehlika Toy, David W. Hutton, et al.. (2023). Gaps in Prenatal Hepatitis B Screening and Management of HBsAg Positive Pregnant Persons in the U.S., 2015–2020. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 65(1). 52–59. 6 indexed citations

So, Samuel, et al.. (2022). Knowledge and Attitude Related to Hepatitis C among Medical Students in the Oral Direct Acting Antiviral Agents Era in Vietnam. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(19). 12298–12298. 5 indexed citations

Chao, Stephanie D., et al.. (2019). Management of hepatitis B infected pregnant women: a cross-sectional study of obstetricians. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 19(1). 275–275. 7 indexed citations

Chen, Bin, Li Ma, Harikrishna Paik, et al.. (2017). Reversal of cancer gene expression correlates with drug efficacy and reveals therapeutic targets. Nature Communications. 8(1). 16022–16022. 140 indexed citations

Lin, Steven, Ellen T. Chang, & Samuel So. (2009). Stopping a silent killer in the underserved asian and pacific islander community: a chronic hepatitis B and liver cancer prevention clinic by medical students.. PubMed. 10(3). 383–6. 12 indexed citations

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Li, Vivian, Siu Tsan Yuen, Tsun Leung Chan, et al.. (2009). Frequent Inactivation of Axon Guidance Molecule RGMA in Human Colon Cancer Through Genetic and Epigenetic Mechanisms. Gastroenterology. 137(1). 176–187. 42 indexed citations

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Chang, Ellen T., et al.. (2007). Building Partnerships with Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners to Increase Hepatitis B Awareness and Prevention. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 13(10). 1125–1128. 9 indexed citations

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Lin, Steven, et al.. (2007). Hepatitis B and liver cancer knowledge and preventive practices among Asian Americans in the San Francisco Bay Area, California.. PubMed. 8(1). 127–34. 95 indexed citations

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Chang, Ellen T., Theresa H.M. Keegan, Scarlett Lin Gomez, et al.. (2007). The burden of liver cancer in Asians and Pacific Islanders in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area, 1990 through 2004. Cancer. 109(10). 2100–2108. 59 indexed citations

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Liu, Shwu-Huey, Zaoli Jiang, Rajendra Marathe, et al.. (2006). PHY906 as a broad-spectrum enhancer in cancer therapy: Clinical and preclinical results in hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancer Research. 66. 506–506. 15 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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Fong, Chee Wai, Mei‐Sze Chua, Arthur B. McKie, et al.. (2006). Sprouty 2, an Inhibitor of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling, Is Down-Regulated in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Cancer Research. 66(4). 2048–2058. 131 indexed citations

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Patil, Mohini A., Ines Gütgemann, Ji Zhang, et al.. (2005). Array-based comparative genomic hybridization reveals recurrent chromosomal aberrations and Jab1 as a potential target for 8q gain in hepatocellular carcinoma. Carcinogenesis. 26(12). 2050–2057. 111 indexed citations

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Chen, Xin, Suet Yi Leung, Siu Tsan Yuen, et al.. (2003). Variation in Gene Expression Patterns in Human Gastric Cancers. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 14(8). 3208–3215. 256 indexed citations

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Chen, Xin, ST Cheung, Samuel So, et al.. (2002). Gene Expression Patterns in Human Liver Cancers. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 13(6). 1929–1939. 700 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ménégaux, F., Hirotoshi Egawa, E B Keeffe, et al.. (1993). Comparative effects of blood, colloid, and Ringer's lactate terminal allograft rinse on the results of orthotopic liver transplantation.. PubMed. 25(6). 3196–8. 3 indexed citations

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