Shawn Lim

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Shawn Lim is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomaterials and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Shawn Lim has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Biomaterials and 3 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Shawn Lim's work include Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (5 papers), Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (2 papers) and Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (2 papers). Shawn Lim is often cited by papers focused on Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (5 papers), Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (2 papers) and Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (2 papers). Shawn Lim collaborates with scholars based in United States, Singapore and France. Shawn Lim's co-authors include Hai‐Quan Mao, Donovan Low, Guillaume Hoeffel, Florent Ginhoux, Tara L. Huber, Jiang Xu, Sing Yian Chew, Kevin J. Yarema, Hongjun Song and Gregory T. Christopherson and has published in prestigious journals such as Biomaterials, Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews and Polymer.

In The Last Decade

Shawn Lim

9 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

Origin and differentiation of microglia

2013 655 citations Florent Ginhoux, Shawn Lim et al. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shawn Lim United States	9	587	483	470	446	334	9	1.7k
Lina R. Nih United States	14	366 0.6×	301 0.6×	436 0.9×	218 0.5×	407 1.2×	20	1.4k
Jiasong Guo China	27	465 0.8×	1.1k 2.2×	400 0.9×	244 0.5×	768 2.3×	71	2.5k
Simonetta Papa Italy	20	379 0.6×	539 1.1×	275 0.6×	200 0.4×	293 0.9×	26	1.4k
Naser Muja United States	26	621 1.1×	340 0.7×	631 1.3×	174 0.4×	309 0.9×	43	1.8k
Jared M. Cregg United States	14	528 0.9×	1.1k 2.4×	353 0.8×	195 0.4×	381 1.1×	15	2.0k
Vijayaraghava T.S. Rao Canada	16	234 0.4×	124 0.3×	322 0.7×	389 0.9×	429 1.3×	23	1.4k
Tatsuya Osaki Japan	20	344 0.6×	435 0.9×	1.3k 2.7×	273 0.6×	1.0k 3.0×	43	2.4k
Xueyu Hu China	25	380 0.6×	1.0k 2.1×	475 1.0×	136 0.3×	378 1.1×	64	2.0k
Timothy M. O’Shea United States	17	320 0.5×	1.3k 2.7×	281 0.6×	815 1.8×	773 2.3×	28	3.1k
Tobias Fuehrmann Canada	8	139 0.2×	331 0.7×	276 0.6×	267 0.6×	289 0.9×	8	1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Shawn Lim

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shawn Lim

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Shawn Lim. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Shawn Lim. The network helps show where Shawn Lim may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shawn Lim

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Shawn Lim. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Shawn Lim 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 Shawn Lim. Shawn Lim is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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9 of 9 papers shown

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Chan, Tze Khee, Diah S. Bramono, Nasrine Bourokba, et al.. (2021). Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons regulate the pigmentation pathway and induce DNA damage responses in keratinocytes, a process driven by systemic immunity. Journal of Dermatological Science. 104(2). 83–94. 11 indexed citations

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Liew, Mei Shan, Shawn Lim, Dorra H’mida-Ben Brahim, et al.. (2017). ENPP1 Mutation Causes Recessive Cole Disease by Altering Melanogenesis. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 138(2). 291–300. 17 indexed citations

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Ginhoux, Florent, Shawn Lim, Guillaume Hoeffel, Donovan Low, & Tara L. Huber. (2013). Origin and differentiation of microglia. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 7. 45–45. 655 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mahairaki, Vasiliki, Shawn Lim, Gregory T. Christopherson, et al.. (2010). Nanofiber Matrices Promote the Neuronal Differentiation of Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Neural Precursors In Vitro. Tissue Engineering Part A. 17(5-6). 855–863. 90 indexed citations

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Lim, Shawn, et al.. (2010). The effect of nanofiber-guided cell alignment on the preferential differentiation of neural stem cells. Biomaterials. 31(34). 9031–9039. 206 indexed citations

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Xu, Jiang, Shawn Lim, Hai‐Quan Mao, & Sing Yian Chew. (2009). Current applications and future perspectives of artificial nerve conduits. Experimental Neurology. 223(1). 86–101. 317 indexed citations

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Lim, Shawn & Hai‐Quan Mao. (2009). Electrospun scaffolds for stem cell engineering. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews. 61(12). 1084–1096. 245 indexed citations

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Lin, Kenneth, Kian Ngiap Chua, Gregory T. Christopherson, Shawn Lim, & Hai‐Quan Mao. (2007). Reducing electrospun nanofiber diameter and variability using cationic amphiphiles. Polymer. 48(21). 6384–6394. 66 indexed citations

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Lim, Shawn, I‐Chien Liao, & Kam W. Leong. (2006). Nonviral Gene Delivery from Nonwoven Fibrous Scaffolds Fabricated by Interfacial Complexation of Polyelectrolytes. Molecular Therapy. 13(6). 1163–1172. 44 indexed citations

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