Shawn Vasoo

9.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
117 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Shawn Vasoo is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Shawn Vasoo has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Infectious Diseases, 25 papers in Epidemiology and 16 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Shawn Vasoo's work include Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (16 papers), COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (15 papers) and Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (15 papers). Shawn Vasoo is often cited by papers focused on Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (16 papers), COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (15 papers) and Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (15 papers). Shawn Vasoo collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, United States and China. Shawn Vasoo's co-authors include Kamaljit Singh, Kang Sim, Qian Hui Chew, K F Wei, Jane Stevens, Jason N. Barreto, Pritish K. Tosh, Thana Khawcharoenporn, Robin Patel and Scott A. Cunningham and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Advanced Materials and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Shawn Vasoo

109 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Narrative synthesis of psychological and coping responses... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 100 200 300
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. Narrative synthesis of psychological and coping responses towards emerging infectious disease outbreaks in the general population: practical considerations for the COVID-19 pandemic
    2020 361 citations Qian Hui Chew, Shawn Vasoo et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Shawn Vasoo Singapore 27 655 527 499 447 226 117 2.6k
Ban Hock Tan Singapore 28 893 1.4× 957 1.8× 439 0.9× 220 0.5× 284 1.3× 106 3.0k
Michael Bell United States 25 1.2k 1.9× 1.1k 2.0× 630 1.3× 351 0.8× 153 0.7× 68 3.2k
Jonathan Hon-Kwan Chen Hong Kong 27 1.2k 1.8× 820 1.6× 323 0.6× 329 0.7× 77 0.3× 99 3.3k
Muh‐Yong Yen Taiwan 30 897 1.4× 768 1.5× 326 0.7× 158 0.4× 211 0.9× 84 2.7k
Ali M. Somily Saudi Arabia 22 635 1.0× 335 0.6× 700 1.4× 286 0.6× 366 1.6× 116 2.2k
Oon Tek Ng Singapore 24 1.2k 1.8× 378 0.7× 224 0.4× 380 0.9× 83 0.4× 74 3.2k
Minn Soe United States 17 606 0.9× 402 0.8× 162 0.3× 219 0.5× 157 0.7× 41 1.9k
Nai‐Ying Ko Taiwan 34 1.3k 2.0× 918 1.7× 1.0k 2.0× 474 1.1× 566 2.5× 212 4.2k
Seung‐Ji Kang South Korea 29 760 1.2× 404 0.8× 117 0.2× 243 0.5× 47 0.2× 121 2.6k
David K. Henderson United States 30 1.2k 1.9× 1.2k 2.3× 85 0.2× 661 1.5× 203 0.9× 106 3.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Shawn Vasoo

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shawn Vasoo

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shawn Vasoo

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

All Works

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Lim, Xin Rong, Shiyu Liu, Hwee Siew Howe, et al.. (2025). The Role of Anti-Interferon-α Autoantibodies in Severe COVID-19: Implications for Vaccination Prioritization. Vaccines. 13(7). 742–742.
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Khaing, Win, Tun-Linn Thein, Nguan Soon Tan, et al.. (2025). Elevated Plasma Angiopoietin-like 4 Protein Levels in Adult Patients with Dengue. Viruses. 17(2). 226–226.
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Hooi, Lissa, Peter Wang, S. J. Chua, et al.. (2025). Flash optimization of drug combinations for Acinetobacter baumannii with IDentif.AI-AMR. PubMed. 3(1). 12–12. 1 indexed citations
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Vasoo, Shawn, et al.. (2024). Scenario-based outbreak response training: perspectives from a multidisciplinary trainee team. Western Pacific surveillance response journal. 15(5). 58–60.
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Toh, Matthias Paul Han Sim, et al.. (2023). Coronavirus disease and home recovery: a Singapore perspective. Western Pacific surveillance response journal. 14(5). 9–15. 1 indexed citations
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Ong, Sean Wei Xiang, Dongdong Ren, Pei Hua Lee, et al.. (2022). Real-World Use of Sotrovimab for Pre-Emptive Treatment in High-Risk Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: An Observational Cross-Sectional Study. Antibiotics. 11(3). 345–345. 14 indexed citations
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Yeh, Steven, Derrick P. Smit, Oon Tek Ng, et al.. (2022). Monkeypox and ocular implications in humans. The Ocular Surface. 27. 13–15. 6 indexed citations
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Wong, Chen Seong, Zubaidah Said, Raymond Tzer Pin Lin, et al.. (2022). The first imported case of monkeypox in Singapore during the 2022 outbreak – Reflections and lessons. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease. 50. 102431–102431. 5 indexed citations
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Kwan, James, et al.. (2021). The next wave: key adaptations to operational workflows of National Screening Centre (Singapore) and the emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Emergency Medicine. 14(1). 14–14. 2 indexed citations
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Ong, Sean Wei Xiang, Shawn Vasoo, Sapna P. Sadarangani, et al.. (2020). Vaccine-associated Rubella – a report of two cases and a review of the literature. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. 17(1). 224–227. 5 indexed citations
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Ong, Sean Wei Xiang, Yian Kim Tan, Stephanie Sutjipto, et al.. (2020). Absence of contamination of personal protective equipment (PPE) by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 41(5). 614–616. 53 indexed citations
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Lim, Poh‐Lian, Jean‐Marc Chavatte, Shawn Vasoo, & Jonathan T. Yang. (2020). Imported Human Babesiosis, Singapore, 2018. Emerging infectious diseases. 26(4). 826–828. 17 indexed citations
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Anderson, Danielle E., Wycliffe Enli Wei, Junxiong Pang, et al.. (2020). Connecting clusters of COVID-19: an epidemiological and serological investigation. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 20(7). 809–815. 166 indexed citations
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Chew, Qian Hui, et al.. (2020). Psychological and Coping Responses of Health Care Workers Toward Emerging Infectious Disease Outbreaks. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 81(6). 50 indexed citations
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Sadarangani, Sapna P., Poh Lian Lim, & Shawn Vasoo. (2017). Infectious diseases and migrant worker health in Singapore: a receiving country’s perspective. Journal of Travel Medicine. 24(4). 64 indexed citations
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Vasoo, Shawn. (2010). Challenges Facing People and Communities—Is Being Resilient Enough?. Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development. 20(2). 3–6. 1 indexed citations
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Vasoo, Shawn, et al.. (2005). Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis after transurethral prostatic resection. Urology. 65(3). 592–592. 1 indexed citations
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Vasoo, Shawn. (1992). Promoting Voluntary Efforts in Meeting Community Needs in Singapore: Some Challenges. Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development. 2(2). 25–37. 1 indexed citations

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