Sin Fun Sia

4.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
23 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Sin Fun Sia is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sin Fun Sia has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Epidemiology, 10 papers in Infectious Diseases and 8 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Sin Fun Sia's work include Influenza Virus Research Studies (16 papers), Respiratory viral infections research (9 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (6 papers). Sin Fun Sia is often cited by papers focused on Influenza Virus Research Studies (16 papers), Respiratory viral infections research (9 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (6 papers). Sin Fun Sia collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and United States. Sin Fun Sia's co-authors include Malik Peiris, Hui‐Ling Yen, John M. Nicholls, Prathanporn Kaewpreedee, Leo L. M. Poon, Michael C. W. Chan, YL Lau, Ka-Tim Choy, Peter Pak‐Hang Cheung and Ranawaka A. P. M. Perera and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Sin Fun Sia

23 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

Pathogenesis and transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in golden hamsters

2020 814 citations Sin Fun Sia, Alex W. H. Chin et al. Nature profile →
Remdesivir, lopinavir, emetine, and homoharringtonine inhibit SARS-CoV-2 replication in vitro

2020 665 citations Ka-Tim Choy, Prathanporn Kaewpreedee et al. Antiviral Research profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sin Fun Sia Hong Kong	18	1.8k	763	667	409	365	23	2.9k
Linlin Bao China	25	2.7k 1.5×	681 0.9×	556 0.8×	449 1.1×	695 1.9×	78	3.8k
Stephanie Bertram Germany	21	2.5k 1.4×	816 1.1×	624 0.9×	444 1.1×	506 1.4×	28	3.6k
Zichun Xiang China	17	2.7k 1.5×	607 0.8×	739 1.1×	424 1.0×	834 2.3×	28	3.7k
Chi‐Ping Chan Hong Kong	25	1.7k 0.9×	421 0.6×	640 1.0×	330 0.8×	894 2.4×	43	3.0k
Sarah R. Leist United States	21	2.9k 1.6×	441 0.6×	583 0.9×	723 1.8×	549 1.5×	49	3.7k
David Sachs United States	22	2.3k 1.3×	839 1.1×	1.1k 1.7×	809 2.0×	1.0k 2.9×	38	4.0k
Fei Yu China	26	1.7k 1.0×	862 1.1×	228 0.3×	252 0.6×	578 1.6×	83	2.8k
Alexandra Schäfer United States	27	3.0k 1.7×	837 1.1×	808 1.2×	681 1.7×	1.2k 3.2×	54	4.8k
Imke Steffen Germany	19	1.7k 0.9×	549 0.7×	403 0.6×	302 0.7×	384 1.1×	42	2.5k
Kit‐San Yuen Hong Kong	21	1.5k 0.8×	318 0.4×	477 0.7×	303 0.7×	774 2.1×	31	2.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Sin Fun Sia

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sin Fun Sia

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

All Works

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Su, Wen, Haogao Gu, Sin Fun Sia, et al.. (2022). Reduced Pathogenicity and Transmission Potential of Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 Sublineages Compared with the Early Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 D614G Variant in Syrian Hamsters. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 227(10). 1143–1152. 15 indexed citations

Su, Wen, Sin Fun Sia, Ka-Tim Choy, et al.. (2021). Limited onward transmission potential of reassortment genotypes from chickens co-infected with H9N2 and H7N9 avian influenza viruses. Emerging Microbes & Infections. 10(1). 2030–2041. 7 indexed citations

Choy, Ka-Tim, Prathanporn Kaewpreedee, Sin Fun Sia, et al.. (2020). Remdesivir, lopinavir, emetine, and homoharringtonine inhibit SARS-CoV-2 replication in vitro. Antiviral Research. 178. 104786–104786. 665 indexed citations breakdown →

Sia, Sin Fun, Alex W. H. Chin, Kwok‐Pui Fung, et al.. (2020). Pathogenesis and transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in golden hamsters. Nature. 583(7818). 834–838. 814 indexed citations breakdown →

Zhou, Jie, Jianjian Wei, Ka-Tim Choy, et al.. (2018). Defining the sizes of airborne particles that mediate influenza transmission in ferrets. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(10). E2386–E2392. 63 indexed citations

Mao, Huawei, Yinping Liu, Sin Fun Sia, et al.. (2017). Avian influenza virus directly infects human natural killer cells and inhibits cell activity. Virologica Sinica. 32(2). 122–129. 18 indexed citations

Chen, Szu-Ting, Tsui-Ling Hsu, Sin Fun Sia, et al.. (2016). CLEC5A-Mediated Enhancement of the Inflammatory Response in Myeloid Cells Contributes to Influenza Virus Pathogenicity In Vivo. Journal of Virology. 91(1). 46 indexed citations

Luk, Geraldine S. M., Connie Y. H. Leung, Sin Fun Sia, et al.. (2015). Transmission of H7N9 Influenza Viruses with a Polymorphism at PB2 Residue 627 in Chickens and Ferrets. Journal of Virology. 89(19). 9939–9951. 23 indexed citations

Yen, Hui‐Ling, Jie Zhou, Ka-Tim Choy, et al.. (2014). The R292K Mutation That Confers Resistance to Neuraminidase Inhibitors Leads to Competitive Fitness Loss of A/Shanghai/1/2013 (H7N9) Influenza Virus in Ferrets. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 210(12). 1900–1908. 21 indexed citations

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Cheung, Peter Pak‐Hang, Simon J. Watson, Ka-Tim Choy, et al.. (2014). Generation and characterization of influenza A viruses with altered polymerase fidelity. Nature Communications. 5(1). 4794–4794. 84 indexed citations

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Mok, Chris Ka Pun, Horace H.Y. Lee, John M. Nicholls, et al.. (2014). Amino Acid Substitutions in Polymerase Basic Protein 2 Gene Contribute to the Pathogenicity of the Novel A/H7N9 Influenza Virus in Mammalian Hosts. Journal of Virology. 88(6). 3568–3576. 130 indexed citations

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Mok, Chris Ka Pun, Horace H.Y. Lee, Michael C. W. Chan, et al.. (2013). Pathogenicity of the Novel A/H7N9 Influenza Virus in Mice. mBio. 4(4). 65 indexed citations

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Wong, Diana, Ka-Tim Choy, Renee W. Y. Chan, et al.. (2012). Comparable Fitness and Transmissibility between Oseltamivir-Resistant Pandemic 2009 and Seasonal H1N1 Influenza Viruses with the H275Y Neuraminidase Mutation. Journal of Virology. 86(19). 10558–10570. 32 indexed citations

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Mok, Chris Ka Pun, Hui‐Ling Yen, Sin Fun Sia, et al.. (2011). Amino Acid Residues 253 and 591 of the PB2 Protein of Avian Influenza Virus A H9N2 Contribute to Mammalian Pathogenesis. Journal of Virology. 85(18). 9641–9645. 64 indexed citations

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Tu, Wenwei, Jian Zheng, Yinping Liu, et al.. (2011). The aminobisphosphonate pamidronate controls influenza pathogenesis by expanding a γδ T cell population in humanized mice. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 208(7). 1511–1522. 104 indexed citations

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Law, Hkw, et al.. (2009). Toll-like receptors, chemokine receptors and death receptor ligands responses in SARS coronavirus infected human monocyte derived dendritic cells. BMC Immunology. 10(1). 35–35. 42 indexed citations

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Qin, Gang, Huawei Mao, Jian Zheng, et al.. (2009). Phosphoantigen‐Expanded Human γδ T Cells Display Potent Cytotoxicity against Monocyte‐Derived Macrophages Infected with Human and Avian Influenza Viruses. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 200(6). 858–865. 120 indexed citations

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Mao, Huawei, Wenwei Tu, Gang Qin, et al.. (2009). Influenza Virus Directly Infects Human Natural Killer Cells and Induces Cell Apoptosis. Journal of Virology. 83(18). 9215–9222. 118 indexed citations

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Qin, Gang, Huawei Mao, Jian Zheng, et al.. (2009). T.137. Phosphoantigen-expanded Human Gammadelta T Cells Display Potent Cytotoxicities Towards Human and Avian Influenza Virus-infected Monocyte-derived Macrophages. Clinical Immunology. 131. S91–S92. 5 indexed citations

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Law, Hkw, Chung Yan Cheung, Sin Fun Sia, et al.. (2005). Chemokine up-regulation in SARS-coronavirus–infected, monocyte-derived human dendritic cells. Blood. 106(7). 2366–2374. 380 indexed citations

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