Soo Ching Lee

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Soo Ching Lee is a scholar working on Parasitology, Molecular Biology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Soo Ching Lee has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Parasitology, 13 papers in Molecular Biology and 11 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Soo Ching Lee's work include Gut microbiota and health (13 papers), Parasites and Host Interactions (12 papers) and Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics (8 papers). Soo Ching Lee is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (13 papers), Parasites and Host Interactions (12 papers) and Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics (8 papers). Soo Ching Lee collaborates with scholars based in Malaysia, United States and Taiwan. Soo Ching Lee's co-authors include Yvonne Ai Lian Lim, P’ng Loke, Mei San Tang, Kek Heng Chua, Zachary Kurtz, Martin J. Blaser, Richard Bonneau, Romano Ngui, Ilseung Cho and Ken Cadwell and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Communications and Nature Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Soo Ching Lee

34 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

Helminth infection promotes colonization resistance via type 2 immunity

2016 300 citations Soo Ching Lee, Mei San Tang et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Soo Ching Lee Malaysia	16	603	482	384	208	164	37	1.2k
Yenny Djuardi Indonesia	20	185 0.3×	600 1.2×	418 1.1×	294 1.4×	134 0.8×	38	1.1k
Mostafa Rezaeian Iran	27	589 1.0×	912 1.9×	533 1.4×	113 0.5×	89 0.5×	122	2.0k
Lee O’Brien Andersen Denmark	21	395 0.7×	649 1.3×	467 1.2×	130 0.6×	55 0.3×	39	1.4k
Hamed Mirjalali Iran	26	320 0.5×	1.2k 2.5×	677 1.8×	177 0.9×	130 0.8×	142	1.9k
Linda J. Wammes Netherlands	21	133 0.2×	671 1.4×	324 0.8×	285 1.4×	135 0.8×	40	1.2k
Taniawati Supali Indonesia	29	257 0.4×	1.1k 2.3×	859 2.2×	592 2.8×	211 1.3×	87	2.0k
Carol A. Gilchrist United States	27	477 0.8×	920 1.9×	1.3k 3.3×	95 0.5×	31 0.2×	68	1.9k
Carlos Sandoval Ecuador	16	92 0.2×	726 1.5×	318 0.8×	326 1.6×	191 1.2×	20	1.1k
Firdaus Hamid Indonesia	17	89 0.1×	465 1.0×	209 0.5×	212 1.0×	88 0.5×	88	902
Ali Haghighi Iran	31	480 0.8×	1.6k 3.3×	1.2k 3.1×	129 0.6×	81 0.5×	185	2.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Soo Ching Lee

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Jamil, Amira Hajirah Abd, et al.. (2025). Linking microRNA to metabolic reprogramming and gut microbiota in the pathogenesis of colorectal cancer (Review). International Journal of Molecular Medicine. 55(3). 1 indexed citations

Makiya, Michelle, et al.. (2025). Eosinophil recruitment and activation in the central nervous system of patients with subarachnoid neurocysticercosis. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 22(1). 215–215.

Lee, Soo Ching, et al.. (2025). Red palm olein biscuit supplementation modulates gut microbiota in vitamin A deficient rural Malaysian schoolchildren: a randomised controlled trial. Nature Communications. 16(1). 9341–9341.

Brovkina, Olga, Nurshamimi Nor Rashid, Anis Rageh Al‐Maleki, et al.. (2025). Gut microbiota profiles of peninsular Malaysian populations are associated with urbanization and lifestyle. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 24066–24066.

Oyesola, Oyebola O., Ramya S. Barre, Ying-Han Chen, et al.. (2024). Genetic and environmental interactions contribute to immune variation in rewilded mice. Nature Immunology. 25(7). 1270–1282. 5 indexed citations

Muslim, Azdayanti, et al.. (2024). Infection patterns of scabies and tinea between inland and resettled indigenous Negrito communities in Peninsular Malaysia. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 18(9). e0012515–e0012515. 1 indexed citations

Tan, Sen Mui, et al.. (2023). Oral and Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis is Associated with Mucositis Severity in Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Evidence from an Asian Population. Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. 29(10). 633.e1–633.e13. 6 indexed citations

Lee, Soo Ching, et al.. (2022). The Oral, Gut Microbiota and Cardiometabolic Health of Indigenous Orang Asli Communities. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 12. 812345–812345. 8 indexed citations

Lee, Soo Ching, Nan Jiun Yap, Romano Ngui, et al.. (2022). Efficacy of triple dose albendazole treatment for soil-transmitted helminth infections. PLoS ONE. 17(8). e0272821–e0272821. 13 indexed citations

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Easton, Alice V., Nan Jiun Yap, Joseph C. Devlin, et al.. (2022). Gut microbiome of helminth-infected indigenous Malaysians is context dependent. Microbiome. 10(1). 214–214. 17 indexed citations

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Teng, Kim‐Tiu, et al.. (2022). High prevalence of malnutrition and vitamin A deficiency among schoolchildren of rural areas in Malaysia using a multi-school assessment approach. British Journal Of Nutrition. 129(3). 454–467. 13 indexed citations

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Lee, Soo Ching, Tsung Fei Khang, Iskandar Azwa, et al.. (2018). Enrichment of gut-derived Fusobacterium is associated with suboptimal immune recovery in HIV-infected individuals. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 14277–14277. 64 indexed citations

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Lim, Yvonne Ai Lian, Chun Wie Chong, Cindy Shuan Ju Teh, et al.. (2016). Prevalence and risk factors of intestinal parasitism among two indigenous sub-ethnic groups in Peninsular Malaysia. Infectious Diseases of Poverty. 5(1). 77–77. 29 indexed citations

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Tang, Mei San, Jordan Poles, Jacqueline M. Leung, et al.. (2015). Inferred metagenomic comparison of mucosal and fecal microbiota from individuals undergoing routine screening colonoscopy reveals similar differences observed during active inflammation. Gut Microbes. 6(1). 48–56. 49 indexed citations

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Ngui, Romano, Aziz Shafie, Kek Heng Chua, et al.. (2015). Patterns and Risk Factors of Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis Among Orang Asli Subgroups in Peninsular Malaysia. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 93(2). 361–370. 40 indexed citations

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Chong, Chun Wie, Arine Fadzlun Ahmad, Yvonne Ai Lian Lim, et al.. (2015). Effect of ethnicity and socioeconomic variation to the gut microbiota composition among pre-adolescent in Malaysia. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 13338–13338. 59 indexed citations

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Lee, Soo Ching, Mei San Tang, Yvonne Ai Lian Lim, et al.. (2014). Helminth Colonization Is Associated with Increased Diversity of the Gut Microbiota. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 8(5). e2880–e2880. 271 indexed citations

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Ngui, Romano, Soo Ching Lee, Nan Jiun Yap, et al.. (2014). Gastrointestinal parasites in rural dogs and cats in Selangor and Pahang states in Peninsular Malaysia. Acta Parasitologica. 59(4). 737–44. 42 indexed citations

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Lee, Soo Ching, et al.. (2013). Aquatic biomonitoring of Giardia cysts and Cryptosporidium oocysts in peninsular Malaysia. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 21(1). 445–453. 15 indexed citations

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Ngui, Romano, et al.. (2012). Molecular Identification of Human Hookworm Infections in Economically Disadvantaged Communities in Peninsular Malaysia. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 86(5). 837–842. 43 indexed citations

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