Stephen Lam

26.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
299 papers, 14.7k citations indexed

About

Stephen Lam is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen Lam has authored 299 papers receiving a total of 14.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 164 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 59 papers in Molecular Biology and 59 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Stephen Lam's work include Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (101 papers), Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations (38 papers) and Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (37 papers). Stephen Lam is often cited by papers focused on Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (101 papers), Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations (38 papers) and Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (37 papers). Stephen Lam collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Stephen Lam's co-authors include Annette McWilliams, Calum MacAulay, Branko Palcic, Jean LeRiche, Jaclyn Y. Hung, Adi F. Gazdar, John R. Mayo, Wan L. Lam, Haishan Zeng and Alvin V. Ng and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Stephen Lam

288 papers receiving 14.2k citations

Hit Papers

Small-Airway Obstruction ... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2011 2007 2003 250 500 750
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. Small-Airway Obstruction and Emphysema in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
    2011 821 citations Ren Yuan, Don D. Sin et al. profile →
  2. Side Population in Human Lung Cancer Cell Lines and Tumors Is Enriched with Stem-like Cancer Cells
    2007 772 citations Maria Ho, Alvin V. Ng et al. Cancer Research profile →
  3. Near‐infrared Raman spectroscopy for optical diagnosis of lung cancer
    2003 663 citations Annette McWilliams, Stephen Lam et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Stephen Lam 7.0k 4.4k 2.5k 2.1k 2.0k 299 14.7k
Noel W. Clarke 4.5k 0.6× 2.9k 0.7× 2.8k 1.1× 1.5k 0.7× 588 0.3× 384 11.0k
Axel Walch 2.2k 0.3× 6.4k 1.5× 2.5k 1.0× 1.8k 0.9× 984 0.5× 336 13.6k
Frank M. Torti 3.6k 0.5× 7.5k 1.7× 3.1k 1.2× 2.5k 1.2× 1.0k 0.5× 240 21.9k
Hong Wang 3.4k 0.5× 9.9k 2.3× 6.9k 2.8× 3.1k 1.5× 857 0.4× 749 25.2k
Shao Hui Huang 2.1k 0.3× 3.3k 0.8× 2.2k 0.9× 1.3k 0.6× 611 0.3× 290 11.0k
Satoru Takahashi 2.6k 0.4× 4.0k 0.9× 1.7k 0.7× 2.5k 1.2× 475 0.2× 506 12.0k
Klaus Jung 4.9k 0.7× 8.7k 2.0× 3.4k 1.4× 5.6k 2.7× 1.1k 0.6× 594 19.7k
Marise Souto Rebelo 5.4k 0.8× 7.2k 1.7× 8.2k 3.3× 4.7k 2.3× 805 0.4× 6 22.7k
Sultan Eser 5.5k 0.8× 7.3k 1.7× 8.6k 3.5× 4.7k 2.3× 809 0.4× 43 23.4k
David W. Hedley 2.9k 0.4× 6.9k 1.6× 6.6k 2.7× 5.1k 2.4× 1.0k 0.5× 322 17.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Stephen Lam

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephen Lam

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen Lam

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

All Works

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Ruszkiewicz, Dorota, et al.. (2024). Benchmarking breath analysis using peppermint approach with gas chromatography ion mobility spectrometer coupled to micro thermal desorber. Journal of Breath Research. 18(4). 46001–46001. 1 indexed citations
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Naso, Julia, Stephen Yip, Curtis Hughesman, et al.. (2024). Confirmation of Recurrent Lung Cancer Following Resection Using Liquid Biopsy, a Proof-of-Concept Real-World Study. Current Oncology. 31(7). 4052–4062. 1 indexed citations
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Marshall, Erin A., Avery J. C. Noonan, Fernando Sergio Leitão Filho, et al.. (2023). Methionine-producing tumor micro(be) environment fuels growth of solid tumors. Cellular Oncology. 46(6). 1659–1673. 10 indexed citations
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Fahrmann, Johannes F., Tracey L. Marsh, Ehsan Irajizad, et al.. (2022). Blood-Based Biomarker Panel for Personalized Lung Cancer Risk Assessment. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 40(8). 876–883. 57 indexed citations
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Myers, Renelle, et al.. (2022). Breath collection protocol for SARS-CoV-2 testing in an ambulatory setting. Journal of Breath Research. 16(2). 27105–27105. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Gang, Diana N. Ionescu, Cheng‐Han Lee, et al.. (2019). PD-L1 testing on the EBUS-FNA cytology specimens of non-small cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer. 136. 1–5. 27 indexed citations
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Beane, Jennifer, Sarah A. Mazzilli, Anna M. Tassinari, et al.. (2017). Detecting the Presence and Progression of Premalignant Lung Lesions via Airway Gene Expression. Clinical Cancer Research. 23(17). 5091–5100. 30 indexed citations
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Law, F. C. P., Meicun Yao, Huichang Bi, & Stephen Lam. (2017). Physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling of tea catechin mixture in rats and humans. Pharmacology Research & Perspectives. 5(3). e00305–e00305. 21 indexed citations
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Bosiljcic, Momir, Rebecca M. Anderson, Matthew P. Alexander, et al.. (2017). Harnessing innate lung anti-cancer effector functions with a novel bacterial-derived immunotherapy. OncoImmunology. 7(3). e1398875–e1398875. 13 indexed citations
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Taguchi, Ayumu, Allen D. Taylor, Jaime Rodriguez‐Canales, et al.. (2014). A Search for Novel Cancer/Testis Antigens in Lung Cancer Identifies VCX/Y Genes, Expanding the Repertoire of Potential Immunotherapeutic Targets. Cancer Research. 74(17). 4694–4705. 36 indexed citations
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Pikor, Larissa A., William W. Lockwood, Kelsie L. Thu, et al.. (2013). YEATS4 Is a Novel Oncogene Amplified in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer That Regulates the p53 Pathway. Cancer Research. 73(24). 7301–7312. 39 indexed citations
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Tammemägi, Martin C., Stephen Lam, Annette McWilliams, & Don D. Sin. (2011). Incremental Value of Pulmonary Function and Sputum DNA Image Cytometry in Lung Cancer Risk Prediction. Cancer Prevention Research. 4(4). 552–561. 46 indexed citations
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Lam, Stephen, Peter Boyle, Graham Healey, et al.. (2011). Early CDT-Lung: An Immunobiomarker Test as an Aid to Early Detection of Lung Cancer. Cancer Prevention Research. 4(7). 1126–1134. 118 indexed citations
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Yee, John, Marianne D. Sadar, Don D. Sin, et al.. (2009). Connective Tissue-Activating Peptide III: A Novel Blood Biomarker for Early Lung Cancer Detection. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 27(17). 2787–2792. 69 indexed citations
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Lee, Pyng, Stephen Lam, Adi F. Gazdar, et al.. (2009). Color Fluorescence Ratio for Detection of Bronchial Dysplasia and Carcinoma In situ. Clinical Cancer Research. 15(14). 4700–4705. 31 indexed citations
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Ho, Maria, Alvin V. Ng, Stephen Lam, & Jaclyn Y. Hung. (2007). Side Population in Human Lung Cancer Cell Lines and Tumors Is Enriched with Stem-like Cancer Cells. Cancer Research. 67(10). 4827–4833. 772 indexed citations breakdown →
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Grzeszkiewicz, Tatiana M., Volkhard Lindner, Ningyu Chen, Stephen Lam, & Lester F. Lau. (2002). The Angiogenic Factor Cysteine-Rich 61 (CYR61, CCN1) Supports Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Adhesion and Stimulates Chemotaxis through Integrin α6β1 and Cell Surface Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans. Endocrinology. 143(4). 1441–1450. 160 indexed citations

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