Suk Ling

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
65 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Suk Ling is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Suk Ling has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 19 papers in Molecular Biology and 14 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Suk Ling's work include Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (8 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (7 papers) and Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (5 papers). Suk Ling is often cited by papers focused on Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (8 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (7 papers) and Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (5 papers). Suk Ling collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and United States. Suk Ling's co-authors include Nelson L.S. Tang, Linda Lam, Helen Fung Kum Chiu, Lucia Pastorino, Kun Ping Lu, Xiao Zhen Zhou, Vivian Hung, Hiu Yan Yeung, Yong Qiu and Jean Woo and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Suk Ling

56 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Gut microbiome dysbiosis across early Parkinson’s disease, REM sleep behavior disorder and their first-degree relatives

2023 93 citations Bei Huang, Steven Wai Ho Chau et al. Nature Communications profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Suk Ling	443	326	198	149	142	65	1.1k
F. Richard	401 0.9×	409 1.3×	195 1.0×	125 0.8×	218 1.5×	63	1.6k
Michelle K. Lupton	536 1.2×	450 1.4×	118 0.6×	75 0.5×	186 1.3×	34	1.1k
Barbara Robertson	783 1.8×	271 0.8×	152 0.8×	126 0.8×	291 2.0×	53	1.8k
Petra Nowotny	582 1.3×	595 1.8×	163 0.8×	56 0.4×	163 1.1×	33	1.2k
Sinead M. O’Donovan	427 1.0×	201 0.6×	114 0.6×	65 0.4×	331 2.3×	64	1.3k
Per Åmark	513 1.2×	442 1.4×	127 0.6×	212 1.4×	144 1.0×	39	1.5k
Helge Rootwelt	548 1.2×	390 1.2×	150 0.8×	98 0.7×	74 0.5×	66	1.7k
Yuguang Guan	423 1.0×	297 0.9×	57 0.3×	128 0.9×	192 1.4×	95	1.4k
Rodney T. Perry	612 1.4×	903 2.8×	270 1.4×	71 0.5×	202 1.4×	28	1.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Suk Ling

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Chan, Sandra Sau Man, Oscar W. H. Wong, Kelvin Tsoi, et al.. (2025). Twelve-month prevalence of DSM-5 mental disorders and the psychosocial correlates- a child and adolescent psychiatric epidemiologic survey in Hong Kong SAR. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific. 57. 101533–101533. 2 indexed citations

So, Suzanne Ho‐wai, Sandra Sau Man Chan, Kelvin Tsoi, et al.. (2025). Clinical and subthreshold depression in an epidemiologic sample of adolescents. Journal of Affective Disorders. 392. 120143–120143.

Lu, Hanna, Sandra Sau Man Chan, Suk Ling, et al.. (2024). Predictive values of pre-treatment brain age models to rTMS effects in neurocognitive disorder with depression: Secondary analysis of a randomised sham-controlled clinical trial. Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience. 26(1). 38–52. 5 indexed citations

Wan, Yating, Oscar W. H. Wong, Hein M. Tun, et al.. (2024). Fecal microbial marker panel for aiding diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders. Gut Microbes. 16(1). 2418984–2418984. 6 indexed citations

Ling, Suk, et al.. (2024). NLRP3 genetic polymorphisms are associated with the onset of mild cognitive impairment in Chinese. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 20(S1). e087252–e087252.

Lu, Hanna, et al.. (2023). Using gamma-band transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) to improve sleep quality and cognition in patients with mild neurocognitive disorders due to Alzheimer’s disease: A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. PLoS ONE. 18(8). e0289591–e0289591. 7 indexed citations

Huang, Bei, Steven Wai Ho Chau, Yaping Liu, et al.. (2023). Gut microbiome dysbiosis across early Parkinson’s disease, REM sleep behavior disorder and their first-degree relatives. Nature Communications. 14(1). 2501–2501. 93 indexed citations breakdown →

Chan, Wai Chi, Linda Lam, Ada W. T. Fung, et al.. (2023). Examining the relationships between cognitive function and physical and mental health: interim findings from HKMMSOP. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 19(S22).

Chau, Steven Wai Ho, Sandra Sau Man Chan, Oscar W. H. Wong, et al.. (2023). A comparison of sleep-wake patterns among school-age children and adolescents in Hong Kong before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 19(4). 749–757. 1 indexed citations

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Wong, Oscar W. H., Kelly Y. C. Lai, Suk Ling, et al.. (2022). Disentangling the relationship of gut microbiota, functional gastrointestinal disorders and autism: a case–control study on prepubertal Chinese boys. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 10659–10659. 16 indexed citations

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Ling, Suk, Junyi Wu, Ruth Chan, et al.. (2021). Peripheral Blood T Cell Gene Expression Responses to Exercise and HMB in Sarcopenia. Nutrients. 13(7). 2313–2313. 14 indexed citations

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Mak, Arthur D. P., Chiu‐Wing Winnie Chu, David W. K. Yeung, et al.. (2021). White matter integrity in young medication-naïve bipolar II depressed adults. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 1816–1816. 3 indexed citations

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Lai, Kelly Y. C., Patrick W. L. Leung, Se Fong Hung, et al.. (2020). <p>Gastrointestinal Problems in Chinese Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder</p>. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment. Volume 16. 1807–1815. 8 indexed citations

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Lu, Hanna, Suk Ling, Savio W.H. Wong, et al.. (2017). Aberrant interhemispheric functional connectivity within default mode network and its relationships with neurocognitive features in cognitively normal APOE ε 4 elderly carriers. International Psychogeriatrics. 29(5). 805–814. 11 indexed citations

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Ma, Liang, Dong‐Dong Wu, Suk Ling, et al.. (2014). Molecular evolution in the CREB1 signal pathway and a rare haplotype in CREB1 with genetic predisposition to schizophrenia. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 57. 84–89. 12 indexed citations

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Ling, Suk, Edith Lau, L. C. W. Lam, et al.. (2013). Telomere length and cognitive function in southern Chinese community-dwelling male elders. Age and Ageing. 42(4). 450–455. 37 indexed citations

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Ling, Suk, et al.. (2009). Cholesterol 24‐hydroxylase (CYP46A1) polymorphisms are associated with faster cognitive deterioration in Chinese older persons: a two‐year follow up study. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 24(9). 921–926. 23 indexed citations

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Leung, Ting Fan, Nelson L.S. Tang, Chung‐Yi Li, et al.. (2006). Genetic association study between mbl2 and asthma phenotypes in Chinese children. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. 17(7). 501–507. 18 indexed citations

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Tang, Nelson L.S., Paul D.P. Pharoah, Suk Ling, & Douglas F. Easton. (2006). Evaluation of an algorithm of tagging SNPs selection by linkage disequilibrium. Clinical Biochemistry. 39(3). 240–243. 10 indexed citations

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Ling, Suk, Nelson L.S. Tang, Linda Lam, & Helen Fung Kum Chiu. (2006). Polymorphisms of the cholesterol 24-hydroxylase (CYP46A1) gene and the risk of Alzheimer's disease in a Chinese population. International Psychogeriatrics. 18(1). 37–45. 19 indexed citations

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