Thiam Chye Lim

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
78 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Thiam Chye Lim is a scholar working on Surgery, Biomedical Engineering and Rehabilitation. According to data from OpenAlex, Thiam Chye Lim has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Surgery, 15 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 12 papers in Rehabilitation. Recurrent topics in Thiam Chye Lim's work include Facial Trauma and Fracture Management (16 papers), Wound Healing and Treatments (12 papers) and Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques (11 papers). Thiam Chye Lim is often cited by papers focused on Facial Trauma and Fracture Management (16 papers), Wound Healing and Treatments (12 papers) and Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques (11 papers). Thiam Chye Lim collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, United States and United Kingdom. Thiam Chye Lim's co-authors include Dietmar W. Hutmacher, C. X. F. Lam, J.‐T. Schantz, Kim Cheng Tan, Swee Hin Teoh, Jan‐Thorsten Schantz, Kee Woei Ng, Harvey Chim, Elijah Zhengyang Cai and Vivek Tanavde and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Investigative Dermatology and Experimental Cell Research.

In The Last Decade

Thiam Chye Lim

72 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

State of the art and future directions of scaffold-based ... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 250 500 750
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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.

  1. State of the art and future directions of scaffold-based bone engineering from a biomaterials perspective
    2007 764 citations Dietmar W. Hutmacher, J.‐T. Schantz 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
Thiam Chye Lim Singapore 21 1.3k 944 777 318 251 78 2.5k
Gamze Torun Köse Türkiye 30 1.3k 1.1× 570 0.6× 1.2k 1.5× 163 0.5× 244 1.0× 78 2.5k
Mahmoud Azami Iran 39 2.4k 1.9× 987 1.0× 1.8k 2.4× 365 1.1× 322 1.3× 126 3.8k
Letizia Ferroni Italy 30 1.1k 0.9× 624 0.7× 576 0.7× 323 1.0× 704 2.8× 88 2.8k
Chiara Gardin Italy 33 1.5k 1.2× 691 0.7× 646 0.8× 352 1.1× 723 2.9× 88 3.3k
Zhidao Xia United Kingdom 27 1.2k 0.9× 918 1.0× 711 0.9× 139 0.4× 482 1.9× 101 3.1k
Guoxian Pei China 31 1.4k 1.1× 1.0k 1.1× 437 0.6× 193 0.6× 372 1.5× 141 2.9k
Fei Xing China 30 1.5k 1.2× 791 0.8× 507 0.7× 110 0.3× 263 1.0× 108 2.8k
Jung‐Woog Shin South Korea 28 1.8k 1.5× 935 1.0× 1.3k 1.7× 198 0.6× 226 0.9× 77 2.9k
Han-Tsung Liao Taiwan 25 608 0.5× 734 0.8× 462 0.6× 187 0.6× 209 0.8× 76 1.8k
Mark E. Wong United States 21 1.3k 1.0× 620 0.7× 766 1.0× 377 1.2× 404 1.6× 49 2.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thiam Chye Lim

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tham, Khek‐Chian, Sze Han Lee, Helen Williams, et al.. (2025). A role for arginase in skin epithelial differentiation and antimicrobial peptide production. British Journal of Dermatology. 193(1). 125–135. 1 indexed citations
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Koh, Li Fang, Yohei Natsuaki, Sho Hanakawa, et al.. (2025). Ruxolitinib Alleviates Inflammation and Fortifies Skin Barrier Function Through Dampening IL‐13. Experimental Dermatology. 34(7). e70132–e70132. 1 indexed citations
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Ng, Harry Ho Man, et al.. (2025). Functional approaches for rib stabilization with aesthetic and reconstructive considerations. Current Problems in Surgery. 67. 101754–101754.
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Cai, Elijah Zhengyang, et al.. (2023). Mapping the Posterior Ledge and Optic Foramen in Orbital Floor Blowout Fractures. Archives of Plastic Surgery. 50(4). 370–376.
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Lim, Thiam Chye, et al.. (2022). The superior lateral genicular artery flap for reconstruction of knee and proximal leg defects. Archives of Plastic Surgery. 49(1). 108–114. 2 indexed citations
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Cai, Elijah Zhengyang, et al.. (2022). Straight-segment mandibulectomy: a reproducible porcine mandibular critical-size defect model. British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 61(1). 53–60.
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Li, Jia, Takeshi Uemura, J. Hardman, et al.. (2021). The Polyamine Regulator AMD1 Upregulates Spermine Levels to Drive Epidermal Differentiation. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 141(9). 2178–2188.e6. 5 indexed citations
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Sridharan, Aishwarya, Meng Shi, Thiam Chye Lim, et al.. (2020). The Polyamine Putrescine Promotes Human Epidermal Melanogenesis. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 140(10). 2032–2040.e1. 7 indexed citations
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Lim, Thiam Chye, et al.. (2018). Polyamine Regulator AMD1 Promotes Cell Migration in Epidermal Wound Healing. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 138(12). 2653–2665. 21 indexed citations
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Leow, Wee Kheng, et al.. (2018). Flip‐avoiding interpolating surface registration for skull reconstruction. International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery. 14(4). e1906–e1906. 1 indexed citations
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Cai, Elijah Zhengyang, et al.. (2017). Pen Torch Transillumination: Difficult Venepuncture Made Easy. World Journal of Surgery. 41(9). 2401–2408. 11 indexed citations
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Kang, Chun, et al.. (2016). Swiveling a Single Expanded Forehead Flap. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 27(2). e121–e123. 1 indexed citations
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Thong, Mark, et al.. (2016). An Algorithm for the Management of Concomitant Maxillofacial, Laryngeal, and Cervical Spine Trauma. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 77(Supplement 1). S36–S38. 6 indexed citations
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Tan, Nguan Soon, et al.. (2016). Comparative study of adipose-derived stem cells and bone marrow-derived stem cells in similar microenvironmental conditions. Experimental Cell Research. 348(2). 155–164. 26 indexed citations
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Sundaram, Gopinath M., John Common, Declan P. Lunny, et al.. (2013). ‘See-saw’ expression of microRNA-198 and FSTL1 from a single transcript in wound healing. Nature. 495(7439). 103–106. 171 indexed citations
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Wong, Alvin, et al.. (2013). Autoclaved Autologous Bone Graft for Orbital Reconstruction for Recurrent Temporal Bone Orbital Osteosarcoma. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 24(1). e59–e62. 2 indexed citations
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Yeo, Matthew Sze‐Wei, et al.. (2010). The Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap for Breast Reconstruction: Is this the Ideal Flap for Asian Women?. Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore. 39(9). 680–685. 13 indexed citations
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Chim, Harvey, Dietmar W. Hutmacher, Amy Chou, et al.. (2006). A comparative analysis of scaffold material modifications for load-bearing applications in bone tissue engineering. International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 35(10). 928–934. 112 indexed citations
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Lim, Thiam Chye, et al.. (2005). Cervicofacial, Retropharyngeal and Mediastinal Emphysema: A Complication of Orbital Fracture. Asian Journal of Surgery. 28(4). 305–308. 18 indexed citations
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Lim, Thiam Chye, et al.. (1994). Congenital extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma of the face: A case report. Head & Neck. 16(1). 75–78. 32 indexed citations

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