Thomas Tsang

5.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
57 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Thomas Tsang is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Modeling and Simulation and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Tsang has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Epidemiology, 18 papers in Modeling and Simulation and 17 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Thomas Tsang's work include COVID-19 epidemiological studies (18 papers), Influenza Virus Research Studies (15 papers) and Respiratory viral infections research (8 papers). Thomas Tsang is often cited by papers focused on COVID-19 epidemiological studies (18 papers), Influenza Virus Research Studies (15 papers) and Respiratory viral infections research (8 papers). Thomas Tsang collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Thomas Tsang's co-authors include LM Ho, Steven Riley, GM Leung, Su‐Vui Lo, TH Lam, Christl A. Donnelly, Azra C. Ghani, Roy M. Anderson, Neil M. Ferguson and Pui Hing Chau and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Lancet and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Tsang

55 papers receiving 3.7k 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.

Transmission Dynamics of the Etiological Agent of SARS in Hong Kong: Impact of Public Health Interventions

2003 810 citations Steven Riley, Christophe Fraser et al. profile →
Epidemiological determinants of spread of causal agent of severe acute respiratory syndrome in Hong Kong

2003 682 citations Christl A. Donnelly, Azra C. Ghani et al. The Lancet profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas Tsang China	27	1.8k	1.6k	1.5k	541	289	57	3.9k
Joël Mossong Luxembourg	31	1.7k 0.9×	1.9k 1.2×	2.1k 1.4×	468 0.9×	182 0.6×	84	4.8k
Hitoshi Oshitani Japan	37	1.9k 1.1×	687 0.4×	2.0k 1.3×	362 0.7×	230 0.8×	179	4.5k
Antonino Bella Italy	40	1.5k 0.9×	685 0.4×	1.9k 1.3×	568 1.0×	231 0.8×	196	4.8k
Maria D. Van Kerkhove United Kingdom	37	3.4k 1.9×	1.6k 0.9×	1.7k 1.1×	1.4k 2.7×	441 1.5×	86	5.5k
Punam Mangtani United Kingdom	38	1.9k 1.1×	619 0.4×	2.4k 1.6×	448 0.8×	477 1.7×	118	5.4k
Jonathan M. Read United Kingdom	28	1.2k 0.7×	1.5k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	485 0.9×	151 0.5×	93	3.4k
Matthew Biggerstaff United States	30	1.4k 0.8×	1.6k 1.0×	1.6k 1.1×	351 0.6×	137 0.5×	81	4.0k
Janneke C. M. Heijne Netherlands	23	1.1k 0.6×	1.5k 0.9×	1.5k 1.0×	427 0.8×	153 0.5×	75	3.2k
Peter Horby United Kingdom	40	2.6k 1.5×	826 0.5×	2.5k 1.7×	1.6k 2.9×	663 2.3×	184	6.3k
Lyn James Singapore	26	1.4k 0.8×	906 0.6×	926 0.6×	873 1.6×	395 1.4×	65	3.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Thomas Tsang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Tsang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Tsang

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20 of 20 papers shown

Tsang, Thomas, et al.. (2015). A modified technique of laparoscopic mobilisation and transfer of intra-abdominal testis via inguinal canal. Pediatric Surgery International. 31(4). 403–406. 2 indexed citations

Burnand, Katherine, et al.. (2014). Incarcerated inguinal hernia management in children: ‘a comparison of the open and laparoscopic approach’. Pediatric Surgery International. 30(6). 621–624. 12 indexed citations

Cho, Alexander, et al.. (2013). Long-Term Outcomes of Laparoscopic Intracorporeal Inguinal Hernia Ligation in Infants Under 1 Year of Age. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. 23(4). 387–391. 8 indexed citations

Wong, Jessica Y., Peng Wu, Hiroshi Nishiura, et al.. (2013). Infection Fatality Risk of the Pandemic A(H1N1)2009 Virus in Hong Kong. American Journal of Epidemiology. 177(8). 834–840. 71 indexed citations

Ahmad, Faraz S. & Thomas Tsang. (2013). Diabetes Prevention, Health Information Technology, and Meaningful Use. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 44(4). S357–S363. 19 indexed citations

Lo, Janice Y.C., et al.. (2012). Scarlet Fever Epidemic, Hong Kong, 2011. Emerging infectious diseases. 18(10). 1658–1661. 45 indexed citations

Lai, Raymond Wai‐Man, et al.. (2012). Risk factors for community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in Hong Kong. Journal of Infection. 64(5). 494–499. 7 indexed citations

Wu, Peng, Edward Goldstein, LM Ho, et al.. (2012). Excess Mortality Associated With Influenza A and B Virus in Hong Kong, 1998–2009. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 206(12). 1862–1871. 111 indexed citations

Wu, Joseph T., Andrew Fu Wah Ho, S. K. Edward, et al.. (2011). Estimating Infection Attack Rates and Severity in Real Time during an Influenza Pandemic: Analysis of Serial Cross-Sectional Serologic Surveillance Data. PLoS Medicine. 8(10). e1001103–e1001103. 50 indexed citations

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Trinh‐Shevrin, Chau, Henry Pollack, Thomas Tsang, et al.. (2011). The Asian American Hepatitis B Program: Building a Coalition to Address Hepatitis B Health Disparities. Progress in community health partnerships. 5(3). 261–271. 20 indexed citations

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Wong, Grace Lai–Hung, et al.. (2011). EFFECTS OF PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTIONS IN REDUCING TRANSMISSION OF HAND, FOOT, AND MOUTH DISEASE. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 30(5). 432–435. 18 indexed citations

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Cowling, Benjamin J., Max S. Y. Lau, LM Ho, et al.. (2010). The Effective Reproduction Number of Pandemic Influenza. Epidemiology. 21(6). 842–846. 80 indexed citations

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Wu, Joseph T., Benjamin J. Cowling, Eric H. Y. Lau, et al.. (2010). School Closure and Mitigation of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Hong Kong. Emerging infectious diseases. 16(3). 538–541. 182 indexed citations

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Lau, Eric H. Y., Chao A. Hsiung, Benjamin J. Cowling, et al.. (2010). A comparative epidemiologic analysis of SARS in Hong Kong, Beijing and Taiwan. BMC Infectious Diseases. 10(1). 50–50. 60 indexed citations

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Desai, Ashish, et al.. (2009). Sacrococcygeal teratoma: Excision aided by laparocopic ligation of the median sacral artery in a premature neonate. Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons. 14(1). 39–39. 3 indexed citations

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To, Kelvin Kai‐Wang, Kwok‐Hung Chan, Iris W. S. Li, et al.. (2009). Viral load in patients infected with pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza A virus. Journal of Medical Virology. 82(1). 1–7. 182 indexed citations

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Panteli, Christina, et al.. (2009). Laparoscopic repair of Amyand’s hernia in an 8-week-old infant. Hernia. 14(4). 443–445. 11 indexed citations

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So, Thomas, Ka Sing Wong, Danny T. L. Cheung, et al.. (2008). Streptococcus suisinfection in Hong Kong: an emerging infectious disease?. Epidemiology and Infection. 136(12). 1691–1697. 41 indexed citations

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Tsang, Thomas & TH Lam. (2003). SARS: public health measures in Hong Kong. Respirology. 8(s1). S46–8. 15 indexed citations

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Donnelly, Christl A., Azra C. Ghani, GM Leung, et al.. (2003). Epidemiological determinants of spread of causal agent of severe acute respiratory syndrome in Hong Kong. The Lancet. 361(9371). 1761–1766. 682 indexed citations breakdown →

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