Thomas Y. Lam

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
61 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Thomas Y. Lam is a scholar working on Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Y. Lam has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Oncology, 34 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 16 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Thomas Y. Lam's work include Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (43 papers), Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (31 papers) and Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (16 papers). Thomas Y. Lam is often cited by papers focused on Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (43 papers), Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (31 papers) and Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (16 papers). Thomas Y. Lam collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and Singapore. Thomas Y. Lam's co-authors include Joseph J.�Y. Sung, Martin C. S. Wong, Francis K.L. Chan, Arthur K.C. Luk, Siew C. Ng, Victor Chan, Simon S.M. Ng, Jessica Y. L. Ching, Sunny H. Wong and Jun Yu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Gastroenterology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Y. Lam

57 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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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.

Alterations in Enteric Virome Are Associated With Colorectal Cancer and Survival Outcomes

2018 266 citations Geicho Nakatsu, Haokui Zhou et al. Gastroenterology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas Y. Lam Hong Kong	20	872	540	417	290	278	61	1.4k
Supannee Promthet Thailand	24	572 0.7×	303 0.6×	224 0.5×	499 1.7×	109 0.4×	94	1.7k
Bahadır M. Güllüoğlu Türkiye	21	489 0.6×	202 0.4×	393 0.9×	420 1.4×	242 0.9×	90	1.4k
Hirotoshi Iihara Japan	19	248 0.3×	175 0.3×	226 0.5×	226 0.8×	62 0.2×	100	1.0k
Nittaya Chamadol Thailand	18	237 0.3×	301 0.6×	164 0.4×	537 1.9×	71 0.3×	51	1.1k
Daniela Weber Germany	18	320 0.4×	120 0.2×	556 1.3×	116 0.4×	35 0.1×	58	1.3k
Pisaln Mairiang Thailand	21	239 0.3×	424 0.8×	85 0.2×	790 2.7×	130 0.5×	50	1.5k
Hidenori Nakama Japan	16	480 0.6×	365 0.7×	119 0.3×	208 0.7×	211 0.8×	48	891
Malay B. Shah United States	19	206 0.2×	86 0.2×	298 0.7×	379 1.3×	62 0.2×	79	1.2k
Yaxin Wu China	15	235 0.3×	79 0.1×	452 1.1×	170 0.6×	51 0.2×	50	965
Mohamed A. Abd El Aziz United States	18	274 0.3×	112 0.2×	91 0.2×	385 1.3×	106 0.4×	70	1.2k

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Wong, Martin C. S., Junjie Huang, Thomas Y. Lam, Louis Ho Shing Lau, & Philip Wai Yan Chiu. (2025). The Cost-Effectiveness of AI-Assisted Colonoscopy as a Primary or Secondary Screening Test in a Population-Based Colorectal Cancer Screening Program: Markov Modeling–Based Cost Effectiveness Analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 27. e67762–e67762.

Lau, Raymond, Zixin Wang, Xixin Wu, et al.. (2025). Theory-based chatbot for promoting colorectal cancer screening in a community setting in Hong Kong: study protocol of a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 15(7). e103857–e103857.

Schulz, Peter J., et al.. (2025). Clinical experience and perception of risk affect the acceptance and trust of using AI in medicine. Frontiers in Digital Health. 7. 1620127–1620127.

Kang, Xing, Changan Liu, Yufeng Lin, et al.. (2023). Altered gut microbiota of obesity subjects promotes colorectal carcinogenesis in mice. EBioMedicine. 93. 104670–104670. 32 indexed citations

Lam, Thomas Y., Raymond S. Tang, Sunny H. Wong, et al.. (2023). Sa1192 TRIGLYCERIDE–GLUCOSE INDEX (TYG INDEX) IS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGHER RISK OF COLORECTAL ADENOMA IN ASYMPTOMATIC INDIVIDUALS.. Gastroenterology. 164(6). S–321.

Poon, P., Thomas Y. Lam, Arthur K.C. Luk, et al.. (2023). Poor health literacy associated with stronger perceived barriers to breast cancer screening and overestimated breast cancer risk. Frontiers in Oncology. 12. 1053698–1053698. 17 indexed citations

Schulz, Peter J., et al.. (2023). Modeling the influence of attitudes, trust, and beliefs on endoscopists’ acceptance of artificial intelligence applications in medical practice. Frontiers in Public Health. 11. 1301563–1301563. 15 indexed citations

Szczesniak, Michal M., Taher Omari, Thomas Y. Lam, et al.. (2022). Evaluation of oropharyngeal deglutitive pressure dynamics in patients with Parkinson’s disease. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 322(4). G421–G430. 6 indexed citations

Lam, Thomas Y., et al.. (2022). Randomized Controlled Trials of Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Practice: Systematic Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 24(8). e37188–e37188. 59 indexed citations

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Lam, Thomas Y., Peter Wu, Raymond S. Tang, et al.. (2022). Nurse-led reinforced education by mobile messenger improves the quality of bowel preparation of colonoscopy in a population-based colorectal cancer screening program: A randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 133. 104301–104301. 6 indexed citations

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Nakatsu, Geicho, Haokui Zhou, William Ka Kei Wu, et al.. (2018). Alterations in Enteric Virome Are Associated With Colorectal Cancer and Survival Outcomes. Gastroenterology. 155(2). 529–541.e5. 266 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wong, Martin C. S., Jessica Y. L. Ching, Thomas Y. Lam, et al.. (2016). The discriminatory capability of existing scores to predict advanced colorectal neoplasia: a prospective colonoscopy study of 5,899 screening participants. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 20080–20080. 14 indexed citations

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Wong, Martin C. S., Jessica Ching, Victor Chan, et al.. (2016). Colorectal Cancer Screening Based on Age and Gender. Medicine. 95(10). e2739–e2739. 20 indexed citations

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Wong, Martin C. S., Jessica Ching, Victor Chan, et al.. (2015). Diagnostic Accuracy of a Qualitative Fecal Immunochemical Test Varies With Location of Neoplasia But Not Number of Specimens. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 13(8). 1472–1479. 50 indexed citations

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Wong, Martin C. S., Jessica Y. L. Ching, Victor Chan, et al.. (2015). Association of distal hyperplastic polyps and proximal neoplastic lesions: a prospective study of 5613 subjects. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 83(3). 555–562. 3 indexed citations

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Wong, Martin C. S., Jessica Y. L. Ching, Victor Chan, et al.. (2015). Regret on Choice of Colorectal Cancer Screening Modality Was Associated with Poorer Screening Compliance: A 4-Year Prospective Cohort Study. PLoS ONE. 10(4). e0125782–e0125782. 1 indexed citations

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Hui, Aric J., James Y. Lau, Thomas Y. Lam, et al.. (2014). Comparison of colonoscopic performance between medical and nurse endoscopists: a non-inferiority randomised controlled study in Asia. Gut. 64(7). 1058–1062. 18 indexed citations

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Wong, Martin C. S., Jessica Y. L. Ching, Victor Chan, et al.. (2014). Should Prior FIT Results Be Incorporated as an Additional Variable to Estimate Risk of Colorectal Neoplasia? A Prospective Study of 5,813 Screening Colonoscopies. PLoS ONE. 9(12). e114332–e114332. 4 indexed citations

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Wong, Martin C. S., Thomas Y. Lam, Kelvin Tsoi, et al.. (2013). A validated tool to predict colorectal neoplasia and inform screening choice for asymptomatic subjects. Gut. 63(7). 1130–1136. 76 indexed citations

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Wong, Martin C. S., Jessica Ching, Thomas Y. Lam, et al.. (2013). Prospective cohort study of compliance with faecal immunochemical tests for colorectal cancer screening in Hong Kong. Preventive Medicine. 57(3). 227–231. 29 indexed citations

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