Vivian Tam

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Vivian Tam is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Pharmacology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Vivian Tam has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 14 papers in Pharmacology and 11 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Vivian Tam's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (21 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (14 papers) and Medical Imaging and Analysis (5 papers). Vivian Tam is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (21 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (14 papers) and Medical Imaging and Analysis (5 papers). Vivian Tam collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and Canada. Vivian Tam's co-authors include David Meyre, Michelle Turcotte, Yohan Bossé, Guillaume Paré, Nikunj Patel, Kmc Cheung, K.D.K. Luk, Kwk Yeung, Paul K. Chu and HM Wong and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Journal of Immunology and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Vivian Tam

39 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

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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.

Benefits and limitations of genome-wide association studies

2019 1.2k citations Vivian Tam, Nikunj Patel et al. Nature Reviews Genetics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Vivian Tam Hong Kong	21	706	621	585	559	480	39	2.8k
Susana G. Santos Portugal	33	1.4k 2.0×	195 0.3×	124 0.2×	367 0.7×	475 1.0×	88	3.7k
Yiping Li China	45	3.7k 5.2×	242 0.4×	542 0.9×	292 0.5×	509 1.1×	162	6.5k
Alice H. Huang United States	37	1.0k 1.5×	465 0.7×	190 0.3×	567 1.0×	1.3k 2.6×	93	4.8k
Tomaž Velnar Slovenia	16	428 0.6×	276 0.4×	132 0.2×	506 0.9×	598 1.2×	90	2.9k
Xudong Li United States	33	791 1.1×	1.2k 2.0×	144 0.2×	207 0.4×	935 1.9×	129	3.3k
Lorenzo Aulisa Italy	23	626 0.9×	335 0.5×	144 0.2×	727 1.3×	1.2k 2.5×	65	2.5k
Randall L. Duncan United States	42	3.1k 4.4×	278 0.4×	507 0.9×	425 0.8×	750 1.6×	109	6.7k
Choun‐Ki Joo South Korea	43	2.8k 3.9×	182 0.3×	470 0.8×	154 0.3×	388 0.8×	249	7.8k
Tadashi Yasuda Japan	37	958 1.4×	438 0.7×	216 0.4×	193 0.3×	1.1k 2.3×	178	4.5k
Xiaohui Rausch‐Fan Austria	33	572 0.8×	193 0.3×	84 0.1×	185 0.3×	460 1.0×	148	3.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vivian Tam

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20 of 20 papers shown

Tam, Vivian, Neha Chopra, Peikai Chen, et al.. (2025). Effects of GDF6 on active protein synthesis by cells of degenerated intervertebral disc. European Spine Journal. 34(6). 2066–2078. 3 indexed citations

Bach, Frances C., Wilson Chan, Vivian Tam, et al.. (2023). Recommendations for intervertebral disc notochordal cell investigation: From isolation to characterization. JOR Spine. 6(3). e1272–e1272. 15 indexed citations

Eckersley, Alexander, Matiss Ozols, Peikai Chen, et al.. (2022). Peptide location fingerprinting identifies species- and tissue-conserved structural remodelling of proteins as a consequence of ageing and disease. Matrix Biology. 114. 108–137. 10 indexed citations

Eckersley, Alexander, Matiss Ozols, Peikai Chen, et al.. (2021). Peptide Location Fingerprinting Reveals Tissue Region-Specific Differences in Protein Structures in an Ageing Human Organ. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(19). 10408–10408. 10 indexed citations

Soltani, Sepideh, Cain C. T. Clark, Vivian Tam, et al.. (2021). The effect of vitamin D supplementation on serum levels of fibroblast growth factor- 23: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 215. 106012–106012. 4 indexed citations

Tam, Vivian, Peikai Chen, Anita Yee, et al.. (2020). DIPPER, a spatiotemporal proteomics atlas of human intervertebral discs for exploring ageing and degeneration dynamics. eLife. 9. 49 indexed citations

Abdollahi, Shima, Omid Toupchian, Ahmad Jayedi, et al.. (2019). Zinc Supplementation and Body Weight: A Systematic Review and Dose–Response Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Advances in Nutrition. 11(2). 398–411. 50 indexed citations

Lau, Kwok‐Fai, et al.. (2019). FE65 serine-610 phosphorylation and its functional implications in Alzheimer disease amyloid precursor protein processing.. PubMed. 25 Suppl 7(5). 44–47. 2 indexed citations

Tam, Vivian, Nikunj Patel, Michelle Turcotte, et al.. (2019). Benefits and limitations of genome-wide association studies. Nature Reviews Genetics. 20(8). 467–484. 1162 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cheung, Prudence Wing Hang, Vivian Tam, Vyl Leung, et al.. (2016). The paradoxical relationship between ligamentum flavum hypertrophy and developmental lumbar spinal stenosis. PubMed. 11(1). 26–26. 26 indexed citations

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Tam, Vivian, et al.. (2016). Empirically evaluating the WHO global code of practice on the international recruitment of health personnel’s impact on four high-income countries four years after adoption. Globalization and Health. 12(1). 62–62. 10 indexed citations

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Yee, Anita, Vivian Tam, Wilson Chan, et al.. (2015). Fibrotic-like changes in degenerate human intervertebral discs revealed by quantitative proteomic analysis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 24(3). 503–513. 59 indexed citations

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Leung, Vyl, Fengjuan Lv, Vivian Tam, et al.. (2014). Mesenchymal Stem Cells Reduce Intervertebral Disc Fibrosis and Facilitate Repair. Stem Cells. 32(8). 2164–2177. 87 indexed citations

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Tam, Vivian, Ian M. Rogers, Danny Chan, Vyl Leung, & Kmc Cheung. (2014). A comparison of intravenous and intradiscal delivery of multipotential stem cells on the healing of injured intervertebral disk. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 32(6). 819–825. 34 indexed citations

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Wong, HM, Ying Zhao, Vivian Tam, et al.. (2013). In vivo stimulation of bone formation by aluminum and oxygen plasma surface-modified magnesium implants. Biomaterials. 34(38). 9863–9876. 97 indexed citations

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Huang, Shishu, et al.. (2011). Stem Cell-Based Approaches for Intervertebral Disc Regeneration. Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 6(4). 317–326. 17 indexed citations

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Liang, Yuying, Vivian Tam, HK Yip, et al.. (2010). Biochemical Characterization of the Cell-Biomaterial Interface by Quantitative Proteomics. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. 9(10). 2089–2098. 6 indexed citations

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Wong, David M., Vivian Tam, Katrina A. Walsh, et al.. (2009). Protease-Activated Receptor 2 Has Pivotal Roles in Cellular Mechanisms Involved in Experimental Periodontitis. Infection and Immunity. 78(2). 629–638. 25 indexed citations

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Tam, Vivian, et al.. (2008). Characterization of T Cell Responses to the RgpA-Kgp Proteinase-Adhesin Complexes of Porphyromonas gingivalis in BALB/c Mice. The Journal of Immunology. 181(6). 4150–4158. 9 indexed citations

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Wang, Jeffrey C., Warren D. Yu, Harvinder S. Sandhu, Vivian Tam, & Rick B. Delamarter. (1998). A Comparison of Magnetic Resonance and Computed Tomographic Image Quality After the Implantation of Tantalum and Titanium Spinal Instrumentation. Spine. 23(15). 1684–1688. 63 indexed citations

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