Wah Chin Boon

4.1k citations

58 papers · 3.2k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 26

Genetics top 1%
Reproductive Medicine top 0.5%
Molecular Biology top 10%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism top 2%
Physiology top 10%

Co-authors: Evan R. Simpson Margaret E. E. Jones Kirsten Robertson Kara L. Britt Colin D. Clyne Jenny D.Y. Chow Caroline J. Speed Gary Rubin
Topics: Estrogen and related hormone effects (24 papers)Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments (11 papers)Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (8 papers)
Cited by: Reproductive Medicine Behavioral Neuroscience Genetics
Journals: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences PLoS ONE Scientific Reports
Partner nations: Australia United States Italy

In The Last Decade

Wah Chin Boon

58 papers receiving 3.1k 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.

Aromatase—A Brief Overview

2002 586 citations Evan R. Simpson, Colin D. Clyne et al. profile →
Impairment of spermatogenesis in mice lacking a functional aromatase (cyp 19) gene

1999 503 citations Margaret E. E. Jones, Wah Chin Boon et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The associations between prenatal plastic phthalate exposure and lipid acylcarnitine levels in humans and mice 2025 ·Reproductive Toxicology ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Andrea Gogos,Peter J. Meikle,(unknown),Wah Chin Boon,Anne‐Louise Ponsonby	1
2	Fatty acids and beyond: Age and Alzheimer's disease related changes in lipids reveal the neuro-nutraceutical potential of lipids in cognition 2021 ·Neurochemistry International ·(unknown),(unknown),Wah Chin Boon	26
3	SCA-1 Labels a Subset of Estrogen-Responsive Bipotential Repopulating Cells within the CD24 + CD49f hi Mammary Stem Cell-Enriched Compartment 2017 ·Stem Cell Reports ·Genevieve Dall,Jessica Vieusseux,Kenneth S. Korach,Yukitomo Arao,Sylvia C. Hewitt,Katherine J. Hamilton,Elaine Dzierzak,Wah Chin Boon,Evan R. Simpson,Robert G. Ramsay,Torsten Stein,J Morris,Robin L. Anderson,Gail P. Risbridger,Kara L. Britt	20
4	Sexual dimorphism in the glucose homeostasis phenotype of the Aromatase Knockout (ArKO) mice 2016 ·The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ·Michelle Van Sinderen,Gregory R. Steinberg,Sebastian B. Jørgensen,Jane Honeyman,Jenny D.Y. Chow,Evan R. Simpson,Margaret E. E. Jones,Wah Chin Boon	20
5	Myocardial and Cardiomyocyte Stress Resilience Is Enhanced in Aromatase-Deficient Female Mouse Hearts Through CaMKIIδ Activation 2015 ·Endocrinology ·James R. Bell,Gabriel B. Bernasochi,(unknown),A. Raaijmakers,Wah Chin Boon,Evan R. Simpson,Claire L. Curl,Kimberley M. Mellor,Lea M.D. Delbridge	15
6	Effects of Estrogens on Adipokines and Glucose Homeostasis in Female Aromatase Knockout Mice 2015 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown),Gregory R. Steinberg,Sebastian B. Jørgensen,Jane Honeyman,Jenny D.Y. Chow,(unknown),Amy Winship,Evdokia Dimitriadis,Margaret E. E. Jones,Evan R. Simpson,Wah Chin Boon	23
7	Characterization of Aromatase Expression in the Adult Male and Female Mouse Brain. I. Coexistence with Oestrogen Receptors α and β, and Androgen Receptors 2014 ·PLoS ONE ·Davor Stanić,Sydney Dubois,H. Chua,Bruce J. Tonge,Nicole Rinehart,Malcolm Horne,Wah Chin Boon	104
8	Hepatic Glucose Intolerance Precedes Hepatic Steatosis in the Male Aromatase Knockout (ArKO) Mouse 2014 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown),Gregory R. Steinberg,Sebastian B. Jørgensen,Sarah Q. To,Kevin C. Knower,Colin D. Clyne,Jane Honeyman,Jenny D.Y. Chow,(unknown),Margaret E. E. Jones,Evan R. Simpson,Wah Chin Boon	20
9	A selective estrogen receptor α agonist ameliorates hepatic steatosis in the male aromatase knockout mouse 2011 ·Journal of Endocrinology ·Jenny D.Y. Chow,Margaret E. E. Jones,Katja Prelle,Evan R. Simpson,Wah Chin Boon	60
10	Aromatase and its inhibition in behaviour, obsessive compulsive disorder and parkinsonism 2011 ·Steroids ·Wah Chin Boon,Malcolm Horne	5
11	A doxycycline-inducible, tissue-specific aromatase-expressing transgenic mouse 2011 ·Transgenic Research ·Jenny D.Y. Chow,John T. Price,Margaret Bills,Evan R. Simpson,Wah Chin Boon	4
12	Increasing cDNA Yields from Single-cell Quantities of mRNA in Standard Laboratory Reverse Transcriptase Reactions using Acoustic Microstreaming 2011 ·Journal of Visualized Experiments ·Wah Chin Boon,Karolina Petkovic‐Duran,Yonggang Zhu,Richard Manasseh,Malcolm Horne,Tim D. Aumann	8
13	Behavioural phenotype of APPC100.V717F transgenic mice over-expressing a mutant Aβ-bearing fragment is associated with reduced NMDA receptor density 2010 ·Behavioural Brain Research ·Wah Chin Boon,Maarten van den Buuse,Nico Wegener,Sally Martin,H. Chua,Ashley I. Bush,Colin L. Masters,Paul A. Adlard,Qiao‐Xin Li	11
14	Differential effect of amphetamine on c-fos expression in female aromatase knockout (ArKO) mice compared to wildtype controls 2010 ·Psychoneuroendocrinology ·Carolina Chavez,Andrea Gogos,Rachel Hill,Michelle Van Sinderen,Evan R. Simpson,Wah Chin Boon,Maarten van den Buuse	5
15	The Multiple Roles of Estrogens and the Enzyme Aromatase 2010 ·Progress in brain research ·Wah Chin Boon,Jenny D.Y. Chow,Evan R. Simpson	132
16	The estrogenic component of tibolone reduces adiposity in female aromatase knockout mice 2009 ·Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society ·(unknown),Wah Chin Boon,A. Ederveen,Helenius J. Kloosterboer,Evan R. Simpson,Margaret E. E. Jones	3
17	Adipose aromatase gene expression is greater in older women and is unaffected by postmenopausal estrogen therapy 2005 ·Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society ·Marie Misso,Christina Jang,Jennifer R. Adams,(unknown),Yoko Murata,Robin J. Bell,Wah Chin Boon,Evan R. Simpson,Susan R. Davis	66
18	Estrogen deficiency leads to apoptosis in dopaminergic neurons in the medial preoptic area and arcuate nucleus of male mice 2004 ·Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience ·Rachel Hill,Sueli Pompolo,Margaret E. E. Jones,Evan R. Simpson,Wah Chin Boon	52
19	Differential expression of factors involved in fat metabolism with age and the menopause transition 2004 ·Maturitas ·Marie Misso,Christina Jang,Jennifer R. Adams,(unknown),Yoko Murata,Robin J. Bell,Wah Chin Boon,Evan R. Simpson,Susan R. Davis	60
20	HYPOTHESIS: ALDOSTERONE IS SYNTHESIZED BY AN ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY DURING SEVERE SODIUM DEPLETION. ‘A NEW WINE IN AN OLD BOTTLE’ 1998 ·Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology ·Wah Chin Boon,John G. McDougall,John P. Coghlan	6

About Wah Chin Boon

Wah Chin Boon is a scholar working on Behavioral Neuroscience, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Reproductive Medicine, having authored 58 papers that have together received 3.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Estrogen and related hormone effects (24 papers), Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments (11 papers) and Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Reproductive Medicine (799 citations), Behavioral Neuroscience (177 citations) and Genetics (1.3k citations). Wah Chin Boon has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, United States and Italy. Frequent co-authors include Evan R. Simpson, Margaret E. E. Jones, Kirsten Robertson, Kara L. Britt, Colin D. Clyne, Jenny D.Y. Chow, Caroline J. Speed, Gary Rubin, Robert I. McLachlan and Sarah J. Meachem. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

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