Wah Kit Lam

4.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
47 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Wah Kit Lam is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wah Kit Lam has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Wah Kit Lam's work include Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances (7 papers), Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations (7 papers) and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (7 papers). Wah Kit Lam is often cited by papers focused on Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances (7 papers), Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations (7 papers) and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (7 papers). Wah Kit Lam collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and United States. Wah Kit Lam's co-authors include Msm Ip, Bing Lam, Kenneth W. Tsang, Matthew Ng, Karen S.L. Lam, G.C. Ooi, Moira Chan‐Yeung, Jcm Ho, Pak‐Leung Ho and Poon Chuen Wong and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Wah Kit Lam

47 papers receiving 3.5k 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.

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Is Independently Associated with Insulin Resistance

2002 965 citations Msm Ip, Bing Lam et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
A Cluster of Cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in Hong Kong

2003 788 citations Kenneth W. Tsang, Pak‐Leung Ho et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wah Kit Lam Hong Kong	24	1.2k	1.2k	796	746	534	47	3.6k
Samuel M. Lesko United States	28	521 0.4×	542 0.5×	161 0.2×	476 0.6×	215 0.4×	46	2.7k
Dan L. Longo United States	38	528 0.4×	868 0.7×	221 0.3×	338 0.5×	890 1.7×	76	5.0k
Shi-Chuan Chang Taiwan	26	694 0.6×	356 0.3×	258 0.3×	156 0.2×	426 0.8×	70	2.2k
Manuel G. Cosío Canada	32	3.0k 2.4×	1.5k 1.3×	74 0.1×	295 0.4×	718 1.3×	101	4.5k
Akio Niimi Japan	43	4.8k 3.9×	4.2k 3.5×	269 0.3×	214 0.3×	826 1.5×	276	7.3k
Mani S. Kavuru United States	38	3.2k 2.6×	2.0k 1.7×	98 0.1×	246 0.3×	840 1.6×	102	5.2k
Faraz Bishehsari United States	30	398 0.3×	544 0.5×	248 0.3×	227 0.3×	850 1.6×	103	3.2k
Kwaku Ohene‐Frempong United States	46	275 0.2×	879 0.7×	443 0.6×	96 0.1×	600 1.1×	140	8.7k
Ying‐Huang Tsai Taiwan	29	928 0.8×	244 0.2×	135 0.2×	76 0.1×	447 0.8×	85	2.3k
Georgios D. Kitsios United States	33	734 0.6×	284 0.2×	182 0.2×	110 0.1×	691 1.3×	111	3.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Wah Kit Lam

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wah Kit Lam

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All Works

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Chan, K. H., Sze C. Yeung, Wallace H.L. So, et al.. (2009). Chinese green tea ameliorates lung injury in cigarette smoke-exposed rats. Respiratory Medicine. 103(11). 1746–1754. 39 indexed citations

Ho, Jcm, et al.. (2009). Capecitabine as Salvage Treatment for Lymphoepithelioma-Like Carcinoma of Lung. Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 4(9). 1174–1177. 18 indexed citations

Lam, Wah Kit & D. Neil Watkins. (2007). Lung cancer: Future directions. Respirology. 12(4). 471–477. 43 indexed citations

Wong, Maria Pik, Daniel T. T. Chua, Jcm Ho, et al.. (2006). Mutational status of epidermal growth factor receptor is the only predictor of clinical response to gefitinib treatment in non-small cell lung cancer. Cancer Research. 66. 1065–1065. 1 indexed citations

Ip, Msm, Moira Chan‐Yeung, Wah Kit Lam, & Nan Zhong. (2005). Respiratory Medicine: An Asian Perspective. Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University). 5 indexed citations

Mak, Jcw, R Leung, Pak‐Leung Ho, et al.. (2005). Elevated levels of transforming growth factor-β1 in serum of patients with stable bronchiectasis. Respiratory Medicine. 99(10). 1223–1228. 11 indexed citations

Eng, Philip, et al.. (2005). H5N1 influenza pandemic: contingency plans. The Lancet. 366(9485). 533–534. 18 indexed citations

Tsang, K., George L. Tipoe, Jcw Mak, et al.. (2004). Ciliary central microtubular orientation is of no clinical significance in bronchiectasis. Respiratory Medicine. 99(3). 290–297. 7 indexed citations

Mak, Jcw, et al.. (2004). Systemic oxidative and antioxidative status in Chinese patients with asthma. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 114(2). 260–264. 61 indexed citations

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Ho, Jcm, G.C. Ooi, Thomas Mok, et al.. (2003). High–Dose Pulse Versus Nonpulse Corticosteroid Regimens in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 168(12). 1449–1456. 160 indexed citations

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Tsang, Kenneth W. & Wah Kit Lam. (2003). Management of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 168(4). 417–424. 31 indexed citations

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Ooi, G.C., Bing Lam, Jcm Ho, et al.. (2003). An Indolent Case of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 169(1). 125–128. 19 indexed citations

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Lam, Bing, G.C. Ooi, Maria P. Wong, et al.. (2003). Extrapulmonary presentation of asymptomatic pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Respirology. 8(4). 544–547. 11 indexed citations

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Ip, Msm, Bing Lam, Matthew Ng, et al.. (2002). Obstructive Sleep Apnea Is Independently Associated with Insulin Resistance. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 165(5). 670–676. 965 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ooi, G.C., Pek Lan Khong, Moira Chan‐Yeung, et al.. (2002). High-Resolution CT Quantification of Bronchiectasis: Clinical and Functional Correlation. Radiology. 225(3). 663–672. 93 indexed citations

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Tsang, K., Wah Kit Lam, June Sun, & G.C. Ooi. (2002). Regression of bilateral bronchiectasis with inhaled steroid therapy. Respirology. 7(1). 77–81. 6 indexed citations

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Tsang, K., et al.. (2002). Exhaled and Sputum Nitric Oxide in Bronchiectasis. CHEST Journal. 121(1). 88–94. 29 indexed citations

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Lung, Maria Li, et al.. (1996). P53 Mutations in Non-small Cell Lung Carcinomas in Hong Kong. CHEST Journal. 109(3). 718–726. 14 indexed citations

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Lung, Maria Li, et al.. (1992). Incidence ofras oncogene activation in lung carcinomas in Hong Kong. Cancer. 70(4). 760–763. 26 indexed citations

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Chan, Jane C., et al.. (1989). High Incidence of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in the Non-HIV Infected Immunocompromised Patients in Hong Kong. CHEST Journal. 96(4). 835–839. 10 indexed citations

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