Wai Fu Ng

3.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
21 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Wai Fu Ng is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Wai Fu Ng has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Epidemiology, 5 papers in Infectious Diseases and 3 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Wai Fu Ng's work include Respiratory viral infections research (3 papers), Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (3 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (2 papers). Wai Fu Ng is often cited by papers focused on Respiratory viral infections research (3 papers), Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (3 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (2 papers). Wai Fu Ng collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United Kingdom. Wai Fu Ng's co-authors include Sik To Lai, Tak Keung Ng, Kwok‐Yung Yuen, Kam Ming Chow, Lau Cheung Ho, Yi Guan, Shell Fean Wong, Tse Ngong Leung, Wing‐Wa Yan and W. W. K. To and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Nature Genetics and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Wai Fu Ng

19 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

Lung pathology of fatal severe acute respiratory syndrome

2003 802 citations John M. Nicholls, Leo L. M. Poon et al. The Lancet profile →
Pregnancy and perinatal outcomes of women with severe acute respiratory syndrome

2004 686 citations Shell Fean Wong, Kam Ming Chow et al. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wai Fu Ng China	14	1.2k	762	466	364	362	21	2.6k
Sik To Lai China	11	1.3k 1.0×	860 1.1×	308 0.7×	353 1.0×	387 1.1×	13	2.4k
Ahmed Nasr Egypt	16	977 0.8×	206 0.3×	277 0.6×	211 0.6×	535 1.5×	67	1.9k
Eric J. Chow United States	15	912 0.7×	251 0.3×	657 1.4×	150 0.4×	216 0.6×	58	2.2k
Man Chun Chiu Hong Kong	17	682 0.5×	164 0.2×	248 0.5×	180 0.5×	106 0.3×	35	1.4k
Arnaud Del Bello France	25	1.1k 0.9×	181 0.2×	465 1.0×	169 0.5×	81 0.2×	101	2.4k
Frankie Wai Tsoi Cheng Hong Kong	19	423 0.3×	162 0.2×	324 0.7×	114 0.3×	122 0.3×	68	1.2k
Riccardo Castagnoli Italy	24	653 0.5×	208 0.3×	219 0.5×	128 0.4×	190 0.5×	125	2.6k
Carmelo Loinaz Spain	29	478 0.4×	130 0.2×	949 2.0×	328 0.9×	213 0.6×	130	2.5k
Antonio Lalueza Spain	20	712 0.6×	139 0.2×	377 0.8×	121 0.3×	311 0.9×	57	1.3k
Joshua T.B. Williams United States	15	541 0.4×	310 0.4×	274 0.6×	62 0.2×	174 0.5×	65	1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wai Fu Ng

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ng, Wai Fu, et al.. (2024). Paediatric hepatic angiosarcoma with consumptive hypothyroidism—an important diagnostic pitfall to avoid during evaluation of hepatic vascular tumours. Pediatric Radiology. 54(6). 1040–1048. 1 indexed citations

Ng, Wai Fu. (2022). A CASE OF GRAVES’ DISEASE WITH SEVERE HYPERCALCAEMIA. Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies. 37. 27–27.

Lau, Tze Kin, Anita Sik Yau Kan, Brian Hon‐Yin Chung, et al.. (2021). A Fetus with Congenital Microcephaly, Microphthalmia and Cataract Was Detected with Biallelic Variants in the OCLN Gene: A Case Report. Diagnostics. 11(9). 1576–1576.

Wong, Kum Thong, Kien Chai Ong, Wai Fu Ng, et al.. (2012). Enterovirus 71 encephalomyelitis and Japanese encephalitis can be distinguished by topographic distribution of inflammation and specific intraneuronal detection of viral antigen and RNA. Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology. 38(5). 443–453. 26 indexed citations

Zhang, Zengfeng, Jinxia Zhang, Kai Huang, et al.. (2009). Systemic infection of avian influenza A virus H5N1 subtype in humans. Human Pathology. 40(5). 735–739. 59 indexed citations

Ng, Wai Fu, et al.. (2006). The placentas of patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome: a pathophysiological evaluation. Pathology. 38(3). 210–218. 105 indexed citations

Chan, Tsun Leung, Siu Tsan Yuen, Annie S.Y. Chan, et al.. (2006). Heritable germline epimutation of MSH2 in a family with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer. Nature Genetics. 38(10). 1178–1183. 225 indexed citations

Ng, Wai Fu, et al.. (2006). The comparative pathology of severe acute respiratory syndrome and avian influenza A subtype H5N1—a review. Human Pathology. 37(4). 381–390. 113 indexed citations

Leung, Thomas, Ka Sing Wong, A C F Hui, et al.. (2005). Myopathic Changes Associated With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. Archives of Neurology. 62(7). 1113–1113. 93 indexed citations

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Wong, Shell Fean, Kam Ming Chow, Tse Ngong Leung, et al.. (2004). Pregnancy and perinatal outcomes of women with severe acute respiratory syndrome. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 191(1). 292–297. 686 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kwok, Philip Chong‐hei, et al.. (2003). Anatomy of the Portal Vein Bifurcation: Implication for Transjugular Intrahepatic Portal Systemic Shunts. CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology. 26(3). 261–264. 8 indexed citations

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Nicholls, John M., Leo L. M. Poon, Wai Fu Ng, et al.. (2003). Lung pathology of fatal severe acute respiratory syndrome. The Lancet. 361(9371). 1773–1778. 802 indexed citations breakdown →

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Choi, Kin Wing, Tai Nin Chau, O. T. Y. Tsang, et al.. (2003). Outcomes and Prognostic Factors in 267 Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in Hong Kong. Annals of Internal Medicine. 139(9). 715–723. 290 indexed citations

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Chan, Charles, Kwok‐Yung Yuen, K.S. Chan, et al.. (1996). Single-tube nested PCR in the diagnosis of tuberculosis.. Journal of Clinical Pathology. 49(4). 290–294. 48 indexed citations

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Ng, Wai Fu, Kai Hung Fung, & Jonathan S.T. Sham. (1995). Tension pneumocephalus — A rare complication of radiotherapy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Pathology. 27(2). 204–208. 13 indexed citations

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Ng, Wai Fu, et al.. (1994). Cutaneous Cryptococcosis—Primary Versus Secondary Disease. American Journal of Dermatopathology. 16(2). 227–227. 2 indexed citations

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Ng, Wai Fu, et al.. (1994). Rehydration of air-dried smears with normal saline. Application in fluid cytology.. PubMed. 38(1). 56–64. 27 indexed citations

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Ng, Wai Fu, et al.. (1993). Localized polyarteritis nodosa of breast—report of two cases and a review of the literature. Histopathology. 23(6). 535–539. 18 indexed citations

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Ng, Wai Fu, et al.. (1993). Cutaneous Cryptococcosis—Primary Versus Secondary Disease. American Journal of Dermatopathology. 15(4). 372–377. 26 indexed citations

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Ng, Wai Fu, et al.. (1989). Fatal coxsackie B1 virus infection in neonates. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 8(9). 638–641. 25 indexed citations

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