Wai Leong Tam

13.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
60 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

Wai Leong Tam is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Wai Leong Tam has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Oncology and 11 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Wai Leong Tam's work include Cancer Cells and Metastasis (14 papers), Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (10 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (9 papers). Wai Leong Tam is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Cells and Metastasis (14 papers), Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (10 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (9 papers). Wai Leong Tam collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, United States and China. Wai Leong Tam's co-authors include Robert A. Weinberg, Bing Lim, Yen-Sin Ang, Ferenc Reinhardt, Isidore Rigoutsos, Andrew M. Thomson, Yvonne Tay, Toan Huynh, Kevin C. Miranda and Huck‐Hui Ng and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Wai Leong Tam

56 papers receiving 8.0k citations

Hit Papers

A Pattern-Based Method for the Identification of MicroRNA... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2006 2013 2012 2015 2005 500 1000 1.5k
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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.

  1. A Pattern-Based Method for the Identification of MicroRNA Binding Sites and Their Corresponding Heteroduplexes
    2006 1.6k citations Kevin C. Miranda, Toan Huynh et al. Cell profile →
  2. The epigenetics of epithelial-mesenchymal plasticity in cancer
    2013 939 citations Wai Leong Tam, Robert A. Weinberg profile →
  3. Slug and Sox9 Cooperatively Determine the Mammary Stem Cell State
    2012 755 citations Wenjun Guo, Zuzana Keckesova et al. Cell profile →
  4. Distinct EMT programs control normal mammary stem cells and tumour-initiating cells
    2015 541 citations Xin Ye, Wai Leong Tam et al. profile →
  5. Reciprocal Transcriptional Regulation of Pou5f1 and Sox2 via the Oct4/Sox2 Complex in Embryonic Stem Cells
    2005 534 citations Xi Chen, Wai Leong Tam et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wai Leong Tam Singapore 28 5.9k 2.8k 2.4k 773 525 60 8.1k
Carmen Chak‐Lui Wong Hong Kong 47 6.0k 1.0× 4.1k 1.5× 1.8k 0.8× 1.1k 1.4× 450 0.9× 104 9.2k
Hein te Riele Netherlands 44 6.0k 1.0× 1.3k 0.5× 2.3k 1.0× 566 0.7× 550 1.0× 108 8.2k
Guidalberto Manfioletti Italy 43 4.4k 0.8× 1.7k 0.6× 862 0.4× 1000 1.3× 319 0.6× 107 6.9k
Charles W.M. Roberts United States 46 9.0k 1.5× 1.3k 0.5× 1.4k 0.6× 1.3k 1.7× 247 0.5× 95 10.7k
D. Leanne Jones United States 39 5.1k 0.9× 1.3k 0.5× 2.9k 1.2× 1.5k 2.0× 1.1k 2.1× 66 8.8k
Shoumo Bhattacharya United Kingdom 43 5.7k 1.0× 1.7k 0.6× 1.2k 0.5× 755 1.0× 874 1.7× 135 8.1k
Alberto M. Pendás Spain 49 4.1k 0.7× 2.5k 0.9× 1.8k 0.7× 377 0.5× 792 1.5× 102 7.6k
Anders H. Lund Denmark 46 8.5k 1.5× 6.0k 2.2× 730 0.3× 693 0.9× 338 0.6× 106 10.8k
Jing Huang United States 42 4.8k 0.8× 1.1k 0.4× 1.7k 0.7× 749 1.0× 283 0.5× 135 7.2k
Salvatore Oliviero Italy 45 5.3k 0.9× 1.2k 0.4× 1.2k 0.5× 670 0.9× 479 0.9× 123 7.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wai Leong Tam

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Liang, Ying, Hui Min Vivian Teo, Anand D. Jeyasekharan, et al.. (2025). MS CETSA deep functional proteomics uncovers DNA repair programs leading to gemcitabine resistance. Nature Communications. 16(1). 4234–4234.
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Alcolea, Maria P., Direna Alonso‐Curbelo, Chiara Ambrogio, et al.. (2024). Cancer Hallmarks: Piecing the Puzzle Together. Cancer Discovery. 14(4). 674–682. 7 indexed citations
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Yang, Xulei, Zeng Zeng, Ziyuan Zhao, et al.. (2024). Deep learning based CETSA feature prediction cross multiple cell lines with latent space representation. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 1878–1878. 1 indexed citations
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Zhao, Ziyuan, Xulei Yang, Zeng Zeng, et al.. (2023). SemiGNN-PPI: Self-Ensembling Multi-Graph Neural Network for Efficient and Generalizable Protein–Protein Interaction Prediction. 4984–4992. 11 indexed citations
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Peng, Boya, Migara Kavishka Jayasinghe, Chang Gao, et al.. (2022). Robust delivery of RIG‐I agonists using extracellular vesicles for anti‐cancer immunotherapy. Journal of Extracellular Vesicles. 11(4). e12187–e12187. 67 indexed citations
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Wang, YH, Teresa L. Ho, Anushya Hariharan, et al.. (2022). Rapid recruitment of p53 to DNA damage sites directs DNA repair choice and integrity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(10). e2113233119–e2113233119. 57 indexed citations
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Sun, Jichao, Nayana Prabhu, Jun Tang, et al.. (2021). Recent advances in proteome‐wide label‐free target deconvolution for bioactive small molecules. Medicinal Research Reviews. 41(6). 2893–2926. 22 indexed citations
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Samydurai, Sudhagar, Say Li Kong, Zhengwei Wu, et al.. (2020). UniPath: a uniform approach for pathway and gene-set based analysis of heterogeneity in single-cell epigenome and transcriptome profiles. Nucleic Acids Research. 49(3). e13–e13. 12 indexed citations
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Lee, May Yin, Rajshekhar R. Giraddi, & Wai Leong Tam. (2019). Cancer Stem Cells: Concepts, Challenges, and Opportunities for Cancer Therapy. Methods in molecular biology. 2005. 43–66. 3 indexed citations
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Palafox, Marta, Touati Benoukraf, Patrick Jaynes, et al.. (2018). Loss of USP28-mediated BRAF degradation drives resistance to RAF cancer therapies. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 215(7). 1913–1928. 44 indexed citations
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Lee, Yong‐An, Jungyeol Lee, Jia Hui Jane Lee, et al.. (2018). Identification of Tumor Initiating Cells with a Small‐Molecule Fluorescent Probe by Using Vimentin as a Biomarker. Angewandte Chemie. 130(11). 2901–2904. 6 indexed citations
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Pattabiraman, Diwakar R., Brian Bierie, Prathapan Thiru, et al.. (2016). Activation of PKA leads to mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition and loss of tumor-initiating ability. Science. 351(6277). aad3680–aad3680. 258 indexed citations
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Ye, Xin, Wai Leong Tam, Tsukasa Shibue, et al.. (2015). Distinct EMT programs control normal mammary stem cells and tumour-initiating cells. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1 indexed citations
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Lu, Haihui, Karl R. Clauser, Wai Leong Tam, et al.. (2014). A breast cancer stem cell niche supported by juxtacrine signalling from monocytes and macrophages. Nature Cell Biology. 16(11). 1105–1117. 374 indexed citations
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Tam, Wai Leong, Haihui Lu, Joyce Y. Buikhuisen, et al.. (2013). Protein Kinase C α Is a Central Signaling Node and Therapeutic Target for Breast Cancer Stem Cells. Cancer Cell. 24(3). 347–364. 257 indexed citations
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Guo, Wenjun, Zuzana Keckesova, Joana Liu Donaher, et al.. (2012). Slug and Sox9 Cooperatively Determine the Mammary Stem Cell State. Cell. 148(5). 1015–1028. 755 indexed citations breakdown →
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Miranda, Kevin C., Toan Huynh, Yvonne Tay, et al.. (2006). A Pattern-Based Method for the Identification of MicroRNA Binding Sites and Their Corresponding Heteroduplexes. Cell. 126(6). 1203–1217. 1623 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kocabas, Arif, Javier Crosby, Pablo J. Ross, et al.. (2006). The transcriptome of human oocytes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(38). 14027–14032. 164 indexed citations
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Tam, Wai Leong, Yen-Sin Ang, & Bing Lim. (2006). The molecular basis of ageing in stem cells. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development. 128(1). 137–148. 13 indexed citations
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Ip, Yuen K., Wai Leong Tam, Wai Peng Wong, & Shit F. Chew. (2005). Marine (Taeniura lymma) and Freshwater (Himantura signifer) Elasmobranchs Synthesize Urea for Osmotic Water Retention. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 78(4). 610–619. 11 indexed citations

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