Wai Tong Ng

11.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
154 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Wai Tong Ng is a scholar working on Otorhinolaryngology, Surgery and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wai Tong Ng has authored 154 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 99 papers in Otorhinolaryngology, 65 papers in Surgery and 63 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Wai Tong Ng's work include Head and Neck Cancer Studies (99 papers), Head and Neck Surgical Oncology (42 papers) and Lung Cancer Research Studies (19 papers). Wai Tong Ng is often cited by papers focused on Head and Neck Cancer Studies (99 papers), Head and Neck Surgical Oncology (42 papers) and Lung Cancer Research Studies (19 papers). Wai Tong Ng collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Wai Tong Ng's co-authors include Anne W.M. Lee, Anthony T.�C. Chan, Oscar S.H. Chan, Brigette Ma, Henry Sze, Cheuk‐Wai Choi, Michael C.H. Lee, Lucy Chan, Wai Man Hung and Connie Chan and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Wai Tong Ng

150 papers receiving 6.3k 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.

Management of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Current Practice and Future Perspective

2015 584 citations Anne W.M. Lee, Wai Tong Ng et al. profile →
Evolution of treatment for nasopharyngeal cancer – Success and setback in the intensity-modulated radiotherapy era

2014 276 citations Anne W.M. Lee, Wai Tong Ng et al. Radiotherapy and Oncology profile →
Proposal for the 8th edition of the AJCC/UICC staging system for nasopharyngeal cancer in the era of intensity‐modulated radiotherapy

2015 253 citations Wai Tong Ng, Cheuk‐Wai Choi et al. profile →
Management of locally recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma

2019 223 citations Anne W.M. Lee, Wai Tong Ng et al. Cancer Treatment Reviews profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wai Tong Ng China	40	3.7k	2.6k	2.4k	2.0k	1.2k	154	6.3k
Yan‐Ping Mao China	44	3.7k 1.0×	2.5k 1.0×	2.3k 1.0×	1.8k 0.9×	1.0k 0.8×	203	6.4k
Ling‐Long Tang China	42	3.6k 1.0×	2.7k 1.0×	2.2k 0.9×	1.8k 0.9×	904 0.8×	181	6.5k
Eric J. Sherman United States	47	2.9k 0.8×	3.3k 1.3×	2.7k 1.1×	2.4k 1.2×	1.4k 1.2×	269	8.6k
Roy B. Tishler United States	44	3.3k 0.9×	2.6k 1.0×	2.6k 1.1×	2.1k 1.1×	892 0.7×	178	6.4k
Umamaheswar Duvvuri United States	45	2.2k 0.6×	2.0k 0.8×	2.6k 1.1×	1.1k 0.6×	1.4k 1.1×	180	6.6k
Kian Ang United States	28	2.9k 0.8×	1.5k 0.6×	1.8k 0.7×	2.0k 1.0×	502 0.4×	48	5.0k
Edwin P. Hui Hong Kong	47	3.2k 0.9×	4.0k 1.5×	2.1k 0.9×	1.8k 0.9×	2.2k 1.8×	170	8.9k
Martin Stuschke Germany	45	771 0.2×	2.5k 1.0×	2.9k 1.2×	4.7k 2.4×	1.2k 1.0×	334	8.3k
Mark C. Weissler United States	37	2.3k 0.6×	1.4k 0.5×	1.6k 0.7×	1.0k 0.5×	1.2k 1.0×	148	4.7k
Heath D. Skinner United States	38	755 0.2×	1.6k 0.6×	1.1k 0.4×	1.3k 0.7×	1.5k 1.2×	159	4.4k

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Ng, Sweet Ping, Richard Khor, Morikatsu Wada, et al.. (2024). Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy in Recurrent and Oligometastatic Head and Neck Tumours. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(11). 3020–3020. 2 indexed citations

Ng, Wai Tong, Charlene H. L. Wong, James Chung Hang Chow, et al.. (2024). Dosimetric parameters predict radiation-induced temporal lobe necrosis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Radiotherapy and Oncology. 195. 110258–110258. 4 indexed citations

Helali, Aya El, David Shih, Charlene H. L. Wong, et al.. (2023). The impact of the multi-disciplinary molecular tumour board and integrative next generation sequencing on clinical outcomes in advanced solid tumours. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific. 36. 100775–100775. 6 indexed citations

Chiang, Chi‐Leung, Tai‐Chung Lam, Aya El Helali, et al.. (2023). Efficacy, safety, and correlative biomarkers of bintrafusp alfa in recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal cancer patients: a phase II clinical trial. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific. 40. 100898–100898. 7 indexed citations

Ng, Wai Tong, Cheuk‐Wai Choi, Remco de Bree, et al.. (2022). Application of Artificial Intelligence for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Management &ndash; A Systematic Review. Dove Medical Press (Taylor and Francis Group). 19 indexed citations

Nuyts, Sandra, Sweet Ping Ng, June Corry, et al.. (2022). Proton Therapy for Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck: Early Clinical Experience and Current Challenges. Cancers. 14(11). 2587–2587. 18 indexed citations

Ng, Wai Tong, James Chung Hang Chow, Jonathan J. Beitler, et al.. (2022). Current Radiotherapy Considerations for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. Cancers. 14(23). 5773–5773. 21 indexed citations

Lee, Shing Fung, Cheuk‐Wai Choi, Ka Man Cheung, et al.. (2021). External Validation of a Nomogram to Predict Survival and Benefit of Concurrent Chemoradiation for Stage II Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. Cancers. 13(17). 4286–4286. 5 indexed citations

Lee, Anne W.M., Victor Lee, Wai Tong Ng, et al.. (2021). A systematic review and recommendations on the use of plasma EBV DNA for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. European Journal of Cancer. 153. 109–122. 64 indexed citations

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Ng, Wai Tong, Raymond K. Tsang, Jonathan J. Beitler, et al.. (2021). Contemporary management of the neck in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Head & Neck. 43(6). 1949–1963. 5 indexed citations

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Ng, Wai Tong, June Corry, Johannes A. Langendijk, et al.. (2020). Current management of stage IV nasopharyngeal carcinoma without distant metastasis. Cancer Treatment Reviews. 85. 101995–101995. 33 indexed citations

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Mendenhall, William M., Primož Strojan, Anne W.M. Lee, et al.. (2020). Radiotherapy in the management of glottic squamous cell carcinoma. Head & Neck. 42(12). 3558–3567. 7 indexed citations

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Lee, Anne W.M., Wai Tong Ng, Jimmy Yu Wai Chan, et al.. (2019). Management of locally recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Cancer Treatment Reviews. 79. 101890–101890. 223 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ko, Josephine Mun Yee, Wei Dai, Merrin Man‐Long Leong, et al.. (2018). Leukocyte telomere length associates with nasopharyngeal carcinoma risk and survival in Hong Kong Chinese. International Journal of Cancer. 143(9). 2289–2298. 5 indexed citations

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Chan, CW, et al.. (2018). Perceived unmet supportive care needs and determinants of quality of life among survivors of head and neck cancer.. PubMed. 24 Suppl 2(1). 39–41. 1 indexed citations

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Ng, Wai Tong, Roger K.C. Ngan, Dora L.�W. Kwong, et al.. (2017). Phase 2 Multicenter Trial Evaluating the Role of Induction TPF Followed by Weekly Docetaxel and Cetuximab in Combination With IMRT for Locally Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 99(2). E351–E352. 1 indexed citations

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Tan, Li Tee, et al.. (2017). Challenges for Quality Assurance of Target Volume Delineation in Clinical Trials. Frontiers in Oncology. 7. 221–221. 28 indexed citations

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Stirzaker, Clare, Jenny Z. Song, Wai Tong Ng, et al.. (2016). Methyl-CpG-binding protein MBD2 plays a key role in maintenance and spread of DNA methylation at CpG islands and shores in cancer. Oncogene. 36(10). 1328–1338. 56 indexed citations

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Lee, Anne W.M., T.K. Yau, Rebecca M.W. Yeung, et al.. (2005). Treatment of stage IV(A-B) nasopharyngeal carcinoma by induction-concurrent chemoradiotherapy and accelerated fractionation. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 63(5). 1331–1338. 66 indexed citations

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Ng, Wai Tong. (2000). Cloning and characterization of two hydrophobin genes differentially expressed during fruit body development in Lentinula edodes. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 185(2). 139–145. 6 indexed citations

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