Wei-Heong Tan

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Wei-Heong Tan is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei-Heong Tan has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 4 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 2 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Wei-Heong Tan's work include Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation (11 papers), Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications (10 papers) and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (6 papers). Wei-Heong Tan is often cited by papers focused on Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation (11 papers), Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications (10 papers) and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (6 papers). Wei-Heong Tan collaborates with scholars based in Japan and Taiwan. Wei-Heong Tan's co-authors include Shoji Takeuchi, Yuya Morimoto, Fan‐Gang Tseng, Shih‐Hao Huang, Yukiko Tsuda, Kosuke Iwai, Yuji Suzuki, Naoki Shikazono, Nobuhide Kasagi and Katsuko FURUKAWA and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Advanced Materials and Lab on a Chip.

In The Last Decade

Wei-Heong Tan

15 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

Monodisperse Alginate Hydrogel Microbeads for Cell Encapsulation

2007 512 citations Wei-Heong Tan, Shoji Takeuchi Advanced Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wei-Heong Tan Japan	9	1.2k	405	147	100	92	15	1.4k
Michael W. Toepke United States	11	1.1k 0.9×	164 0.4×	227 1.5×	97 1.0×	155 1.7×	12	1.4k
Steffen Howitz Germany	12	699 0.6×	277 0.7×	113 0.8×	39 0.4×	41 0.4×	31	870
Ruihua Ding China	15	769 0.6×	163 0.4×	247 1.7×	246 2.5×	304 3.3×	30	1.2k
Jongil Ju South Korea	12	725 0.6×	155 0.4×	124 0.8×	110 1.1×	42 0.5×	20	907
Sasha Cai Lesher‐Pérez United States	15	713 0.6×	91 0.2×	139 0.9×	87 0.9×	24 0.3×	23	890
Mohsen Janmaleki Iran	20	611 0.5×	161 0.4×	167 1.1×	136 1.4×	131 1.4×	37	1.0k
Lisa R. Volpatti United States	14	582 0.5×	192 0.5×	297 2.0×	177 1.8×	80 0.9×	17	1.2k
Ruoxiao Xie China	15	743 0.6×	90 0.2×	140 1.0×	194 1.9×	68 0.7×	27	971
Tom Kamperman Netherlands	16	571 0.5×	93 0.2×	73 0.5×	146 1.5×	60 0.7×	30	762
Stephen C. Chapin United States	15	925 0.7×	215 0.5×	504 3.4×	71 0.7×	175 1.9×	16	1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei-Heong Tan

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All Works

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15 of 15 papers shown

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Iwai, Kosuke, et al.. (2011). A resettable dynamic microarray device. Biomedical Microdevices. 13(6). 1089–1094. 26 indexed citations

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Morimoto, Yuya, Wei-Heong Tan, Yukiko Tsuda, & Shoji Takeuchi. (2009). Monodisperse semi-permeable microcapsules for continuous observation of cells. Lab on a Chip. 9(15). 2217–2217. 64 indexed citations

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Morimoto, Yuya, Wei-Heong Tan, & Shoji Takeuchi. (2008). Three-dimensional axisymmetric flow-focusing device using stereolithography. Biomedical Microdevices. 11(2). 369–377. 63 indexed citations

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Morimoto, Yuya, Wei-Heong Tan, & Shoji Takeuchi. (2008). “Housing” for cells in monodisperse microcages. Proceedings, IEEE micro electro mechanical systems. 55. 304–307. 1 indexed citations

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Ota, Sadao, Wei-Heong Tan, Hiroaki Suzuki, & Shoji Takeuchi. (2008). Microfluidic formation of lipid bilayer array for membrane transport analysis. Proceedings, IEEE micro electro mechanical systems. 18–21. 7 indexed citations

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Iwai, Kosuke, Wei-Heong Tan, & Shoji Takeuchi. (2008). A resettable dynamic microfluidic device. Proceedings, IEEE micro electro mechanical systems. 304. 649–652. 3 indexed citations

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Tan, Wei-Heong & Shoji Takeuchi. (2007). Dynamic microarray system with gentle retrieval mechanism for cell-encapsulating hydrogel beads. Lab on a Chip. 8(2). 259–266. 86 indexed citations

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Tan, Wei-Heong & Shoji Takeuchi. (2007). Monodisperse Alginate Hydrogel Microbeads for Cell Encapsulation. Advanced Materials. 19(18). 2696–2701. 512 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tan, Wei-Heong & Shoji Takeuchi. (2007). A trap-and-release integrated microfluidic system for dynamic microarray applications. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(4). 1146–1151. 455 indexed citations

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Kitagawa, Hiroaki, Wei-Heong Tan, & Shoji Takeuchi. (2007). Mass production of uniform alginate capsules for micro cell encapslation using micro chamber array. 493–496. 1 indexed citations

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Tan, Wei-Heong & Shoji Takeuchi. (2006). Timing controllable electrofusion device for aqueous droplet-based microreactors. Lab on a Chip. 6(6). 757–757. 64 indexed citations

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Tan, Wei-Heong & Shoji Takeuchi. (2006). Arrayed Monodisperse Micro-Alginate Beads in μ-Fluidic Traps for Cell Assay. 534–537. 2 indexed citations

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Huang, Shih‐Hao, Wei-Heong Tan, Fan‐Gang Tseng, & Shoji Takeuchi. (2006). A monolithically three-dimensional flow-focusing device for formation of single/double emulsions in closed/open microfluidic systems. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. 16(11). 2336–2344. 63 indexed citations

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Tan, Wei-Heong & Shoji Takeuchi. (2006). An optical retrieval microfluidic system for microarray applications. 509–511. 2 indexed citations

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Tan, Wei-Heong, Yuji Suzuki, Nobuhide Kasagi, et al.. (2005). A Lamination Micro Mixer for .MU.-Immunomagnetic Cell Sorter. JSME International Journal Series C. 48(4). 425–435. 20 indexed citations

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