WH Seto

13.4k citations

131 papers · 9.2k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 39

Impact in

Modeling and Simulation top 0.1%
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
Infectious Diseases top 0.2%
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Infection Control in Healthcare

Papers in ⓘ

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 10
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance 10
Infectious Diseases 57
- Infection Control in Healthcare 17
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research 12

Co-authors: Malik Peiris (26 shared papers)Yuguo Li (15 shared papers)Kwok‐Yung Yuen (24 shared papers)Pak‐Leung Ho (19 shared papers)Kwok Hung Chan (16 shared papers)Benjamin J. Cowling (19 shared papers)Leo L. M. Poon (6 shared papers)GM Leung (8 shared papers)
Journals: Journal of Hospital Infection (10 papers)Journal of Clinical Microbiology (9 papers)Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology (8 papers)American Journal of Infection Control (6 papers)Journal of Infection (5 papers)
Partner nations: Hong Kong China United States

In The Last Decade

WH Seto

128 papers receiving 8.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories log scale

Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks 2020 · 1.5k citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2020 Nature Medicine
2011 Advances in Virology
2007 Indoor Air
2003 New England Journal of Medicine
2003 The Lancet

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Co-authors

The 25 scholars most cited alongside WH Seto, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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1	Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks Nature Medicine ·Nancy Leung, Daniel K. W. Chu, Eunice Y. C. Shiu, Kwok‐Hung Chan, James McDevitt, Benien J. P. Hau, Hui‐Ling Yen, Yuguo Li, Dkm Ip, Malik Peiris, WH Seto, GM Leung, Donald K. Milton, Benjamin J. Cowling Hit paper breakdown →	2020	1536
2	A Cluster of Cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in Hong Kong New England Journal of Medicine ·Kenneth W. Tsang, Pak‐Leung Ho, G.C. Ooi, Wilson K.S. Yee, Teresa Wang, Moira Chan‐Yeung, Wah Kit Lam, WH Seto, Loretta Yin-Chun Yam, Thomas Man‐Tat CHEUNG, Poon Chuen Wong, Bing Lam, Msm Ip, Jane Chan, Kwok‐Yung Yuen, Kar Neng Lai Hit paper breakdown →	2003	788
3	How far droplets can move in indoor environments ? revisiting the Wells evaporation?falling curve Indoor Air ·X. Xie, Yuguo Li, Allen T. Chwang, Pak‐Leung Ho, WH Seto Hit paper breakdown →	2007	726
4	The Effects of Temperature and Relative Humidity on the Viability of the SARS Coronavirus Advances in Virology ·Kwok Hung Chan, Malik Peiris, S. Y. Lam, Leo L. M. Poon, Kwok‐Yung Yuen, WH Seto Hit paper breakdown →	2011	675
5	Effectiveness of precautions against droplets and contact in prevention of nosocomial transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) The Lancet ·WH Seto, Dominic N.C. Tsang, Rwh Yung, TY Ching, TK Ng, Ming‐sho Ho, LM Ho, Malik Peiris Hit paper breakdown →	2003	630
6	Facemasks and Hand Hygiene to Prevent Influenza Transmission in Households Annals of Internal Medicine ·Benjamin J. Cowling, Kwok‐Hung Chan, Vicky J. Fang, C. Cheng, Rita O. P. Fung, Winnie Wai, Joey Sin, WH Seto, R Yung, Daniel Wai‐Sing Chu, Billy C.F. Chiu, Paco W.Y. Lee, Ming Chi Chiu, Hoi Che Lee, Timothy M. Uyeki, Peter M. Houck, Malik Peiris, GM Leung	2009	400
7	Society's failure to protect a precious resource: antibiotics The Lancet ·Jean Carlet, Peter Collignon, Don Goldmann, Herman Goossens, Inge C. Gyssens, Stéphan Harbarth, Vincent Jarlier, Stuart B. Levy, B Ndoye, Didier Pittet, Rosana Richtmann, WH Seto, Jos WM van der Meer, Andreas Voß	2011	245
8	Behavioural considerations for hand hygiene practices: the basic building blocks Journal of Hospital Infection ·Michael Whitby, Carmen Lúcia Pessoa-Silva, Mary‐Louise McLaws, Benedetta Allegranzi, Hugo Sax, Elaine Larson, WH Seto, Liam Donaldson, Didier Pittet	2006	239
9	Cost-effectiveness of rapid diagnosis of viral respiratory tract infections in pediatric patients Journal of Clinical Microbiology ·Patrick C. Y. Woo, Susan S. Chiu, WH Seto, Malik Peiris	1997	232
10	Detection of SARS Coronavirus in Patients with Suspected SARS Emerging infectious diseases ·Kwok Hung Chan, Leo L. M. Poon, Vincent Chi‐Chung Cheng, Yi Guan, Ivan Fan‐Ngai Hung, James H.B. Kong, Loretta Yin-Chun Yam, WH Seto, Kwok‐Yung Yuen, Malik Peiris	2004	215
11	Emergence of Fluoroquinolone Resistance among Multiply Resistant Strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Hong Kong Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy ·Pak‐Leung Ho, Tak‐Lun Que, Dominic Ngai‐Chong Tsang, Tak‐Keung Ng, Kin‐Hung Chow, WH Seto	1999	197
12	Natural Ventilation for Infection Control in Health-care Settings James Atkinson, Yves Chartier, Carmen Lúcia Pessoa-Silva, Paul Jensen, Yuguo Li, WH Seto	2010	194
13	Risk of Influenza A (H5N1) Infection among Health Care Workers Exposed to Patients with Influenza A (H5N1), Hong Kong The Journal of Infectious Diseases ·Carolyn B. Bridges, Jacqueline M. Katz, WH Seto, Paul K.S. Chan, Dominic N.C. Tsang, William Ho, Kwok Hang Mak, Wilina Lim, John S. Tam, Matthew Clarke, Seymour Williams, Anthony W. Mounts, Joseph Bresee, Laura A. Conn, Thomas Rowe, Jean Hu‐Primmer, Robert A. Abernathy, Xiuhua Lu, Nancy J. Cox, Keiji Fukuda	2000	179
14	Preliminary Findings of a Randomized Trial of Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions to Prevent Influenza Transmission in Households PLoS ONE ·Benjamin J. Cowling, Rita O. P. Fung, C. Cheng, Vicky J. Fang, Kwok Hung Chan, WH Seto, R Yung, Billy C.F. Chiu, Paco Lee, Timothy M. Uyeki, Peter M. Houck, Malik Peiris, GM Leung	2008	143
15	Evaluation of Reverse Transcription-PCR Assays for Rapid Diagnosis of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Associated with a Novel Coronavirus Journal of Clinical Microbiology ·W C Yam, Kwok Hung Chan, Leo L. M. Poon, Yi Guan, Kwok‐Yung Yuen, WH Seto, Malik Peiris	2003	133
16	Natural ventilation for reducing airborne infection in hospitals Building and Environment ·Hua Qian, Yuguo Li, WH Seto, Patricia Ching, W.H. Ching, Haijian Sun	2009	122
17	Evaluation of the Directigen FluA+B Test for Rapid Diagnosis of Influenza Virus Type A and B Infections Journal of Clinical Microbiology ·Kwok Hung Chan, N. Maldeis, William T. Pope, A. Yup, A. Ozinskas, JM Gill, WH Seto, K. F. Shortridge, Malik Peiris	2002	99
18	Detection of SARS Coronavirus in Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome by Conventional and Real-Time Quantitative Reverse Transcription-PCR Assays Clinical Chemistry ·Leo L. M. Poon, Kwok Hung Chan, On Kei Wong, Timothy Cheung, Iris H. Y. Ng, Bo‐Jian Zheng, WH Seto, Kwok‐Yung Yuen, Yi Guan, Malik Peiris	2004	94
19	Serological Responses in Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection and Cross-Reactivity with Human Coronaviruses 229E, OC43, and NL63 Clinical and Vaccine Immunology ·Kwok Hung Chan, Vincent Chi‐Chung Cheng, Patrick C. Y. Woo, Susanna K. P. Lau, Leo L. M. Poon, Yi Guan, WH Seto, Kwok‐Yung Yuen, Malik Peiris	2005	85
20	Effectiveness of Multifaceted Hand Hygiene Interventions in Long-Term Care Facilities in Hong Kong: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ·Mei-lin Ho, WH Seto, Lai-chin Wong, Tin-Yau Andrew Wong	2012	82

About WH Seto

WH Seto is a scholar working on Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Infectious Diseases, Modeling and Simulation, Molecular Medicine and Epidemiology, having authored 131 papers that have together received 9.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Infection Control and Ventilation (19 papers), Infection Control in Healthcare (17 papers), Respiratory viral infections research (15 papers), Influenza Virus Research Studies (14 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (12 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (10 papers), Antibiotic Use and Resistance (10 papers) and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Modeling and Simulation (1.7k citations), Infectious Diseases (3.9k citations), Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (414 citations), General Dentistry (264 citations) and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (3.0k citations). WH Seto has collaborated with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and United States. Frequent co-authors include Malik Peiris, Yuguo Li, Kwok‐Yung Yuen, Pak‐Leung Ho, Kwok Hung Chan, Benjamin J. Cowling, Leo L. M. Poon, GM Leung, Allen T. Chwang and Kwok‐Hung Chan. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Hospital Infection, Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, American Journal of Infection Control and Journal of Infection.

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