Yi‐Chin Toh

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
88 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Yi‐Chin Toh is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yi‐Chin Toh has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 27 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Yi‐Chin Toh's work include 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (52 papers), Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation (24 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (18 papers). Yi‐Chin Toh is often cited by papers focused on 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (52 papers), Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation (24 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (18 papers). Yi‐Chin Toh collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, Australia and United States. Yi‐Chin Toh's co-authors include Hanry Yu, Joel Voldman, Danny van Noort, Guangfa Xiao, Teck Chuan Lim, Dean Tai, Chak Ming Leung, Yuet Mei Khong, Terry Ching and Dietmar W. Hutmacher and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Oncology and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Yi‐Chin Toh

83 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

A guide to the organ-on-a-chip 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 200 400 600
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.

  1. A guide to the organ-on-a-chip
    2022 632 citations Chak Ming Leung, Pim de Haan et al. Nature Reviews Methods Primers profile →

Peers

Yi‐Chin Toh
Julio Aleman United States
Junji Fukuda Japan
Alice A. Chen United States
Li‐Hsin Han United States
Roman Truckenmüller Netherlands
Ruei‐Zeng Lin United States
Thomas Shupe United States
Xuanyi Ma United States
Harihara Baskaran United States
Hon Fai Chan China
Julio Aleman United States
Yi‐Chin Toh
Citations per year, relative to Yi‐Chin Toh Yi‐Chin Toh (= 1×) peers Julio Aleman

Countries citing papers authored by Yi‐Chin Toh

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yi‐Chin Toh

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yi‐Chin Toh

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yi‐Chin Toh. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yi‐Chin Toh based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Yi‐Chin Toh. Yi‐Chin Toh is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Liu, Chuanhai, David F. Fletcher, Selene Pirola, et al.. (2025). Simulating big mechanically-active culture systems (BigMACS) using paired biomechanics-histology FEA modelling to derive mechanobiology design relationships. Biofabrication. 17(3). 35006–35006. 1 indexed citations
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Bock, Nathalie, Martina Delbianco, Michaela Eder, et al.. (2024). A materials science approach to extracellular matrices. Progress in Materials Science. 149. 101391–101391. 3 indexed citations
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Davies, James, Mai Thanh Thai, Trung Thien Hoang, et al.. (2024). Soft robotic artificial left ventricle simulator capable of reproducing myocardial biomechanics. Science Robotics. 9(94). eado4553–eado4553. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhongzheng, Louis Jun Ye Ong, Yixiang Gan, et al.. (2024). PoroFluidics: deterministic fluid control in porous microfluidics. Lab on a Chip. 24(17). 4050–4059. 2 indexed citations
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Gu, Yuqing, Yiwei Zou, Renjie Liang, et al.. (2023). 3D-printed biomimetic scaffolds with precisely controlled and tunable structures guide cell migration and promote regeneration of osteochondral defect. Biofabrication. 16(1). 15003–15003. 22 indexed citations
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Leung, Chak Ming, Louis Jun Ye Ong, Sangho Kim, & Yi‐Chin Toh. (2022). A physiological adipose-on-chip disease model to mimic adipocyte hypertrophy and inflammation in obesity. 4. 100021–100021. 5 indexed citations
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Leung, Chak Ming, Pim de Haan, Kacey Ronaldson-Bouchard, et al.. (2022). A guide to the organ-on-a-chip. Nature Reviews Methods Primers. 2(1). 632 indexed citations breakdown →
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Leung, Chak Ming, et al.. (2020). Bio-mimicking Shear Stress Environments for Enhancing Mesenchymal Stem Cell Differentiation. Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 15(5). 414–427. 22 indexed citations
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Ong, Louis Jun Ye, Terry Ching, Huan Li, et al.. (2019). Self-aligning Tetris-Like (TILE) modular microfluidic platform for mimicking multi-organ interactions. Lab on a Chip. 19(13). 2178–2191. 67 indexed citations
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Anene-Nzelu, Chukwuemeka George, et al.. (2013). Scalable alignment of three-dimensional cellular constructs in a microfluidic chip. Lab on a Chip. 13(20). 4124–4124. 49 indexed citations
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Wang, Yan, Yi‐Chin Toh, Qiushi Li, et al.. (2012). Mechanical compaction directly modulates the dynamics of bile canaliculi formation. Integrative Biology. 5(2). 390–401. 19 indexed citations
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Toh, Yi‐Chin, et al.. (2011). Spatially organized in vitro models instruct asymmetric stem cell differentiation. Integrative Biology. 3(12). 1179–1179. 11 indexed citations
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Toh, Yi‐Chin, Teck Chuan Lim, Dean Tai, et al.. (2009). A microfluidic 3D hepatocyte chip for drug toxicity testing. Lab on a Chip. 9(14). 2026–2026. 329 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chi, Ser‐Mien Chia, Siew‐Min Ong, et al.. (2009). The controlled presentation of TGF-β1 to hepatocytes in a 3D-microfluidic cell culture system. Biomaterials. 30(23-24). 3847–3853. 29 indexed citations
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Wen, Feng, Shi Chang, Yi‐Chin Toh, et al.. (2008). Development of dual‐compartment perfusion bioreactor for serial coculture of hepatocytes and stellate cells in poly(lactic‐co‐glycolic acid)‐collagen scaffolds. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials. 87B(1). 154–162. 17 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shufang, Xia Lei, Guangfa Xiao, et al.. (2008). Microfabricated silicon nitride membranes for hepatocyte sandwich culture. Biomaterials. 29(29). 3993–4002. 20 indexed citations
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Ong, Siew‐Min, Chi Zhang, Yi‐Chin Toh, et al.. (2008). A gel-free 3D microfluidic cell culture system. Biomaterials. 29(22). 3237–3244. 131 indexed citations
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Toh, Yi‐Chin, et al.. (2007). A practical guide to microfluidic perfusion culture of adherent mammalian cells. Lab on a Chip. 7(6). 681–681. 349 indexed citations
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Toh, Yi‐Chin, Chi Zhang, Jing Zhang, et al.. (2007). A novel 3D mammalian cell perfusion-culture system in microfluidic channels. Lab on a Chip. 7(3). 302–302. 343 indexed citations
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Toh, Yi‐Chin, Susanne Ng, Yuet Mei Khong, Victor Samper, & Hanry Yu. (2005). A Configurable Three-Dimensional Microenvironment in a Microfluidic Channel for Primary Hepatocyte Culture. Assay and Drug Development Technologies. 3(2). 169–176. 25 indexed citations

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