YL Lau

40.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
472 papers, 17.0k citations indexed

About

YL Lau is a scholar working on Immunology, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, YL Lau has authored 472 papers receiving a total of 17.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 189 papers in Immunology, 135 papers in Epidemiology and 89 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in YL Lau's work include Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders (62 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (58 papers) and Influenza Virus Research Studies (45 papers). YL Lau is often cited by papers focused on Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders (62 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (58 papers) and Influenza Virus Research Studies (45 papers). YL Lau collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and United States. YL Lau's co-authors include Malik Peiris, Wilfred Hing Sang Wong, Wenwei Tu, Hkw Law, Gcf Chan, Susan S. Chiu, Yinping Liu, Kwok‐Yung Yuen, Kwok‐Hung Chan and Jian Zheng and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

YL Lau

453 papers receiving 16.6k 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.

Induction of proinflammatory cytokines in human macrophages by influenza A (H5N1) viruses: a mechanism for the unusual severity of human disease?

2002 718 citations YL Lau, Malik Peiris et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Perioperative anaphylaxis in children and first successful cisatracurium desensitization 2025 ·Pediatric Allergy and Immunology ·(unknown), Richard S. Lee, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Fiona Choi, (unknown), (unknown), Kaiyue Zhang, (unknown), Karen Ka Yan Leung, YL Lau, V. M. Yuen, Elaine Y. L. Au, Mariana Castells, Jaime S. Rosa Duque	0
2	Case Report: Dual molecular diagnosis of gain-of-function STAT1 mutation and regulatory STAT3 variant in a patient with a hyper-IgE-like phenotype 2025 ·Frontiers in Immunology ·(unknown), Najla Mekki, Amel Ben Chehida, (unknown), (unknown), Daniel Leung, (unknown), Fatma Z. Guerfali, Mohamed‐Ridha Barbouche, YL Lau, Meriem Ben‐Ali, Imen Ben‐Mustapha	0
3	Somatic reversion in Wiskott‐Aldrich syndrome: Case reports and mechanistic insights 2024 ·Scandinavian Journal of Immunology ·(unknown), Suprit Basu, Kanika Arora, (unknown), Ankur Kumar Jindal, (unknown), YL Lau, (unknown)	0
4	Bacillus Calmette‐Guérin Scar erythema in a 14‐year‐old girl post‐BNT162b2 vaccination 2022 ·Pediatrics International ·(unknown), Daniel Leung, Jaime S. Rosa Duque, YL Lau	1
5	Severity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 infection in unvaccinated hospitalized children: comparison to influenza and parainfluenza infections 2022 ·Emerging Microbes & Infections ·Winnie W. Y. Tso, Mike Yat Wah Kwan, (unknown), (unknown), Daniel Leung, Gilbert T. Chua, Patrick Ip, Dyt Fong, Wilfred Hing Sang Wong, H.S. Chan, Jasper Fuk‐Woo Chan, Malik Peiris, YL Lau, Jaime S. Rosa Duque	38
6	Impact of a focus education in Zoom on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Hong Kong parents of the preschoolers 2022 ·Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics ·Wilfred Hing Sang Wong, Hung‐Kwan So, Jaime S. Rosa Duque, Winnie W. Y. Tso, (unknown), Mike Yat Wah Kwan, YL Lau	5
7	Invasive cerebral phaeohyphomycosis in a Chinese boy with CARD9 deficiency and showing unique radiological features, managed with surgical excision and antifungal treatment 2021 ·International Journal of Infectious Diseases ·(unknown), Jaime S. Rosa Duque, Brian Hon‐Yin Chung, Tom Wai‐Hin Chung, Daniel Leung, (unknown), (unknown), Rosana Wing‐Shan Poon, Gilbert T. Chua, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Sidney Tam, (unknown), (unknown), Wilson Ho, Kwok‐Yung Yuen, Pamela Lee, YL Lau	8
8	Exosomes derived from Vδ2-T cells control Epstein-Barr virus–associated tumors and induce T cell antitumor immunity 2020 ·Science Translational Medicine ·Xiwei Wang, Zheng Xiang, Yinping Liu, Chunyu Huang, (unknown), Xia Wang, (unknown), Wilfred Hing Sang Wong, Haiming Wei, Irene Oi‐Lin Ng, Pamela Lee, Gcf Chan, YL Lau, Wenwei Tu	77
9	Risk factors for drug allergies in Chinese children 2019 ·Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology ·Jaime S. Rosa Duque, Daniel KL Cheuk, (unknown), Patrick Ip, Wilfred Hing Sang Wong, Pamela Lee, Ian Chi Kei Wong, Christopher Godfrey, YL Lau, M. Ho	1
10	Cross-reactivity pattern of a rare presentation of generalized delayed-type hypersensitivity to local anaesthetics 2018 ·Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology ·Jaime S. Rosa Duque, (unknown), YL Lau, M. Ho	5
11	Clinical and molecular features of X-linked hyper IgM syndrome – An experience from North India 2018 ·Clinical Immunology ·Amit Rawat, (unknown), (unknown), Ankur Kumar Jindal, Madhubala Sharma, Deepti Suri, Anju Gupta, (unknown), (unknown), Biman Saikia, Ranjana W. Minz, Kohsuke Imai, Shigeaki Nonoyama, Osamu Ohara, Silvia Giliani, Luigi D. Notarangelo, (unknown), YL Lau, Surjit Singh	11
12	The unmet provision of allergy services in Hong Kong impairs capability for allergy prevention – implications for the Asia Pacific region 2017 ·Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology ·(unknown), Ting Fan Leung, Gary Wong, M. Ho, Jaime S. Rosa Duque, Philip H. Li, Chak Sing Lau, (unknown), (unknown), Eric Chan, Christopher K.C. Lai, YL Lau	34
13	Prevalence of BTK mutations in male Algerian patterns with agammaglobulinemia and severe B cell lymphopenia 2015 ·Clinical Immunology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Koon Wing Chan, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), YL Lau, Frédérique Magdinier, Réda Djidjik	2
14	A defunctioning polymorphism in FCGR2B is associated with protection against malaria but susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus 2010 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Lisa Willcocks, Edward J Carr, Heather Niederer, Tim F. Rayner, Thomas N. Williams, Wanling Yang, J. Anthony G. Scott, Britta C. Urban, Norbert Peshu, Timothy J. Vyse, YL Lau, Paul Lyons, Kenneth G. C. Smith	141
15	Ganoderma lucidum Mycelium and Spore Extracts as Natural Adjuvants for Immunotherapy 2005 ·The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine ·Wing Keung Chan, (unknown), Hkw Law, Wing‐Tak Wong, Marcel W.L. Koo, Allan S. Lau, YL Lau, Gcf Chan	47
16	Mannose binding lectin codon 54 gene mutation and susceptibility to infection in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus 2000 ·Arthritis & Rheumatism ·(unknown), (unknown), David W. Chan, (unknown), YL Lau, Stephen Chan, (unknown)	0
17	Nonprogressors of HIV infection: Hong Kong experience 1996 ·International Journal of Infectious Diseases ·Ka‐Hing Wong, (unknown), May Y. Choi, (unknown), YL Lau	2
18	Hepatitis C virus antibody in multiply transfused Chinese with thalassaemia major. 1993 ·PubMed ·YL Lau, (unknown), Acw Lee, (unknown), Wei Ling Lim, Gcf Chan, Sally Lam, (unknown)	13
19	Allergic Profile of Chinese Children in Hong Kong: A Skin Prick Test and ELISA Comparative Study 1992 ·Pediatric Asthma Allergy & Immunology ·Christopher Chang, G. M. Halpern, (unknown), YL Lau, Chap‐Yung Yeung	1
20	X-Linked Immunodeficiencies Involving the Lymphoid System 1991 ·Pediatric Asthma Allergy & Immunology ·YL Lau	2

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