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

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.

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 →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
YL Lau	6.2k	5.7k	4.5k	2.2k	1.4k	472	17.0k
Nigel Klein	5.2k 0.8×	3.5k 0.6×	2.2k 0.5×	3.0k 1.3×	804 0.6×	380	16.4k
Taco W. Kuijpers	8.9k 1.4×	2.6k 0.5×	2.3k 0.5×	4.0k 1.8×	1.4k 1.0×	478	17.8k
Sarah L. Gaffen	10.9k 1.8×	3.5k 0.6×	3.7k 0.8×	3.3k 1.4×	2.5k 1.8×	150	18.4k
Frank L. van de Veerdonk	7.5k 1.2×	6.3k 1.1×	6.6k 1.5×	5.5k 2.4×	1.0k 0.7×	237	18.5k
Georges E. Grau	9.5k 1.5×	3.9k 0.7×	2.2k 0.5×	6.4k 2.8×	2.2k 1.5×	364	26.1k
Richard A. Kaslow	6.0k 1.0×	6.8k 1.2×	6.6k 1.5×	1.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	221	19.8k
Peter Garred	11.2k 1.8×	2.5k 0.4×	2.0k 0.4×	2.5k 1.1×	714 0.5×	416	17.2k
James J. Goedert	8.6k 1.4×	7.6k 1.3×	5.9k 1.3×	5.5k 2.4×	5.7k 4.0×	326	27.0k
Paul Moss	11.4k 1.8×	5.7k 1.0×	2.9k 0.6×	3.2k 1.4×	4.3k 3.0×	318	20.6k
P Brandtzæg	10.4k 1.7×	5.8k 1.0×	1.7k 0.4×	4.8k 2.2×	1.3k 0.9×	404	23.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of YL Lau

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lee, Richard S., Fiona Choi, Kaiyue Zhang, et al.. (2025). Perioperative anaphylaxis in children and first successful cisatracurium desensitization. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. 36(3). e70066–e70066.

Mekki, Najla, Amel Ben Chehida, Daniel Leung, et al.. (2025). Case Report: Dual molecular diagnosis of gain-of-function STAT1 mutation and regulatory STAT3 variant in a patient with a hyper-IgE-like phenotype. Frontiers in Immunology. 16. 1646761–1646761.

Basu, Suprit, et al.. (2024). Somatic reversion in Wiskott‐Aldrich syndrome: Case reports and mechanistic insights. Scandinavian Journal of Immunology. 100(5). e13408–e13408.

Wong, Wilfred Hing Sang, Hung‐Kwan So, Jaime S. Rosa Duque, et al.. (2022). Impact of a focus education in Zoom on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Hong Kong parents of the preschoolers. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. 18(5). 2081460–2081460. 5 indexed citations

Leung, Daniel, et al.. (2022). Bacillus Calmette‐Guérin Scar erythema in a 14‐year‐old girl post‐BNT162b2 vaccination. Pediatrics International. 64(1). e15090–e15090. 1 indexed citations

Tso, Winnie W. Y., Mike Yat Wah Kwan, Daniel Leung, et al.. (2022). Severity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 infection in unvaccinated hospitalized children: comparison to influenza and parainfluenza infections. Emerging Microbes & Infections. 11(1). 1742–1750. 38 indexed citations

Duque, Jaime S. Rosa, Brian Hon‐Yin Chung, Tom Wai‐Hin Chung, et al.. (2021). Invasive cerebral phaeohyphomycosis in a Chinese boy with CARD9 deficiency and showing unique radiological features, managed with surgical excision and antifungal treatment. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 107. 59–61. 8 indexed citations

Wang, Xiwei, Zheng Xiang, Yinping Liu, et al.. (2020). Exosomes derived from Vδ2-T cells control Epstein-Barr virus–associated tumors and induce T cell antitumor immunity. Science Translational Medicine. 12(563). 77 indexed citations

Duque, Jaime S. Rosa, Daniel KL Cheuk, Patrick Ip, et al.. (2019). Risk factors for drug allergies in Chinese children. Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology. 38(4). 271–278. 1 indexed citations

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Duque, Jaime S. Rosa, et al.. (2018). Cross-reactivity pattern of a rare presentation of generalized delayed-type hypersensitivity to local anaesthetics. Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology. 37(3). 179–182. 5 indexed citations

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Rawat, Amit, Ankur Kumar Jindal, Madhubala Sharma, et al.. (2018). Clinical and molecular features of X-linked hyper IgM syndrome – An experience from North India. Clinical Immunology. 195. 59–66. 11 indexed citations

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Leung, Ting Fan, Gary Wong, M. Ho, et al.. (2017). The unmet provision of allergy services in Hong Kong impairs capability for allergy prevention – implications for the Asia Pacific region. Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology. 37(1). 1–8. 34 indexed citations

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Chan, Koon Wing, et al.. (2015). Prevalence of BTK mutations in male Algerian patterns with agammaglobulinemia and severe B cell lymphopenia. Clinical Immunology. 161(2). 286–290. 2 indexed citations

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Willcocks, Lisa, Edward J Carr, Heather Niederer, et al.. (2010). A defunctioning polymorphism in FCGR2B is associated with protection against malaria but susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(17). 7881–7885. 141 indexed citations

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Chan, Wing Keung, Hkw Law, Wing‐Tak Wong, et al.. (2005). Ganoderma lucidum Mycelium and Spore Extracts as Natural Adjuvants for Immunotherapy. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 11(6). 1047–1057. 47 indexed citations

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Chan, David W., et al.. (2000). Mannose binding lectin codon 54 gene mutation and susceptibility to infection in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis & Rheumatism.

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Wong, Ka‐Hing, et al.. (1996). Nonprogressors of HIV infection: Hong Kong experience. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 1(1). 14–17. 2 indexed citations

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Lau, YL, et al.. (1993). Hepatitis C virus antibody in multiply transfused Chinese with thalassaemia major.. PubMed. 12 Suppl 1. 26–8. 13 indexed citations

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Chang, Christopher, et al.. (1992). Allergic Profile of Chinese Children in Hong Kong: A Skin Prick Test and ELISA Comparative Study. Pediatric Asthma Allergy & Immunology. 6(2). 77–86. 1 indexed citations

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Lau, YL. (1991). X-Linked Immunodeficiencies Involving the Lymphoid System. Pediatric Asthma Allergy & Immunology. 5(3). 259–272. 2 indexed citations

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