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D-Index
55
Citations
10215
World Ranking
3840
National Ranking
96

Herman Tse publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Herman Tse sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 126 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Herman Tse D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Herman Tse sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Herman Tse is affiliated with the University of Hong Kong in China and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a focus on infectious diseases. Their research encompasses several specialized subfields, including infectious diseases, epidemiology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, animal science and zoology, and modeling and simulation.

The main topics covered by Herman Tse's research include SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, infection control and ventilation, animal virus infection studies, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, influenza virus research studies, and viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology.

They have collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • David Christopher Lung
  • Kwok-Yung Yuen
  • Vincent Chi-Chung Cheng
  • Kelvin Kai-Wang To
  • Jonathan Daniel Ip

Herman Tse's research has been published repeatedly in various academic venues. Their most frequent publication venues include:

  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific
  • Journal of Virology
  • Microbiology Resource Announcements

Some of their recent papers exemplify their work and contributions in infectious diseases and viral epidemiology:

  • Global update on the susceptibilities of human influenza viruses to neuraminidase inhibitors and the cap-dependent endonuclease inhibitor baloxavir, 2017-2018, 2020, Antiviral Research
  • Posterior Oropharyngeal Saliva for the Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), 2020, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Nosocomial Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 by Possible Airborne Transmission Leading to a Superspreading Event, 2021, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Co-circulation of two SARS-CoV-2 variant strains within imported pet hamsters in Hong Kong, 2022, Emerging Microbes & Infections
  • Aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2 due to the chimney effect in two high-rise housing drainage stacks, 2021, Journal of Hazardous Materials

Best Publications

  • Interspecies transmission and emergence of novel viruses: lessons from bats and birds.

    Jasper Fuk Woo Chan;Kelvin Kai Wang To;Herman Tse;Dong Yan Jin

  • Coronavirus HKU1 and Other Coronavirus Infections in Hong Kong

    Susanna K. P. Lau;Patrick C. Y. Woo;Cyril C. Y. Yip;Herman Tse

  • Delayed Clearance of Viral Load and Marked Cytokine Activation in Severe Cases of Pandemic H1N1 2009 Influenza Virus Infection

    Kelvin K. W. To;Ivan F. N. Hung;Iris W. S. Li;Kar-Lung Lee

  • Ecoepidemiology and Complete Genome Comparison of Different Strains of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Related Rhinolophus Bat Coronavirus in China Reveal Bats as a Reservoir for Acute, Self-Limiting Infection That Allows Recombination Events

    Susanna K.P. Lau;Kenneth S.M. Li;Yi Huang;Chung Tong Shek

  • Molecular Epidemiology of Human Coronavirus OC43 Reveals Evolution of Different Genotypes over Time and Recent Emergence of a Novel Genotype due to Natural Recombination

    Susanna K. P. Lau;Paul Lee;Alan K. L. Tsang;Cyril C. Y. Yip

  • Differential cell line susceptibility to the emerging novel human betacoronavirus 2c EMC/2012: implications for disease pathogenesis and clinical manifestation.

    Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan;Kwok-Hung Chan;Garnet Kwan-Yue Choi;Kelvin Kai-Wang To

  • Two Years after Pandemic Influenza A/2009/H1N1: What Have We Learned?

    Vincent C. C. Cheng;Kelvin K. W. To;Kelvin K. W. To;Herman Tse;Herman Tse;Ivan F. N. Hung

  • Viral load in patients infected with pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza A virus

    Kelvin K.W. To;Kwok-Hung Chan;Iris W.S. Li;Tak-Yin Tsang

  • Comparative genomic analysis of pre-epidemic and epidemic Zika virus strains for virological factors potentially associated with the rapidly expanding epidemic

    Zheng Zhu;Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan;Kah-Meng Tee;Garnet Kwan-Yue Choi

  • Identification of novel porcine and bovine parvoviruses closely related to human parvovirus 4

    Susanna K. P. Lau;Patrick C. Y. Woo;Herman Tse;Clara T. Y. Fu

  • Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 4a Protein Is a Double-Stranded RNA-Binding Protein That Suppresses PACT-Induced Activation of RIG-I and MDA5 in the Innate Antiviral Response

    Kam Leung Siu;Man Lung Yeung;Kin Hang Kok;Kit San Yuen

  • Cross-reactive antibodies in convalescent SARS patients' sera against the emerging novel human coronavirus EMC (2012) by both immunofluorescent and neutralizing antibody tests

    Kwok Hung Chan;Jasper Fuk Woo Chan;Herman Tse;Honglin Chen

  • Invasive Streptococcus iniae Infections Outside North America

    Susanna K. P. Lau;Patrick C. Y. Woo;Herman Tse;Kit-Wah Leung

  • Emergence of scarlet fever Streptococcus pyogenes emm12 clones in Hong Kong is associated with toxin acquisition and multidrug resistance

    Mark R. Davies;Matthew T.G. Holden;Paul Coupland;Jonathan H.K. Chen

  • Identification of novel small-molecule inhibitors of severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus by chemical genetics.

    Richard Y. Kao;Wayne H.W. Tsui;Terri S.W. Lee;Julian A. Tanner

  • Outbreak of Intestinal Infection Due to Rhizopus microsporus

    Vincent C. C. Cheng;Jasper F. W. Chan;Antonio H. Y. Ngan;Kelvin K. W. To

  • Disseminated penicilliosis, recurrent bacteremic nontyphoidal salmonellosis, and burkholderiosis associated with acquired immunodeficiency due to autoantibody against gamma interferon.

    Bone Siu-Fai Tang;Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan;Min Chen;Owen Tak-Yin Tsang

  • Quasispecies of the D225G substitution in the hemagglutinin of pandemic influenza A(H1N1) 2009 virus from patients with severe disease in Hong Kong, China.

    Honglin Chen;Xi Wen;Kelvin K. W. To;Pui Wang

  • Global update on the susceptibilities of human influenza viruses to neuraminidase inhibitors and the cap-dependent endonuclease inhibitor baloxavir, 2017-2018.

    Emi Takashita;Rod S. Daniels;Seiichiro Fujisaki;Vicki Gregory

  • Molecular characterization of the 2011 Hong Kong scarlet fever outbreak

    Herman Tse;Jessie Y J Bao;Mark R. Davies;Mark R. Davies;Peter Maamary

  • Examination of seroprevalence of coronavirus HKU1 infection with S protein-based ELISA and neutralization assay against viral spike pseudotyped virus.

    C.M. Chan;Herman Tse;Herman Tse;S.S.Y. Wong;S.S.Y. Wong;P.C.Y. Woo;P.C.Y. Woo

Frequent Co-Authors

Kwok-Yung Yuen
Kwok-Yung Yuen University of Hong Kong
Patrick C. Y. Woo
Patrick C. Y. Woo University of Hong Kong
Susanna K. P. Lau
Susanna K. P. Lau University of Hong Kong
Kelvin K. W. To
Kelvin K. W. To University of Hong Kong
Jasper F. W. Chan
Jasper F. W. Chan University of Hong Kong
Kwok-Hung Chan
Kwok-Hung Chan University of Hong Kong
Vincent C. C. Cheng
Vincent C. C. Cheng University of Hong Kong
Pak-Leung Ho
Pak-Leung Ho University of Hong Kong
Samson S. Y. Wong
Samson S. Y. Wong University of Hong Kong
Bo-Jian Zheng
Bo-Jian Zheng University of Hong Kong

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