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Jasper F. W. Chan

Jasper F. W. Chan

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Microbiology
China
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
106
Citations
67934
World Ranking
288
National Ranking
11

Medicine

D-Index
108
Citations
75020
World Ranking
5866
National Ranking
63

Jasper F. W. Chan 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 Jasper F. W. Chan sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 360 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jasper F. W. Chan 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 Jasper F. W. Chan sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 106 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in China Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Microbiology in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in China Leader Award

Overview

Jasper F. W. Chan is affiliated with the University of Hong Kong in China and has a significant presence in the field of Medicine, particularly in Infectious Diseases, with additional research interests spanning Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, and Animal Science and Zoology.

Their research extensively covers topics related to SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, including clinical research studies, detection and testing methods, respiratory viral infections, viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, animal virus infections, and the long-term effects of COVID-19.

Among their notable publications are:

  • A familial cluster of pneumonia associated with the 2019 novel coronavirus indicating person-to-person transmission: a study of a family cluster (2020, The Lancet)
  • Temporal profiles of viral load in posterior oropharyngeal saliva samples and serum antibody responses during infection by SARS-CoV-2: an observational cohort study (2020, The Lancet Infectious Diseases)
  • Genomic characterization of the 2019 novel human-pathogenic coronavirus isolated from a patient with atypical pneumonia after visiting Wuhan (2020, Emerging Microbes & Infections)
  • Consistent Detection of 2019 Novel Coronavirus in Saliva (2020, Clinical Infectious Diseases)
  • Potent neutralizing antibodies against multiple epitopes on SARS-CoV-2 spike (2020, Nature)

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Kwok-Yung Yuen
  • Hin Chu
  • Shuofeng Yuan
  • Kelvin Kai-Wang To
  • Jian-Piao Cai

Their research has been published in a range of prominent venues, particularly:

  • Emerging Microbes & Infections
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Jasper F. W. Chan's work spans numerous studies within the infectious disease domain, contributing to the understanding of viral transmission mechanisms, genomic characterization of pathogens, and clinical profiles of COVID-19 infections.

Best Publications

  • A familial cluster of pneumonia associated with the 2019 novel coronavirus indicating person-to-person transmission: a study of a family cluster.

    Jasper Fuk Woo Chan;Shuofeng Yuan;Kin Hang Kok;Kelvin Kai Wang To;Kelvin Kai Wang To

  • Temporal profiles of viral load in posterior oropharyngeal saliva samples and serum antibody responses during infection by SARS-CoV-2: an observational cohort study.

    Kelvin Kai Wang To;Owen Tak Yin Tsang;Wai Shing Leung;Anthony Raymond Tam

  • Genomic characterization of the 2019 novel human-pathogenic coronavirus isolated from a patient with atypical pneumonia after visiting Wuhan.

    Jasper Fuk Woo Chan;Kin Hang Kok;Kin Hang Kok;Zheng Zhu;Hin Chu;Hin Chu

  • Consistent Detection of 2019 Novel Coronavirus in Saliva.

    Kelvin Kai Wang To;Kelvin Kai Wang To;Kelvin Kai Wang To;Owen Tak Yin Tsang;Cyril Chik-Yan Yip;Cyril Chik-Yan Yip;Kwok Hung Chan

  • Striking antibody evasion manifested by the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2

    Unknown

  • Coronaviruses - drug discovery and therapeutic options.

    Alimuddin Zumla;Jasper F. W. Chan;Esam I. Azhar;David S. C. Hui

  • Triple combination of interferon beta-1b, lopinavir-ritonavir, and ribavirin in the treatment of patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19: an open-label, randomised, phase 2 trial.

    Ivan Fan Ngai Hung;Kwok Cheung Lung;Eugene Yuk Keung Tso;Raymond Liu

  • Potent neutralizing antibodies against multiple epitopes on SARS-CoV-2 spike.

    Lihong Liu;Pengfei Wang;Manoj S. Nair;Jian Yu

  • Antibody evasion properties of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sublineages

    Unknown

  • Simulation of the clinical and pathological manifestations of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in golden Syrian hamster model: implications for disease pathogenesis and transmissibility.

    Jasper Fuk Woo Chan;Jasper Fuk Woo Chan;Jasper Fuk Woo Chan;Anna Jinxia Zhang;Shuofeng Yuan;Vincent Kwok Man Poon

  • Improved Molecular Diagnosis of COVID-19 by the Novel, Highly Sensitive and Specific COVID-19-RdRp/Hel Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Assay Validated In Vitro and with Clinical Specimens.

    Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan;Cyril Chik-Yan Yip;Kelvin Kai-Wang To;Tommy Hing-Cheung Tang

  • Human infections with the emerging avian influenza A H7N9 virus from wet market poultry: clinical analysis and characterisation of viral genome

    Yu Chen;Weifeng Liang;Shigui Yang;Nanping Wu

  • Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus: Another Zoonotic Betacoronavirus Causing SARS-Like Disease

    Jasper F. W. Chan;Susanna K. P. Lau;Kelvin K. W. To;Vincent C. C. Cheng

  • Comparative tropism, replication kinetics, and cell damage profiling of SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV with implications for clinical manifestations, transmissibility, and laboratory studies of COVID-19: an observational study.

    Hin Chu;Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan;Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan;Terrence Tsz-Tai Yuen;Huiping Shuai

  • The role of community-wide wearing of face mask for control of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic due to SARS-CoV-2.

    Vincent Chi Chung Cheng;Shuk Ching Wong;Vivien Wai Man Chuang;Simon Yung Chun So

  • Animal models for COVID-19.

    César Muñoz-Fontela;William E. Dowling;Simon G.P. Funnell;Pierre S. Gsell

  • Discovery of SARS-CoV-2 antiviral drugs through large-scale compound repurposing.

    Laura Riva;Shuofeng Yuan;Xin Yin;Laura Martin-Sancho

  • Treatment With Lopinavir/Ritonavir or Interferon-β1b Improves Outcome of MERS-CoV Infection in a Nonhuman Primate Model of Common Marmoset

    Jasper Fuk Woo Chan;Yanfeng Yao;Man Lung Yeung;Wei Deng

  • Comparative Replication and Immune Activation Profiles of SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV in Human Lungs: An Ex Vivo Study With Implications for the Pathogenesis of COVID-19.

    Hin Chu;Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan;Yixin Wang;Terrence Tsz-Tai Yuen

  • 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

  • Squeezed light from a silicon micromechanical resonator

    Amir H. Safavi-Naeini;Simon Gröblacher;Jeff T. Hill;Jasper Chan

  • Escalating infection control response to the rapidly evolving epidemiology of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to SARS-CoV-2 in Hong Kong.

    Vincent C C Cheng;Shuk-Ching Wong;Jonathan H K Chen;Cyril C Y Yip

  • Infection of bat and human intestinal organoids by SARS-CoV-2.

    Jie Zhou;Cun Li;Xiaojuan Liu;Man Chun Chiu

  • Active Replication of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus and Aberrant Induction of Inflammatory Cytokines and Chemokines in Human Macrophages: Implications for Pathogenesis

    Jie Zhou;Hin Chu;Cun Li;Bosco Ho-Yin Wong

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Kwok-Yung Yuen
Kwok-Yung Yuen University of Hong Kong
Kelvin K. W. To
Kelvin K. W. To University of Hong Kong
Vincent C. C. Cheng
Vincent C. C. Cheng University of Hong Kong
Kwok-Hung Chan
Kwok-Hung Chan University of Hong Kong
Hin Chu
Hin Chu University of Hong Kong
Susanna K. P. Lau
Susanna K. P. Lau University of Hong Kong
Patrick C. Y. Woo
Patrick C. Y. Woo University of Hong Kong
Ivan Hung
Ivan Hung University of Hong Kong
Shuofeng Yuan
Shuofeng Yuan University of Hong Kong
Cyril C. Y. Yip
Cyril C. Y. Yip University of Hong Kong

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