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D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
47
Citations
18315
World Ranking
18539
National Ranking
70

Kevin S. W. Tan publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kevin S. W. Tan sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 142 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Kevin S. W. Tan D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kevin S. W. Tan sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 47 D-Index — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kevin S. W. Tan is affiliated with the National University of Singapore in Singapore. Their research primarily focuses on parasitic infections, particularly within parasitology and associated biological and medical fields. The scientist has contributed extensively to understanding the interactions between parasites and host organisms, especially in relation to gut microbiota and host immunity.

The main fields of study covered by Kevin S. W. Tan include:

  • Medicine
  • Immunology and Microbiology
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these broader fields, their research delves into several subfields such as:

  • Parasitology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • Endocrinology

The scientist's work explores various topics related to parasitic infections and host interactions, including:

  • Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Parasitic infections in humans and animals
  • Enterobacteriaceae and Cronobacter Research
  • Amoebic Infections and Treatments
  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research

Recent representative publications include:

  • "New insights into the interactions between Blastocystis, the gut microbiota, and host immunity" (2021), published in PLoS Pathogens
  • "Blastocystis" (2020), published in Trends in Parasitology
  • "Experimental colonization with Blastocystis ST4 is associated with protective immune responses and modulation of gut microbiome in a DSS-induced colitis mouse model" (2022), published in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
  • "Colonization with two different Blastocystis subtypes in DSS-induced colitis mice is associated with strikingly different microbiome and pathological features" (2023), published in Theranostics
  • "Infection with pathogenic Blastocystis ST7 is associated with decreased bacterial diversity and altered gut microbiome profiles in diarrheal patients" (2022), published in Parasites & Vectors

Kevin S. W. Tan frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • Parasites & Vectors
  • Trends in Parasitology
  • PLoS Pathogens
  • Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Key collaborators in their research include Lei Deng, Łukasz Wojciech, Chin Wen Png, Eileen Y. Koh, and Benoît Malleret, with multiple joint publications demonstrating ongoing research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • New insights on classification, identification, and clinical relevance of Blastocystis spp.

    Kevin S. W. Tan

  • Haem-activated promiscuous targeting of artemisinin in Plasmodium falciparum

    Jigang Wang;Chong-Jing Zhang;Wan Ni Chia;Cheryl C. Y. Loh

  • Terminology for Blastocystis subtypes – a consensus

    C. Rune Stensvold;G. Kumar Suresh;Kevin S.W. Tan;R.C. Andrew Thompson

  • Antecedents and outcomes of career commitment

    Samuel Aryee;Kevin Tan

  • Deformability based cell margination—A simple microfluidic design for malaria-infected erythrocyte separation

    Han Wei Hou;Han Wei Hou;Ali Asgar S. Bhagat;Alvin Guo Lin Chong;Pan Mao

  • Blastocystis in humans and animals: new insights using modern methodologies.

    Kevin S.W. Tan

  • Current Views on the Clinical Relevance of Blastocystis spp.

    Kevin S. W. Tan;Haris Mirza;Joshua D. W. Teo;Binhui Wu

  • Recent advances in Blastocystis hominis research : hot spots in terra incognita

    Kevin S.W Tan;Mulkit Singh;Eu Hian Yap

  • Plasmodium vivax: restricted tropism and rapid remodeling of CD71-positive reticulocytes

    Benoit Malleret;Benoit Malleret;Ang Li;Rou Zhang;Kevin S. W. Tan

  • Genome sequence of the stramenopile Blastocystis, a human anaerobic parasite

    Michaël Roussel;Michaël Roussel;Benjamin Noel;Ivan Wawrzyniak;Ivan Wawrzyniak

  • Predominance of subtype 3 among Blastocystis isolates from a major hospital in Singapore.

    Kenneth H. S. Wong;G. C. Ng;Raymond T. P. Lin;H. Yoshikawa

  • MalariaCount: an image analysis-based program for the accurate determination of parasitemia

    Selena W.S. Sio;Weiling Sun;Saravana Kumar;Wong Zeng Bin

  • Artesunate Induces Cell Death in Human Cancer Cells via Enhancing Lysosomal Function and Lysosomal Degradation of Ferritin

    Nai-Di Yang;Shi-Hao Tan;Shukie Ng;Yin Shi

  • Pathogenic mechanisms in Blastocystis spp. - Interpreting results from in vitro and in vivo studies.

    Sitara S.R. Ajjampur;Kevin S.W. Tan

  • Pyruvate:ferredoxin oxidoreductase and thioredoxin reductase are involved in 5-nitroimidazole activation while flavin metabolism is linked to 5-nitroimidazole resistance in Giardia lamblia

    David Leitsch;Anita G. Burgess;Linda A. Dunn;Kenia G. Krauer

  • Blastocystis ratti contains cysteine proteases that mediate interleukin-8 response from human intestinal epithelial cells in an NF-kappaB-dependent manner.

    Manoj K. Puthia;Jia Lu;Kevin S. W. Tan

  • Degradation of human secretory immunoglobulin A by Blastocystis.

    Manoj K. Puthia;Manoj K. Puthia;Aparna Vaithilingam;Jia Lu;Kevin S. W. Tan

  • Interactions between a pathogenic Blastocystis subtype and gut microbiota: in vitro and in vivo studies

    John Anthony Yason;John Anthony Yason;Yi Ran Liang;Chin Wen Png;Yongliang Zhang

  • Blastocystis ratti Induces Contact-Independent Apoptosis, F-Actin Rearrangement, and Barrier Function Disruption in IEC-6 Cells

    Manoj K. Puthia;Manoj K. Puthia;Selena W. S. Sio;Jia Lu;Kevin S. W. Tan

Frequent Co-Authors

François Nosten
François Nosten MORU Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit
Chwee Teck Lim
Chwee Teck Lim National University of Singapore
Laurent Rénia
Laurent Rénia Nanyang Technological University
Georges Snounou
Georges Snounou Inserm : Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale
Bruce Russell
Bruce Russell University of Otago
Benoit Malleret
Benoit Malleret National University of Singapore
Frédéric Delbac
Frédéric Delbac University of Clermont Auvergne
Sim Heng Ong
Sim Heng Ong National University of Singapore
Eric Viscogliosi
Eric Viscogliosi Institut Pasteur
Ming Dao
Ming Dao MIT

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