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Microbiology

D-Index
73
Citations
21096
World Ranking
1641
National Ranking
1

Kok-Gan 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 Kok-Gan Chan sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 454 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kok-Gan 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 Kok-Gan Chan sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Malaysia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Malaysia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Malaysia Leader Award

Overview

Kok-Gan Chan is affiliated with the University of Malaya in Malaysia. Their research spans several main fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with 120 publications, and Medicine, with 94 publications. Subfields covered in their work include Molecular Biology (63 publications), Infectious Diseases (29 publications), Plant Science (17 publications), Genetics (17 publications), and Pharmacology (16 publications).

Their research focuses on various topics such as:

  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
  • Enzyme Production and Characterization
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Aquaculture Disease Management and Microbiota

Kok-Gan Chan has authored multiple papers, including recent works published in notable journals. Some examples are:

  • "Unveiling the Impact of Antibiotics and Alternative Methods for Animal Husbandry: A Review," 2021, Antibiotics
  • "Emerging SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern (VOCs): An Impending Global Crisis," 2021, Biomedicines
  • "Beneficial Role of Carica papaya Extracts and Phytochemicals on Oxidative Stress and Related Diseases: A Mini Review," 2021, Biology
  • "Gut-Skin Axis: Unravelling the Connection between the Gut Microbiome and Psoriasis," 2022, Biomedicines
  • "The Extremophilic Actinobacteria: From Microbes to Medicine," 2021, Antibiotics

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Kok-Gan Chan include:

  • Learn-Han Lee
  • Loh Teng-Hern Tan
  • Jodi Woan-Fei Law
  • Vengadesh Letchumanan
  • Bey Hing Goh

Publication venues where Kok-Gan Chan has been frequently published are:

  • Progress In Microbes & Molecular Biology (19 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (5 publications)
  • Scientific Reports (4 publications)
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences (4 publications)
  • Antibiotics (3 publications)

Best Publications

  • Rapid methods for the detection of foodborne bacterial pathogens: principles, applications, advantages and limitations

    Jodi Woan Fei Law;Nurul Syakima Ab Mutalib;Kok Gan Chan;Learn Han Lee

  • Salmonella: A review on pathogenesis, epidemiology and antibiotic resistance

    Shu Kee Eng;Priyia Pusparajah;Nurul Syakima Ab Mutalib;Hooi Leng Ser

  • Porphyromonas gingivalis: An Overview of Periodontopathic Pathogen below the Gum Line

    Kah Yan How;Keang Peng Song;Kok Gan Chan

  • Vibrio parahaemolyticus: a review on the pathogenesis, prevalence, and advance molecular identification techniques

    Vengadesh Letchumanan;Vengadesh Letchumanan;Kok Gan Chan;Learn-Han Lee

  • Nerolidol: A Sesquiterpene Alcohol with Multi-Faceted Pharmacological and Biological Activities.

    Weng Keong Chan;Loh Teng Hern Tan;Kok Gan Chan;Learn Han Lee

  • The GenomeAsia 100K Project enables genetic discoveries across Asia

    Jeffrey D. Wall;Eric W. Stawiski;Aakrosh Ratan;Hie Lim Kim

  • The Potential of Streptomyces as Biocontrol Agents against the Rice Blast Fungus, Magnaporthe oryzae (Pyricularia oryzae).

    Jodi Woan Fei Law;Hooi Leng Ser;Tahir M. Khan;Lay Hong Chuah

  • Plant-Derived Natural Products as Sources of Anti-Quorum Sensing Compounds

    Chong Lek Koh;Choon Kook Sam;Wai Fong Yin;Li Ying Tan

  • Formononetin: A Review of Its Anticancer Potentials and Mechanisms

    Kai-Ching Tay;Loh Teng-Hern Tan;Chim Kei Chan;Sok Lai Hong

  • Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolated from retail shrimps in Malaysia.

    Vengadesh Letchumanan;Vengadesh Letchumanan;Wai-Fong Yin;Learn-Han Lee;Kok-Gan Chan

  • Characterization of N-acylhomoserine lactone-degrading bacteria associated with the Zingiber officinale (ginger) rhizosphere: Co-existence of quorum quenching and quorum sensing in Acinetobacter and Burkholderia

    Kok Gan Chan;Kok Gan Chan;Steve Atkinson;Kalai Mathee;Choon Kook Sam

  • Curcumin Nanoformulations for Colorectal Cancer: A Review

    Kar En Wong;Siew Ching Ngai;Kok Gan Chan;Learn Han Lee

  • Inhibition of Quorum Sensing-Controlled Virulence Factor Production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 by Ayurveda Spice Clove (Syzygium Aromaticum) Bud Extract

    Thiba Krishnan;Wai-Fong Yin;Kok Gan Chan

  • Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, and Bioactivities of Cananga odorata (Ylang-Ylang)

    Loh Teng Hern Tan;Learn Han Lee;Wai Fong Yin;Chim Kei Chan

  • Streptomyces Bacteria as Potential Probiotics in Aquaculture

    Loh Teng Hern Tan;Kok Gan Chan;Learn Han Lee;Bey Hing Goh

  • Quorum Quenching Revisited—From Signal Decays to Signalling Confusion

    Kar Wai Hong;Chong Lek Koh;Choon Kook Sam;Wai Fong Yin

  • Anticancer Activities of Surfactin and Potential Application of Nanotechnology Assisted Surfactin Delivery

    Yuan Seng Wu;Siew Ching Ngai;Bey Hing Goh;Kok Gan Chan

  • Presence of antioxidative agent, Pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazine-1,4-dione, hexahydro- in newly isolated Streptomyces mangrovisoli sp. nov.

    Hooi-Leng Ser;Uma D. Palanisamy;Wai-Fong Yin;Sri N. Abd Malek

  • Diversity of thermophiles in a Malaysian hot spring determined using 16S rRNA and shotgun metagenome sequencing

    Chia Sing Chan;Kok Gan Chan;Yea Ling Tay;Yi Heng Chua

  • Occurrence and antibiotic resistance of Vibrio parahaemolyticus from Shellfish in Selangor, Malaysia

    Vengadesh Letchumanan;Vengadesh Letchumanan;Priyia Pusparajah;Loh Teng Hern Tan;Wai Fong Yin

  • Non-antibiotic quorum sensing inhibitors acting against N-acyl homoserine lactone synthase as druggable target.

    Chien-Yi Chang;Thiba Krishnan;Hao Wang;Ye Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Yutaka Takebe
Yutaka Takebe National Institute of Infectious Diseases
David Pearce
David Pearce Northumbria University
Peter Convey
Peter Convey British Antarctic Survey
Adeeba Kamarulzaman
Adeeba Kamarulzaman University of Malaya
Mark A. Schembri
Mark A. Schembri University of Queensland
Scott A. Beatson
Scott A. Beatson University of Queensland
David L. Paterson
David L. Paterson University of Queensland
Miguel Cámara
Miguel Cámara University of Nottingham
Paul Williams
Paul Williams University of Nottingham
Glen C. Ulett
Glen C. Ulett Griffith University

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