2026 Kwai Lin Thong: Microbiology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Microbiology	45	5044	4651	3	3	256	6859

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Microbiology

5044

4651

256

6859

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Malaysia Leader Award

Best Publications

Epidemiologic analysis of sporadic Salmonella typhi isolates and those from outbreaks by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.

Kwai-Lin Thong;Yuet-Meng Cheong;Savithry Puthucheary;Chong-Lek Koh

205
Citations
A microdevice for rapid, monoplex and colorimetric detection of foodborne pathogens using a centrifugal microfluidic platform.

Abkar Sayad;Fatimah Ibrahim;Shah Mukim Uddin;Jongman Cho;Jongman Cho

182
Citations
Molecular analysis of Salmonella enteritidis by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and ribotyping.

Kwai-Lin Thong;Yun-Fong Ngeow;M. Altwegg;Parasakthi Navaratnam

181
Citations
Prevalence, characterisation, and antimicrobial resistance of Listeria species and Listeria monocytogenes isolates from raw milk in farm bulk tanks

Hossein Jamali;Behrad Radmehr;Kwai Lin Thong

159
Citations
Simple and rapid detection of Salmonella strains by direct PCR amplification of the hilA gene.

S.G. Pathmanathan;N. Cardona-Castro;M.M. Sánchez-Jiménez;M.M. Correa-Ochoa

153
Citations
Characterization of Multidrug Resistant ESBL-Producing Escherichia coli Isolates from Hospitals in Malaysia

King-Ting Lim;Rohani Yasin;Chew-Chieng Yeo;Savithri Puthucheary

145
Citations
Detection and isolation of Listeria spp. and Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods with various selective culture media

Hossein Jamali;Lay Ching Chai;Kwai Lin Thong

139
Citations
Detection of virulence genes in Malaysian Shigella species by multiplex PCR assay.

Kwai Lin Thong;Susan Ling Ling Hoe;SD Puthucheary;Rohani Md Yasin

136
Citations
Graphene oxide exhibits differential mechanistic action towards Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.

Thiruchelvi Pulingam;Kwai Lin Thong;Md. Eaqub Ali;Jimmy Nelson Appaturi

134
Citations
Genetic diversity of clinical and environmental strains of Salmonella enterica serotype Weltevreden isolated in Malaysia.

Kwai Lin Thong;Y.L. Goh;S. Radu;S. Noorzaleha

134
Citations
Evaluation of basic knowledge on food safety and food handling practices amongst migrant food handlers in Peninsular Malaysia

Pei Yee Woh;Kwai Lin Thong;Jerzy Marian Behnke;John Watkin Lewis

125
Citations
Pathogenic and Saprophytic Leptospira Species in Water and Soils from Selected Urban Sites in Peninsular Malaysia

Douadi Benacer;Pei Yee Woh;Siti Nursheena Mohd Zain;Fairuz Amran

123
Citations
Analysis of Salmonella typhi isolates from Southeast Asia by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.

Kwai-Lin Thong;Savithri Puthucheary;R. M. Yassin;P. Sudarmono

122
Citations
Variations in motility and biofilm formation of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi.

Kalaivani Kalai Chelvam;Lay Ching Chai;Kwai Lin Thong

111
Citations
Characterization of drug resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium by antibiograms, plasmids, integrons, resistance genes and PFGE.

Douadi Benacer;Kwai Lin Thong;Haruo Watanabe;Savithri Devi Puthucheary

106
Citations
Prevalence, antibiotic resistance and plasmid profiling of Salmonella in catfish (Clarias gariepinus) and tilapia (Tilapia mossambica) obtained from wet markets and ponds in Malaysia

Titik Budiati;Gulam Rusul;Wan Nadiah Wan-Abdullah;Yahya Mat Arip

102
Citations
Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection and the molecular characteristics of MRSA bacteraemia over a two-year period in a tertiary teaching hospital in Malaysia

Pik San Sit;Cindy Shuan Ju Teh;Nuryana Idris;I-Ching Sam

97
Citations
Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Leptospira interrogans and Leptospira borgpetersenii Isolates from the Urban Rat Populations of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Douadi Benacer;Siti Nursheena Mohd Zain;Fairuz Amran;Renee L. Galloway

96
Citations
Simultaneous detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Acinetobacter baumannii, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa by multiplex PCR.

Kwai Lin Thong;M.Y. Lai;Cindy Shuan Ju Teh;Kek Heng Chua

95
Citations
RNA-seq analysis of Macrobrachium rosenbergii hepatopancreas in response to Vibrio parahaemolyticus infection

Rama Rao;Ya Bing Zhu;Tahereh Alinejad;Suma Tiruvayipati

92
Citations

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Microbiology

Research.com Recognitions

Best Publications

Epidemiologic analysis of sporadic Salmonella typhi isolates and those from outbreaks by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.

A microdevice for rapid, monoplex and colorimetric detection of foodborne pathogens using a centrifugal microfluidic platform.

Molecular analysis of Salmonella enteritidis by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and ribotyping.

Prevalence, characterisation, and antimicrobial resistance of Listeria species and Listeria monocytogenes isolates from raw milk in farm bulk tanks

Simple and rapid detection of Salmonella strains by direct PCR amplification of the hilA gene.

Characterization of Multidrug Resistant ESBL-Producing Escherichia coli Isolates from Hospitals in Malaysia

Detection and isolation of Listeria spp. and Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods with various selective culture media

Detection of virulence genes in Malaysian Shigella species by multiplex PCR assay.

Graphene oxide exhibits differential mechanistic action towards Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.

Genetic diversity of clinical and environmental strains of Salmonella enterica serotype Weltevreden isolated in Malaysia.

Evaluation of basic knowledge on food safety and food handling practices amongst migrant food handlers in Peninsular Malaysia

Pathogenic and Saprophytic Leptospira Species in Water and Soils from Selected Urban Sites in Peninsular Malaysia

Analysis of Salmonella typhi isolates from Southeast Asia by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.

Variations in motility and biofilm formation of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi.

Characterization of drug resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium by antibiograms, plasmids, integrons, resistance genes and PFGE.

Prevalence, antibiotic resistance and plasmid profiling of Salmonella in catfish (Clarias gariepinus) and tilapia (Tilapia mossambica) obtained from wet markets and ponds in Malaysia

Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection and the molecular characteristics of MRSA bacteraemia over a two-year period in a tertiary teaching hospital in Malaysia

Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Leptospira interrogans and Leptospira borgpetersenii Isolates from the Urban Rat Populations of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Simultaneous detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Acinetobacter baumannii, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa by multiplex PCR.

RNA-seq analysis of Macrobrachium rosenbergii hepatopancreas in response to Vibrio parahaemolyticus infection

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