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D-Index
110
Citations
44619
World Ranking
5565
National Ranking
18

Patrick Tan publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 438 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Patrick Tan D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 400 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 110 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Patrick Tan is affiliated with Duke NUS Graduate Medical School in Singapore, with a strong research focus spanning biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work importantly contributes to molecular biology and oncology fields, particularly related to cancer research and genetics.

The scientist's research addresses topics such as epigenetics and DNA methylation, RNA modifications and cancer, cancer-related gene regulation, cancer genomics and diagnostics, gastric cancer management and outcomes, cancer cells and metastasis, and cancer-related molecular mechanisms research.

Frequent publication venues for their work include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) from La Trobe University, Gut, Cancer Research, and Nature Communications.

Patrick Tan has several recent papers published in high-impact journals, including:

  • Single-Cell Atlas of Lineage States, Tumor Microenvironment, and Subtype-Specific Expression Programs in Gastric Cancer (2021, Cancer Discovery)
  • Enabling Technologies for Personalized and Precision Medicine (2020, Trends in Biotechnology)
  • Genomic Basis for RNA Alterations in Cancer (2020, Nature)
  • A Global Catalog of Whole-Genome Diversity from 233 Primate Species (2023, Science)
  • AQP5 Enriches for Stem Cells and Cancer Origins in the Distal Stomach (2020, Nature)

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, most notably with Xuewen Ong, Angie Lay Keng Tan, Shamaine Wei Ting Ho, Supriya Srivastava, and Raghav Sundar, reflecting a collaborative approach in their research endeavors.

Best Publications

  • Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes

    Peter J. Campbell;Gad Getz;Jan O. Korbel;Joshua M. Stuart

  • Molecular analysis of gastric cancer identifies subtypes associated with distinct clinical outcomes

    Razvan Cristescu;Jeeyun Lee;Michael Nebozhyn;Kyoung-Mee Kim

  • Genomic Loss of microRNA-101 Leads to Overexpression of Histone Methyltransferase EZH2 in Cancer

    Sooryanarayana Varambally;Qi Cao;Ram Shankar Mani;Sunita Shankar

  • Pharmacologic disruption of Polycomb-repressive complex 2-mediated gene repression selectively induces apoptosis in cancer cells

    Jing Tan;Xiaojing Yang;Li Zhuang;Xia Jiang

  • Whole-Genome and Epigenomic Landscapes of Etiologically Distinct Subtypes of Cholangiocarcinoma

    Apinya Jusakul;Apinya Jusakul;Ioana Cutcutache;Chern Han Yong;Jing Quan Lim

  • A comprehensive survey of genomic alterations in gastric cancer reveals systematic patterns of molecular exclusivity and co-occurrence among distinct therapeutic targets

    Niantao Deng;Liang Kee Goh;Hannah Wang;Kakoli Das

  • Exome sequencing of gastric adenocarcinoma identifies recurrent somatic mutations in cell adhesion and chromatin remodeling genes

    Zhi Jiang Zang;Ioana Cutcutache;Song Ling Poon;Shen Li Zhang

  • A common BIM deletion polymorphism mediates intrinsic resistance and inferior responses to tyrosine kinase inhibitors in cancer.

    King Pan Ng;Axel M Hillmer;Charles T H Chuah;Charles T H Chuah;Wen Chun Juan

  • Complications of cholecystectomy: risks of the laparoscopic approach and protective effects of operative cholangiography: a population-based study.

    David R. Fletcher;Michael S.T. Hobbs;Patrick Tan;Liora J. Valinsky

  • Rearrangements of the RAF Kinase Pathway in Prostate Cancer, Gastric Cancer and Melanoma

    Nallasivam Palanisamy;Bushra Ateeq;Shanker Kalyana-Sundaram;Dorothee Pflueger;Dorothee Pflueger

  • Exome sequencing of liver fluke–associated cholangiocarcinoma

    Choon Kiat Ong;Chutima Subimerb;Chutima Subimerb;Chawalit Pairojkul;Sopit Wongkham

  • Exome sequencing identifies distinct mutational patterns in liver fluke–related and non-infection-related bile duct cancers

    Waraporn Chan-on;Waraporn Chan-on;Maarja-Liisa Nairismägi;Choon Kiat Ong;Weng Khong Lim

  • Profiling MicroRNA Expression in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Reveals MicroRNA-224 Up-regulation and Apoptosis Inhibitor-5 as a MicroRNA-224-specific Target

    Yu Wang;Alvin T.C. Lee;Joel Z.I. Ma;Jingbo Wang

  • Identification of Molecular Subtypes of Gastric Cancer With Different Responses to PI3-Kinase Inhibitors and 5-Fluorouracil

    Zhengdeng Lei;Iain Beehuat Tan;Kakoli Das;Niantao Deng

  • Genetics and Molecular Pathogenesis of Gastric Adenocarcinoma.

    Patrick Tan;Khay-Guan Yeoh;Khay-Guan Yeoh

  • Oncogenic Pathway Combinations Predict Clinical Prognosis in Gastric Cancer

    Chia Huey Ooi;Tatiana Ivanova;Jeanie Wu;Minghui Lee

  • Intrinsic subtypes of gastric cancer, based on gene expression pattern, predict survival and respond differently to chemotherapy

    Iain Beehuat Tan;Tatiana Ivanova;Kiat Hon Lim;Chee Wee Ong

  • Paradoxical relationship between chromosomal instability and survival outcome in cancer.

    Nicolai J. Birkbak;Aron C. Eklund;Qiyuan Li;Qiyuan Li;Sarah E. McClelland

  • Integrative Analysis of Head and Neck Cancer Identifies Two Biologically Distinct HPV and Three Non-HPV Subtypes

    Michaela K. Keck;Michaela K. Keck;Zhixiang Zuo;Arun Khattri;Thomas P. Stricker

  • Genetic algorithms applied to multi-class prediction for the analysis of gene expression data.

    Chia Huey Ooi;Patrick Tan

Frequent Co-Authors

Bin Tean Teh
Bin Tean Teh National University of Singapore
Steve Rozen
Steve Rozen National University of Singapore
Sun Young Rha
Sun Young Rha Yonsei University
Wing-Kin Sung
Wing-Kin Sung Chinese University of Hong Kong
Alex Boussioutas
Alex Boussioutas University of Melbourne
Axel M. Hillmer
Axel M. Hillmer University of Cologne
Puay Hoon Tan
Puay Hoon Tan Duke NUS Graduate Medical School
Manuel Salto-Tellez
Manuel Salto-Tellez Queen's University Belfast
Henry Yang
Henry Yang National University of Singapore
Yijun Ruan
Yijun Ruan University of Connecticut Health Center

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