2026 Tom K. Hei: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	70	7035	6488	3236	2905	316	16826

Overview

Tom K. Hei is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The scientist's work addresses a range of topics with a particular focus on cancer and radiation effects.

Their main fields of study include:

Medicine
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these fields, the subfields covered are:

Cancer Research
Molecular Biology
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Genetics

The primary research topics include:

Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry
Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
RNA Research and Splicing
Effects of Radiation Exposure
Radiation Dose and Imaging

Tom K. Hei has published extensively in scientific journals. Frequent publication venues are:

Scientific Reports
Life Sciences in Space Research
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
Oncogene
Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Several recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Tom K. Hei include:

"Radiation-Induced Lipid Peroxidation Triggers Ferroptosis and Synergizes with Ferroptosis Inducers" (2020, ACS Chemical Biology)
"Androgen Receptor, Although Not a Specific Marker For, Is a Novel Target to Suppress Glioma Stem Cells as a Therapeutic Strategy for Glioblastoma" (2021, Frontiers in Oncology)
"Aging and age-related health effects of ionizing radiation" (2020, Radiation Medicine and Protection)
"A proposed change to astronaut exposures limits is a giant leap backwards for radiation protection" (2021, Life Sciences in Space Research)
"The Tumorigenic Effect of lncRNA AFAP1-AS1 is Mediated by Translated Peptide ATMLP Under the Control of m⁶A Methylation" (2023, Advanced Science)

Collaborative work is also a significant component of their research. Frequent co-authors include:

Guangming Zhou
Cheng-Chia Wu
Wentao Hu
Hailong Pei
Bingyan Li

This range of research interests reflects a multidisciplinary approach addressing cancer mechanisms, radiation effects, and related molecular biology.

Best Publications

Induction of oxyradicals by arsenic: Implication for mechanism of genotoxicity

Su X. Liu;Mohammad Athar;Istvan Lippai;Charles Waldren

777
Citations
Induction of a bystander mutagenic effect of alpha particles in mammalian cells

Hongning Zhou;Gerhard Randers-Pehrson;Charles A. Waldren;Diane Vannais

700
Citations
Targeted cytoplasmic irradiation with alpha particles induces mutations in mammalian cells.

Li-Jun Wu;Gerhard Randers-Pehrson;An Xu;Charles A. Waldren

605
Citations
Mutagenicity of arsenic in mammalian cells: role of reactive oxygen species

Tom K. Hei;S U X. Liu;Charles Waldren

596
Citations
Mechanism of radiation-induced bystander effects: a unifying model.

Tom K. Hei;Hongning Zhou;Vladimir N. Ivanov;Mei Hong

386
Citations
Radiation-Induced Lipid Peroxidation Triggers Ferroptosis and Synergizes with Ferroptosis Inducers

Ling F. Ye;Kunal R. Chaudhary;Fereshteh Zandkarimi;Andrew D. Harken

365
Citations
Mutagenic effects of a single and an exact number of alpha particles in mammalian cells

Tom K. Hei;Li-Jun Wu;Su-Xian Liu;Diane Vannais

333
Citations
Mechanism of Radiation-Induced Bystander Effect: Role of the Cyclooxygenase-2 Signaling Pathway

Hongning Zhou;Vladimir N. Ivanov;Joseph Gillespie;Charles R. Geard

325
Citations
Multiple roles of oxidants in the pathogenesis of asbestos-induced diseases ☆

Arti Shukla;Mary Gulumian;Tom K. Hei;David Kamp

319
Citations
Radiation risk to low fluences of particles may be greater than we thought

Hongning Zhou;Masao Suzuki;Gerhard Randers-Pehrson;Diane Vannais

309
Citations
Phytoestrogens and breast cancer prevention: possible mechanisms of action.

Sarah M. Mense;Tom K. Hei;Ramesh K. Ganju;Hari K. Bhat

306
Citations
Radiation Induced Non-targeted Response: Mechanism and Potential Clinical Implications

Tom K. Hei;Hongning Zhou;Yunfei Chai;Brian Ponnaiya

251
Citations
Role of oxidative damage in the genotoxicity of arsenic.

Tom K. Hei;Metka Filipic

226
Citations
Genomic instability and bystander effects induced by high-LET radiation

Eric J Hall;Tom K Hei

208
Citations
Arsenic induces oxidative DNA damage in mammalian cells.

Maris Kessel;Su Xian Liu;An Xu;Regina Santella

203
Citations
Mitochondrial Function and Nuclear Factor-κB–Mediated Signaling in Radiation-Induced Bystander Effects

Hongning Zhou;Vladimir N. Ivanov;Yu-Chin Lien;Mercy Davidson

203
Citations
Role of Mutagenicity in Asbestos Fiber-Induced Carcinogenicity and Other Diseases

Sarah X.L. Huang;Marie Claude Jaurand;David W. Kamp;John Whysner

203
Citations
The time and spatial effects of bystander response in mammalian cells induced by low dose radiation.

Burong Hu;Lijun Wu;Wei Han;Leilei Zhang

197
Citations
Chrysotile Fiber Is a Strong Mutagen in Mammalian Cells

Tom K. Hei;Chang Q. Piao;Zhu Y. He;Diane Vannais

173
Citations
Mitochondrial Damage Mediates Genotoxicity of Arsenic in Mammalian Cells

Su-Xian Liu;Mercy M. Davidson;Xiuwei Tang;Winsome F. Walker

164
Citations