2026 Wan L. Lam: Genetics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	90	12198	11475	491	465	453	30013
Genetics	89	1120	1060	36	35	422	29372

Wan L. Lam publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wan L. Lam sits on this spectrum.

45 publications 703+

This scientist: 422 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Wan L. Lam D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

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

40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

2009 - ACM Senior Member

Overview

Wan L. Lam is affiliated with the BC Cancer Research Centre in Canada. Their research spans multiple disciplines primarily within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with significant contributions to the fields of Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Oncology, and Immunology.

The scientist's recent work includes several notable publications:

Mechanisms Contributing to the Comorbidity of COPD and Lung Cancer, 2023, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
CCL5 production in lung cancer cells leads to an altered immune microenvironment and promotes tumor development, 2021, OncoImmunology
Distinct bronchial microbiome precedes clinical diagnosis of lung cancer, 2022, Molecular Cancer
Health Effects Associated With Pre- and Perinatal Exposure to Arsenic, 2021, Frontiers in Genetics
Airway Aging and Methylation Disruptions in HIV-associated Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 2022, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Wan L. Lam's research focuses on several key topics:

Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
RNA modifications and cancer
Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
MicroRNA in disease regulation
Gut microbiota and health
Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations

Frequent publication venues for this scientist include:

Cancers
Frontiers in Genetics
Scientific Reports
The American Journal of Gastroenterology
International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Wan L. Lam's scientific output. Frequent coauthors include:

Nikita Telkar
Greg L. Stewart
Erin A. Marshall
Michelle E. Pewarchuk
Patrícia P. Reis

Wan L. Lam has been recognized as an ACM Senior Member since 2009.

Best Publications

Chromosome-wide and promoter-specific analyses identify sites of differential DNA methylation in normal and transformed human cells.

Michael Weber;Jonathan J Davies;David Wittig;Edward J Oakeley

2093
Citations
The functional role of long non-coding RNA in human carcinomas

Ewan A Gibb;Carolyn J Brown;Wan L Lam

1819
Citations
A tiling resolution DNA microarray with complete coverage of the human genome.

Adrian S. Ishkanian;Chad A. Malloff;Spencer K. Watson;Ronald J. DeLeeuw

801
Citations
Identification of miR-145 and miR-146a as mediators of the 5q– syndrome phenotype

Daniel T Starczynowski;Florian Kuchenbauer;Bob Argiropoulos;Sandy Sung

800
Citations
A Comprehensive Analysis of Common Copy-Number Variations in the Human Genome

Kendy K. Wong;Ronald J. deLeeuw;Nirpjit S. Dosanjh;Lindsey R. Kimm

619
Citations
Use of allelic loss to predict malignant risk for low-grade oral epithelial dysplasia.

Miriam P. Rosin;Xing Cheng;Catherine Poh;Wan L. Lam

524
Citations
PIK3CA Mutations and Copy Number Gains in Human Lung Cancers

Hiromasa Yamamoto;Hiromasa Yamamoto;Hisayuki Shigematsu;Hisayuki Shigematsu;Masaharu Nomura;William W. Lockwood

513
Citations
Genome-scale analysis of DNA methylation in lung adenocarcinoma and integration with mRNA expression

Suhaida A. Selamat;Brian S. Chung;Luc Girard;Wei Zhang

496
Citations
Arsenic exposure and the induction of human cancers.

Victor D. Martinez;Emily A. Vucic;Daiana D. Becker-Santos;Lionel Gil

464
Citations
Human Cancer Long Non-Coding RNA Transcriptomes

Ewan A. Gibb;Ewan A. Gibb;Emily A. Vucic;Emily A. Vucic;Katey S. S. Enfield;Katey S. S. Enfield;Greg L. Stewart;Greg L. Stewart

456
Citations
Characterisation of retinoblastomas without RB1 mutations: genomic, gene expression, and clinical studies.

Diane E Rushlow;Berber M Mol;Jennifer Y Kennett;Stephanie Yee;Stephanie Yee

403
Citations
Tumour genomic and microenvironmental heterogeneity for integrated prediction of 5-year biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer: a retrospective cohort study

Emilie Lalonde;Emilie Lalonde;Adrian S Ishkanian;Jenna Sykes;Michael Fraser;Michael Fraser

377
Citations
Transformation methods for halophilic archaebacteria.

S W Cline;W L Lam;R L Charlebois;L C Schalkwyk

370
Citations
Genetic alterations defining NSCLC subtypes and their therapeutic implications.

Larissa A. Pikor;Varune R. Ramnarine;Stephen Lam;Wan L. Lam

367
Citations
Acquired resistance to EGFR inhibitors is associated with a manifestation of stem cell-like properties in cancer cells

Kazuhiko Shien;Shinichi Toyooka;Hiromasa Yamamoto;Junichi Soh

292
Citations
Optical systems for in vivo molecular imaging of cancer.

Konstantin V Sokolov;Jesse Aaron;Betsy Hsu;Dawn Nida

291
Citations
Macrophages, Inflammation, and Lung Cancer.

Emma M. Conway;Larissa A. Pikor;Sonia H. Y. Kung;Melisa J. Hamilton

282
Citations
Lung Cancer Cell Lines as Tools for Biomedical Discovery and Research

Adi F. Gazdar;Luc Girard;William W. Lockwood;Wan L. Lam

273
Citations
Shuttle vectors for the archaebacterium Halobacterium volcanii.

W L Lam;W F Doolittle

259
Citations
Whole-genome analysis and HLA genotyping of enteropathy-type T-cell lymphoma reveals 2 distinct lymphoma subtypes.

Ronald J. deLeeuw;Andreas Zettl;Erdwine Klinker;Eugenia Haralambieva

247
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen Lam University of British Columbia

Adi F. Gazdar The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Bradley P. Coe University of Washington

Igor Jurisica University Health Network

Raymond T. Ng University of British Columbia

Ming-Sound Tsao Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

Carolyn J. Brown University of British Columbia

John D. Minna The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Marco A. Marra University of British Columbia

Aly Karsan University of British Columbia

External Links

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