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2026

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Microbiology

D-Index
94
Citations
31342
World Ranking
570
National Ranking
3

Medicine

D-Index
96
Citations
32748
World Ranking
9697
National Ranking
27

Yee Sin Leo 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 Yee Sin Leo sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 442 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yee Sin Leo 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 Yee Sin Leo sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 94 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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 Singapore Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Singapore Leader Award

Overview

Yee Sin Leo is affiliated with Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Medicine, with a focus on Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology, Modeling and Simulation, and Neurology.

The scientist's main research topics cover areas such as COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Mosquito-borne diseases and control, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, Long-Term Effects of COVID-19, and Viral Infections and Vectors.

Frequent co-authors include:

  • David Chien Lye
  • Barnaby Edward Young
  • Laurent Rénia
  • Lisa F. P. Ng
  • Siew-Wai Fong

Yee Sin Leo's publications appear in several venues with notable frequency, including:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Scientific Reports
  • Clinical & Translational Immunology

Recent papers featuring Yee Sin Leo's contributions include the following titles:

  • Epidemiologic Features and Clinical Course of Patients Infected With SARS-CoV-2 in Singapore, 2020, JAMA
  • A living WHO guideline on drugs for covid-19, 2020, BMJ
  • Detection of air and surface contamination by SARS-CoV-2 in hospital rooms of infected patients, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Investigation of three clusters of COVID-19 in Singapore: implications for surveillance and response measures, 2020, The Lancet
  • Effects of a major deletion in the SARS-CoV-2 genome on the severity of infection and the inflammatory response: an observational cohort study, 2020, The Lancet

Yee Sin Leo has contributed a book titled COVID-19 Pandemic in Singapore, published in 2021 by World Scientific.

Best Publications

  • Epidemiologic Features and Clinical Course of Patients Infected With SARS-CoV-2 in Singapore.

    Barnaby Edward Young;Sean Wei Xiang Ong;Shirin Kalimuddin;Shirin Kalimuddin;Jenny G. Low;Jenny G. Low

  • Detection of air and surface contamination by SARS-CoV-2 in hospital rooms of infected patients.

    Po Ying Chia;Po Ying Chia;Kristen Kelli Coleman;Yian Kim Tan;Sean Wei Xiang Ong

  • Effectiveness of neuraminidase inhibitors in reducing mortality in patients admitted to hospital with influenza A H1N1pdm09 virus infection: a meta-analysis of individual participant data.

    Stella G Muthuri;Sudhir Venkatesan;Puja R Myles;Jo Leonardi-Bee

  • Investigation of three clusters of COVID-19 in Singapore: implications for surveillance and response measures.

    Rachael Pung;Calvin J. Chiew;Barnaby E. Young;Sarah Chin

  • Outbreak of Nipah-virus infection among abattoir workers in Singapore

    Nicholas I. Paton;Yee Sin Leo;Sherif R. Zaki;Alexander P. Auchus

  • Autoantibodies neutralizing type I IFNs are present in ~ 4% of uninfected individuals over 70 years old and account for ~ 20% of COVID-19 deaths.

    Paul Bastard;Adrian Gervais;Adrian Gervais;Tom Le Voyer;Tom Le Voyer;Jérémie Rosain;Jérémie Rosain

  • Clinical and virological features of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern: a retrospective cohort study comparing B.1.1.7 (Alpha), B.1.315 (Beta), and B.1.617.2 (Delta).

    Sean Wei Xiang Ong;Calvin J Chiew;Li Wei Ang;Tze-Minn Mak

  • Two linear epitopes on the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein that elicit neutralising antibodies in COVID-19 patients.

    Chek Meng Poh;Guillaume Carissimo;Bei Wang;Siti Naqiah Amrun

  • COVID-19 in Singapore-Current Experience: Critical Global Issues That Require Attention and Action.

    John E. L. Wong;John E. L. Wong;Yee Sin Leo;Chorh Chuan Tan;Chorh Chuan Tan

  • Effects of a major deletion in the SARS-CoV-2 genome on the severity of infection and the inflammatory response: an observational cohort study.

    Barnaby E Young;Barnaby E Young;Siew-Wai Fong;Siew-Wai Fong;Yi-Hao Chan;Tze-Minn Mak

  • Persistent Arthralgia Induced by Chikungunya Virus Infection is Associated with Interleukin-6 and Granulocyte Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor

    Angela Chow;Zhisheng Her;Zhisheng Her;Edward K S Ong;Jin-miao Chen

  • The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus in tears.

    S. C. Loon;S. C.B. Teoh;L. L.E. Oon;S. Y. Se-Thoe

  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Singapore: Clinical Features of Index Patient and Initial Contacts

    Li Yang Hsu;Cheng Chuan Lee;Justin A. Green;Brenda Ang

  • Virological and serological kinetics of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant vaccine-breakthrough infections: a multi-center cohort study

    Po Ying Chia;Po Ying Chia;Sean Wei Xiang Ong;Calvin J. Chiew;Li Wei Ang

  • Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 neutralising antibody responses and duration of immunity: a longitudinal study.

    Wan Ni Chia;Feng Zhu;Sean Wei Xiang Ong;Barnaby Edward Young;Barnaby Edward Young

  • IL-1β, IL-6, and RANTES as Biomarkers of Chikungunya Severity

    Lisa F. P. Ng;Angela Chow;Yong-Jiang Sun;Dyan J. C. Kwek

  • Decision tree algorithms predict the diagnosis and outcome of dengue fever in the early phase of illness.

    Lukas B. Tanner;Mark Schreiber;Jenny G. H. Low;Adrian Ong

  • Connecting clusters of COVID-19: an epidemiological and serological investigation.

    Sarah Ee Fang Yong;Sarah Ee Fang Yong;Danielle Elizabeth Anderson;Wycliffe E. Wei;Junxiong Pang

  • Dengue Serotype-Specific Differences in Clinical Manifestation, Laboratory Parameters and Risk of Severe Disease in Adults, Singapore

    Chee Fu Yung;Kim Sung Lee;Tun Linn Thein;Li Kiang Tan

  • Risk Factors for Severe Disease and Efficacy of Treatment in Patients Infected With COVID-19: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Regression Analysis.

    John J Y Zhang;Keng Siang Lee;Li Wei Ang;Yee Sin Leo

  • Naturally acquired human Plasmodium knowlesi infection, Singapore.

    Oon Tek Ng;Eng Eong Ooi;Cheng Chuan Lee;Piao Jarrod Lee

  • Discovery and Genomic Characterization of a 382-Nucleotide Deletion in ORF7b and ORF8 during the Early Evolution of SARS-CoV-2.

    Yvonne C. F. Su;Danielle E. Anderson;Barnaby E. Young;Martin Linster

Frequent Co-Authors

David C. Lye
David C. Lye Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Vernon J. Lee
Vernon J. Lee Ministry of Health
Barnaby Young
Barnaby Young National Centre for Infectious Diseases
Lisa F. P. Ng
Lisa F. P. Ng Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Raymond T. P. Lin
Raymond T. P. Lin National University of Singapore
Eng Eong Ooi
Eng Eong Ooi National University of Singapore
Laurent Rénia
Laurent Rénia Nanyang Technological University
Lee Ching Ng
Lee Ching Ng National Environment Agency
Paul A. Tambyah
Paul A. Tambyah National University of Singapore
Lin-Fa Wang
Lin-Fa Wang Duke NUS Graduate Medical School

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