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2026
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Genetics and Molecular Biology
Singapore
2024

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Genetics

D-Index
100
Citations
46134
World Ranking
746
National Ranking
3

Medicine

D-Index
102
Citations
54704
World Ranking
7519
National Ranking
23

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in Singapore Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in Singapore Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Singapore Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Singapore Leader Award

Overview

Yik Ying Teo is affiliated with the National University of Singapore in Singapore and has contributed extensively to fields involving biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine.

Their research spans several subfields, including:

  • Genetics
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Epidemiology
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Molecular Biology

The main topics of their work cover areas such as:

  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Yik Ying Teo's published papers include notable works such as:

  • "Lessons learnt from easing COVID-19 restrictions: an analysis of countries and regions in Asia Pacific and Europe" (2020, The Lancet)
  • "Potential Rapid Diagnostics, Vaccine and Therapeutics for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV): A Systematic Review" (2020, Journal of Clinical Medicine)
  • "Are high-performing health systems resilient against the COVID-19 epidemic?" (2020, The Lancet)
  • "Health system resilience in managing the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons from Singapore" (2020, BMJ Global Health)
  • "Severity of gastric intestinal metaplasia predicts the risk of gastric cancer: a prospective multicentre cohort study (GCEP)" (2021, Gut)

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Li Yang Hsu
  • Yichen Ding
  • Linda Wei Lin Tan
  • Niranjan Nagarajan
  • Henning Seedorf

Yik Ying Teo publishes regularly in venues such as:

  • The Lancet
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • UNC Libraries
  • Microbiology Spectrum
  • BMJ Global Health

The scope of their work reflects an interdisciplinary approach combining molecular biology and epidemiological methods to address pressing public health challenges, particularly those related to infectious diseases and antibiotic resistance.

Best Publications

  • Genome-wide association study of 14,000 cases of seven common diseases and 3,000 shared controls

    Paul R. Burton;David G. Clayton;Lon R. Cardon;Nick Craddock

  • Global surveillance of trends in cancer survival 2000-14 (CONCORD-3): analysis of individual records for 37 513 025 patients diagnosed with one of 18 cancers from 322 population-based registries in 71 countries.

    Claudia Allemani;Tomohiro Matsuda;Veronica Di Carlo;Rhea Harewood

  • Genome-wide association study identifies eight loci associated with blood pressure

    Christopher Newton-Cheh;Christopher Newton-Cheh;Toby Johnson;Toby Johnson;Vesela Gateva;Martin D. Tobin

  • Association scan of 14,500 nonsynonymous SNPs in four diseases identifies autoimmunity variants

    Paul R Burton;David G Clayton;Lon R Cardon;Nick Craddock

  • The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

    Christian Fuchsberger;Christian Fuchsberger;Jason A. Flannick;Jason A. Flannick;Tanya M. Teslovich;Anubha Mahajan

  • Novel genetic associations for blood pressure identified via gene-alcohol interaction in up to 570K individuals across multiple ancestries

    Mary F. Feitosa;Aldi T. Kraja;Daniel I. Chasman;Yun J. Sung

  • A structural variation reference for medical and population genetics

    Ryan L Collins;Ryan L Collins;Harrison Brand;Harrison Brand;Konrad J Karczewski;Konrad J Karczewski;Xuefang Zhao;Xuefang Zhao

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility.

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

  • Lessons learnt from easing COVID-19 restrictions: an analysis of countries and regions in Asia Pacific and Europe.

    Emeline Han;Melisa Mei Jin Tan;Eva Turk;Eva Turk;Devi Sridhar

  • Genome-Wide Association Study of Retinopathy in Individuals Without Diabetes

    Richard A. Jensen;Xueling Sim;Xiaohui Li;Mary Frances Cotch

  • Localization of type 1 diabetes susceptibility to the MHC class I genes HLA-B and HLA-A

    Sergey Nejentsev;Joanna M. M. Howson;Neil M. Walker;Jeffrey Szeszko

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies eight new loci for type 2 diabetes in east Asians

    Yoon Shin Cho;Chien Hsiun Chen;Chien Hsiun Chen;Cheng Hu;Jirong Long

  • Multiple independent variants at the TERT locus are associated with telomere length and risks of breast and ovarian cancer

    Stig E. Bojesen;Stig E. Bojesen;Karen A. Pooley;Sharon E. Johnatty;Jonathan Beesley

  • Maternal and fetal genetic effects on birth weight and their relevance to cardio-metabolic risk factors

    Nicole M Warrington;Robin N Beaumont;Momoko Horikoshi;Felix R Day

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies common variants associated with blood pressure variation in east Asians

    Norihiro Kato;Fumihiko Takeuchi;Yasuharu Tabara;Tanika N. Kelly

  • Genome-wide association study in individuals of South Asian ancestry identifies six new type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci

    Jaspal S Kooner;Danish Saleheen;Xueling Sim;Joban Sehmi;Joban Sehmi

  • Potential Rapid Diagnostics, Vaccine and Therapeutics for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV): A Systematic Review

    Junxiong Pang;Min Xian Wang;Ian Yi Han Ang;Sharon Hui Xuan Tan

  • Are high-performing health systems resilient against the COVID-19 epidemic?

    Helena Legido-Quigley;Nima Asgari;Yik Ying Teo;Gabriel M Leung

  • The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

    Christian Fuchsberger;Jason Flannick;Tanya M. Teslovich;Anubha Mahajan

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

Frequent Co-Authors

Tien Yin Wong
Tien Yin Wong Tsinghua University
Chiea Chuen Khor
Chiea Chuen Khor Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Tin Aung
Tin Aung National University of Singapore
Ching-Yu Cheng
Ching-Yu Cheng National University of Singapore
Jianjun Liu
Jianjun Liu Genome Institute of Singapore
Xueling Sim
Xueling Sim National University of Singapore
John C. Chambers
John C. Chambers Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
E. Shyong Tai
E. Shyong Tai National University of Singapore
Andrew P. Morris
Andrew P. Morris University of Liverpool

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