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Yvonne A. L. Lim

Yvonne A. L. Lim

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Animal Science and Veterinary
Malaysia
2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
45
Citations
7635
World Ranking
816
National Ranking
2

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Malaysia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Malaysia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Malaysia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Malaysia Leader Award

Overview

Yvonne A. L. Lim is affiliated with the University of Malaya in Malaysia and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, with a focus on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Parasitology, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, and Materials Chemistry.

The scientist's research topics cover diverse areas including:

  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Malaria research and control
  • Parasites and host interactions
  • Parasite biology and host interactions
  • Child nutrition and water access
  • Viral infections and vectors

Some of the recent papers authored include:

  • Knowledge, attitude and practice on dengue prevention and dengue seroprevalence in a dengue hotspot in Malaysia: A cross-sectional study, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Updates on malaria incidence and profile in Malaysia from 2013 to 2017, 2020, Malaria Journal
  • Natural Human Infections with Plasmodium cynomolgi, P. inui, and 4 other Simian Malaria Parasites, Malaysia, 2021, Emerging infectious diseases
  • Synthesis, cytotoxicity and antimalarial activities of thiosemicarbazones and their nickel (II) complexes, 2020, Journal of Molecular Structure
  • Temporal changes in gut microbiota profile in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia prior to commencement-, during-, and post-cessation of chemotherapy, 2020, BMC Cancer

Frequent co-authors collaborating with this scientist include:

  • Romano Ngui
  • Soo Ching Lee
  • Van Lun Low
  • Amanda J. Lea
  • Thomas S. Kraft

The main publication venues where the work appears most often are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Tropical biomedicine
  • Scientific Reports
  • PLoS ONE

Best Publications

  • Helminth infection promotes colonization resistance via type 2 immunity

    Deepshika Ramanan;Rowann Bowcutt;Soo Ching Lee;Mei San Tang

  • Helminth Colonization Is Associated with Increased Diversity of the Gut Microbiota

    Soo Ching Lee;Mei San Tang;Yvonne A. L. Lim;Seow Huey Choy

  • Neglected tropical diseases among the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): overview and update

    Peter J. Hotez;Maria Elena Bottazzi;Ulrich Strych;Li Yen Chang

  • Intestinal parasites in various animals at a zoo in Malaysia

    Y.A.L. Lim;R. Ngui;J. Shukri;M. Rohela

  • Prevalence and associated factors of Schistosomiasis among children in Yemen: implications for an effective control programme.

    Hany Sady;Hesham M. Al-Mekhlafi;Hesham M. Al-Mekhlafi;Mohammed A. K. Mahdy;Mohammed A. K. Mahdy;Yvonne A. L. Lim

  • Epidemiological and Genetic Data Supporting the Transmission of Ancylostoma ceylanicum among Human and Domestic Animals

    Romano Ngui;Yvonne A. L. Lim;Rebecca Traub;Rohela Mahmud

  • Epidemiology of intestinal polyparasitism among Orang Asli school children in rural Malaysia.

    Ahmed K. Al-Delaimy;Hesham M. Al-Mekhlafi;Nabil A. Nasr;Hany Sady

  • Giardia intestinalis genotypes: Risk factors and correlation with clinical symptoms

    A. K. Mohammed Mahdy;A. K. Mohammed Mahdy;Johari Surin;Kiew Lian Wan;A. Mohd-Adnan

  • Knowledge, attitude and practice on dengue prevention and dengue seroprevalence in a dengue hotspot in Malaysia: A cross-sectional study.

    Sivaneswari Selvarajoo;Jonathan Wee Kent Liew;Wing Tan;Xin Ying Lim

  • Factors Associated with High Prevalence of Intestinal Protozoan Infections among Patients in Sana'a City, Yemen

    Naelah A. Alyousefi;Mohammed A. K. Mahdy;Mohammed A. K. Mahdy;Rohela Mahmud;Yvonne A. L. Lim

  • Effect of ethnicity and socioeconomic variation to the gut microbiota composition among pre-adolescent in Malaysia.

    Chun Wie Chong;Arine Fadzlun Ahmad;Yvonne Ai Lian Lim;Cindy Shuan Ju Teh

  • Intestinal parasitic infections amongst Orang Asli (indigenous) in Malaysia: has socioeconomic development alleviated the problem?

    Y A L Lim;N Romano;N Colin;S C Chow

  • Enrichment of gut-derived Fusobacterium is associated with suboptimal immune recovery in HIV-infected individuals.

    Soo Ching Lee;Ling Ling Chua;Siew Hwei Yap;Tsung Fei Khang

  • High diversity of Cryptosporidium subgenotypes identified in Malaysian HIV/AIDS individuals targeting gp60 gene.

    Asma Iqbal;Asma Iqbal;Yvonne Ai Lian Lim;Johari Surin;Benedict Lim Heng Sim

  • Risk factors for endemic giardiasis: highlighting the possible association of contaminated water and food.

    A. K. Mohammed Mahdy;Y. A L Lim;Johari Surin;Kiew Lian Wan

  • Soil-transmitted helminths of humans in Southeast Asia--towards integrated control.

    Aaron R. Jex;Yvonne A.L. Lim;Jeffrey M. Bethony;Peter J. Hotez

  • Burden of Giardia duodenalis infection and its adverse effects on growth of schoolchildren in rural Malaysia.

    Hesham M. Al-Mekhlafi;Mohamed T. Al-Maktari;Rohana Jani;Abdulhamid Ahmed

  • Helminths and the microbiota: parts of the hygiene hypothesis

    P’ng Loke;Yvonne A.L. Lim

  • Reduced microbial diversity in adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia and microbial associations with increased immune activation.

    Ling Ling Chua;Reena Rajasuriar;Reena Rajasuriar;Mohamad Shafiq Azanan;Noor Kamila Abdullah

  • Natural Human Infections with Plasmodium cynomolgi, P. inui, and 4 other Simian Malaria Parasites, Malaysia.

    Nan Jiun Yap;Hanisah Hossain;Thamayanthi Nada-Raja;Romano Ngui

  • Hexaplex PCR Detection System for Identification of Five Human Plasmodium Species with an Internal Control

    Ching Hoong Chew;Yvonne Ai Lian Lim;Ping Chin Lee;Rohela Mahmud

  • Molecular Identification of Human Hookworm Infections in Economically Disadvantaged Communities in Peninsular Malaysia

    Romano Ngui;Lee Soo Ching;Tan Tiong Kai;Muhammad Aidil Roslan

  • Simian malaria in wild macaques: first report from Hulu Selangor district, Selangor, Malaysia.

    Rumana Akter;Indra Vythilingam;Loke Tim Khaw;Rajes Qvist

  • Serological and molecular detection of Strongyloides stercoralis infection among an Orang Asli community in Malaysia

    Arine Fadzlun Ahmad;Faizah Hadip;Romano Ngui;Yvonne A. L. Lim

  • Neglected Intestinal Parasites, Malnutrition and Associated Key Factors: A Population Based Cross-Sectional Study among Indigenous Communities in Sarawak, Malaysia

    Yamuna Rajoo;Yamuna Rajoo;Stephen Ambu;Yvonne Ai Lian Lim;Komalaveni Rajoo

  • Monitoring of Waterborne Parasites in Two Drinking Water Treatment Plants: A Study in Sarawak, Malaysia

    Reena Leeba Richard;Init Ithoi;Mohamad Azlan Abd Majid;Wan Yusoff Wan Sulaiman

  • Presence of Cryptosporidium parvum and Giardia lamblia in water samples from Southeast Asia: towards an integrated water detection system

    Thulasi Kumar;Mohamad Azlan Abd Majid;Subashini Onichandran;Narong Jaturas;Narong Jaturas

  • Migrant Workers in Malaysia: Current Implications of Sociodemographic and Environmental Characteristics in the Transmission of Intestinal Parasitic Infections.

    Norhidayu Sahimin;Yvonne A. L. Lim;Farnaza Ariffin;Jerzy M. Behnke

  • Patterns and Risk Factors of Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis Among Orang Asli Subgroups in Peninsular Malaysia.

    Romano Ngui;Shafie Aziz;Kek Heng Chua;Roslan Muhammad Aidil

  • Prevalence and risk factors of intestinal parasitism among two indigenous sub- ethnic groups in Peninsular Malaysia

    Yuee Teng Chin;Yvonne Ai Lian Lim;Chun Wie Chong;Cindy Shuan Ju Teh

  • Simian malaria in wild macaques: First report from Hulu Selangor district, Selangor, Malaysia". Malaria Journal 2015, 14:386.

    Yvonne Ai-Lian Lim

Frequent Co-Authors

P'ng Loke
P'ng Loke National Institutes of Health
Sazaly AbuBakar
Sazaly AbuBakar University of Malaya
Robin B. Gasser
Robin B. Gasser University of Melbourne
Shigehiko Uni
Shigehiko Uni University of Malaya
Huw V. Smith
Huw V. Smith Stobhill Hospital
Jerzy M. Behnke
Jerzy M. Behnke University of Nottingham
Hiroyuki Takaoka
Hiroyuki Takaoka University of Malaya
Aaron R. Jex
Aaron R. Jex Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Takeshi Agatsuma
Takeshi Agatsuma Kōchi University
John W. Lewis
John W. Lewis Royal Holloway University of London

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