Colin Lam
Impact in
- Molecular Biology top 10%
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
- Gene Regulatory Network Analysis
- Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects
- Genetics top 10%
- Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
Papers in
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- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 3
- Cell death mechanisms and regulation 2
- Genetics 4
- Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology 3
- Co-authors
- Drew Endy (3 shared papers)Joao C. Guimaraes (3 shared papers)Guillaume Cambray (3 shared papers)Adam P. Arkin (3 shared papers)Vivek K. Mutalik (3 shared papers)Jay D. Keasling (2 shared papers)Becky Kwan (1 shared paper)James M. Carothers (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Current Cancer Drug Targets (2 papers)Nature Methods (2 papers)Molecular Cancer Therapeutics (1 paper)Malaria Journal (1 paper)English for Specific Purposes (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- Hong KongChinaUnited States
In The Last Decade
Colin Lam
15 papers receiving 1.1k citations
Colin Lam's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 109
- Molecular Biology 909
- Genetics 298
- Biotechnology 54
- Pharmacology 63
- Ecology 84
Countries citing papers authored by Colin Lam
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Fields of papers citing papers by Colin Lam
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Colin Lam, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Precise and reliable gene expression via standard transcription and translation initiation elements Hit paper breakdown → | 2013 | 591 |
| 2 | 2013 | 168 | |
| 3 | 2013 | 147 | |
| 4 | 2012 | 58 | |
| 5 | 2007 | 42 | |
| 6 | 2011 | 33 | |
| 7 | 2010 | 29 | |
| 8 | 2012 | 29 | |
| 9 | 2009 | 23 | |
| 10 | 2009 | 20 | |
| 11 | 2007 | 14 | |
| 12 | 2012 | 8 | |
| 13 | 2022 | 3 | |
| 14 | 2023 | 3 | |
| 15 | 2021 | 2 |
About Colin Lam
Colin Lam is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics, Pharmacology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Biotechnology, having authored 15 papers that have together received 1.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (3 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (3 papers), Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases (2 papers), Cell death mechanisms and regulation (2 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (2 papers), Cancer Research and Treatments (2 papers), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (2 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (909 citations), Genetics (298 citations), Biotechnology (54 citations), Pharmacology (63 citations) and Ecology (84 citations). Colin Lam has collaborated with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and United States. Frequent co-authors include Drew Endy, Joao C. Guimaraes, Guillaume Cambray, Adam P. Arkin, Vivek K. Mutalik, Jay D. Keasling, Becky Kwan, James M. Carothers, César Rodríguez and Gaymon Bennett. Their work appears in journals such as Current Cancer Drug Targets, Nature Methods, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, Malaria Journal and English for Specific Purposes.
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