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Benjamin Ong

Ministry of Health · SG
Area of research
Infectious Diseases · Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Research interest
Research interests include SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Acute Ischemic Stroke Management, and Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy.
h-index
34
citations
5,263
works
168
NIH funding
primary concept
Medicine
email

Recent publications

Dual sensory impairment: Global prevalence, future projections, and its association with cognitive decline
Alzheimer s & Dementia 2025cited by 14position: middledoi
Risks of SARS-CoV-2 JN.1 Infection and COVID-19–Associated Emergency Department Visits/Hospitalizations Following Updated Boosters and Prior Infection: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2024cited by 23position: middledoi
Protective immunity of SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccines against medically attended symptomatic omicron BA.4, BA.5, and XBB reinfections in Singapore: a national cohort study
The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2023cited by 78position: middledoi
Effectiveness of bivalent mRNA vaccines against medically attended symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19-related hospital admission among SARS-CoV-2-naive and previously infected individuals: a retrospective cohort study
The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2023cited by 54position: middledoi
Effectiveness of BNT162b2 Vaccine against Omicron in Children 5 to 11 Years of Age
New England Journal of Medicine 2022cited by 129position: middledoi
Comparative Effectiveness of mRNA and Inactivated Whole-Virus Vaccines Against Coronavirus Disease 2019 Infection and Severe Disease in Singapore
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2022cited by 85position: middledoi
Effectiveness of a Fourth Dose of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Against Omicron Variant Among Elderly People in Singapore.
2022cited by 13position: contributordoi
Connecting clusters of COVID-19: an epidemiological and serological investigation
The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2020cited by 294position: middledoi

Grants

CBMS Conference: Parallel Time Integration
NSF1933342$36,6362020–2022PIRePORTER
9th Workshop on Parallel-in-Time Integration
NSF1945322$25,1852019–2021PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

David Chien Lye · Agency for Science, Technology and Research5 papers (2022–2024)Kelvin Bryan Tan · Agency for Science, Technology and Research5 papers (2022–2024)Calvin J. Chiew · Agency for Science, Technology and Research4 papers (2022–2024)Vernon J. Lee · Agency for Science, Technology and Research3 papers (2022–2023)Wycliffe Enli Wei · Ministry of Health2 papers (2020–2022)Yee‐Sin Leo · National University of Singapore2 papers (2020–2022)Lin‐Fa Wang · Ministry of Industry and Information Technology2 papers (2020–2023)Celine Y. Tan · Ministry of Health2 papers (2023–2023)Deanette Pang · Ministry of Health2 papers (2023–2023)Joshua Lum · Ministry of Health1 papers (2020–2020)Sharon Hui Xuan Tan · National University of Singapore1 papers (2022–2022)Junxiong Pang · Duke-NUS Medical School1 papers (2020–2020) · 1 papers (2025–2025)Wan Ni Chia · National University of Singapore1 papers (2020–2020)Mark Chen · Cleveland Clinic1 papers (2020–2020)Esther Yanxin Gao · National University of Singapore1 papers (2025–2025)Chee Yit Lim · National University of Singapore1 papers (2025–2025)Shawn Vasoo · National Centre for Infectious Diseases1 papers (2020–2020)Ecosse L. Lamoureux · Duke-NUS Medical School1 papers (2025–2025)Sarah Ee Fang Yong · National University of Singapore1 papers (2020–2020)