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D-Index
54
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23705
World Ranking
3611
National Ranking
1565

Chang En Yu publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Chang En Yu sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 105 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Chang En Yu D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Chang En Yu sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Chang En Yu is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States and has a primary research focus within the field of Medicine. Their work spans several subfields, including Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Infectious Diseases.

The scientist's research covers a wide array of topics, among which are:

  • Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
  • Magnesium in Health and Disease
  • Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Heart Failure Treatment and Management

Chang En Yu's recent publications include the following papers:

  • "Skeletal Muscle Mitochondrial Dysfunction Is Present in Patients with CKD before Initiation of Maintenance Hemodialysis," 2020, Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • "Magnesium Depletion Score (MDS) Predicts Risk of Systemic Inflammation and Cardiovascular Mortality among US Adults," 2021, Journal of Nutrition
  • "Six-minute walk distance in healthy young adults," 2020, Respiratory Medicine
  • "Mechanistic Phase II Clinical Trial of Metformin in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension," 2020, Journal of the American Heart Association
  • "Primary Aldosteronism Decreases Insulin Secretion and Increases Insulin Clearance in Humans," 2020, Hypertension

Their frequent coauthors reflect collaborative efforts across diverse aspects of biomedical research and include:

  • Hui Nian
  • Martha J. Shrubsole
  • Reid M. Ness
  • Harvey J. Murff
  • Xiangzhu Zhu

The primary venues publishing Chang En Yu's work are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Hypertension
  • Journal of Nutrition
  • CHEST Journal
  • Cell Metabolism

Best Publications

  • Candidate gene for the chromosome 1 familial Alzheimer's disease locus

    Ephrat Levy-Lahad;Wilma Wasco;Parvoneh Poorkaj;Donna M. Romano

  • Positional Cloning of the Werner's Syndrome Gene

    Chang En Yu;Junko Oshima;Ying Hui Fu;Ellen M. Wijsman

  • Mapping autism risk loci using genetic linkage and chromosomal rearrangements

    Peter Szatmari;Andrew D. Paterson;Lonnie Zwaigenbaum;Wendy Roberts

  • Genetics of Alzheimer Disease

    Lynn M. Bekris;Chang-En Yu;Thomas D. Bird;Debby W. Tsuang

  • Rare coding variants in PLCG2, ABI3, and TREM2 implicate microglial-mediated innate immunity in Alzheimer's disease

    Rebecca Sims;Sven J. Van Der Lee;Adam C. Naj;Céline Bellenguez;Céline Bellenguez

  • TARDBP mutations in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with TDP-43 neuropathology: a genetic and histopathological analysis

    Vivianna M. Van Deerlin;James B. Leverenz;James B. Leverenz;Lynn M. Bekris;Thomas D. Bird;Thomas D. Bird

  • Identification of common variants influencing risk of the tauopathy progressive supranuclear palsy

    Günter U. Höglinger;Nadine M. Melhem;Dennis W. Dickson;Patrick M A Sleiman

  • Interactions of apolipoprotein E genotype, total cholesterol level, age, and sex in prediction of Alzheimer's disease: A case‐control study

    G. P. Jarvik;E. M. Wijsman;W. A. Kukull;G. D. Schellenberg

  • Exceptionally low likelihood of Alzheimer’s dementia in APOE2 homozygotes from a 5,000-person neuropathological study

    Eric M Reiman;Joseph F Arboleda-Velasquez;Yakeel T Quiroz;Matthew J Huentelman

  • Common genetic variants in the CLDN2 and PRSS1-PRSS2 loci alter risk for alcohol-related and sporadic pancreatitis

    David C. Whitcomb;Jessica LaRusch;Alyssa M. Krasinskas;Lambertus Klei

  • A novel Alzheimer disease locus located near the gene encoding tau protein

    G. Jun;C. A. Ibrahim-Verbaas;M. Vronskaya;J-C Lambert;J-C Lambert;J-C Lambert

  • Gender difference in apolipoprotein E-associated risk for familial Alzheimer disease: a possible clue to the higher incidence of Alzheimer disease in women.

    Haydeh Payami;Sepideh Zareparsi;Kim R. Montee;Gary J. Sexton

  • Cerebrocerebellar hypometabolism associated with repetitive blast exposure mild traumatic brain injury in 12 Iraq war Veterans with persistent post-concussive symptoms

    Elaine R. Peskind;Elaine R. Peskind;Eric C. Petrie;Eric C. Petrie;Donna J. Cross;Kathleen Pagulayan;Kathleen Pagulayan

  • Autism and the serotonin transporter: the long and short of it.

    B. Devlin;E. H. Cook;H. Coon;G. Dawson

  • Phenotypic variability associated with progranulin haploinsufficiency in patients with the common 1477C→T (Arg493X) mutation: an international initiative

    Rosa Rademakers;Matt Baker;Jennifer Gass;Jennifer Adamson

  • Mutations in the consensus helicase domains of the Werner syndrome gene

    C E Yu;J Oshima;E M Wijsman;J Nakura

  • Physical and functional interaction between p53 and the Werner's syndrome protein.

    Gil Blander;Jonathan Kipnis;Juan Fernando Martinez Leal;Chang En Yu;Chang En Yu

  • Alzheimer's Disease, Apolipoprotein E4, and Gender

    Haydeh Payami;Kim R. Montee;Jeffrey A. Kaye;Thomas D. Bird

  • The Spectrum of Mutations in Progranulin: A Collaborative Study Screening 545 Cases of Neurodegeneration

    Chang En Yu;Thomas D. Bird;Lynn M. Bekris;Thomas J. Montine

  • Genetics of Alzheimer's Disease

    Lynn M. Bekris;Chang‐En Yu;Thomas D. Bird;Debby Tsuang

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerard D. Schellenberg
Gerard D. Schellenberg University of Pennsylvania
Thomas D. Bird
Thomas D. Bird University of Washington
James B. Leverenz
James B. Leverenz Cleveland Clinic
Douglas Galasko
Douglas Galasko University of California, San Diego
Ellen M. Wijsman
Ellen M. Wijsman University of Washington
Jeffrey Kaye
Jeffrey Kaye Oregon Health & Science University
Elaine R. Peskind
Elaine R. Peskind University of Washington
Joseph F. Quinn
Joseph F. Quinn Oregon Health & Science University
Thomas J. Montine
Thomas J. Montine Stanford University
Junko Oshima
Junko Oshima University of Washington

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