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Chien-Jen Chen

Chien-Jen Chen

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Medicine
Taiwan
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
159
Citations
113919
World Ranking
806
National Ranking
3

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Taiwan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in Taiwan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Taiwan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Medicine in Taiwan Leader Award

Overview

Chien-Jen Chen is affiliated with Academia Sinica in Taiwan and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, focusing primarily on epidemiology, oncology, infectious diseases, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and hepatology. Their work spans a wide range of health issues including cancer screening, viral hepatitis, and infectious disease outbreaks.

Their research covers several main topics, prominently including:

  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Hepatitis C virus research
  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Among their recent scientific papers are:

  • "Mammography screening reduces rates of advanced and fatal breast cancers: Results in 549,091 women" (2020, Cancer)
  • "Mass eradication of Helicobacter pylori to reduce gastric cancer incidence and mortality: a long-term cohort study on Matsu Islands" (2020, Gut)
  • "Containing COVID-19 Among 627,386 Persons in Contact With the Diamond Princess Cruise Ship Passengers Who Disembarked in Taiwan: Big Data Analytics" (2020, Journal of Medical Internet Research)
  • "Beneficial Effect of Consecutive Screening Mammography Examinations on Mortality from Breast Cancer: A Prospective Study" (2021, Radiology)
  • "IARC Perspective on Oral Cancer Prevention" (2022, New England Journal of Medicine)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Chien-Jen Chen include:

  • Amy Ming-Fang Yen (92 publications)
  • Sam Li-Sheng Chen (69 publications)
  • Yen-Po Yeh (39 publications)
  • Chen-Yang Hsu (35 publications)
  • Han-Mo Chiu (32 publications)

Chen's research is often published in a range of scientific venues, with multiple publications in:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal (13 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (12 publications)
  • Gastroenterology (12 publications)
  • European Journal of Radiology (9 publications)
  • Research Square (9 publications)

Their work chiefly advances knowledge in medical fields related to epidemiology and oncology, particularly focusing on cancer prevention, screening, and viral infections associated with liver disease. This research contributes to understanding the dynamics of disease progression, preventive strategies, and management of infectious disease outbreaks, including responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Best Publications

  • Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults

    Leandra Abarca-Gómez;Ziad A Abdeen;Zargar Abdul Hamid;Niveen M Abu-Rmeileh

  • Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: A pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19.2 million participants

    Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;James Bentham;Gretchen A Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • Worldwide trends in diabetes since 1980: a pooled analysis of 751 population-based studies with 4.4 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Yuan Lu;Kaveh Hajifathalian;James Bentham

  • Risk of hepatocellular carcinoma across a biological gradient of serum hepatitis B virus DNA level.

    Chien-Jen Chen;Hwai-I. Yang;Jun Su;Chin-Lan Jen

  • Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Rodrigo M Carrillo-Larco;Goodarz Danaei;Leanne M Riley

  • Asian-Pacific clinical practice guidelines on the management of hepatitis B: a 2015 update.

    S. K. Sarin;M. Kumar;G. K. Lau;Z. Abbas

  • Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants

    Bin Zhou;James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Honor Bixby

  • Universal hepatitis B vaccination in Taiwan and the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in children. Taiwan Childhood Hepatoma Study Group.

    Mei-Hwei Chang;Chien-Jen Chen;Mei-Shu Lai;Hsu-Mei Hsu

  • Global prevalence and genotype distribution of hepatitis C virus infection in 2015: a modelling study

    Sarah Blach;Stefan Zeuzem;Michael Manns;Ibrahim Altraif

  • Predicting cirrhosis risk based on the level of circulating hepatitis B viral load.

    Uchenna H. Iloeje;Hwai–I. Yang;Jun Su;Chin–Lan Jen

  • Hepatitis B e antigen and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma.

    Hwai I. Yang;Sheng Nan Lu;Yun Fan Liaw;San Lin You

  • A century of trends in adult human height

    James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Gretchen A. Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • Prevalence of myopia in Taiwanese schoolchildren: 1983 to 2000.

    L. L.K. Lin;Yung Feng Shih;C. K. Hsiao;C. J. Chen

  • Association between Body-Mass Index and Risk of Death in More Than 1 Million Asians

    Wei Zheng;Dale F. McLerran;Betsy Rolland;Xianglan Zhang

  • Cancer potential in liver, lung, bladder and kidney due to ingested inorganic arsenic in drinking water.

    Chien Jen Chen;C. W. Chen;M. M. Wu;T. L. Kuo

  • Environmental risk factors and Parkinson's disease A case‐control study in Taiwan

    H. H. Liou;M. C. Tsai;C. J. Chen;J. S. Jeng

  • DOSE-RESPONSE RELATION BETWEEN ARSENIC CONCENTRATION IN WELL WATER AND MORTALITY FROM CANCERS AND VASCULAR DISEASES

    Meei Maan Wu;Tsung Li Kuo;Yi Han Hwang;Chien Jen Chen

  • Malignant Neoplasms among Residents of a Blackfoot Disease-endemic Area in Taiwan: High-Arsenic Artesian Well Water and Cancers

    Chien-Jen Chen;Ya-Chien Chuang;Tong-Ming Lin;Hsin-Yin Wu

  • Hepatitis B Virus Genotype and DNA Level and Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Prospective Study in Men

    Ming-Whei Yu;Shiou-Hwei Yeh;Pei-Jer Chen;Yun-Fan Liaw

  • Decreased Incidence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Hepatitis B Vaccinees: A 20-Year Follow-up Study

    Mei-Hwei Chang;San-Lin You;Chien-Jen Chen;Chun-Jen Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Hwai I. Yang
Hwai I. Yang Academia Sinica
Regina M. Santella
Regina M. Santella Columbia University
Allan Hildesheim
Allan Hildesheim National Institutes of Health
Pei-Jer Chen
Pei-Jer Chen National Taiwan University
Wu Chou Su
Wu Chou Su National Cheng Kung University
Pan-Chyr Yang
Pan-Chyr Yang National Taiwan University
Wen-Harn Pan
Wen-Harn Pan Academia Sinica
Wei Zheng
Wei Zheng Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Habibul Ahsan
Habibul Ahsan University of Chicago
Chun-Jen Liu
Chun-Jen Liu National Taiwan University

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