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2023

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Medicine

D-Index
130
Citations
70908
World Ranking
2472
National Ranking
5

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Taiwan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Medicine in Taiwan Leader Award
  • 2005 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2001 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Overview

Ding-Shinn Chen was affiliated with National Taiwan University in Taiwan. Their research contributions spanned predominantly across medicine, with a particular focus on epidemiology, hepatology, molecular biology, surgery, and infectious diseases.

The main topics of their work included:

  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies
  • Hepatitis C Virus Research
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Bacteriophages and Microbial Interactions
  • Melanin and Skin Pigmentation

Their published research appeared frequently in the following venues:

  • Hepatology
  • Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
  • Molecular Therapy - Nucleic Acids
  • Journal of Hepatology
  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Prominent papers authored by or involving Ding-Shinn Chen included:

  • "Permanent Inactivation of HBV Genomes by CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Non-cleavage Base Editing" (2020, Molecular Therapy - Nucleic Acids)
  • "HEV superinfection accelerates disease progression in patients with chronic HBV infection and increases mortality in those with cirrhosis" (2020, Journal of Hepatology)
  • "Cell-Free Virus-Host Chimera DNA From Hepatitis B Virus Integration Sites as a Circulating Biomarker of Hepatocellular Cancer" (2020, Hepatology)
  • "Accurate modelling of the bifacial gain potential of rooftop solar photovoltaic systems" (2023, Energy Conversion and Management)
  • "Long-term growth and bone development in children of HBV-infected mothers with and without fetal exposure to tenofovir disoproxil fumarate" (2020, Journal of Hepatology)

Ding-Shinn Chen worked frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Pei-Jer Chen
  • Jia-Horng Kao
  • Chun-Jen Liu
  • Tung-Hung Su
  • Chen-Hua Liu

Throughout their career, Ding-Shinn Chen received recognition including membership in the National Academy of Sciences awarded in 2005 and fellowship in The World Academy of Sciences awarded in 2001.

Best Publications

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

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

  • 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, treatment, and prevention of hepatitis B virus infection in 2016: a modelling study

    Devin Razavi-Shearer;Ivane Gamkrelidze;Mindie H Nguyen;Ding-Shinn Chen

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

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

  • Hepatitis B genotypes correlate with clinical outcomes in patients with chronic hepatitis B

    Jia-Horng Kao;Pei-Jer Chen;Ming-Yang Lai;§ Ding-Shinn Chen‡

  • A proposed system for the nomenclature of hepatitis C viral genotypes

    P Simmonds;A Alberti;H J Alter;F Bonino

  • Global control of hepatitis B virus infection

    Jia-Horng Kao;Ding-Shinn Chen

  • Statements from the Taormina expert meeting on occult hepatitis B virus infection.

    Giovanni Raimondo;Jean Pierre Allain;Maurizia R. Brunetto;Marie Annick Buendia

  • Hepatitis B virus infection

    Man-Fung Yuen;Ding-Shinn Chen;Ding-Shinn Chen;Geoffrey M. Dusheiko;Harry L. A. Janssen

  • 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

  • Associations Between Hepatitis B Virus Genotype and Mutants and the Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    Hwai I. Yang;Shiou Hwei Yeh;Pei Jer Chen;Pei Jer Chen;Uchenna H. Iloeje

  • Hepatitis B genotypes and the response to interferon therapy.

    Jia-Horng Kao;Nan-Hui Wu;Pei-Jer Chen;Ming-Yang Lai

  • High Levels of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Increase Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients With Low HBV Load

    Tai–Chung Tseng;Tai–Chung Tseng;Chun–Jen Liu;Hung–Chih Yang;Tung–Hung Su

  • Basal core promoter mutations of hepatitis B virus increase the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in hepatitis B carriers.

    Jia–Horng Kao;Pei–Jer Chen;Ming–Yang Lai;Ding–Shinn Chen

  • Metabolic factors and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma by chronic hepatitis B/C infection: a follow-up study in Taiwan.

    Chi–Ling Chen;Hwai–I. Yang;Wei–Shiung Yang;Chun–Jen Liu

  • The present and future disease burden of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection with today's treatment paradigm.

    A. Sibley;Kwang Hyub Han;A. Abourached;L. A. Lesmana

  • Growth rate of asymptomatic hepatocellular carcinoma and its clinical implications.

    Jin-Chuan Sheu;Juei-Low Sung;Ding-Shinn Chen;Pei-Ming Yang

  • Seroepidemiology of hepatitis B virus infection in children : Ten Years of mass vaccination in Taiwan

    Huey-Ling Chen;Mei-Hwei Chang;Yen-Hsuen Ni;Hong-Yuan Hsu

  • Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Children and Adolescents in a Hyperendemic Area: 15 Years after Mass Hepatitis B Vaccination

    Yen-Hsuan Ni;Mei-Hwei Chang;Li-Min Huang;Huey-Ling Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Pei-Jer Chen
Pei-Jer Chen National Taiwan University
Jia-Horng Kao
Jia-Horng Kao National Taiwan University
Chun-Jen Liu
Chun-Jen Liu National Taiwan University
Ming-Yang Lai
Ming-Yang Lai National Taiwan University
Mei-Hwei Chang
Mei-Hwei Chang National Taiwan University
Hung-Chih Yang
Hung-Chih Yang National Taiwan University
Shiou-Hwei Yeh
Shiou-Hwei Yeh National Taiwan University
Hong-Yuan Hsu
Hong-Yuan Hsu National Taiwan University
Jin-Town Wang
Jin-Town Wang National Taiwan University
Chin-Yun Lee
Chin-Yun Lee National Taiwan University

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