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Jia-Horng Kao publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jia-Horng Kao sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 850 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Jia-Horng Kao D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jia-Horng Kao sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 106 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry 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
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in Taiwan Leader Award

Overview

Jia-Horng Kao is affiliated with National Taiwan University in Taiwan. Their primary field of study is Medicine, with a focus on multiple subfields including Epidemiology, Hepatology, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

Their research encompasses several main topics related to liver health and infectious diseases. These include:

  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Hepatitis C virus research
  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies
  • Liver Disease and Transplantation
  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis
  • Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
  • HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment

Jia-Horng Kao has a substantial number of publications across various journals. The most frequent venues for their work are:

  • Journal of the Formosan Medical Association (120 publications)
  • Journal of Hepatology (31 publications)
  • Hepatology International (27 publications)
  • Clinical and Molecular Hepatology (18 publications)
  • Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (15 publications)

Notable recent papers authored by or associated with Jia-Horng Kao include:

  • "The Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of metabolic associated fatty liver disease," 2020, Hepatology International
  • "Hepatitis B Virus: Advances in Prevention, Diagnosis, and Therapy," 2020, Clinical Microbiology Reviews
  • "Progress towards elimination goals for viral hepatitis," 2020, Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • "Off-Therapy Response After Nucleos(t)ide Analogue Withdrawal in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B: An International, Multicenter, Multiethnic Cohort (RETRACT-B Study)," 2021, Gastroenterology
  • "Modelling NAFLD disease burden in four Asian regions-2019-2030," 2020, Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Frequent collaborators in research include:

  • Chun-Jen Liu
  • Tung-Hung Su
  • Chen-Hua Liu
  • Tai-Chung Tseng
  • Pei-Jer Chen

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

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

    Sarah Blach;Stefan Zeuzem;Michael Manns;Ibrahim Altraif

  • Asian-Pacific consensus statement on the management of chronic hepatitis B: a 2008 update

    Yun-Fan Liaw;Nancy H. L. Leung;Jia-Horng Kao;Teerha Piratvisuth

  • 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‡

  • Asian-Pacific consensus statement on the management of chronic hepatitis B: a 2012 update.

    Yun Fan Liaw;Jia Horng Kao;Teerha Piratvisuth;Henry Lik Yuen Chan

  • Global control of hepatitis B virus infection

    Jia-Horng Kao;Ding-Shinn Chen

  • 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

  • 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

  • Advancing the global public health agenda for NAFLD: a consensus statement.

    Jeffrey V Lazarus;Henry E Mark;Quentin M Anstee;Juan Pablo Arab

  • 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

  • Asian-Pacific consensus statement on the management of chronic hepatitis B: a 2005 update.

    Yun-Fan Liaw;Nancy Leung;Richard Guan;George K.K. Lau

  • The Asian pacific association for the study of the liver clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of metabolic associated fatty liver disease

    Mohammed Eslam;Shiv K. Sarin;Vincent Wai Sun Wong;Jian Gao Fan

  • 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

  • The clinical implications of hepatitis B virus genotype: Recent advances.

    Chih-Lin Lin;Jia-Horng Kao

  • The CRISPR/Cas9 System Facilitates Clearance of the Intrahepatic HBV Templates In Vivo

    Su-Ru Lin;Hung-Chih Yang;Yi-Ting Kuo;Chun-Jen Liu

  • Hepatitis B surface antigen quantification: why and how to use it in 2011 - a core group report.

    Henry Lik-Yuen Chan;Alex Thompson;Michelle Martinot-Peignoux;Teerha Piratvisuth

  • Hepatitis B viral genotypes: clinical relevance and molecular characteristics

    Jia-Horng Kao

  • All-oral daclatasvir plus asunaprevir for hepatitis C virus genotype 1b: a multinational, phase 3, multicohort study

    Michael Peter Manns;Stanislas B Pol;Ira M Jacobson;Patrick M Marcellin

  • Hepatitis B Virus: Advances in Prevention, Diagnosis, and Therapy.

    Mindie H. Nguyen;Grace Wong;Edward Gane;Edward Gane;Jia-Horng Kao

Frequent Co-Authors

Ding-Shinn Chen
Ding-Shinn Chen National Taiwan University
Pei-Jer Chen
Pei-Jer Chen National Taiwan University
Chun-Jen Liu
Chun-Jen Liu National Taiwan University
Ming-Yang Lai
Ming-Yang Lai National Taiwan University
Hung-Chih Yang
Hung-Chih Yang National Taiwan University
Ming-Lung Yu
Ming-Lung Yu Kaohsiung Medical University
Henry Lik-Yuen Chan
Henry Lik-Yuen Chan Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hwai I. Yang
Hwai I. Yang Academia Sinica
Kwang Hyub Han
Kwang Hyub Han Yonsei University
Chien-Jen Chen
Chien-Jen Chen Academia Sinica

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