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D-Index
145
Citations
74955
World Ranking
1385
National Ranking
808

John J. Fung publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John J. Fung sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,328 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

John J. Fung D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John J. Fung sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 145 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

John J. Fung is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with specific focus across several subfields including Surgery, Hepatology, Transplantation, Epidemiology, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments
  • Liver Disease and Transplantation
  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • Diabetes and associated disorders
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

John J. Fung has coauthored frequently with a core group of researchers, among them:

  • Piotr Witkowski
  • Piotr J. Bachul
  • Rolf N. Barth
  • Angélica Pérez-Gutiérrez
  • Lindsay Basto

The scientist has published multiple papers across well-known venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Transplantation
  • American Journal of Transplantation
  • Diabetes
  • Clinical Transplantation
  • Gastroenterology

Recent papers include:

  • Medically Necessary, Time-Sensitive Procedures: Scoring System to Ethically and Efficiently Manage Resource Scarcity and Provider Risk During the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020, Journal of the American College of Surgeons
  • Liver transplantation for alcoholic hepatitis in the United States: Excellent outcomes with profound temporal and geographic variation in frequency, 2020, American Journal of Transplantation
  • Phase 1 Randomized Trial of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Followed by Nivolumab plus Ipilimumab or Nivolumab Alone in Advanced/Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma, 2022, International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
  • Clinical predictors of donor antibody titre and correlation with recipient antibody response in a COVID-19 convalescent plasma clinical trial, 2020, Journal of Internal Medicine
  • Nanotraps for the containment and clearance of SARS-CoV-2, 2021, Matter

John J. Fung has also contributed to book publications. One example is a title published by Eyrolles eBooks in 2021: "La vie dans le jeûne!: Comment faire du jeûne intermittent un véritable mode de vie pour améliorer pleinement notre santé et notre silhouette Ed. 1".

Best Publications

  • Model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) and allocation of donor livers

    Russell Wiesner;Erick Edwards;Richard Freeman;Ann Harper

  • FK 506 FOR LIVER, KIDNEY, AND PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION

    Thomas E. Starzl;Thomas E. Starzl;John Fung;Raman Venkataramman;Satoru Todo

  • Banff Schema for Grading Liver Allograft Rejection: An International Consensus Document

    Anthony J. Demetris;Kenneth P. Batts;Amar P. Dhillon;Linda Ferrell

  • Cell migration and chimerism after whole-organ transplantation: The basis of graft acceptance

    Thomas E. Starzl;Anthony J. Demetris;Massimo Trucco;Noriko Murase

  • Orthotopic liver transplantation for patients with hepatitis B virus–related liver disease

    Satoru Todo;Anthony J. Demetris;David Van Thiel;Lewis Teperman

  • Long-term survival after liver transplantation in 4,000 consecutive patients at a single center.

    Ashok Jain;Jorge Reyes;Randeep Kashyap;S. Forrest Dodson

  • Update of the International Banff Schema for Liver Allograft Rejection: working recommendations for the histopathologic staging and reporting of chronic rejection. An International Panel.

    Anthony Demetris;David Adams;Chris Bellamy;Karin Blakolmer

  • Baboon-to-human liver transplantation

    T.E Starzl;J Fung;A Tzakis;S Todo

  • The incidence, timing, and management of biliary tract complications after orthotopic liver transplantation.

    F Greif;O L Bronsther;D H Van Thiel;A Casavilla

  • Epstein-barr virus-induced posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders

    Carlos V. Paya;John J. Fung;Michael A. Nalesnik;Elliott Kieff

  • 2016 Comprehensive Update of the Banff Working Group on Liver Allograft Pathology: Introduction of Antibody-Mediated Rejection.

    A J Demetris;C Bellamy;S G Hübscher;J O'Leary

  • Immunosuppression: evolution in practice and trends, 1994-2004.

    H. U. Meier-Kriesche;S. Li;R. W. G. Gruessner;J. J. Fung

  • Tolerogenic immunosuppression for organ transplantation.

    Thomas E Starzl;Noriko Murase;Kareem Abu-Elmagd;Edward A Gray

  • Murine Liver Allograft Transplantation: Tolerance and Donor Cell Chimerism

    Shigwang Qian;Anthony J. Demetris;Noriko Murase;Abdul S. Rao

  • Minimal criteria for placement of adults on the liver transplant waiting list: A report of a national conference organized by the American Society of Transplant Physicians and the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases

    Michael R. Lucey;Kimberly A. Brown;Gregory T. Everson;John J. Fung

  • Liver Transplantation in the United States, 1999–2008

    P. J. Thuluvath;M. K. Guidinger;J. J. Fung;L. B. Johnson

  • Hepatic resection for metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma: a proposal of a prognostic scoring system

    Shunzaburo Iwatsuki;Igor Dvorchik;Juan R Madariaga;J.Wallis Marsh

  • EXPERIENCE WITH LIVER AND KIDNEY ALLOGRAFTS FROM NON-HEART-BEATING DONORS

    Adrian Casavilla;Carlo Ramirez;Ron Shapiro;Dai Nghiem

  • Costimulatory Molecule-Deficient Dendritic Cell Progenitors (MHC Class II+, CD80dim, CD86-) Prolong Cardiac Allograft Survival in Nonimmunosuppressed Recipients

    Fumin Fu;Youping Li;Shiguang Qian;Lina Lu

  • Acute liver failure: Clinical features, outcome analysis, and applicability of prognostic criteria

    A. Obaid Shakil;David Kramer;George V. Mazariegos;John J. Fung

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas E. Starzl
Thomas E. Starzl University of Pittsburgh
Anthony J. Demetris
Anthony J. Demetris University of Pittsburgh
Shiguang Qian
Shiguang Qian Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Lina Lu
Lina Lu Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Kareem Abu-Elmagd
Kareem Abu-Elmagd Cleveland Clinic
Jorge Reyes
Jorge Reyes University of Washington
Noriko Murase
Noriko Murase University of Pittsburgh
Ron Shapiro
Ron Shapiro Mount Sinai Hospital
Angus W. Thomson
Angus W. Thomson University of Pittsburgh
Andreas G. Tzakis
Andreas G. Tzakis Cleveland Clinic

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