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Juliana C.N. Chan 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 Juliana C.N. Chan sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 888 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Juliana C.N. Chan 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 Juliana C.N. Chan sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 126 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2019 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2004 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
  • 1992 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to the advancement of electric drives and electric vehicles.

Overview

Juliana C.N. Chan is affiliated with the Chinese University of Hong Kong in China and has contributed extensively to research in medicine, particularly within endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism. Their work spans multiple fields including biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, surgery, and epidemiology, with a focus on various aspects of diabetes and metabolic disorders.

The main fields of study for Juliana C.N. Chan include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Key subfields of their research cover:

  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Surgery
  • Epidemiology

Their research interests are reflected in the following main topics:

  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Diabetes and associated disorders
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Diabetes Management and Education

Juliana C.N. Chan has published in several scientific venues with high frequency, including:

  • Diabetes
  • Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
  • Diabetologia
  • Journal of Diabetes
  • Diabetes Care

Frequent coauthors in their research include:

  • Elaine Chow
  • Andrea O. Y. Luk
  • Ronald C.W.
  • Alice P.S. Kong
  • Eric S. H. Lau

Among notable recent papers involving Juliana C.N. Chan are:

  • "The mutational constraint spectrum quantified from variation in 141,456 humans" (2020, Nature)
  • "IDF Diabetes Atlas: Global, regional and country-level diabetes prevalence estimates for 2021 and projections for 2045" (2021, Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice)
  • "A structural variation reference for medical and population genetics" (2020, Nature)
  • "KDIGO 2022 Clinical Practice Guideline for Diabetes Management in Chronic Kidney Disease" (2022, Kidney International)
  • "A genomic mutational constraint map using variation in 76,156 human genomes" (2023, Nature)

Juliana C.N. Chan has received several recognitions over the course of their career, including:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2019
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 2004
  • IEEE Fellow, 1992, for contributions to the advancement of electric drives and electric vehicles

Best Publications

  • Diabetes in Asia: epidemiology, risk factors, and pathophysiology.

    Juliana C. N. Chan;Vasanti Malik;Weiping Jia;Takashi Kadowaki

  • Effects of Once-Weekly Exenatide on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes.

    Rury R. Holman;M. Angelyn Bethel;Robert J. Mentz;Vivian P. Thompson

  • A variant in CDKAL1 influences insulin response and risk of type 2 diabetes.

    Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir;Gudmar Thorleifsson;Inga Reynisdottir;Rafn Benediktsson

  • The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

    Christian Fuchsberger;Christian Fuchsberger;Jason A. Flannick;Jason A. Flannick;Tanya M. Teslovich;Anubha Mahajan

  • Variants conferring risk of atrial fibrillation on chromosome 4q25

    Daniel F Gudbjartsson;David O Arnar;Anna Helgadottir;Solveig Gretarsdottir

  • Body mass index, waist circumference and waist:hip ratio as predictors of cardiovascular risk—a review of the literature

    Rachel Huxley;S. Mendis;E. Zheleznyakov;S. Reddy

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility.

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

  • Practical recommendations for the management of diabetes in patients with COVID-19.

    Stefan R. Bornstein;Francesco Rubino;Francesco Rubino;Kamlesh Khunti;Geltrude Mingrone;Geltrude Mingrone

  • Variants in KCNQ1 are associated with susceptibility to type 2 diabetes mellitus.

    Kazuki Yasuda;Kazuaki Miyake;Yukio Horikawa;Kazuo Hara

  • Sequence variants affecting eosinophil numbers associate with asthma and myocardial infarction.

    Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Unnur S Bjornsdottir;Unnur S Bjornsdottir;Eva Halapi;Anna Helgadottir

  • Two variants on chromosome 17 confer prostate cancer risk, and the one in TCF2 protects against type 2 diabetes

    Julius Gudmundsson;Patrick Sulem;Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir;Jon T. Bergthorsson

  • Plasma glucose levels and diabetes are independent predictors for mortality and morbidity in patients with SARS

    J. K. Yang;Y. Feng;M. Y. Yuan;S. Y. Yuan

  • KDIGO 2020 Clinical Practice Guideline for Diabetes Management in Chronic Kidney Disease

    Ian H. de Boer;M. Luiza Caramori;Juliana C.N. Chan;Hiddo J.L. Heerspink

  • Type 2 diabetes in East Asians: similarities and differences with populations in Europe and the United States

    Ronald C.W. Ma;Juliana C.N. Chan

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies eight new loci for type 2 diabetes in east Asians

    Yoon Shin Cho;Chien Hsiun Chen;Chien Hsiun Chen;Cheng Hu;Jirong Long

  • Effect of finerenone on albuminuria in patients with diabetic nephropathy : a randomized clinical trial

    George L Bakris;Rajiv Agarwal;Juliana C Chan;Mark E Cooper

  • A sequence variant in ZFHX3 on 16q22 associates with atrial fibrillation and ischemic stroke.

    Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Hilma Holm;Hilma Holm;Solveig Gretarsdottir;Gudmar Thorleifsson

  • Cardiovascular outcomes with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in patients with type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis.

    M Angelyn Bethel;Rishi A Patel;Peter Merrill;Yuliya Lokhnygina

  • The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

    Christian Fuchsberger;Jason Flannick;Tanya M. Teslovich;Anubha Mahajan

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald C.W. Ma
Ronald C.W. Ma Chinese University of Hong Kong
Wing-Yee So
Wing-Yee So Chinese University of Hong Kong
Christopher W.K. Lam
Christopher W.K. Lam Macau University of Science and Technology
Weiping Jia
Weiping Jia Shanghai Jiao Tong University
John C. Chambers
John C. Chambers Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Andrew P. Morris
Andrew P. Morris University of Liverpool
Jianjun Liu
Jianjun Liu Genome Institute of Singapore
Philippe Froguel
Philippe Froguel Imperial College London
Jean Woo
Jean Woo Chinese University of Hong Kong

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