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Lee-Ming Chuang

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Medicine

D-Index
79
Citations
25370
World Ranking
17471
National Ranking
44

Lee-Ming Chuang 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 Lee-Ming Chuang sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 458 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lee-Ming Chuang 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 Lee-Ming Chuang sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 79 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Lee-Ming Chuang is affiliated with National Taiwan University in Taiwan and has an extensive research portfolio focused primarily on medicine, with significant contributions to biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

Their research spans several interconnected subfields including molecular biology, genetics, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, and surgery.

Key topics frequently addressed in their work encompass:

  • Genetic associations and epidemiology
  • Diabetes treatment and management
  • Diabetes, cardiovascular risks, and lipoproteins
  • Bioinformatics and genomic networks
  • Epigenetics and DNA methylation
  • Diabetes management and research
  • Metabolism, diabetes, and cancer

Lee-Ming Chuang has published in multiple prominent venues, with a notable presence in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • UNC Libraries
  • Nature Genetics
  • Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Their recent scholarly contributions include papers such as:

  • "Multi-ancestry genetic study of type 2 diabetes highlights the power of diverse populations for discovery and translation" (2022, Nature Genetics)
  • "Identification of type 2 diabetes loci in 433,540 East Asian individuals" (2020, Nature)
  • "Genetic drivers of heterogeneity in type 2 diabetes pathophysiology" (2024, Nature)
  • "A high-resolution HLA reference panel capturing global population diversity enables multi-ancestry fine-mapping in HIV host response" (2021, Nature Genetics)
  • "Whole genome sequence analysis of blood lipid levels in >66,000 individuals" (2022, Nature Communications)

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers, including:

  • Yi-Cheng Chang
  • Jennifer A. Brody
  • Yii-Der Ida Chen
  • Xiuqing Guo
  • Brian E. Cade

Lee-Ming Chuang's scientific output consists mostly of articles, with no records of book publications. Their work addresses complex biological mechanisms behind diseases such as type 2 diabetes, emphasizing genetic diversity and multi-ancestry studies to better understand disease heterogeneity and associated metabolic conditions.

Best Publications

  • Weight reduction increases plasma levels of an adipose-derived anti-inflammatory protein, adiponectin.

    Wei-Shiung Yang;Wei-Jei Lee;Tohru Funahashi;Sachiyo Tanaka

  • 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

  • Roux-en-Y gastric bypass vs intensive medical management for the control of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia: The diabetes surgery study randomized clinical trial

    Sayeed Ikramuddin;Judith Korner;Wei Jei Lee;John E. Connett

  • 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

  • Synthetic peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma agonist, rosiglitazone, increases plasma levels of adiponectin in type 2 diabetic patients.

    Wei-Shiung Yang;Chi-Yuan Jeng;Ta-Jen Wu;Sachiyo Tanaka

  • Gastric Bypass vs Sleeve Gastrectomy for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Wei-Jei Lee;Keong Chong;Kong-Han Ser;Yi-Chih Lee

  • A Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Susceptibility Variants for Type 2 Diabetes in Han Chinese

    Fuu Jen Tsai;Chi Fan Yang;Ching Chu Chen;Lee Ming Chuang

  • Low birth weight and high birth weight infants are both at an increased risk to have type 2 diabetes among schoolchildren in taiwan.

    Jung-Nan Wei;Fung-Chang Sung;Chung-Yi Li;Chia-Hsuin Chang

  • Effects of gastric bypass surgery in patients with type 2 diabetes and only mild obesity

    R. V. Cohen;J. C. Pinheiro;C. A. Schiavon;J. E. Salles

  • Identification of type 2 diabetes loci in 433,540 East Asian individuals

    Cassandra N Spracklen;Cassandra N Spracklen;Momoko Horikoshi;Young Jin Kim;Kuang Lin

  • National surveillance for type 2 diabetes mellitus in Taiwanese children.

    Jung-Nan Wei;Fung-Chang Sung;Chau-Ching Lin;Ruey-Shiung Lin

  • Plasma adiponectin levels in overweight and obese Asians.

    Wei-Shiung Yang;Wei-Jei Lee;Tohru Funahashi;Sachiyo Tanaka

  • Common variation in the fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) gene confers risk of obesity and modulates BMI in the Chinese population.

    Yi-Cheng Chang;Pi-Hua Liu;Wei-Jei Lee;Tien-Jyun Chang

  • Lifestyle Intervention and Medical Management With vs Without Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Control of Hemoglobin A1c, LDL Cholesterol, and Systolic Blood Pressure at 5 Years in the Diabetes Surgery Study.

    Sayeed Ikramuddin;Judith Korner;Wei Jei Lee;Avis J. Thomas

  • Association study of the genetic polymorphisms of the transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) gene and type 2 diabetes in the Chinese population.

    Yi-Cheng Chang;Tien-Jyun Chang;Yi-Der Jiang;Shan-Shan Kuo

  • Incidence and prevalence rates of diabetes mellitus in Taiwan: analysis of the 2000-2009 Nationwide Health Insurance database.

    Yi-Der Jiang;Chia-Hsuin Chang;Tong-Yuan Tai;Jung-Fu Chen

  • Association between plasma triglycerides and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and microvascular kidney disease and retinopathy in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a global case-control study in 13 countries.

    Frank M. Sacks;Michel P. Hermans;Paola Fioretto;Paul Valensi

  • Trans-ancestry genetic study of type 2 diabetes highlights the power of diverse populations for discovery and translation

    Mahajan A;Spracklen Cn;Zhang W;Ng Mc

  • Gastric Bypass vs Sleeve Gastrectomy for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

    Wei-Jei Lee;Keong Chong;Kong-Han Ser;Yi-Chih Lee

  • 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

Thomas Quertermous
Thomas Quertermous Stanford University
yiider ida chen
yiider ida chen UCLA Medical Center
Yuan-Tsong Chen
Yuan-Tsong Chen Harbor–UCLA Medical Center
Jerome I. Rotter
Jerome I. Rotter UCLA Medical Center
Andrew P. Morris
Andrew P. Morris University of Liverpool
Jer-Yuarn Wu
Jer-Yuarn Wu Academia Sinica
Jianjun Liu
Jianjun Liu Genome Institute of Singapore
Xiuqing Guo
Xiuqing Guo Lundquist Institute
Chiea Chuen Khor
Chiea Chuen Khor Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Juliana C.N. Chan
Juliana C.N. Chan Chinese University of Hong Kong

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