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77
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40277
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18238
National Ranking
605

Leon A. Adams 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 Leon A. Adams sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 288 publications — 14th percentile

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

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Leon A. Adams 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 Leon A. Adams sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 77 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Leon A. Adams is affiliated with the University of Western Australia in Australia. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Epidemiology, Hepatology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Surgery, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

The main research topics covered by Adams include:

  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Liver Disease and Transplantation
  • Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
  • Liver Diseases and Immunity
  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis
  • Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
  • Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment

Adams has published frequently in key journals within their field. The most common publication venues include:

  • Journal of Hepatology
  • Hepatology
  • Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  • Hepatology International
  • Liver International

Some of the recent papers associated with Adams are:

  • "A new definition for metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease: An international expert consensus statement" (2020), Journal of Hepatology
  • "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
  • "Advancing the global public health agenda for NAFLD: a consensus statement" (2021), Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • "Clinical Care Pathway for the Risk Stratification and Management of Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease" (2021), Gastroenterology
  • "Hepatocyte pyroptosis and release of inflammasome particles induce stellate cell activation and liver fibrosis" (2020), Journal of Hepatology

Frequent collaborators in Adams's work include:

  • Gary P. Jeffrey
  • Luis Calzadilla Bertot
  • Jacob George
  • Vincent Wai-Sun Wong
  • M. Christopher Wallace

Best Publications

  • The Natural History of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Population-Based Cohort Study

    Leon A. Adams;James F. Lymp;Jenny St. Sauver;Schuyler O. Sanderson

  • The NAFLD fibrosis score: A noninvasive system that identifies liver fibrosis in patients with NAFLD

    Paul Angulo;Jason M. Hui;Giulio Marchesini;Ellisabetta Bugianesi

  • A new definition for metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease: An international expert consensus statement.

    Mohammed Eslam;Philip N. Newsome;Shiv K. Sarin;Quentin M. Anstee

  • Liver Fibrosis, but No Other Histologic Features, Is Associated With Long-term Outcomes of Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

    Paul Angulo;David E. Kleiner;Sanne Dam-Larsen;Leon A. Adams

  • Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

    Leon A. Adams;Paul Angulo;Keith D. Lindor

  • The histological course of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a longitudinal study of 103 patients with sequential liver biopsies.

    Leon A. Adams;Schuyler Sanderson;Keith D. Lindor;Paul Angulo

  • Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and its relationship with cardiovascular disease and other extrahepatic diseases.

    Leon A Adams;Quentin M Anstee;Herbert Tilg;Giovanni Targher

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

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

  • Extrahepatic complications of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

    Matthew J. Armstrong;Leon A. Adams;Ali Canbay;Wing-Kin Syn

  • Fibrosis Severity as a Determinant of Cause-Specific Mortality in Patients With Advanced Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Multi-National Cohort Study

    Eduardo Vilar-Gomez;Eduardo Vilar-Gomez;Luis Calzadilla-Bertot;Vincent Wai-Sun Wong;Marlen Castellanos

  • Hepascore: An Accurate Validated Predictor of Liver Fibrosis in Chronic Hepatitis C Infection

    Leon A. Adams;Max Bulsara;Enrico Rossi;Bastiaan DeBoer

  • The Natural Course of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.

    Luis Calzadilla Bertot;Leon Anton Adams

  • 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

  • NAFLD as a risk factor for the development of diabetes and the metabolic syndrome: an eleven-year follow-up study.

    Leon A Adams;Oliver R Waters;Matthew W Knuiman;Robert R Elliott

  • The natural history of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease with advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis: an international collaborative study.

    Neeraj Bhala;Neeraj Bhala;Neeraj Bhala;Paul Angulo;Paul Angulo;David van der Poorten;Eric Lee

  • Noninvasive biomarkers in NAFLD and NASH - current progress and future promise.

    Vincent Wai-Sun Wong;Leon A. Adams;Victor de Lédinghen;Grace Lai-Hung Wong

  • The evolving epidemiology of hepatocellular carcinoma: a global perspective

    Michael C Wallace;David Preen;Gary P Jeffrey;Leon A Adams

  • Recent concepts in non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease

    Leon Adams;P. Angulo

  • Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and diabetes mellitus: pathogenesis and treatment

    Briohny W. Smith;Leon A. Adams

  • Validation of the FibroTest Biochemical Markers Score in Assessing Liver Fibrosis in Hepatitis C Patients

    Enrico Rossi;Leon Adams;Alexander Prins;Max K Bulsara

Frequent Co-Authors

Trevor A. Mori
Trevor A. Mori University of Western Australia
Paul Angulo
Paul Angulo University of Kentucky
Wendy H. Oddy
Wendy H. Oddy University of Tasmania
Jacob George
Jacob George University of Sydney
Manuel Romero-Gómez
Manuel Romero-Gómez University of Seville
Keith D. Lindor
Keith D. Lindor Arizona State University
Lawrence J. Beilin
Lawrence J. Beilin University of Western Australia
Elisabetta Bugianesi
Elisabetta Bugianesi University of Turin
Max Bulsara
Max Bulsara University of Notre Dame Australia
Craig E. Pennell
Craig E. Pennell University of Newcastle Australia

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