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Peter C.K. Leung

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
83
Citations
25599
World Ranking
15591
National Ranking
650

Peter C.K. Leung 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 Peter C.K. Leung sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 511 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter C.K. Leung 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 Peter C.K. Leung sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 83 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Peter C.K. Leung is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their research spans multiple disciplines primarily within Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a total of 104 and 71 publications in these fields respectively.

Their subfields of study include:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Reproductive Medicine
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Immunology

The main topics covered in their work are:

  • Reproductive Biology and Fertility
  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Reproductive System and Pregnancy
  • Endometriosis Research and Treatment
  • Ovarian function and disorders
  • TGF-β signaling in diseases
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research

Notable recent publications include:

  • A Lancet Commission on 70 years of women's reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health in China, 2021, The Lancet
  • Roles of TGF-β Superfamily Proteins in Extravillous Trophoblast Invasion, 2021, Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism
  • Long noncoding RNA HCP5 participates in premature ovarian insufficiency by transcriptionally regulating MSH5 and DNA damage repair via YB1, 2020, Nucleic Acids Research
  • Melatonin improves the effect of cryopreservation on human oocytes by suppressing oxidative stress and maintaining the permeability of the oolemma, 2020, Journal of Pineal Research
  • Primary specification of blastocyst trophectoderm by scRNA-seq: New insights into embryo implantation, 2022, Science Advances

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Hsun-Ming Chang
  • Hua Zhu
  • Yuyin Yi
  • Christian Klausen
  • Yan Li

Peter C.K. Leung has published extensively across various scientific journals, with the most frequent venues being:

  • The FASEB Journal (10 publications)
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology (8 publications)
  • Biology of Reproduction (5 publications)
  • Research Square (5 publications)
  • Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology (4 publications)

Leung has also contributed to book publications, including "Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): Mechanism and Management," published in 2022 by Frontiers Media.

The scientist has been recognized with a Fellowship at the Royal Society of Canada in 2011, within the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • Ovarian surface epithelium: biology, endocrinology, and pathology.

    Nelly Auersperg;Alice S. T. Wong;Kyung-Chul Choi;Sung Keun Kang

  • Mutation of FOXL2 in Granulosa-Cell Tumors of the Ovary

    Sohrab P Shah;Martin Köbel;Janine Senz;Ryan D Morin

  • A Lancet Commission on 70 years of women's reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health in China.

    Jie Qiao;Yuanyuan Wang;Xiaohong Li;Fan Jiang

  • Intracellular signaling in the gonads

    Peter C. K. Leung;Gillian L. Steele

  • Molecular Biology of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH)-I, GnRH-II, and Their Receptors in Humans

    Chi Keung Cheng;Peter C. K. Leung

  • Direct action of melatonin in human granulosa-luteal cells.

    Michelle M.M. Woo;Chen Jei Tai;Sung Keun Kang;Parimal S. Nathwani

  • Transgenerational Glucose Intolerance With Igf2 / H19 Epigenetic Alterations in Mouse Islet Induced by Intrauterine Hyperglycemia

    Guo-Lian Ding;Fang-Fang Wang;Jing Shu;Shen Tian

  • Expression and regulation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) and GnRH receptor messenger ribonucleic acids in human granulosa-luteal cells.

    Chun Peng;N. C. Fan;M. Ligier;J. Vaananen

  • Oocyte-somatic cell interactions in the human ovary-novel role of bone morphogenetic proteins and growth differentiation factors.

    Hsun-Ming Chang;Jie Qiao;Peter C.K. Leung

  • Estrogen Regulates Snail and Slug in the Down-Regulation of E-Cadherin and Induces Metastatic Potential of Ovarian Cancer Cells through Estrogen Receptor α

    Se Hyung Park;Lydia W T Cheung;Alice S T Wong;Peter C K Leung

  • Gonadotropins and ovarian cancer.

    Jung-Hye Choi;Alice S. T. Wong;He-Feng Huang;Peter C. K. Leung

  • Human peripheral blood mononuclear cells express gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), GnRH receptor, and interleukin-2 receptor gamma-chain messenger ribonucleic acids that are regulated by GnRH in vitro.

    Hsin Fu Chen;Eui Bae Jeung;Mary Stephenson;Peter C K Leung

  • GnRH in non-hypothalamic reproductive tissues☆

    N. Ramakrishnappa;R. Rajamahendran;Yung-Ming Lin;P.C.K. Leung

  • Antimüllerian hormone inhibits follicle-stimulating hormone-induced adenylyl cyclase activation, aromatase expression, and estradiol production in human granulosa-lutein cells.

    Hsun-Ming Chang;Christian Klausen;Peter C.K. Leung

  • LONG-TERM GROWTH AND STEROIDOGENIC POTENTIAL OF HUMAN GRANULOSA-LUTEIN CELLS IMMORTALIZED WITH SV40 LARGE T ANTIGEN

    Byong-Lyul Lie;Earnest Leung;Peter C.K. Leung;Nelly Auersperg

  • Interactions of Steroids and Gonadotropins in the Control of Steroidogenesis in the Ovarian Follicle

    Peter C. K. Leung;David T. Armstrong

  • Estradiol up-regulates antiapoptotic Bcl-2 messenger ribonucleic acid and protein in tumorigenic ovarian surface epithelium cells.

    Kyung Chul Choi;Sung Keun Kang;Chen Jei Tai;Nelly Auersperg

  • Expression of leptin receptors and potential effects of leptin on the cell growth and activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases in ovarian cancer cells.

    Jung-Hye Choi;Se-Hyung Park;Peter C. K. Leung;Kyung-Chul Choi

  • Role of gonadotropin-releasing hormone as an autocrine growth factor in human ovarian surface epithelium.

    Sung Keun Kang;Kyung Chul Choi;Kwai W.A. Cheng;Parimal S. Nathwani

  • E-cadherin inhibits tumor cell growth by suppressing PI3K/Akt signaling via β-catenin-Egr1-mediated PTEN expression

    M-T Lau;C Klausen;P C K Leung

Frequent Co-Authors

Nelly Auersperg
Nelly Auersperg University of British Columbia
David T. Armstrong
David T. Armstrong National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Chun Peng
Chun Peng York University
David G. Huntsman
David G. Huntsman University of British Columbia
C. Blake Gilks
C. Blake Gilks University of British Columbia
Geoffrey L. Hammond
Geoffrey L. Hammond University of British Columbia
Yu Zhang
Yu Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wai-Yee Chan
Wai-Yee Chan Chinese University of Hong Kong
Charles H. Sawyer
Charles H. Sawyer University of California, Los Angeles
Gary W. Arendash
Gary W. Arendash University of South Florida

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