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63
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10452
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10474
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328

Po Sing Leung publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Po Sing Leung sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 222 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Po Sing Leung D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Po Sing Leung sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Po Sing Leung is affiliated with the Chinese University of Hong Kong in China, focusing on research that intersects biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their scientific contributions cover multiple subfields including molecular biology, surgery, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, cancer research, and clinical biochemistry.

Their work primarily addresses topics related to pancreatic function and diabetes, ferroptosis and cancer prognosis, epigenetics and DNA methylation, fibroblast growth factor research, as well as cancer-related molecular mechanisms, RNA modifications, and microRNA in disease regulation.

Among the scientific publications authored or coauthored by Po Sing Leung are:

  • Irisin Is a Positive Regulator for Ferroptosis in Pancreatic Cancer, 2020, Molecular Therapy - Oncolytics
  • Erastin-induced ferroptosis is a regulator for the growth and function of human pancreatic islet-like cell clusters, 2020, Cell Regeneration
  • Alcohol ingestion induces pancreatic islet dysfunction and apoptosis via mediation of FGF21 resistance, 2020, Annals of Translational Medicine
  • Protocatechualdehyde restores endothelial dysfunction in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats, 2021, Annals of Translational Medicine
  • Revisiting the Use of Biological Fluids for Noninvasive Glucose Detection, 2020, Future Medicinal Chemistry

Their frequent coauthors include Bao Chen Yang, Xing Yu Li, Shang Ying Wu, Bin Ji, and Kaiming Yuan. This collaborative network reflects interdisciplinary approaches across molecular biology and medical sciences.

Po Sing Leung has published in venues such as:

  • Annals of Translational Medicine
  • Molecular Therapy - Oncolytics
  • Cell Regeneration
  • Future Medicinal Chemistry
  • Journal of Pancreatology

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Assessing the carcinogenic potential of low-dose exposures to chemical mixtures in the environment: The challenge ahead

    William H Goodson;Leroy Lowe;David O Carpenter;Michael Gilbertson

  • Role of oxidative stress in pancreatic inflammation.

    Po Sing Leung;Yuk Cheung Chan

  • Evidence for a local angiotensin-generating system and dose-dependent inhibition of glucose-stimulated insulin release by angiotensin II in isolated pancreatic islets

    T Lau;Per-Ola Carlsson;PS Leung

  • Angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockade improves beta-cell function and glucose tolerance in a mouse model of type 2 diabetes.

    Kwan Yi Chu;Tung Lau;Per-Ola Carlsson;Po Sing Leung

  • Acute pancreatitis: animal models and recent advances in basic research.

    Yuk Cheung Chan;Po Sing Leung

  • The physiology of a local renin-angiotensin system in the pancreas.

    Po Sing Leung

  • Tissue renin-angiotensin system: its expression, localization, regulation and potential role in the pancreas

    PS Leung;Per-Ola Carlsson

  • Expression and localization of the renin-angiotensin system in the rat pancreas

    PS Leung;WP Chan;TP Wong;C Sernia

  • The renin-angiotensin system and male reproduction: new functions for old hormones.

    P S Leung;C Sernia

  • A local pancreatic renin-angiotensin system: endocrine and exocrine roles.

    Po Sing Leung;Mark C Chappell

  • The Potential Protective Action of Vitamin D in Hepatic Insulin Resistance and Pancreatic Islet Dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

    Po Sing Leung

  • Inhibition of intestinal and renal Na+-glucose cotransporter by naringenin.

    Jian Mei Li;Chun Tao Che;Clara B.S. Lau;Po Sing Leung

  • High Glucose Represses β-Klotho Expression and Impairs Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 Action in Mouse Pancreatic Islets: Involvement of Peroxisome Proliferator–Activated Receptor γ Signaling

    Wing Yan So;Qianni Cheng;Lihua Chen;Carmella Evans-Molina

  • Secretin facilitates GABA transmission in the cerebellum

    Wing Ho Yung;Po Sing Leung;Samuel S M Ng;Jie Zhang

  • The peptide hormone angiotensin II: its new functions in tissues and organs.

    Po Sing Leung

  • Chronic hypoxia upregulates the expression and function of AT(1) receptor in rat carotid body

    Leung Ps;Lam Sy;Fung Ml

  • Fibroblast growth factor 21: a regulator of metabolic disease and health span

    Ting Xie;Po Sing Leung

  • Regulated expression of pancreatic renin-angiotensin system in experimental pancreatitis.

    Po Sing Leung;Wai Pong Chan;Rainer Nobiling

  • Prophylactic and therapeutic treatments with AT1 and AT2 receptor antagonists and their effects on changes in the severity of pancreatitis

    Siu Wai Tsang;Siu Po Ip;Po Sing Leung

Frequent Co-Authors

Hsiao Chang Chan
Hsiao Chang Chan Chinese University of Hong Kong
Christopher Shaw
Christopher Shaw King's College London
Christopher H. K. Cheng
Christopher H. K. Cheng Chinese University of Hong Kong
Chun-Tao Che
Chun-Tao Che University of Illinois at Chicago
Kwok-Pui Fung
Kwok-Pui Fung Chinese University of Hong Kong
Quan-Bin Han
Quan-Bin Han Hong Kong Baptist University
Ping-Chung Leung
Ping-Chung Leung Chinese University of Hong Kong
Karen S.L. Lam
Karen S.L. Lam University of Hong Kong
Juliana C.N. Chan
Juliana C.N. Chan Chinese University of Hong Kong
Fahd Al-Mulla
Fahd Al-Mulla Kuwait University

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