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Sang Hoon Ahn

Sang Hoon Ahn

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
82
Citations
30175
World Ranking
15947
National Ranking
61

Sang Hoon Ahn 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 Sang Hoon Ahn sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 744 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Sang Hoon Ahn 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 Sang Hoon Ahn sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 82 D-Index — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Sang Hoon Ahn is affiliated with Yonsei University in South Korea and focuses primarily on medical research with a strong emphasis on epidemiology and hepatology. Their body of work includes over 700 publications in the field of medicine, with subfields highlighting epidemiology (326 publications), hepatology (221 publications), pulmonary and respiratory medicine (28 publications), surgery (25 publications), and oncology (20 publications).

The researcher's main topics of study span liver disease diagnosis and treatment, hepatitis B and C virus research, liver disease and transplantation, hepatocellular carcinoma treatment and prognosis, gastric cancer management and outcomes, and alcohol consumption and its health effects. These topics are represented in hundreds of their publications, with liver disease diagnosis and treatment appearing in 388 works and hepatitis B and C virus studies in over 500 combined publications.

Among notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Sang Hoon Ahn 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
  • Pre-existing liver disease is associated with poor outcome in patients with SARS CoV2 infection; The APCOLIS Study (APASL COVID-19 Liver Injury Spectrum Study), 2020, Hepatology International
  • Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and risk of cardiovascular disease, 2023, Gut
  • Switching from tenofovir disoproxil fumarate to tenofovir alafenamide in virologically suppressed patients with chronic hepatitis B: a randomised, double-blind, phase 3, multicentre non-inferiority study, 2020, The Lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology

Sang Hoon Ahn has collaborated frequently with a number of coauthors in their research, including:

  • Seung Up Kim
  • Beom Kyung Kim
  • Jun Yong Park
  • Hye Won Lee
  • Do Young Kim

The researcher's work has been published in various scientific venues, with key recurring journals being:

  • Journal of Hepatology (46 publications)
  • Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (19 publications)
  • Clinical and Molecular Hepatology (11 publications)
  • Cancers (11 publications)
  • The American Journal of Gastroenterology (10 publications)

Additionally, Sang Hoon Ahn has contributed to book publications, including a work published by eBooks titled "2020 " in 2020.

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Risk estimation for hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic hepatitis B (REACH-B): development and validation of a predictive score

    Hwai I. Yang;Hwai I. Yang;Man Fung Yuen;Henry Lik Yuen Chan;Kwang Hyub Han

  • 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

  • Risk assessment of hepatitis B virus–related hepatocellular carcinoma development using liver stiffness measurement (FibroScan)

    Kyu Sik Jung;Seung Up Kim;Sang Hoon Ahn;Young Nyun Park

  • Combination of Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate and Peginterferon α-2a Increases Loss of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B

    Patrick Marcellin;Sang Hoon Ahn;Xiaoli Ma;Florin A. Caruntu

  • 96 weeks treatment of tenofovir alafenamide vs. tenofovir disoproxil fumarate for hepatitis B virus infection

    Kosh Agarwal;Maurizia Brunetto;Wai Kay Seto;Young-Suk Lim

  • Performance of Transient Elastography for the Staging of Liver Fibrosis in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B: A Meta-Analysis

    Young Eun Chon;Eun Hee Choi;Ki Jun Song;Jun Yong Park

  • Genome Replication, Virion Secretion, and e Antigen Expression of Naturally Occurring Hepatitis B Virus Core Promoter Mutants

    Sameer Parekh;Fabien Zoulim;Sang Hoon Ahn;Adrienne Tsai

  • Sarcopenia is associated with significant liver fibrosis independently of obesity and insulin resistance in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Nationwide surveys (KNHANES 2008-2011)

    Yong Ho Lee;Seung Up Kim;Kijun Song;Jun Yong Park

  • Validation of FIB-4 and comparison with other simple noninvasive indices for predicting liver fibrosis and cirrhosis in hepatitis B virus-infected patients.

    Beom Kyung Kim;Do Young Kim;Jun Yong Park;Sang Hoon Ahn

  • A liver stiffness measurement-based, noninvasive prediction model for high-risk esophageal varices in B-viral liver cirrhosis

    Beom Kyung Kim;Kwang Hyub Han;Jun Yong Park;Sang Hoon Ahn

  • Pre-existing liver disease is associated with poor outcome in patients with SARS CoV2 infection; The APCOLIS Study (APASL COVID-19 Liver Injury Spectrum Study).

    Shiv Kumar Sarin;Ashok Choudhury;George K. Lau;Ming-Hua Zheng

  • Long-term clinical and histological outcomes in patients with spontaneous hepatitis B surface antigen seroclearance.

    Sang Hoon Ahn;Young Nyun Park;Jun Yong Park;Hye Young Chang

  • Competition, Innovation and Productivity Growth: A Review of Theory and Evidence

    Sanghoon Ahn

  • Association between hepatitis B virus infection and HLA-DR type in Korea.

    Sang Hoon Ahn;Kwang Hyub Han;Jeong Youp Park;Chun Kyon Lee

  • Genome-wide association study confirming association of HLA-DP with protection against chronic hepatitis B and viral clearance in Japanese and Korean

    Nao Nishida;Hiromi Sawai;Kentaro Matsuura;Masaya Sugiyama

  • Controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) for detection of hepatic steatosis in patients with chronic liver diseases: a prospective study of a native Korean population

    Young Eun Chon;Kyu Sik Jung;Seung Up Kim;Jun Yong Park

  • Safety, efficacy and pharmacodynamics of vesatolimod (GS-9620) in virally suppressed patients with chronic hepatitis B.

    Harry L.A. Janssen;Maurizia R. Brunetto;Yoon Jun Kim;Carlo Ferrari

  • Firm Dynamics and Productivity Growth: A Review of Micro Evidence from OECD Countries

    Sanghoon Ahn

  • Performance of transient elastography for the staging of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B: a meta-analysis

    Young Eun Chon;Eun Hee Choi;Seung Up Kim;Sang Hoon Ahn

Frequent Co-Authors

Kwang Hyub Han
Kwang Hyub Han Yonsei University
Young Nyun Park
Young Nyun Park Yonsei University
Young-Suk Lim
Young-Suk Lim University of Ulsan
Soo Young Park
Soo Young Park Seoul National University
Henry Lik-Yuen Chan
Henry Lik-Yuen Chan Chinese University of Hong Kong
Maria Buti
Maria Buti Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Man-Fung Yuen
Man-Fung Yuen University of Hong Kong
Myeong-Jin Kim
Myeong-Jin Kim Yonsei University
Jia-Horng Kao
Jia-Horng Kao National Taiwan University
Patrick Marcellin
Patrick Marcellin Université Paris Cité

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