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Vincent Wai-Sun Wong

Vincent Wai-Sun Wong

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Medicine
China
2026

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Medicine

D-Index
139
Citations
79488
World Ranking
1745
National Ranking
12

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in China Leader Award

Overview

Vincent Wai-Sun Wong is affiliated with the Chinese University of Hong Kong in China. Their research primarily focuses on medicine with significant contributions in hepatology, epidemiology, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, surgery, and pathology and forensic medicine.

The scientist's recent publications include:

  • A new definition for metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease: An international expert consensus statement, 2020, Journal of Hepatology
  • MAFLD: A Consensus-Driven Proposed Nomenclature for Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease, 2020, Gastroenterology
  • Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, 2021, The Lancet
  • A multisociety Delphi consensus statement on new fatty liver disease nomenclature, 2023, Hepatology
  • A multisociety Delphi consensus statement on new fatty liver disease nomenclature, 2023, Journal of Hepatology

The main topics of their work cover:

  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Liver Disease and Transplantation
  • Hepatitis C virus research
  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies
  • Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
  • Liver Diseases and Immunity
  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Vincent Wai-Sun Wong include:

  • Grace Lai-Hung Wong
  • Terry Cheuk-Fung Yip
  • Wah-Kheong Chan
  • Manuel Romero-Gómez
  • Ming-Hua Zheng

Their publications often appear in well-established journals such as:

  • Journal of Hepatology
  • Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  • Hepatology
  • Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
  • Gastroenterology

Vincent Wai-Sun Wong's body of work includes more than a thousand publications in medicine, with extensive focus on epidemiological studies and clinical research related to liver diseases. Their contributions span diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of liver conditions, studies on hepatitis viruses, and investigations into metabolic and immunological factors affecting hepatic health.

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

  • Global Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    James K.Y. Hooi;Wan Ying Lai;Wee Khoon Ng;Wee Khoon Ng;Michael M.Y. Suen

  • Global prevalence, treatment, and prevention of hepatitis B virus infection in 2016: a modelling study

    Devin Razavi-Shearer;Ivane Gamkrelidze;Mindie H Nguyen;Ding-Shinn Chen

  • Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

    Elizabeth E. Powell;Elizabeth E. Powell;Vincent Wai Sun Wong;Mary Rinella

  • Increased risk of mortality by fibrosis stage in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Parambir S. Dulai;Siddharth Singh;Janki Patel;Meera Soni

  • Global Perspectives on Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

    Zobair Younossi;Zobair Younossi;Frank Tacke;Marco Arrese;Barjesh Chander Sharma

  • Diagnosis of fibrosis and cirrhosis using liver stiffness measurement in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

    Vincent Wai-Sun Wong;Julien Vergniol;Grace Lai-Hung Wong;Juliette Foucher

  • Metagenomic analysis of faecal microbiome as a tool towards targeted non-invasive biomarkers for colorectal cancer

    Jun Yu;Qiang Feng;Sunny Hei Wong;Dongya Zhang

  • New trends on obesity and NAFLD in Asia

    Jian Gao Fan;Seung Up Kim;Vincent Wai Sun Wong

  • Individual patient data meta-analysis of controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) technology for assessing steatosis

    Thomas Karlas;David Petroff;Magali Sasso;Jian Gao Fan

  • Clopidogrel versus aspirin and esomeprazole to prevent recurrent ulcer bleeding.

    Francis K L Chan;Jessica Y L Ching;Lawrence C T Hung;Vincent W S Wong

  • Prevalence, incidence, and outcome of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in Asia, 1999–2019: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Jie Li;Jie Li;Biyao Zou;Yee Hui Yeo;Yuemin Feng

  • Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

    Elizabeth M. Brunt;Vincent W.-S. Wong;Valerio Nobili;Christopher P. Day

  • Disease progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a prospective study with paired liver biopsies at 3 years

    Vincent Wai-Sun Wong;Grace Lai-Hung Wong;Paul Cheung-Lung Choi;Anthony Wing-Hung Chan

  • Association Between Fibrosis Stage and Outcomes of Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Rod S. Taylor;Rebecca J. Taylor;Sue Bayliss;Hannes Hagström

  • Celecoxib versus diclofenac and omeprazole in reducing the risk of recurrent ulcer bleeding in patients with arthritis.

    Francis K L Chan;Lawrence C T Hung;Bing Y Suen;Justin C Y Wu

  • Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Is the Fastest Growing Cause of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Liver Transplant Candidates

    Zobair Younossi;Maria Stepanova;Janus P. Ong;Ira M. Jacobson

  • Effects of early corticosteroid treatment on plasma SARS-associated Coronavirus RNA concentrations in adult patients.

    Nelson Lee;K.C. Allen Chan;David S. Hui;Enders K.O. Ng

  • Lengthening and shortening of plasma DNA in hepatocellular carcinoma patients

    Peiyong Jiang;Carol W.M. Chan;K. C.Allen Chan;Suk Hang Cheng

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Grace Lai-Hung Wong
Grace Lai-Hung Wong Chinese University of Hong Kong
Henry Lik-Yuen Chan
Henry Lik-Yuen Chan Chinese University of Hong Kong
Joseph J.Y. Sung
Joseph J.Y. Sung Nanyang Technological University
Francis K.L. Chan
Francis K.L. Chan Chinese University of Hong Kong
Zobair M. Younossi
Zobair M. Younossi Inova Health System
Anthony W.H. Chan
Anthony W.H. Chan Chinese University of Hong Kong
Quentin M. Anstee
Quentin M. Anstee Newcastle University
Paul B.S. Lai
Paul B.S. Lai Chinese University of Hong Kong
Stephen L. Chan
Stephen L. Chan Chinese University of Hong Kong
Justin C.Y. Wu
Justin C.Y. Wu Chinese University of Hong Kong

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