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 Yong Fang Kuo sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 634 publications — 75th percentile
75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yong Fang Kuo sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 85 D-Index — 29th percentile
29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.
Yong Fang Kuo is affiliated with The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of medicine, with a focus on several subfields including epidemiology, surgery, general health professions, public health, environmental and occupational health, and oncology.
Their scholarly work covers a broad range of topics. These include opioid use disorder treatment, pain management and opioid use, liver disease and transplantation, liver disease diagnosis and treatment, geriatric care and nursing homes, cervical cancer and HPV research, and chronic disease management strategies.
Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kuo include Jordan Westra, Jacques Baillargeon, Mukaila A. Raji, Efstathia Polychronopoulou, and Mukaila Raji. The body of work features publications in key venues such as the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, Innovation in Aging, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, JAMA Network Open, and Gastroenterology.
Several recent papers illustrate the range and focus of Kuo's research:
Vahakn B. Shahinian;Yong Fang Kuo;Jean L. Freeman;James S. Goodwin
Sharon Hermes Giordano;Yong Fang Kuo;Jean L. Freeman;Thomas A Buchholz
Vahakn B. Shahinian;Yong-fang Kuo;Jean L. Freeman;Eduardo Orihuela
Soham Al Snih al snih;Kenneth Ottenbacher;Kyriakos Markides;Yong Fang Kuo
Sharon Hermes Giordano;Zhigang Duan;Yong Fang Kuo;Gabriel N. Hortobagyi
Ana Alfaro-Acha;Soham Al Snih al snih;Mukaila Raji;Yong Fang Kuo
Ashwani K. Singal;Praveen Guturu;Bashar Hmoud;Yong Fang Kuo
Gulshan Sharma;Yong Fang Kuo;Jean L. Freeman;Dong D. Zhang
Debra A. Patt;James S. Goodwin;Yong Fang Kuo;Jean L. Freeman
Yong Fang Kuo;Gulshan Sharma;Jean L. Freeman;James S. Goodwin
Ashwani K. Singal;Amanpal Singh;Sathya Jaganmohan;Praveen Guturu
Sharon Hermes Giordano;Yong Fang Kuo;Zhigang Duan;Gabriel N. Hortobagyi
Jacques Baillargeon;Randall J. Urban;Yong Fang Kuo;Kenneth J. Ottenbacher
Taylor S. Riall;Dong Zhang;Courtney M. Townsend;Yong-Fang Kuo
James S. Goodwin;Amanpal Singh;Nischita Reddy;Taylor S. Riall
Sharon H. Giordano;Yu Li Lin;Yu Li Lin;Yong Fang Kuo;Gabriel N. Hortobagyi;Gabriel N. Hortobagyi
Ashwani K. Singal;Hmoud Bashar;Bhupinderjit S. Anand;Sarat C. Jampana
Glenn V. Ostir;Yong Fang Kuo;Ivonne M. Berges;Kyriakos S. Markides
Vahakn B. Shahinian;Yong Fang Kuo;Jean L. Freeman;James S. Goodwin
Vahakn B. Shahinian;Yong Fang Kuo;Scott M. Gilbert
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