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Taiwan
2026

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Medicine

D-Index
122
Citations
57831
World Ranking
3460
National Ranking
8

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Taiwan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in Taiwan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Taiwan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Medicine in Taiwan Leader Award

Overview

Yun-Fan Liaw is affiliated with Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, particularly focusing on hepatology and epidemiology. Their research spans several decades and includes numerous publications related to liver disease and viral hepatitis, with a particular emphasis on Hepatitis B and C viruses.

Their work encompasses a wide range of topics, including:

  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies
  • Hepatitis C virus research
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
  • Liver Disease and Transplantation
  • Blood groups and transfusion
  • Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research

Liaw's publication record includes notable recent papers such as:

  • "Current Trend in Antiviral Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis B", 2022, Viruses
  • "Hepatitis B Flare After Cessation of Nucleos(t)ide Analogue Therapy in HBeAg-Negative Chronic Hepatitis B: To Retreat or Not to Retreat", 2020, Hepatology
  • "Hepatitis B Flare in Hepatitis B e Antigen-Negative Patients: A Complicated Cascade of Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses", 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Off-tenofovir hepatitis flares in HBeAg-negative patients occur earlier, more frequent and severe than those off-entecavir therapies", 2021, Liver International
  • "Hepatocellular carcinoma reduced, HBsAg loss increased, and survival improved after finite therapy in hepatitis B patients with cirrhosis", 2023, Hepatology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Liaw include:

  • Rong-Nan Chien
  • Wen-Juei Jeng
  • Kennedy Patrick
  • Antonio Bertoletti
  • S Mark

The scientist's research has been published across several prominent venues with multiple contributions in each, including:

  • Journal of Viral Hepatitis
  • Journal of Hepatology
  • Hepatology
  • Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  • Gastroenterology

Liaw's main fields of study revolve around medicine, with a strong emphasis on epidemiology and hepatology. Subfields include hematology, immunology, and surgery, reflecting a broad understanding of both disease mechanisms and clinical interventions related to liver health.

Best Publications

  • Lamivudine for Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B and Advanced Liver Disease

    Yun-Fan Liaw;Joseph J Y Sung;Wan Cheng Chow;Geoffrey Farrell

  • Asian-Pacific consensus statement on the management of chronic hepatitis B: a 2008 update

    Yun-Fan Liaw;Nancy H. L. Leung;Jia-Horng Kao;Teerha Piratvisuth

  • Hepatitis B e antigen and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma.

    Hwai I. Yang;Sheng Nan Lu;Yun Fan Liaw;San Lin You

  • Hepatitis B virus infection.

    Yun-Fan Liaw;Chia-Ming Chu

  • Asian-Pacific consensus statement on the management of chronic hepatitis B: a 2012 update.

    Yun Fan Liaw;Jia Horng Kao;Teerha Piratvisuth;Henry Lik Yuen Chan

  • Long‐term entecavir therapy results in the reversal of fibrosis/cirrhosis and continued histological improvement in patients with chronic hepatitis B

    Ting Tsung Chang;Yun Fan Liaw;Shun Sheng Wu;Eugene Schiff

  • Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver consensus recommendations on hepatocellular carcinoma.

    Masao Omata;Laurentius A. Lesmana;Ryosuke Tateishi;Pei Jer Chen

  • Telbivudine versus lamivudine in patients with chronic hepatitis B.

    Ching-Lung Lai;Edward Gane;Yun-Fan Liaw;Chao-Wei Hsu

  • Effects of extended lamivudine therapy in Asian patients with chronic hepatitis B

    Y.-F. Liaw;N. W. Y. Leung;T.-T. Chang;R. Guan

  • Long‐term outcome after spontaneous HBeAg seroconversion in patients with chronic hepatitis B

    Yao-Shih Hsu;Rong-Nan Chien;Chau-Ting Yeh;I-Shyan Sheen

  • Hepatitis B Virus Genotype and DNA Level and Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Prospective Study in Men

    Ming-Whei Yu;Shiou-Hwei Yeh;Pei-Jer Chen;Yun-Fan Liaw

  • Associations Between Hepatitis B Virus Genotype and Mutants and the Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    Hwai I. Yang;Shiou Hwei Yeh;Pei Jer Chen;Pei Jer Chen;Uchenna H. Iloeje

  • Acute exacerbation and hepatitis B virus clearance after emergence of YMDD motif mutation during lamivudine therapy

    Yun‐Fan Liaw;Rong‐Nan Chien;Chau‐Ting Yeh;Sun‐Lung Tsai

  • Antiviral drug-resistant HBV: standardization of nomenclature and assays and recommendations for management.

    Anna S. Lok;Fabien Zoulim;Stephen Locarnini;Angeline Bartholomeusz

  • Epidemiological characteristics and risk factors of hepatocellular carcinoma.

    Chien‐Jen Chen;Ming‐Whei Yu;Yun‐Fan Liaw

  • Detection of type 2-like T-helper cells in hepatitis C virus infection: Implications for hepatitis C virus chronicity

    Tsai Sl;Liaw Yf;Chen Mh;Huang Cy

  • Entecavir for treatment of lamivudine-refractory, HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B.

    Morris Sherman;Cihan Yurdaydin;Jose Sollano;Marcelo Silva

  • Asian-Pacific consensus statement on the management of chronic hepatitis B: a 2005 update.

    Yun-Fan Liaw;Nancy Leung;Richard Guan;George K.K. Lau

  • Clinical and histological events preceding hepatitis B e antigen seroconversion in chronic type B hepatitis.

    Yun-Fan Liaw;Chia-Ming Chu;Ih-Jen Su;Miau-Ju Huang

  • Epidemiological characteristics and risk factors of hepatocellular carcinoma : Molecular biology, pathogenesis and clinics

    C.-J. Chen;M.-W. Yu;Y.-F. Liaw

Frequent Co-Authors

Chia-Ming Chu
Chia-Ming Chu Memorial Hospital of South Bend
Chau-Ting Yeh
Chau-Ting Yeh Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Chien-Jen Chen
Chien-Jen Chen Academia Sinica
Pei-Jer Chen
Pei-Jer Chen National Taiwan University
Chun-Jen Liu
Chun-Jen Liu National Taiwan University
Shou-Dong Lee
Shou-Dong Lee Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Ching-Lung Lai
Ching-Lung Lai University of Hong Kong
George Kuo
George Kuo Novartis (United States)
Jia-Horng Kao
Jia-Horng Kao National Taiwan University
Regina M. Santella
Regina M. Santella Columbia University

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