David Chwei‐Chin Chuang

6.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
139 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

David Chwei‐Chin Chuang is a scholar working on Surgery, Neurology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, David Chwei‐Chin Chuang has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 124 papers in Surgery, 32 papers in Neurology and 31 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in David Chwei‐Chin Chuang's work include Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation (82 papers), Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques (52 papers) and Nerve injury and regeneration (31 papers). David Chwei‐Chin Chuang is often cited by papers focused on Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation (82 papers), Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques (52 papers) and Nerve injury and regeneration (31 papers). David Chwei‐Chin Chuang collaborates with scholars based in Taiwan, United States and Germany. David Chwei‐Chin Chuang's co-authors include Fu‐Chan Wei, Hung‐Chi Chen, Chih‐Hung Lin, Fu‐Chan Wei, Vivek Jain, Naci Çelik, Ming-Chung Yeh, Johnny Chuieng‐Yi Lu, Samir Mardini and Tommy Nai‐Jen Chang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, CHEST Journal and Carbohydrate Polymers.

In The Last Decade

David Chwei‐Chin Chuang

130 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Chwei‐Chin Chuang Taiwan	35	4.0k	858	682	618	595	139	4.4k
Ronald M. Zuker Canada	37	2.9k 0.7×	623 0.7×	1.3k 1.9×	448 0.7×	157 0.3×	177	4.2k
Fu‐Chan Wei Taiwan	48	6.0k 1.5×	1.3k 1.5×	522 0.8×	188 0.3×	157 0.3×	201	6.6k
Ralph T. Manktelow Canada	34	3.3k 0.8×	500 0.6×	1.6k 2.4×	287 0.5×	96 0.2×	92	4.0k
Fu‐Chan Wei Taiwan	51	7.8k 1.9×	2.3k 2.7×	470 0.7×	230 0.4×	185 0.3×	212	8.8k
İbrahim Tekdemi̇r Türkiye	34	2.4k 0.6×	540 0.6×	505 0.7×	273 0.4×	84 0.1×	162	3.5k
Gregory M. Buncke United States	28	1.9k 0.5×	416 0.5×	201 0.3×	208 0.3×	521 0.9×	87	2.3k
Hildegunde Piza‐Katzer Austria	30	1.9k 0.5×	280 0.3×	264 0.4×	396 0.6×	90 0.2×	217	3.2k
Berish Strauch United States	28	1.8k 0.5×	189 0.2×	147 0.2×	342 0.6×	362 0.6×	102	2.7k
Luis O. Vásconez United States	40	4.3k 1.1×	696 0.8×	489 0.7×	109 0.2×	67 0.1×	163	5.1k
Bernard McC. OʼBrien Australia	34	3.2k 0.8×	504 0.6×	355 0.5×	135 0.2×	61 0.1×	163	3.9k

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Lu, Johnny Chuieng‐Yi, et al.. (2025). Outcomes for the shoulder and elbow following surgical reconstruction for traumatic brachial plexus injury in patients over 60 years. Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume). 50(8). 1041–1049. 1 indexed citations

Lee, Che‐Hsiung, Johnny Chuieng‐Yi Lu, Jung‐Ju Huang, et al.. (2025). The systemic adverse effects of endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy are underrecognized: a questionnaire-based study. 1(1).

Camuzard, Olivier, et al.. (2023). The Impact of Exercise on Motor Recovery after Long Nerve Grafting—Experimental Rat Study. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. 39(7). 508–516. 2 indexed citations

Chang, Tommy Nai‐Jen, et al.. (2022). Can sensory protection improve the functional outcome in delay repaired rat brachial plexus injury?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 55(4). 140–146.

Chen, Shih‐Heng, Che‐Hsiung Lee, Chung‐Chen Hsu, et al.. (2021). End-to-Side Anterior Interosseous Nerve Transfer. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 86(2S). S102–S107. 15 indexed citations

Qiu, Shan Shan, Tommy Nai‐Jen Chang, Johnny Chuieng‐Yi Lu, & David Chwei‐Chin Chuang. (2020). Reliability of Various Predictors for Preoperative Diagnosis of Infraclavicular Brachial Plexus Lesions with Shoulder and/or Elbow Paresis. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. 36(6). 445–449. 3 indexed citations

Chang, Tommy Nai‐Jen, et al.. (2020). Robotic sympathetic nerve reconstruction. ASVIDE. 7. 51–51. 1 indexed citations

Chang, Tommy Nai‐Jen, et al.. (2018). Vascularized Brachial Plexus Allotransplantation—An Experimental Study in Brown Norway and Lewis Rats. Transplantation. 103(1). 149–159. 1 indexed citations

Chuang, David Chwei‐Chin, Tommy Nai‐Jen Chang, & Johnny Chuieng‐Yi Lu. (2015). Postparalysis Facial Synkinesis. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open. 3(3). e320–e320. 45 indexed citations

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Tsao, Chung‐Kan, Fu‐Chan Wei, Yang‐Ming Chang, et al.. (2009). Reconstruction of the buccal mucosa following release for submucous fibrosis using two radial forearm flaps from a single donor site. Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery. 63(7). 1117–1123. 31 indexed citations

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Chuang, David Chwei‐Chin. (2008). Brachial plexus reconstruction based on the new definition of level of injury. Injury. 39(3). 23–29. 8 indexed citations

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Chuang, David Chwei‐Chin. (2008). Nerve Transfer with Functioning Free Muscle Transplantation. Hand Clinics. 24(4). 377–388. 22 indexed citations

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Cárdenas‐Mejía, Alexander, Ciaran P. O’Boyle, Kuang-Te Chen, & David Chwei‐Chin Chuang. (2008). Evaluation of Single-, Double-, and Triple-Nerve Transfers for Shoulder Abduction in 90 Patients with Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Injury. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 122(5). 1470–1478. 38 indexed citations

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Chuang, David Chwei‐Chin, et al.. (2006). Clinical Application of Functioning Free Muscle Transplantation (FFMT) in the Late Obstetric Brachial Plexus Palsy (OBPP). The Journal of Poultry Science. 15(3). 211–228. 2 indexed citations

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Chuang, David Chwei‐Chin, et al.. (2003). Free Proximal Gracilis Muscle and Its Skin Paddle Compound Flap Transplantation for Complex Facial Paralysis. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 113(1). 126–132. 39 indexed citations

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Chuang, David Chwei‐Chin, et al.. (2002). Surgical Strategy for Improving Forearm and Hand Function in Late Obstetric Brachial Plexus Palsy. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 109(6). 1934–1946. 27 indexed citations

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Lutz, Barbara S., et al.. (2001). Interposition of a Pedicle Fat Flap Significantly Improves Specificity of Reinnervation and Motor Recovery after Repair of Transected Nerves in Adjacency in Rats. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 107(1). 116–123. 21 indexed citations

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Chuang, David Chwei‐Chin, et al.. (2001). Traction Avulsion Amputation of the Major Upper Limb: A Proposed New Classification, Guidelines for Acute Management, and Strategies for Secondary Reconstruction. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 108(6). 1624–1638. 49 indexed citations

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Chuang, David Chwei‐Chin, Fu‐Chan Wei, M. Samuel Noordhoff, & David G. Kline. (1993). Cross-Chest C7 Nerve Grafting Followed by Free Muscle Transplantations for the Treatment of Total Avulsed Brachial Plexus Injuries. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 92(4). 726–727. 1 indexed citations

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Chuang, David Chwei‐Chin, Fu‐Chan Wei, & M. Samuel Noordhoff. (1993). Cross-Chest C7 Nerve Grafting Followed by Free Muscle Transplantations for the Treatment of Total Avulsed Brachial Plexus Injuries. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 92(4). 717–725. 54 indexed citations

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