Eric Chak

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Eric Chak is a scholar working on Hepatology, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Eric Chak has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Hepatology, 14 papers in Epidemiology and 7 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Eric Chak's work include Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (11 papers), Hepatitis C virus research (9 papers) and Hepatitis B Virus Studies (6 papers). Eric Chak is often cited by papers focused on Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (11 papers), Hepatitis C virus research (9 papers) and Hepatitis B Virus Studies (6 papers). Eric Chak collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Eric Chak's co-authors include Sammy Saab, Kenneth E. Sherman, Andrew H. Talal, Eugene R. Schiff, Juehu Wang, Hirotaka Watada, Yasuhiro Kosaka, Nina Kishimoto, Gerard Honig and Marieke van der Hart and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Eric Chak

20 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Serotonin regulates pancreatic beta cell mass during pregnancy

2010 455 citations Hail Kim, Yukiko Toyofuku et al. Nature Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Eric Chak United States	10	463	451	415	177	167	22	1.1k
Gautam Mehta United Kingdom	19	606 1.3×	653 1.4×	273 0.7×	38 0.2×	82 0.5×	49	1.2k
Yi Shen China	17	287 0.6×	364 0.8×	136 0.3×	53 0.3×	74 0.4×	49	884
Varvara A. Kirchner United States	16	186 0.4×	163 0.4×	542 1.3×	54 0.3×	69 0.4×	72	1.0k
Adriaan C.I.T.L. Tan Netherlands	19	98 0.2×	184 0.4×	429 1.0×	141 0.8×	29 0.2×	60	1.1k
Chiara Zusi Italy	15	69 0.1×	326 0.7×	104 0.3×	74 0.4×	211 1.3×	47	696
Paolo Ciampalini Italy	21	192 0.4×	699 1.5×	486 1.2×	460 2.6×	895 5.4×	37	1.6k
Farrukh M. Koraishy United States	13	357 0.8×	297 0.7×	97 0.2×	161 0.9×	34 0.2×	34	864
David Tak Wai Lui Hong Kong	18	58 0.1×	226 0.5×	164 0.4×	112 0.6×	518 3.1×	98	1.2k
Henrik Arnell Sweden	15	213 0.5×	394 0.9×	760 1.8×	109 0.6×	80 0.5×	42	1.5k
Vineeta Kumar United States	20	63 0.1×	77 0.2×	512 1.2×	134 0.8×	156 0.9×	86	1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Eric Chak

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20 of 20 papers shown

Curry, Michael P., György Baffy, Eric Chak, et al.. (2023). MELD, MELD 3.0, versus Child score to predict mortality after acute variceal hemorrhage: A multicenter US cohort. Hepatology Communications. 7(10). 6 indexed citations

Chak, Eric, et al.. (2022). Electronic Population Health Tools Enhance Preventive Care for Older Adults. The American Journal of Medicine. 135(7). 840–843. 1 indexed citations

Mohanty, Arpan, Devika Kapuria, Andrew Canakis, et al.. (2021). Fresh frozen plasma transfusion in acute variceal haemorrhage: Results from a multicentre cohort study. Liver International. 41(8). 1901–1908. 42 indexed citations

Gui, Dorina, et al.. (2021). A Rare Cause of Gastric Variceal Bleeding. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 15(3). 1008–1012.

Chak, Eric, Chin‐Shang Li, Moon S. Chen, Scott MacDonald, & Christopher L. Bowlus. (2020). Electronic health record alerts enhance mass screening for chronic hepatitis B. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 19153–19153. 11 indexed citations

Patel, Shruti, et al.. (2020). Racial disparities of Black Americans hospitalized for decompensated liver cirrhosis. BMC Gastroenterology. 20(1). 245–245. 9 indexed citations

Wang, Timothy C., Yu Liu, Aaron M. Harris, et al.. (2019). Healthcare Disparities Identified Between Hmong and Other Asian Origin Groups Living with Chronic Hepatitis B Infection in Sacramento County 2014–2017. Journal of Community Health. 45(2). 412–418. 6 indexed citations

Matsukuma, Karen, et al.. (2018). Massive Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma Causing Noncirrhotic Portal Hypertension. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 17(7). A19–A19. 2 indexed citations

Olson, Kristin, et al.. (2018). An Unusual Cause of Abdominal Ascites. Case Reports in Gastroenterology. 12(2). 420–424. 1 indexed citations

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Chak, Eric, Chin‐Shang Li, Moon S. Chen, et al.. (2018). Electronic Medical Alerts Increase Screening for Chronic Hepatitis B: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 27(11). 1352–1357. 19 indexed citations

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Chak, Eric, Souvik Sarkar, & Christopher L. Bowlus. (2016). Improving Healthcare Systems to Reduce Healthcare Disparities in Viral Hepatitis. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 61(10). 2776–2783. 8 indexed citations

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Stewart, Susan L., Sandy Kwong, Christopher L. Bowlus, et al.. (2016). Racial/ethnic disparities in hepatocellular carcinoma treatment and survival in California, 1988-2012. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 22(38). 8584–8584. 52 indexed citations

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Chak, Eric, Sugantha Govindarajan, Sitaram Vangala, & Bruce A. Runyon. (2016). Is intracranial hemorrhage increased in cirrhosis?: An autopsy-based case control study. Cogent Medicine. 3(1). 1185993–1185993.

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Chak, Eric, et al.. (2016). A Rare Cause of Pulmonary Nodules. Case Reports in Gastroenterology. 10(3). 633–639. 3 indexed citations

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Chak, Eric, Carl Schulze, & Bruce A. Runyon. (2015). Rapid Resolution of Hepatitis C Virus–Associated Cryoglobulin Rash With Use of Direct-Acting Antivirals. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 13(11). e166–e167. 3 indexed citations

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Chak, Eric, Andrew H. Talal, Kenneth E. Sherman, Eugene R. Schiff, & Sammy Saab. (2011). Hepatitis C virus infection in USA: an estimate of true prevalence. Liver International. 31(8). 1090–1101. 315 indexed citations

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Chak, Eric & Sammy Saab. (2010). Risk factors and incidence of de novo malignancy in liver transplant recipients: a systematic review. Liver International. 30(9). 1247–1258. 95 indexed citations

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Chak, Eric & Sammy Saab. (2010). Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin Dosing Strategies to Enhance Sustained Virologic Response. PubMed. 9(3). 147–154. 5 indexed citations

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Kim, Hail, Yukiko Toyofuku, Francis C. Lynn, et al.. (2010). Serotonin regulates pancreatic beta cell mass during pregnancy. Nature Medicine. 16(7). 804–808. 455 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chak, Eric, George W. Rutherford, & Craig Steinmaus. (2009). The Role of Breast‐Feeding in the Prevention ofHelicobacter pyloriInfection: A Systematic Review. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 48(4). 430–437. 43 indexed citations

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