Hobyung Chung

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
77 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Hobyung Chung is a scholar working on Hepatology, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Hobyung Chung has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Hepatology, 42 papers in Epidemiology and 14 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Hobyung Chung's work include Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (45 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (38 papers) and Hepatitis C virus research (17 papers). Hobyung Chung is often cited by papers focused on Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (45 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (38 papers) and Hepatitis C virus research (17 papers). Hobyung Chung collaborates with scholars based in Japan, China and United States. Hobyung Chung's co-authors include Masatoshi Kudo, Yukio Osaki, Yasunori Minami, Tatsuo Inoue, Toshihiko Kawasaki, Taisuke Ueda, Satoshi Kitai, Kazuomi Ueshima, Satoru Hagiwara and Kiyoshi Maekawa and has published in prestigious journals such as Hepatology, Radiology and The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Hobyung Chung

73 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Prognostic staging system for hepatocellular carcinoma (C... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 100 200 300 400 500
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  1. Prognostic staging system for hepatocellular carcinoma (CLIP score): its value and limitations, and a proposal for a new staging system, the Japan Integrated Staging Score (JIS score)
    2003 555 citations Masatoshi Kudo, Hobyung Chung et al. Journal of Gastroenterology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hobyung Chung Japan 33 2.7k 2.0k 665 411 381 77 3.3k
Anna Darnell Spain 23 1.8k 0.7× 1.3k 0.7× 616 0.9× 435 1.1× 238 0.6× 73 2.9k
Takuma Teratani Japan 23 3.0k 1.1× 2.0k 1.0× 952 1.4× 182 0.4× 315 0.8× 59 3.6k
Manabu Morimoto Japan 33 2.1k 0.8× 1.2k 0.6× 770 1.2× 486 1.2× 312 0.8× 171 3.3k
Yasunori Minami Japan 40 3.3k 1.2× 2.0k 1.0× 733 1.1× 742 1.8× 416 1.1× 162 4.1k
Kazuto Kozaka Japan 26 1.6k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 770 1.2× 628 1.5× 272 0.7× 90 2.4k
Azusa Kitao Japan 29 1.6k 0.6× 1.4k 0.7× 814 1.2× 643 1.6× 206 0.5× 60 2.6k
Sachiko Tanaka Japan 23 1.3k 0.5× 1.3k 0.7× 858 1.3× 441 1.1× 214 0.6× 69 2.7k
Wai‐Kuen Tso Hong Kong 12 2.6k 1.0× 1.1k 0.6× 931 1.4× 213 0.5× 324 0.9× 14 2.9k
Tetsuya Minami Japan 24 1.3k 0.5× 1000 0.5× 838 1.3× 293 0.7× 170 0.4× 61 2.2k
Kuansheng Ma China 24 1.5k 0.5× 930 0.5× 704 1.1× 184 0.4× 238 0.6× 97 2.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hobyung Chung

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yabuuchi, Yohei, Takuya Kobayashi, Masaya Wada, et al.. (2024). STANDARD VS. COMPUTER-AIDED DETECTION ASSISTED COLONOSCOPY FOR DETECTION OF COLORECTAL NEOPLASIA: AN OPEN-LABEL RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 99(6). AB23–AB24.
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Minaga, Kosuke, Tomohiro Watanabe, Hobyung Chung, & Masatoshi Kudo. (2019). Autoimmune hepatitis and IgG4-related disease. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 25(19). 2308–2314. 33 indexed citations
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Ikesue, Hiroaki, Kazumi Fujita, Hobyung Chung, et al.. (2018). Evaluation of pharmaceutical intervention in direct-acting antiviral agents for hepatitis C virus infected patients in an ambulatory setting: a retrospective analysis. Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences. 4(1). 17–17. 6 indexed citations
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Takita, Masahiro, Satoru Hagiwara, Tadaaki Arizumi, et al.. (2011). Association of Interleukin-28B and Hepatitis C Genotype 1 with a High Viral Load and Response to Pegylated Interferon plus Ribavirin Therapy. Digestion. 84(Suppl. 1). 56–61. 6 indexed citations
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Chung, Hobyung, Taisuke Ueda, & Masatoshi Kudo. (2010). Changing Trends in Hepatitis C Infection over the Past 50 Years in Japan. Intervirology. 53(1). 39–43. 125 indexed citations
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Yada, Norihisa, Masatoshi Kudo, Hobyung Chung, et al.. (2010). PEG-IFNα/RBV Combination Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis C Patients Increases Serum Ferritin Level while It Improves Sustained Viral Response Rate. Intervirology. 53(1). 60–65. 6 indexed citations
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Hagiwara, Satoru, Masatoshi Kudo, Kazuomi Ueshima, et al.. (2010). The cancer stem cell marker CD133 is a predictor of the effectiveness of S1+ pegylated interferon α-2b therapy against advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. Journal of Gastroenterology. 46(2). 212–221. 12 indexed citations
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Minami, Yasunori, Masatoshi Kudo, Kinuyo Hatanaka, et al.. (2010). Radiofrequency ablation guided by contrast harmonic sonography using perfluorocarbon microbubbles (Sonazoid) for hepatic malignancies: an initial experience. Liver International. 30(5). 759–764. 46 indexed citations
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Chung, Hobyung, Tomohiro Watanabe, Masatoshi Kudo, & Tsutomu Chiba. (2010). Hepatitis C Virus Core Protein Induces Homotolerance and Cross‐Tolerance to Toll‐Like Receptor Ligands by Activation of Toll‐Like Receptor 2. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 202(6). 853–861. 49 indexed citations
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Hatanaka, Kinuyo, Hobyung Chung, Masatoshi Kudo, et al.. (2010). Usefulness of the Post-Vascular Phase of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography with Sonazoid in the Evaluation of Gross Types of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Oncology. 78(Suppl. 1). 53–59. 28 indexed citations
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Chung, Hobyung, Tomohiro Watanabe, Masatoshi Kudo, et al.. (2009). Identification and characterization of IgG4-associated autoimmune hepatitis. Liver International. 30(2). 222–231. 72 indexed citations
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Toyoda, Hidenori, Takashi Kumada, Yuji Kaneoka, et al.. (2008). Prognostic value of pretreatment levels of tumor markers for hepatocellular carcinoma on survival after curative treatment of patients with HCC. Journal of Hepatology. 49(2). 223–232. 85 indexed citations
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Inoue, Tatsuo, Masatoshi Kudo, Kinuyo Hatanaka, et al.. (2008). Imaging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Postvascular Phase Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography with Sonazoid. Oncology. 75(Suppl. 1). 48–54. 32 indexed citations
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Takahashi, Shunsuke, Masatoshi Kudo, Hobyung Chung, et al.. (2007). Initial Treatment Response Is Essential to Improve Survival in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Who Underwent Curative Radiofrequency Ablation Therapy. Oncology. 72(Suppl. 1). 98–103. 74 indexed citations
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Kudo, Masatoshi, Yasuhiro Sakaguchi, Hobyung Chung, et al.. (2007). Long-Term Interferon Maintenance Therapy Improves Survival in Patients with HCV-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Curative Radiofrequency Ablation. Oncology. 72(Suppl. 1). 132–138. 54 indexed citations
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Takahashi, Shunsuke, Masatoshi Kudo, Hobyung Chung, et al.. (2007). Outcomes of Nontransplant Potentially Curative Therapy for Early-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Child-Pugh Stage A Cirrhosis Is Comparable with Liver Transplantation. Digestive Diseases. 25(4). 303–309. 26 indexed citations
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Zhou, Pei, Masatoshi Kudo, Hobyung Chung, et al.. (2005). Multiple metastases from a meningeal hemangiopericytoma associated with severe hypoglycemia. Journal of Medical Ultrasonics. 32(4). 187–190. 2 indexed citations
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Sakaguchi, Yasuhiro, Masatoshi Kudo, Rong Qin Zheng, et al.. (2005). Hemodynamic and morphologic changes of peripheral hepatic vasculature in chronic liver disease: a preliminary study by contrast-enhanced coded phase-inversion harmonic sonography. Journal of Medical Ultrasonics. 32(4). 197–204. 1 indexed citations
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Kudo, Masatoshi, Hobyung Chung, & Yukio Osaki. (2003). Prognostic staging system for hepatocellular carcinoma (CLIP score): its value and limitations, and a proposal for a new staging system, the Japan Integrated Staging Score (JIS score). Journal of Gastroenterology. 38(3). 207–215. 555 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ding, Hong, Masatoshi Kudo, Hirokazu Onda, et al.. (2001). Evaluation of Posttreatment Response of Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Contrast-enhanced Coded Phase-Inversion Harmonic US: Comparison with Dynamic CT. Radiology. 221(3). 721–730. 110 indexed citations

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