Justin C. Y. Wu

9.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
127 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Justin C. Y. Wu is a scholar working on Gastroenterology, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Justin C. Y. Wu has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Gastroenterology, 58 papers in Surgery and 23 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Justin C. Y. Wu's work include Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments (36 papers), Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (35 papers) and Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (26 papers). Justin C. Y. Wu is often cited by papers focused on Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments (36 papers), Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (35 papers) and Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (26 papers). Justin C. Y. Wu collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and United States. Justin C. Y. Wu's co-authors include Joseph J.�Y. Sung, Francis K.L. Chan, Enders K. Ng, Siew C. Ng, Yawen Chan, Philip Wai Yan Chiu, Wai K. Leung, Jessica Ching, S. C. S. Chung and James Y. Lau and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Justin C. Y. Wu

123 papers receiving 5.1k 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.

Effect of Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy vs Pneumatic Dilation on Symptom Severity and Treatment Outcomes Among Treatment-Naive Patients With Achalasia

2019 230 citations Philip Wai Yan Chiu, Justin C. Y. Wu et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Justin C. Y. Wu Hong Kong	39	3.0k	2.9k	772	469	461	127	5.3k
Peter Bytzer Denmark	45	4.0k 1.4×	4.2k 1.4×	862 1.1×	213 0.5×	503 1.1×	159	6.5k
Hye‐Kyung Jung South Korea	34	2.3k 0.8×	2.3k 0.8×	877 1.1×	199 0.4×	355 0.8×	201	4.2k
Melvin Samsom Netherlands	45	2.8k 0.9×	3.9k 1.3×	386 0.5×	219 0.5×	543 1.2×	144	5.9k
Yasuhiro Fujiwara Japan	45	4.3k 1.5×	3.0k 1.0×	1.2k 1.6×	106 0.2×	976 2.1×	379	7.2k
Arnold Wald United States	50	5.6k 1.9×	5.0k 1.7×	414 0.5×	238 0.5×	275 0.6×	176	9.0k
Fábio Pace Italy	33	2.0k 0.7×	2.2k 0.8×	346 0.4×	137 0.3×	232 0.5×	124	3.8k
Arnold Berstad Norway	49	4.3k 1.4×	4.0k 1.4×	888 1.2×	149 0.3×	549 1.2×	287	7.9k
Shiu‐Kum Lam Hong Kong	42	2.8k 0.9×	1.8k 0.6×	922 1.2×	162 0.3×	717 1.6×	151	4.8k
Sanjiv Mahadeva Malaysia	36	1.6k 0.5×	1.6k 0.5×	341 0.4×	187 0.4×	497 1.1×	168	4.8k
George F. Longstreth United States	34	4.5k 1.5×	7.1k 2.4×	549 0.7×	793 1.7×	550 1.2×	95	9.7k

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Lynch, Kristle L., C. Prakash Gyawali, Enrique Coss‐Adame, et al.. (2025). The conundrum of esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction: Answers to key clinical questions. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1549(1). 5–10. 1 indexed citations

Ho, Lap, Ying Xu, Irene Xin Yin Wu, et al.. (2024). Data driven identification and classification of Chinese medicine syndrome types among functional dyspepsia patients: latent tree analysis (abridged secondary publication). Rare & Special e-Zone (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology). 2 indexed citations

Ku, Peter K. M., Alexander C. Vlantis, Zenon W. C. Yeung, et al.. (2024). The prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease and laryngopharyngeal reflux in patients with dysphagia after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Head & Neck. 46(7). 1637–1659.

Szczesniak, Michal M., Taher Omari, Thomas Y. Lam, et al.. (2022). Evaluation of oropharyngeal deglutitive pressure dynamics in patients with Parkinson’s disease. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 322(4). G421–G430. 6 indexed citations

Lam, Thomas Y., Peter Wu, Raymond S. Tang, et al.. (2022). Nurse-led reinforced education by mobile messenger improves the quality of bowel preparation of colonoscopy in a population-based colorectal cancer screening program: A randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 133. 104301–104301. 6 indexed citations

So, Winnie K.W., Judy Yuet‐Wa Chan, Bernard M. H. Law, et al.. (2021). Effects of a Rice Bran Dietary Intervention on the Composition of the Intestinal Microbiota of Adults with a High Risk of Colorectal Cancer: A Pilot Randomised-Controlled Trial. Nutrients. 13(2). 526–526. 25 indexed citations

Mak, Arthur D. P., Rashid N. Lui, Sunny H. Wong, et al.. (2020). Unaltered Brain GABA Concentrations and Resting fMRI Activity in Functional Dyspepsia With and Without Comorbid Depression. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 11. 549749–549749. 5 indexed citations

Mak, Arthur D. P., Vincent CH Chung, Yee Kit Tse, et al.. (2019). Noneffectiveness of electroacupuncture for comorbid generalized anxiety disorder and irritable bowel syndrome. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 34(10). 1736–1742. 12 indexed citations

Wong, Charlene H. L., Xinyin Wu, Lynda G. Balneaves, et al.. (2019). Prioritizing Chinese Medicine Clinical Research Questions in Cancer Palliative Care: International Delphi Survey. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 58(6). 1002–1014.e7. 14 indexed citations

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Chau, Janita Pak Chun, Suzanne Hoi Shan Lo, Kai Chow Choi, et al.. (2018). Effects of Acupuncture on the Recovery Outcomes of Stroke Survivors with Shoulder Pain: A Systematic Review. Frontiers in Neurology. 9. 30–30. 27 indexed citations

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Siah, Kewin Tien Ho, Xiaorong Gong, X. Jessie Yang, et al.. (2017). Rome Foundation-Asian working team report: Asian functional gastrointestinal disorder symptom clusters. Gut. 67(6). 1071–1077. 28 indexed citations

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Wu, Xinyin, Vincent CH Chung, Xin Liu, et al.. (2016). Acupuncture and Related Therapies for Symptom Management in Palliative Cancer Care. Medicine. 95(9). e2901–e2901. 102 indexed citations

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Hui, Aric J., James Y. Lau, Thomas Y. Lam, et al.. (2014). Comparison of colonoscopic performance between medical and nurse endoscopists: a non-inferiority randomised controlled study in Asia. Gut. 64(7). 1058–1062. 18 indexed citations

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Chiu, Philip Wai Yan, Justin C. Y. Wu, Anthony Yuen Bun Teoh, et al.. (2012). Peroral endoscopic myotomy for treatment of achalasia: from bench to bedside (with video). Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 77(1). 29–38. 89 indexed citations

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Lee, Sing, Wanjun Guo, Adley Tsang, et al.. (2010). Evidence for the 2008 economic crisis exacerbating depression in Hong Kong. Journal of Affective Disorders. 126(1-2). 125–133. 92 indexed citations

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Wu, Justin C. Y.. (2010). Complementary and alternative medicine modalities for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome: facts or myths?. PubMed. 6(11). 705–11. 24 indexed citations

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Chan, Yawen, Jessica Ching, Carrian M. Cheung, et al.. (2009). Development and validation of a disease‐specific quality of life questionnaire for gastro‐oesophageal reflux disease: the GERD‐QOL questionnaire. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 31(3). 452–460. 33 indexed citations

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You, Joyce H. S., et al.. (2005). Cost-effectiveness of Helicobacter pylori “test and treat” for patients with typical reflux symptoms in a population with a high prevalence of H. pylori infection: A Markov model analysis. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. 41(1). 21–29. 9 indexed citations

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Wu, Justin C. Y. & Joseph J.�Y. Sung. (2002). Ulcer and Gastritis. Endoscopy. 34(2). 104–110. 4 indexed citations

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Chan, Francis K.L., Joseph J.�Y. Sung, Jessica Ching, et al.. (2001). Randomized trial of low‐dose misoprostol and naproxen vs. nabumetone to prevent recurrent upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage in users of non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 15(1). 19–24. 20 indexed citations

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