Liang‐Kung Chen

31.2k citations

444 papers · 10.9k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 49

Impact in

Geriatrics and Gerontology top 0.02%
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
Physiology top 0.2%
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Body Composition Measurement Techniques

Papers in

Geriatrics and Gerontology 169
- Frailty in Older Adults 142
Physiology 150
- Nutrition and Health in Aging 132
- Body Composition Measurement Techniques 32

Co-authors: Li‐Ning Peng Wei‐Ju Lee Ming-Hsien Lin Fei‐Yuan Hsiao Li-Kuo Liu Shinn‐Jang Hwang Chih‐Kuang Liang Hidenori Arai
Journals: Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics (79 papers)The journal of nutrition health & aging (29 papers)Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (22 papers)Geriatrics and gerontology international (19 papers)Scientific Reports (15 papers)
Partner nations: Taiwan Japan United States

In The Last Decade

Liang‐Kung Chen

428 papers receiving 10.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Temporal trends and patterns in mortality from falls across 59 high-income and upper-middle-income countries, 1990–2021, with projections up to 2040: a global time-series analysis and modelling study 2025 · 12 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2025 The Lancet Healthy Longevity
2014 Age and Ageing

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Co-authors

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1	Burden of herpes zoster in adults by age, sex, and underlying conditions in Taiwan: A retrospective cohort study, 2011–2020 Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics ·Fei‐Yuan Hsiao, Jing Chen, Liang‐Kung Chen, Lin‐Chieh Meng, Ho‐Min Chen, Yao-Chun Wen, Kai-Li Yang, Sumitra Shantakumar	2025	1
2	Dual Roles of HbA1c Variability and Body Composition for Cardiovascular Risk: A Cohort Study of 8224 Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle ·Sunyoung Kim, Ji‐Young Hwang, Dong Keon Yon, Hyunji Sang, Selin Woo, Ho Geol Woo, Hyunjung Jade Lim, Jungha Park, Fei-Yuan Hsiao, Liang‐Kung Chen, Sang Youl Rhee	2025	2
3	A focus shift from sarcopenia to muscle health in the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia 2025 Consensus Update Nature Aging ·Liang‐Kung Chen, Fei‐Yuan Hsiao, Masahiro Akishita, Prasert Assantachai, Wei‐Ju Lee, Wee Shiong Lim, Weerasak Muangpaisan, Miji Kim, Reshma Aziz Merchant, Li‐Ning Peng, Maw Pin Tan, Chang Won Won, Minoru Yamada, Jean Woo, Hidenori Arai	2025	2
4	Aging in an integrative ecology: The paradoxical dichotomy of job demands, social roles, and late-life function SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Liang‐Kung Chen	2024	1
5	Integrating precision health with multidomain interventions to advance strategies for healthy aging The journal of nutrition health & aging ·Liang‐Kung Chen	2024	0
6	Proteo‐metabolomic insights for early dual physical and cognitive impairments: A search for biomarkers of healthy aging based on muscle–brain crosstalk Aging Cell ·Yi‐Long Huang, Wei‐Ju Chang, Chen‐Hua Huang, Chao‐Hsiung Lin, Li‐Ning Peng, Chih‐Ping Chung, Liang‐Kung Chen, Wei‐Ju Lee	2024	4
7	Altered cerebellar and caudate gray‐matter volumes and structural covariance networks preceding dual cognitive and mobility impairments in older people Alzheimer s & Dementia ·Pei‐Lin Lee, Kun‐Hsien Chou, Wei‐Ju Lee, Li‐Ning Peng, Liang‐Kung Chen, Ching‐Po Lin, Chih‐Kuang Liang, Chih‐Ping Chung	2024	6
8	Prescription Patterns and Predisposing Factors of Benzodiazepine and Z‐Hypnotic Use During Pregnancy: A Nationwide Cohort Study Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety ·Lin‐Chieh Meng, Chih‐Wan Lin, Hui‐Min Chuang, Yi‐Yung Chen, Chi‐Yung Shang, Chia‐Yi Wu, Liang‐Kung Chen, Fei‐Yuan Hsiao	2024	1
9	The distinct impacts of sarcopenic and dynapenic obesity on mortality in middle-aged and older adults based on different adiposity metrics: Results from I-Lan Longitudinal Aging Study Clinical Nutrition ·Li-Yen Tseng, Chih‐Kuang Liang, Li‐Ning Peng, Ming-Hsien Lin, Ching‐Hui Loh, Wei‐Ju Lee, Fei‐Yuan Hsiao, Liang‐Kung Chen	2024	3
10	Risk of Sarcopenia Following Long‐Term Statin Use in Community‐Dwelling Middle‐Aged and Older Adults in Japan Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle ·Shih‐Tsung Huang, Rei Otsuka, Yukiko Nishita, Lin‐Chieh Meng, Fei‐Yuan Hsiao, Hiroshi Shimokata, Liang‐Kung Chen, Hidenori Arai	2024	2
11	Cordyceps sinensis accelerates stem cell recruitment to human skeletal muscle after exercise Food & Function ·Luthfia Dewi, Yu-Chieh Liao, Wei-Horng Jean, Kuo‐Chin Huang, Chih‐Yang Huang, Liang‐Kung Chen, Andrew Nicholls, Li-Fan Lai, Chia‐Hua Kuo	2024	2
12	Sebacic Acid as a Potential Age-Related Biomarker of Liver Aging: Evidence Linking Mice and Human The Journals of Gerontology Series A ·Chen‐Hua Huang, Wei‐Ju Lee, Yi‐Long Huang, Ting‐Fen Tsai, Liang‐Kung Chen, Chao‐Hsiung Lin	2023	4
13	Benzodiazepine Use During Pregnancy and Risk of Miscarriage JAMA Psychiatry ·Lin‐Chieh Meng, Chih‐Wan Lin, Hui-Min Chuang, Liang‐Kung Chen, Fei‐Yuan Hsiao	2023	14
14	Brain white matter hyperintensities-predicted age reflects neurovascular health in middle-to-old aged subjects Age and Ageing ·Chu‐Chung Huang, Kun‐Hsien Chou, Wei‐Ju Lee, Albert C. Yang, Shih‐Jen Tsai, Liang‐Kung Chen, Chih‐Ping Chung, Ching‐Po Lin	2022	7
15	Comparisons Between Hypothesis- and Data-Driven Approaches for Multimorbidity Frailty Index: A Machine Learning Approach Journal of Medical Internet Research ·Li‐Ning Peng, Fei‐Yuan Hsiao, Wei‐Ju Lee, Shih‐Tsung Huang, Liang‐Kung Chen	2020	26
16	Subtypes of physical frailty and their long‐term outcomes: a longitudinal cohort study Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle ·Shih‐Tsung Huang, Chikako Tange, Rei Otsuka, Yukiko Nishita, Li‐Ning Peng, Fei‐Yuan Hsiao, Makiko Tomida, Hiroshi Shimokata, Hidenori Arai, Liang‐Kung Chen	2020	48
17	Role of gait speed and grip strength in predicting 10-year cognitive decline among community-dwelling older people BMC Geriatrics ·Ming-Yueh Chou, Yukiko Nishita, Takeshi Nakagawa, Chikako Tange, Makiko Tomida, Hiroshi Shimokata, Rei Otsuka, Liang‐Kung Chen, Hidenori Arai	2019	157
18	What factors mediate the inter-relationship between frailty and pain in cognitively and functionally sound older adults? A prospective longitudinal ageing cohort study in Taiwan BMJ Open ·Jing-Hui Chiou, Li-Kuo Liu, Wei‐Ju Lee, Li‐Ning Peng, Liang‐Kung Chen	2018	22
19	FRAILTY IS A GERIATRIC SYNDROME CHARACTERIZED BY MULTIPLE IMPAIRMENTS: A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH IS NEEDED The Journal of Frailty & Aging ·Liang‐Kung Chen, An‐Chun Hwang, Libing Liu, Wei‐Ju Lee, L.-N. PENG	2016	15
20	Association between Frailty, Osteoporosis, Falls and Hip Fractures among Community-Dwelling People Aged 50 Years and Older in Taiwan: Results from I-Lan Longitudinal Aging Study PLoS ONE ·Li-Kuo Liu, Wei‐Ju Lee, Liangyu Chen, (unknown), An‐Chun Hwang, Ming‐Hsien Lin, Li-Ning Peng, Liang‐Kung Chen	2015	82

About Liang‐Kung Chen

Liang‐Kung Chen is a scholar working on Geriatrics and Gerontology, Physiology, Psychiatry and Mental health, Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology and Health, having authored 444 papers that have together received 10.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Frailty in Older Adults (142 papers), Nutrition and Health in Aging (132 papers), Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (65 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (47 papers), Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (39 papers), Chronic Disease Management Strategies (33 papers), Body Composition Measurement Techniques (32 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (29 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Geriatrics and Gerontology (3.5k citations), Physiology (4.7k citations), Psychiatry and Mental health (1.8k citations), Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation (409 citations) and Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology (123 citations). Liang‐Kung Chen has collaborated with scholars based in Taiwan, Japan and United States. Frequent co-authors include Li‐Ning Peng, Wei‐Ju Lee, Ming-Hsien Lin, Fei‐Yuan Hsiao, Li-Kuo Liu, Shinn‐Jang Hwang, Chih‐Kuang Liang, Hidenori Arai, An‐Chun Hwang and Shu-Ti Chiou. Their work appears in journals such as Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, The journal of nutrition health & aging, Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, Geriatrics and gerontology international and Scientific Reports.

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