Lin Chang

21.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
284 papers, 15.9k citations indexed

About

Lin Chang is a scholar working on Gastroenterology, Surgery and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lin Chang has authored 284 papers receiving a total of 15.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 210 papers in Gastroenterology, 89 papers in Surgery and 56 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Lin Chang's work include Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (209 papers), Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments (38 papers) and Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies (36 papers). Lin Chang is often cited by papers focused on Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (209 papers), Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments (38 papers) and Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies (36 papers). Lin Chang collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Sweden. Lin Chang's co-authors include Emeran A. Mayer, Bruce D. Naliboff, William D. Chey, Anthony Lembo, Magnus Simrén, Fermín Mearin, Brian E. Lacy, Robert E. Spiller, Brennan Spiegel and Roger Bolus and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Lin Chang

276 papers receiving 15.5k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Bowel Disorders

2016 2.0k citations Brian E. Lacy, Lin Chang et al. Gastroenterology profile →
Development and Validation of the Rome IV Diagnostic Questionnaire for Adults

2016 484 citations Olafur S. Palsson, Lin Chang et al. Gastroenterology profile →
American Gastroenterological Association-American College of Gastroenterology Clinical Practice Guideline: Pharmacological Management of Chronic Idiopathic Constipation

2023 73 citations Lin Chang, William D. Chey et al. Gastroenterology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lin Chang United States	67	11.3k	4.6k	4.0k	1.9k	1.7k	284	15.9k
Peter J. Whorwell United Kingdom	66	12.1k 1.1×	5.7k 1.2×	3.8k 0.9×	1.8k 0.9×	2.1k 1.2×	330	18.0k
Bruce D. Naliboff United States	77	9.9k 0.9×	3.1k 0.7×	5.0k 1.3×	3.3k 1.7×	1.6k 0.9×	348	19.4k
Anthony Lembo United States	64	12.1k 1.1×	7.0k 1.5×	3.4k 0.9×	776 0.4×	1.6k 0.9×	327	17.5k
William E. Whitehead United States	81	15.4k 1.4×	10.1k 2.2×	3.7k 0.9×	2.6k 1.4×	2.9k 1.6×	403	24.4k
Magnus Simrén Sweden	76	16.7k 1.5×	7.6k 1.6×	5.4k 1.4×	1.5k 0.8×	2.5k 1.4×	448	22.7k
Lesley A. Houghton United Kingdom	48	8.8k 0.8×	4.6k 1.0×	3.1k 0.8×	985 0.5×	1.3k 0.7×	150	12.9k
Lukas Van Oudenhove Belgium	52	6.0k 0.5×	2.9k 0.6×	3.5k 0.9×	943 0.5×	1.2k 0.7×	315	13.2k
Paul Enck Germany	67	5.2k 0.5×	4.0k 0.9×	2.8k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	1.0k 0.6×	405	15.9k
Olafur S. Palsson United States	52	6.5k 0.6×	2.7k 0.6×	1.8k 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	1.5k 0.8×	259	9.8k
Qasim Aziz United Kingdom	61	5.8k 0.5×	3.6k 0.8×	3.7k 0.9×	900 0.5×	741 0.4×	287	13.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Lin Chang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lin Chang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lin Chang

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All Works

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Larauche, Muriel, et al.. (2025). Sex-dependent alterations of colonic epithelial permeability: relevance to irritable bowel syndrome. Frontiers in Physiology. 16. 1509935–1509935. 3 indexed citations

Hreinsson, Jóhann P., Joanna J. Kim, Ami D. Sperber, et al.. (2025). Sex Differences, Menses‐Related Symptoms and Menopause in Disorders of Gut–Brain Interaction. Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 37(2). e14977–e14977. 5 indexed citations

Lembo, Anthony, William D. Chey, Lucinda A. Harris, et al.. (2024). Abdominal Symptom Improvement During Clinical Trials of Tenapanor in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Constipation: A Post Hoc Analysis. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 119(5). 937–945. 6 indexed citations

Kilpatrick, Lisa A., Arpana Gupta, Kirsten Tillisch, et al.. (2023). Neural correlates of perceived and relative resilience in male and female patients with irritable bowel syndrome. Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 36(2). e14710–e14710. 2 indexed citations

Shah, Eric D., Brian E. Lacy, William D. Chey, Lin Chang, & Darren M. Brenner. (2021). Tegaserod for Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Constipation in Women Younger Than 65 Years Without Cardiovascular Disease: Pooled Analyses of 4 Controlled Trials. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 116(8). 1601–1611. 21 indexed citations

Naliboff, Bruce D., Wendy Shih, Angela P. Presson, et al.. (2017). Resilience is decreased in irritable bowel syndrome and associated with symptoms and cortisol response. Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 30(1). 47 indexed citations

Lin, Lisa & Lin Chang. (2017). Using the Rome IV Criteria to Help Manage the Complex IBS Patient. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 113(4). 453–456. 9 indexed citations

Drossman, Douglas A., et al.. (2015). A review of three educational projects using interactive theater to improve physician-patient communication when treating patients with irritable bowel syndrome.. PubMed. 107(5). 268–73. 7 indexed citations

Bradford, Kara, Wendy Shih, Elizabeth J. Videlock, et al.. (2011). Association Between Early Adverse Life Events and Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 10(4). 385–390.e3. 236 indexed citations

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Schmulson, Max J. & Lin Chang. (2011). Review article: the treatment of functional abdominal bloating and distension. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 33(10). 1071–1086. 45 indexed citations

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Spiegel, Brennan, Lucinda A. Harris, Susan Lucak, et al.. (2009). Developing Valid and Reliable Health Utilities in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Results From the IBS PROOF Cohort. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 104(8). 1984–1991. 58 indexed citations

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Videlock, Elizabeth J., Mopelola Adeyemo, Arlene Licudine, et al.. (2009). Childhood Trauma Is Associated With Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Responsiveness in Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Gastroenterology. 137(6). 1954–1962. 151 indexed citations

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Spiegel, Brennan, William D. Chey, & Lin Chang. (2008). Bacterial Overgrowth and Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Unifying Hypothesis or a Spurious Consequence of Proton Pump Inhibitors?. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 103(12). 2972–2976. 65 indexed citations

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Naliboff, Bruce D., Allison M. Waters, Jennifer S. Labus, et al.. (2008). Increased Acoustic Startle Responses in IBS Patients During Abdominal and Nonabdominal Threat. Psychosomatic Medicine. 70(8). 920–927. 38 indexed citations

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Mayer, Emeran A., Sylvie Bradesi, Lin Chang, et al.. (2007). Functional GI disorders: from animal models to drug development. Gut. 57(3). 384–404. 117 indexed citations

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Dunckley, Paul, Richard G. Wise, Merle T. Fairhurst, et al.. (2005). Imaging the neural correlates of visceral and somatic pain in the brainstem. Gut. 54. 1 indexed citations

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Gralnek, Ian M., Ron D. Hays, Amy M. Kilbourne, Lin Chang, & Emeran A. Mayer. (2004). Racial Differences in the Impact of Irritable Bowel Syndrome on Health-Related Quality of Life. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. 38(9). 782–789. 34 indexed citations

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Berman, Steven M., Lin Chang, Brandall Y. Suyenobu, et al.. (2002). Condition-specific deactivation of brain regions by 5-HT3 receptor antagonist Alosetron. Gastroenterology. 123(4). 969–977. 115 indexed citations

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Chang, Lin, et al.. (2000). Perceptual responses in patients with inflammatory and functional bowel disease. Gut. 47(4). 497–505. 149 indexed citations

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Chang, Lin. (1999). Obstructive effect of three traditional Chinese prescriptions on liver preneoplastic lesion in rats. Di-Si Junyi Daxue xuebao. 1 indexed citations

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