Swan N. Thung

31.7k total citations · 7 hit papers
320 papers, 17.0k citations indexed

About

Swan N. Thung is a scholar working on Hepatology, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Swan N. Thung has authored 320 papers receiving a total of 17.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 158 papers in Hepatology, 149 papers in Epidemiology and 95 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Swan N. Thung's work include Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (104 papers), Hepatitis B Virus Studies (66 papers) and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (55 papers). Swan N. Thung is often cited by papers focused on Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (104 papers), Hepatitis B Virus Studies (66 papers) and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (55 papers). Swan N. Thung collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Italy. Swan N. Thung's co-authors include Myron Schwartz, Michael A. Gerber, Josep M. Llovet, Fenton Schaffner, Sasan Roayaie, Augusto Villanueva, Neil D. Theise, Nancy Bach, Scott L. Friedman and Vincenzo Mazzaferro and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Swan N. Thung

313 papers receiving 16.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Identification of an Immune-specific Class of Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Based on Molecular Features
    2017 632 citations Daniela Sia, Samuel Waxman et al. Gastroenterology profile →
  2. Genome‐wide molecular profiles of HCV‐induced dysplasia and hepatocellular carcinoma†
    2007 559 citations Elisa Wurmbach, Ying‐Bei Chen et al. Hepatology profile →
  3. The canals of hering and hepatic stem cells in humans
    1999 528 citations Neil D. Theise, Bernard Portmann et al. Hepatology profile →
  4. A System of Classifying Microvascular Invasion to Predict Outcome After Resection in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma
    2009 513 citations Sasan Roayaie, Swan N. Thung et al. Gastroenterology profile →
  5. Liver Pathology and the Metabolic Syndrome X in Severe Obesity
    1999 512 citations Swan N. Thung et al. profile →
  6. Fetal Fibronectin in Cervical and Vaginal Secretions as a Predictor of Preterm Delivery
    1991 498 citations Charles J. Lockwood, Andrew E. Senyei et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  7. Robust cellular reprogramming occurs spontaneously during liver regeneration
    2013 360 citations Kilangsungla Yanger, Yiwei Zong et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Swan N. Thung United States 69 7.5k 6.4k 4.3k 4.2k 2.9k 320 17.0k
Masamichi Kojiro Japan 66 8.3k 1.1× 5.0k 0.8× 4.2k 1.0× 3.6k 0.8× 3.3k 1.1× 281 15.6k
Paulette Bioulac‐Sage France 62 7.2k 1.0× 4.7k 0.7× 4.4k 1.0× 6.2k 1.5× 3.4k 1.2× 353 16.9k
Young Nyun Park South Korea 64 6.8k 0.9× 5.4k 0.8× 3.6k 0.8× 3.7k 0.9× 2.7k 0.9× 391 14.5k
Joel K. Greenson United States 63 3.6k 0.5× 5.7k 0.9× 4.3k 1.0× 2.9k 0.7× 4.3k 1.5× 201 15.8k
Osamu Yokosuka Japan 63 11.6k 1.5× 10.5k 1.6× 2.9k 0.7× 3.3k 0.8× 2.9k 1.0× 668 19.0k
Kiwamu Okita Japan 56 6.7k 0.9× 4.7k 0.7× 3.3k 0.8× 2.3k 0.6× 2.1k 0.7× 297 12.4k
Mengchao Wu China 59 5.2k 0.7× 3.3k 0.5× 3.5k 0.8× 4.8k 1.1× 3.7k 1.3× 312 13.7k
Sheung Tat Fan Hong Kong 79 9.6k 1.3× 5.1k 0.8× 7.0k 1.6× 5.8k 1.4× 5.5k 1.9× 356 20.5k
Linda D. Ferrell United States 60 10.3k 1.4× 13.0k 2.0× 6.6k 1.5× 2.9k 0.7× 2.2k 0.8× 222 21.7k
Jung‐Hwan Yoon South Korea 59 6.8k 0.9× 6.7k 1.0× 2.8k 0.6× 2.8k 0.7× 2.1k 0.7× 425 13.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Choi, Joon Hyuk & Swan N. Thung. (2024). Recent Advances in Pathology of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma. Cancers. 16(8). 1537–1537. 10 indexed citations
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Chava, Srinivas, P. Ferraris, Yücel Aydın, et al.. (2024). Mechanisms of Sorafenib Resistance in HCC Culture Relate to the Impaired Membrane Expression of Organic Cation Transporter 1 (OCT1). Journal of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Volume 11. 839–855. 3 indexed citations
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Vogel, Alexander S., et al.. (2023). Two DeLIVERies and a transplant: Case report of acute fatty liver of pregnancy requiring liver transplant. Clinical Liver Disease. 22(6). 233–237. 1 indexed citations
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Facciuto, Marcelo, Manoj K. Singh, Nir Lubezky, et al.. (2014). Tumors With Intrahepatic Bile Duct Differentiation in Cirrhosis. Transplantation. 99(1). 151–157. 47 indexed citations
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Lachenmayer, Anja, Clara Alsinet, Radoslav Savić, et al.. (2012). Wnt-Pathway Activation in Two Molecular Classes of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Experimental Modulation by Sorafenib. Clinical Cancer Research. 18(18). 4997–5007. 230 indexed citations
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Vetter, Diana, Michal Cohen‐Naftaly, Augusto Villanueva, et al.. (2012). Enhanced hepatocarcinogenesis in mouse models and human hepatocellular carcinoma by coordinate KLF6 depletion and increased messenger RNA splicing. Hepatology. 56(4). 1361–1370. 30 indexed citations
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Villanueva, Augusto, Clara Alsinet, Kilangsungla Yanger, et al.. (2012). Notch Signaling Is Activated in Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Induces Tumor Formation in Mice. Gastroenterology. 143(6). 1660–1669.e7. 248 indexed citations
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Villanueva, Augusto, Yujin Hoshida, Carlo Battiston, et al.. (2011). Combining Clinical, Pathology, and Gene Expression Data to Predict Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Gastroenterology. 140(5). 1501–1512.e2. 312 indexed citations
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Toffanin, Sara, Yujin Hoshida, Anja Lachenmayer, et al.. (2011). MicroRNA-Based Classification of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Oncogenic Role of miR-517a. Gastroenterology. 140(5). 1618–1628.e16. 171 indexed citations
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Ward, Stephen C., Thomas D. Schiano, Swan N. Thung, & Maria Isabel Fiel. (2009). Plasma Cell Hepatitis in Hepatitis C Virus Patients Post-Liver Transplantation. Liver Transplantation. 15(12). 1826–1833. 31 indexed citations
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Guido, Maria, Tania Roskams, Patrizia Pontisso, et al.. (2007). Squamous cell carcinoma antigen in human liver carcinogenesis. Journal of Clinical Pathology. 61(4). 445–447. 68 indexed citations
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Wurmbach, Elisa, Ying‐Bei Chen, Greg Khitrov, et al.. (2007). Genome‐wide molecular profiles of HCV‐induced dysplasia and hepatocellular carcinoma†. Hepatology. 45(4). 938–947. 559 indexed citations breakdown →
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Akhter, Sohail, Huifeng Liu, Frank O. Bastian, et al.. (2003). Epstein–Barr virus and human hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancer Letters. 192(1). 49–57. 20 indexed citations
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Theise, Neil D., Young Nyun Park, Swan N. Thung, Massimo Roncalli, & Mauro Borzio. (2000). 'Vascular profiles' of regenerative and dysplastic nodules [3] (multiple letters). Hepatology. 31(6). 1380–1381. 1 indexed citations
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Tsui, Wilson M. S., Romano Colombari, Bernard Portmann, et al.. (1999). Hepatic Angiomyolipoma. The American Journal of Surgical Pathology. 23(1). 34–48. 256 indexed citations
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Thung, Swan N., et al.. (1998). Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the liver mimicking Budd-Chiari syndrome.. PubMed. 122(9). 846–8. 11 indexed citations
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Thung, Swan N. & Michael A. Gerber. (1995). Differential diagnosis in pathology : liver disorders. 5 indexed citations
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Lockwood, Charles J., Andrew E. Senyei, M. Renate Dische, et al.. (1991). Fetal Fibronectin in Cervical and Vaginal Secretions as a Predictor of Preterm Delivery. New England Journal of Medicine. 325(10). 669–674. 498 indexed citations breakdown →

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