Wen Hui Lim

5.8k total citations · 5 hit papers
81 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Wen Hui Lim is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Hepatology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Wen Hui Lim has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Epidemiology, 35 papers in Hepatology and 21 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Wen Hui Lim's work include Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (46 papers), Liver Disease and Transplantation (25 papers) and Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (14 papers). Wen Hui Lim is often cited by papers focused on Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (46 papers), Liver Disease and Transplantation (25 papers) and Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (14 papers). Wen Hui Lim collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, United States and Japan. Wen Hui Lim's co-authors include Cheng Han Ng, Mark Muthiah, Daniel Q. Huang, Darren Jun Hao Tan, Eunice Xiang Xuan Tan, Kai En Chan, Jie Ning Yong, Nicholas Syn, Nicholas Chew and Jieling Xiao and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Gastroenterology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Wen Hui Lim

75 papers receiving 2.2k 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. Global incidence and prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
    2022 351 citations Cheng Han Ng, Daniel Q. Huang et al. Clinical and Molecular Hepatology profile →
  2. Global Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Metabolic-associated Fatty Liver Disease: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of 10 739 607 Individuals
    2022 184 citations Kai En Chan, Ansel Shao Pin Tang et al. profile →
  3. An Observational Data Meta-analysis on the Differences in Prevalence and Risk Factors Between MAFLD vs NAFLD
    2021 166 citations Grace En Hui Lim, Ansel Shao Pin Tang et al. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology profile →
  4. Mortality Outcomes by Fibrosis Stage in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
    2022 108 citations Cheng Han Ng, Wen Hui Lim et al. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology profile →
  5. Patterns in Cancer Incidence Among People Younger Than 50 Years in the US, 2010 to 2019
    2023 93 citations Darren Jun Hao Tan, Cheng Han Ng et al. profile →

Peers

Wen Hui Lim
Darren Jun Hao Tan Singapore
Taft Bhuket United States
Marno Ryan Australia
Shikha S. Sundaram United States
Michelle T. Long United States
Simona Moscatiello Italy
Marcin Krawczyk Germany
Kimberly P. Newton United States
Hossein Ajdarkosh Iran
Jasjeet Singh Wasir India
Darren Jun Hao Tan Singapore
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Countries citing papers authored by Wen Hui Lim

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wen Hui Lim

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wen Hui Lim

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wen Hui Lim. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wen Hui Lim based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Wen Hui Lim. Wen Hui Lim is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ho, George, Robert Lim, Leonard L.L. Yeo, et al.. (2025). Waitlist and Post‐Transplant Outcomes in Liver Transplantation for Alcohol‐Associated Liver Disease: An Individual Patient Data Meta‐Analysis. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 63(3). 330–340. 1 indexed citations
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Danpanichkul, Pojsakorn, Cheng Han Ng, Mark Muthiah, et al.. (2023). The silent burden of non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease in the elderly: A global burden of disease analysis. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 58(10). 1062–1074. 17 indexed citations
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Quek, Jingxuan, Darren Jun Hao Tan, Kai En Chan, et al.. (2023). Quality Assessment of Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Digestive Diseases. 41(5). 757–766. 6 indexed citations
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Lim, Wen Hui, Caitlyn Tan, Jieling Xiao, et al.. (2023). De novo metabolic syndrome after liver transplantation: a meta-analysis on cumulative incidence, risk factors, and outcomes. Liver Transplantation. 29(4). 413–421. 7 indexed citations
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Zeng, Rebecca Wenling, Jie Ning Yong, Darren Jun Hao Tan, et al.. (2023). Meta‐analysis: Chemoprevention of hepatocellular carcinoma with statins, aspirin and metformin. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 57(6). 600–609. 52 indexed citations
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Lim, Wen Hui, Jie Ning Yong, Cheng Han Ng, et al.. (2023). Ethnic disparities in waitlist outcomes of patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis listed for liver transplantation in the US. Liver Transplantation. 29(11). 1181–1191. 2 indexed citations
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Huang, Daniel Q., Kai En Chan, Caitlyn Tan, et al.. (2023). Meta‐analysis: Prevalence of significant or advanced fibrosis in adults with alpha‐1‐antitrypsin deficiency. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 58(2). 152–158. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Wenhao, Cheng Han Ng, Jingxuan Quek, et al.. (2022). The growing prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), determined by fatty liver index, amongst young adults in the United States. A 20-year experience. The HKU Scholars Hub (University of Hong Kong). 2(4). 19–19. 5 indexed citations
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Xiao, Jieling, Cheng Han Ng, Yip Han Chin, et al.. (2022). A Class Effect Network Meta-analysis of Lipid Modulation in Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis for Dyslipidemia. Journal of Clinical and Translational Hepatology. 0(0). 0–0. 4 indexed citations
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Tan, Darren Jun Hao, Jie Ning Yong, Wen Hui Lim, et al.. (2022). Global prevalence of depression and anxiety in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical and Molecular Hepatology. 28(4). 864–875. 20 indexed citations
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Huang, Daniel Q., Darren Jun Hao Tan, Cheng Han Ng, et al.. (2022). Hepatocellular Carcinoma Incidence in Alcohol-Associated Cirrhosis: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 21(5). 1169–1177. 45 indexed citations
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Muthiah, Mark, Cheng Han Ng, Kai En Chan, et al.. (2022). Type 2 diabetes mellitus in metabolic-associated fatty liver disease vs. type 2 diabetes mellitus non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a longitudinal cohort analysis. Annals of Hepatology. 28(1). 100762–100762. 26 indexed citations
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Ng, Cheng Han, Kai En Chan, Yip Han Chin, et al.. (2022). The effect of diabetes and prediabetes on the prevalence, complications and mortality in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Clinical and Molecular Hepatology. 28(3). 565–574. 55 indexed citations
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Xiao, Jieling, Jie Ning Yong, Cheng Han Ng, et al.. (2021). A Meta‐Analysis and Systematic Review on the Global Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Coronary Artery Disease in Liver Transplantation Recipients. Liver Transplantation. 28(4). 689–699. 14 indexed citations
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Ng, Cheng Han, Darren Jun Hao Tan, Jie Ning Yong, et al.. (2021). A Diagnostic Test Meta‐Analysis Evaluating Imaging‐Based and Blood Biomarker–Based Assessment Tools for Fibrosis After Liver Transplantation. Liver Transplantation. 28(4). 659–669. 9 indexed citations
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Lim, Wen Hui, Darren Jun Hao Tan, Cheng Han Ng, et al.. (2021). Laparoscopic versus open resection for rectal cancer: An individual patient data meta analysis of randomized controlled trials. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 48(5). 1133–1143. 11 indexed citations
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Sim, W., Wen Hui Lim, Cheng Han Ng, et al.. (2021). The perspectives of health professionals and patients on racism in healthcare: A qualitative systematic review. PLoS ONE. 16(8). e0255936–e0255936. 58 indexed citations
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Koh, Jin Hean, Darren Jun Hao Tan, Wen Hui Lim, et al.. (2021). Liver resection versus liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma within Milan criteria: a meta-analysis of 18,421 patients. HepatoBiliary Surgery and Nutrition. 11(1). 78–93. 42 indexed citations
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Lim, Wen Hui, Chloe Wong, Sneha Rajiv Jain, et al.. (2021). The unspoken reality of gender bias in surgery: A qualitative systematic review. PLoS ONE. 16(2). e0246420–e0246420. 91 indexed citations

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