Wing‐Kin Syn

7.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
94 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Wing‐Kin Syn is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Hepatology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Wing‐Kin Syn has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Epidemiology, 49 papers in Hepatology and 25 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Wing‐Kin Syn's work include Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (52 papers), Liver physiology and pathology (26 papers) and Liver Disease and Transplantation (19 papers). Wing‐Kin Syn is often cited by papers focused on Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (52 papers), Liver physiology and pathology (26 papers) and Liver Disease and Transplantation (19 papers). Wing‐Kin Syn collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Spain. Wing‐Kin Syn's co-authors include Anna Mae Diehl, Ali Canbay, Steve S. Choi, Alessia Omenetti, Youngmi Jung, Rafal P. Witek, Matthew J. Armstrong, Leon A. Adams, Liu Yang and Gamze Karaca and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Investigation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Wing‐Kin Syn

88 papers receiving 5.4k citations

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Extrahepatic complications of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

2013 457 citations Ali Canbay, Wing‐Kin Syn et al. Hepatology profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wing‐Kin Syn

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wing‐Kin Syn. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wing‐Kin Syn 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 Wing‐Kin Syn. Wing‐Kin Syn is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Branched-Chain Amino Acid Supplementation and Clinical Outcomes in Liver Cirrhosis: A Propensity Score-Matched Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study 2025 ·Digestive Diseases and Sciences ·(unknown), (unknown), Wesam Aleyadeh, (unknown), Wing‐Kin Syn, (unknown)	0
2	The Impact of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease on Autoimmune Hepatitis Outcomes: A Nationwide Analysis of 2,880 Records 2025 ·Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Amar Nasir, (unknown), Wing‐Kin Syn	0
3	Opioid induced constipation: mechanisms and management 2025 ·Postgraduate Medical Journal ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), James K. Ruffle, Wing‐Kin Syn, Asbjørn Mohr Drewes, Adam D. Farmer	0
4	Low prevalence of peptic ulcer disease in hospitalized patients with cystic fibrosis: A national database study 2024 ·The American Journal of the Medical Sciences ·(unknown), (unknown), Zidong Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Wing‐Kin Syn, Christine Hachem	1
5	The Presence of Periodontitis Exacerbates Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease via Sphingolipid Metabolism-Associated Insulin Resistance and Hepatic Inflammation in Mice with Metabolic Syndrome 2023 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·Zhongyang Lu, Yanchun Li, Nityananda Chowdhury, Hong Yu, Wing‐Kin Syn, Maria F. Lopes‐Virella, Özlem Yilmaz, Yan Huang	11
6	Non-Invasive Risk Stratification in NAFLD/NASH Patients for Screening EGD 2022 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·John Romano, (unknown), Paul Manka, Michael Fuchs, Wing‐Kin Syn	1
7	The contribution of daytime sleepiness to impaired quality of life in NAFLD in an ethnically diverse population 2022 ·Scientific Reports ·Wenhao Li, (unknown), (unknown), Gillian Hood, (unknown), John Dustin Loy, Wing‐Kin Syn, William Alazawi	3
8	GPR40 deficiency is associated with hepatic FAT/CD36 upregulation, steatosis, inflammation, and cell injury in C57BL/6 mice 2020 ·American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism ·Zhongyang Lu, Yanchun Li, Wing‐Kin Syn, Ai–Jun Li, Sue Ritter, Stephen A. Wank, Maria F. Lopes‐Virella, Yan Huang	15
9	Liver osteopontin is required to prevent the progression of age‐related nonalcoholic fatty liver disease 2020 ·Aging Cell ·Beatriz Gómez‐Santos, Diego Sáenz de Urturi, (unknown), (unknown), Xabier Buqué, Igor Aurrekoetxea, Virginia Gutiérrez de Juan, María J. Gonzalez-Rellan, Carmelo García‐Monzón, Águeda González‐Rodríguez, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Sonia Gaztambide, Luís Castaño, César Martı́n, Rubén Nogueiras, Maria Luz Martínez‐Chantar, Wing‐Kin Syn, Patricia Aspichueta	21
10	Galectin-3, histone deacetylases, and Hedgehog signaling: Possible convergent targets in schistosomiasis-induced liver fibrosis 2017 ·PLoS neglected tropical diseases ·Felipe Leite de Oliveira, K. Carneiro, José M. Brito, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Wing‐Kin Syn, Neil C. Henderson, Márcia C. El-Cheikh	26
11	Osteopontin splice variants and polymorphisms in cancer progression and prognosis 2017 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Cancer ·Marco A. Briones‐Orta, S. Eréndira Avendaño‐Vázquez, (unknown), Jason D. Coombes, Georg F. Weber, Wing‐Kin Syn	96
12	Higher Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone, Triiodothyronine and Thyroxine Values Are Associated with Better Outcome in Acute Liver Failure 2015 ·PLoS ONE ·Olympia E. Anastasiou, Svenja Sydor, Jan‐Peter Sowa, Paul Manka, Antonios Katsounas, Wing‐Kin Syn, Dagmar Führer, Robert K. Gieseler, Lars P. Bechmann, Guido Gerken, Lars C. Moeller, Ali Canbay	14
13	Vitamin D counteracts fibrogenic TGF-β signalling in human hepatic stellate cells both receptor-dependently and independently 2014 ·Gut ·A Beilfuss, Jan‐Peter Sowa, Svenja Sydor, Mechthild Beste, Lars P. Bechmann, Martin Schlattjan, Wing‐Kin Syn, Inga Wedemeyer, Zoltán Máthé, Christoph Jochum, Guido Gerken, Robert K. Gieseler, Ali Canbay	120
14	Monocyte subsets in human liver disease show distinct phenotypic and functional characteristics 2012 ·Hepatology ·Evaggelia Liaskou, Henning W. Zimmermann, Ka‐Kit Li, Ye Htun Oo, Shankar Suresh, Zania Stamataki, Omar Qureshi, Patricia F. Lalor, Jean Shaw, Wing‐Kin Syn, Stuart M. Curbishley, David Adams	195
15	Leptin Promotes the Myofibroblastic Phenotype in Hepatic Stellate Cells by Activating the Hedgehog Pathway 2010 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Steve S. Choi, Wing‐Kin Syn, Gamze Karaca, Alessia Omenetti, Cynthia A. Moylan, Rafal P. Witek, Kolade M. Agboola, Youngmi Jung, Gregory A. Michelotti, Anna Mae Diehl	136
16	Non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease progresses to hepatocellular carcinoma in the absence of apparent cirrhosis 2010 ·International Journal of Cancer ·Judith Ertle, Alexander Dechêne, Jan‐Peter Sowa, Volker Penndorf, Kerstin Herzer, Gernot Kaiser, JF Schlaak, Guido Gerken, Wing‐Kin Syn, Ali Canbay	383
17	Role for hedgehog pathway in regulating growth and function of invariant NKT cells 2009 ·European Journal of Immunology ·Wing‐Kin Syn, Rafal P. Witek, Stuart M. Curbishley, Youngmi Jung, Steve S. Choi, Barbara Enrich, Alessia Omenetti, Kolade M. Agboola, (unknown), Herbert Tilg, David Adams, Anna Mae Diehl	45
18	Haematological malignancies presenting with acute liver injury: a single-centre experience 2008 ·QJM ·Shishir Shetty, Andrew Holt, Wing‐Kin Syn, Christopher P. Fox, Bridget Gunson, Desley Neil, Geoffrey Haydon	2
19	Esophageal involvement in cicatricial pemphigoid: a rare cause of dysphagia 2004 ·Diseases of the Esophagus ·Wing‐Kin Syn, M. Ahmed	11
20	Metallic stents in large bowel obstruction: experience in a District General Hospital 2004 ·Colorectal Disease ·Wing‐Kin Syn, (unknown), M. Ahmed	18

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