Ming-Chih Hou is an expert in Gastroenterology at Taipei Veterans General Hospital (Taiwan). As of October 2026, ScienceLeadR ranks Ming-Chih Hou in the top 1% of experts worldwide for Liver Neoplasms and Carcinoma, and in the top 1% of experts in Taiwan for Varicose Veins. Ming-Chih Hou has authored 492 publications, the most recent in 2026, and is an investigator in 18 clinical trials, 2 of them ongoing. SLR score: 1,658 (community average: 125). How the SLR is computed.

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Gastroenterology

Subspecialties: Hepatology - Oncology - Biochemistry

Full career – Last 3 years

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Publications and Clinical Studies

Publications – Clinical Studies

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Organizations

Career arc: 2004 - 2026

Source: PubMed

Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Publications Synthesis

Sources: PubMed, OpenAlex

Number : 492

Citations

Citations: 7 847 1st author: 4 Last author: 76 Unique author: 3


Breakdown by type

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Latest Publications

5 most recent indexed articles

Source: Pubmed

Title Journal Year Citations
Integrated microbiome and metabolomic profiling reveals alterations across the adenoma-colorectal cancer sequence.
PMID 42929529 — genes, genes, rrna, bile, amino acids, fatty acids, volatile, neoplasms, biomarkers, metabolomics, adenoma, colorectal neoplasms, carbohydrates, gastrointestinal microbiome, microbiota, fatty acids
Microbiol Spectr20260
Nonselective beta-blockers and hepatic encephalopathy in liver cirrhosis:A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
PMID 42870342 — bias, liver, brain diseases, therapeutics, hepatic encephalopathy
J Chin Med Assoc20260
CATS-BIT-ME Score: A Machine Learning and Conventional Risk Model for Prognosis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
PMID 42725053 — carcinoma, hepatocellular, biomarkers, machine learning, learning, prognosis
Gastro Hep Adv20260
An in-hospital referral program for hepatitis c virus elimination in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
PMID 42478039 — diabetes mellitus, hepatitis c, kidney, viremia, viruses, therapeutics, hepatitis, diabetes mellitus, type 2
J Chin Med Assoc20260
Interactive Roles of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease and Nutritional Status in the Prognosis of Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Surgical Resection.
PMID 42400215 — liver diseases, carcinoma, hepatocellular, liver, protective factors, nutritional status, prognosis, hepatitis
Kaohsiung J Med Sci20260

Clinical Studies 18

Sources: ClinicalTrials, EU CTIS

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Principal Investigator: 10

By phase:

Phase 4 12
N/A 3
Phase 3 2
Phase 1/Phase 2 1

By status:

Unknown 9
Completed 5
Recruiting 4

By type:

Interventional 16
Observational 2

By Monocentric/Multicentric:

monocentric 17
multicentric2to4 1
multicentric5to9 0
multicentricup10 0

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Ongoing Clinical Trials

2 ongoing trials started since 2021, where this expert is an investigator

Source: ClinicalTrials

Study Phase Status Start
Carvedilol Plus EVL or Not for the Primary Prevention of Esophageal Variceal Bleeding in Carvedilol Non responders
NCT06594783 — carvedilol, hypertension, safety, hemorrhage, fibrosis, signs and symptoms, esophageal and gastric varices, hypertension, portal, ligation, primary prevention, varicose veins, non-responder
Phase 4Recruiting2025
Endoscopic Variceal Ligation vs Carvedilol for the Prevention of First Esophageal Variceal Bleeding in Patients With HCC
NCT06594744 — carvedilol, hypertension, carcinoma, hepatocellular, safety, hemorrhage, blood, absenteeism, bradycardia, heart rate, heart, blood pressure, signs and symptoms, esophageal and gastric varices, hypertension, portal, ligation, hypotension, outpatients, varicose veins, carcinoma
Phase 4Recruiting2024

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