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Update:2026/1/15

▊2026
 

● Liu LT, Chen CJ, Chen PC, Chen CH, Lin PC, Tsai CY, Lin SH, Lin CH, Lin YC, Tsai JJ. Genomic evolution and epidemiological impact of SARS-CoV-2 omicron subvariants in Taiwan, 2023-2025. J Infect Public Health. 2026 Feb;19(2):103075. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2025.103075. Epub ahead of print. SCI IF 4.0. INFECTIOUS DISEASES 27/137 (Q1).
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▊2025
 

●Huang YH, Chou MC, Tsai JJ. Severe Copper Deficiency-related Polyneuropathy Following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Case Report and Literature Review. Nutrition, 2025,113036. IF 3.0. NUTRITION & DIETETICS 54/113 (Q2).
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● Tsai JJ, Liu LT, Liao PL, James CC Wei*. Comparative Outcomes of COVID-19 in Patients with Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome Treated with Hydroxychloroquine Versus Methotrexate: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Annals of Medicine.2025 Dec SCI IF 4.3 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL. 39/332 (11.7%) Q1
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●Tsai CH, Liu LT, Hsu EC, Sung SY, Tsai JJ. Case Report: An endogenous endophthalmitis case caused by Haemophilus influenzae. Front Med (Lausanne). 2025 Oct 27;12:1692870. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1692870. IF 3.0. MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL 61/332 (Q1).
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●Liang CW, Kuo SH, Lee CY, Lin SY, Chang YT, Huang CH, Chen TC, Lin CY, Tsai JJ, Chen YH, Lu PL. A comparative analysis of HbA1c, glycated albumin, and fasting plasma glucose for glycemic assessment in people living with HIV. J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2025 Aug 27:S1684-1182(25)00171-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jmii.2025.08.013. Epub ahead of print. IF 3.7. IMMUNOLOGY 75/183 (Q2).
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Tsai JJ, Liu LT, Wang SI, Wei JC. Breast Cancer Incidence in Sjögren Syndrome Patients. J Clin Med. 2025 May 16;14(10):3500. doi: 10.3390/jcm14103500. SCI IF 2.9. MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL 65/332 (Q1).
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●Liu LT, Huang SY, Lin CH, Chen CH, Tsai CY, Lin PC, Tsai JJ. The epidemiology and identification of risk factors associated with severe dengue during the 2023 dengue outbreak in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2025 May-Jun;65:102852. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2025.102852. SCI IF 4.7. INFECTIOUS DISEASES 16/137 (Q1).
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● Lin PC, Lee YR, Liu LT, Chiou SS, Chen PC, Tsai CY, Tsai JJ*. Honeysuckle extracts as a potential inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Front Pharmacol. 2025 Apr 16;16:1517585. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2025.1517585. SCI IF 4.8. PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY 51/352 (Q1).
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▊2024
 

●Chen GH, Dai YC, Hsieh SC, Tsai JJ, Sy AK, Jiz M, Pedroso C, Brites C, Netto EM, Kanki PJ, Saunders DRD, Vanlandingham DL, Higgs S, Huang YS, Wang WK*. Detection of anti-premembrane antibody as a specific marker of four flavivirus serocomplexes and its application to serosurveillance in endemic regions. EMERGING MICROBES & INFECTIONS. 2024 Dec;13(1):2301666. SCI IF 13.2. IMMUNOLOGY 13/161 (Q1).
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● Tsai JJ*, Chiou SS, Chen PC, Chen CH, Lin PC , Tsai CY, Chuang LW, Hwang SJ, Chong IW, Liu LT. The epidemiology and phylogenetic trends of Omicron subvariants from BA.5 to XBB.1 in Taiwan. J Infect Public Health. 2024 Nov;17(11):102556. SCI IF 4.7. PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 40/403 (Q1).
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●Liu LT, Chen PC, Lin CH, Huang SY, Chen CH, Tsai CY, Lin PC, Yang CY, Tsai JJ.Performance Comparison of Two Dengue NS1 Rapid Diagnostic Tests Against RT-PCR: Sensitivity and Specificity Across Infections and Timeframes. Journal of Infection and Public Health 2024 IF 4.0. PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 57/419 (Q1)
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●Wang PY, Wang CY, Sung WY, Ou TT, Wu CC, Tseng CC, Chen PP, Ho HY, Tsai JJ, Yen JH*. Characterize the Taiwanese idiopathic inflammatory myositis cohort by hierarchical clustering. Formosan Journal of Rheumatology 2024 June 38(1):40-52.
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​●HC Wang, CC Lin, CH Chang, JJ Tsai* Case report: dengue fever associated acute macular neuroretinopathy. Front Med (Lausanne).2024 Mar 22:11:1379429. SCI IF 3.9. MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL 58/169 (Q2).
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●Lin RJ, Chung C, Wang CY, Wang PY, Sung WY, Tsai JJ. The cutaneous manifestation of dermatomyositis confounded with allergic rash might defer the diagnosis of malignancy. Int J Rheum Dis.2024 Jan;27(1):e14945. doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.14945. SCI IF 2.5. RHEUMATOLOGY 24/34 (Q3).
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● Liu LT, Tsai JJ*. Unveiling COVID-19 Treatment Strategies for Immunocompromised Individuals: Therapeutic Innovations and Latest Findings. Int J Rheum Dis. 2024 JAN;27:e14900. doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.14900. SCI IF 2.5. RHEUMATOLOGY 24/34 (Q3).
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▊2023
 

●Yang CR, Chang SY, Gong YN, Huang CG, Tung TH, Liu W, Chan TC, Hung KS, Shang HS, Tsai JJ, Kao CL, Wu HL, Liu LY, Lin WY, Fan YC, King CC*, Ku CC*. The emergence and successful elimination of SARS-CoV-2 dominant strains with increasing epidemic potential in Taiwan’s 2021 outbreak. Heliyon 2023 Dec (9) e22436. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22436. SCI IF 4.0 MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES 23/73 (Q2).
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​●Tsai JJ, Chang K, Chen CH, Liao CL, Chen LJ, Tsai YY, Tsai CY, Lin PC, Hsu MC, Liu LT*. Dengue virus serotype did not contribute to clinical severity or mortality in Taiwan's largest dengue outbreak in 2015. Eur J Med Res. 2023 Nov 6;28(1):482. doi: 10.1186/s40001-023-01454-3. SCI IF 4.2. MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL 63/136 (Q2).
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●Liu LT, Chiou SS, Chen PC, Chen CH, Lin PC, Tsai CY, Chuang WL, Hwang SJ, Chong IW, Tsai JJ*. Epidemiology and analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants BA.1 and 2 in Taiwan. Sci Rep. 2023 Oct 3;13(1):16583. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-43357-7.SCI IF 4.6. MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES 22/73 (Q2).
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●Chen PK, Chang JH, Ke LY, Kao JK, Chen CH, Yang RC, Yoshimura T, Ito E*, Tsai JJ*. Advanced Detection Method for Dengue NS1 Protein Using Ultrasensitive ELISA with Thio-NAD Cycling. Viruses. 2023 Sep 8;15(9):1894. doi: 10.3390/v15091894. SCI IF 4.7. VIROLOGY 15/36 (Q2).
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●Dai YC, Lin YC, Ching LL, Tsai JJ, Ishikawa K, Tsai WY, Chen JJ, Nerurkar VR, Wang WK*. Determining the time of booster dose based on the half-life and neutralization titers against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in fully vaccinated individuals. Microbiol Spectr. 2023 Jul 10:e0408122. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.04081-22. SCI IF 3.7. MICROBIOLOGY 62/135 (Q2).
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●Tsai JJ, Liu LT, Chen CH, Chen LJ, Wang SI, James CC Wei*. COVID-19 outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis with biologic or targeted synthetic DMARDs. RMD Open. 2023 Jul;9(3):e003038. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003038. SCI IF 6.2. RHEUMATOLOGY 6/34 (Q1).
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​●Dai YC, Sy AK, Jiz M, Tsai JJ, Bato J, Quinoñes MA, Reyes Mary AJ, Wang WK * Identification of prior dengue-naïve Dengvaxia recipients with an increased risk for symptomaticdengue during fever surveillance in Philippines. Frontiers in Immunology, section Viral Immunology. 2023 JUL SCI IF 7.3. IMMUNOLOGY 35/161 (Q1).
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●Liu LT, Tsai JJ*, Chu JH, Chen CH, Chen LJ, Lin PC, Tsai CY, Hsu MC, Chuang WL, Hwang SJ, Chong IW. The identification and phylogenetic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 delta variants in Taiwan. Kaohsiung J Med Sci. 2023 Jun;39(6):624-636. doi: 10.1002/kjm2.12665. SCI IF 3.3. MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL 81/136 (Q3).
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●Tsai JJ, Tsai CY, Lin PC, Chen CH, Tsai WY, Dai YC, Lin YC, Celia Pedroso, Carlos Brites, Wang WC*. Comparing the performance of dengue virus IgG and IgG-capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays in seroprevalence study. BMC Infectious Diseases. 2023 May 8;23(1):301. doi: 10.1186/s12879-023-08307-8. SCI IF 3.669. INFECTIOUS DISEASES 60/95 (Q3).
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●Wang CY, Lee, HC, Lin RJ, Tsai, JJ*. Spondyloarthritis and nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis as paraneoplastic manifestations in treatment-naive Burkitt lymphoma. International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases. 2023 Mar 20. doi:10.1111/1756-185X.14651. SCI IF 2.5. International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases 24/34 (Q3).
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●Wang CY, Lee HC, Lin RJ, Tsai JJ*. Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis as a paraneoplastic manifestation of newly diagnosed splenic large B cell lymphoma. The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences. 2023 Mar 23. doi:10.1002/kjm2.12677. SCI IF 2.996. MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL 97/139 (Q3).
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▊2022
 


●Puc I, Ho TC, Chien YW, Tan SS, Fong YC, Chen YJ, Wang SH, Li YH, Chen CH, Chen PL, Perng GC, Tsai JJ*. Mobilization of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells during dengue virus infection. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Nov 18;23(22):14330. SCI IF 6.208. BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 69/196 (Q1).
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●Liu LT, Tsai JJ *, Chen CH, Lin PC, Tsai CY, Tsai YY, Hsu MC, Chuang WL, Chang JM, Hwang SJ, Chong IW. Isolation and Identification of a Rare Spike Gene Double-Deletion SARS-CoV-2 Variant From the Patient With High Cycle Threshold Value. Front Med (Lausanne). 2022 Jan 6;8: 822633. SCI IF 5.058. MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL 52/172 (Q2).
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●Liu LT, Chen CH, Lin PC, Tsai CY, Hsu MC, Huang BY, Tsai YY, Tsai JJ*. Evaluation of a new NS1 rapid diagnostic test using a single acute‐phase serum panel collected during the largest dengue outbreak in Taiwan history in 2015. Kaohsiung J Med Sci. 2022 Apr;38(4):385-389. SCI IF 2.996. MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL 97/139 (Q3).
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●Liu LT, Tsai JJ *, Chang K, Chen CH, Lin PC, Tsai CY, Tsai YY, Hsu MC, Chuang WL, Chang JM, Hwang SJ, Chong IW. Identification and Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Alpha Variants in the Largest Taiwan COVID-19 Outbreak in 2021.Front Med (Lausanne). 2022 Apr 25;9: 869818. SCI IF 5.058. MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL 52/172 (Q2).
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