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  • Ke-Qin Hu, FAASLD, MD, Director, Professor, (E-mail: kqhu@uci.edu) Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA 92868, United States
  • Koo Jeong Kang, MD, PhD, Professor, (Email: kjkang@dsmc.or.kr) Division of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgery, Department of surgery, Keimyung University Dong-San Medical Center, Daegu 41931, South Korea
  • Nikolaos Pyrsopoulos, FAASLD, AGAF, FACG, FACP, FRCP, MD, PhD, Director, Professor, Research Scientist, Department of Medicine , Rutgers New Jersey Medical School , Newark, New Jersey 07103-2757, United States
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The WJH is now abstracted and indexed in PubMed, PubMed Central, Emerging Sources Citation Index (Web of Science), Scopus, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), China Science and Technology Journal Database (CSTJ), and Superstar Journals Database.
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The WJH’s CiteScore for 2019 is 5.8 and Scopus CiteScore rank 2019: Hepatology is 22/61.

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1948-5182 (online)
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Contents Volume 13  Issue 3  March 27, 2021
Review
Molecular pathways of liver regeneration: A comprehensive review 
Yana V Kiseleva, Sevak Z Antonyan, Tatyana S Zharikova, Kirill A Tupikin, Dmitry V Kalinin, Yuri O Zharikov 
World J Hepatol 13(3):270-290. Published online Mar 27, 2021. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v13.i3.270
Minireviews
Hepatitis D virus and liver transplantation: Indications and outcomes 
Haris Muhammad, Aniqa Tehreem, Muhammad Baraa Hammami, Peng-Sheng Ting, Ramzan Idilman, Ahmet Gurakar 
World J Hepatol 13(3):291-299. Published online Mar 27, 2021. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v13.i3.291
Lymphatic dysfunction in advanced cirrhosis: Contextual perspective and clinical implications 
Ramesh Kumar, Utpal Anand, Rajeev Nayan Priyadarshi 
World J Hepatol 13(3):300-314. Published online Mar 27, 2021. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v13.i3.300
Basic Study
Papaya improves non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in obese rats by attenuating oxidative stress, inflammation and lipogenic gene expression 
Wanwisa Deenin, Wachirawadee Malakul, Tantip Boonsong, Ittipon Phoungpetchara, Sakara Tunsophon 
World J Hepatol 13(3):315-327. Published online Mar 27, 2021. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v13.i3.315
Promotive action of 2-acetylaminofluorene on hepatic precancerous lesions initiated by diethylnitrosamine in rats: Molecular study 
Amany Helmy Hasanin, Eman K Habib, Nesreen El Gayar, Marwa Matboli 
World J Hepatol 13(3):328-342. Published online Mar 27, 2021. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v13.i3.328
BIR repeat-containing ubiquitin conjugating enzyme (BRUCE) regulation of β-catenin signaling in the progression of drug-induced hepatic fibrosis and carcinogenesis 
Chrystelle L Vilfranc, Li-Xiao Che, Krushna C Patra, Liang Niu, Olugbenga Olowokure, Jiang Wang, Shimul A Shah, Chun-Ying Du 
World J Hepatol 13(3):343-361. Published online Mar 27, 2021. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v13.i3.343
Retrospective Study
Early tacrolimus exposure does not impact long-term outcomes after liver transplantation 
Mikel Gastaca, Patricia Ruiz, Javier Bustamante, Lorea Martinez-Indart, Alberto Ventoso, José Ramón Fernandez, Ibone Palomares, Mikel Prieto, Milagros Testillano, Patricia Salvador, Maria Senosiain, Maria Jesus Suárez, Andres Valdivieso 
World J Hepatol 13(3):362-374. Published online Mar 27, 2021. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v13.i3.362
Meta-Analysis
Efficacy and safety of once daily tacrolimus compared to twice daily tacrolimus after liver transplantation 
Khalid Ibrahim Bzeizi, Ali Albenmousa, Abdulhaleem Mohamed Shawkat, Zidan Ahmed, Saleh Alabbad, Waleed Al-hamoudi, Roberto Troisi, Deiter Broering 
World J Hepatol 13(3):375-383. Published online Mar 27, 2021. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v13.i3.375
Case Report
Conversion hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma with main portal vein tumour thrombus after lenvatinib treatment: A case report 
Kazuhiro Takahashi, Jaejeong Kim, Amane Takahashi, Shinji Hashimoto, Manami Doi, Kinji Furuya, Ryosuke Hashimoto, Yohei Owada, Koichi Ogawa, Yusuke Ohara, Yoshimasa Akashi, Katsuji Hisakura, Tsuyoshi Enomoto, Osamu Shimomura, Masayuki Noguchi, Tatsuya Oda 
World J Hepatol 13(3):384-392. Published online Mar 27, 2021. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v13.i3.384
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