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Niharika Samala

Medicine · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentLiver Disease and TransplantationNutrition and Health in AgingHepatitis Viruses Studies and EpidemiologyEsophageal Cancer Research and Treatment

Publications

90

Citations

2,470

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

18

Publishing since 2009

Research summary
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Niharika Samala is a medical researcher in hepatology, the study of the liver and its diseases. Her work focuses on fatty liver disease linked to metabolism (now called metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, or MASLD), including how it is diagnosed, monitored with imaging, and treated with newer drugs. She also studies liver disease in specific populations such as people with HIV, transgender and gender-diverse individuals, and women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

Fatty liver disease (MASLD/NAFLD) diagnosis and treatmentLiver imaging and disease monitoringLiver disease in underserved and special populationsLiver disease related to HIV and metabolic conditionsEmerging liver disease therapeutics

Publication activity has been growing over the last decade, rising from around 4-5 per year in the late 2010s to 10-14 in recent years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 7.8/year recently
2017: 4 publications172018: 5 publications182019: 7 publications192020: 7 publications202021: 9 publications212022: 4 publications222023: 9 publications232024: 10 publications242025: 14 publications14252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • The American Journal of Gastroenterology×10
  • Gastroenterology×7
  • Journal of Hepatology×7
  • Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology×5
  • Hepatology×4

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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