Danan Gu

8.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
126 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Danan Gu is a scholar working on Health, General Health Professions and Demography. According to data from OpenAlex, Danan Gu has authored 126 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Health, 47 papers in General Health Professions and 46 papers in Demography. Recurrent topics in Danan Gu's work include Health disparities and outcomes (73 papers), Global Health Care Issues (37 papers) and Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (30 papers). Danan Gu is often cited by papers focused on Health disparities and outcomes (73 papers), Global Health Care Issues (37 papers) and Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (30 papers). Danan Gu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Singapore. Danan Gu's co-authors include Yi Zeng, Matthew E. Dupre, Matthew E. Dupre, Qiushi Feng, Zhenmei Zhang, Jessica M. Sautter, Fang Yang, Qiu Li, Kirill Andreev and Ming Wen and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Epidemiology.

In The Last Decade

Danan Gu

122 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

World population stabilization unlikely this century

2014 921 citations Danan Gu et al. profile →
Major Trends in Population Growth Around the World

2021 335 citations Danan Gu, Kirill Andreev et al. China CDC Weekly profile →
Urban-rural differences in the association between access to healthcare and health outcomes among older adults in China

2017 207 citations Matthew E. Dupre, Qiu Li et al. BMC Geriatrics profile →
Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging

2021 168 citations Danan Gu, Matthew E. Dupre profile →

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Fields of papers citing papers by Danan Gu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Danan Gu

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All Works

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Older adults' online activities and cognition: Investigating the psychological mechanisms and age and gender differences 2024 ·Social Science & Medicine ·Kun Wang, (unknown), Suk-Young Kang, Brenda D. Smith, Danan Gu	4
2	Bridging the Access Gap: A Decade of Narrowing the Digital Divide for Hispanic Older Adults in the United States 2024 ·Journal of Aging and Health ·Kun Wang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Danan Gu	3
3	Examining First- and Second-Level Digital Divide at the Intersection of Race/Ethnicity, Gender, and Socioeconomic Status: An Analysis of the National Health and Aging Trends Study 2024 ·The Gerontologist ·Kun Wang, (unknown), Danan Gu, Brenda D. Smith, (unknown), (unknown)	3
4	Reciprocal associations between social media use and self-perception of aging among older adults: Do men and women differ? 2023 ·Social Science & Medicine ·Kun Wang, Danan Gu	6
5	Health Behaviors and Self-Reported Oral Health among Centenarians in Nanjing, China: A Cross-Sectional Study 2021 ·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·(unknown), Yuan Zhao, Danan Gu, Yaolin Pei, Bei Wu	5
6	Major Trends in Population Growth Around the World breakdown → 2021 ·China CDC Weekly ·Danan Gu, (unknown), Kirill Andreev, Matthew E. Dupre	335
7	Are China’s oldest-old living longer with less disability? A longitudinal modeling analysis of birth cohorts born 10 years apart 2019 ·BMC Medicine ·Zuyun Liu, Ling Han, Qiushi Feng, Matthew E. Dupre, Danan Gu, Heather Allore, Thomas M. Gill, Collin Payne	35
8	Changes in perceived uselessness and risks for mortality: evidence from a National sample of older adults in China 2017 ·BMC Public Health ·Yuan Zhao, Matthew E. Dupre, Qiu Li, Danan Gu	24
9	The impact of residential status on cognitive decline among older adults in China: Results from a longitudinal study 2017 ·BMC Geriatrics ·Hanzhang Xu, Matthew E. Dupre, Danan Gu, Bei Wu	54
10	Concordance and Discordance of Self-Rated and Researcher-Measured Successful Aging: Subtypes and Associated Factors 2016 ·The Journals of Gerontology Series B ·Danan Gu, Qiushi Feng, Jessica M. Sautter, Fang Yang, Lei Ma, Zhihong Zhen	24
11	Frailty still matters to health and survival in centenarians: the case of China 2015 ·BMC Geriatrics ·Danan Gu, Qiushi Feng	45
12	Trends in ADL and IADL Disability in Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Shanghai, China, 1998-2008 2013 ·The Journals of Gerontology Series B ·Qiushi Feng, Zhihong Zhen, Danan Gu, Bei Wu, Pamela W. Duncan, Jama L. Purser	106
13	Effect of New Disability Subtype on 3‐Year Mortality in Chinese Older Adults 2010 ·Journal of the American Geriatrics Society ·Qiushi Feng, Helen Hoenig, Danan Gu, Yi Zeng, Jama L. Purser	27
14	Health Cumulative Deficit Index and Its Validity among the Chinese Elderly 2009 ·Renkou yu jingji ·Danan Gu	5
15	Analysis of the Number of Days Required for Full-Time Care Before Death and the Cost of Care in the Last Month of Life Among the Chinese Elderly 2009 ·SSRN Electronic Journal ·Danan Gu, (unknown), Jie Zhou	1
16	Long-Term Care Needs and Related Issues in China 2008 ·SSRN Electronic Journal ·Danan Gu, (unknown)	31
17	Social Network Types, Intimacy and Healthy Longevity Among the Chinese Elderly 2008 ·SSRN Electronic Journal ·Danan Gu, Qiushi Feng, Jessica M. Sautter	7
18	Cardiovascular risk prediction tools for populations in Asia 2007 ·Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health ·Federica Barzi, (unknown), (unknown), Danan Gu, Piyamitr Sritara, TH Lam, Anthony Rodgers	155
19	Analysis of Number of Days Needing Full-time Care Before Dying Among the Chinese Elderly 2007 ·Renkou yu jingji ·Danan Gu	1
20	PREVALENCE OF OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY IN CHINA 2004 ·Journal of Hypertension ·Kristi Reynolds, Xiaoyan Wu, Xin Xue, Wu Yan, Paul Muntner, (unknown), Danan Gu, Paul K. Whelton, Jia He	1

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