Feng J. He

39.0k total citations · 10 hit papers
218 papers, 12.0k citations indexed

About

Feng J. He is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Feng J. He has authored 218 papers receiving a total of 12.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 159 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 141 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 71 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Feng J. He's work include Sodium Intake and Health (157 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (137 papers) and Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (69 papers). Feng J. He is often cited by papers focused on Sodium Intake and Health (157 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (137 papers) and Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (69 papers). Feng J. He collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and Australia. Feng J. He's co-authors include Graham A. MacGregor, Caryl Nowson, Nirmala D. Markandu, Yuan Ma, Monique Tan, Li Zuo, Michel Lucas, Sonia Pombo-Rodrigues, Hannah Brinsden and Jiafu Li and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Feng J. He

202 papers receiving 11.4k citations

Hit Papers

A comprehensive review on salt and health and current exp... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2008 2006 2002 2007 2010 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. A comprehensive review on salt and health and current experience of worldwide salt reduction programmes
    2008 806 citations Feng J. He, Graham A. MacGregor Journal of Human Hypertension profile →
  2. Fruit and vegetable consumption and stroke: meta-analysis of cohort studies
    2006 776 citations Feng J. He, Caryl Nowson et al. profile →
  3. Effect of modest salt reduction on blood pressure: a meta-analysis of randomized trials. Implications for public health
    2002 562 citations Feng J. He, Graham A. MacGregor Journal of Human Hypertension profile →
  4. Increased consumption of fruit and vegetables is related to a reduced risk of coronary heart disease: meta-analysis of cohort studies
    2007 549 citations Feng J. He, Caryl Nowson et al. Journal of Human Hypertension profile →
  5. Reducing Population Salt Intake Worldwide: From Evidence to Implementation
    2010 452 citations Feng J. He, Graham A. MacGregor profile →
  6. Effect of longer-term modest salt reduction on blood pressure
    2013 375 citations Feng J. He, Graham A. MacGregor et al. profile →
  7. Salt Reduction to Prevent Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease
    2020 355 citations Feng J. He, Monique Tan et al. profile →
  8. Salt reduction in the United Kingdom: a successful experiment in public health
    2013 334 citations Feng J. He, Graham A. MacGregor et al. Journal of Human Hypertension profile →
  9. Effect of dose and duration of reduction in dietary sodium on blood pressure levels: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials
    2020 251 citations Kathy Trieu, Bruce Neal et al. profile →
  10. Impact of color-coded and warning nutrition labelling schemes: A systematic review and network meta-analysis
    2021 129 citations Jing Song, M. Brown et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Feng J. He United Kingdom 51 6.7k 6.6k 3.3k 1.9k 969 218 12.0k
Johanna M. Geleijnse Netherlands 66 6.7k 1.0× 5.9k 0.9× 2.8k 0.8× 3.6k 1.9× 2.0k 2.1× 303 17.0k
Njeri Karanja United States 34 5.3k 0.8× 8.5k 1.3× 3.9k 1.2× 4.6k 2.4× 1.6k 1.7× 60 14.7k
Lyn M. Steffen United States 65 3.9k 0.6× 7.7k 1.2× 1.8k 0.5× 4.9k 2.6× 2.5k 2.6× 275 15.1k
Cheryl A.M. Anderson United States 53 3.0k 0.4× 4.5k 0.7× 3.4k 1.0× 2.7k 1.4× 1.5k 1.5× 175 13.2k
Graham A. MacGregor United Kingdom 66 8.8k 1.3× 7.5k 1.1× 6.1k 1.8× 2.6k 1.4× 2.2k 2.3× 346 17.9k
Lydia Bazzano United States 53 1.9k 0.3× 3.8k 0.6× 3.4k 1.0× 3.0k 1.6× 1.8k 1.9× 304 13.0k
David W. Harsha United States 37 4.0k 0.6× 7.4k 1.1× 3.2k 0.9× 3.7k 2.0× 1.2k 1.2× 67 11.9k
Luc Djoussé United States 62 2.7k 0.4× 2.9k 0.4× 3.2k 1.0× 2.6k 1.4× 2.2k 2.3× 357 12.8k
Thomas J. Moore United States 47 4.9k 0.7× 6.6k 1.0× 4.8k 1.4× 3.8k 2.0× 2.2k 2.3× 162 17.1k
Stephanie E. Chiuve United States 53 2.0k 0.3× 5.8k 0.9× 1.8k 0.5× 3.5k 1.9× 1.1k 1.1× 118 11.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Manan, Musaalbakri Abdul, et al.. (2025). Reformulation of soy sauce to reduce sodium content and assessment of manufacturer readiness, consumer acceptance, and shelf life. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 42671–42671.
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Egan, Brent M., Daniel T. Lackland, Susan E. Sutherland, et al.. (2025). PERSPECTIVE – The Growing Global Benefits of Limiting Salt Intake: an urgent call from the World Hypertension League for more effective policy and public health initiatives. Journal of Human Hypertension. 39(4). 241–245.
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Li, Desheng, Feng J. He, Xinyan Fan, et al.. (2024). Postbiotic derived from Bacillus subtilis ACCC 11025 improves growth performance, mortality rate, immunity, and tibia health in broiler chicks. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 11. 1414767–1414767. 5 indexed citations
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Chia, Yook Chin, Feng J. He, Ming‐Huei Cheng, et al.. (2024). Role of dietary potassium and salt substitution in the prevention and management of hypertension. Hypertension Research. 48(1). 301–313. 3 indexed citations
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Trieu, Kathy, Daisy H. Coyle, Emalie Rosewarne, et al.. (2023). Estimated Dietary and Health Impact of the World Health Organization’s Global Sodium Benchmarks on Packaged Foods in Australia: a Modeling Study. Hypertension. 80(3). 541–549. 12 indexed citations
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Campbell, Norm R.C., Francesco P. Cappuccio, Rachael McLean, Feng J. He, & Graham A. MacGregor. (2022). Comment on Hogas et al. Salt, Not Always a Cardiovascular Enemy? A Mini-Review and Modern Perspective. Medicina 2022, 58, 1175. Medicina. 59(1). 51–51.
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Song, Jing, M. Brown, Laura K. Cobb, et al.. (2022). Delayed Finalization of Sodium Targets in the United States May Cost Over 250 000 Lives by 2031. Hypertension. 79(4). 798–808. 3 indexed citations
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Brown, M., Suzana Shahar, Hazreen Abdul Majid, et al.. (2021). Developing a policy to reduce the salt content of food consumed outside the home in Malaysia: protocol of a qualitative study. BMJ Open. 11(7). e044628–e044628. 8 indexed citations
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Dong, Yanhui, Yinghua Ma, Peijin Hu, et al.. (2020). Ethnicity, socioeconomic status and the nutritional status of Chinese children and adolescents: Findings from three consecutive national surveys between 2005 and 2014. Pediatric Obesity. 15(11). e12664–e12664. 5 indexed citations
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Ching, Siew Mooi, et al.. (2019). Salt content of instant noodles in Malaysia: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 9(4). e024702–e024702. 11 indexed citations
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Cole, Nicholas, Pauline A. Swift, Feng J. He, Graham A. MacGregor, & Rebecca Suckling. (2018). The effect of dietary salt on blood pressure in individuals receiving chronic dialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Journal of Human Hypertension. 33(4). 319–326. 19 indexed citations
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Cole, Nicholas, et al.. (2018). Serum sodium concentration and the progression of established chronic kidney disease. Journal of Nephrology. 32(2). 259–264. 16 indexed citations
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Doktorchik, Chelsea, Mark Woodward, Mary E. Cogswell, et al.. (2018). Percentage of ingested sodium excreted in 24‐hour urine collections: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Journal of Clinical Hypertension. 20(9). 1220–1229. 64 indexed citations
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Cole, Nicholas, Rebecca Suckling, Pauline A. Swift, et al.. (2018). The association between serum sodium concentration, hypertension and primary cardiovascular events: a retrospective cohort study. Journal of Human Hypertension. 33(1). 69–77. 15 indexed citations
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Johnson, Claire, Sailesh Mohan, Kris Rogers, et al.. (2017). The Association of Knowledge and Behaviours Related to Salt with 24-h Urinary Salt Excretion in a Population from North and South India. Nutrients. 9(2). 144–144. 26 indexed citations
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Arciero, Paul J., Stephen J. Ives, Maia Paul, et al.. (2016). Protein-Pacing and Multi-Component Exercise Training Improves Physical Performance Outcomes in Exercise-Trained Women: The PRISE 3 Study. Nutrients. 8(6). 332–332. 18 indexed citations
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He, Feng J., Yangfeng Wu, Jun Ma, et al.. (2013). A school-based education programme to reduce salt intake in children and their families (School-EduSalt): protocol of a cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 3(7). e003388–e003388. 46 indexed citations
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He, Feng J., Nirmala D. Markandu, Giuseppe A. Sagnella, H. E. de Wardener, & Graham A. MacGregor. (2004). Plasma Sodium. Hypertension. 45(1). 98–102. 154 indexed citations

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