Frank B. Hu

17.4k total citations · 11 hit papers
97 papers, 12.2k citations indexed

About

Frank B. Hu is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank B. Hu has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 12.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 43 papers in Physiology and 20 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Frank B. Hu's work include Nutritional Studies and Diet (41 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (25 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (19 papers). Frank B. Hu is often cited by papers focused on Nutritional Studies and Diet (41 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (25 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (19 papers). Frank B. Hu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Singapore. Frank B. Hu's co-authors include An Pan, Walter C. Willett, Vasanti Malik, JoAnn E. Manson, Qi Sun, Eric B. Rimm, Kathryn M. Rexrode, Yanping Li, Oscar H. Franco and Eric L. Ding and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Frank B. Hu

94 papers receiving 11.8k citations

Hit Papers

Sugar-sweetened beverages and weight gain i... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2013 2001 2011 2018 2012 400 800 1.2k
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. Sugar-sweetened beverages and weight gain in children and adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    2013 1.2k citations Vasanti Malik, An Pan et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →
  2. Physical Activity and Television Watching in Relation to Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Men
    2001 661 citations Frank B. Hu, M. Leitzmann et al. Archives of Internal Medicine profile →
  3. Depression and Risk of Stroke Morbidity and Mortality
    2011 563 citations An Pan, Kathryn M. Rexrode et al. profile →
  4. Impact of Healthy Lifestyle Factors on Life Expectancies in the US Population
    2018 559 citations Yanping Li, An Pan et al. Circulation profile →
  5. Dietary flavonoid intakes and risk of type 2 diabetes in US men and women
    2012 406 citations Nicole M. Wedick, An Pan et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →
  6. Healthy lifestyle and life expectancy free of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes: prospective cohort study
    2020 397 citations Yanping Li, Dong D. Wang et al. profile →
  7. Relation of active, passive, and quitting smoking with incident type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    2015 384 citations An Pan, Yeli Wang et al. profile →
  8. Body-Mass Index and Mortality among Adults with Incident Type 2 Diabetes
    2014 335 citations Deirdre K. Tobias, An Pan et al. profile →
  9. Red and processed meat consumption and mortality: dose–response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies
    2015 315 citations Xia Wang, Jun Liu et al. Public Health Nutrition profile →
  10. Long-Term Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened and Artificially Sweetened Beverages and Risk of Mortality in US Adults
    2019 277 citations Vasanti Malik, Yanping Li et al. Circulation profile →
  11. Ultra-processed foods and cardiovascular disease: analysis of three large US prospective cohorts and a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies
    2024 42 citations JoAnn E. Manson, Lu Qi 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
Frank B. Hu United States 57 5.0k 3.7k 2.3k 1.7k 1.4k 97 12.2k
Ailsa Welch United Kingdom 62 4.6k 0.9× 3.7k 1.0× 2.2k 0.9× 2.2k 1.3× 1.2k 0.9× 177 13.1k
Eric L. Ding United States 43 3.8k 0.8× 3.1k 0.8× 2.4k 1.0× 1.2k 0.7× 1.6k 1.2× 87 11.9k
Berit L. Heitmann Denmark 64 7.4k 1.5× 5.1k 1.4× 1.8k 0.8× 2.3k 1.3× 1.2k 0.9× 408 15.3k
Mostafa Qorbani Iran 50 4.0k 0.8× 2.3k 0.6× 1.9k 0.8× 1.4k 0.8× 1.5k 1.1× 712 13.8k
Simone Lemieux Canada 54 4.2k 0.8× 3.5k 1.0× 2.4k 1.0× 1.7k 1.0× 1.7k 1.2× 316 11.6k
Leila Azadbakht Iran 61 8.1k 1.6× 5.0k 1.4× 2.5k 1.0× 3.1k 1.8× 1.5k 1.1× 487 14.5k
Tetsuya Mizoue Japan 60 3.8k 0.8× 3.0k 0.8× 1.4k 0.6× 1.7k 1.0× 1.8k 1.3× 460 13.2k
Serena Tonstad Norway 57 4.4k 0.9× 4.5k 1.2× 2.1k 0.9× 1.3k 0.8× 1.3k 1.0× 307 14.4k
Darren C. Greenwood United Kingdom 71 6.9k 1.4× 3.4k 0.9× 1.4k 0.6× 2.4k 1.4× 1.6k 1.2× 247 18.5k
Dagfinn Aune United Kingdom 62 6.0k 1.2× 3.7k 1.0× 1.3k 0.6× 2.1k 1.2× 1.5k 1.1× 190 17.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Martínez‐González, Miguel Ángel, Miguel Ruiz‐Canela, Estefanía Toledo, et al.. (2024). Recent advances in precision nutrition and cardiometabolic diseases. Revista Española de Cardiología (English Edition). 78(3). 263–271. 1 indexed citations
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Heianza, Yoriko, Saumya Tiwari, Xuan Wang, et al.. (2024). Gut-Microbiota-Related Metabolite Phenylacetylglutamine and Risk of Incident Coronary Heart Disease Among Women. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 110(5). e1531–e1539. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Yuxi, Xiao Gu, Yanping Li, et al.. (2024). Changes in fatty acid intake and subsequent risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality in males and females: a prospective cohort study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 121(1). 141–150. 2 indexed citations
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Quick, Corbin, Marta Guasch‐Ferré, Zhu Zhuo, et al.. (2021). The Association Between Inflammatory and Oxidative Stress Biomarkers and Plasma Metabolites in a Longitudinal Study of Healthy Male Welders. Journal of Inflammation Research. Volume 14. 2825–2839. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Yanping, An Pan, Dong D. Wang, et al.. (2018). Impact of Healthy Lifestyle Factors on Life Expectancies in the US Population. Circulation. 138(4). 345–355. 559 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rist, Pamela M., Monik C. Jiménez, Shelley S. Tworoger, et al.. (2017). Plasma Retinol-Binding Protein 4 Levels and the Risk of Ischemic Stroke among Women. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 27(1). 68–75. 18 indexed citations
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Yuan, Yu, Yang Xiao, Wei Feng, et al.. (2017). Plasma Metal Concentrations and Incident Coronary Heart Disease in Chinese Adults: The Dongfeng-Tongji Cohort. Environmental Health Perspectives. 125(10). 107007–107007. 141 indexed citations
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Zheng, Yan, Min Xu, Yanping Li, et al.. (2016). Gallstones and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 36(9). 1997–2003. 43 indexed citations
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Fung, Teresa T., An Pan, Tao Hou, et al.. (2016). Food quality score and the risk of coronary artery disease: a prospective analysis in 3 cohorts. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 104(1). 65–72. 31 indexed citations
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Pan, An, Yeli Wang, Mohammad Talaei, & Frank B. Hu. (2015). Relation of Smoking With Total Mortality and Cardiovascular Events Among Patients With Diabetes Mellitus. Circulation. 132(19). 1795–1804. 227 indexed citations
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Wang, Xia, et al.. (2015). Red and processed meat consumption and mortality: dose–response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies. Public Health Nutrition. 19(5). 893–905. 315 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bhupathiraju, Shilpa N, Deirdre K. Tobias, Vasanti Malik, et al.. (2014). Glycemic index, glycemic load, and risk of type 2 diabetes: results from 3 large US cohorts and an updated meta-analysis. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 100(1). 218–232. 260 indexed citations
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Toledo, Estefanía, Helton Oliveira Campos, Eric L. Ding, et al.. (2013). A Novel Fatty Acid Profile Index--the Lipophilic Index--and Risk of Myocardial Infarction. American Journal of Epidemiology. 178(3). 392–400. 20 indexed citations
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Bhupathiraju, Shilpa N, Nicole M. Wedick, An Pan, et al.. (2013). Quantity and variety in fruit and vegetable intake and risk of coronary heart disease. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 98(6). 1514–1523. 138 indexed citations
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Wedick, Nicole M., An Pan, Aedín Cassidy, et al.. (2012). Dietary flavonoid intakes and risk of type 2 diabetes in US men and women. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 95(4). 925–933. 406 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Mu, An Pan, Vasanti Malik, & Frank B. Hu. (2012). Effects of dairy intake on body weight and fat: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 96(4). 735–747. 216 indexed citations
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Lu, Ling, Zhijie Yu, An Pan, et al.. (2009). Plasma 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentration and Metabolic Syndrome Among Middle-Aged and Elderly Chinese Individuals. Diabetes Care. 32(7). 1278–1283. 300 indexed citations
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Hu, Frank B., M. Leitzmann, M. J. Stampfer, et al.. (2001). Physical Activity and Television Watching in Relation to Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Men. Archives of Internal Medicine. 161(12). 1542–1542. 661 indexed citations breakdown →

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