Frank B. Hu

13.7k total citations · 9 hit papers
43 papers, 7.9k 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 43 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 21 papers in Physiology and 12 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Frank B. Hu's work include Nutritional Studies and Diet (24 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (15 papers) and Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling (9 papers). Frank B. Hu is often cited by papers focused on Nutritional Studies and Diet (24 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (15 papers) and Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling (9 papers). Frank B. Hu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Denmark. Frank B. Hu's co-authors include JoAnn E. Manson, Walter C. Willett, Qi Sun, An Pan, Graham A. Colditz, Eric B. Rimm, Donna Spiegelman, Eric B. Rimm, Eva Schernhammer and Allison A. Brown and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Circulation and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Frank B. Hu

42 papers receiving 7.6k citations

Hit Papers

A prospective study of dietary glycemic load, carbohydrat... 1999 2026 2008 2017 2000 2001 1999 2016 2001 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 prospective study of dietary glycemic load, carbohydrate intake, and risk of coronary heart disease in US women
    2000 859 citations Frank B. Hu, JoAnn E. Manson et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →
  2. Association between dietary patterns and plasma biomarkers of obesity and cardiovascular disease risk
    2001 691 citations Teresa T. Fung, Eric B. Rimm et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →
  3. Walking Compared With Vigorous Physical Activity and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women
    1999 676 citations Frank B. Hu, Ronald J. Sigal et al. JAMA profile →
  4. Plant-Based Dietary Patterns and Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes in US Men and Women: Results from Three Prospective Cohort Studies
    2016 665 citations Shilpa N Bhupathiraju, Eric B. Rimm et al. PLoS Medicine profile →
  5. Dietary fat intake and risk of type 2 diabetes in women
    2001 592 citations Jorge Salmerón, Frank B. Hu et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →
  6. Rotating Night Shift Work and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: Two Prospective Cohort Studies in Women
    2011 591 citations An Pan, Eva Schernhammer et al. PLoS Medicine profile →
  7. Bidirectional Association Between Depression and Metabolic Syndrome
    2012 556 citations An Pan, Frank B. Hu et al. profile →
  8. Determinants and Consequences of Obesity
    2016 505 citations Adela Hruby, JoAnn E. Manson et al. American Journal of Public Health profile →
  9. Major Dietary Protein Sources and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Women
    2010 424 citations Qi Sun, Frank B. Hu 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 27 3.6k 3.4k 1.6k 1.3k 671 43 7.9k
W. W. Campbell United States 61 4.1k 1.1× 7.5k 2.2× 1.2k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 687 1.0× 270 13.3k
Francesco Sofi Italy 49 5.5k 1.5× 3.9k 1.2× 1.5k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 1.2k 1.8× 219 13.2k
Stephanie E. Chiuve United States 53 5.8k 1.6× 3.5k 1.0× 2.0k 1.3× 1.1k 0.9× 909 1.4× 118 11.6k
Allison Hodge Australia 55 3.9k 1.1× 2.8k 0.8× 1.6k 1.0× 1.4k 1.1× 1.2k 1.8× 240 9.4k
Enrique Gómez‐Gracia Spain 47 5.1k 1.4× 3.3k 1.0× 1.9k 1.1× 1.0k 0.8× 719 1.1× 111 9.1k
Andrew Mente Canada 27 2.5k 0.7× 2.0k 0.6× 1.9k 1.2× 895 0.7× 574 0.9× 60 6.6k
José Lapetra Spain 42 3.9k 1.1× 2.6k 0.8× 1.3k 0.8× 898 0.7× 615 0.9× 97 7.4k
Lesley F. Tinker United States 52 5.1k 1.4× 4.1k 1.2× 1.8k 1.1× 1.5k 1.2× 872 1.3× 244 11.2k
Shilpa N Bhupathiraju United States 40 4.3k 1.2× 2.6k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 1.0k 0.8× 590 0.9× 111 7.8k
Anja Bosy‐Westphal Germany 48 2.5k 0.7× 6.2k 1.8× 1.0k 0.6× 935 0.7× 855 1.3× 206 10.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hu, Frank B., et al.. (2025). Are all ultra-processed foods created equal? Relevance of food processing and nutritional quality. European Journal of Epidemiology. 40(11). 1289–1292.
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Haslam, Danielle E., Caleigh M Sawicki, Sona Rivas‐Tumanyan, et al.. (2024). Saliva, Plasma, and Multifluid Metabolomic Signatures of Periodontal Disease, Type 2 Diabetes Progression, and Markers of Glycemia and Dyslipidemia Among Puerto Rican Adults With Overweight and Obesity. Journal of the American Heart Association. 13(15). e033350–e033350. 3 indexed citations
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Eichelmann, Fabian, Laury Sellem, Kim G. Jackson, et al.. (2024). Lipidome changes due to improved dietary fat quality inform cardiometabolic risk reduction and precision nutrition. Nature Medicine. 30(10). 2867–2877. 26 indexed citations
4.
Linos, Athena, et al.. (2024). Impact of a school-based food assistance program on household food insecurity in Greece, 2012–2019: a multi-year evaluation of the DIATROFI program. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe. 44. 101004–101004. 1 indexed citations
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Hang, Dong, Mengxi Du, Lu Wang, et al.. (2024). Ultra-processed food consumption and mortality among patients with stages I–III colorectal cancer: a prospective cohort study. EClinicalMedicine. 71. 102572–102572. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Xu‐Wen, Yang Hu, Giulia Menichetti, et al.. (2023). Nutritional redundancy in the human diet and its application in phenotype association studies. Nature Communications. 14(1). 4316–4316. 8 indexed citations
7.
Heianza, Yoriko, Wenjie Ma, Joseph A. DiDonato, et al.. (2021). Ten-year changes in plasma L-carnitine levels and risk of coronary heart disease. European Journal of Nutrition. 61(3). 1353–1362. 7 indexed citations
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Yu, Zhi, Sylvia H. Ley, Qi Sun, Frank B. Hu, & Vasanti Malik. (2018). Cross-sectional association between sugar-sweetened beverage intake and cardiometabolic biomarkers in US women. British Journal Of Nutrition. 119(5). 570–580. 41 indexed citations
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Hruby, Adela, JoAnn E. Manson, Lu Qi, et al.. (2016). Determinants and Consequences of Obesity. American Journal of Public Health. 106(9). 1656–1662. 505 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mohan, Viswanathan, Donna Spiegelman, Vasudevan Sudha, et al.. (2014). Effect of Brown Rice, White Rice, and Brown Rice with Legumes on Blood Glucose and Insulin Responses in Overweight Asian Indians: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics. 16(5). 317–325. 108 indexed citations
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Sudha, Vasudevan, Donna Spiegelman, Biling Hong, et al.. (2013). Consumer Acceptance and Preference Study (CAPS) on Brown and Undermilled Indian Rice Varieties in Chennai, India. Journal of the American College of Nutrition. 32(1). 50–57. 38 indexed citations
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Ley, Sylvia H., Qi Sun, Monik C. Jiménez, et al.. (2013). Association between alcohol consumption and plasma fetuin-A and its contribution to incident type 2 diabetes in women. Diabetologia. 57(1). 93–101. 20 indexed citations
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Sun, Qi, Ling Shi, Jennifer Prescott, et al.. (2012). Healthy Lifestyle and Leukocyte Telomere Length in U.S. Women. PLoS ONE. 7(5). e38374–e38374. 97 indexed citations
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Pan, An, Eva Schernhammer, Qi Sun, & Frank B. Hu. (2011). Rotating Night Shift Work and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: Two Prospective Cohort Studies in Women. PLoS Medicine. 8(12). e1001141–e1001141. 591 indexed citations breakdown →
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Astrup, Arne, Jørn Dyerberg, Kjeld Hermansen, et al.. (2011). The role of reducing intakes of saturated fat in the prevention of cardiovascular disease: where does the evidence stand in 2010?. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 93(4). 684–688. 343 indexed citations
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Brown, Allison A. & Frank B. Hu. (2001). Dietary modulation of endothelial function: implications for cardiovascular disease. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 73(4). 673–686. 274 indexed citations
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Salmerón, Jorge, Frank B. Hu, JoAnn E. Manson, et al.. (2001). Dietary fat intake and risk of type 2 diabetes in women. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 73(6). 1019–1026. 592 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fung, Teresa T., Eric B. Rimm, Donna Spiegelman, et al.. (2001). Association between dietary patterns and plasma biomarkers of obesity and cardiovascular disease risk. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 73(1). 61–67. 691 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hu, Frank B., Walter C. Willett, JoAnn E. Manson, et al.. (2000). Snoring and risk of cardiovascular disease in women. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 35(2). 308–313. 171 indexed citations
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Hu, Frank B., Ronald J. Sigal, Janet W. Rich‐Edwards, et al.. (1999). Walking Compared With Vigorous Physical Activity and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women. JAMA. 282(15). 1433–1433. 676 indexed citations breakdown →

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