Heng Wan

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
102 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Heng Wan is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Epidemiology and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Heng Wan has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 18 papers in Epidemiology and 14 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Heng Wan's work include Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (14 papers), Trace Elements in Health (11 papers) and Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (9 papers). Heng Wan is often cited by papers focused on Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (14 papers), Trace Elements in Health (11 papers) and Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (9 papers). Heng Wan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Heng Wan's co-authors include Yingli Lu, Ningjian Wang, Wen Zhang, Chi Chen, Fangzhen Xia, Yuying Wang, Sijie Fang, Yi Chen, Haojie Zhang and Jie Shen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Heng Wan

97 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Associations between abdominal obesity indices and diabet... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 50 100 150
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. Associations between abdominal obesity indices and diabetic complications: Chinese visceral adiposity index and neck circumference
    2020 194 citations Heng Wan, Yuying Wang et al. Cardiovascular Diabetology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Heng Wan China 23 325 283 240 215 181 102 1.4k
Hong Yuan China 27 274 0.8× 295 1.0× 392 1.6× 344 1.6× 197 1.1× 64 1.9k
Junqing Zhang China 26 370 1.1× 305 1.1× 183 0.8× 594 2.8× 288 1.6× 143 2.4k
Yuqing Huang China 21 319 1.0× 268 0.9× 102 0.4× 260 1.2× 205 1.1× 127 1.3k
Luca Zanoli Italy 23 146 0.4× 237 0.8× 152 0.6× 232 1.1× 158 0.9× 90 1.7k
Jeonghwan Lee South Korea 24 210 0.6× 125 0.4× 260 1.1× 283 1.3× 92 0.5× 106 1.5k
Katarzyna Zorena Poland 24 267 0.8× 273 1.0× 120 0.5× 436 2.0× 270 1.5× 119 2.2k
Jinbo Hu China 24 677 2.1× 236 0.8× 163 0.7× 287 1.3× 216 1.2× 102 1.6k
Mei‐Yi Wu Taiwan 26 121 0.4× 237 0.8× 226 0.9× 533 2.5× 76 0.4× 101 1.9k
Jiun‐Chi Huang Taiwan 22 340 1.0× 241 0.9× 86 0.4× 151 0.7× 191 1.1× 117 1.7k
Gyeongsil Lee South Korea 22 298 0.9× 209 0.7× 260 1.1× 141 0.7× 272 1.5× 72 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Heng Wan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Heng Wan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Heng Wan. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Heng Wan. The network helps show where Heng Wan may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heng Wan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Heng Wan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Heng Wan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Heng Wan. Heng Wan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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He, Qian, Wenjing Wu, Junnian Chen, et al.. (2025). Global Burden of type 2 diabetes in non-elderly individuals 1990 to 2021 and projections for 2050: a systematic analysis of the 2021 Global Burden of Disease. Diabetes & Metabolism. 51(4). 101660–101660. 4 indexed citations
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Chen, Hao, et al.. (2024). Electric light-duty vehicles have decarbonization potential but may not reduce other environmental problems. Communications Earth & Environment. 5(1). 11 indexed citations
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Wang, Linfeng, et al.. (2023). Sustainable Analysis of Insulator Fault Detection Based on Fine-Grained Visual Optimization. Sustainability. 15(4). 3456–3456. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Songyang, Wen-Bo Chen, & Heng Wan. (2023). Model Predictive Control Method Based on Data-Driven Approach for Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Control System. Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University (Science). 30(2). 270–279. 1 indexed citations
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Wan, Heng, et al.. (2023). Lithium-Ion Battery Remaining Useful Life Prediction Based on Hybrid Model. Sustainability. 15(7). 6261–6261. 25 indexed citations
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Chen, Yi, Qian Xiang, Ningjian Wang, et al.. (2022). Are ethnic differences, urinary iodine status, lead and cadmium exposure associated with thyroid autoimmunity and hypothyroid status? A cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 12(2). e056909–e056909. 8 indexed citations
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Liu, Si‐Yang Maggie, Xingying Chen, Yue Li, et al.. (2022). Associations of metal profiles in blood with thyroiditis: a cross-sectional study. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(8). 21072–21080. 10 indexed citations
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Zhang, Haojie, Jingsi Chen, Chi Chen, et al.. (2021). Exposure to phthalates and cardiovascular diseases in Chinese with type 2 diabetes. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 28(41). 58113–58122. 19 indexed citations
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Chen, Chi, Yi Chen, Hualing Zhai, et al.. (2020). Iodine nutrition status and its association with microvascular complications in urban dwellers with type 2 diabetes. Nutrition & Metabolism. 17(1). 70–70. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Chiyu, Wen Zhang, Yuying Wang, et al.. (2019). Novel associations between sex hormones and diabetic vascular complications in men and postmenopausal women: a cross-sectional study. Cardiovascular Diabetology. 18(1). 97–97. 31 indexed citations
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Lu, Lu, Yanfeng Huang, Ming Wang, et al.. (2016). Astragalus polysaccharides decrease muscle wasting through Akt/mTOR, ubiquitin proteasome and autophagy signalling in 5/6 nephrectomised rats. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 186. 125–135. 38 indexed citations
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Lü, Shun, Hao Liu, Lihe Lu, et al.. (2016). WISP1 overexpression promotes proliferation and migration of human vascular smooth muscle cells via AKT signaling pathway. European Journal of Pharmacology. 788. 90–97. 26 indexed citations
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Lu, Lu, Xiaoming Sun, Yi Yin, et al.. (2015). The amino acid mutations of the podocin in proteinuria: a meta-analysis. Renal Failure. 37(8). 1329–1337. 3 indexed citations
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Lu, Lu, Dongtao Wang, Ying Shi, et al.. (2013). Astragalus polysaccharide improves muscle atrophy from dexamethasone- and peroxide-induced injury in vitro. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 61. 7–16. 22 indexed citations
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Wan, Heng, Masataka Hayashi, Liping Zhang, & Dandan Zheng. (2012). Pseudotumoral Form of Neuroschistosomiasis: Report of Three Cases in Ganzi, China. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 86(2). 268–272. 6 indexed citations
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Wan, Heng, Masataka Hayashi, Ting Lei, Liang Wang, & Ming Li. (2009). Cerebral Schistosomiasis Caused by Schistosoma mansoni: a Case Report with Clinical Analysis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Wan, Heng. (2007). Application of Computer Simulation Techniques to Metro Design. Huadong Li-Gong Daxue xuebao.

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