Kai Yu

21.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
143 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Kai Yu is a scholar working on Genetics, Statistics and Probability and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Yu has authored 143 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Genetics, 35 papers in Statistics and Probability and 34 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Kai Yu's work include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (39 papers), Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials (21 papers) and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (20 papers). Kai Yu is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (39 papers), Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials (21 papers) and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (20 papers). Kai Yu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Cameroon. Kai Yu's co-authors include Tonja R. Nansel, Qizhai Li, Keith E. Saylor, Bruce G. Simons‐Morton, Denise L. Haynie, Aria Davis Crump, Patricia Eitel, Rebecca M. Brotman, Jane R. Schwebke and Mark A. Klebanoff and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of the American Statistical Association.

In The Last Decade

Kai Yu

134 papers receiving 4.6k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kai Yu United States	34	1.0k	955	873	648	549	143	4.8k
Katja Fall Sweden	44	935 0.9×	484 0.5×	330 0.4×	197 0.3×	372 0.7×	179	6.1k
Matthew S. Mayo United States	55	1.6k 1.6×	834 0.9×	809 0.9×	162 0.3×	2.6k 4.7×	232	8.6k
Yinglin Xia United States	43	2.0k 2.0×	602 0.6×	512 0.6×	127 0.2×	564 1.0×	145	5.5k
Johannes Huber Germany	43	1.2k 1.2×	394 0.4×	1.2k 1.4×	401 0.6×	420 0.8×	302	7.2k
John Williamson United States	49	732 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	271 0.3×	413 0.6×	969 1.8×	237	8.2k
Bin Yang China	33	699 0.7×	1.0k 1.1×	148 0.2×	152 0.2×	695 1.3×	266	4.1k
Paul K. Wallace United States	43	1.8k 1.8×	839 0.9×	176 0.2×	144 0.2×	380 0.7×	214	6.5k
Yun‐Mi Song South Korea	37	997 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	341 0.4×	46 0.1×	780 1.4×	196	4.7k
Juni Palmgren Sweden	35	759 0.8×	506 0.5×	528 0.6×	74 0.1×	531 1.0×	87	7.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Yu

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yu, Kai, et al.. (2025). Research progress on densification behavior of component fabricated by Binder Jetting additive manufacturing. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(4). 100073–100073. 1 indexed citations

Qenawy, Mohamed, Yuchen Zhu, Jiameng Tian, et al.. (2025). Experimental investigation of novel pulse spray flash evaporation for efficient dynamic heat dissipation. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 256. 128131–128131.

Koka, Hela, Yuan Tian, Kai Yu, et al.. (2024). Mammographic Density in Relation to Breast Cancer Risk Factors among Chinese Women. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 34(2). 260–269.

Fu, Sheng, William Wheeler, Xing Hua, et al.. (2024). A comprehensive framework for trans-ancestry pathway analysis using GWAS summary data from diverse populations. PLoS Genetics. 20(10). e1011322–e1011322. 1 indexed citations

Purdue, Mark P., Han Zhang, Jing Qin, et al.. (2023). Improve the model of disease subtype heterogeneity by leveraging external summary data. PLoS Computational Biology. 19(7). e1011236–e1011236. 1 indexed citations

Deng, Lu, et al.. (2023). Bias and mean squared error in Mendelian randomization with invalid instrumental variables. Genetic Epidemiology. 48(1). 27–41.

Brown, Derek W., Liam D. Cato, Yajie Zhao, et al.. (2023). Shared and distinct genetic etiologies for different types of clonal hematopoiesis. Nature Communications. 14(1). 5536–5536. 17 indexed citations

Fu, Sheng, Lu Deng, Han Zhang, et al.. (2023). Integrative analysis of individual-level data and high-dimensional summary statistics. Bioinformatics. 39(4). 3 indexed citations

Yu, Kai, et al.. (2022). The efficacy and safety of one-stage endoscopy combined with intrarenal surgery (mini-nephrostomy tract) in the prone split-leg position for complex renal calculi. Current Urology. 17(1). 13–17. 2 indexed citations

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Zhao, Bin, Lu Gan, Kai Yu, et al.. (2022). Relationship between chocolate consumption and overall and cause-specific mortality, systematic review and updated meta-analysis. European Journal of Epidemiology. 37(4). 321–333. 12 indexed citations

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Zhang, Han, Lu Deng, William Wheeler, Jing Qin, & Kai Yu. (2021). Integrative analysis of multiple case‐control studies. Biometrics. 78(3). 1080–1091. 3 indexed citations

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Deng, Lu, Han Zhang, & Kai Yu. (2020). Power calculation for the general two‐sample Mendelian randomization analysis. Genetic Epidemiology. 44(3). 290–299. 25 indexed citations

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Liu, Yukun, Pengfei Li, Lei Song, Kai Yu, & Jing Qin. (2020). Retrospective versus prospective score tests for genetic association with case‐control data. Biometrics. 77(1). 102–112. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Han, Jing Qin, Sonja I. Berndt, et al.. (2019). On Mendelian randomization analysis of case‐control study. Biometrics. 76(2). 380–391. 7 indexed citations

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Moy, Kristin A., Alison M. Mondul, Han Zhang, et al.. (2014). Genome-wide association study of circulating vitamin D–binding protein. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 99(6). 1424–1431. 42 indexed citations

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Major, Jacqueline M., Kai Yu, William Wheeler, et al.. (2011). Genome-wide association study identifies common variants associated with circulating vitamin E levels. Human Molecular Genetics. 20(19). 3876–3883. 115 indexed citations

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Koutros, Stella, Laura E. Beane Freeman, Sonja I. Berndt, et al.. (2010). Pesticide Use Modifies the Association Between Genetic Variants on Chromosome 8q24 and Prostate Cancer. Cancer Research. 70(22). 9224–9233. 37 indexed citations

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Li, Qizhai, Hong Zhang, & Kai Yu. (2010). Approaches for Evaluating Rare Polymorphisms in Genetic Association Studies. Human Heredity. 69(4). 219–228. 13 indexed citations

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Li, Qizhai, Gang Zheng, Zhaohai Li, & Kai Yu. (2008). Efficient Approximation of P‐value of the Maximum of Correlated Tests, with Applications to Genome‐Wide Association Studies. Annals of Human Genetics. 72(3). 397–406. 48 indexed citations

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Korn, Edward L., Kai Yu, & Langdon L. Miller. (1993). Stopping a clinical trial very early because of toxicity: Summarizing the evidence. Controlled Clinical Trials. 14(4). 286–295. 8 indexed citations

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