Kai Zhu

1.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
39 papers, 745 citations indexed

About

Kai Zhu is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Zhu has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 745 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 9 papers in Physiology and 5 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Kai Zhu's work include Nutritional Studies and Diet (10 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (7 papers) and Vitamin D Research Studies (4 papers). Kai Zhu is often cited by papers focused on Nutritional Studies and Diet (10 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (7 papers) and Vitamin D Research Studies (4 papers). Kai Zhu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Kai Zhu's co-authors include Gang Liu, An Pan, Tingting Geng, Liegang Liu, Zhenzhen Wan, Qi Lu, Zixin Qiu, Xuena Zhang, Yujie Liu and Xue Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

Kai Zhu

35 papers receiving 731 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Associations of Serum Carotenoids With Risk of Cardiovascular Mortality Among Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes: Results From NHANES

2022 131 citations Zixin Qiu, Xue Chen et al. Diabetes Care profile →
Associations of Serum Folate and Vitamin B₁₂ Levels With Cardiovascular Disease Mortality Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

2022 125 citations Yujie Liu, Tingting Geng et al. profile →
Healthy lifestyle behaviors, mediating biomarkers, and risk of microvascular complications among individuals with type 2 diabetes: A cohort study

2023 113 citations Tingting Geng, Kai Zhu et al. PLoS Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kai Zhu China	14	148	132	103	92	78	39	745
Hang Li China	17	203 1.4×	253 1.9×	80 0.8×	96 1.0×	52 0.7×	69	1.2k
Paolo Contiero Italy	20	89 0.6×	199 1.5×	122 1.2×	48 0.5×	25 0.3×	57	1.1k
Kaitryn Campbell Canada	18	105 0.7×	120 0.9×	63 0.6×	57 0.6×	45 0.6×	62	1.0k
Hoon Kim South Korea	18	71 0.5×	285 2.2×	114 1.1×	78 0.8×	29 0.4×	108	1.2k
Wolf Rogowski Germany	20	59 0.4×	162 1.2×	75 0.7×	111 1.2×	20 0.3×	59	1.4k
Xiaodan Li China	18	95 0.6×	56 0.4×	166 1.6×	76 0.8×	101 1.3×	56	1.0k
Yousung Park South Korea	9	188 1.3×	176 1.3×	125 1.2×	131 1.4×	23 0.3×	41	772
Ninghua Li China	11	60 0.4×	125 0.9×	83 0.8×	146 1.6×	27 0.3×	30	1.0k
Duk Hee Lee South Korea	15	55 0.4×	70 0.5×	307 3.0×	103 1.1×	53 0.7×	47	925
Hsiao‐Ling Huang Taiwan	21	244 1.6×	215 1.6×	165 1.6×	178 1.9×	25 0.3×	74	1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Kai Zhu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kai Zhu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Zhu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kai Zhu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kai Zhu 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 Kai Zhu. Kai Zhu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhu, Kai, Rui Li, Zixin Qiu, et al.. (2025). Circulating bile acids, bile acid receptor polymorphisms, and risk of chronic kidney disease among individuals with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: a prospective study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 122(3). 841–852.

Yu, Hancheng, Frank Qian, Pang Yao, et al.. (2025). Large-Scale Plasma Proteomics Improves Prediction of Peripheral Artery Disease in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes: A Prospective Cohort Study. Diabetes Care. 48(3). 381–389. 3 indexed citations

Liu, Jun, Rui Li, Kai Zhu, et al.. (2025). Modifiable risk factors and plasma proteomics in relation to complications of type 2 diabetes. Nature Communications. 16(1). 2896–2896. 1 indexed citations

Li, Ruyi, Kai Zhu, Jun Liu, et al.. (2025). Healthful dietary patterns and risks of microvascular complications among individuals with type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 123(1). 101088–101088.

Li, Lin, Ruyi Li, Zixin Qiu, et al.. (2025). Prediction of Weight Loss and Regain Based on Multiomic and Phenotypic Features: Results From a Calorie-Restricted Feeding Trial. Diabetes Care. 49(1). 68–77. 1 indexed citations

Zhu, Kai, Tingting Geng, Zixin Qiu, et al.. (2024). Beverage Consumption, Genetic Predisposition, and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Among Adults With Type 2 Diabetes. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 109(11). e2038–e2047. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Xue, Jiajing Xu, Zhenzhen Wan, et al.. (2024). Vitamin D and heart failure risk among individuals with type 2 diabetes: observational and Mendelian randomization studies. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 120(3). 491–498. 2 indexed citations

Yu, Jicheng, et al.. (2023). Multi-functional phase for precision sampling resistors for HVDC voltage transformer and efficient microwave absorption. Materials Research Bulletin. 171. 112620–112620.

Zhang, Xuena, Lin Li, Qi Lu, et al.. (2023). Associations of Nut Consumption with All-Cause Mortality among Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes. Journal of Nutrition. 153(10). 3003–3011. 2 indexed citations

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Qiu, Zixin, Qi Lu, Tingting Geng, et al.. (2023). Associations of Habitual Calcium Supplementation With Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality in Individuals With and Without Diabetes. Diabetes Care. 47(2). 199–207. 10 indexed citations

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Geng, Tingting, Kai Zhu, Qi Lu, et al.. (2023). Healthy lifestyle behaviors, mediating biomarkers, and risk of microvascular complications among individuals with type 2 diabetes: A cohort study. PLoS Medicine. 20(1). e1004135–e1004135. 113 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chen, Xue, Zhenzhen Wan, Tingting Geng, et al.. (2022). Vitamin D Status, Vitamin D Receptor Polymorphisms, and Risk of Microvascular Complications Among Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes: A Prospective Study. Diabetes Care. 46(2). 270–277. 43 indexed citations

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Qiu, Zixin, Xue Chen, Tingting Geng, et al.. (2022). Associations of Serum Carotenoids With Risk of Cardiovascular Mortality Among Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes: Results From NHANES. Diabetes Care. 45(6). 1453–1461. 131 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhu, Kai, Yuge Zhang, Tingting Geng, et al.. (2022). Associations of exposure to lead and cadmium with risk of all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality among patients with type 2 diabetes. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 29(51). 76805–76815. 25 indexed citations

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Li, Lin, Zhilei Shan, Zhenzhen Wan, et al.. (2022). Associations of lower-carbohydrate and lower-fat diets with mortality among people with prediabetes. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 116(1). 206–215. 15 indexed citations

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Zhu, Kai, et al.. (2021). Health education and associated factors among migrant population in China, 2017. 37(2). 193–197. 3 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lili, et al.. (2018). Sensing device improvement and communication design on sowing monitoring system of precision planter for rapeseed.. Nongye gongcheng xuebao. 34(14). 19–26. 5 indexed citations

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Meng, Liu, Jie Feng, & Kai Zhu. (2010). Voices of Older Ethnic Mongolian Women in Rural China: Economic and Social Contexts. Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work. 19(4). 272–286. 1 indexed citations

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Meng, Liu & Kai Zhu. (2009). Orphan Care in China. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(1). 43–57. 6 indexed citations

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Zhu, Kai. (2008). Study on architecture of power marketing management information system based on web service. Jisuanji gongcheng yu sheji. 3 indexed citations

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