Kun Tang

5.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
167 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Kun Tang is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Kun Tang has authored 167 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in General Health Professions, 41 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 29 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Kun Tang's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (31 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (26 papers) and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (23 papers). Kun Tang is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (31 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (26 papers) and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (23 papers). Kun Tang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Kun Tang's co-authors include Zhicheng Wang, Li Jiang, Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Omar Irfan, Michael Levin, Karen M. Wilson, Shaun K. Morris, Jonathan D. Klein, Hanyu Wang and Yuning Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Nature Medicine and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Kun Tang

159 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

COVID-19 and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children and adolescents

2020 491 citations Kun Tang et al. profile →
Combating COVID-19: health equity matters

2020 260 citations Zhicheng Wang, Kun Tang profile →
Decolonizing global health: what should be the target of this movement and where does it lead us?

2022 84 citations Kun Tang et al. Global Health Research and Policy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kun Tang China	23	549	474	428	389	374	167	2.8k
Maria Pia Fantini Italy	33	499 0.9×	474 1.0×	741 1.7×	498 1.3×	536 1.4×	195	4.0k
Nicole F. Dowling United States	34	917 1.7×	392 0.8×	537 1.3×	686 1.8×	532 1.4×	87	5.8k
Asha Kamath India	32	209 0.4×	358 0.8×	369 0.9×	813 2.1×	507 1.4×	294	3.6k
Simon M. Collin United Kingdom	32	445 0.8×	260 0.5×	502 1.2×	824 2.1×	604 1.6×	150	3.4k
Sarah Cuschieri Malta	21	385 0.7×	570 1.2×	421 1.0×	520 1.3×	378 1.0×	127	3.5k
Karen Page Australia	39	328 0.6×	236 0.5×	482 1.1×	304 0.8×	343 0.9×	169	4.2k
Gabriel Rada Chile	27	592 1.1×	304 0.6×	907 2.1×	617 1.6×	421 1.1×	169	3.7k
Benn Sartorius South Africa	33	692 1.3×	353 0.7×	631 1.5×	733 1.9×	800 2.1×	212	4.3k
Nicole Huang Taiwan	39	215 0.4×	391 0.8×	811 1.9×	564 1.4×	832 2.2×	205	4.3k
Edson Zangiacomí Martínez Brazil	30	189 0.3×	332 0.7×	390 0.9×	623 1.6×	564 1.5×	303	3.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Kun Tang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kun Tang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kun Tang

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zou, Siyu, et al.. (2025). Association between Chinese youth’s sources of sexual knowledge and sexual and reproductive health: a mediation analysis of sexual knowledge level. Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters. 33(1). 2517430–2517430. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Shan, Ning Ma, Shaoru Chen, et al.. (2025). Prevalence of co-occurring forms of intimate partner violence against women aged 15–49 and the role of education-related inequalities: analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys across 49 low-income and middle-income countries. EClinicalMedicine. 82. 103150–103150. 1 indexed citations

Ahmed, Farooq, et al.. (2024). “An obedient wife never says “no” to her virtual god.” High fertility conceptions and barriers to contraceptive use among mothers of Southern Pakistan: a qualitative study. BMC Public Health. 24(1). 2157–2157. 1 indexed citations

Li, Xuan, Yadeta Dessie, Mary Mwanyika‐Sando, et al.. (2024). Co-occurrence of and factors associated with health risk behaviors among adolescents: a multi-center study in sub-Saharan Africa, China, and India. EClinicalMedicine. 70. 102525–102525. 6 indexed citations

Shroff, Zubin Cyrus, Susan Sparkes, Ligia Paina, et al.. (2024). Managing transitions from external assistance: cross-national learning about sustaining effective coverage. Health Policy and Planning. 39(Supplement_1). i50–i64. 8 indexed citations

Zhang, Rudong, et al.. (2024). Mapping the AIDS Week Health Campaign on Social Media in China: A Mixed-Method Study. Health Communication. 40(10). 2071–2087. 1 indexed citations

Zhao, Yingxi, et al.. (2024). Development assistance, donor–recipient dynamic, and domestic policy: a case study of two health interventions supported by World Bank–UK and Global Fund in China. Global Health Research and Policy. 9(1). 7–7. 3 indexed citations

Jin, Depeng, et al.. (2023). How enlightened self-interest guided global vaccine sharing benefits all: A modeling study. Journal of Global Health. 13. 6038–6038. 3 indexed citations

Girard, N., K. Park, Kun Tang, et al.. (2023). LBA5 Amivantamab plus chemotherapy vs chemotherapy as first-line treatment in EGFR Exon 20 insertion-mutated advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): Primary results from PAPILLON, a randomized phase III global study. Annals of Oncology. 34. S1304–S1304. 5 indexed citations

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Huang, Sha, et al.. (2023). Menopausal status, age at menopause and risk of all-cause mortality among Chinese women: findings from a 10-year prospective study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(1). e000332–e000332. 3 indexed citations

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Richardson, Sol, et al.. (2023). Does armed conflict lead to lower prevalence of maternal health-seeking behaviours: theoretical and empirical research based on 55 683 women in armed conflict settings. BMJ Global Health. 8(8). e012023–e012023. 4 indexed citations

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Cao, Wenzhen, et al.. (2022). Early Sexual Initiation Is Associated with Suicide Attempts among Chinese Young People. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(7). 3966–3966. 7 indexed citations

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Shahid, Muhammad, et al.. (2022). Comparison of Different Nutritional Screening Approaches and the Determinants of Malnutrition in Under-Five Children in a Marginalized District of Punjab Province, Pakistan. Children. 9(7). 1096–1096. 6 indexed citations

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Xu, Fengli, et al.. (2022). Strategic COVID-19 vaccine distribution can simultaneously elevate social utility and equity. Nature Human Behaviour. 6(11). 1503–1514. 24 indexed citations

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Li, Xuan, et al.. (2022). Predicting Risky Sexual Behavior Among College Students Through Machine Learning Approaches: Cross-sectional Analysis of Individual Data From 1264 Universities in 31 Provinces in China. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 9. e41162–e41162. 6 indexed citations

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Lu, Xinran, et al.. (2021). Women’s Empowerment and Children’s Complete Vaccination in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. Vaccines. 9(10). 1117–1117. 7 indexed citations

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Zou, Siyu, et al.. (2021). Sexual and reproductive health and attitudes towards sex of young adults in China. BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health. 48(e1). e13–e21. 20 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhicheng, et al.. (2021). The Uncounted Casualties of a Hidden COVID-19 Epidemic in China: Cross-sectional Study on Deaths Related to Overwork. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 23(4). e23311–e23311. 6 indexed citations

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Fang, Zhe, Yuning Liu, Hanyu Wang, & Kun Tang. (2019). The Patterns and Social Determinants of Breastfeeding in 12 Selected Regions in China: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Human Lactation. 36(3). 436–447. 16 indexed citations

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Liu, Yuning, et al.. (2018). The relationship between depression, daytime napping, daytime dysfunction, and snoring in 0.5 million Chinese populations: exploring the effects of socio-economic status and age. BMC Public Health. 18(1). 759–759. 46 indexed citations

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