Lan-Juan Zhao

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Lan-Juan Zhao is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Lan-Juan Zhao has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Genetics, 13 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Recurrent topics in Lan-Juan Zhao's work include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (11 papers), Bone health and osteoporosis research (10 papers) and Bone Metabolism and Diseases (8 papers). Lan-Juan Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (11 papers), Bone health and osteoporosis research (10 papers) and Bone Metabolism and Diseases (8 papers). Lan-Juan Zhao collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Taiwan. Lan-Juan Zhao's co-authors include Robert R. Recker, Hong‐Wen Deng, Yong‐Jun Liu, Peng-Yuan Liu, James A. Hamilton, Hui Shen, Dong-Hai Xiong, Peng Xiao, Joan M. Lappe and Jirong Long and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Scientific Reports and Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

In The Last Decade

Lan-Juan Zhao

27 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Relationship of Obesity with Osteoporosis 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 100 200 300 400
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. Relationship of Obesity with Osteoporosis
    2007 497 citations Lan-Juan Zhao, Yong‐Jun Liu et al. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lan-Juan Zhao United States 19 549 404 347 326 303 27 1.3k
Robert R. Recker United States 8 877 1.6× 392 1.0× 203 0.6× 367 1.1× 279 0.9× 9 1.3k
Rivka Dresner–Pollak Israel 21 393 0.7× 503 1.2× 172 0.5× 222 0.7× 216 0.7× 42 1.4k
Peng-Yuan Liu United States 12 432 0.8× 240 0.6× 292 0.8× 172 0.5× 104 0.3× 19 841
G. Howard Australia 12 415 0.8× 236 0.6× 191 0.6× 237 0.7× 164 0.5× 16 775
N. Kathryn Henderson Australia 9 609 1.1× 204 0.5× 211 0.6× 147 0.5× 284 0.9× 11 922
Ute Zeitz Austria 17 239 0.4× 600 1.5× 236 0.7× 587 1.8× 862 2.8× 25 2.1k
G. Luisetto Italy 23 740 1.3× 411 1.0× 133 0.4× 241 0.7× 281 0.9× 74 1.6k
Luca D’Onofrio Italy 19 303 0.6× 291 0.7× 282 0.8× 130 0.4× 111 0.4× 52 1.1k
Takumi Kurabayashi Japan 22 260 0.5× 214 0.5× 150 0.4× 179 0.5× 127 0.4× 85 1.3k
S. Adami Italy 13 446 0.8× 205 0.5× 156 0.4× 149 0.5× 138 0.5× 25 934

Countries citing papers authored by Lan-Juan Zhao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lan-Juan Zhao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lan-Juan Zhao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lan-Juan Zhao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lan-Juan Zhao 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 Lan-Juan Zhao. Lan-Juan Zhao 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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Zhang, Mingzhi, Lan-Juan Zhao, Yu Zhou, et al.. (2017). SNP rs11185644 of RXRA gene is identified for dose-response variability to vitamin D3 supplementation: a randomized clinical trial. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 40593–40593. 24 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yu, Lan-Juan Zhao, Xiaojing Xu, et al.. (2013). DNA methylation levels of CYP2R1 and CYP24A1 predict vitamin D response variation. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 144. 207–214. 60 indexed citations
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Bu, Fengxiao, Laura Armas, Joan M. Lappe, et al.. (2010). Comprehensive association analysis of nine candidate genes with serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels among healthy Caucasian subjects. Human Genetics. 128(5). 549–556. 121 indexed citations
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Zhao, Jian, Peng Xiao, Yan Guo, et al.. (2008). Bivariate genome linkage analysis suggests pleiotropic effects on chromosomes 20p and 3p for body fat mass and lean mass. Genetics Research. 90(3). 259–268. 5 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiaogang, Lan-Juan Zhao, Yong‐Jun Liu, et al.. (2008). The MTHFR gene polymorphism is associated with lean body mass but not fat body mass. Human Genetics. 123(2). 189–196. 22 indexed citations
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Zhao, Lan-Juan, Dong-Hai Xiong, Feng Pan, et al.. (2008). Polymorphisms of the tumor necrosis factor-alpha receptor 2 gene are associated with obesity phenotypes among 405 Caucasian nuclear families. Human Genetics. 124(2). 171–177. 5 indexed citations
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Xiao, Peng, Shu‐Feng Lei, Fei‐Yan Deng, et al.. (2007). A Bivariate Whole-Genome Linkage Scan Suggests Several Shared Genomic Regions for Obesity and Osteoporosis. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 92(7). 2751–2757. 41 indexed citations
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Xiong, Dong-Hai, Hui Shen, Peng Xiao, et al.. (2006). Genome-Wide Scan Identified QTLs Underlying Femoral Neck Cross-Sectional Geometry That Are Novel Studied Risk Factors of Osteoporosis. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 21(3). 424–437. 37 indexed citations
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Guo, Yan-Fang, Hui Shen, Yong‐Jun Liu, et al.. (2006). Assessment of Genetic Linkage and Parent-of-Origin Effects on Obesity. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 91(10). 4001–4005. 27 indexed citations
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Zhao, Lan-Juan, Peng Xiao, Yong‐Jun Liu, et al.. (2006). A genome-wide linkage scan for quantitative trait loci underlying obesity related phenotypes in 434 Caucasian families. Human Genetics. 121(1). 145–148. 18 indexed citations
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Liu, Yao-Zhong, Peng Xiao, Yan-Fang Guo, et al.. (2006). Genetic linkage of human height is confirmed to 9q22 and Xq24. Human Genetics. 119(3). 295–304. 25 indexed citations
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Dvornyk, Volodymyr, Jirong Long, Peng-Yuan Liu, et al.. (2005). Predictive factors for age at menopause in Caucasian females. Maturitas. 54(1). 19–26. 39 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yuanyuan, Peng-Yuan Liu, Yan Lü, et al.. (2005). Tests of linkage and association of PTH/PTHrP receptor type 1 gene with bone mineral density and height in Caucasians. Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism. 24(1). 36–41. 11 indexed citations
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Xu, Fu‐Hua, Yong‐Jun Liu, Hongyi Deng, et al.. (2004). A follow-up linkage study for bone size variation in an extended sample. Bone. 35(3). 777–784. 4 indexed citations
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Zhao, Lan-Juan, Peng-Yuan Liu, Jirong Long, et al.. (2004). Test of linkage and/or association between the estrogen receptor α gene with bone mineral density in Caucasian nuclear families. Bone. 35(2). 395–402. 8 indexed citations
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Liu, Yong‐Jun, Fu‐Hua Xu, Hui Shen, et al.. (2004). A Follow-Up Linkage Study for Quantitative Trait Loci Contributing to Obesity-Related Phenotypes. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 89(2). 875–882. 27 indexed citations
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Long, Jirong, Peng-Yuan Liu, Yan Lü, et al.. (2004). Association between COL1A1 gene polymorphisms and bone size in Caucasians. European Journal of Human Genetics. 12(5). 383–388. 16 indexed citations
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Long, Jirong, Lan-Juan Zhao, Peng-Yuan Liu, et al.. (2004). Patterns of linkage disequilibrium and haplotype distribution in disease candidate genes. BMC Genetics. 5(1). 11–11. 30 indexed citations

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