Liang Hu

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Liang Hu is a scholar working on Physiology, Social Psychology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Liang Hu has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Physiology, 12 papers in Social Psychology and 9 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Liang Hu's work include Physical Activity and Health (11 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (6 papers) and Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (5 papers). Liang Hu is often cited by papers focused on Physical Activity and Health (11 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (6 papers) and Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (5 papers). Liang Hu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Liang Hu's co-authors include Zhenxing Mao, Edward McAuley, Jiaying Lu, James F. Konopack, Robert W. Motl, Lin Yang, Jiaying Lyu, Steriani Elavsky, Kam Hung and Ed Diener and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Tourism Management.

In The Last Decade

Liang Hu

44 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

Air pollution, physical activity and health: A mapping review of the evidence

2020 312 citations Marko Tainio, Zorana Jovanovic Andersen et al. Environment International profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Liang Hu China	18	329	327	297	231	216	49	1.7k
Don Iverson Australia	23	214 0.7×	248 0.8×	187 0.6×	157 0.7×	334 1.5×	70	2.0k
Hannah R. Marston United Kingdom	23	306 0.9×	122 0.4×	74 0.2×	121 0.5×	106 0.5×	80	1.6k
Danping Liu United States	33	235 0.7×	228 0.7×	855 2.9×	78 0.3×	73 0.3×	156	3.4k
Jeanette Gustat United States	25	184 0.6×	403 1.2×	590 2.0×	155 0.7×	514 2.4×	83	2.1k
Claire M. Bernaards Netherlands	20	244 0.7×	514 1.6×	76 0.3×	501 2.2×	119 0.6×	37	2.2k
Rui Li China	28	195 0.6×	387 1.2×	302 1.0×	135 0.6×	47 0.2×	137	2.7k
Steffen Schmidt Germany	27	367 1.1×	639 2.0×	66 0.2×	209 0.9×	117 0.5×	118	2.4k
Weimo Zhu United States	19	206 0.6×	130 0.4×	260 0.9×	152 0.7×	67 0.3×	51	1.4k
Shona Crabb Australia	19	231 0.7×	52 0.2×	119 0.4×	200 0.9×	144 0.7×	54	1.1k
Sarah Cotterill United Kingdom	22	183 0.6×	80 0.2×	111 0.4×	74 0.3×	60 0.3×	90	1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Liang Hu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Liang Hu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Liang Hu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Liang Hu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Liang Hu 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 Liang Hu. Liang Hu 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

Zhao, Caifeng, et al.. (2025). Association of accelerometer-derived physical activity pattern with depression: Weekend warrior or regular activity?. Journal of Affective Disorders. 381. 92–99. 1 indexed citations

Hu, Liang, et al.. (2024). Accuracy of the Huawei GT2 Smartwatch for Measuring Physical Activity and Sleep Among Adults During Daily Life: Instrument Validation Study. JMIR Formative Research. 8. e59521–e59521. 1 indexed citations

Hu, Liang, Yang Xu, Qiushi Zhang, et al.. (2024). IL-6/STAT3 axis is hijacked by GCRV to facilitate viral replication via suppressing type Ⅰ IFN signaling. Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 149. 109564–109564. 1 indexed citations

Huang, Siyi, Yuhui Huang, Yuxuan Gu, et al.. (2023). Adherence to 24-Hour Movement Guidelines in Relation to the Risk of Overweight and Obesity Among Children and Adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health. 73(5). 887–895. 11 indexed citations

Wang, John, et al.. (2023). Measuring educational leadership in Singapore: re-examining the psychometric properties of the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire. Frontiers in Psychology. 14. 1280038–1280038. 4 indexed citations

Guo, Jianjun, Liang Hu, Nicola Veronese, et al.. (2020). Association between Intake of Energy and Macronutrients and Memory Impairment Severity in US Older Adults, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011–2014. Nutrients. 12(11). 3559–3559. 12 indexed citations

Tainio, Marko, Zorana Jovanovic Andersen, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, et al.. (2020). Air pollution, physical activity and health: A mapping review of the evidence. Environment International. 147. 105954–105954. 312 indexed citations breakdown →

Cao, Chao, Liang Hu, Tianlin Xu, et al.. (2020). Prevalence, correlates and misperception of depression symptoms in the United States, NHANES 2015–2018. Journal of Affective Disorders. 269. 51–57. 58 indexed citations

Smith, Lee, Sarah E. Jackson, Shahina Pardhan, et al.. (2019). Visual impairment and objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behaviour in US adolescents and adults: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 9(4). e027267–e027267. 39 indexed citations

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Hu, Liang, Lee Smith, Kellie Imm, Sarah E. Jackson, & Lin Yang. (2019). Physical activity modifies the association between depression and cognitive function in older adults. Journal of Affective Disorders. 246. 800–805. 32 indexed citations

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Smith, Lee, Brendon Stubbs, Liang Hu, et al.. (2018). Depressive symptoms, handgrip strength, and weight status in US older adults. Journal of Affective Disorders. 238. 305–310. 45 indexed citations

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Yang, Lin, Liang Hu, J. Aaron Hipp, et al.. (2018). Cross-sectional associations of active transport, employment status and objectively measured physical activity: analyses from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 72(9). 764–769. 17 indexed citations

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Gao, Xiaomin, Liang Hu, Yue Pan, & Lei Zheng. (2018). Surgical outcomes of nephrectomy for elderly patients with renal cell carcinoma. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences. 34(2). 288–293. 6 indexed citations

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Wang, Lili, et al.. (2016). How social support style affects financial risk-taking behavior: A cross-cultural study. Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal. 44(8). 1305–1313. 1 indexed citations

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Ning, Chengqing, Cheng Lu, Liang Hu, et al.. (2015). Macrocyclic compounds as anti-cancer agents: Design and synthesis of multi-acting inhibitors against HDAC, FLT3 and JAK2. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 95. 104–115. 32 indexed citations

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Lu, Jiaying, Zhenxing Mao, Mengbin Wang, & Liang Hu. (2015). Goodbye maps, hello apps? Exploring the influential determinants of travel app adoption. Current Issues in Tourism. 18(11). 1059–1079. 130 indexed citations

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Zhou, Jiahua, Liang Hu, Zeqian Yu, et al.. (2010). Marker Expression in Circulating Cancer Cells of Pancreatic Cancer Patients. Journal of Surgical Research. 171(2). 631–636. 50 indexed citations

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Zhou, Jiahua, Zeqian Yu, Liang Hu, et al.. (2008). Lentivirus-Based DsRed-2-Transfected Pancreatic Cancer Cells for Deep In Vivo Imaging of Metastatic Disease. Journal of Surgical Research. 157(1). 63–70. 14 indexed citations

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Hu, Liang, Edward McAuley, Robert W. Motl, & James F. Konopack. (2007). Influence of Self-Efficacy on the Functional Relationship Between Ratings of Perceived Exertion and Exercise Intensity. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention. 27(5). 303–308. 15 indexed citations

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Hu, Liang, Robert W. Motl, Edward McAuley, & James F. Konopack. (2007). Effects of self-efficacy on physical activity enjoyment in college-agedwomen. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 14(2). 92–96. 56 indexed citations

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