Liyun Zhao

4.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
131 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Liyun Zhao is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Nutrition and Dietetics and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Liyun Zhao has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 50 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 25 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Liyun Zhao's work include Nutritional Studies and Diet (46 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (28 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (27 papers). Liyun Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Nutritional Studies and Diet (46 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (28 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (27 papers). Liyun Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Liyun Zhao's co-authors include Dongmei Yu, Hongyun Fang, Gangqiang Ding, Lahong Ju, Yaru Li, Wenhua Zhao, Qiya Guo, Gangqiang Ding, Xiaoli Xu and Wei Piao and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Liyun Zhao

127 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.

Body-mass index and obesity in urban and rural China: findings from consecutive nationally representative surveys during 2004–18

2021 359 citations Limin Wang, Zhenping Zhao et al. The Lancet profile →
Healthy lifestyle and life expectancy at age 30 years in the Chinese population: an observational study

2022 89 citations Dongmei Yu, Liyun Zhao et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Liyun Zhao China	28	1.0k	650	443	413	319	131	2.7k
Wenhua Zhao China	27	881 0.9×	388 0.6×	431 1.0×	406 1.0×	430 1.3×	112	2.6k
Anne Peasey United Kingdom	33	753 0.7×	355 0.5×	446 1.0×	309 0.7×	272 0.9×	87	3.3k
Cristina Palacios United States	28	1.4k 1.4×	970 1.5×	571 1.3×	385 0.9×	188 0.6×	140	4.2k
Gangqiang Ding China	22	802 0.8×	458 0.7×	471 1.1×	190 0.5×	191 0.6×	110	2.1k
Lindsay M. Jaacks United States	31	1.5k 1.4×	588 0.9×	687 1.6×	312 0.8×	626 2.0×	137	4.2k
Lara Nasreddine Lebanon	30	1.8k 1.7×	933 1.4×	604 1.4×	367 0.9×	354 1.1×	145	3.5k
Ka He United States	28	1.1k 1.1×	901 1.4×	624 1.4×	216 0.5×	276 0.9×	49	2.8k
Martha R. Singer United States	29	1.7k 1.7×	486 0.7×	825 1.9×	230 0.6×	248 0.8×	70	3.1k
Kirsten Herrick United States	27	1.4k 1.3×	485 0.7×	505 1.1×	254 0.6×	448 1.4×	72	2.7k
Junshi Chen China	33	702 0.7×	412 0.6×	448 1.0×	455 1.1×	380 1.2×	116	3.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Liyun Zhao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Liyun Zhao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Liyun Zhao

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

Li, Jiaxi, Liyun Zhao, Dongmei Yu, et al.. (2025). Regional Dietary Pattern Associated with the Risk of Hypertensive Dyslipidemia Multimorbidity in Chinese Elderly: Results from China Nutrition and Health Surveillance in 2015–2017. Nutrients. 17(5). 852–852.

Piao, Wei, Shujuan Li, Qiya Guo, et al.. (2024). Bean and Nut Intake Were Protective Factors for Comorbid Hypertension and Hyperuricemia in Chinese Adults: Results from China Nutrition and Health Surveillance (2015–2017). Nutrients. 16(2). 192–192. 2 indexed citations

Yu, Dongmei, Yuxiang Yang, Cheng Xue, et al.. (2023). Comparison of Several Adiposity Indexes in Predicting Hypertension among Chinese Adults: Data from China Nutrition and Health Surveillance (2015–2017). Nutrients. 15(9). 2146–2146. 7 indexed citations

Zhong, Victor W., Dongmei Yu, Liyun Zhao, et al.. (2023). Achievement of Guideline-Recommended Targets in Diabetes Care in China. Annals of Internal Medicine. 176(8). 1037–1046. 28 indexed citations

Zhang, Huidi, Yang Cao, Xiaoyun Shan, et al.. (2022). The Association of Dietary Magnesium and Prediabetes in Childbearing Chinese Women: Results from China Nutrition and Health Surveillance (2015–2017). Nutrients. 14(21). 4580–4580. 3 indexed citations

Ju, Lahong, Dongmei Yu, Qiya Guo, et al.. (2021). [Eating out behavior and its impact on obesity among Chinese residents aged 18-59 in 2015].. 50(3). 395–400. 9 indexed citations

Liu, Xiaobing, Jiaxi Lu, Lijuan Wang, et al.. (2021). Evaluation of Serum Zinc Status of Pregnant Women in the China Adult Chronic Disease and Nutrition Surveillance (CACDNS) 2015. Nutrients. 13(4). 1375–1375. 8 indexed citations

Zhang, Mei, Yu Shi, Oumin Shi, et al.. (2020). Geographical variations in cardiovascular health in China: A nationwide population-based survey of 74,726 adults. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific. 3. 100033–100033. 28 indexed citations

Yu, Dongmei, Lahong Ju, Shujuan Li, et al.. (2020). [Provincial prevalence of overweight and obesity among 0-5 years old children in China in 2013].. PubMed. 49(2). 190–194.

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Yu, Dongmei, Shujuan Li, Lahong Ju, et al.. (2019). [Status of hypertension awareness, treatment and control among adults in China in 2010-2012].. PubMed. 48(6). 913–918. 2 indexed citations

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Xu, Xiaoli, Dongmei Yu, Liyun Zhao, et al.. (2018). [Complementary feeding time among 0-5 years old children in 2013 in China].. PubMed. 47(5). 695–699. 3 indexed citations

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Fang, Hongyun, Dan Liu, Liyun Zhao, et al.. (2018). [Epidemiological characteristics of waist circumference and abdominal obesity among Chinese children and adolescents aged 6-17 years].. PubMed. 39(6). 715–719. 1 indexed citations

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Zhao, Liyun, et al.. (2018). [Prevalence of hypertension among 18 years old and over adults in 2010-2012 in China: based on the value of mercury sphygmomanometer and converted electronic sphygmomanometer].. PubMed. 47(1). 7–12. 3 indexed citations

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He, Yuna, Xiaoguang Yang, Juan Xia, Liyun Zhao, & Yuexin Yang. (2016). Consumption of meat and dairy products in China: a review. Proceedings of The Nutrition Society. 75(3). 385–391. 107 indexed citations

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Song, Pengkun, Hong Li, Shanshan Jia, et al.. (2016). [Serum total cholesterol status among urban residents aged 18 and above in China from 2010 to 2012].. PubMed. 50(3). 208–12. 2 indexed citations

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He, Yuna, Liyun Zhao, Dongmei Yu, et al.. (2016). [Consumption of fruits and vegetables in Chinese adults from 2010 to 2012].. PubMed. 50(3). 221–4. 15 indexed citations

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Zhao, Liyun, et al.. (2016). [Surveillance on drinking-water-born endemic fluorosis in China, 2013].. PubMed. 37(6). 816–20. 5 indexed citations

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Yang, Zhenyu, Jianqiang Lai, Dongmei Yu, et al.. (2016). Breastfeeding rates in China: a cross-sectional survey and estimate of benefits of improvement. The Lancet. 388. S47–S47. 42 indexed citations

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Yu, Dongmei, Ping Fu, Xiaoli Xu, et al.. (2015). The prevalence of raised blood pressure among Chinese adults from 2010 to 2012. 49(4). 320–324. 3 indexed citations

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Zhao, Liyun, Feixiang Zhai, Li D, & Li Y. (2001). [A survey on the effects of "Dietary Guideline" nutrition education project].. PubMed. 30(3). 176–9. 7 indexed citations

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