Molin Wang

19.4k total citations · 8 hit papers
248 papers, 12.3k citations indexed

About

Molin Wang is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Oncology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Molin Wang has authored 248 papers receiving a total of 12.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 46 papers in Oncology and 45 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Molin Wang's work include Nutritional Studies and Diet (52 papers), Vitamin D Research Studies (20 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (20 papers). Molin Wang is often cited by papers focused on Nutritional Studies and Diet (52 papers), Vitamin D Research Studies (20 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (20 papers). Molin Wang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Tanzania. Molin Wang's co-authors include Edith A. Perez, Nancy E. Davidson, Walter C. Willett, Eric B. Rimm, Kathy D. Miller, David Cella, Tamara Shenkier, Melody Cobleigh, Maura N. Dickler and Julie R. Gralow and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Molin Wang

232 papers receiving 12.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Paclitaxel plus Bevacizumab versus Paclitaxel Alone for Metastatic Breast Cancer

2007 2.3k citations Molin Wang, Edith A. Perez et al. profile →
Alternative Dietary Indices Both Strongly Predict Risk of Chronic Disease

2012 1.5k citations Eric B. Rimm, Frank B. Hu et al. Journal of Nutrition profile →
Prognostic Value of Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Triple-Negative Breast Cancers From Two Phase III Randomized Adjuvant Breast Cancer Trials: ECOG 2197 and ECOG 1199

2014 953 citations Sylvia Adams, Robert J. Gray et al. Journal of Clinical Oncology profile →
Weekly Paclitaxel in the Adjuvant Treatment of Breast Cancer

2008 672 citations Joseph A. Sparano, Molin Wang et al. profile →
Cardiometabolic outcomes and mortality in medically treated primary aldosteronism: a retrospective cohort study

2017 413 citations Molin Wang et al. profile →
Healthy lifestyle and life expectancy free of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes: prospective cohort study

2020 397 citations Mingyang Song, Gang Liu et al. BMJ profile →
Optimal dietary patterns for prevention of chronic disease

2023 126 citations Mingyang Song, A. Heather Eliassen et al. profile →
Associations between Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Exposures and Blood Lipid Levels among Adults—A Meta-Analysis

2023 71 citations Molin Wang, Qi Sun et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Molin Wang United States	44	4.5k	2.4k	2.1k	2.1k	1.5k	248	12.3k
Emily White United States	63	5.0k 1.1×	2.6k 1.1×	1.9k 0.9×	2.1k 1.0×	1.7k 1.1×	232	13.5k
Dominique S. Michaud United States	57	3.7k 0.8×	2.1k 0.9×	3.3k 1.6×	1.6k 0.8×	1.6k 1.1×	182	12.2k
Marc J. Gunter France	55	2.9k 0.6×	2.3k 1.0×	2.9k 1.4×	1.8k 0.9×	1.8k 1.2×	299	11.3k
Mingyang Song United States	56	3.5k 0.8×	2.6k 1.1×	3.2k 1.5×	1.5k 0.7×	2.2k 1.4×	364	11.7k
Carmen Rodríguez United States	41	4.6k 1.0×	2.6k 1.1×	2.2k 1.0×	1.9k 0.9×	2.9k 1.9×	117	14.2k
Eric J. Jacobs United States	64	4.5k 1.0×	2.0k 0.9×	3.5k 1.7×	1.7k 0.8×	2.5k 1.6×	175	14.0k
Paola Muti United States	64	3.4k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	3.9k 1.8×	2.4k 1.2×	1.2k 0.8×	253	12.2k
Garnet L. Anderson United States	62	4.9k 1.1×	2.2k 0.9×	2.4k 1.1×	1.9k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	218	16.4k
Jo L. Freudenheim United States	64	3.1k 0.7×	3.3k 1.4×	3.4k 1.6×	1.8k 0.9×	1.9k 1.2×	320	14.0k
Sun Ha Jee South Korea	57	2.2k 0.5×	2.3k 1.0×	2.6k 1.2×	1.2k 0.6×	2.4k 1.5×	424	14.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Molin Wang

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Hu, Yang, et al.. (2025). Lignan Intake and Mortality Among Adults with Incident Type 2 Diabetes–Prospective Cohort Studies. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 121(3). 675–684.

Hamaya, Rikuta, et al.. (2024). Test for Comparing the Associations of Multiple Exposures With a Common Outcome. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 68(4). 811–817.

Costa, Janaína Calu, et al.. (2024). Gestational weight gain at the national, regional, and income group levels based on 234 national household surveys from 70 low-income and middle-income countries. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(9). e0003484–e0003484.

Zhang, Yin, Mingyang Song, Molin Wang, et al.. (2024). All‐cause and cause‐specific mortality risk and loss in life expectancy associated with incident type 2 diabetes onset age and duration. Journal of Internal Medicine. 296(3). 260–279.

Lee, Hwa‐Young, Minkyo Song, Konrad H. Stopsack, et al.. (2024). The Cancer Spectrum Theory. Cancer Discovery. 14(4). 589–593. 5 indexed citations

Perumal, Nandita, Dongqing Wang, Anne Marie Darling, et al.. (2023). Suboptimal gestational weight gain and neonatal outcomes in low and middle income countries: individual participant data meta-analysis. BMJ. 382. e072249–e072249. 26 indexed citations

Hu, Yang, et al.. (2022). Weight loss strategies, weight change, and type 2 diabetes in US health professionals: A cohort study. PLoS Medicine. 19(9). e1004094–e1004094. 13 indexed citations

Yuan, Chen, Hee‐Kyung Joh, Qiao-Li Wang, et al.. (2022). Sugar-sweetened beverage and sugar consumption and colorectal cancer incidence and mortality according to anatomic subsite. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 115(6). 1481–1489. 25 indexed citations

Yang, Jiaxi, Molin Wang, Deirdre K. Tobias, et al.. (2021). Dietary diversity and diet quality with gestational weight gain and adverse birth outcomes, results from a prospective pregnancy cohort study in urban Tanzania. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 18(2). e13300–e13300. 22 indexed citations

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Hu, Jinbo, Yang Hu, Ellen Hertzmark, et al.. (2021). Weight Change, Lifestyle, and Mortality in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 107(3). 627–637. 8 indexed citations

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Kim, Hanseul, Marla Lipsyc-Sharf, Xiaoyu Zong, et al.. (2021). Total Vitamin D Intake and Risks of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer and Precursors. Gastroenterology. 161(4). 1208–1217.e9. 59 indexed citations

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Lan, Tuo, Yikyung Park, Graham A. Colditz, et al.. (2021). Adolescent Plant Product Intake in Relation to Later Prostate Cancer Risk and Mortality in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study. Journal of Nutrition. 151(10). 3223–3231. 6 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jenny J., Zhuoxin Sun, Han Yuan, & Molin Wang. (2020). Alternatives to the Kaplan–Meier estimator of progression-free survival. The International Journal of Biostatistics. 17(1). 99–115. 2 indexed citations

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Wang, Molin, et al.. (2020). Statistical methods for analysis of combined categorical biomarker data from multiple studies. The Annals of Applied Statistics. 14(3). 1146–1163. 3 indexed citations

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Nevo, Daniel, Shuji Ogino, & Molin Wang. (2020). Reflection on modern methods: causal inference considerations for heterogeneous disease etiology. International Journal of Epidemiology. 50(3). 1030–1037. 1 indexed citations

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Downer, Mary K., Stacey A. Kenfield, Meir J. Stampfer, et al.. (2019). Alcohol Intake and Risk of Lethal Prostate Cancer in the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 37(17). 1499–1511. 33 indexed citations

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Yang, Wanshui, Yanan Ma, Mingyang Song, et al.. (2018). Calcium Intake and Survival after Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis. Clinical Cancer Research. 25(6). 1980–1988. 32 indexed citations

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Cao, Yin, Reiko Nishihara, Zhi Rong Qian, et al.. (2016). Regular Aspirin Use Associates With Lower Risk of Colorectal Cancers With Low Numbers of Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes. Gastroenterology. 151(5). 879–892.e4. 56 indexed citations

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Adams, Sylvia, Robert J. Gray, Sandra Demaria, et al.. (2014). Prognostic Value of Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Triple-Negative Breast Cancers From Two Phase III Randomized Adjuvant Breast Cancer Trials: ECOG 2197 and ECOG 1199. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 32(27). 2959–2966. 953 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Molin. (2013). Latest developments of fuel cell vehicles and hydrogen supply infrastructures in American. 1 indexed citations

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