Qi Sun

32.3k total citations · 19 hit papers
319 papers, 20.6k citations indexed

About

Qi Sun is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Qi Sun has authored 319 papers receiving a total of 20.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 162 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 87 papers in Physiology and 69 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Qi Sun's work include Nutritional Studies and Diet (147 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (59 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (43 papers). Qi Sun is often cited by papers focused on Nutritional Studies and Diet (147 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (59 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (43 papers). Qi Sun collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Singapore. Qi Sun's co-authors include Frank B. Hu, Walter C. Willett, JoAnn E. Manson, An Pan, Eric B. Rimm, Frank B. Hu, Ronald M. Krauss, Patty W. Siri‐Tarino, Frank B. Hu and Rob M. van Dam and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Qi Sun

302 papers receiving 20.0k 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.

Meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies evaluating the association of saturated fat with cardiovascular disease

2010 807 citations Qi Sun, Frank B. Hu et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →
Plant-Based Dietary Patterns and Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes in US Men and Women: Results from Three Prospective Cohort Studies

2016 665 citations Shilpa N Bhupathiraju, Eric B. Rimm et al. PLoS Medicine profile →
Rotating Night Shift Work and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: Two Prospective Cohort Studies in Women

2011 591 citations Qi Sun, Frank B. Hu et al. PLoS Medicine profile →
Red meat consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes: 3 cohorts of US adults and an updated meta-analysis

2011 523 citations Qi Sun, JoAnn E. Manson et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →
Determinants and Consequences of Obesity

2016 505 citations JoAnn E. Manson, Lu Qi et al. profile →
White rice consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes: meta-analysis and systematic review

2012 490 citations Qi Sun et al. profile →
Major Dietary Protein Sources and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Women

2010 424 citations Qi Sun, Frank B. Hu et al. Circulation profile →
Dietary flavonoid intakes and risk of type 2 diabetes in US men and women

2012 406 citations Eric B. Rimm, Laura Sampson et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →
Healthy lifestyle and life expectancy free of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes: prospective cohort study

2020 397 citations Yanping Li, Dong D. Wang et al. BMJ profile →
Dietary Linoleic Acid and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies

2014 389 citations Qi Sun, Walter C. Willett et al. Circulation profile →
Association Between Healthy Eating Patterns and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

2020 275 citations Yanping Li, Shilpa N Bhupathiraju et al. profile →
Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Mortality

2021 251 citations Dong D. Wang, Yanping Li et al. Circulation profile →
Association Between Plant-Based Dietary Patterns and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

2019 227 citations Gang Liu, Frank B. Hu et al. profile →
Ultra-Processed Food Consumption and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: Three Large Prospective U.S. Cohort Studies

2023 117 citations Neha Khandpur, Carlos Augusto Monteiro et al. Diabetes Care profile →
Healthy Eating Patterns and Risk of Total and Cause-Specific Mortality

2023 105 citations Yanping Li, Shilpa N Bhupathiraju et al. profile →
Associations between plant-based dietary patterns and risks of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and mortality – a systematic review and meta-analysis

2023 89 citations Yeli Wang, Han Han et al. Nutrition Journal 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 →
Planetary Health Diet Index and risk of total and cause-specific mortality in three prospective cohorts

2024 58 citations Qi Sun, Frank B. Hu et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →
Optimal dietary patterns for healthy aging

2025 44 citations A. Heather Eliassen, Jorge E. Chavarro et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Coffee Consumption, Additive Use, and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes—Results from 3 Large Prospective United States Cohort Studies 2025 ·American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·(unknown), Andrea J. Glenn, Walter C. Willett, Miguel Ángel Martínez‐González, Qi Sun, Frank B. Hu	4
2	Low-Carbohydrate Diets of Varying Macronutrient Quality and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Three U.S. Prospective Cohort Studies 2025 ·Diabetes Care ·(unknown), Yeli Wang, Yang Hu, Yi Wan, Cuilin Zhang, Eric B. Rimm, Frank B. Hu, Qi Sun	0
3	Correction: Associations Between Plant-Based Dietary Patterns and Risks of Type 2 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer, and Mortality – A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis 2024 ·Nutrition Journal ·Yeli Wang, (unknown), Han Han, Yang Hu, Lu Zhu, Eric B. Rimm, Frank B. Hu, Qi Sun	1
4	Circulating dimethylguanidino valeric acid, dietary factors, and risk of coronary heart disease 2024 ·Cardiovascular Research ·Yoriko Heianza, Xuan Wang, Minghao Kou, Saumya Tiwari, Jeramie D. Watrous, Kathryn M. Rexrode, Mona Alotaibi, Mohit Jain, Qi Sun, JoAnn E. Manson, Lu Qi	2
5	Gut-Microbiota-Related Metabolite Phenylacetylglutamine and Risk of Incident Coronary Heart Disease Among Women 2024 ·The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism ·Yoriko Heianza, Saumya Tiwari, Xuan Wang, Jeramie D. Watrous, Kathryn M. Rexrode, Frank B. Hu, Mona Alotaibi, Mohit Jain, Qi Sun, JoAnn E. Manson, Lu Qi	4
6	Modifiable lifestyle factors in the primordial prevention of hypertension in three US cohorts 2024 ·European Journal of Internal Medicine ·(unknown), Molin Wang, Ellen Hertzmark, Nancy R. Cook, JoAnn E. Manson, Qi Sun, Meir J. Stampfer, Kenneth J. Mukamal, Gary C. Curhan, Eric B. Rimm	1
7	Association between changes in carbohydrate intake and long term weight changes: prospective cohort study 2023 ·BMJ ·Yi Wan, Deirdre K. Tobias, Kristine K. Dennis, Marta Guasch‐Ferré, Qi Sun, Eric B. Rimm, Frank B. Hu, David S. Ludwig, Orrin Devinsky, Walter C. Willett	28
8	A Plasma Metabolite Score Related to Psychological Distress and Diabetes Risk: A Nested Case-control Study in US Women 2023 ·The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism ·Tianyi Huang, Yiwen Zhu, (unknown), Raji Balasubramanian, Oana A. Zeleznik, Kathryn M. Rexrode, Clary B. Clish, Qi Sun, Frank B. Hu, Laura D. Kubzansky, Susan E. Hankinson	3
9	Association of Early Pregnancy Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Exposure With Birth Outcomes 2023 ·JAMA Network Open ·(unknown), Vicente Mustieles, Qi Sun, Brent A. Coull, Thomas F. McElrath, Sheryl L. Rifas‐Shiman, Leah J. Martin, Yang Sun, Yixin Wang, Emily Oken, Andrés Cárdenas, Carmen Messerlian	31
10	Nutritional redundancy in the human diet and its application in phenotype association studies 2023 ·Nature Communications ·Xu‐Wen Wang, Yang Hu, Giulia Menichetti, Francine Grodstein, Shilpa N Bhupathiraju, Qi Sun, Xuehong Zhang, Frank B. Hu, Scott T. Weiss, Yang‐Yu Liu	8
11	Weight loss strategies, weight change, and type 2 diabetes in US health professionals: A cohort study 2022 ·PLoS Medicine ·(unknown), Yang Hu, Molin Wang, Caroline M. Apovian, Jorge E. Chavarro, Qi Sun	13
12	Weight Change, Lifestyle, and Mortality in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes 2021 ·The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism ·Jinbo Hu, Yang Hu, Ellen Hertzmark, Chen Yuan, Gang Liu, Meir J. Stampfer, Eric B. Rimm, Frank B. Hu, Molin Wang, Qi Sun	8
13	Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Mortality breakdown → 2021 ·Circulation ·Dong D. Wang, Yanping Li, Shilpa N Bhupathiraju, Bernard Rosner, Qi Sun, Edward L. Giovannucci, Eric B. Rimm, JoAnn E. Manson, Walter C. Willett, Meir J. Stampfer, Frank B. Hu	251
14	Categorising ultra-processed foods in large-scale cohort studies: evidence from the Nurses’ Health Studies, the Health Professionals Follow-up Study, and the Growing Up Today Study 2021 ·Journal of Nutritional Science ·Neha Khandpur, Sinara Laurini Rossato, Jean‐Philippe Drouin‐Chartier, Mengxi Du, Eurídice Martínez Steele, Laura Sampson, Carlos Augusto Monteiro, (unknown), Walter C. Willett, Teresa T. Fung, Qi Sun	59
15	Changes in metabolomics profiles over ten years and subsequent risk of developing type 2 diabetes: Results from the Nurses' Health Study 2021 ·EBioMedicine ·Clemens Wittenbecher, Marta Guasch‐Ferré, Danielle E. Haslam, Courtney Dennis, Jun Li, Shilpa N Bhupathiraju, Chih‐Hao Lee, Qibin Qi, Liming Liang, A. Heather Eliassen, Clary B. Clish, Qi Sun, Frank B. Hu	25
16	Low glucose enhanced metformin’s inhibitory effect on pancreatic cancer cells by suppressing glycolysis and inducing energy stress via up-regulation of miR-210-5p 2020 ·Cell Cycle ·Minglei Ma, (unknown), Pingping Li, Chunxiao Ma, Fan Ping, Wei Li, Lingling Xu, Huabing Zhang, Qi Sun, Yuxiu Li	30
17	Mushroom Consumption and Risk of Total and Site-Specific Cancer in Two Large U.S. Prospective Cohorts 2019 ·Cancer Prevention Research ·Dong Hoon Lee, Meng Yang, NaNa Keum, Edward L. Giovannucci, Qi Sun, Jorge E. Chavarro	5
18	Plasma Retinol-Binding Protein 4 Levels and the Risk of Ischemic Stroke among Women 2017 ·Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases ·Pamela M. Rist, Monik C. Jiménez, Shelley S. Tworoger, Frank B. Hu, JoAnn E. Manson, Qi Sun, Kathryn M. Rexrode	18
19	Atopic dermatitis is not independently associated with nonfatal myocardial infarction or stroke among US women 2016 ·Allergy ·Aaron M. Drucker, Wenqing Li, Eunyoung Cho, T. Li, Qi Sun, Carlos A. Camargo, Abrar A. Qureshi	41
20	The Efficacy Comparison of Tranexamic Acid for Reducing Blood Loss in Total Knee Arthroplasty at Different Dosage Time 2016 ·The Journal of Arthroplasty ·Qi Sun, Xiao Yu, (unknown), (unknown), Ming Cai	19

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