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, Patty W. Siri‐Tarino, Ronald M. Krauss, 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

Meta-analysis of prospect... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 2016 2011 2011 2016 250 500 750
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. 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 →
  2. 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. profile →
  3. Rotating Night Shift Work and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: Two Prospective Cohort Studies in Women
    2011 591 citations Eva Schernhammer, Qi Sun et al. profile →
  4. Red meat consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes: 3 cohorts of US adults and an updated meta-analysis
    2011 523 citations Qi Sun, Matthias B. Schulze et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →
  5. Determinants and Consequences of Obesity
    2016 505 citations JoAnn E. Manson, Lu Qi et al. profile →
  6. White rice consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes: meta-analysis and systematic review
    2012 490 citations Qi Sun et al. profile →
  7. Major Dietary Protein Sources and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Women
    2010 424 citations Qi Sun, Frank B. Hu et al. Circulation profile →
  8. 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 →
  9. 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 →
  10. 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 →
  11. Association Between Healthy Eating Patterns and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
    2020 275 citations Yanping Li, Shilpa N Bhupathiraju et al. profile →
  12. Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Mortality
    2021 251 citations Dong D. Wang, Yanping Li et al. Circulation profile →
  13. Association Between Plant-Based Dietary Patterns and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
    2019 227 citations Gang Liu, Frank B. Hu et al. profile →
  14. 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 →
  15. Healthy Eating Patterns and Risk of Total and Cause-Specific Mortality
    2023 105 citations Yanping Li, Shilpa N Bhupathiraju et al. profile →
  16. 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 →
  17. 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 →
  18. 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 →
  19. Optimal dietary patterns for healthy aging
    2025 44 citations A. Heather Eliassen, Jorge E. Chavarro et al. Nature Medicine profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Qi Sun 7.6k 6.0k 4.5k 2.9k 2.6k 319 20.6k
An Pan 9.8k 1.3× 6.9k 1.2× 4.5k 1.0× 4.6k 1.6× 2.7k 1.1× 416 30.0k
Lluís Serra‐Majem 15.6k 2.1× 7.8k 1.3× 4.9k 1.1× 2.1k 0.7× 1.9k 0.8× 518 26.8k
Kathryn M. Rexrode 8.3k 1.1× 6.1k 1.0× 3.4k 0.8× 4.1k 1.4× 2.4k 0.9× 337 26.5k
Elio Ríboli 8.3k 1.1× 4.0k 0.7× 3.4k 0.7× 2.3k 0.8× 3.7k 1.4× 331 22.0k
John C. Mathers 5.7k 0.8× 5.8k 1.0× 3.6k 0.8× 2.1k 0.7× 4.7k 1.8× 496 20.9k
Lu Qi 5.1k 0.7× 5.7k 1.0× 2.0k 0.4× 2.5k 0.8× 3.6k 1.4× 574 19.8k
Kim Overvad 5.9k 0.8× 3.9k 0.6× 2.9k 0.6× 1.7k 0.6× 3.2k 1.2× 501 21.5k
Heiner Boeing 7.1k 0.9× 5.3k 0.9× 2.9k 0.6× 2.9k 1.0× 3.8k 1.5× 332 20.3k
Edith J. M. Feskens 9.8k 1.3× 8.2k 1.4× 6.2k 1.4× 5.2k 1.8× 3.9k 1.5× 580 31.0k
Amy F. Subar 18.3k 2.4× 7.6k 1.3× 5.3k 1.2× 1.3k 0.5× 2.8k 1.1× 212 29.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Qi Sun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qi Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Qi Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Qi Sun 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 Qi Sun. Qi Sun 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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Wang, Yeli, Yang Hu, Yi Wan, et al.. (2025). Low-Carbohydrate Diets of Varying Macronutrient Quality and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Three U.S. Prospective Cohort Studies. Diabetes Care. 48(12). 2095–2102.
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Glenn, Andrea J., et al.. (2025). Coffee Consumption, Additive Use, and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes—Results from 3 Large Prospective United States Cohort Studies. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 121(3). 695–702. 4 indexed citations
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Heianza, Yoriko, Xuan Wang, Minghao Kou, et al.. (2024). Circulating dimethylguanidino valeric acid, dietary factors, and risk of coronary heart disease. Cardiovascular Research. 120(16). 2147–2154. 2 indexed citations
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Bogl, Leonie H., Susanne Strohmaier, Frank B. Hu, et al.. (2024). Maternal One-Carbon Nutrient Intake and Risk of Being Overweight or Obese in Their Offspring—A Transgenerational Prospective Cohort Study. Nutrients. 16(8). 1210–1210.
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Heianza, Yoriko, Saumya Tiwari, Xuan Wang, et al.. (2024). Gut-Microbiota-Related Metabolite Phenylacetylglutamine and Risk of Incident Coronary Heart Disease Among Women. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 110(5). e1531–e1539. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Molin, Ellen Hertzmark, Nancy R. Cook, et al.. (2024). Modifiable lifestyle factors in the primordial prevention of hypertension in three US cohorts. European Journal of Internal Medicine. 132. 55–66. 1 indexed citations
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Eichelmann, Fabian, Laury Sellem, Kim G. Jackson, et al.. (2024). Lipidome changes due to improved dietary fat quality inform cardiometabolic risk reduction and precision nutrition. Nature Medicine. 30(10). 2867–2877. 26 indexed citations
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Huang, Tianyi, Yiwen Zhu, Raji Balasubramanian, et al.. (2023). A Plasma Metabolite Score Related to Psychological Distress and Diabetes Risk: A Nested Case-control Study in US Women. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 109(6). e1434–e1441. 3 indexed citations
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Mustieles, Vicente, Qi Sun, Brent A. Coull, et al.. (2023). Association of Early Pregnancy Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Exposure With Birth Outcomes. JAMA Network Open. 6(5). e2314934–e2314934. 31 indexed citations
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Wan, Yi, Deirdre K. Tobias, Kristine K. Dennis, et al.. (2023). Association between changes in carbohydrate intake and long term weight changes: prospective cohort study. BMJ. 382. e073939–e073939. 28 indexed citations
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Sun, Qi, Shiqi Fan, Michiel L. Bots, et al.. (2023). Ideal cardiovascular health and cardiovascular-related events: a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 31(8). 966–985. 17 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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Wang, Dong D., Yanping Li, Shilpa N Bhupathiraju, et al.. (2021). Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Mortality. Circulation. 143(17). 1642–1654. 251 indexed citations breakdown →
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Khandpur, Neha, Sinara Laurini Rossato, Jean‐Philippe Drouin‐Chartier, et al.. (2021). 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. Journal of Nutritional Science. 10. e77–e77. 59 indexed citations
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Lee, Dong Hoon, Meng Yang, NaNa Keum, et al.. (2019). Mushroom Consumption and Risk of Total and Site-Specific Cancer in Two Large U.S. Prospective Cohorts. Cancer Prevention Research. 12(8). 517–526. 5 indexed citations
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Rist, Pamela M., Monik C. Jiménez, Shelley S. Tworoger, et al.. (2017). Plasma Retinol-Binding Protein 4 Levels and the Risk of Ischemic Stroke among Women. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 27(1). 68–75. 18 indexed citations
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Drucker, Aaron M., Wenqing Li, Eunyoung Cho, et al.. (2016). Atopic dermatitis is not independently associated with nonfatal myocardial infarction or stroke among US women. Allergy. 71(10). 1496–1500. 41 indexed citations
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Sun, Qi, Xiao Yu, Jiezhou Wu, et al.. (2016). Efficacy of a Single Dose and an Additional Dose of Tranexamic Acid in Reduction of Blood Loss in Total Knee Arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 32(7). 2108–2112. 31 indexed citations
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Sun, Qi, et al.. (2016). The Efficacy Comparison of Tranexamic Acid for Reducing Blood Loss in Total Knee Arthroplasty at Different Dosage Time. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 32(1). 33–36. 19 indexed citations

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