Shu Cong

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 730 citations indexed

About

Shu Cong is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Epidemiology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Shu Cong has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 730 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 13 papers in Epidemiology and 12 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Shu Cong's work include Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (18 papers), Public Health and Nutrition (12 papers) and Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (8 papers). Shu Cong is often cited by papers focused on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (18 papers), Public Health and Nutrition (12 papers) and Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (8 papers). Shu Cong collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Shu Cong's co-authors include Liwen Fang, Heling Bao, Ning Wang, Baohua Wang, Yajing Feng, Jing Fan, Yonghua Hu, Pei Gao, Ke Lu and Xun Tang and has published in prestigious journals such as Environment International, BMC Public Health and Vaccine.

In The Last Decade

Shu Cong

45 papers receiving 722 citations

Hit Papers

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in China: a nationw... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 100 200 300
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. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in China: a nationwide prevalence study
    2018 306 citations Liwen Fang, Heling Bao et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Shu Cong China 10 318 212 117 111 102 50 730
Heling Bao China 17 327 1.0× 492 2.3× 156 1.3× 208 1.9× 105 1.0× 73 1.2k
Zhimin Chen China 16 166 0.5× 85 0.4× 89 0.8× 68 0.6× 161 1.6× 35 812
Naomi Alpert United States 17 411 1.3× 56 0.3× 86 0.7× 265 2.4× 73 0.7× 70 877
Tai Sun Park South Korea 17 542 1.7× 160 0.8× 31 0.3× 66 0.6× 164 1.6× 68 861
Esra Uzaslan Türkiye 12 401 1.3× 123 0.6× 20 0.2× 58 0.5× 167 1.6× 66 609
Lori Stevenson United States 8 259 0.8× 65 0.3× 66 0.6× 71 0.6× 169 1.7× 12 552
Hannah Burke United Kingdom 11 398 1.3× 129 0.6× 160 1.4× 39 0.4× 399 3.9× 24 900
Juan E. Corral United States 15 214 0.7× 92 0.4× 47 0.4× 310 2.8× 114 1.1× 50 739
Shambhu Aryal United States 14 476 1.5× 120 0.6× 46 0.4× 65 0.6× 155 1.5× 65 789
Ourania S. Kotsiou Greece 15 209 0.7× 93 0.4× 27 0.2× 28 0.3× 106 1.0× 72 775

Countries citing papers authored by Shu Cong

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shu Cong

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Shu Cong. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Shu Cong. The network helps show where Shu Cong may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shu Cong

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Shu Cong. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Shu Cong 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 Shu Cong. Shu Cong 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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Bao, Heling, Liwen Fang, Shu Cong, et al.. (2025). Female Breast Cancer Incidence and Association with Socioeconomic Status in a Population-Based Cohort — China, 2018–2024. China CDC Weekly. 7(10). 341–346.
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Cong, Shu, et al.. (2025). Pre-hospital cooling in community-acquired heat stroke (CAHS): evidence, challenges, and strategies. European journal of medical research. 30(1). 472–472.
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Cong, Shu, et al.. (2024). Rate and Change in Household Solid Fuels Usage Among Residents Aged 40 and Older — China, from 2014–2015 to 2019–2020. China CDC Weekly. 6(43). 1111–1119. 3 indexed citations
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Cong, Shu, et al.. (2024). Prevalence of nicotine dependence among smokers aged 40 years and older in China. PubMed. 2(2). 119–131. 3 indexed citations
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Fan, Jing, Liwen Fang, Shu Cong, et al.. (2023). Potential pre-COPD indicators in association with COPD development and COPD prediction models in Chinese: a prospective cohort study. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific. 44. 100984–100984. 11 indexed citations
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Bao, Heling, Liyuan Liu, Shu Cong, et al.. (2023). Breast Cancer Awareness and Association with Frequency of Screening Among Women — China, 2020. China CDC Weekly. 5(15). 327–332. 7 indexed citations
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Liu, Liyuan, Heling Bao, Fei Wang, et al.. (2023). Depressive Symptoms and Sleep Duration as Risk Factors for Breast Cancer — China, 2020. China CDC Weekly. 5(15). 333–339. 3 indexed citations
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Bao, Heling, Yun Zhao, Xiaosong Zhang, et al.. (2022). HPV‐negative high‐grade cervical precancerous lesions or invasive cancer in China: A post hoc analysis of a multicentric clinical study. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 161(1). 159–167. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Ning, Shu Cong, Jing Fan, et al.. (2020). <p>Geographical Disparity and Associated Factors of COPD Prevalence in China: A Spatial Analysis of National Cross-Sectional Study</p>. International Journal of COPD. Volume 15. 367–377. 17 indexed citations
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Wang, Ning, Shu Cong, Jing Fan, et al.. (2020). Distribution of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease — China, 2014−2015. China CDC Weekly. 2(15). 245–248. 1 indexed citations
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Fan, Jing, Shu Cong, Ning Wang, et al.. (2020). Influenza vaccination rate and its association with chronic diseases in China: Results of a national cross-sectional study. Vaccine. 38(11). 2503–2511. 60 indexed citations
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Bao, Heling, Limin Wang, Matthew Brown, et al.. (2020). A nationally quasi-experimental study to assess the impact of partial organized breast and cervical cancer screening programme on participation and inequalities. BMC Cancer. 20(1). 1191–1191. 6 indexed citations
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Fan, Jing, Vivian Yawei Guo, Zheng Cao, et al.. (2020). Neighborhood greenness associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A nationwide cross-sectional study in China. Environment International. 144. 106042–106042. 43 indexed citations
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Bao, Heling, Lınhong Wang, Limin Wang, et al.. (2018). [Study on the coverage of cervical and breast cancer screening among women aged 35-69 years and related impact of socioeconomic factors in China, 2013].. PubMed. 39(2). 208–212. 32 indexed citations
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Bao, Heling, Yunning Liu, Lijun Wang, et al.. (2017). [Analysis on mortality of cervical cancer and its temporal trend in women in China, 2006-2012].. PubMed. 38(1). 58–64. 6 indexed citations
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Feng, Yajing, Ning Wang, Liwen Fang, et al.. (2016). [Burden of disease of colorectal cancer in the Chinese population, in 1990 and 2013].. PubMed. 37(6). 768–72. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Ning, Yajing Feng, Baohua Wang, et al.. (2016). [Disease burden of leukemia in the Chinese population, in 1990 and 2013].. PubMed. 37(6). 783–7. 2 indexed citations

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