Wanzhen Gao

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Wanzhen Gao is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Epidemiology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wanzhen Gao has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 14 papers in Epidemiology and 11 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Wanzhen Gao's work include Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (13 papers), Child Abuse and Trauma (9 papers) and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (8 papers). Wanzhen Gao is often cited by papers focused on Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (13 papers), Child Abuse and Trauma (9 papers) and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (8 papers). Wanzhen Gao collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United States and Australia. Wanzhen Gao's co-authors include Janet Rowan, William M. Hague, Malcolm Battin, M. Peter Moore, Janis Paterson, Harvey D. White, Sarnia Carter, Yin Tan, X. Grace and G. C. Simmons and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Wanzhen Gao

52 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

  1. Metformin versus Insulin for the Treatment of Gestational Diabetes
    2008 748 citations Janet Rowan, William M. Hague et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wanzhen Gao New Zealand 22 805 514 396 345 283 52 2.2k
Cynthia D. O’Malley United States 24 412 0.5× 706 1.4× 139 0.4× 411 1.2× 455 1.6× 34 3.6k
Rossana Pulcineli Vieira Francisco Brazil 25 1.4k 1.7× 789 1.5× 189 0.5× 1.2k 3.5× 879 3.1× 282 3.3k
Ying Yang China 21 236 0.3× 357 0.7× 180 0.5× 275 0.8× 245 0.9× 98 1.9k
Christina Holcroft Canada 25 166 0.2× 627 1.2× 261 0.7× 208 0.6× 155 0.5× 61 2.2k
Tubao Yang China 31 222 0.3× 334 0.6× 179 0.5× 424 1.2× 412 1.5× 104 2.7k
Jiabi Qin China 29 701 0.9× 344 0.7× 224 0.6× 1.1k 3.3× 695 2.5× 125 2.8k
Yabin Hu China 16 779 1.0× 529 1.0× 56 0.1× 231 0.7× 182 0.6× 50 3.3k
A M Grjibovski Russia 27 349 0.4× 286 0.6× 72 0.2× 629 1.8× 854 3.0× 284 2.9k
Richard Hockey Australia 24 219 0.3× 523 1.0× 128 0.3× 132 0.4× 426 1.5× 76 2.3k
Michael Gamborg Denmark 31 615 0.8× 579 1.1× 109 0.3× 1.1k 3.1× 1.1k 3.8× 77 4.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Wanzhen Gao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wanzhen Gao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wanzhen Gao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wanzhen Gao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wanzhen Gao 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 Wanzhen Gao. Wanzhen Gao 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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Gao, Wanzhen. (2021). Predicting opioid use disorder and associated risk factors in a Medicaid managed care population. The American Journal of Managed Care. 27(4). 148–154. 15 indexed citations
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Gao, Wanzhen, X. Grace, Yin Tan, et al.. (2014). Culturally Appropriate Education Intervention on Biospecimen Research Participation among Chinese Americans. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 23(3). 383–391. 16 indexed citations
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Gao, Wanzhen, X. Grace, Yin Tan, et al.. (2014). Factors Associated with Willingness to Participate in Biospecimen Research Among Chinese Americans. Biopreservation and Biobanking. 12(2). 131–138. 21 indexed citations
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Grace, X., Wanzhen Gao, Carolyn Y. Fang, et al.. (2013). Health Beliefs Associated with Cervical Cancer Screening Among Vietnamese Americans. Journal of Women s Health. 22(3). 276–288. 63 indexed citations
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Grace, X., Carolyn Y. Fang, Ziding Feng, et al.. (2012). Correlates of Cervical Cancer Screening among Vietnamese American Women. Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2012. 1–11. 26 indexed citations
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Gao, Wanzhen, Janis Paterson, Sarnia Carter, Leon Iusitini, & Gerhard Sundborn. (2011). Agreement and discordance of parents' and teachers' reports of behavioural problems among Pacific children living in New Zealand.. PubMed. 17(2). 65–77. 3 indexed citations
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Paterson, Janis, Leon Iusitini, & Wanzhen Gao. (2011). Child developmental assessment at two-years of age: data from the Pacific Islands Families Study.. PubMed. 17(2). 51–63. 8 indexed citations
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Grace, X., Sunmin Lee, Min Wang, et al.. (2011). Role of Sociocultural Factors in Hepatitis B Screening Among Asian Americans. Southern Medical Journal. 104(7). 466–472. 20 indexed citations
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Paterson, Janis, et al.. (2010). Maternal self-report of oral health in six-year-old Pacific children from South Auckland, New Zealand. Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology. 39(1). 19–28. 9 indexed citations
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Grace, X., et al.. (2009). Community-based colorectal cancer intervention in underserved Korean Americans. Cancer Epidemiology. 33(5). 381–386. 81 indexed citations
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Gao, Wanzhen, et al.. (2008). Factors affecting uptake of cervical cancer screening among Chinese women in New Zealand. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 103(1). 76–82. 4 indexed citations
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Rowan, Janet, William M. Hague, Wanzhen Gao, Malcolm Battin, & M. Peter Moore. (2008). Metformin versus Insulin for the Treatment of Gestational Diabetes. New England Journal of Medicine. 358(19). 2003–2015. 748 indexed citations breakdown →
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Paterson, Janis, et al.. (2008). Maternal intimate partner violence and behavioural problems among Pacific children living in New Zealand. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 49(4). 395–404. 20 indexed citations
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Carter, Sarnia, et al.. (2007). Pacific Islands Families Study: factors associated with living in extended families one year on from the birth of a child*. Kōtuitui New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online. 2(1). 17–28. 15 indexed citations
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Wong, Cheuk‐Kit, J. French, Philip E. Aylward, et al.. (2005). Patients With Prolonged Ischemic Chest Pain and Presumed-New Left Bundle Branch Block Have Heterogeneous Outcomes Depending on the Presence of ST-Segment Changes. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 46(1). 29–38. 50 indexed citations
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Wong, Selwyn, et al.. (2004). Relation of left ventricular sphericity to 10-year survival after acute myocardial infarction. The American Journal of Cardiology. 94(10). 1270–1275. 60 indexed citations
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Wong, Cheuk‐Kit, John K. French, Wanzhen Gao, & Harvey D. White. (2002). Relation of initial platelet counts to Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction-3 flow rates at 90 minutes after commencing fibrinolytic therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction. The American Journal of Cardiology. 90(1). 54–57. 15 indexed citations
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Gao, Wanzhen, Li Zhu, Rachel Kaufmann, et al.. (2001). Blood Lead Levels among Children Aged 1 to 5 Years in Wuxi City, China. Environmental Research. 87(1). 11–19. 34 indexed citations

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