Wei Shen

10.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
115 papers, 8.0k citations indexed

About

Wei Shen is a scholar working on Physiology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Shen has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 8.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Physiology, 24 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 16 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Wei Shen's work include Body Composition Measurement Techniques (28 papers), Nutrition and Health in Aging (24 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (17 papers). Wei Shen is often cited by papers focused on Body Composition Measurement Techniques (28 papers), Nutrition and Health in Aging (24 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (17 papers). Wei Shen collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Wei Shen's co-authors include Steven B. Heymsfield, Dympna Gallagher, Eliza B. Geer, Stanley Heshka, ZiMian Wang, Mark Punyanitya, Jeanine Albu, Marie‐Pierre St‐Onge, Diana M. Thomas and Pamela U. Freda and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and Hepatology.

In The Last Decade

Wei Shen

106 papers receiving 7.8k 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.

Total body skeletal muscle and adipose tissue volumes: estimation from a single abdominal cross-sectional image

2004 1.3k citations Wei Shen, Mark Punyanitya et al. profile →
Gender differences in insulin resistance, body composition, and energy balance

2009 679 citations Wei Shen et al. profile →
Relationships between body roundness with body fat and visceral adipose tissue emerging from a new geometrical model

2013 541 citations Anja Bosy‐Westphal, Wei Shen et al. Obesity profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wei Shen United States	41	4.1k	1.4k	1.3k	1.3k	1.2k	115	8.0k
Paul Welsh United Kingdom	64	2.5k 0.6×	2.0k 1.4×	1.7k 1.3×	3.3k 2.6×	1.4k 1.1×	302	12.1k
Ian Douglas United Kingdom	37	1.3k 0.3×	1.0k 0.7×	698 0.5×	963 0.8×	852 0.7×	155	7.0k
Pamela J. Schreiner United States	60	2.1k 0.5×	1.2k 0.9×	2.1k 1.6×	3.4k 2.6×	2.6k 2.1×	313	11.6k
A Toby Prevost United Kingdom	55	1.3k 0.3×	1.1k 0.8×	1.4k 1.0×	508 0.4×	2.1k 1.7×	236	9.3k
Robert S. Epstein United States	39	1.2k 0.3×	555 0.4×	718 0.5×	786 0.6×	543 0.4×	103	8.7k
Tom Wilsgaard Norway	63	1.3k 0.3×	1.5k 1.0×	895 0.7×	3.5k 2.7×	2.0k 1.7×	360	13.5k
Kathleen M. Fox United States	41	1.5k 0.4×	962 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	840 0.7×	589 0.5×	169	9.3k
Martin Neovius Sweden	54	1.8k 0.4×	1.5k 1.1×	619 0.5×	1.0k 0.8×	2.5k 2.0×	208	10.6k
Mary Pettinger United States	41	1.0k 0.3×	902 0.6×	1.4k 1.1×	1.4k 1.1×	1.3k 1.1×	119	8.1k
Michael V. Holmes United Kingdom	41	1.6k 0.4×	1.8k 1.3×	1.6k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	137	10.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Wei Shen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wei Shen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Shen

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20 of 20 papers shown

Shen, Wei, Jens Vogel‐Claussen, Martin R. Prince, et al.. (2024). Regional Lung Perfusion of Computed Tomography Emphysema Subtypes on Co-registered Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scans: The MESA COPD Study. A1251–A1251.

Li, Lijie, et al.. (2024). Defocus correction for angle-resolved scatterometry using waveguide-based surface plasmon resonance. Optics & Laser Technology. 174. 110580–110580.

Shen, Wei, et al.. (2023). Grease-gun injury of the orbit: two cases report and literature review. BMC Ophthalmology. 23(1). 321–321.

Heymsfield, Steven B., Shengping Yang, Corby K. Martin, et al.. (2023). Proportion of caloric restriction‐induced weight loss as skeletal muscle. Obesity. 32(1). 32–40. 24 indexed citations

Tao, Rachel, Codruța Chiuzan, Yuan Zhang, et al.. (2022). Ovarian follicle count by magnetic resonance imaging is greater in adolescents and young adults with polycystic ovary syndrome than in controls. F&S Reports. 3(2). 102–109. 4 indexed citations

Shen, Wei, Michael S. Middleton, Guilherme Moura Cunha, et al.. (2022). Changes in abdominal adipose tissue depots assessed by MRI correlate with hepatic histologic improvement in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. Journal of Hepatology. 78(2). 238–246. 23 indexed citations

Angelini, Elsa D., Andrew F. Laine, Yanping Sun, et al.. (2022). Quantification of lung ventilation defects on hyperpolarized MRI: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) COPD study. Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 92. 140–149. 7 indexed citations

Shen, Wei, et al.. (2021). Effect of 2-year caloric restriction on organ and tissue size in nonobese 21- to 50-year-old adults in a randomized clinical trial: the CALERIE study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 114(4). 1295–1303. 19 indexed citations

Chen, Min, et al.. (2021). Knowledge and attitudes toward expanded carrier screening between the medical staff and general population in China. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 263. 198–204. 2 indexed citations

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Li, Fudong, Fan He, Xiaojun Ye, et al.. (2016). Tea consumption is inversely associated with depressive symptoms in the elderly: A cross-sectional study in eastern China. Journal of Affective Disorders. 199. 157–162. 22 indexed citations

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Pan, Chen‐Wei, Minbin Yu, Qin Chen, et al.. (2016). Prevalence, types and awareness of glaucoma in a multi‐ethnic population in rural China: the Yunnan Minority Eye Study. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics. 36(6). 664–670. 17 indexed citations

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Hu, Peng, et al.. (2015). Segmentation and quantification of adipose tissue by magnetic resonance imaging. Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics Biology and Medicine. 29(2). 259–276. 66 indexed citations

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Li, You Ming, et al.. (2010). Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of alcoholic liver disease: Update 2010. Journal of Digestive Diseases. 12(1). 45–50. 207 indexed citations

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Mayer, Laurel, Diane A. Klein, E. G. Black, et al.. (2009). Adipose tissue distribution after weight restoration and weight maintenance in women with anorexia nervosa. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 90(5). 1132–1137. 35 indexed citations

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Leibel, Natasha, Wei Shen, Xiangling Mao, et al.. (2009). Body Composition in Premature Adrenarche by Structural MRI, 'H MRS and DXA. Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism. 22(4). 301–7. 3 indexed citations

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Scherzer, Rebecca, Wei Shen, Peter Bacchetti, et al.. (2008). Comparison of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and magnetic resonance imaging–measured adipose tissue depots in HIV-infected and control subjects. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 88(4). 1088–1096. 31 indexed citations

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Shen, Wei & Jun Chen. (2008). Application of Imaging and Other Noninvasive Techniques in Determining Adipose Tissue Mass. Methods in molecular biology. 456. 39–54. 33 indexed citations

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Silva, Analiza M., Wei Shen, ZiMian Wang, et al.. (2004). Three-compartment model: critical evaluation based on neutron activation analysis. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 287(5). E962–E969. 15 indexed citations

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Wang, ZiMian, Wei Shen, Donald P. Kotler, et al.. (2003). Total body protein: a new cellular level mass and distribution prediction model. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 78(5). 979–984. 34 indexed citations

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Shen, Wei, ZiMian Wang, Haiying Tang, et al.. (2003). Volume Estimates by Imaging Methods: Model Comparisons with Visible Woman as the Reference. Obesity Research. 11(2). 217–225. 60 indexed citations

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