Weihao Shao

961 total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 516 citations indexed

About

Weihao Shao is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Health and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Weihao Shao has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 516 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Infectious Diseases, 3 papers in Health and 3 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Weihao Shao's work include SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (3 papers), Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (3 papers) and Frailty in Older Adults (2 papers). Weihao Shao is often cited by papers focused on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (3 papers), Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (3 papers) and Frailty in Older Adults (2 papers). Weihao Shao collaborates with scholars based in China, Tanzania and United Kingdom. Weihao Shao's co-authors include Weidong Zhang, Xiaorui Chen, Gaili Wang, Caifang Zheng, Bowen Zhang, Bowen Zhang, Zhiyuan Li, Xiao Hu, Jun Li and Yan Su and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Psychiatry Research and Frontiers in Pharmacology.

In The Last Decade

Weihao Shao

12 papers receiving 508 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Real-world effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines: a literature review and meta-analysis

2021 403 citations Caifang Zheng, Weihao Shao et al. International Journal of Infectious Diseases profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Weihao Shao China	8	297	167	88	63	48	17	516
Caifang Zheng China	5	296 1.0×	167 1.0×	88 1.0×	63 1.0×	47 1.0×	9	478
Maryann M Bukelo Trinidad and Tobago	6	249 0.8×	85 0.5×	74 0.8×	68 1.1×	80 1.7×	12	517
Carolina Batista Switzerland	12	211 0.7×	180 1.1×	87 1.0×	30 0.5×	37 0.8×	29	543
Hala Najeeb Pakistan	11	248 0.8×	215 1.3×	56 0.6×	26 0.4×	46 1.0×	27	502
Maeve S. McNamara United States	1	321 1.1×	104 0.6×	98 1.1×	174 2.8×	119 2.5×	2	683
Kevin Zhang Canada	13	399 1.3×	201 1.2×	279 3.2×	40 0.6×	54 1.1×	27	755
Cecilia Acuti Martellucci Italy	17	384 1.3×	109 0.7×	111 1.3×	106 1.7×	69 1.4×	50	801
Sarah Reda Germany	6	208 0.7×	112 0.7×	62 0.7×	43 0.7×	38 0.8×	10	321
Unaiza Naeem Pakistan	7	159 0.5×	194 1.2×	50 0.6×	18 0.3×	40 0.8×	26	447
Wafa Khan India	7	160 0.5×	76 0.5×	54 0.6×	32 0.5×	33 0.7×	13	340

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weihao Shao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Weihao Shao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Weihao Shao 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 Weihao Shao. Weihao Shao is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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17 of 17 papers shown

Wang, Yueqing, et al.. (2025). Sex differences in the associations of water, coffee and tea consumption with cardiovascular diseases: a prospective cohort study. Frontiers in Nutrition. 12. 1530908–1530908.

Li, Tianqi, Juan Zhang, Meng Xia, et al.. (2025). Comorbidity Patterns in Patients with First-Ever Acute Ischemic Stroke and Their Associations with Functional Outcomes. Neuroepidemiology. 60(1). 91–103.

Shao, Weihao, et al.. (2025). Association between long-term burden of sarcopenia and cardiorespiratory multimorbidity. The journal of nutrition health & aging. 29(11). 100670–100670.

Shao, Weihao, et al.. (2025). Effect of depression on risks of Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia: A real-world longitudinal study. Psychiatry Research. 352. 116716–116716.

Hou, Yabing, et al.. (2025). Association between cardiovascular health, cancer and its prognosis: A prospective cohort study. Public Health. 242. 1–6.

Wu, Jian, Yifei Feng, Yuanyuan Zhao, et al.. (2024). Lifestyle behaviors and risk of cardiovascular disease and prognosis among individuals with cardiovascular disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 71 prospective cohort studies. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 21(1). 42–42. 9 indexed citations

Chen, Jingfeng, et al.. (2023). Efficacy and Safety of Novel Oral Antivirals in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: A Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials. Clinical Epidemiology. Volume 15. 1041–1053. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Jingfeng, et al.. (2023). Efficacy and safety of Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in adjuvant treatments for colorectal cancer: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 14. 1004465–1004465. 13 indexed citations

Wang, Gaili, Weihao Shao, Xiaorui Chen, et al.. (2023). Age at menarche and its association with blood pressure in adult women of developing countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Annals of Human Biology. 50(1). 127–136. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Bowen, Xiaowen Huang, Xiliang Wang, et al.. (2022). Using a two-sample mendelian randomization analysis to explore the relationship between physical activity and Alzheimer’s disease. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 12976–12976. 17 indexed citations

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Zheng, Caifang, Yongchao Ge, Xiaorui Chen, et al.. (2022). Association between sleep status and lower urinary tract symptoms among men aged 40 or older in Zhengzhou. Sleep and Biological Rhythms. 20(3). 337–344. 2 indexed citations

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Shao, Weihao, Xiaorui Chen, Caifang Zheng, et al.. (2022). Pneumococcal vaccination coverage and willingness in mainland China. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 27(10). 864–872. 8 indexed citations

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Shao, Weihao, et al.. (2022). Age-related changes for the predictors of benign prostatic hyperplasia in Chinese men aged 40 years or older. Asian Journal of Andrology. 25(1). 132–136. 9 indexed citations

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Shao, Weihao, Xiaorui Chen, Caifang Zheng, et al.. (2022). Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in real-world: a literature review and meta-analysis. Emerging Microbes & Infections. 11(1). 2383–2392. 33 indexed citations

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Chen, Xiaorui, Xiaowen Huang, Caifang Zheng, et al.. (2021). Combining genetic risk score with artificial neural network to predict the efficacy of folic acid therapy to hyperhomocysteinemia. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 21430–21430. 2 indexed citations

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Zheng, Caifang, Weihao Shao, Xiaorui Chen, et al.. (2021). Real-world effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines: a literature review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 114. 252–260. 403 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hu, Xiao, et al.. (2016). MnIII(Porphyrin)-Based Porous Coordination Polymers: Synthesis, Catalytic Activities for the Oxidation of Ethylbenzene. Catalysis Letters. 146(6). 1087–1098. 16 indexed citations

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