Weili Xu

12.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
203 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Weili Xu is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Physiology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Weili Xu has authored 203 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 64 papers in Physiology and 52 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Weili Xu's work include Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (65 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (39 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (27 papers). Weili Xu is often cited by papers focused on Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (65 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (39 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (27 papers). Weili Xu collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, China and United States. Weili Xu's co-authors include Laura Fratiglioni, Chengxuan Qiu, Bengt Winblad, Hui‐Xin Wang, Xiuying Qi, Anna Marseglia, Debora Rizzuto, Nancy L. Pedersen, Margaret Gatz and Boo Johansson and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Weili Xu

190 papers receiving 6.6k 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.

Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Chinese Adults: Role of Adiposity Indicators and Age

2016 305 citations Weili Xu, Xiuying Qi et al. profile →
Prevalence of Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome Stages by Social Determinants of Health

2024 49 citations Weili Xu, Jie Guo et al. JAMA Network Open profile →
Associations of cardiovascular–kidney–metabolic syndrome stages with premature mortality and the role of social determinants of health

2025 14 citations Weili Xu, Jie Guo et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Weili Xu Sweden	45	2.2k	1.8k	1.3k	804	795	203	6.7k
Deborah Gustafson United States	49	3.2k 1.5×	1.9k 1.1×	1.7k 1.4×	605 0.8×	807 1.0×	235	8.8k
Rachel A. Whitmer United States	45	2.8k 1.3×	2.9k 1.6×	1.4k 1.1×	1.7k 2.1×	1.1k 1.3×	223	9.3k
Hiroshi Shimokata Japan	46	2.7k 1.3×	900 0.5×	1.4k 1.1×	763 0.9×	531 0.7×	314	8.3k
Catherine Helmer France	55	2.6k 1.2×	3.2k 1.7×	1.3k 1.0×	731 0.9×	895 1.1×	304	10.4k
Michal Schnaider Beeri United States	42	2.2k 1.0×	2.1k 1.1×	628 0.5×	907 1.1×	911 1.1×	237	6.1k
Annette L. Fitzpatrick United States	35	3.0k 1.4×	3.5k 1.9×	1.1k 0.8×	427 0.5×	944 1.2×	84	8.6k
Tiia Ngandu Finland	39	2.9k 1.3×	3.5k 1.9×	1.8k 1.4×	368 0.5×	790 1.0×	174	7.8k
Andrea L.C. Schneider United States	45	1.4k 0.6×	1.8k 1.0×	945 0.7×	1.0k 1.3×	680 0.9×	168	7.3k
Terri Blackwell United States	58	3.1k 1.4×	1.4k 0.8×	980 0.8×	825 1.0×	309 0.4×	146	10.1k
Sandra Kalmijn Netherlands	40	1.9k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	621 0.8×	519 0.7×	65	7.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Weili Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Weili Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weili Xu

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhang, Lulu, Jiao Wang, Abigail Dove, et al.. (2025). Injurious Falls before, during, and after Stroke Diagnosis: A Population-based Study. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 26(3). 105465–105465.

Dove, Abigail, Jie Guo, Jiao Wang, et al.. (2024). Cardiometabolic disease, cognitive decline, and brain structure in middle and older age. Alzheimer s & Dementia Diagnosis Assessment & Disease Monitoring. 16(2). e12566–e12566. 3 indexed citations

Yang, Wenzhe, Weiwei Li, Xiuying Qi, et al.. (2024). Association of cardiometabolic multimorbidity with risk of late-life depression: a nationwide twin study. European Psychiatry. 67(1). e58–e58. 5 indexed citations

Dove, Abigail, et al.. (2024). Anti-Inflammatory Diet and Dementia in Older Adults With Cardiometabolic Diseases. JAMA Network Open. 7(8). e2427125–e2427125. 10 indexed citations

Yang, Rongrong, et al.. (2024). The association of a low-inflammatory diet with the trajectory of multimorbidity: a large community-based longitudinal study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 120(5). 1185–1194. 3 indexed citations

Yang, Wenzhe, Yuyang Miao, Abigail Dove, et al.. (2024). Relation of Cognitive Reserve Indicator to Heart Disease and Cardiac Structure and Function: A Large Community‐Based Longitudinal Study. Journal of the American Heart Association. 13(17). e033249–e033249. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Jiao, Jie Guo, Abigail Dove, et al.. (2024). Association of Cardiovascular Health With Brain Age Estimated Using Machine Learning Methods in Middle-Aged and Older Adults. Neurology. 103(2). e209530–e209530. 5 indexed citations

Lin, Jing, Hongxi Yang, Yuan Zhang, et al.. (2023). Association of time spent in outdoor light and genetic susceptibility with the risk of type 2 diabetes. The Science of The Total Environment. 888. 164253–164253. 5 indexed citations

Yang, Wenzhe, Jiao Wang, Jie Guo, et al.. (2023). Association of cognitive reserve indicator with cognitive decline and structural brain differences in mid‐ and late life: a large population‐based cohort study. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 19(S23).

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Chen, Hui, Binghan Wang, Mengjia Zhao, et al.. (2023). Associations of the Mediterranean‐DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay diet with brain structural markers and their changes. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 20(2). 1190–1200. 17 indexed citations

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Guo, Jie, Abigail Dove, Jiao Wang, et al.. (2023). Trajectories of olfactory identification preceding incident mild cognitive impairment and dementia: a longitudinal study. EBioMedicine. 98. 104862–104862. 8 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhangyu, Jiao Wang, Jie Guo, et al.. (2023). Association of Motor Function With Cognitive Trajectories and Structural Brain Differences. Neurology. 101(17). e1718–e1728. 11 indexed citations

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Wang, Jingya, Jiao Wang, Xuerui Li, et al.. (2022). Association of Pulmonary Function With Motor Function Trajectories and Disability Progression Among Older Adults: A Long-Term Community-Based Cohort Study. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 77(12). 2524–2531. 4 indexed citations

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Wang, Jiao, Jie Guo, Abigail Dove, et al.. (2022). Pulmonary Function Trajectories Preceding Death Among Older Adults: A Long-Term Community-Based Cohort Study. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 78(7). 1219–1226. 5 indexed citations

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Chen, Hui, Jie Guo, John S. Ji, et al.. (2021). Association of Long-Term Body Weight Variability With Dementia: A Prospective Study. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 77(10). 2116–2122. 4 indexed citations

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Wang, Rui, Chengxuan Qiu, Christina S. Dintica, et al.. (2021). Shared risk and protective factors between Alzheimer's disease and ischemic stroke: A population‐based longitudinal study. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 17(2). 191–204. 11 indexed citations

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Pan, Kuan‐Yu, Weili Xu, Francesca Mangialasche, et al.. (2019). Psychosocial working conditions, trajectories of disability, and the mediating role of cognitive decline and chronic diseases: A population-based cohort study. PLoS Medicine. 16(9). e1002899–e1002899. 14 indexed citations

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Pan, Kuan‐Yu, Weili Xu, Francesca Mangialasche, Laura Fratiglioni, & Hui‐Xin Wang. (2017). Work‐related psychosocial stress and the risk of type 2 diabetes in later life. Journal of Internal Medicine. 281(6). 601–610. 21 indexed citations

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Marseglia, Anna, Weili Xu, Debora Rizzuto, et al.. (2014). Cognitive functioning among patients with diabetic foot. Journal of Diabetes and its Complications. 28(6). 863–868. 21 indexed citations

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Li, Yan, et al.. (2014). [Emission characteristics and hazard assessment analysis of volatile organic compounds from chemical synthesis pharmaceutical industry].. PubMed. 35(10). 3663–8. 2 indexed citations

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