Xiang Qian Lao

9.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
174 papers, 7.0k citations indexed

About

Xiang Qian Lao is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Epidemiology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiang Qian Lao has authored 174 papers receiving a total of 7.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 27 papers in Epidemiology and 24 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Xiang Qian Lao's work include Air Quality and Health Impacts (71 papers), Climate Change and Health Impacts (49 papers) and Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting (18 papers). Xiang Qian Lao is often cited by papers focused on Air Quality and Health Impacts (71 papers), Climate Change and Health Impacts (49 papers) and Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting (18 papers). Xiang Qian Lao collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and Taiwan. Xiang Qian Lao's co-authors include Martin C. S. Wong, Alexis K.H. Lau, Changqing Lin, Tony Tam, Ly-yun Chang, Cui Guo, G. Neil Thomas, Ta‐Chien Chan, Yacong Bo and TH Lam and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Environmental Science & Technology and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Xiang Qian Lao

168 papers receiving 6.9k 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.

Worldwide Burden of, Risk Factors for, and Trends in Pancreatic Cancer

2020 310 citations Junjie Huang, Veeleah Lok et al. profile →
Global Incidence and Mortality of Gastric Cancer, 1980-2018

2021 239 citations Martin C. S. Wong, Junjie Huang et al. profile →
Global, regional and time-trend prevalence of central obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 13.2 million subjects

2020 185 citations Martin C. S. Wong, Junjie Huang et al. profile →
Global Burden, Risk Factors, and Trends of Esophageal Cancer: An Analysis of Cancer Registries from 48 Countries

2021 127 citations Junjie Huang, Anastasios Koulaouzidis et al. Cancers profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiang Qian Lao Hong Kong	47	2.2k	1.0k	837	778	767	174	7.0k
William B. Goggins Hong Kong	50	2.0k 0.9×	893 0.9×	593 0.7×	968 1.2×	1.0k 1.3×	152	7.2k
Tangchun Wu China	52	3.0k 1.3×	945 0.9×	790 0.9×	515 0.7×	740 1.0×	288	10.4k
Annibale Biggeri Italy	46	3.0k 1.4×	836 0.8×	561 0.7×	734 0.9×	977 1.3×	287	8.0k
Daniel L. Gillen United States	51	1.6k 0.7×	627 0.6×	622 0.7×	820 1.1×	1.6k 2.0×	161	9.7k
Jonas Björk Sweden	52	1.7k 0.8×	455 0.4×	767 0.9×	314 0.4×	737 1.0×	283	9.7k
Matteo Bottai Sweden	58	2.2k 1.0×	1.4k 1.3×	1.4k 1.7×	661 0.8×	1.6k 2.1×	351	11.8k
Lap Ah Tse Hong Kong	38	2.2k 1.0×	347 0.3×	744 0.9×	543 0.7×	795 1.0×	210	6.0k
Tim Ramsay Canada	45	1.1k 0.5×	835 0.8×	899 1.1×	339 0.4×	924 1.2×	267	8.0k
Fredrik Nyberg Sweden	48	2.0k 0.9×	510 0.5×	416 0.5×	1000 1.3×	1.3k 1.7×	220	8.0k
Dario Consonni Italy	62	2.6k 1.2×	1.4k 1.3×	1.1k 1.3×	875 1.1×	2.6k 3.5×	435	13.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Xiang Qian Lao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiang Qian Lao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiang Qian Lao

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Yin, Yuting, Dongmei Yu, Ling Zhang, et al.. (2025). Reducing PM2.5 exposure lowers dyslipidemia risk: a longitudinal quasi-experimental study. American Journal of Epidemiology. 195(2). 524–532.

Li, Bingxiao, et al.. (2025). The effects of long-term ambient air pollutant mixture exposure on incident diabetes: A prospective cohort study in China. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 302. 118652–118652.

Wei, Xianglin, Kin‐Fai Ho, Tsung Yu, et al.. (2024). The joint effect of long-term exposure to multiple air pollutants on non-accidental and cause-specific mortality: A longitudinal cohort study. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 472. 134507–134507. 8 indexed citations

Wang, Lyu, Yunyang Deng, Tsung Yu, Xiang Qian Lao, & Martin C. S. Wong. (2024). Associations of short‐term changes in obesity indices with all‐cause mortality and cardiovascular disease. Obesity. 32(8). 1568–1584. 1 indexed citations

Gui, Zhao‐Huan, Lídia Morawska, Xiang Qian Lao, et al.. (2024). Long-term exposure to ozone and sleep disorders in children: A multicity study in China. Environmental Research. 260. 119553–119553. 3 indexed citations

Guo, Chunyu, Erjia Ge, Manzhu Yu, et al.. (2023). Impact of heat on emergency hospital admissions related to kidney diseases in Texas: Uncovering racial disparities. The Science of The Total Environment. 909. 168377–168377. 3 indexed citations

Huang, Junjie, Anastasios Koulaouzidis, Wojciech Marlicz, et al.. (2021). Global Burden, Risk Factors, and Trends of Esophageal Cancer: An Analysis of Cancer Registries from 48 Countries. Cancers. 13(1). 141–141. 127 indexed citations breakdown →

Zeng, Yiqian, Changqing Lin, Cui Guo, et al.. (2021). Combined effects of chronic PM2.5 exposure and habitual exercise on renal function and chronic kidney disease: A longitudinal cohort study. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 236. 113791–113791. 12 indexed citations

Wang, Shuyi, Wenjing Zhao, Liping Sun, et al.. (2021). Independent and opposing associations of dietary phytosterols intake and PLCE1 rs2274223 polymorphisms on esophageal squamous cell carcinoma risk. European Journal of Nutrition. 60(8). 4357–4366. 9 indexed citations

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Lin, I‐Feng, et al.. (2021). The Association Between Renal Function Decline and the Incidence of Urothelial Carcinoma: A 16-year Retrospective Cohort Study in Taiwan. European Urology Open Science. 27. 1–9. 5 indexed citations

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Guo, Cui, Ta‐Chien Chan, Changqing Lin, et al.. (2020). Long-term exposure to ambient fine particles and gastrointestinal cancer mortality in Taiwan: A cohort study. Environment International. 138. 105640–105640. 64 indexed citations

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Lin, Changqing, Gang Liu, Alexis K.H. Lau, et al.. (2018). High-resolution satellite remote sensing of provincial PM2.5 trends in China from 2001 to 2015. Atmospheric Environment. 180. 110–116. 134 indexed citations

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Che, Wenwei, H. Christopher Frey, Zhiyuan Li, Xiang Qian Lao, & Alexis K.H. Lau. (2018). Indoor Exposure to Ambient Particles and Its Estimation Using Fixed Site Monitors. Environmental Science & Technology. 53(2). 808–819. 12 indexed citations

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Zhang, Zilong, Gerard Hoek, Ly-yun Chang, et al.. (2017). Particulate matter air pollution, physical activity and systemic inflammation in Taiwanese adults. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 221(1). 41–47. 79 indexed citations

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Liu, Xudong, Xiang Qian Lao, Zilong Zhang, et al.. (2016). Frequent use of household cleaning products is associated with rhinitis in Chinese children. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 138(3). 754–760.e6. 19 indexed citations

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Liu, Xudong, Xiaorong Wang, Sihao Lin, et al.. (2015). Reproducibility and Validity of a Food Frequency Questionnaire for Assessing Dietary Consumption via the Dietary Pattern Method in a Chinese Rural Population. PLoS ONE. 10(7). e0134627–e0134627. 41 indexed citations

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Wong, Martin C. S., Wilson Tam, Xiang Qian Lao, et al.. (2014). The incidence of cancer deaths among hypertensive patients in a large Chinese population: A cohort study. International Journal of Cardiology. 179. 178–185. 14 indexed citations

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Lao, Xiang Qian, G. Neil Thomas, Chao Qiang Jiang, et al.. (2010). Obesity, high-sensitive C-reactive protein and snoring in older Chinese: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study. Respiratory Medicine. 104(11). 1750–1756. 9 indexed citations

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Sánchez‐Dalmau, Bernardo, et al.. (2008). Síndrome del seno silente, una causa infrecuente de enoftalmos. Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmología. 83(2). 125–8. 7 indexed citations

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Heys, Michelle, C. Mary Schooling, Benjamin J. Cowling, et al.. (2007). Age of menarche and the metabolic syndrome in China: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study. UCL Discovery (University College London). 4 indexed citations

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