Xiaoyan Leng

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
85 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Xiaoyan Leng is a scholar working on Physiology, Surgery and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaoyan Leng has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Physiology, 16 papers in Surgery and 13 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Xiaoyan Leng's work include Nutritional Studies and Diet (10 papers), Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (10 papers) and Nutrition and Health in Aging (9 papers). Xiaoyan Leng is often cited by papers focused on Nutritional Studies and Diet (10 papers), Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (10 papers) and Nutrition and Health in Aging (9 papers). Xiaoyan Leng collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Xiaoyan Leng's co-authors include Stephen B. Kritchevsky, Hans‐Georg Müller, Susan G. Butler, Barbara J. Nicklas, Sara A. Quandt, Thomas A. Arcury, Dalane W. Kitzman, Jeff D. Williamson, Tina E. Brinkley and Andrew Stuart and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Bioinformatics and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Xiaoyan Leng

78 papers receiving 3.5k 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.

Older Adult Internet Use and eHealth Literacy

2018 191 citations Thomas A. Arcury, Sara A. Quandt et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiaoyan Leng United States	33	1.0k	500	469	443	419	85	3.6k
Chia‐Hui Chen Taiwan	34	608 0.6×	423 0.8×	350 0.7×	148 0.3×	307 0.7×	176	3.5k
Jae‐Young Lim South Korea	37	2.2k 2.2×	1.2k 2.5×	643 1.4×	279 0.6×	567 1.4×	299	5.6k
Larry J. Brant United States	39	630 0.6×	475 0.9×	353 0.8×	393 0.9×	551 1.3×	77	5.6k
Ssu‐Yuan Chen Taiwan	31	609 0.6×	511 1.0×	331 0.7×	168 0.4×	323 0.8×	133	3.5k
Kumar B. Rajan United States	45	1.8k 1.7×	503 1.0×	1.3k 2.8×	247 0.6×	544 1.3×	158	6.9k
Nathalie de Rekeneire United States	41	2.5k 2.4×	554 1.1×	655 1.4×	188 0.4×	925 2.2×	78	7.0k
Satoru Ebihara Japan	38	1.0k 1.0×	789 1.6×	493 1.1×	795 1.8×	879 2.1×	204	4.7k
Carl Counsell United Kingdom	42	752 0.7×	427 0.9×	865 1.8×	242 0.5×	446 1.1×	155	9.0k
Alejandro Santos‐Lozano Spain	34	1.8k 1.8×	250 0.5×	354 0.8×	152 0.3×	602 1.4×	182	4.9k
Pippa Tyrrell United Kingdom	50	779 0.7×	648 1.3×	648 1.4×	828 1.9×	1.1k 2.7×	127	7.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaoyan Leng

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Smith, Aaron P., Xiaoyan Leng, Megan E. Hall, et al.. (2025). Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential and the risk of cognitive impairment in the Women's Health Initiative Memory Study. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 21(10). e70737–e70737.

Hayden, Kathleen M., et al.. (2023). Predictors of cognitive and physical decline: Results from the Health Aging and Body Composition Study. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 15. 1122421–1122421. 2 indexed citations

Parker‐Autry, Candace, Rebecca H. Neiberg, Xiaoyan Leng, et al.. (2022). Examining the Role of Nonsurgical Therapy in the Treatment of Geriatric Urinary Incontinence. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 140(2). 243–251. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Xisheng, Xiaoyan Leng, Anthony J. Bleyer, et al.. (2021). Sexual Dysfunction in Patients With Urinary Bladder Stones but no Bladder Outlet Obstruction. Frontiers in Medicine. 8. 704360–704360. 1 indexed citations

Brooks, Amber K, David P. Miller, Jason Fanning, et al.. (2019). A Pain eHealth Platform for Engaging Obese, Older Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain in Nonpharmacological Pain Treatments: Protocol for a Pilot Feasibility Study. JMIR Research Protocols. 9(1). e14525–e14525. 4 indexed citations

Kim, Sunghye, Rebecca H. Neiberg, W. Jack Rejeski, et al.. (2018). Self-reported mobility as a preoperative risk assessment tool in older surgical patients compared to the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(1). 12–12. 1 indexed citations

Stefanick, Marcia L., Robert L. Brunner, Xiaoyan Leng, et al.. (2016). The Relationship of Cardiovascular Disease to Physical Functioning in Women Surviving to Age 80 and Above in the Women’s Health Initiative. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 71(Suppl 1). S42–S53. 13 indexed citations

Beavers, Daniel P., Mary Pettinger, Mark A. Espeland, et al.. (2015). The Evolution of the WHI 80+ Cohort. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 71 Suppl 1. glv050–glv050. 2 indexed citations

Brinkley, Tina E., Xiaoyan Leng, Haroon Chughtai, et al.. (2014). Periaortic fat and cardiovascular risk: a comparison of high-risk older adults and age-matched healthy controls. International Journal of Obesity. 38(11). 1397–1402. 21 indexed citations

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Butler, Susan G., Catherine Rees Lintzenich, Xiaoyan Leng, et al.. (2012). Tongue adiposity and strength in healthy older adults. The Laryngoscope. 122(7). 1600–1604. 10 indexed citations

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Arcury, Thomas A., Margaret R. Savoca, Andrea Anderson, et al.. (2012). Dental care utilization among North Carolina rural older adults. Journal of Public Health Dentistry. 72(3). 190–197. 14 indexed citations

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Chapman, David, et al.. (2011). Parathyroid hormone early percent change: an individualized approach to predict postthyroidectomy hypocalcemia. American Journal of Otolaryngology. 33(2). 216–220. 36 indexed citations

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Leng, Xiaoyan, et al.. (2011). Maximum Phonation Time in Healthy Older Adults. Journal of Voice. 25(6). 709–713. 120 indexed citations

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Butler, Susan G., Andrew Stuart, Xiaoyan Leng, et al.. (2011). The Relationship of Aspiration Status With Tongue and Handgrip Strength in Healthy Older Adults. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 66A(4). 452–458. 173 indexed citations

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Olex, Amy L., Elizabeth M. Hiltbold, Xiaoyan Leng, & Jacquelyn S. Fetrow. (2010). Dynamics of dendritic cell maturation are identified through a novel filtering strategy applied to biological time-course microarray replicates. BMC Immunology. 11(1). 41–41. 12 indexed citations

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Quandt, Sara A., Haiying Chen, Ronny A. Bell, et al.. (2009). Food Avoidance and Food Modification Practices of Older Rural Adults: Association With Oral Health Status and Implications for Service Provision. The Gerontologist. 50(1). 100–111. 52 indexed citations

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Kitzman, Dalane W., Stephen B. Kritchevsky, Craig A. Hamilton, et al.. (2009). Reduced peripheral arterial blood flow with preserved cardiac output during submaximal bicycle exercise in elderly heart failure. Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. 11(1). 48–48. 33 indexed citations

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Sawaki, Lumy, Andrew J. Butler, Xiaoyan Leng, et al.. (2008). Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy Results in Increased Motor Map Area in Subjects 3 to 9 Months After Stroke. Neurorehabilitation and neural repair. 22(5). 505–513. 175 indexed citations

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Müller, Hans‐Georg, Jeng‐Min Chiou, & Xiaoyan Leng. (2008). Inferring gene expression dynamics via functional regression analysis. BMC Bioinformatics. 9(1). 60–60. 36 indexed citations

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You, Tongjian, William E. Sonntag, Xiaoyan Leng, & C. S. Carter. (2007). Lifelong Caloric Restriction and Interleukin-6 Secretion From Adipose Tissue: Effects on Physical Performance Decline in Aged Rats. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 62(10). 1082–1087. 21 indexed citations

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