Yang Du

3.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
54 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Yang Du is a scholar working on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yang Du has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Physiology, 12 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 8 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Yang Du's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (8 papers), Nutrition and Health in Aging (8 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (7 papers). Yang Du is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (8 papers), Nutrition and Health in Aging (8 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (7 papers). Yang Du collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and South Korea. Yang Du's co-authors include Buyun Liu, Wei Bao, Linda Snetselaar, Yangbo Sun, Robert B. Wallace, Guifeng Xu, Frank B. Hu, Yuxiao Wu, Shuang Rong and Jae-Kyung No and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Neurology and Diabetes Care.

In The Last Decade

Yang Du

52 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Prevalence of diagnosed type 1 and type 2 diabetes among ... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 2019 2021 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. Prevalence of diagnosed type 1 and type 2 diabetes among US adults in 2016 and 2017: population based study
    2018 406 citations Guifeng Xu, Buyun Liu et al. profile →
  2. Trends in Adherence to the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans for Aerobic Activity and Time Spent on Sedentary Behavior Among US Adults, 2007 to 2016
    2019 267 citations Yang Du, Buyun Liu et al. profile →
  3. Trends in obesity and adiposity measures by race or ethnicity among adults in the United States 2011-18: population based study
    2021 206 citations Buyun Liu, Yang Du et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yang Du China 25 617 553 330 304 288 54 2.5k
Aladdin H. Shadyab United States 29 787 1.3× 729 1.3× 405 1.2× 176 0.6× 293 1.0× 283 3.2k
Yangbo Sun United States 24 730 1.2× 736 1.3× 389 1.2× 251 0.8× 242 0.8× 70 2.6k
Xiping Xu China 34 744 1.2× 664 1.2× 428 1.3× 298 1.0× 516 1.8× 206 4.3k
Lazaros Belbasis Greece 21 397 0.6× 381 0.7× 190 0.6× 106 0.3× 376 1.3× 32 2.9k
Hannah Gardener United States 41 628 1.0× 911 1.6× 327 1.0× 128 0.4× 1.0k 3.5× 143 4.9k
Stamatina Iliodromiti United Kingdom 29 916 1.5× 1.2k 2.2× 301 0.9× 386 1.3× 276 1.0× 78 3.3k
Changzheng Yuan China 32 1.2k 1.9× 1.6k 2.9× 190 0.6× 227 0.7× 367 1.3× 166 3.8k
Sylvie Dodin Canada 32 464 0.8× 948 1.7× 516 1.6× 268 0.9× 192 0.7× 111 3.3k
Yuhong Zhao China 31 486 0.8× 695 1.3× 241 0.7× 322 1.1× 417 1.4× 147 3.4k
Liqiang Zheng China 32 452 0.7× 904 1.6× 618 1.9× 146 0.5× 565 2.0× 212 3.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yang Du

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yang Du

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yan, Ke, et al.. (2025). A few-shot learning framework for HVAC fault diagnosis in data centers with minimal data required. Applied Energy. 402. 127056–127056.
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Zhang, Yunwei, et al.. (2024). Relationship between glycated hemoglobin levels at admission and chronic post-stroke fatigue in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Experimental Gerontology. 188. 112395–112395. 1 indexed citations
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Du, Yang, et al.. (2023). The Function of Body Mass Index in the Older with Osteosarcopenia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome. 32(1). 77–86. 3 indexed citations
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Du, Yang, et al.. (2023). Nonlinear relationship between glycated hemoglobin and cognitive impairment after acute mild ischemic stroke. BMC Neurology. 23(1). 116–116. 6 indexed citations
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Du, Yang, et al.. (2022). Dose–response relationship between dietary inflammatory index and diabetic kidney disease in US adults. Public Health Nutrition. 26(3). 611–619. 9 indexed citations
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Tang, Sijia, Yang Du, Chorong Oh, & Jae-Kyung No. (2020). Effects of Soy Foods in Postmenopausal Women: A Focus on Osteosarcopenia and Obesity. Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome. 29(3). 180–187. 13 indexed citations
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Du, Yang, Chorong Oh, & Jae-Kyung No. (2019). Advantage of Dairy for Improving Aging Muscle. Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome. 28(3). 167–174. 8 indexed citations
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Sun, Yangbo, Buyun Liu, Yang Du, et al.. (2019). Inverse Association Between Serum Vitamin B12 Concentration and Obesity Among Adults in the United States. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 10. 414–414. 45 indexed citations
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Liu, Buyun, Guifeng Xu, Yangbo Sun, et al.. (2019). Association between maternal pre-pregnancy obesity and preterm birth according to maternal age and race or ethnicity: a population-based study. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. 7(9). 707–714. 108 indexed citations
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Du, Yang, Chorong Oh, & Jae-Kyung No. (2018). Associations between Sarcopenia and Metabolic Risk Factors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome. 27(3). 175–185. 71 indexed citations
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Gu, Xiaozhen, Miaomiao Han, Yang Du, et al.. (2018). Pb disrupts autophagic flux through inhibiting the formation and activity of lysosomes in neural cells. Toxicology in Vitro. 55. 43–50. 29 indexed citations
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Du, Yang, Tao Zhang, Dianjianyi Sun, et al.. (2017). Effect of Serum Adiponectin Levels on the Association Between Childhood Body Mass Index and Adulthood Carotid Intima-Media Thickness. The American Journal of Cardiology. 121(5). 579–583. 10 indexed citations
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Yang, Qianqian, Yi Xu, Yang Du, et al.. (2016). β-Asarone Rescues Pb-Induced Impairments of Spatial Memory and Synaptogenesis in Rats. PLoS ONE. 11(12). e0167401–e0167401. 23 indexed citations
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Zhang, Tiemei, Shuyang Yu, Peng Guo, et al.. (2016). Nonmotor symptoms in patients with Parkinson disease. Medicine. 95(50). e5400–e5400. 50 indexed citations
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Hu, Yang, Shuyang Yu, Lijun Zuo, et al.. (2015). Investigation on Abnormal Iron Metabolism and Related Inflammation in Parkinson Disease Patients with Probable RBD. PLoS ONE. 10(10). e0138997–e0138997. 30 indexed citations
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Du, Yang, Meng-Meng Ge, Qianqian Yang, et al.. (2015). Chronic Lead Exposure and Mixed Factors of Gender×Age×Brain Regions Interactions on Dendrite Growth, Spine Maturity and NDR Kinase. PLoS ONE. 10(9). e0138112–e0138112. 18 indexed citations
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Fu, Yanyan, Chengjie Song, Zhang Fei, et al.. (2015). Mangiferin regulates cognitive deficits and heme oxygenase-1 induced by lipopolysaccharide in mice. International Immunopharmacology. 29(2). 950–956. 19 indexed citations
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Fu, Yanyan, Fang Zhang, Lei Zhang, et al.. (2014). Mangiferin Regulates Interleukin-6 and Cystathionine-b-Synthase in Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Brain Injury. Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology. 34(5). 651–657. 23 indexed citations
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Du, Yang, et al.. (2013). Associations Between XRCC1 Arg399Gln, Arg194Trp, and Arg280His Polymorphisms and Risk of Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma: A Meta-analysis. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 14(9). 5483–5487. 15 indexed citations
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