Yimin Zhao

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
100 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Yimin Zhao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Yimin Zhao has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 14 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Yimin Zhao's work include Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (12 papers), Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (12 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (10 papers). Yimin Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (12 papers), Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (12 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (10 papers). Yimin Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Yimin Zhao's co-authors include Duo Li, Ju‐Sheng Zheng, Zhen‐Yu Chen, Hanyue Zhu, Ka Ying, Wangjun Hao, Zouyan He, Jianhui Liu, Jun Yang and Xiaojie Hu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Yimin Zhao

98 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories sort by overperformance

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.

Elevated blood remnant cholesterol and triglycerides are causally related to the risks of cardiometabolic multimorbidity

2024 38 citations Yimin Zhao, Zhenhuang Zhuang et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yimin Zhao China	25	711	390	329	299	239	100	2.1k
Denisa Margină Romania	30	1.0k 1.4×	371 1.0×	379 1.2×	156 0.5×	229 1.0×	78	2.8k
Shengrong Shen China	25	842 1.2×	444 1.1×	361 1.1×	250 0.8×	176 0.7×	71	2.9k
Baukje de Roos United Kingdom	30	630 0.9×	505 1.3×	382 1.2×	369 1.2×	119 0.5×	92	2.2k
Shaokang Wang China	23	586 0.8×	369 0.9×	314 1.0×	228 0.8×	451 1.9×	139	2.0k
Deanna M. Minich United States	23	419 0.6×	303 0.8×	276 0.8×	243 0.8×	172 0.7×	45	1.7k
Michel Aliani Canada	30	923 1.3×	571 1.5×	423 1.3×	218 0.7×	260 1.1×	95	2.5k
Mee Young Hong United States	26	471 0.7×	517 1.3×	208 0.6×	224 0.7×	184 0.8×	100	2.0k
Vanu Ramprasath Canada	19	468 0.7×	395 1.0×	270 0.8×	216 0.7×	252 1.1×	39	1.8k
Anna Pedret Spain	26	752 1.1×	415 1.1×	471 1.4×	351 1.2×	150 0.6×	65	2.0k
Elizabeth Fragopoulou Greece	30	389 0.5×	486 1.2×	355 1.1×	354 1.2×	155 0.6×	95	2.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Yimin Zhao

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Yimin Zhao's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Yimin Zhao with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Yimin Zhao more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Yimin Zhao

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Yimin Zhao. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Yimin Zhao. The network helps show where Yimin Zhao may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yimin Zhao

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

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Zhao, Yimin, Zhenhuang Zhuang, Wendi Xiao, et al.. (2024). Elevated blood remnant cholesterol and triglycerides are causally related to the risks of cardiometabolic multimorbidity. Nature Communications. 15(1). 2451–2451. 38 indexed citations breakdown →

Zhuang, Zhenhuang, Yimin Zhao, Zimin Song, et al.. (2023). Leisure-Time Television Viewing and Computer Use, Family History, and Incidence of Dementia. Neuroepidemiology. 57(5). 304–315. 3 indexed citations

Song, Zimin, Wenxiu Wang, Yimin Zhao, et al.. (2023). Observational and genetic associations of adiposity with cardiopulmonary multimorbidity: Linear and nonlinear Mendelian randomization analysis. Obesity. 32(2). 398–408. 1 indexed citations

Zhao, Yimin, et al.. (2023). Frequency of Adding Salt to Foods, Genetic Susceptibility, and Incident Type 2 Diabetes: A Prospective Cohort Study. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 109(2). e589–e595. 2 indexed citations

Zhao, Yimin, Duo Li, & Tao Huang. (2022). Associations of dietary flavonoids and subclasses with total and cardiovascular mortality among 369,827 older people: The NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study. Atherosclerosis. 365. 1–8. 12 indexed citations

Zhao, Yimin, Zhenhuang Zhuang, Zimin Song, et al.. (2022). Associations of polysocial risk score, lifestyle and genetic factors with incident type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort study. Diabetologia. 65(12). 2056–2065. 46 indexed citations

Zhao, Yimin, Zouyan He, Wangjun Hao, et al.. (2021). Cholesterol-lowering activity of protocatechuic acid is mediated by increasing the excretion of bile acids and modulating gut microbiota and producing short-chain fatty acids. Food & Function. 12(22). 11557–11567. 25 indexed citations

Hao, Wangjun, Erika Kwek, Zouyan He, et al.. (2020). Ursolic acid alleviates hypercholesterolemia and modulates the gut microbiota in hamsters. Food & Function. 11(7). 6091–6103. 35 indexed citations

Xu, Xiaohong, Reid C. Gallant, Fenglin Song, et al.. (2019). Coenzyme Q10 Upregulates Platelet cAMP/PKA Pathway and Attenuates Integrin αIIbβ3 Signaling and Thrombus Growth. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research. 63(23). e1900662–e1900662. 23 indexed citations

10.

Li, Qing, Jing Ren, Yimin Zhao, et al.. (2018). Cyanidin-3-O-β-glucoside, a Natural Polyphenol, Exerts Proapoptotic Effects on Activated Platelets and Enhances Megakaryocytic Proplatelet Formation. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 66(41). 10712–10720. 13 indexed citations

11.

Wang, Lijun, Hanyue Zhu, Yimin Zhao, et al.. (2017). Cranberry anthocyanin as an herbal medicine lowers plasma cholesterol by increasing excretion of fecal sterols. Phytomedicine. 38. 98–106. 26 indexed citations

12.

Zheng, Ju‐Sheng, Yimin Zhao, Wei Zhao, et al.. (2015). Pre-conceptional intake of folic acid supplements is inversely associated with risk of preterm birth and small-for-gestational-age birth: a prospective cohort study. British Journal Of Nutrition. 115(3). 509–516. 26 indexed citations

13.

Zheng, Ju‐Sheng, Huijuan Liu, Jing Li, et al.. (2014). Exclusive Breastfeeding Is Inversely Associated with Risk of Childhood Overweight in a Large Chinese Cohort. Journal of Nutrition. 144(9). 1454–1459. 42 indexed citations

14.

Zheng, Ju‐Sheng, Huijuan Liu, Yimin Zhao, et al.. (2014). Complementary Feeding and Childhood Adiposity in Preschool-Aged Children in a Large Chinese Cohort. The Journal of Pediatrics. 166(2). 326–331.e2. 20 indexed citations

15.

George, , et al.. (2013). Isolation and characterization of 2, 3, 8-tri-me ether ellagic acid from the stem bark of Irvingia gabonensis (Baill). Journal of Medicinal Plants Research. 2(9). 234–236. 3 indexed citations

16.

Si, Duanyun, et al.. (2009). [Determination of icaritin in rat plasma by HPLC-MS/MS].. PubMed. 44(10). 1140–4. 1 indexed citations

17.

Li, Yunfeng, Yanqin Liu, Ming Yang, et al.. (2004). The cytoprotective effect of inulin-type hexasaccharide extracted from Morinda officinalis on PC12 cells against the lesion induced by corticosterone. Life Sciences. 75(13). 1531–1538. 63 indexed citations

18.

Zhao, Yimin, et al.. (2003). [Determination of glycosides in traditional Chinese medicine liu-wei di-huang by RP-HPLC].. PubMed. 28(8). 735–8. 4 indexed citations

19.

Li, Yunfeng, et al.. (2002). [Antagonistic effect of aqueous extract of detoxified cottonseeds on corticosterone-induced lesion in cultured PC12 cells].. PubMed. 27(6). 442–6. 2 indexed citations

20.

Li, Yunfeng, et al.. (2000). Antidepressant effect of quercetin 3-O-apiosyl (1→2)-[rhamnosyl(1→6)]-glucoside in mice. Zhongguo yaolixue yu dulixue zazhi. 14(2). 125–127. 8 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact