Youfa Wang

27.8k total citations · 12 hit papers
279 papers, 19.6k citations indexed

About

Youfa Wang is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Youfa Wang has authored 279 papers receiving a total of 19.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 197 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 55 papers in General Health Professions and 44 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Youfa Wang's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (178 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (61 papers) and Obesity and Health Practices (38 papers). Youfa Wang is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (178 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (61 papers) and Obesity and Health Practices (38 papers). Youfa Wang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Qatar. Youfa Wang's co-authors include Tim Lobstein, May A. Beydoun, Barry M. Popkin, Qi Zhang, Hong Xue, Hyunjung Lim, Carlos Augusto Monteiro, Benjamı́n Caballero, Lan Liang and Shiriki Kumanyika and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Youfa Wang

270 papers receiving 18.7k citations

Hit Papers

Worldwide trends in childhood overweight and obesity 2002 2026 2010 2018 2006 2008 2002 2015 2005 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Worldwide trends in childhood overweight and obesity
    2006 2.1k citations Youfa Wang et al. profile →
  2. Will All Americans Become Overweight or Obese? Estimating the Progression and Cost of the US Obesity Epidemic
    2008 1.1k citations Youfa Wang et al. profile →
  3. Trends of obesity and underweight in older children and adolescents in the United States, Brazil, China, and Russia
    2002 983 citations Youfa Wang et al. profile →
  4. Child and adolescent obesity: part of a bigger picture
    2015 851 citations Youfa Wang et al. profile →
  5. Comparison of abdominal adiposity and overall obesity in predicting risk of type 2 diabetes among men
    2005 800 citations Youfa Wang et al. profile →
  6. Is Sleep Duration Associated With Childhood Obesity? A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis
    2008 609 citations Youfa Wang et al. profile →
  7. The global childhood obesity epidemic and the association between socio-economic status and childhood obesity
    2012 555 citations Youfa Wang, Hyunjung Lim profile →
  8. Energy balance and obesity: what are the main drivers?
    2017 534 citations Youfa Wang et al. profile →
  9. Epidemiologic studies of modifiable factors associated with cognition and dementia: systematic review and meta-analysis
    2014 505 citations Youfa Wang et al. profile →
  10. Health policy and public health implications of obesity in China
    2021 319 citations Youfa Wang, Li Zhao et al. profile →
  11. Prevalence of mental health problems among children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis
    2021 317 citations Lu Ma, Mohsen Mazidi et al. profile →
  12. Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in China, 2004-18: findings from six rounds of a national survey
    2023 149 citations Youfa Wang 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
Youfa Wang United States 61 11.6k 4.0k 3.5k 2.8k 2.3k 279 19.6k
Shiriki Kumanyika United States 72 12.5k 1.1× 5.8k 1.5× 4.0k 1.1× 3.1k 1.1× 1.9k 0.8× 274 22.4k
Brian K. Kit United States 35 11.1k 1.0× 3.7k 0.9× 5.4k 1.5× 1.7k 0.6× 2.7k 1.2× 57 23.5k
Louise A. Baur Australia 77 13.8k 1.2× 4.7k 1.2× 6.0k 1.7× 2.4k 0.9× 3.4k 1.5× 506 24.0k
Boyd Swinburn Australia 77 13.6k 1.2× 5.6k 1.4× 4.3k 1.2× 2.4k 0.9× 1.3k 0.6× 464 22.8k
Carolyn Summerbell United Kingdom 62 9.4k 0.8× 3.9k 1.0× 3.5k 1.0× 2.3k 0.8× 1.8k 0.8× 240 15.8k
Yannis Μanios Greece 67 12.9k 1.1× 4.0k 1.0× 5.5k 1.6× 2.4k 0.8× 1.7k 0.8× 563 19.7k
Penny Gordon‐Larsen United States 62 9.2k 0.8× 3.2k 0.8× 4.0k 1.1× 1.4k 0.5× 1.3k 0.6× 243 17.1k
Clare E. Collins Australia 73 10.9k 0.9× 5.6k 1.4× 4.4k 1.2× 1.9k 0.7× 1.8k 0.8× 666 21.0k
Tim Lobstein United Kingdom 41 10.9k 0.9× 3.5k 0.9× 2.7k 0.8× 1.8k 0.6× 2.4k 1.1× 115 15.2k
Cheryl D. Fryar United States 39 6.6k 0.6× 2.7k 0.7× 3.6k 1.0× 1.1k 0.4× 1.6k 0.7× 72 17.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Youfa Wang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Youfa Wang

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All Works

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Zhang, Lili, Yue Wang, Jinlong Zhao, et al.. (2024). Dielectric barrier discharge cold plasma alleviated the immunoreactivity of egg white proteins with improved digestibility and functional properties. Food Bioscience. 61. 105014–105014. 5 indexed citations
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Wu, Bei, et al.. (2024). Disaggregating between- and within-person associations of mastery and cognitive function: age as a moderator. BMC Geriatrics. 24(1). 722–722. 1 indexed citations
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Peng, Wen, Shiqi Chen, Xinguang Chen, et al.. (2023). Trends in major non-communicable diseases and related risk factors in China 2002–2019: an analysis of nationally representative survey data. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific. 43. 100809–100809. 57 indexed citations
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Wang, Yanxiang, et al.. (2023). Ethnic differences in eating patterns and their associations with obesity among adults in West China. British Journal Of Nutrition. 131(2). 321–332. 2 indexed citations
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Sun, Xiaomin, Dong Keon Yon, Tuan T. Nguyen, et al.. (2023). Dietary and other lifestyle factors and their influence on non-communicable diseases in the Western Pacific region. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific. 43. 100842–100842. 17 indexed citations
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Lai, Sha, Li Lu, Chi Shen, et al.. (2023). Income loss and subsequent poor psychological well-being among the Chinese population during the early COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal for Equity in Health. 22(1). 219–219. 8 indexed citations
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Gao, Liwang, Wen Peng, Hong Xue, et al.. (2023). Spatial–temporal trends in global childhood overweight and obesity from 1975 to 2030: a weight mean center and projection analysis of 191 countries. Globalization and Health. 19(1). 53–53. 19 indexed citations
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Peng, Wen, Xiao Tang, Lingxia Zeng, et al.. (2023). Trends and disparities in non-communicable diseases in the Western Pacific region. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific. 43. 100938–100938. 20 indexed citations
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Ma, Lu, Na Yan, Zumin Shi, et al.. (2022). A 3-Year Longitudinal Study of Effects of Parental Feeding Practices on Child Weight Status: The Childhood Obesity Study in China Mega-Cities. Nutrients. 14(14). 2797–2797. 2 indexed citations
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Gao, Liwang, Hong Xue, Li Zhao, et al.. (2021). Eating-out behaviors, associated factors and associations with obesity in Chinese school children: findings from the childhood obesity study in China mega-cities. European Journal of Nutrition. 60(6). 3003–3012. 8 indexed citations
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Cheng, Guo, et al.. (2020). Comparison of nutrition education policies and programs for children in China and other selected developed countries. Global Health Journal. 4(3). 72–78. 8 indexed citations
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Sun, Xiaomin, Yixuan Li, Li Cai, & Youfa Wang. (2020). Effects of physical activity interventions on cognitive performance of overweight or obese children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Pediatric Research. 89(1). 46–53. 42 indexed citations
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Wu, Yang, Liang Wang, Jiang Zhu, Liwang Gao, & Youfa Wang. (2020). Growing fast food consumption and obesity in Asia: Challenges and implications. Social Science & Medicine. 269. 113601–113601. 27 indexed citations
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Liu, Xin, et al.. (2020). Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes and Its Association with Added Sugar Intake in Citizens and Refugees Aged 40 or Older in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(22). 8594–8594. 11 indexed citations
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Wei, Junxiang, et al.. (2020). Neighborhood sidewalk access and childhood obesity. Obesity Reviews. 22(S1). e13057–e13057. 20 indexed citations
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Wei, Junxiang, Xin Liu, Hong Xue, Youfa Wang, & Zumin Shi. (2019). Comparisons of Visceral Adiposity Index, Body Shape Index, Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference and Their Associations with Diabetes Mellitus in Adults. Nutrients. 11(7). 1580–1580. 146 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yaling, et al.. (2017). Associations between general and central obesity and hypertension among children: The Childhood Obesity Study in China Mega-Cities. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 16895–16895. 36 indexed citations
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Powell, Lisa M., et al.. (2012). Ethnic disparities in adolescent body mass index in the United States: The role of parental socioeconomic status and economic contextual factors. Social Science & Medicine. 75(3). 469–476. 64 indexed citations
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Zhang, Qi, Buhong Zheng, Ning Zhang, & Youfa Wang. (2011). Decomposing the Intergenerational Disparity in Income and Obesity. The B E Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy. 11(3). 6 indexed citations

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