Yu‐Tang Gao

40.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
444 papers, 21.1k citations indexed

About

Yu‐Tang Gao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Yu‐Tang Gao has authored 444 papers receiving a total of 21.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 141 papers in Molecular Biology, 133 papers in Oncology and 94 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Yu‐Tang Gao's work include Cancer Risks and Factors (83 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (72 papers) and Estrogen and related hormone effects (41 papers). Yu‐Tang Gao is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Risks and Factors (83 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (72 papers) and Estrogen and related hormone effects (41 papers). Yu‐Tang Gao collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Taiwan. Yu‐Tang Gao's co-authors include Wei Zheng, Xiao‐Ou Shu, Gong Yang, Honglan Li, Qiuyin Cai, Fan Jin, Yong‐Bing Xiang, Xiao Ou Shu, Wanqing Wen and Jian‐Min Yuan and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Circulation and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Yu‐Tang Gao

438 papers receiving 20.3k 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.

Tobacco and Cancer: Recent Epidemiological Evidence

2004 500 citations Yu‐Tang Gao et al. profile →
The association between stress-induced hyperglycemia ratio and cardiovascular events as well as all-cause mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease and diabetic nephropathy

2025 16 citations Yu‐Tang Gao et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yu‐Tang Gao United States	76	5.7k	5.2k	4.7k	3.3k	3.1k	444	21.1k
Lynne R. Wilkens United States	78	5.2k 0.9×	5.5k 1.1×	6.2k 1.3×	2.7k 0.8×	2.8k 0.9×	546	22.7k
Xiao‐Ou Shu United States	71	5.3k 0.9×	4.6k 0.9×	4.2k 0.9×	2.5k 0.8×	3.1k 1.0×	522	18.4k
Susanna C. Larsson Sweden	84	4.6k 0.8×	4.4k 0.8×	5.5k 1.2×	2.8k 0.9×	3.2k 1.0×	460	25.0k
Loı̈c Le Marchand United States	73	5.3k 0.9×	4.9k 0.9×	3.7k 0.8×	3.0k 0.9×	2.8k 0.9×	528	18.4k
Thomas E. Rohan United States	83	5.1k 0.9×	9.1k 1.8×	4.7k 1.0×	2.5k 0.8×	3.8k 1.2×	460	23.2k
Rudolf Kaaks Germany	70	4.9k 0.9×	6.2k 1.2×	3.5k 0.7×	1.6k 0.5×	2.3k 0.7×	308	18.2k
Demetrius Albanes United States	88	6.2k 1.1×	5.0k 1.0×	6.0k 1.3×	3.2k 1.0×	2.1k 0.7×	462	25.2k
Manami Inoue Japan	73	3.3k 0.6×	4.7k 0.9×	4.6k 1.0×	3.6k 1.1×	1.4k 0.4×	570	20.2k
Cristina Bosetti Italy	80	3.8k 0.7×	6.3k 1.2×	3.7k 0.8×	2.2k 0.7×	1.6k 0.5×	368	21.1k
Martha L. Slattery United States	84	6.2k 1.1×	9.3k 1.8×	5.5k 1.2×	6.3k 1.9×	3.0k 1.0×	385	24.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Yu‐Tang Gao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yu‐Tang Gao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yu‐Tang Gao

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All Works

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Wang, Cong, Hui Cai, Qiuyin Cai, et al.. (2024). Circulating microRNAs in association with pancreatic cancer risk within 5 years. International Journal of Cancer. 155(3). 519–531. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Renwei, Jennifer Adams‐Haduch, Yufei Huang, et al.. (2022). Serologic Profiling Using an Epstein-Barr Virus Mammalian Expression Library Identifies EBNA1 IgA as a Prediagnostic Marker for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. Clinical Cancer Research. 28(23). 5221–5230. 9 indexed citations

Shu, Xiang, Xiang Shu, Wei Zheng, et al.. (2018). Prospective metabolomics study identifies potential novel blood metabolites associated with pancreatic cancer risk. International Journal of Cancer. 143(9). 2161–2167. 36 indexed citations

Liu, Zhiwei, Troy J. Kemp, Yu‐Tang Gao, et al.. (2018). Association of circulating inflammation proteins and gallstone disease. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 33(11). 1920–1924. 52 indexed citations

Wang, Nan, Yingchang Lu, Nikhil K. Khankari, et al.. (2017). Evaluation of genetic variants in association with colorectal cancer risk and survival in Asians. International Journal of Cancer. 141(6). 1130–1139. 14 indexed citations

Yuan, Jian‐Min, Renwei Wang, Clifford H. Watson, et al.. (2016). Tobacco‐specific N‐nitrosamines and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in cigarettes smoked by the participants of the Shanghai Cohort Study. International Journal of Cancer. 139(6). 1261–1269. 35 indexed citations

Nechuta, Sarah, Xiao Ou Shu, Gong Yang, et al.. (2015). Adolescent Exercise in Association with Mortality from All Causes, Cardiovascular Disease, and Cancer among Middle-Aged and Older Chinese Women. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 24(8). 1270–1276. 11 indexed citations

Xu, Hongli, Shan Gao, Wei Zhang, et al.. (2014). Genetic polymorphism of NFKB1 and NFKBIA genes and liver cancer risk: a nested case–control study in Shanghai, China. BMJ Open. 4(2). e004427–e004427. 24 indexed citations

Huang, Bo, Yu‐Tang Gao, Xiao‐Ou Shu, et al.. (2014). Association of Leukocyte Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number with Colorectal Cancer Risk: Results from the Shanghai Women's Health Study. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 23(11). 2357–2365. 35 indexed citations

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Li, Tao, Renwei Wang, Yu‐Tang Gao, & Jian‐Min Yuan. (2013). Impact of Postdiagnosis Smoking on Long-term Survival of Cancer Patients: The Shanghai Cohort Study. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 22(12). 2404–2411. 61 indexed citations

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Ma, Xiangyu, Qiuyin Cai, Ryan Delahanty, et al.. (2013). No Association between Ovarian Cancer Susceptibility Variants and Breast Cancer Risk among Chinese Women. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 22(3). 467–469. 1 indexed citations

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Birdee, Gurjeet S., Hui Cai, Yong‐Bing Xiang, et al.. (2013). T'ai Chi as Exercise Among Middle-Aged and Elderly Chinese in Urban China. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 19(6). 550–557. 21 indexed citations

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Shu, Xiao Ou, Jirong Long, Wei Lu, et al.. (2012). Novel Genetic Markers of Breast Cancer Survival Identified by a Genome-Wide Association Study. Cancer Research. 72(5). 1182–1189. 45 indexed citations

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Wu, Shenghui, Xiao Ou Shu, Wong‐Ho Chow, et al.. (2012). Soy Food Intake and Circulating Levels of Inflammatory Markers in Chinese Women. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 112(7). 996–1004.e4. 42 indexed citations

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Villegas, Raquel, Ryan Delahanty, Yu‐Tang Gao, et al.. (2012). Joint Effect of Genetic and Lifestyle Risk Factors on Type 2 Diabetes Risk among Chinese Men and Women. PLoS ONE. 7(11). e49464–e49464. 15 indexed citations

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Beeghly‐Fadiel, Alicia, Xiao‐Ou Shu, Wei Lu, et al.. (2011). Genetic Variation in VEGF Family Genes and Breast Cancer Risk: A Report from the Shanghai Breast Cancer Genetics Study. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 20(1). 33–41. 24 indexed citations

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Breyer, Joan P., Melinda E. Sanders, David Airey, et al.. (2009). Heritable Variation ofERBB2and Breast Cancer Risk. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 18(4). 1252–1258. 18 indexed citations

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Wen, Wanqing, Xiao Ou Shu, Qiuyin Cai, et al.. (2007). Expression of Cytochrome P 450 1B1 and Catechol- O -Methyltransferase in Breast Tissue and Their Associations with Breast Cancer Risk. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 16(5). 917–920. 25 indexed citations

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Yaspan, Brian L., Joan P. Breyer, Qiuyin Cai, et al.. (2007). Haplotype Analysis of CYP11A1 Identifies Promoter Variants Associated with Breast Cancer Risk. Cancer Research. 67(12). 5673–5682. 15 indexed citations

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Long, Jirong, Qiuyin Cai, Xiao‐Ou Shu, et al.. (2007). Genetic polymorphisms in estrogen-metabolizing genes and breast cancer survival. Pharmacogenetics and Genomics. 17(5). 331–338. 21 indexed citations

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