Zhi Cao

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 957 citations indexed

About

Zhi Cao is a scholar working on Physiology, Epidemiology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhi Cao has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 957 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Physiology, 11 papers in Epidemiology and 11 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Zhi Cao's work include Health disparities and outcomes (9 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (7 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (7 papers). Zhi Cao is often cited by papers focused on Health disparities and outcomes (9 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (7 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (7 papers). Zhi Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Sweden. Zhi Cao's co-authors include Chenjie Xu, Yaogang Wang, Hongxi Yang, Yabing Hou, Xiaohe Wang, Pengjie Zhang, Fusheng Xu, Yuan Zhang, Shu Li and Shu Li and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Zhi Cao

57 papers receiving 952 citations

Hit Papers

Associations of sedentary time and physical activity with... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 25 50 75
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. Associations of sedentary time and physical activity with adverse health conditions: Outcome-wide analyses using isotemporal substitution model
    2022 96 citations Zhi Cao, Chenjie Xu et al. EClinicalMedicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhi Cao China 18 225 216 196 119 106 59 957
Mengzi Sun China 15 177 0.8× 204 0.9× 132 0.7× 95 0.8× 45 0.4× 54 720
Ya Li Jin China 19 202 0.9× 232 1.1× 158 0.8× 204 1.7× 193 1.8× 84 1.0k
Lili Yang China 20 112 0.5× 321 1.5× 127 0.6× 194 1.6× 64 0.6× 76 1.2k
Aafje Dotinga Netherlands 9 144 0.6× 166 0.8× 109 0.6× 66 0.6× 46 0.4× 17 858
John A. Linton South Korea 22 229 1.0× 237 1.1× 174 0.9× 136 1.1× 37 0.3× 55 1.2k
Chenjie Xu China 19 211 0.9× 182 0.8× 108 0.6× 97 0.8× 30 0.3× 49 822
Ben Brumpton Norway 22 640 2.8× 224 1.0× 129 0.7× 172 1.4× 106 1.0× 94 1.7k
Zhenhuang Zhuang China 15 216 1.0× 125 0.6× 90 0.5× 95 0.8× 62 0.6× 53 753

Countries citing papers authored by Zhi Cao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhi Cao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Zhi Cao. 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 Zhi Cao. The network helps show where Zhi Cao may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhi Cao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhi Cao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhi Cao 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 Zhi Cao. Zhi Cao 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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Chen, Han, Zhi Cao, Jing Zhang, et al.. (2025). Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity and Neuroimaging-Driven Brain Age. PubMed. 5. 257–257. 3 indexed citations
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Cao, Zhi, et al.. (2024). Accelerometer-derived movement behaviours and risk of mortality among individuals with pre-existing depression: prospective cohort study. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 227(2). 525–532. 4 indexed citations
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Cao, Zhi, et al.. (2024). Association of social health with all-cause mortality and cause-specific mortality: A population-based cohort study. Journal of Affective Disorders. 359. 49–58. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Dun, Lihui Zhou, Zhi Cao, et al.. (2024). Associations of environmental factors with neurodegeneration: An exposome-wide Mendelian randomization investigation. Ageing Research Reviews. 95. 102254–102254. 9 indexed citations
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Cao, Zhi, et al.. (2023). The associations of dietary patterns with depressive and anxiety symptoms: a prospective study. BMC Medicine. 21(1). 307–307. 39 indexed citations
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Cao, Zhi, Yabing Hou, Hongxi Yang, et al.. (2023). Healthy sleep patterns and common mental disorders among individuals with cardiovascular disease: A prospective cohort study. Journal of Affective Disorders. 338. 487–494. 14 indexed citations
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Cao, Zhi, et al.. (2023). Circulating insulin-like growth factor-1 and brain health: Evidence from 369,711 participants in the UK Biobank. Alzheimer s Research & Therapy. 15(1). 140–140. 20 indexed citations
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Xu, Chenjie & Zhi Cao. (2022). Cardiometabolic diseases, total mortality, and benefits of adherence to a healthy lifestyle: a 13-year prospective UK Biobank study. Journal of Translational Medicine. 20(1). 234–234. 20 indexed citations
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Cao, Zhi, Shu Li, Hongxi Yang, et al.. (2021). Associations of behaviors, biological phenotypes and cardiovascular health with risks of stroke and stroke subtypes: A prospective cohort study. EClinicalMedicine. 33. 100791–100791. 10 indexed citations
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Li, Huiping, Shu Li, Hongxi Yang, et al.. (2021). Association of comprehensive mental health with incident cardiovascular disease: A prospective cohort study. Journal of Affective Disorders. 298(Pt A). 388–395. 8 indexed citations
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Hou, Yabing, Chenjie Xu, Qi Lu, et al.. (2021). Associations of frailty with cardiovascular disease and life expectancy: A prospective cohort study. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 99. 104598–104598. 10 indexed citations
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Ma, Yue, Yuan Zhang, Shu Li, et al.. (2021). Sex Differences in Association Between Anti-Hypertensive Medications and Risk of COVID-19 in Middle-Aged and Older Adults. Drugs & Aging. 38(10). 921–930. 5 indexed citations
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Cao, Zhi, Christina S. Dintica, Ying Shang, et al.. (2020). The Role of Cognitive Impairment, Physical Disability, and Chronic Conditions in the Association of Sleep Duration With All-Cause Mortality Among Very Old Adults. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 21(10). 1458–1463.e2. 15 indexed citations
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Xu, Chenjie, Zhi Cao, Hongxi Yang, et al.. (2020). Leveraging Internet Search Data to Improve the Prediction and Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases: Retrospective Observational Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 22(11). e18998–e18998. 3 indexed citations
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Cao, Zhi, Xiaomin Zheng, Hongxi Yang, et al.. (2020). Association of obesity status and metabolic syndrome with site-specific cancers: a population-based cohort study. British Journal of Cancer. 123(8). 1336–1344. 57 indexed citations
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Cheng, Yangyang, Xinxi Cao, Zhi Cao, et al.. (2020). Effects of influenza vaccination on the risk of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases and all-cause mortality. Ageing Research Reviews. 62. 101124–101124. 29 indexed citations
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Zhao, Jing, Yuan Zhang, Fengjiang Wei, et al.. (2019). Triglyceride is an independent predictor of type 2 diabetes among middle-aged and older adults: a prospective study with 8-year follow-ups in two cohorts. Journal of Translational Medicine. 17(1). 403–403. 68 indexed citations
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Fu, Shuang, et al.. (2017). Decreased Mean Platelet Volume is Associated with Cervical Cancer Development. PubMed. 18(7). 1769–1772. 12 indexed citations

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