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Dongfeng Gu publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dongfeng Gu sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 455 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Dongfeng Gu D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dongfeng Gu sits on this spectrum.

70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 400 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 107 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Dongfeng Gu is affiliated with Peking Union Medical College Hospital in China. Their research spans multiple disciplines, including medicine and environmental science, with a particular focus on health impacts related to environmental factors and genetics.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Environmental Science

Within these fields, Dongfeng Gu contributes to several subfields, such as:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Genetics
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Environmental Engineering

Key research topics covered in their work include:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Sodium Intake and Health

Dongfeng Gu has authored several papers, notable among them are:

  • Relationship Between the ABO Blood Group and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Susceptibility, 2020, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Relationship between the ABO Blood Group and the COVID-19 Susceptibility, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Genetic diversity fuels gene discovery for tobacco and alcohol use, 2022, Nature
  • China cardiovascular diseases report 2018: an updated summary., 2020, PubMed
  • Long-Term Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Cardiovascular Disease in China, 2020, Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Frequent coauthors working alongside Dongfeng Gu include:

  • Xiangfeng Lu
  • Fangchao Liu
  • Jianxin Li
  • Jianfeng Huang
  • Keyong Huang

Their publications are often found in venues such as:

  • UNC Libraries
  • PubMed
  • Chronic Diseases and Translational Medicine
  • Environment International
  • Hypertension

Best Publications

  • Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults

    Leandra Abarca-Gómez;Ziad A Abdeen;Zargar Abdul Hamid;Niveen M Abu-Rmeileh

  • Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: A pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19.2 million participants

    Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;James Bentham;Gretchen A Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • Worldwide trends in diabetes since 1980: a pooled analysis of 751 population-based studies with 4.4 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Yuan Lu;Kaveh Hajifathalian;James Bentham

  • Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Rodrigo M Carrillo-Larco;Goodarz Danaei;Leanne M Riley

  • Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants

    Bin Zhou;James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Honor Bixby

  • A comprehensive 1000 Genomes–based genome-wide association meta-analysis of coronary artery disease

    M Nikpay;A Goel;Won H-H.;L M Hall

  • Major Causes of Death among Men and Women in China

    Jiang He;Dongfeng Gu;Xigui Wu;Kristi Reynolds

  • A century of trends in adult human height

    James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Gretchen A. Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and overweight among adults in China

    Dongfeng Gu;Kristi Reynolds;Xigui Wu;Jing Chen

  • Novel genetic associations for blood pressure identified via gene-alcohol interaction in up to 570K individuals across multiple ancestries

    Mary F. Feitosa;Aldi T. Kraja;Daniel I. Chasman;Yun J. Sung

  • Association between Body-Mass Index and Risk of Death in More Than 1 Million Asians

    Wei Zheng;Dale F. McLerran;Betsy Rolland;Xianglan Zhang

  • Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in china.

    Dongfeng Gu;Kristi Reynolds;Xigui Wu;Jing Chen

  • Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults

    Honor Bixby;James Bentham;Bin Zhou;Mariachiara Di Cesare

  • A comprehensive 1000 Genomes-based genome-wide association meta-analysis of coronary artery disease

    Majid Nikpay;Anuj Goel;Hong-Hee Won;Leanne M. Hall

  • Association analyses based on false discovery rate implicate new loci for coronary artery disease.

    Christopher P Nelson;Christopher P Nelson;Anuj Goel;Anuj Goel;Adam S Butterworth;Stavroula Kanoni

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies common variants associated with blood pressure variation in east Asians

    Norihiro Kato;Fumihiko Takeuchi;Yasuharu Tabara;Tanika N. Kelly

  • Effect of mobile phone intervention for diabetes on glycaemic control: a meta-analysis.

    X Liang;Q Wang;X Yang;J Cao

  • Genetic associations at 53 loci highlight cell types and biological pathways relevant for kidney function

    Cristian Pattaro;Alexander Teumer;Mathias Gorski;Audrey Y. Chu

  • Future Cardiovascular Disease in China Markov Model and Risk Factor Scenario Projections From the Coronary Heart Disease Policy Model–China

    Andrew Moran;Dongfeng Gu;Dong Zhao;Pamela Coxson

  • Body mass index and cardiovascular disease in the Asia-Pacific Region: an overview of 33 cohorts involving 310 000 participants.

    C Ni Mhurchu;A Rodgers;W H Pan;D F Gu

Frequent Co-Authors

Jiang He
Jiang He Tulane University
Dabeeru C. Rao
Dabeeru C. Rao Washington University in St. Louis
Tien Yin Wong
Tien Yin Wong Tsinghua University
Treva Rice
Treva Rice Washington University in St. Louis
Paul K. Whelton
Paul K. Whelton Tulane University
Mark Woodward
Mark Woodward Imperial College London
E. Shyong Tai
E. Shyong Tai National University of Singapore
Terho Lehtimäki
Terho Lehtimäki Tampere University
Annette Peters
Annette Peters Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Jost B. Jonas
Jost B. Jonas Heidelberg University

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