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D-Index
91
Citations
32431
World Ranking
11706
National Ranking
6005

Gang Hu 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 Gang Hu sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 417 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gang Hu 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 Gang Hu 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: 91 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Gang Hu is affiliated with the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with a strong emphasis on subfields such as Obstetrics and Gynecology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Surgery.

Their work covers various topics central to maternal and child health and metabolic diseases. Key areas of research include:

  • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Pregnancy and Preeclampsia Studies
  • Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Diet and Metabolism Studies

Frequent publication venues for Gang Hu reflect a focus on endocrinology, diabetes, obesity, and metabolism, including:

  • Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • Obesity
  • Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism
  • BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care
  • Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews

Gang Hu has collaborated extensively with several researchers, with frequent co-authors being:

  • Weiqin Li
  • Xilin Yang
  • Junhong Leng
  • Yun Shen
  • Zhijie Yu

Some representative recent papers authored or co-authored by Gang Hu include:

  • Time in Range in Relation to All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Prospective Cohort Study, 2020, Diabetes Care
  • Prevalence and Trends in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Among Women in the United States, 2006-2017: A Population-Based Study, 2022, Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • Breastfeeding and childhood obesity: A 12-country study, 2020, Maternal and Child Nutrition
  • Association between liver fibrosis scores and the risk of mortality among patients with coronary artery disease, 2020, Atherosclerosis
  • Machine learning risk score for prediction of gestational diabetes in early pregnancy in Tianjin, China, 2020, Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews

Best Publications

  • Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and its relation to all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in nondiabetic European men and women.

    Gang Hu;Qing Qiao;Jaakko Tuomilehto;Beverley Balkau

  • Association of Gestational Weight Gain With Maternal and Infant Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    R.F. Goldstein;S.K. Abell;S. Ranasinha;M. Misso

  • Age- and sex-specific prevalences of diabetes and impaired glucose regulation in 13 European cohorts

    J. Tuomilehto;J. Lindstrom;S. Keinanen-Kiukaanniemie;L. Hiltunen

  • Risk of childhood undernutrition related to small-for-gestational age and preterm birth in low- and middle-income countries

    Parul Christian;Sun Eun Lee;Moira Donahue Angel;Linda S. Adair

  • Relationship of Physical Activity and Body Mass Index to the Risk of Hypertension: A Prospective Study in Finland

    Gang Hu;Noël C. Barengo;Jaakko Tuomilehto;Timo A. Lakka

  • Compositional data analysis for physical activity, sedentary time and sleep research

    Dorothea Dumuid;Tyman E Stanford;Josep-Antoni Martin-Fernández;Željko Pedišić

  • Type 2 Diabetes and the Risk of Parkinson's Disease

    Gang Hu;Pekka Jousilahti;Siamak Bidel;Riitta Antikainen

  • Physical Activity, Body Mass Index, and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Patients With Normal or Impaired Glucose Regulation

    Gang Hu;Jaana Lindström;Timo T. Valle;Johan G. Eriksson

  • Occupational, commuting, and leisure-time physical activity in relation to risk for Type 2 diabetes in middle-aged Finnish men and women

    G. Hu;Q. Qiao;K. Silventoinen;J. G. Eriksson

  • Maternal prepregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain on pregnancy outcomes.

    Nan Li;Enqing Liu;Jia Guo;Lei Pan

  • The International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment (ISCOLE): design and methods.

    Peter T. Katzmarzyk;Tiago V. Barreira;Stephanie T. Broyles;Catherine M. Champagne

  • Joint effects of physical activity, body mass index, waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio with the risk of cardiovascular disease among middle-aged Finnish men and women

    Gang Hu;Jaakko Tuomilehto;Karri Silventoinen;Nöel Barengo

  • Low physical activity as a predictor for total and cardiovascular disease mortality in middle-aged men and women in Finland.

    Noël C Barengo;Gang Hu;Timo A Lakka;Heikki Pekkarinen

  • The effects of physical activity and body mass index on cardiovascular, cancer and all-cause mortality among 47 212 middle-aged Finnish men and women

    G Hu;J Tuomilehto;K Silventoinen;N C Barengo

  • Gestational weight gain across continents and ethnicity: systematic review and meta-analysis of maternal and infant outcomes in more than one million women

    Rebecca F. Goldstein;Sally K. Abell;Sanjeeva Ranasinha;Marie L. Misso

  • Correlates of Total Sedentary Time and Screen Time in 9-11 Year-Old Children around the World: The International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment.

    Allana G. LeBlanc;Peter T. Katzmarzyk;Tiago V. Barreira;Tiago V. Barreira;Stephanie T. Broyles

  • Age- and sex-specific prevalence of diabetes and impaired glucose regulation in 11 Asian cohorts

    Qing Qiao;Gang Hu;Jaako Tuomilehto;Tomoko Nakagami

  • Physical activity, cardiovascular risk factors, and mortality among finnish adults with diabetes

    Gang Hu;Pekka Jousilahti;Noël C. Barengo;Qing Qiao

  • Coffee Consumption and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Among Middle-aged Finnish Men and Women

    Jaakko Tuomilehto;Gang Hu;Siamak Bidel;Jaana Lindström

  • Coffee and tea consumption and the risk of Parkinson's disease.

    Gang Hu;Siamak Bidel;Pekka Jousilahti;Riitta Antikainen

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter T. Katzmarzyk
Peter T. Katzmarzyk Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Jaakko Tuomilehto
Jaakko Tuomilehto University of Helsinki
Catrine Tudor-Locke
Catrine Tudor-Locke University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Martyn Standage
Martyn Standage University of Bath
Tim Olds
Tim Olds University of South Australia
Carol Maher
Carol Maher University of South Australia
Jean-Philippe Chaput
Jean-Philippe Chaput University of Ottawa
Mark S. Tremblay
Mark S. Tremblay Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Lu Qi
Lu Qi Harvard University
Pekka Jousilahti
Pekka Jousilahti Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

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