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D-Index
104
Citations
66889
World Ranking
6894
National Ranking
73

Guang Ning 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 Guang Ning sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 774 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Guang Ning 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 Guang Ning sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 104 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Guang Ning is affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions in subfields such as Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, and Genetics.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including:

  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet

Guang Ning has published extensively, with notable recent papers including:

  • Prevalence of diabetes recorded in mainland China using 2018 diagnostic criteria from the American Diabetes Association: national cross sectional study (2020, BMJ)
  • Hydroxychloroquine in patients with mainly mild to moderate coronavirus disease 2019: open label, randomised controlled trial (2020, BMJ)
  • Gut microbiome-related effects of berberine and probiotics on type 2 diabetes (the PREMOTE study) (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Efficacy and Safety of Long-Term Universal Salt Iodization on Thyroid Disorders: Epidemiological Evidence from 31 Provinces of Mainland China (2020, Thyroid)
  • The ChinaMAP analytics of deep whole genome sequences in 10,588 individuals (2020, Cell Research)

The scientist frequently collaborates with peers such as Weiqing Wang, Yufang Bi, Tiange Wang, Jieli Lu, and Zhiyun Zhao, with collaboration counts ranging from 145 to 214 joint works.

Guang Ning's publications appear in journals predominantly focused on diabetes and endocrinology including:

  • Journal of Diabetes
  • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • Diabetes Care
  • Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism

Best Publications

  • Characterization of microRNAs in serum: a novel class of biomarkers for diagnosis of cancer and other diseases

    Xi Chen;Yi Ba;Lijia Ma;Lijia Ma;Xing Cai

  • 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

  • Prevalence and control of diabetes in Chinese adults.

    Yu Xu;Limin Wang;Jiang He;Yufang Bi

  • 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

  • The gut microbiome in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

    Zhuye Jie;Huihua Xia;Shi-Long Zhong;Shi-Long Zhong;Qiang Feng

  • A century of trends in adult human height

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

  • Gut microbiome and serum metabolome alterations in obesity and after weight-loss intervention

    Ruixin Liu;Jie Hong;Xiaoqiang Xu;Qiang Feng

  • Prevalence of diabetes recorded in mainland China using 2018 diagnostic criteria from the American Diabetes Association: national cross sectional study

    Yongze Li;Di Teng;Xiaoguang Shi;Guijun Qin

  • Comparative genetic analysis of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV/SARS-CoV-2) receptor ACE2 in different populations

    Yanan Cao;Lin Li;Zhimin Feng;Shengqing Wan

  • 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

  • Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes and Dyslipidemia with the Natural Plant Alkaloid Berberine

    Yifei Zhang;Xiaoying Li;Dajin Zou;Wei Liu

  • Structural changes of gut microbiota during berberine-mediated prevention of obesity and insulin resistance in high-fat diet-fed rats.

    Xu Zhang;Yufeng Zhao;Menghui Zhang;Xiaoyan Pang

  • The Lancet Commission on diabetes: using data to transform diabetes care and patient lives

    Juliana C N Chan;Lee-Ling Lim;Nicholas J Wareham;Jonathan E Shaw

  • Serum MicroRNA Expression Profile as a Biomarker in the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Pancreatic Cancer

    Rui Liu;Rui Liu;Xi Chen;Xi Chen;Yiqi Du;Weiyan Yao

  • Berberine activates thermogenesis in white and brown adipose tissue

    Zhiguo Zhang;Huizhi Zhang;Bo Li;Xiangjian Meng

  • Effects of metformin versus glipizide on cardiovascular outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease.

    Jie Hong;Yifei Zhang;Shenghan Lai;Ankang Lv

  • Analyses of gut microbiota and plasma bile acids enable stratification of patients for antidiabetic treatment

    Yanyun Gu;Xiaokai Wang;Junhua Li;Yifei Zhang

  • Urinary bisphenol A (BPA) concentration associates with obesity and insulin resistance.

    Tiange Wang;Mian Li;Bing Chen;Min Xu

  • Active Smoking and Risk of Metabolic Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis of Prospective Studies

    Kan Sun;Jianmin Liu;Guang Ning

Frequent Co-Authors

Qiang Li
Qiang Li Brookhaven National Laboratory
Di Zhang
Di Zhang Tohoku University
Lu Qi
Lu Qi Harvard University
Lei Jiang
Lei Jiang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Mingyao Liu
Mingyao Liu University Health Network
Jian Yang
Jian Yang University of Birmingham
Jiang He
Jiang He Tulane University
Guowang Xu
Guowang Xu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jun J. Yang
Jun J. Yang St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Naomi S. Levitt
Naomi S. Levitt University of Cape Town

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