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D-Index
113
Citations
51410
World Ranking
4918
National Ranking
2664

Qi Sun 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 Qi Sun sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 408 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Qi Sun 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 Qi Sun 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: 113 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Qi Sun is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, with a production of over 400 publications. Their research primarily focuses on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology, Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis as subfields of study.

Their work covers a range of main topics including Nutritional Studies and Diet, Diet and Metabolism Studies, Obesity, Physical Activity and Diet, Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling, Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies, Nutrition, Genetics and Disease, and Fatty Acid Research and Health.

Qi Sun's recent papers include:

  • Healthy lifestyle and life expectancy free of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes: prospective cohort study (2020, BMJ)
  • Association Between Healthy Eating Patterns and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease (2020, JAMA Internal Medicine)
  • Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Mortality (2021, Circulation)
  • Blood n-3 fatty acid levels and total and cause-specific mortality from 17 prospective studies (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Intake of whole grain foods and risk of type 2 diabetes: results from three prospective cohort studies (2020, BMJ)

Frequent co-authors of Qi Sun include:

  • Frank B. Hu
  • Eric B. Rimm
  • Walter C. Willett
  • JoAnn E. Manson
  • Yang Hu

Qi Sun has published frequently in several prominent journals, including:

  • Circulation
  • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • Current Developments in Nutrition
  • JAMA Network Open
  • BMJ

Best Publications

  • Twelve type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci identified through large-scale association analysis

    Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Laura J. Scott;Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir;Andrew P. Morris

  • Large-scale association analysis provides insights into the genetic architecture and pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes

    Andrew P Morris;Benjamin F Voight;Benjamin F Voight;Tanya M Teslovich;Teresa Ferreira

  • Meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies evaluating the association of saturated fat with cardiovascular disease

    Patty W Siri-Tarino;Qi Sun;Frank B Hu;Ronald M Krauss

  • A genome-wide association search for type 2 diabetes genes in African Americans.

    N D Palmer;C W McDonough;P J Hicks;B H Roh

  • Red Meat Consumption and Mortality Results From 2 Prospective Cohort Studies

    Qi Sun;Adam M. Bernstein;Matthias B. Schulze;JoAnn E. Manson

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility.

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

  • Rotating night shift work and risk of type 2 diabetes: two prospective cohort studies in women.

    An Pan;Eva S. Schernhammer;Eva S. Schernhammer;Qi Sun;Qi Sun;Frank B. Hu;Frank B. Hu

  • Depression and risk of stroke morbidity and mortality: a meta-analysis and systematic review.

    An Pan;Qi Sun;Olivia I. Okereke;Kathryn M. Rexrode

  • Red meat consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes: 3 cohorts of US adults and an updated meta-analysis.

    An Pan;Qi Sun;Adam M Bernstein;Matthias B Schulze

  • Bidirectional Association Between Depression and Metabolic Syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological studies

    An Pan;NaNa Keum;Olivia Ifeoma Okereke;Qi Sun

  • Plant-Based Dietary Patterns and Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes in US Men and Women: Results from Three Prospective Cohort Studies.

    Ambika Satija;Shilpa N. Bhupathiraju;Eric B. Rimm;Eric B. Rimm;Donna Spiegelman

  • Saturated fat, carbohydrate, and cardiovascular disease

    Patty W Siri-Tarino;Qi Sun;Frank B Hu;Ronald M Krauss

  • An Expanded Genome-Wide Association Study of Type 2 Diabetes in Europeans

    Robert A. Scott;Laura J. Scott;Reedik Mägi;Letizia Marullo

  • White rice consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes: meta-analysis and systematic review

    Emily A Hu;An Pan;Vasanti Malik;Qi Sun

  • Major Dietary Protein Sources and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Women

    A. M. Bernstein;Q. Sun;F. B. Hu;Meir Stampfer

  • Determinants and Consequences of Obesity

    Adela Hruby;JoAnn E. Manson;Lu Qi;Vasanti S. Malik

  • Fruit consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes: results from three prospective longitudinal cohort studies

    Isao Muraki;Fumiaki Imamura;JoAnn E Manson;JoAnn E Manson;Frank B Hu;Frank B Hu

  • Dietary flavonoid intakes and risk of type 2 diabetes in US men and women

    Nicole M Wedick;An Pan;Aedín Cassidy;Eric B Rimm

  • Dietary Linoleic Acid and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies

    Maryam Farvid;Ming Ding;An Pan;Qi Sun

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank B. Hu
Frank B. Hu Harvard University
Walter C. Willett
Walter C. Willett Harvard University
JoAnn E. Manson
JoAnn E. Manson Harvard Medical School
Eric B. Rimm
Eric B. Rimm Harvard University
Rob M. van Dam
Rob M. van Dam George Washington University
Kathryn M. Rexrode
Kathryn M. Rexrode Brigham and Women's Hospital
An Pan
An Pan Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Lu Qi
Lu Qi Harvard University
Yanping Li
Yanping Li Harvard University
James B. Meigs
James B. Meigs Harvard University

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