# Lifang Hou

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/lifang-hou/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 35,406 |
| Field | Epigenetics and DNA Methylation |
| h-index | 80 |
| i10-index | 322 |
| Last Known Institution | Northwestern University |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5012727097 |
| ORCID iD | https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4877-0031 |
| Works | 748 |

## Researcher papers

- [DNA methylation-based measures of biological age: meta-analysis predicting time to death](https://scholariq.org/papers/dna-methylation-based-measures-of-biological-age-meta-analysis-predicting-time/)
- [Epigenetic Signatures of Cigarette Smoking](https://scholariq.org/papers/epigenetic-signatures-of-cigarette-smoking/)
- [Epigenetic clock analysis of diet, exercise, education, and lifestyle factors](https://scholariq.org/papers/epigenetic-clock-analysis-of-diet-exercise-education-and-lifestyle-factors/)
- [Inherited causes of clonal haematopoiesis in 97,691 whole genomes](https://scholariq.org/papers/inherited-causes-of-clonal-haematopoiesis-in-97-691-whole-genomes/)
- [Genetic diversity fuels gene discovery for tobacco and alcohol use](https://scholariq.org/papers/genetic-diversity-fuels-gene-discovery-for-tobacco-and-alcohol-use/)
- [DNA methylation-based estimator of telomere length](https://scholariq.org/papers/dna-methylation-based-estimator-of-telomere-length/)
- [Blood Leukocyte DNA Methylation Predicts Risk of Future Myocardial Infarction and Coronary Heart Disease](https://scholariq.org/papers/blood-leukocyte-dna-methylation-predicts-risk-of-future-myocardial-infarction/)
- [DNA Methylation Analysis Identifies Loci for Blood Pressure Regulation](https://scholariq.org/papers/dna-methylation-analysis-identifies-loci-for-blood-pressure-regulation/)
- [Blood Epigenetic Age may Predict Cancer Incidence and Mortality](https://scholariq.org/papers/blood-epigenetic-age-may-predict-cancer-incidence-and-mortality/)
- [GWAS of epigenetic aging rates in blood reveals a critical role for TERT](https://scholariq.org/papers/gwas-of-epigenetic-aging-rates-in-blood-reveals-a-critical-role-for-tert/)
- [Estimating and testing high-dimensional mediation effects in epigenetic studies](https://scholariq.org/papers/estimating-and-testing-high-dimensional-mediation-effects-in-epigenetic-studies/)

## Researcher topics

- [Epigenetics and DNA Methylation](https://scholariq.org/topics/epigenetics-and-dna-methylation/)
- [Birth, Development, and Health](https://scholariq.org/topics/birth-development-and-health/)
- [Air Quality and Health Impacts](https://scholariq.org/topics/air-quality-and-health-impacts/)
- [Genetic Associations and Epidemiology](https://scholariq.org/topics/genetic-associations-and-epidemiology/)
- [Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging](https://scholariq.org/topics/health-environment-cognitive-aging/)

## Researcher university

- [Northwestern University](https://scholariq.org/institutions/northwestern-university/)

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Source: ScholarIQ — public research metadata, principally OpenAlex. See https://scholariq.org/sources/ for provenance and https://scholariq.org/methodology/ for what these figures mean.