# Wei Zhao

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/wei-zhao-2/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 44,107 |
| Field | Genetic Associations and Epidemiology |
| h-index | 81 |
| i10-index | 138 |
| Last Known Institution | Xinjiang Medical University |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5014868299 |
| ORCID iD | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8301-9297 |
| Works | 222 |

## Researcher papers

- [Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology](https://scholariq.org/papers/genetic-studies-of-body-mass-index-yield-new-insights-for-obesity-biology/)
- [Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index](https://scholariq.org/papers/association-analyses-of-249-796-individuals-reveal-18-new-loci-associated-with/)
- [Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height](https://scholariq.org/papers/defining-the-role-of-common-variation-in-the-genomic-and-biological-architecture/)
- [Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height](https://scholariq.org/papers/hundreds-of-variants-clustered-in-genomic-loci-and-biological-pathways-affect/)
- [The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-genetic-architecture-of-type-2-diabetes/)
- [Variants in MTNR1B influence fasting glucose levels](https://scholariq.org/papers/variants-in-mtnr1b-influence-fasting-glucose-levels/)
- [Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture](https://scholariq.org/papers/genome-wide-meta-analysis-identifies-11-new-loci-for-anthropometric-traits-and/)
- [Maternal and fetal genetic effects on birth weight and their relevance to cardio-metabolic risk factors](https://scholariq.org/papers/maternal-and-fetal-genetic-effects-on-birth-weight-and-their-relevance-to-cardio/)
- [Refining the accuracy of validated target identification through coding variant fine-mapping in type 2 diabetes](https://scholariq.org/papers/refining-the-accuracy-of-validated-target-identification-through-coding-variant/)
- [Genome-wide association and large-scale follow up identifies 16 new loci influencing lung function](https://scholariq.org/papers/genome-wide-association-and-large-scale-follow-up-identifies-16-new-loci/)
- [Genome of the Chinese tree shrew](https://scholariq.org/papers/genome-of-the-chinese-tree-shrew/)
- [Seventy-five genetic loci influencing the human red blood cell](https://scholariq.org/papers/seventy-five-genetic-loci-influencing-the-human-red-blood-cell/)

## Researcher topics

- [Genetic Associations and Epidemiology](https://scholariq.org/topics/genetic-associations-and-epidemiology/)
- [Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals](https://scholariq.org/topics/genetic-mapping-and-diversity-in-plants-and-animals/)
- [Epigenetics and DNA Methylation](https://scholariq.org/topics/epigenetics-and-dna-methylation/)
- [Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock](https://scholariq.org/topics/genetic-and-phenotypic-traits-in-livestock/)
- [Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks](https://scholariq.org/topics/bioinformatics-and-genomic-networks/)

## Researcher university

- [Xinjiang Medical University](https://scholariq.org/institutions/xinjiang-medical-university/)

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