Kexin Yu

580 total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 363 citations indexed

About

Kexin Yu is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Engineering and Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Kexin Yu has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 363 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 5 papers in Environmental Engineering and 4 papers in Health. Recurrent topics in Kexin Yu's work include Air Quality and Health Impacts (10 papers), Climate Change and Health Impacts (7 papers) and Urban Green Space and Health (4 papers). Kexin Yu is often cited by papers focused on Air Quality and Health Impacts (10 papers), Climate Change and Health Impacts (7 papers) and Urban Green Space and Health (4 papers). Kexin Yu collaborates with scholars based in China, South Korea and United Kingdom. Kexin Yu's co-authors include Renjie Chen, Xia Meng, Haidong Kan, Qingli Zhang, Huihuan Luo, Zhiyuan Hou, Simon J. Piatek, Leesa Lin, Heidi J. Larson and Fanxing Du and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Environmental Pollution.

In The Last Decade

Kexin Yu

17 papers receiving 357 citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Long-term exposure to ambient air pollution is a risk factor for trajectory of cardiometabolic multimorbidity: A prospective study in the UK Biobank

2022 109 citations Huihuan Luo, Qingli Zhang et al. EBioMedicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kexin Yu China	8	152	146	78	64	45	20	363
Nazeeba Siddika United States	9	206 1.4×	76 0.5×	49 0.6×	49 0.8×	14 0.3×	20	423
Mario Fontán‐Vela Spain	9	108 0.7×	39 0.3×	45 0.6×	68 1.1×	27 0.6×	20	284
Lipeng Hao China	13	82 0.5×	75 0.5×	43 0.6×	82 1.3×	168 3.7×	30	468
Yiqun Ma United States	10	223 1.5×	29 0.2×	22 0.3×	28 0.4×	14 0.3×	24	349
José Marinho Falcão Portugal	11	119 0.8×	63 0.4×	14 0.2×	36 0.6×	141 3.1×	33	347
Hayon Michelle Choi United States	14	345 2.3×	48 0.3×	26 0.3×	13 0.2×	14 0.3×	31	579
Ankita Shukla India	10	34 0.2×	64 0.4×	22 0.3×	32 0.5×	17 0.4×	32	292
Víctor Herrera Colombia	14	84 0.6×	14 0.1×	23 0.3×	79 1.2×	50 1.1×	37	477
Giovanna Cappai Italy	9	225 1.5×	36 0.2×	11 0.1×	18 0.3×	33 0.7×	20	378
Yang Ge United States	9	123 0.8×	37 0.3×	11 0.1×	68 1.1×	19 0.4×	29	302

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kexin Yu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kexin Yu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kexin Yu based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Kexin Yu. Kexin Yu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yu, Kexin, Xiong Ying, Renjie Chen, et al.. (2025). Long-term exposure to low-level ambient BTEX and site-specific cancer risk: A national cohort study in the UK Biobank. PubMed. 4(2). 100146–100146. 2 indexed citations

Yu, Kexin, Su Shi, Xia Meng, et al.. (2025). Association of non-optimum temperature, heatwaves and cold spells with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease mortality: A nationwide time-stratified case-crossover study. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 302. 118760–118760.

Shen, Yang, Yan Zhao, Xia Meng, et al.. (2025). Early-life residential greenness and sleep disturbances in preschoolers across 551 cities of China. PubMed. 4(3). 100165–100165.

Luo, Huihuan, Jiaxin Chen, Kexin Yu, et al.. (2025). Ambient Ultrafine Particulate Air Pollution and Incidence of Cardiovascular Diseases. Environment & Health. 4(1). 65–73.

Chen, Jiaxin, Shengqiang Zhu, Peng Wang, et al.. (2024). Predicting particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, and ozone across Great Britain with high spatiotemporal resolution based on random forest models. The Science of The Total Environment. 926. 171831–171831. 15 indexed citations

Zhang, Qingli, Huihuan Luo, Kexin Yu, et al.. (2024). Long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and incident gout: A prospective cohort study in the UK Biobank. Environmental Pollution. 345. 123540–123540. 5 indexed citations

Zhang, Qingli, et al.. (2024). Air pollutants, genetic susceptibility, and incident schizophrenia in later life: A prospective study in the UK Biobank. The Science of The Total Environment. 934. 173009–173009. 4 indexed citations

Zhang, Qingli, Huihuan Luo, Kexin Yu, et al.. (2024). Long-term exposure to air pollution and incidence risk of various arrhythmias: A prospective cohort study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(4). 445–451. 1 indexed citations

Yu, Kexin, et al.. (2024). Major Depressive Disorder Prediction Based on Sleep-Wake Disorders Symptoms in US Adolescents: A Machine Learning Approach from National Sleep Research Resource. Psychology Research and Behavior Management. Volume 17. 691–703. 1 indexed citations

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Tong, Xunliang, Kexin Yu, Peng Yin, et al.. (2024). Ambient particulate matter and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease mortality: a nationwide, individual-level, case-crossover study in China. EBioMedicine. 107. 105270–105270. 8 indexed citations

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Yu, Kexin, et al.. (2023). Global association between air pollution and COVID-19 mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis. The Science of The Total Environment. 906. 167542–167542. 11 indexed citations

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Jia, Huixun, Yi Guo, Huihuan Luo, et al.. (2023). Association of long-term ozone air pollution and age-related macular degeneration in older Chinese population. The Science of The Total Environment. 912. 169145–169145. 11 indexed citations

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Chen, Renjie, Cong Liu, Yue Niu, et al.. (2023). Short-term exposure to ozone may trigger the onset of Kawasaki disease: An individual-level, case-crossover study in East China. Chemosphere. 349. 140828–140828. 3 indexed citations

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Jia, Huixun, Huihuan Luo, Zhenyu Wu, et al.. (2023). Residential greenness exposure and decreased prevalence of diabetic retinopathy: A nationwide analysis in China. Environmental Research. 221. 115302–115302. 6 indexed citations

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Luo, Huihuan, Yuxin Huang, Qingli Zhang, et al.. (2023). Impacts of physical activity and particulate air pollution on the onset, progression and mortality for the comorbidity of type 2 diabetes and mood disorders. The Science of The Total Environment. 890. 164315–164315. 16 indexed citations

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Yu, Kexin, Qingli Zhang, Xia Meng, et al.. (2022). Association of residential greenness with incident chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A prospective cohort study in the UK Biobank. Environment International. 171. 107654–107654. 33 indexed citations

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Luo, Huihuan, Qingli Zhang, Kexin Yu, et al.. (2022). Long-term exposure to ambient air pollution is a risk factor for trajectory of cardiometabolic multimorbidity: A prospective study in the UK Biobank. EBioMedicine. 84. 104282–104282. 109 indexed citations breakdown →

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Jia, Huixun, Huihuan Luo, Zhenyu Wu, et al.. (2022). Residential Greenness as a Novel Protective Factor for Diabetic Retinopathy: A Nationwide Analysis in China. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Hou, Zhiyuan, Fanxing Du, Kexin Yu, et al.. (2021). Assessing COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy, Confidence, and Public Engagement: A Global Social Listening Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 23(6). e27632–e27632. 132 indexed citations

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Hou, Zhiyuan, Fanxing Du, Kexin Yu, et al.. (2021). Assessing COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy, Confidence and Public Engagement: A Global Social Listening Study. SSRN Electronic Journal. 5 indexed citations

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