Lichao Yang

972 total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 653 citations indexed

About

Lichao Yang is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Lichao Yang has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 653 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 3 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 3 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Lichao Yang's work include China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance (3 papers), Integrated Energy Systems Optimization (2 papers) and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (2 papers). Lichao Yang is often cited by papers focused on China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance (3 papers), Integrated Energy Systems Optimization (2 papers) and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (2 papers). Lichao Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Lichao Yang's co-authors include Hallie Eakin, Per Olsson, Ritu Priya, Andy Stirling, Dinesh Abrol, Joanes Atela, Ian Scoones, Lakshmi Charli-Joseph, Adrian Ely and Laura Pereira and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Journal of Affective Disorders and The Journals of Gerontology Series A.

In The Last Decade

Lichao Yang

11 papers receiving 638 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Transformations to sustainability: combining structural, systemic and enabling approaches

2020 413 citations Ian Scoones, Andy Stirling et al. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lichao Yang China	6	181	134	113	99	84	14	653
Jan Hassink Netherlands	19	112 0.6×	134 1.0×	58 0.5×	69 0.7×	25 0.3×	65	1.2k
Mike Jenks United Kingdom	9	395 2.2×	242 1.8×	36 0.3×	91 0.9×	40 0.5×	16	1.3k
Carole Després Canada	9	76 0.4×	291 2.2×	18 0.2×	47 0.5×	101 1.2×	24	868
Anne R. Kearney United States	17	342 1.9×	256 1.9×	13 0.1×	111 1.1×	37 0.4×	25	1.2k
Chris Brennan‐Horley Australia	16	56 0.3×	284 2.1×	63 0.6×	9 0.1×	32 0.4×	37	696
Mi Zhou China	11	106 0.6×	148 1.1×	11 0.1×	20 0.2×	61 0.7×	36	660
Susana Alves Türkiye	16	274 1.5×	447 3.3×	6 0.1×	74 0.7×	92 1.1×	30	1.3k
Daniel D. McCarthy Canada	13	107 0.6×	129 1.0×	38 0.3×	93 0.9×	60 0.7×	33	551
Clare Cooper Marcus United States	11	154 0.9×	422 3.1×	20 0.2×	62 0.6×	26 0.3×	29	1.6k
Katherine Brookfield United Kingdom	10	66 0.4×	88 0.7×	8 0.1×	37 0.4×	39 0.5×	27	368

Countries citing papers authored by Lichao Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lichao Yang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lichao Yang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lichao Yang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lichao Yang 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 Lichao Yang. Lichao Yang is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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14 of 14 papers shown

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Yuan, Yang, Shanshan Zhang, Yujie Shi, et al.. (2025). Ultraprocessed foods consumption, inflammatory index levels, and risk of suicide attempt: findings from a prospective cohort study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 122(4). 1042–1051.

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Yang, Lichao, Mengyi Zhu, Yu Wang, et al.. (2024). Joint effect of polysocial risk score, lifestyle and genetic susceptibility with the risk of dementia: A prospective cohort study. Journal of Affective Disorders. 370. 229–234.

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Yang, Lichao & Robert Walker. (2024). China and Climate Change: Just Transition and Social Inclusion. Social Inclusion. 12. 1 indexed citations

4.

Yang, Lichao, et al.. (2023). Static Voltage Stability of Distributed Power Access Distribution Network Based on Thevenin Equivalent. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 2442(1). 12033–12033. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Lei, Yuefeng Du, Tiantian Sun, et al.. (2023). An automatic forage unloading method based on machine vision and material accumulation model. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 208. 107770–107770. 5 indexed citations

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Zhao, Long, et al.. (2023). Unified multi‐objective optimization for regional power systems with unequal distribution of renewable energy generation and load. Engineering Reports. 5(10). 4 indexed citations

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Yang, Lichao, et al.. (2022). Study on Evolution Path of Shandong Power Grid Based on "Carbon Neutrality" Goal. 36. 770–775.

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Scoones, Ian, Andy Stirling, Dinesh Abrol, et al.. (2020). Transformations to sustainability: combining structural, systemic and enabling approaches. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 42. 65–75. 413 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yang, Lichao, et al.. (2020). Inter-provincial differences of technical innovation efficiency among farmer professional cooperatives in China. Science and Public Policy. 47(3). 410–424. 2 indexed citations

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Yang, Lichao, et al.. (2019). Shame, Face and Social Relations in Northern China: Ramifications for Social Assistance Provision. The China Quarterly. 243. 655–675. 8 indexed citations

11.

Yang, Lichao & Robert Walker. (2019). Poverty, Shame and Ethics in Contemporary China. Journal of Social Policy. 49(3). 564–581. 14 indexed citations

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Shen, Wei, et al.. (2019). Understanding the impacts of outdoor air pollution on social inequality: advancing a just transition framework. Local Environment. 25(1). 1–17. 16 indexed citations

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Chen, Jian & Lichao Yang. (2016). Poverty and Shame: Interactional Impacts on Claimants of Chinese Dibao. 6(2). 3 indexed citations

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Wang, Hui‐Xin, Yinlong Jin, Hugh C. Hendrie, et al.. (2012). Late Life Leisure Activities and Risk of Cognitive Decline. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 68(2). 205–213. 186 indexed citations

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