Sha Lai

1.2k total citations
44 papers, 701 citations indexed

About

Sha Lai is a scholar working on Finance, General Health Professions and Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Sha Lai has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 701 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Finance, 15 papers in General Health Professions and 13 papers in Health. Recurrent topics in Sha Lai's work include Healthcare Systems and Reforms (18 papers), Global Health Care Issues (13 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (12 papers). Sha Lai is often cited by papers focused on Healthcare Systems and Reforms (18 papers), Global Health Care Issues (13 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (12 papers). Sha Lai collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Sha Lai's co-authors include Jianmin Gao, Zhongliang Zhou, Chi Shen, Gang Chen, Yaxin Zhao, Yongjian Xu, Adrian David Cheok, Yongsoon Choi, Roshan Lalintha Peiris and Zhongliang Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, PLoS ONE and Progress in Polymer Science.

In The Last Decade

Sha Lai

35 papers receiving 685 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sha Lai China 12 277 244 177 134 123 44 701
GVS Murthy India 16 93 0.3× 53 0.2× 44 0.2× 18 0.1× 89 0.7× 41 623
Thomas Legrand Canada 17 277 1.0× 91 0.4× 42 0.2× 63 0.5× 449 3.7× 65 954
Lori E. Weeks Canada 14 416 1.5× 27 0.1× 219 1.2× 32 0.2× 29 0.2× 119 920
Alok Kumar India 10 203 0.7× 99 0.4× 74 0.4× 46 0.3× 143 1.2× 58 726
Kaipeng Wang United States 15 201 0.7× 13 0.1× 133 0.8× 59 0.4× 85 0.7× 91 778
Vahé Heboyan United States 14 237 0.9× 19 0.1× 88 0.5× 37 0.3× 15 0.1× 46 545
Jostacio Lapitan Switzerland 6 119 0.4× 21 0.1× 52 0.3× 35 0.3× 24 0.2× 7 343
Mary B. Killeen United States 13 457 1.6× 23 0.1× 45 0.3× 84 0.6× 24 0.2× 27 940
Rifky Tkatch United States 15 374 1.4× 8 0.0× 327 1.8× 38 0.3× 29 0.2× 36 926
Tengku Aizan Hamid Malaysia 14 115 0.4× 15 0.1× 173 1.0× 36 0.3× 12 0.1× 49 626

Countries citing papers authored by Sha Lai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sha Lai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sha Lai

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

All Works

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Zhao, Yaxin, et al.. (2025). Impact of the hierarchical medical system on the perceived quality of primary care in China: a quasi-experimental study. Global Health Research and Policy. 10(1). 5–5.
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Wang, Chang‐Sheng, et al.. (2025). Health Technology Assessment: Evaluation of Monoclonal Antibodies for the Treatment of Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders. Drug Design Development and Therapy. Volume 19. 7909–7927.
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Wang, Zhichao, et al.. (2024). Restricted health service utilization and subsequent positive self-care behavior during the early COVID-19 pandemic in China. Frontiers in Public Health. 12. 1398271–1398271.
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Lai, Sha, Cairong Zhu, Xiaoqing Zhou, et al.. (2024). Effect of Physical Activity on the Association Between Diet and Constipation: Evidence From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2010. Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility. 30(3). 322–331. 3 indexed citations
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Lai, Sha, et al.. (2024). Promoting equality in utilization of basic public health services in China: the role of the family doctor contract service. Journal of Medical Economics. 27(1). 1444–1455. 1 indexed citations
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Lai, Sha, Li Lu, Chi Shen, et al.. (2023). Income loss and subsequent poor psychological well-being among the Chinese population during the early COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal for Equity in Health. 22(1). 219–219. 8 indexed citations
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Shen, Chi, Dan Cao, Sha Lai, et al.. (2023). Evaluating the Impact of COVID-19 on Hospital Profit Compensation Activities: A Difference-in-Differences Event Study Analysis in China. Healthcare. 11(9). 1303–1303. 1 indexed citations
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Zhai, Xiaohui, Zhongliang Zhou, Jiao Lu, et al.. (2023). Catastrophic health expenditure of households with hypertension: a comparative study in China. Frontiers in Public Health. 11. 1176170–1176170. 4 indexed citations
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Yang, Xiaowei, et al.. (2023). What affects the direct economic burden of non-communicable diseases on middle-aged and older adult people in Shaanxi Province?. Frontiers in Public Health. 11. 1219199–1219199. 1 indexed citations
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Shen, Chi, Sha Lai, Wanyue Dong, et al.. (2023). Do Primary Healthcare Facilities in More Remote Areas Provide More Medical Services? Spatial Evidence from Rural Western China. Health & Social Care in the Community. 2023. 1–14. 3 indexed citations
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Shen, Chi, Zhongliang Zhou, Sha Lai, et al.. (2021). Whether high government subsidies reduce the healthcare provision of township healthcare centers in rural China. BMC Health Services Research. 21(1). 1184–1184. 9 indexed citations
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Shen, Chi, Zhongliang Zhou, Sha Lai, et al.. (2020). Measuring spatial accessibility and within-province disparities in accessibility to county hospitals in Shaanxi Province of Western China based on web mapping navigation data. International Journal for Equity in Health. 19(1). 99–99. 7 indexed citations
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Shen, Chi, Zhongliang Zhou, Sha Lai, et al.. (2019). Urban-rural-specific trend in prevalence of general and central obesity, and association with hypertension in Chinese adults, aged 18–65 years. BMC Public Health. 19(1). 661–661. 51 indexed citations
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Lai, Sha, Chi Shen, Yongjian Xu, et al.. (2018). The distribution of benefits under China’s new rural cooperative medical system: evidence from western rural China. International Journal for Equity in Health. 17(1). 137–137. 18 indexed citations
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Yang, Xiaowei, et al.. (2016). Assessing the Effects of the New Cooperative Medical Scheme on Alleviating the Health Payment-Induced Poverty in Shaanxi Province, China. PLoS ONE. 11(7). e0157918–e0157918. 9 indexed citations
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Lai, Sha, et al.. (2015). Prevalence of malnutrition and its association with socio-demographic characteristics among Malaysian adolescents living in day-school hostels.. Malaysian Journal of Nutrition. 21(3). 321–334. 3 indexed citations
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Xu, Yongjian, Jianmin Gao, Zhongliang Zhou, et al.. (2015). Measurement and explanation of socioeconomic inequality in catastrophic health care expenditure: evidence from the rural areas of Shaanxi Province. BMC Health Services Research. 15(1). 256–256. 73 indexed citations

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