Wan Yang

9.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
72 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Wan Yang is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Modeling and Simulation and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Wan Yang has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Epidemiology, 35 papers in Modeling and Simulation and 23 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Wan Yang's work include COVID-19 epidemiological studies (35 papers), Influenza Virus Research Studies (22 papers) and Data-Driven Disease Surveillance (9 papers). Wan Yang is often cited by papers focused on COVID-19 epidemiological studies (35 papers), Influenza Virus Research Studies (22 papers) and Data-Driven Disease Surveillance (9 papers). Wan Yang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Hong Kong. Wan Yang's co-authors include Jeffrey Shaman, Sen Pei, Бин Чэн, Ruiyun Li, Yimeng Song, Linsey C. Marr, Subbiah Elankumaran, Alicia Karspeck, Sasikiran Kandula and Marc Lipsitch and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Wan Yang

66 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

Substantial undocumented ... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 2023 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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.

  1. Substantial undocumented infection facilitates the rapid dissemination of novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)
    2020 2.3k citations Ruiyun Li, Sen Pei et al. Science profile →
  2. Seasonal trends in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and mortality in the United States and Europe
    2023 83 citations Timothy L. Wiemken, Farid Khan et al. Scientific Reports profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Wan Yang 2.6k 2.1k 1.6k 735 623 72 5.5k
Peng Wu 2.3k 0.9× 2.7k 1.3× 2.2k 1.3× 359 0.5× 599 1.0× 200 6.9k
Nicholas G Reich 3.2k 1.2× 3.4k 1.6× 1.8k 1.1× 886 1.2× 964 1.5× 85 8.2k
Andrew S. Azman 3.2k 1.2× 3.6k 1.7× 1.2k 0.7× 441 0.6× 942 1.5× 141 7.8k
Lin Yang 2.6k 1.0× 2.0k 0.9× 1.3k 0.8× 364 0.5× 1.0k 1.6× 176 7.1k
David N. Fisman 3.0k 1.1× 3.7k 1.8× 3.4k 2.1× 874 1.2× 822 1.3× 241 11.8k
Kyra H. Grantz 2.3k 0.9× 2.3k 1.1× 644 0.4× 372 0.5× 825 1.3× 29 4.8k
Ruiyun Li 1.5k 0.6× 1.7k 0.8× 656 0.4× 527 0.7× 531 0.9× 96 4.6k
Eric H. Y. Lau 2.6k 1.0× 4.2k 2.0× 2.8k 1.7× 399 0.5× 456 0.7× 235 7.9k
Stephen A. Lauer 2.2k 0.8× 2.6k 1.3× 601 0.4× 405 0.6× 790 1.3× 18 5.0k
Shi Zhao 3.2k 1.2× 2.5k 1.2× 790 0.5× 251 0.3× 1.1k 1.8× 215 6.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Wan Yang

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Wan Yang's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Wan Yang with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Wan Yang more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Wan Yang

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Wan Yang. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Wan Yang. The network helps show where Wan Yang may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wan Yang

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
2.
Lau, Eric H. Y., et al.. (2025). Improving influenza forecast in the tropics and subtropics: a case study of Hong Kong. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 22(222). 20240649–20240649.
3.
4.
Yang, Wan, et al.. (2024). Global resurgence of measles in the vaccination era and influencing factors. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 147. 107189–107189. 8 indexed citations
5.
Yang, Wan, et al.. (2024). The impact of household size on measles transmission: A long-term perspective. Epidemics. 49. 100791–100791.
6.
Chen, Kai, et al.. (2023). Canadian Wildfire Smoke and Asthma Syndrome Emergency Department Visits in New York City. JAMA. 330(14). 1385–1385. 32 indexed citations
7.
Wiemken, Timothy L., Farid Khan, Laura Puzniak, et al.. (2023). Seasonal trends in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and mortality in the United States and Europe. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 3886–3886. 83 indexed citations breakdown →
8.
Yang, Wan, et al.. (2022). Interactions among common non‐SARS‐CoV‐2 respiratory viruses and influence of the COVID‐19 pandemic on their circulation in New York City. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. 16(4). 653–661. 17 indexed citations
9.
Yang, Wan, et al.. (2022). Factors affecting the transmission of SARS‐CoV‐2 in school settings. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. 16(4). 643–652. 7 indexed citations
10.
Chen, Jianjiu, et al.. (2022). Dietary Factors and Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer in the United States—an Ecologic Analysis. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 32(2). 217–225. 11 indexed citations
11.
12.
Zebrowski, Alexis, Andrew Rundle, Sen Pei, et al.. (2021). A Spatiotemporal Tool to Project Hospital Critical Care Capacity and Mortality From COVID-19 in US Counties. American Journal of Public Health. 111(6). 1113–1122. 6 indexed citations
13.
Kehm, Rebecca D., Sarah M. Lima, Katrina Swett, et al.. (2021). Age-specific Trends in Colorectal Cancer Incidence for Women and Men, 1935–2017. Gastroenterology. 161(3). 1060–1062.e3. 15 indexed citations
14.
Li, Ruiyun, Sen Pei, Бин Чэн, et al.. (2020). Substantial undocumented infection facilitates the rapid dissemination of novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Science. 368(6490). 489–493. 2260 indexed citations breakdown →
15.
Yang, Wan, Donald R. Olson, & Jeffrey Shaman. (2016). Forecasting Influenza Outbreaks in Boroughs and Neighborhoods of New York City. PLoS Computational Biology. 12(11). e1005201–e1005201. 53 indexed citations
16.
Lofgren, Eric, Caitlin Rivers, John M. Drake, et al.. (2014). Correction for Lofgren et al., Opinion: Mathematical models: A key tool for outbreak response. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(2). 2 indexed citations
17.
Yang, Wan, Alicia Karspeck, & Jeffrey Shaman. (2014). Comparison of Filtering Methods for the Modeling and Retrospective Forecasting of Influenza Epidemics. PLoS Computational Biology. 10(4). e1003583–e1003583. 137 indexed citations
18.
Yang, Wan, Xiao‐Ou Shu, Jing Gao, et al.. (2013). Prospective evaluation of type 2 diabetes mellitus on the risk of primary liver cancer in Chinese men and women. Annals of Oncology. 24(6). 1679–1685. 32 indexed citations
19.
Yang, Wan & Linsey C. Marr. (2011). Dynamics of Airborne Influenza A Viruses Indoors and Dependence on Humidity. PLoS ONE. 6(6). e21481–e21481. 207 indexed citations
20.

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Peng Wu Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Nicholas G Reich Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Andrew S. Azman Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Lin Yang Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by David N. Fisman Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Kyra H. Grantz Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Ruiyun Li Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Eric H. Y. Lau Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Stephen A. Lauer Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Shi Zhao
Rankless by CCL
2026