Yang Zhao

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
169 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Yang Zhao is a scholar working on Epidemiology, General Health Professions and Finance. According to data from OpenAlex, Yang Zhao has authored 169 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Epidemiology, 28 papers in General Health Professions and 26 papers in Finance. Recurrent topics in Yang Zhao's work include Chronic Disease Management Strategies (28 papers), Healthcare Systems and Reforms (26 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (21 papers). Yang Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Chronic Disease Management Strategies (28 papers), Healthcare Systems and Reforms (26 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (21 papers). Yang Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Yang Zhao's co-authors include Wei Li, John Tayu Lee, Brian Oldenburg, Barbara McPake, Rifat Atun, Shenglan Tang, Stewart W Mercer, Vicky Mengqi Qin, Xiaoyun Liu and Grace Sum and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Biological Chemistry and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Yang Zhao

151 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Physical multimorbidity, health service use, and catastro... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 50 100 150 200 250
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. Physical multimorbidity, health service use, and catastrophic health expenditure by socioeconomic groups in China: an analysis of population-based panel data
    2020 250 citations Yang Zhao, Rifat Atun et al. profile →

Peers

Yang Zhao
Xia Wan China
Yanfei Guo China
Kathleen Strong Switzerland
Li Ling China
Aarón Salinas‐Rodríguez Mexico
Qunhong Wu China
Maigeng Zhou China
Shiwei Liu China
Fan Wu China
Shivani A. Patel United States
Xia Wan China
Yang Zhao
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Countries citing papers authored by Yang Zhao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yang Zhao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yang Zhao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yang Zhao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yang Zhao 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 Yang Zhao. Yang Zhao 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
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Nguyen, Kim, Yang Zhao, Jillian Hill, et al.. (2025). Association of depression with glycaemic control in people living with diabetes in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Global Health. 10(7). e018939–e018939. 1 indexed citations
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Xiao, Shengxiang, et al.. (2025). Real-world safety of deucravacitinib: insights from the Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy. 47(5). 1215–1223. 9 indexed citations
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Jiao, Hong, et al.. (2024). Does open data have the potential to improve the response of science to public health emergencies?. Journal of Informetrics. 18(2). 101505–101505. 4 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yang, et al.. (2024). Framework Development for Reducing Attrition in Digital Dietary Interventions: Systematic Review and Thematic Synthesis. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 26. e58735–e58735.
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Li, Hongyu, Lu‐Yang Wang, Lianping He, et al.. (2023). Trends and prediction in the incidence rate of hepatitis C in Shandong Province in China from 2004 to 2030. Preventive Medicine. 177. 107749–107749. 7 indexed citations
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Yuan, Lijun, Jiong Liu, Zelin Huang, et al.. (2023). Elevated remnant cholesterol increase 6-year type 2 diabetes mellitus onset risk. Clinica Chimica Acta. 541. 117253–117253. 10 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yang, Zhenghong Li, Song Sheng, et al.. (2023). Predictive factors and clinical efficacy of Chinese medicine Shengji ointment in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers in the elderly: a prospective study. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 14. 1236229–1236229. 3 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yang, Huan Zhang, Xiaoyun Liu, et al.. (2023). The prevalence of cardiometabolic multimorbidity and its associations with health outcomes among women in China. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 10. 922932–922932. 10 indexed citations
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Lee, John Tayu, Marie Ishida, Tilahun Haregu, et al.. (2023). Functional limitation as a mediator of the relationship between multimorbidity on health-related quality of life in Australia: evidence from a national panel mediation analysis. Frontiers in Medicine. 10. 1151310–1151310. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ning, Fengchao Liang, Yang Zhao, et al.. (2023). Spatiotemporal and Seasonal Trends of Class A and B Notifiable Infectious Diseases in China: Retrospective Analysis. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 9. e42820–e42820. 18 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yujie, Yang Liu, Barbara J. Sahakian, et al.. (2023). The brain structure, immunometabolic and genetic mechanisms underlying the association between lifestyle and depression. Nature Mental Health. 1(10). 736–750. 39 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yang, Xinwen Ren, Menglu Ouyang, et al.. (2022). Increasing burden of stroke in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence, incidence, mortality, and case fatality. International Journal of Stroke. 18(3). 259–267. 53 indexed citations
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Zhang, Puhong, et al.. (2021). Mobile Phone App Use Among Pregnant Women in China and Associations Between App Use and Perinatal Outcomes: Retrospective Study. JMIR Formative Research. 6(1). e29644–e29644. 7 indexed citations
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Pan, Tianxin, Stewart W Mercer, Yang Zhao, et al.. (2021). The association between mental-physical multimorbidity and disability, work productivity, and social participation in China: a panel data analysis. BMC Public Health. 21(1). 376–376. 15 indexed citations
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Hu, Dan, Weiming Zhu, Yang Zhao, et al.. (2017). Development of village doctors in China: financial compensation and health system support. International Journal for Equity in Health. 16(1). 9–9. 54 indexed citations
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Gebregziabher, Mulugeta, et al.. (2015). Differential impact of mental health multimorbidity on healthcare costs in diabetes.. PubMed. 21(8). 535–44. 14 indexed citations

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