Yingkai Yang

1.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
21 papers, 950 citations indexed

About

Yingkai Yang is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yingkai Yang has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 950 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Clinical Psychology, 7 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 6 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Yingkai Yang's work include Eating Disorders and Behaviors (8 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (4 papers) and Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (4 papers). Yingkai Yang is often cited by papers focused on Eating Disorders and Behaviors (8 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (4 papers) and Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (4 papers). Yingkai Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Yingkai Yang's co-authors include Grant S. Shields, Cheng Guo, Yanling Liu, Huimin Wu, Hong Chen, Qian Wu, Zhaojun Teng, Yiqun Guo, Adrienne L. Romer and Yaoyao Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, Cerebral Cortex and Clinical Psychology Review.

In The Last Decade

Yingkai Yang

20 papers receiving 941 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.

Executive function performance in obesity and overweight individuals: A meta-analysis and review

2017 368 citations Yingkai Yang, Grant S. Shields et al. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews profile →
Child executive function and future externalizing and internalizing problems: A meta-analysis of prospective longitudinal studies

2022 89 citations Yingkai Yang, Grant S. Shields et al. Clinical Psychology Review profile →

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Cheng Guo China

Qingsen Ming China

Iman Alaie Sweden

Niina Komsi Finland

Carol Kan United Kingdom

Kurt D. Michael United States

Juan Verdejo‐Román Spain

Margalida Vives Barceló Spain

Alejandro Porras‐Segovia Spain

Stefanie E. Mayer United States

Cheng Guo China

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Countries citing papers authored by Yingkai Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yingkai Yang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yingkai Yang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yingkai Yang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yingkai 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 Yingkai Yang. Yingkai 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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20 of 20 papers shown

Lin, Yueqiang, Yingkai Yang, & Yimo Shen. (2025). The associations between leadership styles and perceived insider status: a meta-analysis. Frontiers in Psychology. 16. 1631075–1631075.

Chen, Qunlin, Ke Ding, Zihan Chen, et al.. (2024). A meta-analysis of the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on creative thinking.. Psychology of Aesthetics Creativity and the Arts. 3 indexed citations

Zhuang, Kaixiang, Debo Dong, Yingkai Yang, et al.. (2024). Elevated BMI impacts brain‐state dynamics within the sensorimotor‐to‐transmodal hierarchy. Obesity. 32(2). 291–303. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Jijun, Debo Dong, Yong Liu, et al.. (2023). Multivariate resting-state functional connectomes predict and characterize obesity phenotypes. Cerebral Cortex. 33(13). 8368–8381. 6 indexed citations

Wu, Qian, et al.. (2023). Neural correlates underlying preference changes induced by food Go/No-Go training. Appetite. 186. 106578–106578. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Shiyu, et al.. (2023). Body dissatisfaction and smartphone addiction: the mediation role of intrusive imagery and fear of negative evaluation. Frontiers in Psychology. 14. 1217220–1217220. 4 indexed citations

Yang, Yingkai, Jijun Wang, Jiang Qiu, et al.. (2023). Perigenual anterior cingulate cortex and its structural covariance as predictors for future body fat gain in young adults. Obesity. 31(2). 446–453. 3 indexed citations

Zhao, Rong, et al.. (2022). Comparison between human olfactory sensitivity in the fasted and fed states: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Appetite. 181. 106395–106395. 2 indexed citations

Yang, Yingkai, Grant S. Shields, Yaoyao Zhang, et al.. (2022). Child executive function and future externalizing and internalizing problems: A meta-analysis of prospective longitudinal studies. Clinical Psychology Review. 97. 102194–102194. 89 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yang, Yingkai, Le Qi, Filip Morys, Qian Wu, & Hong Chen. (2022). Food-Specific Inhibition Training for Food Devaluation: A Meta-Analysis. Nutrients. 14(7). 1363–1363. 14 indexed citations

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Qi, Le, et al.. (2022). Body Dissatisfaction and Disordered Eating Behaviors: The Mediation Role of Smartphone Addiction and Depression. Nutrients. 14(6). 1281–1281. 36 indexed citations

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Yang, Yingkai, et al.. (2021). Pilot study of food-specific go/no-go training for overweight individuals: brain imaging data suggest inhibition shapes food evaluation. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. 18(1). 19 indexed citations

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Yang, Yingkai, Qian Wu, & Filip Morys. (2021). Brain Responses to High-Calorie Visual Food Cues in Individuals with Normal-Weight or Obesity: An Activation Likelihood Estimation Meta-Analysis. Brain Sciences. 11(12). 1587–1587. 26 indexed citations

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Yang, Yingkai, Grant S. Shields, Qian Wu, et al.. (2019). The association between obesity and lower working memory is mediated by inflammation: Findings from a nationally representative dataset of U.S. adults. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 84. 173–179. 25 indexed citations

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Yang, Yingkai, Grant S. Shields, Qian Wu, et al.. (2019). Cognitive training on eating behaviour and weight loss: A meta‐analysis and systematic review. Obesity Reviews. 20(11). 1628–1641. 68 indexed citations

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Yang, Yingkai, Grant S. Shields, Qian Wu, Yanling Liu, & Cheng Guo. (2019). Obesity is associated with poor working memory in women, not men: Findings from a nationally representative dataset of U.S. adults. Eating Behaviors. 35. 101338–101338. 13 indexed citations

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Yang, Yingkai, et al.. (2018). Social Comparison Orientation and Social Adaptation Among Young Chinese Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Academic Self-Concept. Frontiers in Psychology. 9. 1067–1067. 16 indexed citations

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Yang, Yingkai, Grant S. Shields, Cheng Guo, & Yanling Liu. (2017). Executive function performance in obesity and overweight individuals: A meta-analysis and review. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 84. 225–244. 368 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yang, Yingkai, et al.. (2016). The relationships between rumination and core executive functions: A meta-analysis. Depression and Anxiety. 34(1). 37–50. 125 indexed citations

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Yang, Yingkai & Yanling Liu. (2016). The cognitive neural mechanism of depressive rumination. Advances in Psychological Science. 24(7). 1042–1042. 5 indexed citations

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