Refereed Papers (International)
Tien-Hsi Chuang, Ching-Hao Chang, Chien-Ju Wang, Hui-Wen Yang, Lung Yun Chen, Wei-Lin Chen, Kuei-Yu Huang, Tzu-Fu Huang, Ming-Chieh Li*. The social divide in environmental action: demographic gaps in public response to microplastic pollution in Taiwan. Health Promotion International 2026:41(1);daag013. (SSCI) doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daag013.
GBD 2023 Asia Chronic Respiratory Disease Collaborators, Ming-Chieh Li, et al. Global, regional, and national burden of chronic respiratory diseases and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, 1990–2023: a Global Burden of Disease study. Nature Medicine 2026:32;197–223.
GBD 2023 Asia Chronic Respiratory Disease Collaborators, Ming-Chieh Li, et al. Burden of chronic respiratory disease in Asia, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. The Lancet 2026.
GBD 2023 Causes of Death Collaborators, Ming-Chieh Li, et al. Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. The Lancet 2025.
GBD 2023 Disease and Injury and Risk Factor Collaborators, Ming-Chieh Li, et al. Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. The Lancet 2025.
GBD 2023 Demographics Collaborators, Ming-Chieh Li, et al. Global age-sex-specific all-cause mortality and life expectancy estimates for 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1950–2023: a demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. The Lancet 2025.
GBD 2021 Asia Allergic Disorders Collaborators, Ming-Chieh Li, et al. Asthma and Atopic Dermatitis in Asia, 1990-2021: The Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Clin Exp Allergy 2025.
GBD 2023 Vaccine Coverage Collaborators, Ming-Chieh Li, et al. Global, regional, and national trends in routine childhood vaccination coverage from 1980 to 2023 with forecasts to 2030: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. The Lancet 2025.
GBD 2021 Global Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Risk Factors Collaborators, Ming-Chieh Li, et al. Global, Regional, and National Burden of Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage The Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. JAMA Neurology 2025.
GBD 2019 Acute and Chronic Care Collaborators, Ming-Chieh Li, et al. Characterising acute and chronic care needs: insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Nature Communications 2025;16(1):4235.
Sooji Lee, Yejun Son, Jiyoung Hwang, Min Seo Kim, GBD 2021 Dietary Iron Deficiency Collaborators, Ming-Chieh Li, et al. Global, regional and national burden of dietary iron deficiency from 1990 to 2021: a Global Burden of Disease study. Nature Medicine 2025.
GBD 2021 Asthma and Allergic Diseases Collaborators, Ming-Chieh Li, et al. Global, regional, and national burden of asthma and atopic dermatitis, 1990–2021, and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine 2025.
GBD 2021 Adult BMI Collaborators, Ming-Chieh Li, et al. Global, regional, and national prevalence of adult overweight and obesity, 1990–2021, with forecasts to 2050: a forecasting study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet 2025;405(10481):813-838.
GBD 2021 Adolescent BMI Collaborators, Ming-Chieh Li, et al. Global, regional, and national prevalence of child and adolescent overweight and obesity, 1990-2021, with forecasts to 2050: a forecasting study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet 2025;405(10481):785-812.
GBD 2021 Upper Respiratory Infections Otitis Media Collaborators, Ming-Chieh Li, et al. Global, regional, and national burden of upper respiratory infections and otitis media, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2025;25(1):36-51.
Ana B. Maldonado-Cárceles, Irene Souter, Ming-Chieh Li, Makiko Mitsunami, Irene Dimitriadis, Jennifer B. Ford, Lidia Mínguez-Alarcón, Jorge E. Chavarro on behalf of the EARTH Study Team. Antioxidant intake and ovarian reserve in women attending a fertility center. Nutrients 2025;17(3):554.
GBD 2021 Diarrhoeal Diseases Collaborators, Ming-Chieh Li, et al. Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific burden of diarrhoeal diseases, their risk factors, and aetiologies, 1990–2021, for 204 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2025;25(5):519-536.
GBD 2021 Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Collaborators, Ming-Chieh Li, et al. Global, regional, and national burden of pulmonary arterial hypertension, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine 2025;13(1):69-79.
Global Nutrition Target Collaborators, Ming-Chieh Li, et al. Global, regional, and national progress towards the 2030 global nutrition targets and forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet 2024;404(10471):2543-2583.
GBD 2021 HIV Collaborators, Ming-Chieh Li, et al. Global, regional, and national burden of HIV/AIDS, 1990–2021, and forecasts to 2050, for 204 countries and territories: the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet HIV 2024;11(12):e807-e822.
GBD 2021 Global Stillbirths Collaborators, Ming-Chieh Li, et al. Global, regional, and national stillbirths at 20 weeks' gestation or longer in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet 2024;404(10466):1955-1988.
GBD 2021 Stroke Risk Factor Collaborators, Ming-Chieh Li, et al. Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet Neurology 2024;23(10):973-1003.
GBD 2021 Appendicitis Collaborator Group, Ming-Chieh Li, et al. Trends and levels of the global, regional, and national burden of appendicitis between 1990 and 2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2024;9(9):825-858.
GBD 2021 Forecasting Collaborators, Ming-Chieh Li, et al. Burden of disease scenarios for 204 countries and territories, 2022–2050: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet 2024;403(10440):2204-2256.
GBD 2021 Risk Factors Collaborators, Ming-Chieh Li, et al. Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet 2024;403(10440):2162-2203.
GBD 2021 Causes of Death Collaborators, Ming-Chieh Li, et al. Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet 2024;403(10440):2100-2132.
GBD 2021 Diseases and Injuries Collaborators, Ming-Chieh Li, et al. Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet 2024;403(10440):2133-2161.
GBD 2021 Lower Respiratory Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance Collaborators, Ming-Chieh Li, et al. Global, regional, and national incidence and mortality burden of non-COVID-19 lower respiratory infections and aetiologies, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2024;24(9):974-1002.
GBD 2021 Fertility and Forecasting Collaborators, Ming-Chieh Li, et al. Global fertility in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2021, with forecasts to 2100: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet 2024;403(10440):2057-2099.
GBD 2021 Nervous System Disorders Collaborators, Ming-Chieh Li, et al. Global, regional, and national burden of disorders affecting the nervous system, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet 2024;23(4):344-381.
GBD 2021 Demographics Collaborators, Ming-Chieh Li, et al. Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet 2024;403(10440):1989-2056.
GBD 2019 Asia and All Cancers Collaborators, Ming-Chieh Li, et al. Temporal patterns of cancer burden in Asia, 1990–2019: a systematic examination for the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study. The Lancet Regional Health-Southeast Asia 2024;21:100333.
Chien-Ju Wang#, Hui-Wen Yang#, Ming-Chieh Li*. Association between phthalate exposure and the risk of depressive symptoms in the adult population of the United States. Chemosphere. 2023;334:139031.
Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risks Collaborators, Ming-Chieh Li, et al. Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risks, 1990-2022. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2023;82(25):2350–2473.
GBD 2019 Allergic Disorders Collaborators, Ming-Chieh Li, et al. Global, regional, and national burden of allergic disorders and their risk factors in 204 countries and territories, from 1990 to 2019: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Allergy. 2023;78(8):2232-2254.
GBD 2021 Diabetes Collaborators, Ming-Chieh Li, et al. Global, regional, and national burden of diabetes from 1990 to 2021, with projections of prevalence to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet. 2023;402(10397):203-234.
GBD 2019 Chronic Respiratory Diseases Collaborators, Ming-Chieh Li, et al. Global burden of chronic respiratory diseases and risk factors, 1990–2019: an update from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. eClinicalMedicine. 2023;59:101936.
Shih-Pi Lin, Hsin-Yu Fang, Ming-Chieh Li*. The relationship between overweight and obesity and insufficient micronutrient intake: A nationwide study in Taiwan. Journal of Nutritional Science. 2023;12:e48. (ESCI) (SCOPUS)
Tsung-Ju Tsai, Ming-Chieh Li*. Adherence to daily food guides is associated with a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes: The Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023, 20(3), 2246. (SCOPUS)
Ming-Chieh Li*. Better adherence to the Taiwan Daily Food Guide is associated with a reduced risk of osteoporosis: a population-based study in Taiwan. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy. 2022;15:2023-2030.
Hui-Ju Wen, Shu-Li Wang, Ming-Chieh Li, Yue Leon Guo. Aspergillus sensitization associated with current asthma in children: NHANES 2005-2006. Epidemiology and Health 2022;44:e2022099.
Ming-Chieh Li*. The associations between adherence to daily food guide and psychiatric morbidity: a population-based study in Taiwan. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2022;13:1022892.
Ming-Chieh Li*. Associations between adherence to the Taiwan Dietary Reference Intakes of micronutrients and the risk of type 2 diabetes. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022;19(19), 12242. (SCOPUS)
GBD 2019 Cancer Risk Factors Collaborators, Ming-Chieh Li, et al. The global burden of cancer attributable to risk factors, 2010–19: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet. 2022;400(10352): 563-91.
GBD 2019 Diabetes Mortality Collaborators, Ming-Chieh Li, et al. Diabetes mortality and trends before 25 years of age: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2022;10(3):177-192.
Ming-Chieh Li*. Urinary phenols and parabens in relation to hearing loss: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering 2022;20(1):331-335.
Global Burden of Disease 2019 Cancer Collaboration, Ming-Chieh Li, et al. Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life Years for 29 Cancer Groups From 2010 to 2019: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. JAMA Oncology 2022;8(3):420–444.
GBD 2019 Adolescent Young Adult Cancer Collaborators, Ming-Chieh Li, et al. The global burden of adolescent and young adult cancer in 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet Oncology 2022:23(1):27-52.
GBD 2019 Adolescent Mortality Collaborators, Ming-Chieh Li, et al. Global, regional, and national mortality among young people aged 10–24 years, 1950–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet 2021;398(10311):1593-1618.
Local Burden of Disease Exclusive Breastfeeding Collaborators, Ming-Chieh Li, et al. Mapping inequalities in exclusive breastfeeding in low- and middle-income countries, 2000-2018. Nature Human Behaviour 2021;5(8):1027-1045.
GBD-NHLBI-JACC Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases Writing Group, Ming-Chieh Li, et al. Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019: Update From the GBD 2019 Study. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2020;76(25):2982-3021.
Ming-Chieh Li*, Hsin-Yu Fang. Adherence to daily food guides is associated with lower risk of metabolic syndrome: the Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan. Nutrients 2020;12:2955.
Ming-Chieh Li*. Serum per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are associated with increased hearing impairment: a re-analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020;17:5836. (SCOPUS)
Ming-Chieh Li, Ching-Yu Lin, Yue Leon Guo*. Urinary concentrations of phthalates in relation to circulating fatty acid profile in National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2003-2004 and 2011-2012. Environmental Pollution 2020;265(Pt B):114714.
Ming-Chieh Li, Lidia Mínguez-Alarcón, Andrea Bellavi, Paige L. Williams, Tamarra James-Todd, Russ Hauser, Jorge E. Chavarro, Yu-Han Chiu*. Serum beta-carotene modifies the association between phthalate mixtures and insulin resistance: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003–2006. Environmental Research 2019;178:108729.
Ming-Chieh Li, Yu-Han Chiu, Audrey J. Gaskins, Lidia Mínguez-Alarcón, Feiby L. Nassan, Paige L. Williams, John C. Petrozza, Russ Hauser, Jorge E. Chavarro for the EARTH Study Team. Men’s intake of vitamin C and β-carotene are positively related to fertilization rate but not to live birth rate in couples undergoing infertility treatment. Journal of Nutrition 2019;149(11):1977-1984.
Ming-Chieh Li, Lidia Mínguez-Alarcón, Mariel Arvizu, Yu-Han Chiu, Jennifer B. Ford, Paige L. Williams, Jill Attaman, Russ Hauser, Jorge E. Chavarro* for the EARTH Study Team. Waist circumference in relation to outcomes of infertility treatment with assisted reproductive technologies. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2019;220:578.e1-13.
Kang-Yi Su#, Ming-Chieh Li#, Nian-Wei Lee, Bing-Ching Ho, Chiou-Ling Cheng, Yu-Chen Chuang, Sung-Liang Yu*, Yue Leon Guo*. Perinatal polychlorinated biphenyls and polychlorinated dibenzofurans exposure are associated with DNA methylation changes lasting to early adulthood: findings from Yucheng second generation. Environmental Research 2019;170:481-486. (#co-first authors)
Ming-Chieh Li, Feiby L. Nassan, Yu-Han Chiu, Lidia Mínguez-Alarcón, Paige L. Williams, Irene Souter, Russ Hauser, Jorge E. Chavarro*. Intake of antioxidants in relation to outcomes of infertility treatment with assisted reproductive technologies. Epidemiology 2019;30:427-434.
Hung-En Liu, Ming-Chieh Li*. Factors influencing the willingness to participate in medical research: a nationwide survey in Taiwan. PeerJ 2018;6:e4874.
Shao-Yi Cheng, Ming-Chieh Li, Shu-Li Chia, Kuo-Chin Huang, Tai-Yuan Chiu, Ding-Cheng Chan*, Han-Mo Chiu*. Factors affecting compliance with confirmatory colonoscopy after a positive fecal immunochemical test of the national colorectal screening program. Cancer 2018;124:907-915.
Ming-Chieh Li, Chi-Hsien Chen, Yue Leon Guo*. Phthalates esters and childhood asthma: a systematic review and congener-specific meta-analysis. Environmental Pollution 2017;229:655-660. PROSPERO registration number: CRD42016049017
Ping-Chi Hsu#, Ming-Chieh Li#, Yeu-Chin Lee, Pao-Lin Kuo, Yueliang Leon Guo*. Polychlorinated biphenyls and dibenzofurans increased abnormal sperm morphology without alterations in aneuploidy: The Yucheng study. Chemosphere 2016;165:294-297. (#co-first authors)
Ming-Chieh Li, Pau-Chung Chen, Pei-Chien Tsai, Masutaka Furue, Daisuke Onozuka, Akihito Hagihara, Hiroshi Uchi, Yoshimura Takesumi, Yue Leon Guo*. Mortality after exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and polychlorinated dibenzofurans: a meta-analysis of two highly exposed cohorts. International Journal of Cancer 2015;137:1427-32
Ming-Chieh Li, Hung-Pin Wu, Chiu-Yueh Yang, Pau-Chung Chen, George H. Lambert, Yue Leon Guo*. Gestational exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and dibenzofurans induced asymmetric hearing loss: Yucheng children study. Environmental Research 2015:137;65-71.
Hsuan Su, Shy-Shin Chang, Chien-Min Han, Kai-Yun Wu, Ming-Chieh Li, Chen-Ying Huang, Chyi-Long Lee, Jiunn-Yih Wu, Chien-Chang Lee*. Inflammatory markers in cord blood or maternal serum for early detection of neonatal sepsis- A systemic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Perinatology 2014;34;268-274.
Hsin-Yi Ho, Chao-Wei Chen, Ming-Chieh Li, Yu-Pao Hsu, Shih-Ching Kang, Erh-Hao Liu, Ko-Hung Lee. A novel and effective acupuncture modality as a complementary therapy to acute pain relief in inpatients with rib fractures. Biomedical Journal 2014;37:147-155.
Ming-Chieh Li, Pei Chien Tsai, Pau-Chung Chen, Chia Jung Hsieh, Yue-Liang Leon Guo*, Walter J. Rogan. Mortality after exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and dibenzofurans: 30 years after the "Yucheng Accident". Environmental Research 2013;120;71-75.