AI-driven Modelling and Computational Methods in Health
Yao Y, Pan J, Liu Z, et al. No association of COVID-19 transmission with temperature or UV radiation in Chinese cities[J]. European Respiratory Journal, 2020, 55(5). Article Link.
Zhu W, Zhang M, Pan J, et al. Yao Y*, Wang W* Effects of prolonged incubation period and centralized quarantine on the COVID-19 outbreak in Shijiazhuang, China: a modeling study[J]. BMC medicine, 2021, 19: 1-11. Article Link.
Pan J, Zhu W, Tian J, et al. Yao Y*, Wang W* Vaccination as an alternative to non-drug interventions to prevent local resurgence of COVID-19[J]. Infectious diseases of poverty, 2022, 11(1): 36. Article Link.
Li W, Yao Y. The spatiotemporal analysis of the population migration network in China, 2021[J]. Infectious Disease Modelling, 2023, 8(4): 1117-1126. Article Link.
Zhang S, Liang H et al. Yao Y Spatial-temporal Dynamics and Virus Interference of Respiratory Viruses: Insights from Multi-Pathogen Surveillance in China[J]. Journal of Infection 2025, 106556. Article Link.
Zhang S, Yang M, et al. Yao Y*, Shen Y*, Wang W* Changes of Dynamics of Influenza before and after COVID-19 Pandemic: A Global Study in Eight Regions[J]. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2025, 108173. Article Link.
Zhu W, Liang X, Wang X, et al. Yao Y*, Liu Y, Wang W* Estimation of transmission distance between cases of (re-)emerging respiratory infectious diseases and its potential application in outbreak response[J]. Infectious Disease Modelling, 2026. Article Link.
Xie M, Zhang S, Shen J, et al. Yao Y*, Zhang P*, Wang W* Symptom-based diagnostic models for common respiratory viral infections a machine learning and natural language processing study[J]. Infectious Disease Modelling, 2026. Article Link.
Yang Y, Ren Q, Qin G, et al. Yao Y*, Liu Y Environmental, Climatic, and Social Risk Factors of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (SFTS) in Zhejiang, China, and Implications of Climate Change[J]. One Health, 2026. Article Link.
Li W, Yang W, Liu Y, Yao Y Assessing spatial transmission risk of respiratory infectious diseases across urban tiers in China: a modelling study[J]. PLOS Medicine, 2026.
Data-driven Applications in Public Health and Medicine
Yao Y, Pan J, Liu Z, et al. Ambient nitrogen dioxide pollution and spreadability of COVID-19 in Chinese cities[J]. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 2021, 208: 111421. Article Link.
Zhu W, Yuan S, Mao S, et al. Yao Y Relationship of close contact settings with transmission and infection during the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA. 2 epidemic in Shanghai[J]. BMJ Global Health, 2023, 8(12): e012289. Article Link.
Zheng B, Gonçalves B, Deng P, et al. Yao Y*, Xue C* Protection afforded by post-infection SARS-CoV-2 vaccine doses: a cohort study in Shanghai[J]. eLife, 2024, 13:RP94990. Article Link.
Zhang J*, Yao Y*, Wu J, et al. The cortical regions and white matter tracts underlying auditory comprehension in patients with primary brain tumor[J]. Human brain mapping, 2023, 44(4): 1603-1616. Article Link.
Sun C, Zhang J, Bu L, et al. Yao Y*, Wu J* A speech fluency brain network derived from gliomas[J]. Brain Communications, 2024, 6(3): fcae153. Article Link.
Yuan X, Zhang J et al. Yao Y Risk Factors, Predictive Models, and General Work Ability Trajectory in Patients with Glioma[J]. Neuro-Oncology Advances 2025, vdaf094. Article Link.
Song H, Bu L, Luo C et al. Yao Y A Language Performance Model for Predicting Glioma Recurrence and Molecular Biomarkers: A Retrospective Cohort Study[J]. Brain and Behavior 2026. 16(3): e71243. Article Link.
Gan T, Li M, Zhang J, Yao Y Structural Organization of Neurosurgical Care and Its Influence on Long-term Outcomes in Glioma: Evidence from a Large Single-center Cohort in China[J]. Journal of Neuro-Oncology 2026. Article Link.
Song H, Bu L, Luo C et al. Yao Y A Language Performance Model for Predicting Glioma Recurrence and Molecular Biomarkers: A Retrospective Cohort Study[J]. Brain and Behavior 2026. 16(3): e71243. Article Link.
Guo Y, Ma N, Xu H et al. Yao Y*, Wang W* Long-term Trends of Influenza-like Illness and Severe Acute Respiratory Infection Across Pandemic Phases: An Interrupted Time-series Study[J]. BMC Public Health 2026, 26(1): 1062. Article Link.
Zhu W, Liang X, Wang X, et al. Yao Y*, Liu Y, Wang W* Estimation of transmission distance between cases of (re-)emerging respiratory infectious diseases and its potential application in outbreak response[J]. Infectious Disease Modelling, 2026. Article Link.
Xie M, Zhang S, Shen J, et al. Yao Y*, Zhang P*, Wang W* Symptom-based diagnostic models for common respiratory viral infections a machine learning and natural language processing study[J]. Infectious Disease Modelling, 2026. Article Link.
Gan T, Li M, Zhang J, Yao Y Structural Organization of Neurosurgical Care and Its Influence on Long-term Outcomes in Glioma: Evidence from a Large Single-center Cohort in China[J]. Journal of Neuro-Oncology, 2026. Article Link.
Yang Y, Ren Q, Qin G, et al. Yao Y*, Liu Y Environmental, Climatic, and Social Risk Factors of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (SFTS) in Zhejiang, China, and Implications of Climate Change[J]. One Health, 2026. Article Link.
Li W, Yang W, Liu Y, Yao Y Assessing spatial transmission risk of respiratory infectious diseases across urban tiers in China: a modelling study[J]. PLOS Medicine, 2026.
Yang Y, Wang J, Lin H et al. Yao Y*, Wang T*, Fu C* Emotion dynamics prospectively predict depressive symptoms in adolescents: findings from intensive longitudinal data[J]. BMC Psychology 2025, 13: 386. Article Link.
Yuan X, Zhang J et al. Yao Y Risk Factors, Predictive Models, and General Work Ability Trajectory in Patients with Glioma[J]. Neuro-Oncology Advances 2025, vdaf094. Article Link.
Duan C, Zhang Y, Zhang Q, et al. Yao Y*, Yu H* Impact of natural and socio-economic factors on varicella incidence in children in Shanghai, 2013-2022[J]. Frontiers in Public Health 2025, 13: 1565717 Article Link.
Zhang S, Liang H et al. Yao Y Spatial-temporal Dynamics and Virus Interference of Respiratory Viruses: Insights from Multi-Pathogen Surveillance in China[J]. Journal of Infection 2025, 106556. Article Link.
Feng J, Zhang C et al. Yao Y The impact of cockroach control intervention on infectious diarrhea in Songjiang District, Shanghai, China -An interrupted time series analysis[J]. Frontiers in Public Health 2025, 13: 1646283 Article Link.
Zhang S, Yang M, et al. Yao Y*, Shen Y*, Wang W* Changes of Dynamics of Influenza before and after COVID-19 Pandemic: A Global Study in Eight Regions[J]. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2025, 108173. Article Link.
Liu W, Chen X et al. Yao Y Trends of sexual behaviors and related factors in high-risk MSM from 2010 to 2023: a repeated cross-sectional study in Zhejiang, China[J]. BMC Public Health, 2025, 25: 4264. Article Link.
Zhang J, Qiao W et al. Yao Y Predicting Short-Term Recurrence and Identifying Key Risk Factors in Elderly Glioma Patients: Insights from a Retrospective Cohort Study[J]. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2025, 109275. Article Link.
Zheng B, Gonçalves B, Deng P, et al. Yao Y*, Xue C* Protection afforded by post-infection SARS-CoV-2 vaccine doses: a cohort study in Shanghai[J]. eLife, 2024, 13:RP94990. Article Link.
Sun C, Zhang J, Bu L, et al. Yao Y*, Wu J* A speech fluency brain network derived from gliomas[J]. Brain Communications, 2024, 6(3): fcae153. Article Link.
Wang P, Yang T, Peng W, et al. Yao Y*, Wang Y* Effects of a Multicomponent Intervention With Cognitive Training and Lifestyle Guidance for Older Adults at Risk of Dementia: A Randomized Controlled Trial[J]. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 2024, 85(2): 54825. Article Link.
Xie X, Luo C, Wu S, et al. Yao Y Recursive partitioning analysis for survival stratification and early imaging prediction of molecular biomarker in glioma patients[J]. BMC cancer, 2024, 24(1): 818. Article Link.
Qiao W, Wang Y, Luo C, et al. Yao Y Development of preoperative and postoperative models to predict recurrence in postoperative glioma patients: a longitudinal cohort study[J]. BMC cancer, 2024, 24(1): 274. Article Link.
Zhu W, Yuan S, Mao S, et al. Yao Y Relationship of close contact settings with transmission and infection during the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA. 2 epidemic in Shanghai[J]. BMJ Global Health, 2023, 8(12): e012289. Article Link.
Li W, Yao Y. The spatiotemporal analysis of the population migration network in China, 2021[J]. Infectious Disease Modelling, 2023, 8(4): 1117-1126. Article Link.
Zhang Z, Shi L, Liu N, et al. Yao Y, Coverage and impact of influenza vaccination among children in Minhang District, China, 2013–2020[J]. Frontiers in Public Health, 2023, 11: 1193839. Article Link.
Wang Y, Zhang J, Luo C, et al. Yao Y*, Qin G, Wu J* Predictive models and survival analysis of postoperative mental health disturbances in adult glioma patients[J]. Frontiers in Oncology, 2023, 13: 1153455. Article Link.
Shi L, Lu J, Sun X, et al. Yao Y Impact of Varicella Immunization and Public Health and Social Measures on Varicella Incidence: Insights from Surveillance Data in Shanghai, 2013–2022[J]. Vaccines, 2023, 11(11): 1674. Article Link.
Zhu W, Wen Z, Chen Y, et al. Yao Y*, Wang W* Age-specific transmission dynamics under suppression control measures during SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA. 2 epidemic[J]. BMC Public Health, 2023, 23(1): 743. Article Link.
Zhou Q, Yu M, Jin M, et al. Yao Y Impact of free hypertension pharmacy program and social distancing policy on stroke: A longitudinal study[J]. Frontiers in Public Health, 2023, 11: 1142299. Article Link.
Pan J, Zhu W, Tian J, et al. Yao Y*, Wang W* Vaccination as an alternative to non-drug interventions to prevent local resurgence of COVID-19[J]. Infectious diseases of poverty, 2022, 11(1): 36. Article Link.
Zhang J*, Yao Y*, Wu J, et al. The cortical regions and white matter tracts underlying auditory comprehension in patients with primary brain tumor[J]. Human brain mapping, 2023, 44(4): 1603-1616. Article Link.
Tang X, Zhang L, Li Y, et al. Yao Y*, Fang Q* Relationship between triglyceride–glucose index and carotid plaques in a high-stroke-risk population in southeast china: A population-based cross-sectional survey[J]. Frontiers in endocrinology, 2022, 13: 1023867. Article Link.
Wang Q, Zhang L, Li Y, et al. Yao Y*, Fang Q* Development of stroke predictive model in community-dwelling population: A longitudinal cohort study in Southeast China[J]. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2022, 14: 1036215. Article Link.
Zhang L, Tang X, Li Y, et al. Yao Y*, Fang Q* Total magnetic resonance imaging of cerebral small vessel disease burden predicts dysphagia in patients with a single recent small subcortical infarct[J]. BMC neurology, 2022, 22: 1-12. Article Link.
Yao Y, Tian J, Meng X, et al. Progression of severity in coronavirus disease 2019 patients before treatment and a self-assessment scale to predict disease severity[J]. BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022, 22(1): 409. Article Link.
Zhu W, Zhu Y, Wen Z, et al. Yao Y*, Wang W* Quantitative assessment of the effects of massive nucleic acid testing in controlling a COVID-19 outbreak[J]. BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022, 22(1): 845. Article Link.
Zhu W, Zhang M, Pan J, et al. Yao Y*, Wang W* Effects of prolonged incubation period and centralized quarantine on the COVID-19 outbreak in Shijiazhuang, China: a modeling study[J]. BMC medicine, 2021, 19: 1-11. Article Link.
Yao Y, Pan J, Liu Z, et al. Ambient nitrogen dioxide pollution and spreadability of COVID-19 in Chinese cities[J]. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 2021, 208: 111421. Article Link.
Pan J*, Yao Y*, Liu Z*, et al. Warmer weather unlikely to reduce the COVID-19 transmission: an ecological study in 202 locations in 8 countries[J]. Science of the Total Environment, 2021, 753: 142272. Article Link.
Li Z*, Yao Y*, Lu X, et al. Impact of a two-dose varicella immunization program on the incidence of varicella: a multi-year observational study in Shanghai, China[J]. Expert Review of Vaccines, 2021, 20(9): 1177-1183. Article Link.
Tang Y*, Yao Y*, Xu S, et al. White matter microstructural damage associated with gait abnormalities in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus[J]. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2021, 13: 660621. Article Link.
Zhang L, Tang X, Wang C, et al. Yao Y*, Fang Q* Predictive model of dysphagia and brain lesion-symptom mapping in acute ischemic stroke[J]. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2021, 13: 753364. Article Link.
Yao Y, Pan J, Liu Z, et al. No association of COVID-19 transmission with temperature or UV radiation in Chinese cities[J]. European Respiratory Journal, 2020, 55(5). Article Link.
Yao Y, Pan J, Liu Z, et al. Temporal association between particulate matter pollution and case fatality rate of COVID-19 in Wuhan[J]. Environmental research, 2020, 189: 109941. Article Link.
Yao Y, Pan J, Wang W, et al. Association of particulate matter pollution and case fatality rate of COVID-19 in 49 Chinese cities[J]. Science of the Total Environment, 2020, 741: 140396. Article Link.