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h-index: 78
Works: 411
Citations: 36K

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Has the prevalence of overweight, obesity and central obesity levelled off in the United States? Trends, patterns, disparities, and future projections for the obesity epidemic.
You-Fa Wang, M. Beydoun, Jungwon Min, H. Xue +2 more
2020International Journal of Epidemiology530 citations Open access
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Prevalence of mental health problems among children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Lu Ma, M. Mazidi, Ke Li, Yi-Xuan Li +7 more
2021Journal of Affective Disorders450 citations Open access
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Health policy and public health implications of obesity in China.
You-Fa Wang, Li Zhao, Li-Wang Gao, A. Pan +1 more
2021The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology432 citations
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Comparisons of Visceral Adiposity Index, Body Shape Index, Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference and Their Associations with Diabetes Mellitus in Adults
Jun-Xiang Wei, Xin Liu, H. Xue, You-Fa Wang +1 more
2019Nutrients194 citations Open access
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Fighting against the common enemy of COVID-19: a practice of building a community with a shared future for mankind
Xu Qian, R. Ren, You-Fa Wang, Yan Guo +5 more
2020Infectious Diseases of Poverty169 citations Open access
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Prevalence of depression among university students in low and middle income countries (LMICs): a systematic review and meta-analysis.
P. Akhtar, Lu Ma, A. Waqas, Sadiq Naveed +3 more
2020Journal of Affective Disorders135 citations
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Prevention and control of obesity in China.
You-Fa Wang, H. Xue, Ming-Xiao Sun, Xinya Zhu +2 more
2019Lancet Global Health110 citations Open access
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Racial-Ethnic Disparities in Obesity and Biological, Behavioral, and Sociocultural Influences in the United States: A Systematic Review.
Jungwon Min, Hailee Goodale, H. Xue, Rebecca A. Brey +1 more
2021Advances in Nutrition97 citations Open access
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Perceived risk, behavior changes and Health-related outcomes during COVID-19 pandemic: Findings among adults with and without diabetes in China
Alice F. Yan, Xiao-Min Sun, Jinge Zheng, Bai-Bing Mi +5 more
2020Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice80 citations Open access
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Concurrent validity of skin carotenoid status as a concentration biomarker of vegetable and fruit intake compared to multiple 24-h recalls and plasma carotenoid concentrations across one year: a cohort study
L. Jahns, L. Johnson, Zach Conrad, Michael R. Bukowski +5 more
2019Nutrix Journal74 citations Open access
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Nutrition transition and double burden of malnutrition in Africa: A case study of four selected countries with different social economic development
T. Mbogori, K. Kimmel, Meng-Xi Zhang, J. Kandiah +1 more
2020AIMS Public Health72 citations Open access
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Top 10 Research Priorities in Spatial Lifecourse Epidemiology
Peng Jia, J. Lakerveld, Jianguo Wu, A. Stein +13 more
2019Environmental Health Perspectives71 citations Open access
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Spatial Lifecourse Epidemiology Reporting Standards (ISLE-ReSt) statement
Peng Jia, Chao-Ying Yu, J. Remais, A. Stein +37 more
2019Health and Place69 citations Open access
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Effects of school neighborhood food environments on childhood obesity at multiple scales: a longitudinal kindergarten cohort study in the USA
Peng Jia, H. Xue, Xi Cheng, You-Fa Wang
2019BMC Medicine65 citations Open access
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Factors contributing to sex differences in childhood obesity prevalence in China
V. Wang, Jungwon Min, H. Xue, S. Du +3 more
2018Public Health Nutrition62 citations Open access
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Does Physical Activity Predict Obesity—A Machine Learning and Statistical Method-Based Analysis
Xiaolu Cheng, Shuo-Yu Lin, Jin Liu, Shiyong Liu +5 more
2021International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health58 citations Open access
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Spatial Technologies in Obesity Research: Current Applications and Future Promise.
Peng Jia, H. Xue, Li Yin, A. Stein +2 more
2019Trends in endocrinology and metabolism58 citations Open access
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Earth Observation: Investigating Noncommunicable Diseases from Space.
Peng Jia, A. Stein, Peter James, R. Brownson +5 more
2019Annual Review of Public Health56 citations Open access
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Effects of physical activity interventions on cognitive performance of overweight or obese children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Xiao-Min Sun, Yi-Xuan Li, Li Cai, You-Fa Wang
2020Pediatric Research55 citations
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Dietary Habits and Cognitive Impairment Risk Among Oldest-Old Chinese
R. An, Gordon G. Liu, N. Khan, Hai Yan +1 more
2019The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences55 citations Open access
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Ethnic disparities in childhood BMI trajectories and obesity and potential causes among 29,250 US children: Findings from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth and Kindergarten Cohorts
Jungwon Min, Xiao-Zhong Wen, H. Xue, You-Fa Wang
2018International Journal of Obesity54 citations
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Depressive symptoms prevalence, associated family factors, and gender differences: A national cohort study of middle school students in China.
Lu Ma, Li-Wang Gao, Dorothy T. Chiu, Yixin Ding +2 more
2020Journal of Affective Disorders48 citations
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Growing fast food consumption and obesity in Asia: Challenges and implications.
Yang Wu, Liang Wang, Jiang Zhu, Li-Wang Gao +1 more
2020Social Science & Medicine (1967)46 citations
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Association between household poverty dynamics and childhood overweight risk and health behaviors in the United States: A 8-year nationally representative longitudinal study of 16,800 children
Jungwon Min, H. Xue, You-Fa Wang
2018Pediatric obesity42 citations Open access
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The change and correlates of healthy ageing among Chinese older adults: findings from the China health and retirement longitudinal study
Peng Nie, Yan Li, Nan Zhang, Xiao-Min Sun +2 more
2021BMC Geriatrics41 citations Open access
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Marriage contributes to higher obesity risk in China: findings from the China Health and Nutrition Survey
Jin-Lin Liu, M. Garstka, Z. Chai, Yi-Fan Chen +5 more
2021Annals of Translational Medicine39 citations Open access
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High iron intake is associated with poor cognition among Chinese old adults and varied by weight status-a 15-y longitudinal study in 4852 adults.
Zu-Min Shi, Ming Li, You-Fa Wang, Jiang-Hong Liu +1 more
2019American Journal of Clinical Nutrition39 citations Open access
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Improvement in food environments may help prevent childhood obesity: Evidence from a 9‐year cohort study
You-Fa Wang, Peng Jia, Xi Cheng, H. Xue
2019Pediatric obesity39 citations Open access
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[Understanding the China Blue Paper on Obesity Prevention and Control and policy implications and recommendations for obesity prevention and control in China].
You-Fa Wang, Ming-Xiao Sun, H. Xue, Wen-Hua Zhao +4 more
2019Zhonghua yu fang yi xue za zhi [Chinese journal of preventive medicine]37 citations
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Double Burden of Malnutrition and Nutrition Transition in Asia: A Case Study of 4 Selected Countries with Different Socioeconomic Development.
Li-Wang Gao, A. Bhurtyal, Jun-Xiang Wei, P. Akhtar +2 more
2020Advances in Nutrition36 citations Open access
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Spatial and Temporal Changes in Prevalence of Obesity Among Chinese Children and Adolescents, 1985–2005
Peng Jia, Shuang Ma, Xin Qi, You-Fa Wang
2019Preventing Chronic Disease33 citations Open access
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Trends in Life Expectancy and Its Association with Economic Factors in the Belt and Road Countries—Evidence from 2000–2014
Ru-Hai Bai, Jun-Xiang Wei, R. An, Yan Li +7 more
2018International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health32 citations Open access
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Bidirectional relationships between weight stigma and pediatric obesity: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Lu Ma, Meng Chu, Yi-Xuan Li, Yang Wu +3 more
2021Obesity Reviews31 citations
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The Diffusion of Discrete Event Simulation Approaches in Health Care Management in the Past Four Decades: A Comprehensive Review
Shiyong Liu, Yan Li, K. Triantis, H. Xue +1 more
2020MDM Policy & Practice31 citations Open access
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Neighborhood sidewalk access and childhood obesity
Jun-Xiang Wei, Yang Wu, Jinge Zheng, Peng Nie +2 more
2020Obesity Reviews30 citations Open access
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Race/ethnicity and challenges for optimal insulin therapy.
Nayla Cristina Do Vale Moreira, A. Ceriello, A. Basit, N. Balde +13 more
2021Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice28 citations Open access
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Factors associated with awareness, treatment and control of hypertension among 3579 hypertensive adults in China: data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey
Jun-Xiang Wei, Yang Mi, Yan Li, Bo Xin +1 more
2020BMC Public Health26 citations Open access
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Obesity trend in the United States and economic intervention options to change it: a simulation study linking ecological epidemiology and system dynamics modeling
Hsin-Jen Chen, H. Xue, Shiyong Liu, T. T. Huang +2 more
2018Public Health26 citations Open access
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Overweight and Obesity Impair Academic Performance in Adolescence: A National Cohort Study of 10,279 Adolescents in China
Lu Ma, Li-Wang Gao, Dorothy T. Chiu, Yixin Ding +2 more
2020Obesity24 citations
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Effectiveness of Teacher-Led Nutritional Lessons in Altering Dietary Habits and Nutritional Status in Preschool Children: Adoption of a NASA Mission X-Based Program
Jieun Kim, Gilsook Kim, Jinah Park, You-Fa Wang +1 more
2019Nutrients24 citations Open access
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A 3-year longitudinal study of effects of parental perception of children’s ideal body image on child weight change: The Childhood Obesity Study in China Mega-cities
Li-Wang Gao, Lu Ma, H. Xue, Jungwon Min +2 more
2019Preventive Medicine22 citations Open access
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Investigating the Diffusion of Agent-based Modelling and System Dynamics Modelling in Population Health and Healthcare Research
Shiyong Liu, H. Xue, Yan Li, Judy C. Xu +1 more
201822 citations
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Americans' Perceptions about Fast Food and How They Associate with Its Consumption and Obesity Risk.
Jungwon Min, L. Jahns, H. Xue, J. Kandiah +1 more
2018Advances in Nutrition22 citations Open access
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Income-related health inequality among Chinese adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence based on an online survey
Peng Nie, Lanlin Ding, Zhuo Chen, Shiyong Liu +6 more
2021International Journal for Equity in Health21 citations Open access
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A multicomponent behavioral intervention for smoking cessation during pregnancy: a nonconcurrent multiple-baseline design.
Xiao-Zhong Wen, R. D. Eiden, Faye Justicia-Linde, You-Fa Wang +5 more
2019Translational Behavioral Medicine20 citations Open access
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Is the decline of active travel to school unavoidable by-products of economic growth and urbanization in developing countries?
Yong Yang, H. Xue, Shiyong Liu, You-Fa Wang
2019Sustainable cities and society20 citations Open access
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Fruit and Vegetable Purchases and Consumption among WIC Participants after the 2009 WIC Food Package Revision: A Systematic Review.
Qi Zhang, Mohammed A. Alsuliman, Mia Wright, You-Fa Wang +1 more
2020Advances in Nutrition19 citations Open access
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Comparison of nutrition education policies and programs for children in China and other selected developed countries
G. Cheng, Fan Yang, Fei Xiong, Li Zhao +2 more
202019 citations Open access
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Mismatch in children’s weight assessment, ideal body image and rapidly increased obesity prevalence in China: A 10-year nationwide longitudinal study
Jungwon Min, Alice F. Yan, You-Fa Wang
2018Obesity18 citations Open access
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National childhood obesity‐related intervention systems and intervention programs in China in 1949 to 2020: A narrative review
Lu Ma, Xiao-Zhong Wen, H. Xue, Li Zhao +6 more
2022Obesity17 citations
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