Publications

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Total citations in Google Scholar = 12022 by August 2024
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Featured Publications

• Unraveling near real-time spatial dynamics of population using geographical ensemble learning. [Link]
  Song, Y.^*, Wu, S., Chen, B., & Bell, M. L.
  International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 130, 103882, (2024).
  

• Observed inequality in urban greenspace exposure in China. 🏆 [Link]
  Song, Y., Chen, B., Ho, C., H., Kwan, M. P., Liu, D., Wang, J., Cai, J., Li, X., Xu, Y., He, Q., Wang, H., Xu, Q., & Song, Y.
  Environment International, 156, 106778, (2021).
  

• How does urban expansion impact people’s exposure to green environments? A comparative study of 290 Chinese cities. [Link]
  Song, Y., Chen, B., & Kwan, M. P.
  Journal of Cleaner Production, 246, 119018, (2020).
  

• Dynamic assessment of PM2.5 exposure and health risk using remote sensing and geo-spatial big data. [Link]
  Song, Y., Huang, B., He, Q., Chen, B., Wei, J., & Mahmood, R.
  Environmental Pollution, 253, 288-296, (2019).
  

• Dynamic assessments of population exposure to urban greenspace using multi-source big data. [Link]
  Song, Y., Huang, B., Cai, J., & Chen, B.
  Science of the Total Environment, 634, 1315-1325, (2018).
  

• Using multi-source geospatial big data to identify the structure of polycentric cities. 🏆 [Link]
  Cai, J., Huang, B.^*, & Song, Y.^*
  Remote Sensing of Environment, 202, 210-221, (2017).
  

Full list of Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

2024

• A systematic review of animal feeding operations including concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) for exposure, health outcomes, and environmental justice. [Link]
  Son, J. Y., Heo, S., Byun, G., Foo, D., Song, Y., Lewis, B. M., Stewart, R., Choi, H. M., Bell, M. L.
  Environmental Research, 119550, (2014).
  

• Unraveling near real-time spatial dynamics of population using geographical ensemble learning. [Link]
  Song, Y.^*, Wu, S., Chen, B., & Bell, M. L.
  International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 130, 103882, (2024).
  

• 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. [Link]
  Ferrari, A. J., Santomauro, D. F., Aali, A., …Song, Y., … Vos, T., & Murray, C. J. L.
  The Lancet, 403(10440), 2133-2161, (2024).
  

• 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. [Link]
  Naghavi, M., Ong, K. L., Aali, A., … Song, Y., … Wool, E. E., & Murray, C. J. L.
  The Lancet, 403(10440), 2100-2132, (2024).
  

• 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. [Link]
  Bhattacharjee, N. V., Schumacher, A. E., Aali, A., … Song, Y., … Murray, C. J. L., Smith, A. E., & Vollset, S. E.
  The Lancet, 403(10440), 2057-2099, (2024).
  

• 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. [Link]
  Schumacher, A. E., Kyu, H. H., Aali, A., … Song, Y., … Lim, S. S., & Murray, C. J. L.
  The Lancet, 403(10440), 1989-2056, (2024).
  

• Neighbourhood green space and loneliness in middle-aged and older adults: Evidence from WHO Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health in China. [Link]
  Wang, R., Song, Y., Yang, L., & Browning, M. H.
  Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 95, 128324, (2024).
  

• Global, regional, and national burden of disorders affecting the nervous system, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. [Link]
  Steinmetz, J. D., Seeher, K. M., Schiess, N., … Song, Y., … Ong, K. L., Valery, L., Feigin, V. L., Vos, T., & Dua, T.
  The Lancet Neurology, 23(4), 344-381, (2024).
  

• Wildfire risk for global wildland–urban interface (WUI) areas. [Link]
  Chen, B., Wu, S., Jin, Y., Song, Y., Wu, C., Venevsky, S., Xu, B., Webster, C., & Gong, P.
  Nature Sustainability, 7, 474–484, (2024).
  

2023

• Wildfire smoke exposure during pregnancy and adverse perinatal, obstetric, and early childhood health outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [Link]
  Foo, D., Heo, S., Dhamrait, G., Stewart, R., Choi, H. M., Song, Y., & Bell, M. L.
  Environmental Research, 117527, (2023).
  

• Spatiotemporally continuous estimates of daily 1-km PM2.5 concentrations and their long-term exposure in China from 2000 to 2020. [Link]
  He, Q., Ye, T., Wang, W., Luo, M., Song, Y., & Zhang, M.
  Journal of Environmental Management, 342, 118145, (2023).
  

• Racial/Ethnic Inequity in Transit-Based Spatial Accessibility to COVID-19 Vaccination Sites. [Link]
  Liu, D., Kwan, M. P., Kan, Z., Song, Y., & Li, X.
  Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 10, 1533–1541, (2023).
  

• Unraveling the nexus between urban expansion and cropland loss in China. [Link]
  Tu, Y., Chen, B., Yu, L., Song, Y., Wu, S., Li, M., Wei, H., Chen, T., Lang, W., Gong, P. & Xu, B.
  Landscape Ecology, 38, 1869-1884, (2023).
  

• How do forms and characteristics of Asian public housing neighbourhoods affect dementia risk among senior population? A cross-sectional study in Hong Kong. [Link]
  Ho, H. C., Song, Y., Cheng, W., Liu, Y., Guo, Y., Lu, S., Lum, T., Chiu, R. L. H., & Webster, C.
  Public Health, 219, 44-52, (2023).
  

• Understanding the long-term effects of public open space on older adults’ functional ability and mental health. [Link]
  Liu, Y., Guo, Y., Lu, S., Chan, O. F., Chui, C., Ho, H. C., Song, Y., Cheng, W., Chiu, R. L. H., Webster, C., & Lum, T. Y.
  Building and Environment, 234, 110126, (2023).
  

• Neighborhood built environments and cognition in later life. [Link]
  Chan, O. F., Liu, Y., Guo, Y., Lu, S., Chui, H. K., Ho, H. C., Song, Y., Cheng, W., Chiu, L. H., & Webster, C.
  Aging & Mental Health, 27(3), 466-474, (2022).
  

• The temporal trend of disease burden attributable to metabolic risk factors in China, 1990–2019: An analysis of the Global Burden of Disease study. [Link]
  Jin, Y., So, H., Cerin, E., … Song, Y., Tam, L., & Wu, D.
  Frontiers in Nutrition, 9, 1035439, (2023).
  

• Spatiotemporal high-resolution imputation modeling of aerosol optical depth for investigating its full-coverage variation in China from 2003 to 2020. [Link]
  He, Q., Wang, W., Song, Y., Zhang, M., & Huang, B.
  Atmospheric Research, 281, 106481, (2023).
  

2022

• Global mortality associated with 33 bacterial pathogens in 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. 🏆🔥 [Link]
  Ikuta, K. S., Swetschinski, L. R., Aguilar, G. R., … Song, Y., … Murray, C. J. L. N. & Mohsen, N.
  The Lancet, 400(10369), 2221-2248, (2022).
  

• Dynamic population mapping with AutoGluon. [Link]
  Song, Y.^*, Xu, Y., Chen, B., He, Q., Tu, Y., Wang, F., & Cai, C.
  Urban Informatics, 1(1), 13, (2022).
  

• Age–sex differences in the global burden of lower respiratory infections and risk factors, 1990–2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. [Link]
  Kyu, H. H., Vongpradith, A., Sirota, S. B., … Song, Y., … & Murray, C. J. L.
  The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 22(11), 1626-1647, (2022).
  

• The global burden of cancer attributable to risk factors, 2010–19: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. 🏆🔥 [Link]
  Tran, K. B., Lang, J. J., Compton, K., … Song, Y., … Force, L. M., & Murray, C. J. L.
  The Lancet, 400(10352), 563-591, (2022).
  

• Contrasting inequality in human exposure to greenspace between cities of Global North and Global South. 🏆 [Link]
  Chen, B., Wu, S., Song, Y., Webster, C., Xu, B., & Gong, P.
  Nature Communications, 13, 4636, (2022).
  

• Spatial uncertainty and environment-health association: An empirical study of osteoporosis among “old residents” in public housing estates across a hilly environment. [Link]
  Ho, H. C., Cheng, W., Song, Y., Liu, Y., Guo, Y., Lu, S., Lum, T. Y., Chiu, R., & Webster, C.
  Social Science & Medicine, 306, 115155, (2022).
  

• Beyond green environments: multi-scale difference in human exposure to greenspace in China. [Link]
  Chen, B., Tu, Y., Wu, S., Song, Y., Jin, Y., Webster, C., Xu, B., & Gong, P.
  Environment International, 166, 107348, (2022).
  

• Population-level risks of alcohol consumption by amount, geography, age, sex, and year: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2020. 🏆🔥 [Link]
  Bryazka, D., Reitsma, M. B., Griswold, M. G., … Song, Y., … & Gakidou, E.
  The Lancet, 400(10347), 185-235, (2022).
  

• Inter- and intra-racial/ethnic disparities in walking accessibility to grocery stores. [Link]
  Liu, D., Kwan, M. P., Kan, Z., Song, Y., & Li, X.
  Area, 54(4), 627-637, (2022).
  

• Urban greenery mitigates the negative effect of urban density on older adults’ life satisfaction: Evidence from Shanghai, China. 🏆 [Link]
  He, D., Miao, J., Lu, Y., Song, Y., Chen, L., & Liu, Y.
  Cities, 124, 103607, (2022).
  

• Analyzing income-based inequality in transit nodal accessibility. [Link]
  Liu, D., Kwan, M. P., Huang, J., Kan, Z., Song, Y., & Li, X.
  Travel Behaviour and Society, 27, 57-64, (2022).
  

• Associations between metabolic syndrome and anthropogenic heat emissions in northeastern China. [Link]
  Cong, J., Wang, L. B., Liu, F. J., Qian, Z., McMillin, S. E., Vaughn, M. G., Song, Y., Wang, S., Chen, S., Xiong, S., Shen, X., Sun, X., Zhou, Y., Ho, H. C., & Dong. G. H.
  Environmental Research, 204, 111974, (2022).
  

• Identifying subcenters with a nonparametric method and ubiquitous point-of-interest data: A case study of 284 Chinese cities. [Link]
  Long, Y., Song, Y.^*, & Chen, L.^*
  Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 49(1), 58-75, (2022).
  

2021

• Neighborhood built environment and late-life depression: a multilevel path analysis in a Chinese society. [Link]
  Lu, S., Liu, Y., Guo, Y., Ho, H. C., Song, Y., Cheng, W., Chui, C., Chan, O., Chiu, R. L. H., Webster, C., & Lum, T. Y.
  The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 76(10), 2143-2154, (2021).
  

• Observed inequality in urban greenspace exposure in China. 🏆 [Link]
  Song, Y., Chen, B., Ho, C. H., Kwan, M. P., Liu, D., Wang, J., Cai, J., Li, X., Xu, Y., He, Q., Wang, H., Xu, Q., & Song, Y.
  Environment International, 156, 106778, (2021).
  

• Satellite-derived 1-km estimates and long-term trends of PM concentrations in China from 2000 to 2018. [Link]
  He, Q., Gao, K., Zhang, L., Song, Y., & Zhang, M.
  Environment International, 156, 106726, (2021).
  

• Early-life exposure to submicron particulate air pollution in relation to asthma development in Chinese preschool children. [Link]
  Zhang, Y., Wei J., Shi Y., Quan, C., Ho, H. C., Song, Y., & Zhang, L.
  Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 148(3), 771-782, (2021).
  

• Mapping essential urban land use categories with open big data: Results for five metropolitan areas in the United States of America. [Link]
  Chen, B., Tu, Y., Song, Y., Theobald, D., Zhang, T., Ren, Z., Li, X., Yang, J., Wang, J., Wang, X., Gong, P., Bai, Y., & Xu, B.
  ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 178, 203-218, (2021).
  

• Longitudinal associations between neighbourhood physical environments and depressive symptoms of older adults in Hong Kong: The moderating effects of terrain slope and declining functional abilities. [Link]
  Liu, Y., Lu, S., Guo, Y., Ho, H. C., Song, Y., Cheng, W., Hiu, C., Chui, K., Chan, O., Chiu, R. L. H., Webster, C., & Lum, T. Y.
  Health & Place, 70, 102585, (2021).
  

• Perceived influence of street-level visible greenness exposure in the work and residential environment on life satisfaction: Evidence from China. [Link]
  Wu, W., Yao, Y., Song, Y., He, D., & Wang, Y.
  Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 62, 127161, (2021).
  

• Ambient particulate matter (PM1, PM2.5, PM10) and childhood pneumonia: The smaller particle, the greater short-term impact? [Link]
  Wang, X., Xu, Z., Su, H., Ho, H. C., Song, Y., Zheng, H., Hossain, M., Z., Khan, M., F., Bogale, F., Wei, J., & Cheng, J.
  Science of the Total Environment, 772, 145509, (2021).
  

• Neighbourhood physical environment, intrinsic capacity, and 4-year late-life functional ability trajectories of low-income Chinese older population: A longitudinal study with the parallel process of latent growth curve modelling. [Link]
  Lu, S., Liu, Y., Guo, Y., Ho, H. C., Song, Y., Cheng, W., Chui, C., Chan, O. F., Webster, C., Lai, R., Chiu, H., & Lum, T. Y.
  EClinicalMedicine, 36, 100927, (2021).
  

• Population mapping in China with social user and remote sensing data. [Link]
  Xu, Y., Song, Y.^*, Cai, J., & Zhu, H.^*
  Applied Geography, 130, 102450, (2021).
  

• Spatiotemporal assessment of PM2.5 concentrations and exposure in China from 2013 to 2017 using satellite-derived data. [Link]
  He, Q., Zhang, M., Song, Y., & Huang, B.
  Journal of Cleaner Production, 286, 124965, (2021).
  

• Do socioeconomic factors modify the effects of PM and SO on lung cancer incidence in China? [Link]
  Guo, H., Wei, J., Li. X., Ho, H. C., Song, Y., Wu, J., & Li, W.
  Science of the Total Environment, 756, 143998, (2021).
  

• An integrated analysis of housing and transit affordability in the Chicago metropolitan area. [Link]
  Liu, D., Kwan, M. P., Kan, Z. & Song, Y.
  The Geographical Journal, 187(2), 110-126, (2021).
  

• Intraday effects of ambient PM on emergency department visits in Guangzhou, China: a case-crossover study. 🏆 [Link]
  Liu, L., Song, F., Fang, J., Wei, J., Ho, H. C., Song, Y., Zhang, Y., Wang, L., Hu, C., & Zhang. Y.
  Science of the Total Environment, 750, 142347, (2021).
  

2020

• An investigation of transmission control measures during the first 50 days of the COVID-19 epidemic in China. 🏆🔥 [Link]
  Tian, H., Liu, Y., Li, Y., Wu, C., Chen, B., Kraemer, M., Li, B., Cai, J., Xu, B., Yang, Q., Wang, B., Yang, P., Cui, Y., Song, Y., Zheng, P., Wang, Q., Bjornstad, O., Yang, R., Grenfell, B., Pybus, O., & Dye, C.
  Science, 368(6491), 638-642, (2020).
  

• A novel method to extract urban human settlements by integrating remote sensing and mobile phone locations. [Link]
  Chen, B.^#, Song, Y.^#, Huang, B., & Xu, B.
  Science of Remote Sensing, 1, 100003, (2020).
  

• Substantial undocumented infection facilitates the rapid dissemination of novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). 🏆🔥 [Link]
  Li, R., Pei, S., Chen, B., Song, Y., Zhang, T., Yang, W., & Shaman, J.
  Science, 368(6490), 489-493, (2020).
  

• Global COVID-19 pandemic demands joint interventions for the suppression of future waves. [Link]
  Li, R., Chen, B, Zhang, T., Ren, Z., Song, Y., Xiao, Y., Hou, L., Cai, J., Xu, B., Chan, K. K. Y., Tu, Y., Yang, J., Liu, Z., Shen, C., Wang, C., Xu, L., Liu, Q., Bao, S., Zhang, J., Bai, Y., Deng, K., Zhang, W., Huang, W., Whittington, J. D., Stenseth, N. C., Guan, D., Gong, P., & Xu, B.
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(42), 26151-26157, (2020).
  

• Improved 1 km resolution PM2.5 estimates across China using enhanced space–time extremely randomized trees. 🏆 [Link]
  Wei, J., Li, Z., Huang, W., Xue, W., Sun, L., Guo, J., Peng, Y., Li, J., Lyapustine, A, Liu, L., Wu, H., & Song, Y.
  Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 20(6), 3273-3289, (2020).
  

• Mapping essential urban land use categories in China (EULUC-China): Preliminary results for 2018. 🏆 [Link]
  Gong, P., Chen, B., Li, X., Liu, H., …, Song, Y., …, & Xu, B.
  Science Bulletin, 65(3), 182-187, (2020).
  

• How does urban expansion impact people’s exposure to green environments? A comparative study of 290 Chinese cities. [Link]
  Song, Y., Chen, B., & Kwan, M. P.
  Journal of Cleaner Production, 246, 119018, (2020).
  

• Natural outdoor environment, neighbourhood social cohesion and mental health: Using multilevel structural equation modelling, streetscape and remote-sensing metrics. [Link]
  Liu, Y., Wang, R., Lu, Y., Li, Z., Chen, H., Cao, M., Zhang, Y., & Song, Y.
  Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 48, 126576, (2020).
  

2019

• Dynamic assessment of PM2.5 exposure and health risk using remote sensing and geo-spatial big data. [Link]
  Song, Y., Huang, B., He, Q., Chen, B., Wei, J., & Mahmood, R.
  Environmental Pollution, 253, 288-296, (2019).
  

• Evaluating and characterizing urban vibrancy using spatial big data: Shanghai as a case study. 🏆 [Link]
  Huang, B., Zhou, Y., Li, Z., Song, Y., Cai, J., & Tu, W.
  Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 47(9), 1543-1559, (2019).
  

2018

• Spatial and temporal variations of spatial population accessibility to public hospitals: A case study of rural-urban comparison. 🏆 [Link]
  Song, Y., Tan, Y., Song, Y., Wu, P., Cheng, J. C., Kim, M. J., & Wang, X.
  GIScience & Remote Sensing, 55(5), 718-744, (2018).
  

• Urban land-use mapping using a deep convolutional neural network with high spatial resolution multispectral remote sensing imagery. 🏆🔥 [Link]
  Huang, B., Zhao, B., & Song, Y.
  Remote Sensing of Environment, 214, 73-86, (2018).
  

• Dynamic assessments of population exposure to urban greenspace using multi-source big data. [Link]
  Song, Y., Huang, B., Cai, J., & Chen, B.
  Science of the Total Environment, 634, 1315-1325, (2018).
  

• How do people in different places experience different levels of air pollution? Using worldwide Chinese as a lens. [Link]
  Chen, B., Song, Y., Kwan, M. P., Huang, B., & Xu, B.
  Environmental Pollution, 238, 874-883, (2018).
  

• Real-time estimation of population exposure to PM2.5 using mobile-and station-based big data. [Link]
  Chen, B., Song, Y., Jiang, T., Chen, Z., Huang, B., & Xu, B.
  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(4), 573, (2018).
  

2017

• Using multi-source geospatial big data to identify the structure of polycentric cities. 🏆 [Link]
  Cai, J., Huang, B.^*, & Song, Y^*.
  Remote Sensing of Environment, 202, 210-221, (2017).
  

Manuscripts under review

• Delineating urbanicity and rurality: Impact on environmental exposure assessment.
  Song, Y.^*, Deziel, N. C., & Bell, M. L.
  Environmental Science & Technology, (2024).
  

• Exploration of an Algorithm to Investigate Racial/Ethnic and Gender Disparities in Scientific Authorship.
  Song, Y.^*, Dasgupta, N., & Bell, M. L.
  American Journal of Public Health, (2024).