Temporal changes in mortality risk associated with PM10 across 143 cities in 26 countries: a multicountry, multicity time-series study
Choi, Y., Byun, G., Kim, H., Stewart, R., Song, Y., Heo, S., et al.
The Lancet Planetary Health, 10(5)
Publications
Selected publication record
78 publications
2026
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Advancing Air Pollution Exposure Science Using GeoAI: A Review of Progress, Challenges, and Future Perspectives
Ma, X., Liu, D., Park, Y. M., Zhou, H., Song, Y., Liu, H., et al.
Transactions in GIS, 30(5), e70351
Monitoring Urban GDP Growth in China Using Time-Series Nightlight Satellite Data
Xu, Y., Guo, C., Song, Y., Yuan, Z., & Zhu, H.
Remote Sensing, 18(8), 1247
Temporal Variation in the Association between Short-Term Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Mortality across Subpopulations in North Carolina and Michigan, US
Stewart, R. K., Kim, H., Song, Y., Choi, H. M., Chen, C., Choi, Y., & Bell, M. L.
Epidemiology (2026)
2025
Human Health Impacts of Energy Transitions across the United States among Sociodemographic Subpopulations for the Year 2050
Stewart, R. K., Kim, H., Choi, H. M., Song, Y., Zhang, Y., et al.
Environmental Science & Technology, 59(24), 11995–12007
Association between fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and severity of acute respiratory infections among young US children in major cities
Foo, D., Regan, A. K., Heo, S., Schneider, E. B., Canner, J., Song, Y., & Bell, M. L.
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, ofaf442
Evaluating Algorithmic Approaches to Uncover Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Disparities in Scientific Authorship
Song, Y., Dasgupta, N., & Bell, M. L.
American Journal of Public Health, 115(7), 1129–1136
A Scoping Review on the Impact of Ambient Temperature on Human Infertility
Heo, S., Byun, G., Choi, Y., Song, Y., et al.
Environmental Research, 292, 123641
Shade Watch: Mapping Citywide Shade Dynamics through Ray Tracing and LiDAR Data in Hong Kong's Complex 3-D Built Environment
Wu, S., Chen, B., Song, Y., An, J., Lin, C., & Gong, P.
Sustainable Cities and Society, 118, 106011
Characterising Acute and Chronic Care Needs: Insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
GBD 2019 Acute and Chronic Care Collaborators
Nature Communications, 16, 4235
2024
Delineating Urbanicity and Rurality: Impact on Environmental Exposure Assessment
Song, Y., Deziel, N. C., & Bell, M. L.
Environmental Science & Technology
Unraveling Near Real-Time Spatial Dynamics of Population Using Geographical Ensemble Learning
Song, Y., Wu, S., Chen, B., & Bell, M. L.
International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 130, 103882
High-Resolution Greenspace Dynamic Data Cube from Sentinel-2 Satellites over 1028 Global Major Cities
Wu, S., Song, Y., An, J., Lin, C., & Chen, B.
Scientific Data, 11, 909
Neighbourhood Green Space and Loneliness in Middle-Aged and Older Adults
Wang, R., Song, Y., Yang, L., & Browning, M. H.
Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 128324
Wildfire Risk for Global Wildland–Urban Interface Areas
Chen, B., Wu, S., Jin, Y., Song, Y., Wu, C., et al.
Nature Sustainability, 7, 474–484
A Dynamic Assessment of Greenspace Exposure from a Time and Age Perspective: Comparing Lockdown and Non-Lockdown Periods
Yin, X., Song, Y., Zhang, L., Hu, L., Li, D., Liu, Z., & Li, Z.
Ecosystem Health and Sustainability, 10, 0227
Relationship between Crime/Violence and Temperature: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Choi, H. M., Heo, S., Foo, D., Song, Y., Stewart, R., Son, J. Y., & Bell, M. L.
Environmental Health Perspectives (2024)
Effects of Ambient Temperature on Mental and Neurological Conditions in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Byun, G., Choi, T., Foo, D., Stewart, R., Song, Y., et al.
Environment International, 194, 109166
A Systematic Review of Animal Feeding Operations Including Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) for Exposure, Health Outcomes, and Environmental Justice
Son, J. Y., Heo, S., Byun, G., Foo, D., Song, Y., et al.
Environmental Research, 259, 119550
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
GBD 2021 Diseases and Injuries Collaborators
The Lancet, 403(10440), 2133–2161
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
GBD 2021 Causes of Death Collaborators
The Lancet, 403(10440), 2100–2132
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
GBD 2021 Demographics Collaborators
The Lancet, 403(10440), 1989–2056
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
GBD 2021 Fertility and Forecasting Collaborators
The Lancet, 403(10440), 2057–2099
Global, Regional, and National Burden of Disorders Affecting the Nervous System, 1990–2021: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 Nervous System Disorders Collaborators
The Lancet Neurology, 23(4), 344–381
2023
Spatiotemporally Continuous Estimates of Daily 1-km PM2.5 Concentrations and Their Long-Term Exposure in China from 2000 to 2020
He, Q., Ye, T., Wang, W., Luo, M., Song, Y., & Zhang, M.
Journal of Environmental Management, 342, 118145
Racial/Ethnic Inequity in Transit-Based Spatial Accessibility to COVID-19 Vaccination Sites
Liu, D., Kwan, M.-P., Kan, Z., Song, Y., & Li, X.
Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 10, 1533–1541
Raveling the Nexus between Urban Expansion and Cropland Loss in China
Tu, Y., Chen, B., Yu, L., Song, Y., Wu, S., et al.
Landscape Ecology, 38, 1869–1884
How Do Forms and Characteristics of Asian Public Housing Neighbourhoods Affect Dementia Risk among Senior Population? A Cross-Sectional Study in Hong Kong
Ho, H. C., Song, Y., Cheng, W., Liu, Y., Guo, Y., et al.
Public Health, 219, 44–52
Understanding the Long-Term Effects of Public Open Space on Older Adults’ Functional Ability and Mental Health
Liu, Y., Guo, Y., Lu, S., Chan, O. F., Chui, C., et al.
Building and Environment, 234, 110126
Neighborhood Built Environments and Cognition in Later Life
Chan, O. F., Liu, Y., Guo, Y., Lu, S., Chui, H. K., et al.
Aging & Mental Health, 27(3), 466–474
Spatiotemporal High-Resolution Imputation Modeling of Aerosol Optical Depth for Investigating Its Full-Coverage Variation in China from 2003 to 2020
He, Q., Wang, W., Song, Y., Zhang, M., & Huang, B.
Atmospheric Research, 281, 106481
Wildfire Smoke Exposure during Pregnancy and Adverse Perinatal, Obstetric, and Early Childhood Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Foo, D., Heo, S., Dhamrait, G., Stewart, R., Choi, H. M., Song, Y., & Bell, M. L.
Environmental Research, 117527
The Temporal Trend of Disease Burden Attributable to Metabolic Risk Factors in China, 1990–2019: An Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study
Jin, Y., So, H., Cerin, E., Song, Y., et al.
Frontiers in Nutrition, 9, 1035439
2022
Contrasting Inequality in Human Exposure to Greenspace between Cities of Global North and Global South
Chen, B., Wu, S., Song, Y., Webster, C., Xu, B., & Gong, P.
Nature Communications, 13, 4636
Mental Health Dynamics during the National Quarantine in China
Song, Y., Ho, H. C., Chen, B., & Bell, M. L.
ISEE Conference 2022
Dynamic Population Mapping with AutoGluon
Song, Y., Xu, Y., Chen, B., He, Q., Tu, Y., Wang, F., & Cai, C.
Urban Informatics, 1(1), 13
Identifying Subcenters with a Nonparametric Method and Ubiquitous Point-of-Interest Data
Long, Y., Song, Y., & Chen, L.
Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 49(1), 58–75
Spatial Uncertainty and Environment–Health Association: An Empirical Study of Osteoporosis among ‘Old Residents’ in Public Housing Estates across a Hilly Environment
Ho, H. C., Cheng, W., Song, Y., Liu, Y., Guo, Y., et al.
Social Science & Medicine, 306, 115155
Beyond Green Environments: Multi-Scale Difference in Human Exposure to Greenspace in China
Chen, B., Tu, Y., Wu, S., Song, Y., Jin, Y., et al.
Environment International, 166, 107348
Inter- and Intra-Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Walking Accessibility to Grocery Stores
Liu, D., Kwan, M.-P., Kan, Z., Song, Y., & Li, X.
Area, 54(4), 627–637
Urban Greenery Mitigates the Negative Effect of Urban Density on Older Adults’ Life Satisfaction: Evidence from Shanghai, China
He, D., Miao, J., Lu, Y., Song, Y., Chen, L., & Liu, Y.
Cities, 124, 103607
Analyzing Income-Based Inequality in Transit Nodal Accessibility
Liu, D., Kwan, M.-P., Huang, J., Kan, Z., Song, Y., & Li, X.
Travel Behaviour and Society, 27, 57–64
Associations between Metabolic Syndrome and Anthropogenic Heat Emissions in Northeastern China
Cong, J., Wang, L. B., Liu, F. J., Qian, Z., McMillin, S. E., et al.
Environmental Research, 204, 111974
Global Mortality Associated with 33 Bacterial Pathogens in 2019: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
GBD 2019 Antimicrobial Resistance Collaborators
The Lancet, 400(10369), 2221–2248
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
GBD 2019 LRI Collaborators
The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 22(11), 1626–1647
The Global Burden of Cancer Attributable to Risk Factors, 2010–19: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
GBD 2019 Cancer Risk Factors Collaborators
The Lancet, 400(10352), 563–591
Population-Level Risks of Alcohol Consumption by Amount, Geography, Age, Sex, and Year: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2020
GBD 2020 Alcohol Collaborators
The Lancet, 400(10347), 185–235
Changes of Urban Greenspace Coverage and Exposure in China
Chen, B., & Song, Y.
In A. Cheshmehzangi (Ed.), Green Infrastructure in Chinese Cities. Springer
2021
Population Mapping in China with Social User and Remote Sensing Data
Xu, Y., Song, Y., Cai, J., & Zhu, H.
Applied Geography, 130, 102450
Observed Inequality in Urban Greenspace Exposure in China
Song, Y., Chen, B., Ho, H. C., Kwan, M.-P., Liu, D., et al.
Environment International, 156, 106778
Neighborhood Built Environment and Late-Life Depression: A Multilevel Path Analysis in a Chinese Society
Lu, S., Liu, Y., Guo, Y., Ho, H. C., Song, Y., et al.
The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 76(10), 2143–2154
Satellite-Derived 1-km Estimates and Long-Term Trends of PM2.5 Concentrations in China from 2000 to 2018
He, Q., Gao, K., Zhang, L., Song, Y., & Zhang, M.
Environment International, 156, 106726
Early-Life Exposure to Submicron Particulate Air Pollution in Relation to Asthma Development in Chinese Preschool Children
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
Mapping Essential Urban Land Use Categories with Open Big Data: Results for Five Metropolitan Areas in the United States of America
Chen, B., Tu, Y., Song, Y., Theobald, D., Zhang, T., et al.
ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 178, 203–218
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
Liu, Y., Lu, S., Guo, Y., Ho, H. C., Song, Y., et al.
Health & Place, 70, 102585
Perceived Influence of Street-Level Visible Greenness Exposure in the Work and Residential Environment on Life Satisfaction: Evidence from China
Wu, W., Yao, Y., Song, Y., He, D., & Wang, Y.
Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 62, 127161
Ambient Particulate Matter (PM1, PM2.5, PM10) and Childhood Pneumonia: The Smaller Particle, the Greater Short-Term Impact?
Wang, X., Xu, Z., Su, H., Ho, H. C., Song, Y., et al.
Science of the Total Environment, 772, 145509
Neighbourhood Physical Environment, Intrinsic Capacity, and 4-Year Late-Life Functional Ability Trajectories of Low-Income Chinese Older Population
Lu, S., Liu, Y., Guo, Y., Ho, H. C., Song, Y., et al.
EClinicalMedicine, 36, 100927
Spatiotemporal Assessment of PM2.5 Concentrations and Exposure in China from 2013 to 2017 Using Satellite-Derived Data
He, Q., Zhang, M., Song, Y., & Huang, B.
Journal of Cleaner Production, 286, 124965
Do Socioeconomic Factors Modify the Effects of PM1 and SO2 on Lung Cancer Incidence in China?
Guo, H., Wei, J., Li, X., Ho, H. C., Song, Y., Wu, J., & Li, W.
Science of the Total Environment, 756, 143998
An Integrated Analysis of Housing and Transit Affordability in the Chicago Metropolitan Area
Liu, D., Kwan, M.-P., Kan, Z., & Song, Y.
The Geographical Journal, 187(2), 110–126
Intraday Effects of Ambient PM1 on Emergency Department Visits in Guangzhou, China: A Case-Crossover Study
Liu, L., Song, F., Fang, J., Wei, J., Ho, H. C., Song, Y., et al.
Science of the Total Environment, 750, 142347
2020
How Does Urban Expansion Impact People's Exposure to Green Environments?
Song, Y., Chen, B., & Kwan, M.-P.
Journal of Cleaner Production, 246, 119018
Extracting Urban Human Settlements by Integrating Remote Sensing and Mobile Phone Locations
Chen, B., Song, Y., Huang, B., & Xu, B.
Science of Remote Sensing, 1, 100003
An Investigation of Transmission Control Measures during the First 50 Days of the COVID-19 Epidemic in China
Tian, H., Liu, Y., Li, Y., Wu, C., Chen, B., et al., including Song, Y.
Science, 368(6491), 638–642
Substantial Undocumented Infection Facilitates the Rapid Dissemination of Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)
Li, R., Pei, S., Chen, B., Song, Y., Zhang, T., Yang, W., & Shaman, J.
Science, 368(6490), 489–493
Global COVID-19 Pandemic Demands Joint Interventions for the Suppression of Future Waves
Li, R., Chen, B., Zhang, T., Ren, Z., Song, Y., et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(42), 26151–26157
Improved 1 km Resolution PM2.5 Estimates across China Using Enhanced Space–Time Extremely Randomized Trees
Wei, J., Li, Z., Huang, W., Xue, W., Sun, L., et al.
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 20(6), 3273–3289
Mapping Essential Urban Land Use Categories in China (EULUC-China): Preliminary Results for 2018
Gong, P., Chen, B., Li, X., Liu, H., Song, Y., et al.
Science Bulletin, 65(3), 182–187
Natural Outdoor Environment, Neighbourhood Social Cohesion and Mental Health: Using Multilevel Structural Equation Modelling, Streetscape and Remote-Sensing Metrics
Liu, Y., Wang, R., Lu, Y., Li, Z., Chen, H., Cao, M., Zhang, Y., & Song, Y.
Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 48, 126576
2019
Dynamic Assessment of PM2.5 Exposure and Health Risk Using Remote Sensing and Geo-Spatial Big Data
Song, Y., Huang, B., He, Q., Chen, B., Wei, J., & Mahmood, R.
Environmental Pollution, 253, 288–296
Evaluating and Characterizing Urban Vibrancy Using Spatial Big Data: Shanghai as a Case Study
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
2018
Dynamic Assessments of Population Exposure to Urban Greenspace Using Multi-Source Big Data
Song, Y., Huang, B., Cai, J., & Chen, B.
Science of the Total Environment, 634, 1315–1325
Urban Land-Use Mapping Using a Deep Convolutional Neural Network with High Spatial Resolution Imagery
Huang, B., Zhao, B., & Song, Y.
Remote Sensing of Environment, 214, 73–86
Spatial and Temporal Variations of Spatial Population Accessibility to Public Hospitals: A Case Study of Rural–Urban Comparison
Song, Y., Tan, Y., Song, Y., Wu, P., Cheng, J. C., Kim, M. J., & Wang, X.
GIScience & Remote Sensing, 55(5), 718–744
How Do People in Different Places Experience Different Levels of Air Pollution? Using Worldwide Chinese as a Lens
Chen, B., Song, Y., Kwan, M.-P., Huang, B., & Xu, B.
Environmental Pollution, 238, 874–883
Real-Time Estimation of Population Exposure to PM2.5 Using Mobile- and Station-Based Big Data
Chen, B., Song, Y., Jiang, T., Chen, Z., Huang, B., & Xu, B.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(4), 573
2017
Using Multi-Source Geospatial Big Data to Identify the Structure of Polycentric Cities
Cai, J., Huang, B., & Song, Y.
Remote Sensing of Environment, 202, 210–221