Publications

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Ponodath, G. S., Dewan, H., Saha, T., Thomas, S. S., Yang, J. C., & Connolly, D. J. (2026). Collection and Reporting of Adult Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data in Highly Cited Cardiovascular Research. Circulation: Population Health and Outcomes, 19(2). https://doi.org/10.1161/circoutcomes.125.012724.
Connolly, D., Bausas, E., Cullinan, R., & Yang, J. (2026). LGBTQ+ inclusion in local authority public health: a review of needs assessments in England. Perspectives in Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1177/17579139261433889.
Chukwusa, E., Vivaldi, G., Baecker, L., Bowerman, E., Bridge, N., Davidson, N., de la Cruz, A., Gasparrini, A., Gibbons, J., Guerry, A., Hammoud, R., Li, Y., Lu, Y., Mandle, L., Osborn, D., Rydstrom, A., Smythe, M., Stewart, R., Tognin, S., et al. (2025). A longitudinal, population-based, record-linked natural experiment on the effects of extreme heat events on mental health in urban communities: a study protocol. BMJ Open, 15(10), e099771. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-099771.
Roman-Urrestarazu, A., Tyson, A., Gatica-Bahamonde, G., van Kessel, R., Yang, J., Mansilla, C., Zuniga, I., Méndez-Fadol, A., Larrain, B., Garcia, R., Koch, D., Ford, T., Groot, W., Pavlova, M., & Czabanowska, K. (2025). Bayesian prevalence of autism and unmet special education needs in Chile in a sample of three million school-age children. Autism, 29(10), 2501–2512. https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613251342310.
Dalton-Locke, C., Marston, L., Yang, J., Osborn, D., & Killaspy, H. (2025). In-patient service use before and after a mental health in-patient rehabilitation admission. BJPsych Open, 11(3). https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2025.31.
Fekry, M. A., Kassem, L., Yang, J. C., & Azim, H. A. (2025). Social Determinants Associated With the Advanced-Stage Diagnosis of Breast Cancer. JCO Global Oncology, (11). https://doi.org/10.1200/go-25-00108.
Mahmood, R., Clery, P., Yang, J. C., Cao, L., & Dykxhoorn, J. (2025). The impact of climate change on mental health in vulnerable groups: a systematic review. BMC Psychology, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-03497-z.
Muschialli, L., Yang, J. C., Engstrom, T., Puljevic, C., Beltazar, E., Beltazar, E., Siddique, O., Ferris, J., & Connolly, D. J. (2024). Sexualized drug use and chemsex: A bibliometric and content analysis of published literature. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 57(3), 321–332. https://doi.org/10.1080/02791072.2024.2367614.
Yang, J. C., Thygesen, J. H., Werbeloff, N., Hayes, J. F., & Osborn, D. P. J. (2022). Antipsychotic polypharmacy and adverse drug reactions among adults in a London mental health service, 2008–2018. Psychological Medicine, 53(9), 4220–4227. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291722000952.
Adams, E. A., Yang, J. C., O’Donnell, A., Minot, S., Osborn, D., & Kirkbride, J. B. (2023). Investigating social deprivation and comorbid mental health diagnosis as predictors of treatment access among patients with an opioid use disorder using substance use services: a prospective cohort study. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 18(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-023-00568-5.
Kudenga, R., Vorster, M., & Yang, J. (2023). Knowledge and attitude of adolescents regarding e-cigarettes: A scoping review. South African Dental Journal, 78(08), 383–393. https://doi.org/10.17159/sadj.v78i08.16095.
Connolly, D. J., Coduri-Fulford, S., Tugulu, C., Yalew, M., Moss, E., & Yang, J. C. (2024). Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Reporting in Highly Cited Current Alcohol Research. LGBT Health, 11(5), 340–347. https://doi.org/10.1089/lgbt.2023.0085.
Roman-Urrestarazu, A., Yang, J. C., van Kessel, R., Warrier, V., Dumas, G., Jongsma, H., Gatica-Bahamonde, G., Allison, C., Matthews, F. E., Baron-Cohen, S., & Brayne, C. (2022). Autism incidence and spatial analysis in more than 7 million pupils in English schools: a retrospective, longitudinal, school registry study. The Lancet Child &Amp; Adolescent Health, 6(12), 857–868. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2352-4642(22)00247-4.
Ifeagwu, S. C., Yang, J. C., Parkes-Ratanshi, R., & Brayne, C. (2021). Health financing for universal health coverage in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review. Global Health Research and Policy, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41256-021-00190-7.
Neicun, J., Yang, J. C., Shih, H., Nadella, P., van Kessel, R., Negri, A., Czabanowska, K., Brayne, C., & Roman-Urrestarazu, A. (2021). Correction: Lifetime prevalence of novel psychoactive substances use among adults in the USA: Sociodemographic, mental health and illicit drug use correlates. Evidence from a population-based survey 2007–2014. Plos One, 16(4), e0251006. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251006.
Rosner, B., Neicun, J., Yang, J. C., & Roman-Urrestarazu, A. (2021). Substance use among sexual minorities in the US – Linked to inequalities and unmet need for mental health treatment? Results from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). Journal of Psychiatric Research, 135, 107–118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.12.023.
Neicun, J., Yang, J. C., Shih, H., Nadella, P., van Kessel, R., Negri, A., Czabanowska, K., Brayne, C., & Roman-Urrestarazu, A. (2020). Lifetime prevalence of novel psychoactive substances use among adults in the USA: Sociodemographic, mental health and illicit drug use correlates. Evidence from a population-based survey 2007–2014. Plos One, 15(10), e0241056. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241056.
Yang, J. C., Roman-Urrestarazu, A., & Brayne, C. (2020). Responses among substance abuse treatment providers to the opioid epidemic in the USA: Variations in buprenorphine and methadone treatment by geography, operational, and payment characteristics, 2007-16. Plos One, 15(3), e0229787. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229787.
Roman-Urrestarazu, A., Yang, J., Robertson, R., McCallum, A., Gray, C., McKee, M., & Middleton, J. (2019). Brexit threatens the UK’s ability to tackle illicit drugs and organised crime: What needs to happen now? Health Policy, 123(6), 521–525. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2019.04.005.
Yang, J. C., Roman-Urrestarazu, A., McKee, M., & Brayne, C. (2019). Demographic, socioeconomic, and health correlates of unmet need for mental health treatment in the United States, 2002–16: evidence from the national surveys on drug use and health. International Journal for Equity in Health, 18(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-019-1026-y.
Yang, J. C., Roman-Urrestarazu, A., & Brayne, C. (2019). Differences in receipt of opioid agonist treatment and time to enter treatment for opioid use disorder among specialty addiction programs in the United States, 2014-17. Plos One, 14(12), e0226349. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226349.
Neicun, J., Steenhuizen, M., van Kessel, R., Yang, J. C., Negri, A., Czabanowska, K., Corazza, O., & Roman-Urrestarazu, A. (2019). Mapping novel psychoactive substances policy in the EU: The case of Portugal, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Poland, the United Kingdom and Sweden. Plos One, 14(6), e0218011. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218011.
Rosner, B., Neicun, J., Yang, J. C., & Roman-Urrestarazu, A. (2019). Opioid prescription patterns in Germany and the global opioid epidemic: Systematic review of available evidence. Plos One, 14(8), e0221153. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221153.
Yang, J. C., Roman-Urrestarazu, A., & Brayne, C. (2018). Binge alcohol and substance use across birth cohorts and the global financial crisis in the United States. Plos One, 13(6), e0199741. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0199741.
Roman-Urrestarazu, A., Robertson, R., Yang, J., McCallum, A., Gray, C., McKee, M., & Middleton, J. (2018). European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction has a vital role in the UK’s ability to respond to illicit drugs and organised crime. Bmj, k4003. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k4003.
Roman-Urrestarazu, A., Yang, J. C., Ettelt, S., Thalmann, I., Seguel Ravest, V., & Brayne, C. (2018). Private health insurance in Germany and Chile: two stories of co-existence, segmentation and conflict. International Journal for Equity in Health, 17(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-018-0831-z.

Book Chapters

Synthetic Cannabinoids, Opioids, And Polydrug Use Clinical Implications. Handbook Of Novel Psychoactive Substances: What Clinicians Should Know About Nps (2019).

Preprints

Chukwusa, E., Vivaldi, G., Thompson, R., Baecker, L., Gasparrini, A., la Cruz Libardi, A. d., Lu, Y., Guerry, A. D., Li, Y., Mandle, L., Yang, J., Stewart, R., Jewell, A., Broadbent, M., Chakravarti, P., Bakolis, I., & Mechelli, A. (2026). Extreme Heat and Mental Health Service Use Amongst Individuals with Pre-Existing Mental Health Conditions - A Time Series Population-Based Study. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.6473034.
Yang, J. C., Thygesen, J. H., Werbeloff, N., Kelsey, D., Merlande, D., Hayes, J., & Osborn, D. P. (2023). The effects of community treatment orders (CTOs) on readmission to hospital using electronic health records. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.11.27.23298057.