Dr Yang’s publications span psychiatric epidemiology, causal inference, substance use, and mental health data science. For a complete record, see his Google Scholar profile.
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.
Chukwusa, E., Vivaldi, G., Thompson, R., Baecker, L., Gasparrini, A., la Cruz Libardi, A. de, 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.
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., … Bakolis, I. (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.
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.
Fekry, M., Azim, H., Kassem, L., & Yang, J. (2023). The social determinants associated with the advanced stage diagnosis of breast cancer in Egypt in the previous ten years: a single-center quantitative retrospective cohort study. Population Medicine, 5(Supplement). https://doi.org/10.18332/popmed/165383.
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 & 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.
Synthetic Cannabinoids, Opioids, and Polydrug Use Clinical Implications. Handbook of Novel Psychoactive Substances: What Clinicians Should Know About Nps (2019).
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.