Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Science, Duke Kunshan University
Associate Director of the Master of Environmental Policy Program
Epidemiology
Environmental Health
Occupational Medicine
Heavy Metal Exposure
Neuroscience
Sustainable Development Goals
Dr. John Ji is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Science at Duke Kunshan University. His research interest is in the intersection of environment and population health. John was formerly Senior Editor of The Lancet. He received his bachelor’s degree from Johns Hopkins University, and his doctorate degree from Harvard University.
Main Publications
APOE ε4 Modifies Effect of Residential Greenness on Cognitive Function among Older Adults: A Longitudinal Analysis in China, Scientific Reports, 2020
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-57082-7
Mapping disparities in education across low- and middle-income countries, Nature, 2019
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1872-1
Trends of Blood Cadmium Concentration Among Workers and Non-Workers in the United States (NHANES 2003 to 2012), Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2019
https://journals.lww.com/joem/Abstract/2019/12000/Trends_of_Blood_Cadmium_Concentration_Among.23.aspx
A Comparison Study of Vitamin D Deficiency among Older Adults in China and the United States, Scientific Reports, 2019
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-56297-y
Residential Greenness and Frailty Among Older Adults, JAMDA, 2019
https://www.jamda.com/article/S1525-8610(19)30808-4/abstract
Current situation and progress toward the 2030 health-related Sustainable Development Goals in China: A systematic analysis, PLOS Medicine, 2019
https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1002975
Mapping 123 million neonatal, infant and child deaths between 2000 and 2017, Nature, 2019
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1545-0
Utilization and expenses of outpatient services among tuberculosis patients in three Chinese counties: an observational comparison study, Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2019
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/31581953/
Association of Serum Vitamins with Eczema in US Adults (NHANES 2005–2006), Dermatology, 2019
https://www.karger.com/Article/Abstract/502642
Association between residential greenness and cognitive function: analysis of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey, BMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health, 2019
https://nutrition.bmj.com/content/early/2019/08/26/bmjnph-2019-000030.abstract
Factors Influencing Hospitalization Rates and Inpatient Cost of Patients with Tuberculosis in Jiangsu Province, China: An Uncontrolled before and after Study, International journal of environmental research and public health, 2019
https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/15/2750
Residential greenness, activities of daily living, and instrumental activities of daily living, Environmental Epidemiology, 2019
https://journals.lww.com/environepidem/Fulltext/2019/10000/Residential_greenness,_activities_of_daily_living,.6.aspx
Time for health to enter China's climate action framework, The Lancet Public Health, 2019
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(19)30159-8/fulltext
Inverted U‐shaped relationship between vitamin D and ever‐reported eczema in US adults, Allergy, 2019
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/all.13708
Residential greenness and mortality in oldest-old women and men in China: a longitudinal cohort study, The Lancet Planetary Health, 2019
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(18)30264-X/fulltext
Air pollution and China's ageing society, The Lancet Public Health, 2018
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(18)30179-8/fulltext
Changing cancer survival in China during 2003–15: a pooled analysis of 17 population-based cancer registries, The Lancet Global Health, 2018
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(18)30127-X/fulltext
The Tsinghua–Lancet Commission on Healthy Cities in China: unlocking the power of cities for a healthy China, The Lancet, 2018
https://www.thelancet.com/commissions/healthy-cities-in-China
Global, regional, and national burden of motor neuron diseases 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016, The Lancet Neurology, 2018
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(18)30404-6/fulltext
Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017, The Lancet, 2018
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(18)32279-7/fulltext
Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017, The Lancet, 2018
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673618318919
Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017, The Lancet, 2018
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673618322256
Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 359 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017, The Lancet, 2018
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673618323353
Population and fertility by age and sex for 195 countries and territories, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017, The Lancet, 2018
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673618322785
Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories, The Lancet, 2018
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673618322256
Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017, The Lancet, 2018
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(18)32281-5/fulltext
Inverted U‐shaped relationship between vitamin D and ever-reported eczema in US adults, Allergy, 2018
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/all.13708
Association between Eczema and Blood Biomarker of Cadmium, Lead, and Mercury in NHANES. Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health, 2018
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19338244.2018.1467874?journalCode=vaeh20
Extracellular Vesicles: A Brief Overview and Its Role in Precision Medicine, Extracellular Vesicles, 2017
https://link.springer.com/protocol/10.1007%2F978-1-4939-7253-1_1
Cancer Liquid Biopsy: Is It Ready for Clinic? IEEE Pulse, 2017
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7831534
UHC Presents Universal Challenges. Health Syst Reform, 2016
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31514651
Lead Exposure and Tremor among Older Men: The VA Normative Aging Study, Environmental Health Perspectives, 2015
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4421770/
Occupational Determinants of Cumulative Lead Exposure: Analysis of Bone Lead Among Men in the VA Normative Aging Study, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2014
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3982188/
Association between Blood Lead and Walking Speed in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES 1999–2002), Environmental Health Perspectives, 2013
https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/ehp.1205918
Case Studies and Teaching Material
- William C. Kirby, Joycelyn Eby, John S. Ji. “Augustine Heard & Co.: Building a Family Business in the China Trade (A).” Harvard Business School Case 316-185, June 2016.
- Michael Chu, John S. Ji, Nancy Dai. "Cuncunle: Empowering China’s Rural Villages.” Harvard Business School Case 316-152, March 2016.
- Michael Chu, John S. Ji, Nancy Dai. "CreditEase: Taking Inclusive Finance Online.” Harvard Business School Case 316-151, March 2016.
