FACULTY

YIN Xuejun Lab

YIN Xuejun

Research Fellow Ph.D. Supervisor

  • E-mail:xuejun.yin@ncu.edu.cn

  • Address:Room 531, Medical Science and Technology Innovation Center

Biography
Research
Group Members
Publications

Dr. Xuejun Yin received her PhD from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia, and previously worked at The George Institute for Global Health. She completed her postdoctoral training at Peking Union Medical College, where she was awarded the “PUMC Young Scholar” fellowship and a national talent grant from the Ministry of Science and Technology. She is currently a faculty member at Nanchang University, China. She leads projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Resolve to Save Lives, and has contributed to several studies supported by NHMRC, GACD, WHO, and CAMS. She has published over 60 peer-reviewed papers in journals including Circulation, The Lancet Regional Health, BMC Medicine, and Hypertension. She is the associate editor of JBI evidence implementation and serves on the Committee of the Mixed Methods International Research Association (MMIRA). She is also Vice Chair of the Public Health Committee of STAR and a member of the Education Methodology Section of the Chinese Association of Health Promotion.



Applying mixed methods and implementation science to conduct research on chronic disease interventions and their evaluation.



  1. Wang J, Tan F, Wang Z, Yu Y, Yang J, Wang Y, Shao R, Yin X*. Understanding Gaps in Hypertension and Diabetes Care Cascade: A Systematic Scoping Review. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 2023 Dec 27.

  2. Hafiz O, Yin X* Sun S, Yang J, Liu H. Examining the Use and Application of the WHO Integrated People-Centred Health Services Framework in Research Globally – a Systematic Scoping Review. International Journal of Integrated Care, 2024; 24(2): 9, 1–11.

  3. Yin X, Wang Z, Yang J, Li J, Han S, Feng W, Liu Q, Li N, Zhang L, Ke J, Wei X, Zhang J, Sarrafzadegan N, Shao R. Improvement of Care Cascade for Hypertension and Diabetes in Rural China: Protocol for an Implementation Study. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2024 Dec;26(12):1466-1478.

  4. Yin X, Paige E, Tian M, Li Q, Huang L, Yu J, Rodgers A, Elliott P, Wu Y, Neal B. The Proportion of Dietary Salt Replaced With Potassium-Enriched Salt in the SSaSS: Implications for Scale-Up. Hypertension. 2023 May;80(5):956-965.

  1. Yin X, Rodgers A, Perkovic A, Huang L, Li KC, Yu J, Wu Y, Wu JHY, Marklund M, Huffman MD, Miranda JJ, Di Tanna GL, Labarthe D, Elliott P, Tian M, Neal B. Effects of salt substitutes on clinical outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Heart. 2022 Aug 9:heartjnl-2022-321332.

  2. Yin X, Tian M, Sun L, Webster J, Trieu K, Huffman MD, Miranda JJ, Marklund M, Wu JH, Cobb LK, Chu H, Pearson SA, Neal B, Liu H. Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing Reduced-Sodium Salts as a Population-Level Intervention: A Qualitative Study. Nutrients. 2021 Sep;13(9):3225.

  3. Yin X*, Ye L*, Xin X, Xiang L, Yu Y, Yan R, Wen K, Tian M, Jones A, Pettigrew S, Liu W, Yang Y, Zhang J. Key Stakeholder Perspectives on Introducing a Front-of-Pack Labelling Scheme on Packaged Foods in China: A Qualitative Study. Nutrients. 2022 Jan;14(3):516.

  4. Yin X*, Ye L*, Xin X, Xiang L, Yu Y, Yan R, Tian M, Jones A, Pettigrew S, Zhang J. Stakeholder network analysis for Front-of-Pack Labelling in China. Frontiers in Nutrition.2022:978.

  5. Yin X*, He Y*, Zhang J, Song F, Liu J, Sun G, Liang Y, Ye J, Hu Y, Song M, Chen C, Xu Q, Tan N, Chen J, Liu Y, Liu H, Tian M. Patient-level and system-level barriers associated with treatment delays for ST elevation myocardial infarction in China. Heart. 2020 Oct 1;106(19):1477-82.

  6. Yin X, Liu H, Webster J, Trieu K, Huffman MD, Miranda JJ, Marklund M, Wu JHY, Cobb LK, Li KC, Pearson SA, Neal B, Tian M. Availability, Formulation, Labelling, and Price of Low-Sodium Salts Worldwide. JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2021 May 13.

  7. Yin X, Liu H, Trieu K, Webster J, Farrand C, Li KC, Pearson S, Tian M. The effectiveness, feasibility, and acceptability of low-sodium salts worldwide: An environmental scan protocol. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2020;22(12):2258-2265.

  8. Yin X, Tian M, Neal B. Sodium Reduction: How Big Might the Risks and Benefits Be? Heart Lung Circ. 2021 Feb;30(2):180-185.

  9. Yin X, Xie Q, Huang L, Liu L, Armstrong E, Zhen M, Ni J, Shi J, Tian J, Cheng W. Assessment of the Psychological Burden Among Family Caregivers of People Living with Alzheimer's Disease Using the Zarit Burden Interview. J Alzheimers Dis. 2021;82(1):285-291.

  10. Yin X, Xu Y, Man X, Liu L, Jiang Y, Zhao L, Cheng W. Direct costs of both inpatient and outpatient care for all type cancers: The evidence from Beijing, China. Cancer Med. 2019 May 7.

  11. Liu Y#Yin X#, Guo Y, Xu J, Shao R, Kong Y. The systemic inflammation response index as risks factor for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among individuals with respiratory sarcopenia. BMC Pulm Med. 2025 Feb 26;25(1):90.

  12. Yan R# Yin X#, Hu Y#, Wang H, Sun C, Gong E, Xin X, Zhang J. Identifying implementation strategies to address barriers of implementing a school-located influenza vaccination program in Beijing. Implement Sci Commun. 2023;4(1):123.