Yajun Liang
Principal Researcher | Docent
E-mail: yajun.liang@ki.se
Visiting address: Solnavägen 1 E, 11365 Stockholm
Postal address: K9 Global folkhälsa, K9 GPH Möller, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
I am an associate professor and a senior researcher in the Epidemiology and Public Health Intervention Research (EPHIR) group at the Department of Global Public Health (GPH).
Research
My main research interest is cardiovascular epidemiology from a life-course perspective. In addition, I work on other topics including
pharmaco-epidemiology, mental health, and aging-related diseases (e.g., geriatric syndrome, physical disability, and cognitive impairment).
Teaching
Course leader of "Applied Epidemiology 2 - Determinants of health" within Master Programe of Public Health Science, GPH/KI
Course leader of "Quantitative Research and Methods 1" within Master Programe of Global Health, GPH/KI
Articles
- Article: STROKE. 2026;57(8):2388-2399Zhang H; Wang H; Rich-Edwards JW; Janszky I; Möller J; Liang Y; Mo X; László KD
- Article: JAMA CARDIOLOGY. 2026;11(7):642-650Mo X; Janszky I; Wang H; Yang F; Moller J; Liang Y; Laszlo KD
- Article: JAMA PEDIATRICS. 2026;180(6):668-678Wang H; Janszky I; Moller J; Liang Y; Laszlo KD
- Article: JACC-HEART FAILURE. 2026;:103098Mo X; Chen H; Janszky I; Dahlström U; Möller J; Liang Y; László KD
- Article: BMC CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS. 2026;26(1):417Rausch C; Mahmood SZ; Liang Y; Moller J; Almas A
- Article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2026;:ehag316Mo X; Janszky I; Arkema EV; Wang H; Moller J; Liang Y; Laszlo KD
- Article: JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE. 2026;110(4):1939-1949Liu Y; Shang Z; Wang J; Hou T; Liu C; Liang Y; Cong L; Wang Y; Tian N; Du Y; Qiu C
- Article: NEUROLOGY. 2026;106(6):e214679Zhang H; Janszky I; Arkema EV; Wang H; Moller J; Liang Y; Mo X; Laszlo KD
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY. 2025;:zwaf773Mo X; Janszky I; Wang H; Moller J; Liang Y; Laszlo KD
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2025;20(10):e0318044Fang Y; Yan Z; Wang X; She R; Wang P; Liang Y
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2025;15(6):e094928Lu J; Liu R; Wang J; Liu K; Ren J; Zhao T; Ren Y; Mao M; Liang Y; Tang S; Du Y; Qiu C
- Article: FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY. 2025;16:1568160Jabri FF; Liang Y; Johnell K; Moller J
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2025;15(1):9908Cheng Y; Li T; Huang G; Hou D; Li S; Liang Y; Zhang T; Liu J
- Article: PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE. 2025;7(1):44-52Ortmann J; Möller J; Forsell Y; Liang Y
- Article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2025;21(2):e14491Li J; Ren Y; Wang L; Zou X; Ding X; Hou T; Zhang Q; Tang S; Han X; Song L; Liang Y; Wang Y; Cong L; Du Y; Qiu C
- Article: EUROPEAN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY. 2025;34(1):261-273Kong L; Nivins S; Chen X; Liang Y; Gissler M; Lavebratt C
- Article: JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC CARDIOLOGY. 2024;21(10):944-953She R; Yan Z-R; Wang P; Liang Y-J; Qiu C-X
- Article: NUTRIENTS. 2024;16(16):2804Li T; Huang G; Hou D; Cheng Y; Zhang T; Liang Y; Liu J
- Article: METABOLIC SYNDROME AND RELATED DISORDERS. 2024;22(2):141-150Zhang C; Zhang Q; Wang Y; Liu R; Dong Y; Shi Z; Sun Y; Ge Z; Liang Y; Zhang J; Du Y; Qiu C
- Article: CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS IN AGING. 2023;17:947-956Han X; Wang Y; Jiang Z; Li Y; Dong Y; Cong L; Hou T; Liang Y; Laukka EJ; Du Y; Qiu C
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All other publications
- Review: JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION. 2020;38(12):2346-2355Yang L; Sun J; Zhao M; Liang Y; Bovet P; Xi B
- Letter: LANCET GLOBAL HEALTH. 2017;5(3):e267Xi B; Liang Y; Veeranki SP
- Letter: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. 2016;222:699-700Liang Y; Vetrano DL; Qiu C
- Letter: JACC-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY. 2016;67(8):1006-1007Yan Y; Hou D; Liang Y; Zhao X; Hu Y; Liu J; Cheng H; Yang P; Shan X; Xi B; Mi J
- Letter: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY. 2013;61(6):1036-1038Liang Y; Yan Z; Song A; Cai C; Sun B; Jiang H; Qiu C
- Letter: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. 2013;165(3):577-579Xi B; Liang Y; Mi J
- Letter: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. 2012;158(2):326-329Xi B; Liang Y; Reilly KH; Wang Q; Hu Y; Tang W
Employments
- Principal Researcher, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2022
Supervision
Supervision to doctoral degree
- Linghua Kong, Prenatal metabolic risks for offspring neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders, 2021