Research Papers in Peer-Reviewed Publications

(*: correspondent author, +: co-first author)

• Marietou Ouayogode* & Xiyuan Hu. (2026). Rural-Urban Disparities in Diabetes Quality of Care with Accountable Care Organization Participation. The Journal of Rural Health, 42:e70121. doi.

• Xiyuan Hu & Marietou Ouayogode*. (2024). Association and Variation Between the COVID-19 Pandemic and Health Care Quality in the Medicare Shared Savings Program: Insights From a Seven-Year Natural Experiment. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 10-1097. doi.

• Xiyuan Hu & Chao Guo*. (2024). Temporal trends and cohort variations of gender-specific major depressive disorders incidence in China: analysis based on the age-period-cohort-interaction model. General Psychiatry, 37:e101479. doi.

• Xiyuan Hu, Dianqi Yuan, Yuyu Zeng, & Chao Guo*. (2024). Impact of the First-Wave COVID-19 Pandemic on Medical Expenditure for Older Adults in China: Lessons from a Natural Experiment. Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 1-20. doi.

• Xiyuan Hu* & Heng Wang. (2024). Gender and Sexuality Disparities in Perception, Attitude and Social Intimacy Among Sinophone Youth Toward Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Individuals: Based on an Internet Survey. Journal of Homosexuality, 71(14), 3254-3275. doi.

• Dianqi Yuan, Xiyuan Hu, Yuyu Zeng, Huameng Tang, & Chao Guo*. (2024). The early-stage impacts of shock events on adult sleep: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic. Stress and Health, e3385. doi.

• Chao Guo*, Dianqi Yuan, Huameng Tang, Xiyuan Hu, & Yiyang Lei. (2024). Impact of a pandemic shock on unmet medical needs of middle-aged and older adults in 10 countries. BMJ Health & Care Informatics, 31:e100865. doi.

• Xiyuan Hu+, Chao Guo+*, Jie Liu, & Ketian Zhang. (2022). Bridging the Digital Divide: Childhood Social Relationships and Mobile Payment Use Among Chinese Middle-Aged and Older Adults. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 41(12), 2469-2479. doi.

• Chao Guo*, Xiyuan Hu, Chaofan Xu, & Xiaoying Zheng. (2022). Association Between Olympic Games and Children’s Growth: Evidence from China. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 56:1110-1114. doi.

• Chao Guo*, Xiyuan Hu, Dianqi Yuan, Yuyu Zeng, & Peisen Yang. (2022). The Effect of COVID-19 on Public Confidence in the World Health Organization: A Natural Experiment Among 40 Countries. Globalization and Health, 18(1), 77. doi.

• Xinhui Zhang, Xiyuan Hu, Yalu Zhang, Jingjing Sun, & Gong Chen*. (2021). Longitudinal Association Between Oral Status and Depressive Symptoms Among Chinese Older Adults - China, 2014-2018. China CDC Weekly, 3(40), 842-846. doi.

Book

• Chao Guo, & Xiyuan Hu. (2022). Econometric Method and Population Health Research. Beijing: China Economic Publishing House. [In Chinese]. data & code

Conference Presentations

(#: presenter)

• Xiyuan Hu#, & Marietou Ouayogode. (Jul 2025). Association Between the COVID-19 Pandemic and Healthcare Quality in the Medicare Shared Savings Program: Insights from Medicare’s Largest Value-Based Payment Model (2016-2022). International Population Conference, Brisbane, Australia. Presented in the Oral Session.

• Xiyuan Hu#, Xiaohan Zhu, & Chao Guo. (Apr 2025). The Life Course Trajectories of Sexuality and Gender-Based School: Bullying in China. Population Association of America Annual Meeting, Washington DC. Presented in the Oral Session.

• Marietou Ouayogode, & Xiyuan Hu#. (Oct 2024). The Impact of Accountable Care Organization Participation on Diabetes Quality of Care and Healthcare Disparities: Insights from a Natural Experiment (2009-2018). American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Presented in the Poster Session.

• Heng Wang#, Wanjing Hu, Zhuhao Yang, Xiyuan Hu. (Aug 2024). Spontaneity, Decentralization and Loose Solidarity of Queer Activism in Contemporary China. American Sociological Association Annual Meeting. Montréal, Québec. Roundtable.

• Xiyuan Hu#, & Chao Guo. (Apr 2024). Temporal Variations and Cohort Patterns of Gender-Specific Major Depressive Disorder Incidence in China: Analysis Based on Age-Period-Cohort-Interaction Model. Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Columbus, Ohio. Presented in the Poster Session.

• Xiyuan Hu, Heng Wang#, & Chao Guo. (Apr 2023). Sex and Gender Disparities in Perception, Attitude and Social Intimacy among Sinophone Youth towards Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Individuals: Based on an Internet Survey. Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, New Orleans, Louisiana. Presented in the Oral Session.

• Xiyuan Hu#, & Chao Guo. (Apr 2022). Analysis on Predisposing, Enabling, Need and Health Behavioral Factors of Physical Examination among Chinese Middle Aged and Older Adults. Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Atlanta, Georgia. Presented in the Poster Session.

• Xiyuan Hu#, & Chao Guo. (Dec 2021). The Journey of Awareness: The Identification Course of Chinese Male Homosexual Orientation. International Population Conference, Hyderabad, India. Presented in the Poster Session.