2010–2013, Doctor of Science (ScD) in Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health

2008–2010, Master of Science (ScM) in Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health

2004–2008, Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University

2026–Present, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Environment, Tsinghua University

2025–Present, Associate Professor (Tenured), Vanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University

2025, Senior Technical Officer, WHO Asia-Pacific Centre for Environment and Health (ACE), Seoul

2023–2026, Co-Chair, WHO Technical Advisory Group on Climate Health Ethics

2023–2026, Councilor, Asia-Pacific Chapter, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE)

Current:

1. International Advisory Board, The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific

2. Editorial Board, China CDC Weekly

3. Editorial Board, Social Science & Medicine

4. Editorial Board, Journals of Gerontology Series A

5. Editorial Board, Biomedical and Environmental Sciences

Past:

1. Associate Editor, The BMJ

2. Senior Editor, The Lancet

1. Environmental epidemiology

2. Climate change and health adaptation

3. Planetary health

4. Environmental resilience

200+ publications. Ranked in Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientists List for consecutive years. Publication list: https://thurid.lib.tsinghua.edu.cn/scholar/31717660

Original Research:

1. Xi D, Liu L, Zhang M, Huang C, Burkart KG, Ebi K, Zeng Y, Ji JS. Risk factors associated with heatwave mortality in Chinese adults over 65 years. Nature Medicine. 2024

2. Ji JS, Zhu A, Lv Y, Shi X. Interaction between residential greenness and air pollution mortality: analysis of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey. The Lancet Planetary Health. 2020

3. Xi D, Liu L, Song J, Zhang M, Zeng Y, Ji JS. Ageing-related functional and cognitive impairments and cold mortality risk: a longitudinal cohort study in China. The Lancet Planetary Health. 2025

4. Ji JS, Zhu A, Bai C, Wu CD, Yan L, Tang S, Zeng Y, James P. Residential greenness and mortality in oldest-old women and men in China: a longitudinal cohort study. The Lancet Planetary Health. 2019

5. Ji JS, Elbaz A, Weisskopf MG. Association between blood lead and walking speed in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES 1999–2002). Environmental Health Perspectives. 2013

Reviews:

1. Jia Y, Lee S, Kanda M, Park P, Edwards SJ, Gao J, Zhou W, Ji JS. Sustainable age-friendly cities and communities in China: a scoping review and narrative assessment of national policies. The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific. 2025

2. Ji JS, Dominici F, Gouveia N, Kelly FJ, Neira M. Air pollution interventions for health. Nature Medicine. 2025

3. Ji JS, Xia Y, Liu L, Zhou W, Chen R, Dong G, Hu Q, Jiang J, Kan H, Li T, Li Y, Liu Q, Liu Y, Long Y, Lv Y, Ma J, Ma Y, Pelin K, Shi X, Tong S, Xie Y, Xu L, Yuan C, Zeng H, Zhao B, Zheng G, Liang W, Chan M, Huang C. China's public health initiatives for climate change adaptation. The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific. 2023

Editorial / Comment:

1. Ji JS. Urban nature and mental health. Nature Cities. 2025

2. Ji JS. Health is the landing zone for climate change adaptation. Nature Human Behaviour. 2025

3. Ji JS, Xi D, Huang C. Building resilience in heatwaves. Nature Medicine. 2023