Dr. Yuxia Ma is a Master Supervisor in Atmospheric Sciences. She received her undergraduate and Master degrees from Nanjing University of Information and Technology and Ph.D from Lanzhou Universtiy. Her research areas are focusing on weather, climate, evironment and public health; extreme weather; air pollution. Her teaching career in Atmospheric Sciences has spaned 11 years since 2007. She translated IGBP Report IGAC Plan and Implementation Strategy and took part in the Third National Climate Change Assessment Report, mainly responsible for the part of climate and health. In recent years, she chaired and participated many research projects such as the National Natural Science Foundation in China, The National Key Technology Program, The National Special Research Fund for Non-profit Sector, et al. She has published about 50 papers in her research areas.
In 2014, Yuxia Ma received an award of The Eighth National Excellent Young Meteorology Technology Worker issued by Chinese Meteorological Society. At present, she is the secretary-general of Medical Meteorological Committee of Chinese Meteorological Society, members of Society of Biometeorology (ICB), American Geophysical Union (AGU) and European Geophysical Union (EGU). In 2016, she was selected to be a supervisor of “Chun- Tsung Endowment”. And during 2014-2015, she visited University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA for one year as a research scholar.
Major papers in recent years:
1. Feng F., Ma Y.*, Qin P., et al. Temperature-driven dengue transmission in a changing climate: patterns, trends, and future projections. Geohealth, 2024. 10.1.29/2024GH001059.
2. Cheng B., Ma Y.*, Zhao Y., et al. Impact of topography and synoptic weather patterns on air quality in a valley basin city of Northwest China. Science of the Total Environment, Volume 934, 15 July 2024, 173362.
3. Cheng B., Ma Y.*, Qin P., et al. Characterization of air pollution and associated health risks in Gansu Province, China from 2015 to 2022. Scientific Reports, 2024 June 21.
4. Qin P., Ma Y.*, Zhao Y., et al. Temperature modification of air pollutants and their synergistic effects on respiratory diseases in a semi-arid city in Northwest China. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2024. 5, 10.1007/s10653-024-02044-w.
5. Zhao Y., Ma Y.*, Liu Z., et al. Evaluation of temperature modifying effect of PM2.5 on respiratory mortality in high latitude monsoon area. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2024.5.11. doi.org/10.1007/s00704-024-05002-9.
6. Liu Z., Ma Y.*, Zhao Y., et al. Health effect of extreme low temperatures and cold waves on respiratory diseases. Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, 2024. 4.
7. Ma Y.*, Zhang Y., Wang W., et al. Estimation of health risk and economic loss attributable to PM2.5 and O3 pollution in Jilin Province, China. Scientific Reports, 2023, 13:17717. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-45062-x.
8. Wang W., Ma Y.*, Liu Z., et al. Assessment of mortality risks due to a strong cold spell in 2022 in China. Frontiers in Public Health. 2023, 11:1322019.doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1322019.
9. Ma Y.*, Cheng B., Li H., et al. Air pollution and its associated health risks before and after COVID-19 in Shaanxi Province, China. Environmental Pollution, 2023, 320:121090.
10. Ma Y.*, Zhang Y., Wang W., et al. Association between weather circulation types and hospital admissions for COPD in Northeast China. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2023, online: June 2. org/10.1007/s00704-023-04512-2.
11. Feng F., Ma Y.*, Li H., et al. Effect of temperature on incidence of bacillary dysentery in a temperate continental arid climate city in northwest China. Environmental Geochemistry and Health. online: 2023, Jan 12.
12. Zhang Y., Ma Y.*, Li H., et al. Short-term exposure to ozone and nonaccidental mortality in Northeast China. Biomedical Environment Sciences, 2023, 36(1): 99-102.
13. Cheng B., Ma Y.*, Li H., et al. Water-soluble ions and source apportionment of PM2.5 depending on synoptic weather patterns in an urban environment in spring dust season. Scientific Reports. 2022, 12:21953. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-26615-y.
14. Ma Y.*, Li H., Qin P., et al. Extreme temperatures and circulatory mortality in a temperate continental monsoon climate city in Northeast China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023, 30: 21661–21670. Doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-23622-4.
15. Wang H., Ma Y.*, Cheng B., et al. Health effect of temperature change on respiratory diseases in opposite phase in semi-arid region. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023, 30: 12953–12964. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-23056-y. online Sep.
16. Feng F., Ma Y.*, Cheng B., et al. Lag effect of Covid-19 in 11 Chinese cities. Atmosphere, 2022, 13(9), 1486. Sep 13. Doi.org/10.3390/atmos13091486.
17. Ma Y.*, Zhang Y., Jiao H., et al. Extreme temperatures and respiratory diseases in the capital cities at high latitudes in Northeast China. Urban Climate, 2022(44):101206. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2022.101206.
18. Zhang Y., Ma Y.*, Shen J., et al. Effect of ambient O3 on mortality due to circulatory and respiratory in Harbin, a high latitude city in northeast China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022, 29:67776-67786. DOI:10.1007/s11356-022-20585-4.
19. Cheng B., Zhou J., Ma Y.*, et al. Atmospheric particulate matter and emergency room visits for cerebrovascular disease in Beijing, China. Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering, 2022. published online : Jan 8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40201-021-00776-w.
20. Ma Y.*, Wang H., Cheng B., et al. Health risk of extreme low temperature on respiratory diseases in western China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022, 29: 35760–35767. DOI:1007/s11356-021-18194-8.
21. Ma Y.*, Shen J., Zhang Y., et al. Short-term effect of ambient ozone pollution on respiratory diseases in western China. Environmental Geochemistry and Health. 2022, 44: 4129-4140. Https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-021-01174-9.
22. Li J., Ma Y.*, Cheng B., et al. Circulation weather types and hospital admissions for cardiovascular disease in Changchun, China. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2021 August, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-021-01077-9.
23. Cong J., Wu Z., Ma Y., et al. Improving numerical forecast of the rainstorms induced by Mongolia cold vortex in North China with frequency matching method. Atmospheric Research, 2021 262, 105791 doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2021.105791.
24. Zhang Y., Ma Y.*, Feng F., et al. Association between PM10 and specific circulatory system diseases in China. Scientific Reports, 2021, 11, 12129. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91637-x.
25. Cheng B., Ma Y.*, Feng F., et al. Influence of weather and air pollution on concentration change of PM5 using a generalized additive model and gradient boosting machine. Atmospheric Environment, 2021, 15 June 118437; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2021.118437.
26. Feng F., Ma Y.*, Cheng B., et al. Effects of extreme temperature on respiratory diseases in Lanzhou, a temperate climate city of China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28, 49278–49288 2021 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-14169-x.
27. Zhang Y., Ma Y.*, Feng F., et al. Respiratory mortality associated with ozone in China_ A systematic review and meta-analysis. Environmental Pollution, 2021, 280:116957 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116957.
28. Ma Y.*, Cheng B., Shen J., et al. Association between environmental factors and COVID-19 in Shanghai, China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021 28, 45087–45095 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-13834-5.
29. Zhang Y., Ma Y.*, Zhang Y., et al. Effect of particulates on hospital visits for Children asthma in Shanghai. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2021, 43, 4123–4138. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-021-00888-0.
30. Cheng B., Ma Y.*, Wang H., et al. Particulate matter pollution and emergency room visits for respiratory diseases in a valley Basin city of Northwest China. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2021, 43(9), 3457–3468. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-021-00837-x.
31. Ma Y.*, Zhang Y., Cheng B., et al. A review of the impact of outdoor and indoor environmental factors on human health in China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2020, 27, pages42335–42345. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-10452-5.
32. Ma Y.*, Ma B., Jiao H., et al. An analysis of the effects of weather and air pollution on tropospheric ozone using a generalized additive model in Western China：Lanzhou, Gansu. Atmospheric Environment, 2020, 224:117342doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2020.117342.
33. Ma Y.*, Yang S., Yu Z., et al. A study on the short-term impact of fine particulate matter pollution on the incidence of cardiovascular diseases in Beijing, China. Atmospheric Environment, 2019, 215:1-7.DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv. 2019.116889.
34. Ma Y.*, Yang S., Zhou J., et al. Effect of ambient air pollution on emergency room admissions for respiratory diseases in Beijing, China. Atmospheric Environment, 2018, 191:320-327. DOI:org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2018.08.027.
35. Ma Y.*, Zhao Y., Yang S., et al. Short-term effects of ambient air pollution on emergency room admissions due to cardiovascular causes in Beijing, China. Environmental Pollution, 2017, 230:974-980. DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.06.104.
36. Ma Y.*, Zhou J., Yang S., et al. Assessment for the impact of dust events on measles incidence in Western China. Atmospheric Environment, 2017, 157:1-9. DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2017.03.010.
