By Mr Yefeng Yang

Journal articles

Yang Y; Lagisz M; Foo YZ; Noble DWA; Anwer H; Nakagawa S, 2021, 'Beneficial intergenerational effects of exercise on brain and cognition: a multilevel meta-analysis of mean and variance', Biological Reviews, 96, pp. 1504 - 1527, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/brv.12712

Nakagawa S; Lagisz M; O'Dea RE; Rutkowska J; Yang Y; Noble DWA; Senior AM, 2021, 'The orchard plot: Cultivating a forest plot for use in ecology, evolution, and beyond', Research Synthesis Methods, 12, pp. 4 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jrsm.1424

Yang Y; Liu Q; Wang T; Pan J, 2020, 'Wavelength-specific artificial light disrupts molecular clock in avian species: A power-calibrated statistical approach', Environmental Pollution, 265, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114206

Pan CH; Lu MS; Zhang YP; Yu Y; Lu QY; Yang YF; Pan J, 2019, 'Unevenly distributed LED light produces distinct behavioral preferences and production performance of broilers', International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, 12, pp. 49 - 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.25165/j.ijabe.20191202.4689

Yang Y; Zhen C; Yang B; Yu Y; Pan J, 2018, 'The effect of 580 nm-based-LED mixed light on growth, adipose deposition, skeletal development, and body temperature of chickens', Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology, 183, pp. 288 - 292, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2018.04.040

Yang Y; Pan C; Zhong R; Pan J, 2018, 'The quantitative models for broiler chicken response to monochromatic, combined, and mixed light-emitting diode light: A meta-analysis', Poultry Science, 97, pp. 1980 - 1989, http://dx.doi.org/10.3382/ps/pey065

Wang K; Pan J; Rao X; Yang Y; Wang F; Zheng R; Ying Y, 2018, 'An image-assisted rod-platform weighing system for weight information sampling of broilers', Transactions of the Asabe, 61, pp. 631 - 640, http://dx.doi.org/10.13031/trans.12312

Yang Y; Pan C; Zhong R; Pan J, 2018, 'Artificial light and biological responses of broiler chickens: Dose-response', Journal of Animal Science, 96, pp. 98 - 107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jas/skx044

Yang Y; Yu Y; Pan J; Ying Y; Zhou H, 2016, 'A new method to manipulate broiler chicken growth and metabolism: Response to mixed LED light system', Scientific Reports, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep25972

Yang Y; Yu Y; Yang B; Zhou H; Pan J, 2016, 'Physiological responses to daily light exposure', Scientific Reports, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep24808

Yang YF; Jiang JS; Pan JM; Ying YB; Wang XS; Zhang ML; Lu MS; Chen XH, 2016, 'The relationship of spectral sensitivity with growth and reproductive response in avian breeders (Gallus gallus)', Scientific Reports, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep19291

Yang Y; Jiang J; Wang Y; Liu K; Yu Y; Pan J; Ying Y, 2016, 'Light-emitting diode spectral sensitivity relationship with growth, feed intake, meat, and manure characteristics in broilers', Transactions of the Asabe, 59, pp. 1361 - 1370, http://dx.doi.org/10.13031/trans.59.11325

Pan J; Yang Y; Yang B; Dai W; Yu Y, 2015, 'Human-friendly light-emitting diode source stimulates broiler growth', Plos One, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0135330

Jiang Z; Zhou M; Tong J; Jiang H; Yang Y; Wang A; You Z, 2015, 'Comparing an ant colony algorithm with a genetic algorithm for replugging tour planning of seedling transplanter', Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 113, pp. 225 - 233, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2015.02.011

Yang YF; Jin SF; Zhong ZT; Yu YH; Yang B; Yuan HB; Pan JM, 2015, 'Growth responses of broiler chickens to different periods of artificial light', Journal of Animal Science, 93, pp. 767 - 775, http://dx.doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8096

Pan J; Yang Y; Yang B; Yu Y, 2014, 'Artificial polychromatic light affects growth and physiology in chicks', Plos One, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0113595

Conference Papers

Yang Y; Deng F; Guo Z, 2017, 'Numerical simulation and analysis of artificial aeration ecological purification system based on CFD (computational fluid dynamics)', in 2017 Asabe Annual International Meeting, http://dx.doi.org/10.13031/aim.201700714

Preprints

Williams C; McGillycuddy M; Brooks M; Bolker BM; Mizuno A; Yang Y; Viechtbauer W; Warton DI; Nakagawa S, 2026, Meta-analysis with the glmmTMB R package, http://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2604.04084

Yang Y; Nakagawa S, 2026, Statistical methods for assessing non-replicable, outlying, and influential studies, http://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2606.16689

Yang Y; Nakagawa S, 2026, Distributional regression models for meta-analysis, http://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2604.00424

Nakagawa S; Mizuno A; Williams C; Ortega S; Drobniak SM; Lagisz M; Yang Y; Senior AM; Noble DWA; Lundgren E, 2025, Mastering an Accurate and Generalizable Simulation-Based Method to Obtain Bias-corrected Point Estimates and Sampling Variance for Any Effect Sizes, http://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2510.27519

Yang Y; Noble DWA; Senior AM; Lagisz M; Nakagawa S, 2025, Interpreting prediction intervals and distributions for decoding biological generality in meta-analyses, http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/elife.103339.1

Morrison K; Lagisz M; Liu M; Santana MS; Nakagawa S; Yang Y, 2025, A Meta-epidemiological study of the Diversity, Transparency and Accessibility of PRISMA extension development, http://dx.doi.org/10.31222/osf.io/z2wpv_v1

Yang Y; Liu M; Lagisz M; Nakagawa S, 2025, Catalysing mathematical, computing, and statistical innovation towards applied sciences, http://dx.doi.org/10.31222/osf.io/6pjbc_v1

Morrison K; Pottier P; Pollo P; Ricolfi L; Williams C; Yang Y; Beillouin D; Cardoso SJ; Ferreira V; Gallagher B; Gan J; Hao G; Keikha M; Kozlowsky-Suzuki B; M KK; Latterini F; Leverkus A; Macartney E; Manrique SM; Martinig AR; Mizuno A; Nanayakkara S; Ntzani E; Ouédraogo D-Y; Purssell E; Simpson Z; Sleight H; Woon KS; Xia Z; Ghannad M; Grames E; Hennessy EA; IntHout J; Moher D; O'Dea R; Page M; Whaley P; Lagisz M; Nakagawa S, 2025, MATES: A tool for evaluating the quality of reporting of meta-analyses, http://dx.doi.org/10.31222/osf.io/n3cta_v2

, 2024, A systematic review and meta-analysis of eyespot anti-predator mechanisms, http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.96338

Mizuno A; Lagisz M; Pollo P; Yang Y; Soma M; Nakagawa S, 2024, A systematic review and meta-analysis of anti-predator mechanisms of eyespots: conspicuous pattern vs eye mimicry, http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/elife.96338.2

Mizuno A; Lagisz M; Pollo P; Yang Y; Soma M; Nakagawa S, 2024, A systematic review and meta-analysis of anti-predator mechanisms of eyespots: conspicuous pattern vs eye mimicry, http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/elife.96338.1

Ricolfi L; Taylor MD; Yang Y; Lagisz M; Nakagawa S, 2024, Maternal Transfer of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (Pfas) in Wild Birds: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4764120

Yang Y; Lagisz M; Nakagawa S, 2023, Enriching meta-analyses through scoping review, bibliometrics, and alternative impact metrics: Visualizing study characteristics, hidden risk of bias, societal influence, and research translation, https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.01643v1

Drobniak SM; Lagisz M; Yang Y; Nakagawa S, 2023, Realism and robustness require increased sample size when studying both sexes, http://dx.doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/m7cqz

Nakagawa S; Lagisz M; Yang Y; Drobniak SM, 2023, Right Power Balance: Better Study Design but Less Emphasis on Power Would Improve Efficacy and Equity in Science, http://dx.doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/h7ufg

Yang Y; Sánchez-Tójar A; O'Dea R; Noble D; Koricheva J; Jennions M; Parker T; Lagisz M; Nakagawa S, 2022, Publication bias impacts on effect size, statistical power, and magnitude (Type M) and sign (Type S) errors in ecology and evolutionary biology, http://dx.doi.org/10.32942/osf.io/97nv6

Yang Y; Lagisz M; Nakagawa S, 2022, Decline effects are rare in ecology: Comment, http://dx.doi.org/10.32942/osf.io/qc7bx

Yang Y; Hillebrand H; Lagisz M; Cleasby I; Nakagawa S, 2021, Low statistical power and overestimated anthropogenic impacts, exacerbated by publication bias, dominate field studies in global change biology, http://dx.doi.org/10.32942/osf.io/kdq45

Nakagawa S; Lagisz M; Jennions M; Koricheva J; Noble D; Parker T; Sánchez-Tójar A; Yang Y; O'Dea R, 2021, Methods for testing publication bias in ecological and evolutionary meta-analyses, http://dx.doi.org/10.32942/osf.io/k7pmz

Nakagawa S; Lagisz M; O'Dea R; Rutkowska J; Yang Y; Noble D; Senior A, 2019, The Orchard Plot: Cultivating a Forest Plot for Use in Ecology, Evolution and Beyond, http://dx.doi.org/10.32942/osf.io/epqa7

Lagisz M; Rutkowska J; Aich U; Ross RM; Santana MS; Wang J; Trubanová N; Page MJ; Pua AAY; Yang Y; Amin B; Martinig AR; Barnett A; Surendran A; Zhang J; Borg DN; Elisee J; Wrightson JG; Nakagawa S, Best Paper awards lack transparency, inclusivity, and support for Open Science, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2023.12.11.571170

Yang Y; Williams C; Senior AM; Morrison K; Ricolfi L; Pan J; Lagisz M; Nakagawa S, Bivariate multilevel meta-analysis of log response ratio and standardized mean difference for robust and reproducible environmental and biological sciences, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2024.05.13.594019

Yang Y; Noble DWA; Senior AM; Lagisz M; Nakagawa S, Interpreting prediction intervals and distributions for decoding biological generality in meta-analyses, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2024.09.10.612386

Pottier P; Lagisz M; Burke S; Drobniak SM; Downing PA; Macartney EL; Martinig AR; Mizuno A; Morrison K; Pollo P; Ricolfi L; Tam J; Williams C; Yang Y; Nakagawa S, Keywords to success: a practical guide to maximise the visibility and impact of academic papers, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2023.10.02.559861

Yang Y; Liu M; Morrison K; Lagisz M; Nakagawa S, Underappreciated role of environmental enrichment in alleviating depression and anxiety: Quantitative evidence synthesis of rodent models, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2025.06.02.657339

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